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The JH Boys Basketball game scheduled for 10/31/23 DJHS vs. Altamont Lutheran has been canceled.
News Release
Dieterich High School
Boys’ Varsity Basketball
Season Ticket Information
Dieterich High School will be selling Reserve Seat Season Tickets for High School Boys’ Basketball games to past season ticket holders on November 1-9. Season tickets remaining will be on sale to the general public beginning November 13. Individual and family season passes are also available which allow admission to all regular season Junior/Senior High School athletic events during the 2023-2024 school year. The prices of the tickets and passes are as follows:
Season Basketball Tickets $32.00
Individual Season Pass $38.00
Family Season Pass $90.00
Tickets and passes may be purchased in the High School Office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.
*Regular game admission prices are:
$4.00 Adults
$2.00 Students (Grades K-12) & Senior Citizens age 65+
2023
Dieterich
MEET THE MOVIN’ MAROONS
Dieterich High School will have their annual “Meet the Movin’ Maroons” night on Thursday, November 9th, 2023. The senior class will host a pork burger cookout from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the HS Lobby. Pre-game music will be played starting at 5:45 p.m. The National Anthem will be played at 6:00 p.m. followed by the school song being performed by the cheerleaders and dance teams.
The High School Cheer, Dance, Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball Teams will be introduced and will perform/scrimmage. This will be a night for everyone to enjoy so please come out to support our Dieterich Movin’ Maroons. Admission to the Meet the Movin’ Maroons night is a donation to our “Bringing Christmas Cheer” program to help provide gifts for children in our district. Below is a list of requested items. We will also have our “Angel Tree” up if you would like to get items for a specific child in our program.
1st ANNUAL “BRINGING CHRISTMAS CHEER” DRIVE
We are teaming up with our Helping Hands Program to help provide a Merry Christmas to the children and families in this program. Items below will help us provide a Christmas meal, fillers, and supplies that we provide every family. You may also sign up to purchase for a child on our “Angel Tree” to provide specific items requested by that child.
Wrapping Paper Laundry Baskets (to hold meal items) Fillers (ages 4-18)
Tape Cereal Toothbrushes
Name Tags Granola Bars Hair ties
Gift Boxes Can of Green Beans or Corn Hygiene items for small children
Stockings Family Size Instant Potatoes Lotion
Can of Gravy Chapstick
Pasta Sides Finger nail polish
Candy
Small Toys
Gift Cards $5-$10 (Movie Theater, Bowling Alley, Old Macs, Subway, etc.)
Cash to help with supplies, meals, fillers, or names not taken from the tree.
Does your child want to be a cheerleader? The DHS Cheerleaders are raffling off chances to be an honorary cheerleader for a game along with a goody bag stuffed with Dieterich spirit items! $5/ticket or 3 chances for $10. Send payment to the high school office or you may purchase from a cheerleader or at the home games. Details are on the attached flyer.
Do you need a night off? The DHS Dance Team is hosting an Open Gym Fundraiser. For $25/child we will watch them, feed them, play games, dance, and watch a Christmas movie. Details are on the attached flyer. RSVP with payment by November 8th.
There will be an American Red Cross blood drive today in the school cafeteria from 2:00-6:00. All units help DHS earn scholarship money.
Please join our Junior High Girls at their PINK-OUT basketball game. All proceeds will be donated to Whitney Benefiel, who is currently battling breast cancer.
There will be an American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, October 25th in the school cafeteria from 2:00-6:00. All units help DHS earn scholarship money.
DIETERICH UNIT #30 COACHING VACANCIES:
Head Junior High Volleyball Coach
Assistant Junior High Volleyball Coach
Letter of application should be submitted to:
Mr. Scott Kocher – Jr/Sr High Principal
217-925-5247
skocher@dieterichschools.org
HELP WANTED
CUSTODIAN - Full Time/12 Month Position
Evening Shift (3:30PM-11:30PM).
Day Shift when school is not in session.
Benefits include health insurance (percentage paid), sick days, personal days, vacation days (after 1 year's service), IMRF retirement benefits.
Please contact Mr. Cary Jackson, Superintendent, cjackson@dieterichschools.org, (217) 925-5249.
Dieterich students and alums in the news.
Congratulations Tatum Garcia & Tom Wright! Thanks for your service Matt Worman!
Happy Principal Appreciation Day to Elementary Principal Josh Benefiel and Jr-Sr High Principal Scott Kocher. Thanks for all you do!
We are sad to hear of the passing of former Dieterich School bookkeeper Janice Mellendorf. Mrs. Mellendorf was a member of the Dieterich Unit #30 staff for 35 years. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family and friends.
http://www.thexradio.com/news/obits/62495-janice-e-mellendorf-65-of-louisville
Janice E. Mellendorf, 65, of Louisville, IL, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Louisville with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the church. Services are in the care of Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham.
Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Louisville, the Carle Cancer Institute, or the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center in Indianapolis, IN. Online condolences maybe shared by clicking here.
Janice was born on January 12, 1958 in Effingham, IL, the daughter of Howard and Alice (Wohltman) Bohnhoff. She married Kent Mellendorf on October 14, 1978 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dieterich, IL and they were together over 45 years.
Janice worked as a bookkeeper for Dieterich Schools for 35 years. She loved to cook and bake, especially when it was for others. Janice had a heart and spirit of giving. She was very active in her church and loved spending time with her kids and grandkids.
Janice is survived by her husband Kent Mellendorf of Louisville; children, Michelle (Marc) Goeke, Tracy (Tyler) Heuerman, and Mark (Kourtney) Mellendorf; grandchildren, Alexander Goeke, Brady Heuerman, Levi Heuerman, Gentry Heuerman, and Kaylee Mellendorf; siblings, Marcy (Alan) Kingery, Brian (Lisa) Bohnhoff, Kimberly Walk, Lucinda (Ray, Jr.) Hinterscher, and Dirk (Laurie) Bohnhoff; and mother-in-law, Irma Mellendorf.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Merlin Bohnhoff and Sydney Bohnhoff; father-in-law, Dale Mellendorf; and brothers-in-law, David Walk and Doug Wendling.
Our preschool students had a chance to visit the Dieterich Fire Department last week where they learned about fire safety and were able to look at the fire trucks!
The JH Cross Country will be returning from the State Meet and will be in Dieterich by 3:15pm - 3:30pm. Come out on Main Street to welcome them back!
Good luck to the Jr. High Cross Country Team as they compete in the state meet this morning in Normal, IL. We know you will make us proud!
We are celebrating Down Syndrome Awareness Month next week with dress up days. Please participate if you can.
Tonight's JH Girls Basketball game at South Central will begin at 6:00p.m. It was originally scheduled for 5:00. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Congratulations to the JH Boys Cross Country team for placing 3rd today at Sectionals. They have qualified to compete at the State Meet next Saturday in Normal!
Ben Schottman won the Sectional race with a time of 11:59!
Lydia Fuesting also qualified for State as an individual!
