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DAYTON–Law Enforcement Awareness Day was observed on Monday, January 9. To commemorate this event, the Dayton High School (DHS) Associated Student Body (ASB) was asked to pass out Thin Blue Line to students on campus before school. The Thin Blue Line resembles the line that keeps society from descending to violent chaos. Many students have made personal connections with deputies who have spent their days here at the Dayton School District. Students and staff are grateful for the impact law enforcement has had on students here.

In other school news, the DW Wolfpack Middle School combine team spilt before the basketball season. Dayton Middle School basketball team will practice and play as the Dayton Bullpups. The first practice took place on January 4 and their first home game will be on January 26 against DeSales. The Dayton Middle School Wrestling program will start practice on January 9.

Dayton FFA has many upcoming events in the process of being planned out by the Dayton FFA Chapter Officers. National FFA Week is in February and Dayton FFA is actively planning different activities throughout February 18-25. The next upcoming competition is on January 25 for District Marketing and Job Interview.

In addition, Dayton FFA chapter volunteers and advisors have been working hard at the concessions during the Dayton-Waitsburg (DW) Wolfpack High School basketball home games in Dayton. Chapter members from middle school and high school put in their time to work at the concessions as an FFA fundraiser to raise “Most Involved Member” points toward an award at the end of the year. Concessions have helped Dayton FFA practice skills such as creating, customer service, teamwork, and money managing. The funds from this fundraiser will be used towards going to Washington State FFA Convention in May.

National Honors Society (NHS) have been discussing about ideas for community service projects along with the annual easter egg stuffing. It has been decided by the NHS Officers that they will start to read to younger kids in the elementary school throughout every school day of February before school starts from 7:50 a.m. till 8:10 a.m.

The DW Wolfpack High School basketball theme on January 10, was Construction Night. The DW student section was filled with students who were cheering and dressing up for the theme to support our athletes. DW Wolfpack Boys Varisty won against the Warden Cougars. There was a DW High School Wolfpack basketball home game in Dayton against Columbia Burbank on January 13. The theme was “Red Sea” or “Red Out.” During both halftimes, the DW Wolfpack Cheerleaders performed a dance to “Party in the U.S.A.”

There was a White Lies themed DW Wolfpack High School Basketball Game in Dayton against the Pomeroy Pirates on January 17. The theme “White Lies,” consists of wearing a white shirt with a White Lie about yourself.