Dirigo Elementary School

Point in Time Community Resource Lunch Warm meal, warming kits, hygiene kits, and local resources will be available. Doesn't matter if you are unsheltered, couch surfing, or ju...

Mainers Encouraged to Nominate an Educator for State/County Teacher of the Year Nominations are now open for the Maine Teacher of the Year program, which celebrates excellenc...

Dear Parents & Guardians, if you are interested in having your child attend some basketball training sessions, please see the information above.

Our winter Dirigo Swag Stores are OPEN!!! Items will ship directly to your home 3-5 days after your order has been placed. Dirigo Gear - No Specific Sport Basketball W...

Parents & Guardians, please read this note about Winter Kids starting next week at DES.

According to the most recent McKinney Vento newsletter received by RSU 56, HEAP is still taking applications. https://www.mainehousing.org/ programs-services/energy/ e...

Here is a copy of the January Lunch Menu. Hard copies will be going home with students next week.

Please see the December newsletter at: https://rsu56.edurooms.com/engage/regional-school-unit-no-56/newsletters/december-2025-newsletter

Dear DES Parents, Guardians & Friends, We were expecting the cookie dough to come in today, we were notified by the company that several are still backordered and that they would...

RSU 56 is doing a district wide Spirit Week next week. If your child would like to participate see the flyer above for the information.

Attention Parents & Guardians, Due to a last minute scheduled appointment in Boston we need to move our Cubtastic Assembly next week from Tuesday (December 16) to Thursday (Dece...

Dirigo Elementary School would like to send out a HUGE COUGAR CUB ROAR to the folks at DDF and their volunteer army. This year they sponsored 75 kids in our school, making sure th...

If you signed up for Toy donations from the Dixfield Discount Fuel Toy Drive, the items are in and we would like to have you pick them up either before noon today or between 8 and...

Due to the early release today at 12:30 there will be a menu change today. We will be serving just Sunbutter and Jelly sandwiches at lunch today. The scheduled Mac & Cheese or F...

Come join the fun!

Please check out the flyer above regarding the PTO holiday gift sale. This will be Monday and Tuesday on our Stage.

DES Parents/Guardians, some of your children might have received a little card like this because they had perfect attendance during certain stretches of the school year. The tick...

Attention DES Parents of students who are Pr-K to grade 2. You can get a free ski pass at Black Mountain for your child. See the flyer for information...Happy Skiing!

Here is the lunch calendar for December (sorry for the delay). There is a change for tomorrow's lunch: Choice 1 - Pepperoni Pizza, Choice 2 - Cheese Pizza, Choice 3 - Hot Ham ...

Our DES Holiday Concerts are this Thursday (December 4) at DIRIGO HIGH SCHOOL (Gym). K-2 Concert will be from 5-5:45 (Please plan to stay for the entire concert). 3-5 Concert wi...