
What an exciting morning at the elementary school! We welcomed Shannon Pulver, author of Let's Meet General Squier! Mrs. Pulver visited every classroom, read her book, and explained how the book came to be. #proudcardinal











Dryden High School Awards Assemblies
May 29, 2024
Dryden High School Gymnasium
9th-11th grades: 11:15 a.m.
Junior High: 1:30 p.m.
(by invitation)


TONIGHT: Dryden High School Senior Awards
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Dryden High School Gymnasium
Seniors: Wear your cap & gown


Congratulations to #proudcardinal runners Delaney Wolle, Sophia Peter, Caila Fitchett, and Olivia Reynolds! They broke their own Dryden High School record (52.26) for the 4x100 relay with a time of 52.03 at the Marlette Get on the Track meet on May 21, 2024.


Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Aiden Fitchett! He broke the Dryden High School record for the 3200M with a time of 10:17.28 at the Marlette Get on the Track Meet on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The previous record of 10:24.36 was set by Brenden Knuth in 2019.


#proudcardinal Varsity Soccer
21 May 2024
Almont 8, Dryden/Imlay City 0
Team Record 5-8-2
Two towns, One team!


Mrs. Hearold and Mrs. Birkett's classes now have all of their library books in! Two more days of collection left. #proudcardinal


Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Liv Reynolds! She broke her own Dryden High School record (59.67) for the 400M with a time of 59.39 at the MHSAA Regional 39 on May 17, 2024.


#proudcardinal Varsity Soccer
20 May 2024
Dryden/Imlay City 4, North Branch 0
Team Record 5-7-2
Two towns, One team!


#proudcardinal Varsity Boys Track
MHSAA Regional 39 at Dryden
17 May 2024
Team 5th Place
Notable finishes:
100M 17th Trenton Carroll 13.67
300M Hurdles 4th Brenden Peter 48.91PR
Discus 3rd Michael Hickmott 106’ 5”
Long Jump 15th Nick Abromaitis 12’ 10.5”
200M 14th Gabriel Carvalho 26.04


WE'RE GOING TO STATES!
Congratulations to these #proudcardinal athletes who will represent Dryden at the MHSAA Division 4 Track & Field State Finals in Hudsonville on June 1!
Aiden Fitchett: 1600m
Olivia Reynolds: 200m & 400m
Sophia Peter: 100m Hurdles & 300m Hurdles
Girls 4x200: Delaney Wolle, Sophia Peter, Keira Miller, Olivia Reynolds
Girls 4x400: Delaney Wolle, Sophia Peter, Caila Fitchett, Olivia Reynolds
Girls 4x800: Caila Fitchett, Lily Finnigan, Audrey Napolitano, Cara Prusakiewicz
Discus: Ava DeVlaminck


#proudcardinal Varsity Girls Track
MHSAA Regional 39 at Dryden
17 May 2024
Team 2nd Place
Notable finishes:
800M 9th Ivy Brown 3:04.45; 13th Lillian Eason 3:26.63
1600M 6th Audrey Napolitano 6:15.95PR
Long Jump 11th Mallory Barker 11’ 3.75”; 17th McKinley Gammon 9’5.5” PR
4x100 Relay 4th 59.22 Olivia Zellers, Mckinley Gammon, Mallory Barker, Keira Miller


Congratulations to #proudcardinal runners Delaney Wolle, Keira Miller, Sophia Peter, and Olivia Reynolds! They broke the Dryden High School record for the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:49.68 at the MHSAA Regional 39 on May 17, 2024. The previous record was held by Delaney Wolle, Sophia Peter, Caila Fitchett, and Olivia Reynolds.


Congratulations to #proudcardinal runners Delaney Wolle, Sophia Peter, Caila Fitchett, and Olivia Reynolds! They broke their own Dryden High School record (4:17.40) for the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:17.34 at the MHSAA Regional 39 on May 17, 2024.


After reading the wordless book "Chalk" by Bill Thomson, Kindergarteners took their talents outside to create illustrations they wished would come alive. #growingreaders





First graders read "The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Drew Daywalt today in Library Special and then followed it up with their very own tournament. Congratulations to Nicholas who was the classroom champion. #growingreaders #proudcardinal





A big thanks to Matt at Leonard's Pizza for making sure we had pizzas ready for our Student Library Board end-of-the-year celebration today! #proudcardinal



ATTENTION FAMILIES WHO HAVE 4 YEAR OLDS We currently have openings in both our GSRP classrooms for the 2024/25 school year. GSRP is 4 days a week, no school on Fridays. This is a FREE program for families that meet the income requirements. This includes Transportation, Field Trips, School Supplies and a developmentally appropriate curriculum taught by Accredited Teachers. All meals are included (Breakfast, Lunch and Snack) This is available to families that meet the eligibility requirements. The income requirements were increased to accommodate a higher income, so if you didn’t qualify in the past, you may now. If you are interested in seeing if you qualify for FREE Preschool email us and we can meet with you to determine qualifications. We look forward to hearing from you! Mrs. Rhodes : krhodes@drydenschools.org Mrs. Koroleski : lkoroleski@drydenschools.org


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Please join us for a Bowling Fundraiser to benefit the Baughman Family, who recently lost their house and belongings due to a fire. Contact Heather (810)627-9354 or Paul (810)614-2270 for information or to reserve a spot. https://5il.co/2kh50