DRYDEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Congratulations to our October High Flyers! Thank you for following the Cardinal Three - Safety, Respect, Responsibility - and for setting an example for your peers! #proudcardinal

Our Kindergarten and Begindergarten classes will have their LEAF kick-off later this month. Our next deposit day for grades BK-6 is February 10. #proudcardinal

Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Rowan Handley for being accepted to St. Clair County Community College! #ReachHigher #BetterMakeRoom #CollegeBoundMI #SixtyBy30

Check out this week's issue of The Dryden Red and Black!
https://app.smore.com/n/udx28

Missing 18+ days a year = chronic absenteeism. Let’s work together to avoid that!

MYTH and FACT - Myth: Family trips don't hurt - kids learn from experiences. Fact: Family time is valuable, but classroom instruction is unique. Even short trips can create academic gaps that take weeks to recover from. #drydenelementaryattendance #strivefor5 #youarenotalone #communitystrong

We're excited to announce an amazing opportunity for our 4th-6th grade girls! Dryden Elementary Volleyball is here! Interested or have questions? Call Coach Katz Rhodes at (810) 922-8019.
https://aptg.co/zHtJcC

ICYMI--The future of Dryden Basketball made its debut at halftime of Friday's Varsity game. These 3rd and 4th graders played hard and had the crowd cheering. Way to go!

#proudcardinal Varsity Boys Basketball
9 January 2026
Dryden 68, Bay City All Saints 38
Team Record 4-5; League 1-0

Check out Dryden Elementary’s new book cart for “Project Read At-Home”! This was made possible by a grant from MiFamily Engagement Center. Each Friday, Kdg and 2nd grade students choose 3 books to take home for reading practice targeted to their individual skills. These decodable books are special because they help students practice the phonics skills they are learning in the classroom. Students and families can scan the QR code on the books to watch a video that reinforces the skills. It’s important for early readers to get LOTS of practice with decoding! Don’t forget to bring your bags of books back each week, in order to choose new ones. (FYI, 1st grade students will be starting the Friday book cart soon!) #proudcardinal

It’s a Cardinal Coin today to the book vending machine for following the Cardinal 3 (safety, respect, and responsibility). #proudcardinal

Yesterday, 4th graders competed in teams to design structures that could survive earthquakes, and each team succeeded!  The tallest structure was 63.5 mm. #proudcardinal

5th grade Student Library Board members helped Mrs. White with the distribution of Friday take-home books for Kdg and 2nd grade. They like to call themselves “book fairies”! #proudcardinal

Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Mallory Barker for being accepted to Lawrence Tech University! #ReachHigher #BetterMakeRoom #CollegeBoundMI #SixtyBy30

Happy Birthday, Hunter….and welcome to the Birthday Book Club 2026!!! 🥳

Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Olivia Zellers for being accepted to Defiance College! #ReachHigher #BetterMakeRoom #CollegeBoundMI #SixtyBy30

Dryden Community Schools Activities Update
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Occurring as scheduled: Athletic practices & Varsity Bowling vs. Vassar
(Boys only, 3:30 p.m. at Hideaway Lanes)
Canceled: Junior High Boys Basketball @ Capac

Congratulations to #proudcardinal senior Cara Prusakiewicz for being accepted to Palm Beach Atlantic University! #ReachHigher #BetterMakeRoom #CollegeBoundMI #SixtyBy30

Thank you for your generosity with this year's Giving Tree and supporting our library. #growingreaders #proudcardinal

The Student Library Board spent time this week designing winter messages for our library windows. #proudcardinal

Dryden Community Schools are closed today, Wednesday, January 7, 2026, due to icy back roads. Snow Day Child Care will be open.