Dexter Soccer Games for a Good Cause Plus More Tips for the Week Ahead

It's Monday, and that means we've put together this list of things going on in Dexter to help make your week a little brighter, easier and more fun. For a full list of things to do this week, look at thePatch calendar of events.

1. Need to know

• Cancer Awareness Soccer Games at Dexter High School

The DHS Women's Soccer Team is hosting "Cancer Awareness Games."  The girls will be selling their specialty T-shirts, and novelity ice cream during both the JV and Varsity games.  All donations will be given to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for furthering research on Cancer. 

2. Local voice of the week

As you may remember from previous years, Dexter will once again be having a village wide "Show of HOPE" Day, to display unity within our community in hopes that one day cancer will be eradicated. Most, if not all of us, have had cancer impact someone in our lives; and it is in honor and memory of each of them that we will be wearing PURPLE on Monday, May 20th to demonstrate that united hope. (Read more here.)

3. In case you missed it

• Dexter Schools Narrow Down Superintendent Selection to 1

Last Monday night the Board of Education unanimously voted to continue the Superintendent selection process with Dr. Chris Timmis, Superintendent at Adrian Public Schools.

4. Names in the news

• DHS student newspaper 'The Squall' wins 11th MIPA Spartan Award, 25 students win awards
  

Dexter High School's student publication, The Squall, won its 11th Spartan Award in 14 years from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association at MIPA's spring conference April 15, according to the Dexter Leader.

5. Volunteers needed

• Spring Clean Up
  

The Village's annual Spring Clean Up Day will be May 17. For more information click here or call 734-426-8303.