Mrs. Stenger making Dirksen proud! #weareDirksen

These students chose to commit to the #fun15 for their 21 day challenge! 🧡

Love seeing kids being acknowledged for being awesome! #togetherisbetter #studentoftheweek #weareDirksen

Nothing like being Sparked on a Friday afternoon to end the week on a positive! #happyFriday #weareDirksen #happinessadvantage #spreadhappiness #startseeingthepositive 🧡🐸🧡

This 3rd grade classroom used the chalkboard splash #totalparticipationtechnique as a way to recognize students for what makes them great! #whatmakesyougreat #studentoftheweek #weareDirksen #BetterTogether

It was an awesome morning full of sharing what’s working at Dirksen and learning from other schools! #54Happiness #choosehappiness #weareDirksen #schoolshareout #happinessadvantage

It was an awesome morning full of sharing what’s working at Dirksen and learning from other schools! #54Happiness #choosehappiness #weareDirksen

Using Mentimeter to spotlight students in first grade. Nothing is greater than feedback from your peers on what makes you great! #wearet4 #weareDirksen #54happiness #bettertogether

This week we’re celebrating 🥳 our whole-school 21 day challenge with a spirit week! #spiritweek #weareDirksen #54happiness 🧡

When your assessment copies brighten your day #ChooseHappy #smileitsFriday

Thanks to Mrs. Rodda for wrapping Dirksen in kindness! What an awesome idea to show #RandomActsOfKindness we learned about at our last district share out on #orangeisland 🧡 #wearedirksen #SpreadHappiness

This happiness crew is leading from every seat. Learning new practices to spread happiness and optimism. Stay tuned to see Dirksen following the daily habits, committing to long term optimism and making the world a little more orange. #54happiness #dirksendolphins #orangeworld.

We are grateful for so many things! Filling up our gratitude jar! #54happiness #shawnachor #WeAre54

Starting a new 21 Day Challenge at Dirksen today! #dirksenattitudeofgratitude #21daychallenge

I’m so grateful to teach in a district that is so innovative! I love watching students bring their ideas to life on their Chromebook! #dirksenattitudeofgratitude #sd54

A little orange happiness this week is just what our staff needed! Thank you #54happiness School District 54

Happiness Rep Virtual “Happy Hour” was a great success. There were So many great ideas shared out! Huge thanks to Shawn Achor for virtually joining us today.

Thank you Kona Ice 🧊🍧Our teachers loved the cool treat today! #dirksenconnect #frilutsliv

Starting institute day off with a connection scavenger hunt #thisisdirksen #thisiswhoweare #getoutside #cst