Party time!: Dixon moms don blow-up gear to celebrate their graduating seniors

DIXON – A hippo, a dino, a cow, a unicorn, a duck, a shark, a hula dancer, a frog, a horse, a cat, two inflatable arm-flailing tube men, several animal riders, a mysterious creature and one winged critter walk into a middle school ... .

No joke. This happened Wednesday at Reagan Middle School, as moms of Dixon High School’s graduating seniors donned inflatable costumes to celebrate their students one last time. A part of “Senior-Sendoff,” students visited the Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Reagan schools one last time before their commencement Sunday. Only four short years ago, many of the same parents sent their eighth grade graduates off in the same way.

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Seventeen Dixon High School moms look over videos Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Reagan Middle School as they wait for their students to visit the school. The group dressed up in inflatable costumes to celebrate the ending of their kids’ high school career. Many did the same thing four years ago upon their 8th grade graduation. (Alex T. Paschal)