Our School

Welcome to Dixon-Smith Middle School, home of the Bulldogs!!!!!!

Mr. Dixon started his career teaching at Featherstone Elementary in Prince William County before moving to Stafford to teach at Grafton Village Elementary. He later became the assistant principal at Falmouth Elementary and Gayle Junior High before becoming the principal of Stafford Elementary. In 1975 he became the first principal of Drew Middle School and was there for 25 years before he retired in 1999.

Mr. Dixon was the first Stafford County principal to receive the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. In 2006 the Donald B. Dixon-Lyle Ray Smith Middle School was named in his honor.

Mr. Smith's distinguished career spanned military service, education, and public service. He began his career in the United States Marine Corps at the end of the Korean War. He began his career in education in Caroline County as a teacher where he also coached girls’ varsity basketball and boys’ varsity baseball. He then served as the first principal of Grafton Elementary School in Stafford County from 1967 to 1988. He was also responsible for establishing a Stafford County Public School swimming program for all fourth graders in 1980 teaching countless young people how to swim. Following his successful tenure in education, Mr. Smith was elected to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors from 1990 to 1998, serving as Chairman in 1993. He also served on the Germanna Community College Board. In recognition of his significant contributions to the community, Dixon-Smith Middle School was named in his honor in 2007.