Friends, Family, and Colleagues of Dixie Axt

Dixie Lee Axt
February 16, 1977 – November 21, 2020

Dixie Axt (Ms. Axt) grew up on her family’s farm in North Dakota. She graduated from Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in both English and Secondary Education and Psychology, along with a minor in Philosophy. In 2002, Dixie accepted a position at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, where she taught English, English Honors, American Literature, Modern Literature, Creative Writing, AP English Language and Composition, and Psychology. Dixie completed a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction through Touro University in 2010. She was College Board certified in 2007 and, in 2011, she became an AP English Language and Composition Exam Reader.

Dixie mastered the art of teaching with humility and compassion. Across 18 years at Rancho High School, Dixie sparked a light in thousands of students to “manifest [their] destiny” and write a story that could only be deemed “Literary Gold!”. She was the gold standard of what a teacher should be, and she had immense pride in celebrating her current and former students’ plethora of accomplishments.