Editing Dickson, Oklahoma (section)

==Education==
Dickson public schools serve the town of Dickson. Several Carter county schools have consolidated into the Dickson school district, and it is one of the largest districts in Oklahoma.<ref>Greater Southwest Historical Museum and Carter County Genealogy Society. [http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=DI004 "Dickson,"] ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed May 4, 2015.</ref> In the mid-1990s, the cross country team won the state tournament for three years in a row. The powerlifting team won the Oklahoma Large-School team championship in 2008. [[Dickson High School]] has been named a [[Blue Ribbon School of Excellence]] by the [[U.S. Department of Education]].