Middle School and High School students: Want to get into the Halloween spirit?! If you would like to dress up on Friday, October 31, please bring a canned good or $1 to Mrs. Fathke. Reminder: No masks allowed during class time!
Get your poodle skirts and 45 rpm records out, yesterday was day 50 in First Grade!
Join us for a Tailgate this Thursday before the playoff game!
The Lady Pirates last regular season game is tonight in Bon Homme!
If you come to the game, they will be serving Arby's!
The Juniors are raffling some boards!
The Lady Pirates have their last regular season home match tonight! Come support the Lady Pirates! 🏐🏴☠️
The juniors will also have baked potatoes in the concession stand for supper!
Congratulations to Cale Cooper, Rance Kuhlman and Zander Fathke on finishing up their 2025 Cross Country seasons at the SDHSAA State Meet and placing 9th overall in Class B!
Thanks to the Drama club, crew, and Mrs. Knodel for a fabulous show Saturday night!
Best of luck to our Cross Country runners and Coach Jurrens today at the State Cross Country meet in Huron, SD
Good luck to our cross country runners tomorrow at state!
They will be leaving at 9 am tomorrow from the school parking lot. If you'd like to wish them well, please meet them in the parking lot at 8:45am to send them off!
Good luck!! 🏴☠️🏃♂️
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week!
PK-4: Dylan Hanvey
5-8: Zulema Serrano
9-12: Al'Shamon Gunter
Congratulations!
PK-4: Dylan Hanvey
5-8: Zulema Serrano
9-12: Al'Shamon Gunter
Congratulations!
Oral Interp competed in Bon Homme today. The whole group was finally together!
Senior Readers Theater group Abby Gretschmann, Kate Swier, Hope Kemnitz and Lexi Vanderlei received an Excellent +.
Sophomore Readers Theater group Pria Sesler, Jake Namminga, Kaydence Metzger and Irelynn Small recieved an Excellent +.
Jake Namminga received an Excellent + in Non Original Oratory.
Kate Swier received an Excellent + in story telling.
Charli Paulsen recieved an Excellent + in Poetry and Humorous.
Senior Duo Ella Hamilton and Abby Gretschmann received an Excellent +
Sophomore Duo Pria Sesler and Irelynn Small received an Excellent +.
It was a great day to be a Pirate!
This morning, grades K-4 had a fun assembly with Phil Baker from the South Dakota Arts Council. Students were up and moving with music!
The Chemistry class celebrated "mole" day (if you know you know!) by calculating the number of potassium atoms in their glass of carbonated apple juice!
Football....Thursday! Change of day, same Game Day Pirate attitude! Good luck!! 🏴☠️
🍂 Fall Weather Reminder! 🍁
The temperatures are dropping, and those crisp fall mornings are here! Please remind your students to bring a jacket or sweatshirt to school each day so they stay warm during recess and arrival/dismissal times. Thank you for helping keep our kids cozy and comfortable as the weather changes! 🧥🍃
The temperatures are dropping, and those crisp fall mornings are here! Please remind your students to bring a jacket or sweatshirt to school each day so they stay warm during recess and arrival/dismissal times. Thank you for helping keep our kids cozy and comfortable as the weather changes! 🧥🍃
We're excited to host a Family Engagement Night for grades K–5 on November 17th, and we need enthusiastic volunteers to help bring the event to life! If you enjoy working with kids and want to be part of a fun, hands-on evening, this is the perfect opportunity.
No prep needed — just bring your energy and smile! All materials and instructions will be ready for you at your station. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, and we kindly ask volunteers to arrive by 5:00 PM for a quick orientation and to get familiar with their activity.
If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Fathke at the school.
Phone: 605-286-3291 ext. 110 or Lindsey.Fathke@k12.sd.us
Check out the exciting activities we have planned below — and thank you in advance for helping us create a memorable night for our families!
(1) Reading Connections Bingo
(2) Alliteration Adventure
(3) Bookmark Creation Station
(4) Figurative Frenzy
(5) Mystery Minute
(6) Picture This!
(7) Rhyme Time Challenge
(8) Sight Word Swat
(9) Story Quilt Creation
(10) Syllable Slam! Bounce the Beats
(11) Synonym Splat Dash
(12) Word Ladder Challenge
No prep needed — just bring your energy and smile! All materials and instructions will be ready for you at your station. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, and we kindly ask volunteers to arrive by 5:00 PM for a quick orientation and to get familiar with their activity.
If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Fathke at the school.
Phone: 605-286-3291 ext. 110 or Lindsey.Fathke@k12.sd.us
Check out the exciting activities we have planned below — and thank you in advance for helping us create a memorable night for our families!
(1) Reading Connections Bingo
(2) Alliteration Adventure
(3) Bookmark Creation Station
(4) Figurative Frenzy
(5) Mystery Minute
(6) Picture This!
(7) Rhyme Time Challenge
(8) Sight Word Swat
(9) Story Quilt Creation
(10) Syllable Slam! Bounce the Beats
(11) Synonym Splat Dash
(12) Word Ladder Challenge
The All-State Chior students have had a couple days where they have gone and worked on the pieces they will be performing at All-State Chorus at the end of the month. This week, they were at DWU!
We would really appreciate any feedback on the survey below! Thank you for taking the time to fill out!
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Grades 8-12 heard a presentation today about the Build Dakota Scholarship and all the opportunities it presents. Be sure to ask your student about it or ask Ms. Wynia or Mrs. Fathke!
