Best of luck to these two Ethan-Parkston Softball seniors as they get set to finish out their softball careers! Thank you for the time, dedication, leadership and love that you have given to this sport and your fellow teammates!
Parkston HOSA is headed to Nashville, TN, in June to compete at the 2025 International Leadership Conference! Seven of our very own members have chosen to take their skills to the next level because of their placement at the State Conference this past April. These girls have proven to be some of the best in their events and are going to try to rise even higher against their peers around the world. But they need your help! It is a BIG DEAL for our students to qualify for an event like this and it comes with expenses. If you would be willing to help by sponsoring a donation, that would be amazing!
Some of the girls will be Ampi-Thursday tonight in the Park if you would like to stop and say hello and wish them well! They have a board that has 100 envelopes on it. Each envelope is numbered 1-100; each envelope is worth its number (i.e. #1 = $1, #10 = $10) and represents your donation. All donations will go towards trip expenses. If you can't make it to the Park tonight, we will be there next week too! Or please contact one of the girls below to donate!! Thank you so much for your support! It is very much appreciated!
ILC Attendees are:
Taryn Bialas - Senior - Respiratory Therapy
Mya Wickersham - Senior - Nursing Assisting
Chantal Wuertzer - Senior - Pharmacy Science
Finley Bogenreif - Junior - Research Poster
Rory Juhnke - Junior - Dental Science
Lexi Schoenfelder - Junior - Research Poster
Mackenzie Titze - Senior - Medical Assisting
Carmen Bartells - Advisor
We have a surplus of Yearbooks. Please contact Heather Andera (heather.andera@k12.sd.us) or the school office if you would like to purchase one.
Congrats to Katherine and Finley on a fun season of golf!! They battled the elements today and gave it their all in Regions!! TROJANPRIDE
One day only BOOK FAIR tomorrow from 8-4! Buy one get one free! Get books for students for the summer or donate to your classroom to say thanks to a teacher!
enter in the elementary school entrance!
Spring Sport Update:
Softball @ Avon postponed to Saturday at 1:00.
Regional Baseball postponed to tomorrow.
Region Golf- in action at Lakeview in Mitchell
The softball game at Scotland/Menno has been canceled. The game will not be made up.
Hey Parkston Parents and Summer Cleaners!
First off ... Summer art camp is almost full! So if you are still filling out that paper please get it in ASAP before I have to cut off for the year!
As kids clean out lockers and you tackle the house, don’t throw away that treasure—donate it to the Parkston Art Department!
We’re happily accepting gently used or leftover school supplies, including:
Markers
Crayons
Glue sticks & Elmer’s glue
Scissors
Rulers
Erasers
Pencils
Incomplete decks of cards
Just about ANY school supply!
PLUS—we’re all about the crafty extras!
As you clean this summer, please consider donating:
Craft & scrapbooking supplies
Yarn, ribbon, washi tape
Sticker books & adult coloring books
Magazines (for collage fun!)
Paintbrushes, all sizes
Hot glue sticks & glue guns
Rolling pins, forks, spoons (perfect for clay and texture tools!)
AND—we're still collecting:
Plastic caps (any size or color—milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.) please clean
Cereal boxes (please flatten them)—we use the cardboard for tons of creative projects! We have new hands on tools coming for STEAM activities!
New this year: If your child doesn't need to haul all those supplies home, a donation box will be set outside the art room during locker clean-out days! Let them know they can lighten their load and support student creativity at the same time.
Your donations help inspire over 400 student artists each week and truly make a difference. Thank you for supporting the arts in Parkston!
Drop off anytime this summer—we’re always creating!
thank you for helping grow these programs!
mrs. mette k-12 art advocate
CAN DRIVE - Starts TOMORROW! Reminder FCCLA is sponsoring a can collection May 17-23rd. A trailer will be parked at Parkston Food Center. Proceeds will help fund national competition in Orlando, FL for FCCLA members this July!
Due to the wind, rain, and sloppy field conditions, the softball game scheduled today vs. MCM has been canceled.
We'll be back in action again on Monday in Menno.
Due to some missed errors in names I am reposting this.
Again congratulations to the class of 2025! We are all so proud of you!
Due to the wind and rain, the track meet scheduled today in Parkston has been canceled.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025
Congratulations to the Track & Field teams!
Both Boys and Girls are BACK-TO-BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPS!!!
This is the FINAL Newsletter of the 2024-2025 school year. Thank you for being supporters of Parkston School District!
We missed an important award last Thursday. The Orange "P" is awarded to the students that participate in 3 different sports for all 4 years of high school. It is our way of honoring highly involved student-athletes. As we were combing through the 4 years, we somehow missed that Breckin Culbert had earned this prestigious award. We APOLOGIZE!! We want to make sure he gets the recognition he is due. Congrats to Breckin Culbert and Thank You for your commitment to the Football, Wrestling, and Track programs!!
🎨 Parkston Pride: Student Art on Display!
🖌️ Every Student is an Artist
In Parkston, creativity shines! Every K–12 student who takes art class has their work showcased online through Artsonia—our digital gallery that celebrates growth, imagination, and artistic talent.
🧑🎨 Over 3,800 Artworks Uploaded This Year!
Since starting with Artsonia, we’ve documented more than 25,000 original pieces by Parkston students—each one a unique moment of creativity, learning, and expression.
That’s 25,000 reasons to be proud of the arts in our schools!
🖼️ Art You Can Hold Onto
Want to turn your child’s art into a keepsake? You can!
✅ Custom books
✅ Canvas prints
✅ T-shirts, mugs, ornaments, cards & more!
Perfect for gifts, memories, or just celebrating your young artist at home.
💌 Share the Love with Fan Club
Family and friends near or far can join your child’s Artsonia Fan Club to:
💬 Get alerts when new art is posted
🌟 Leave kind comments
📣 Give shout-outs to entire classes!
✨ Support the Arts. Celebrate Creativity.
Take a moment to explore the inspiring work happening in the Parkston Art Department—where the walls may be virtual, but the talent is very real.
🖼️ Every student has a voice. Every piece tells a story. Every artist matters.
🔗 www.Artsonia.com Look up Parkston school
Let’s continue to lift up creativity, community, and the power of the arts—together. 💙🎨
Parkston Marching Trojan Colorguard tryout materials have been posted! Join the Google Classroom & submit your tryout video by May 16th! Code: k3hnoh3r
The informational Marching Band Parent & Student meeting will be held in the band room on May 19th at 7:15pm. Please attend to find out more about the Summer schedule & competitions!
The track team had a great day at Parker today! The girls broke two school records and tied another! New school records were-
Lauren Ziebart - 200m - 26.29
Keeara Oakley - Javelin - 103'5"
And the girls 4x100 Relay tied the school record with a 51.65.
Members were Rory Juhnke, Rachel Klock, Berkley Ziebart, Lauren Ziebart. Congrats to the new school record holders!
Both boys and girls won Team Titles today also along with setting FOUR Meet Records! Great work!
The SESD Conference Meet is Tuesday at Winner!
TEACHER SIGNING DAY 2025! The PHS Educators Rising Chapter hosted the 3rd Annual Teacher Signing Day with two high school seniors, Aida Mikkonen and Myah Moege, signing an education pledge as the commit to entering into the education field. Aida will be attending Augustana University major in Elementary Education and Myah Moege will attend Southeast Technical College to become an Early Childhood Specialist. We are so proud of the teachers PHS is growing!
