Parkston School District 33-3

Your Bi-Weekly Newsletter is here!

Good luck to our all of our wrestlers who are competing in the State Tournament today!

Pottery Palooza is here! Get ready to get your hands dirty and unleash your creativity in our new after-school pottery class! Open to all 3rd–8th graders, with the option for younger siblings to join—just message to discuss details. Spots are limited, so don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to sculpt, shape, and create! Questions? Contact Mrs. Mette at colleen.mette@k12.sd.us. Let’s get muddy and make some masterpieces! adult classes coming soon along with summmer art camp schedule!

Educators Rising Members had a successful State Conference! PHS is proud to be growing future educators!

Eleven PHS students attend the State Educators Rising Conference at Dakota State University. This conference allowed members who are passionate about education to attend workshops, break-out sessions, network, and compete in various competitions/contests. PHS is fortunate to have students who want to pursue the field of education at the post-secondary level. The following results were announced at state conference: Interactive Bulletin Board: Hilary Polreis – Gold *National Qualifier. Anna Weber & Aalehya Wilson – Gold *National Qualifier. Ava Laffey - Gold. Aida Mikkonen, Lexi Schonfelder – Gold. Myah Moege & Maggie Kabeisman – Gold. Icis Muilenburg – Silver Job Interview: Randi Norgaard – Silver Teacher Created Materials: Hilary Polreis & Icis Muilenburg – Gold *National Qualifier Lesson Plan Delivery: Mason Travis – Silver Ed Rising Moment: Myah Moege – Bronze, Aida Mikkonen – Bronze Special CONGRATUALTIONS to Hilary Polreis being named the NEW South Dakota Educators Rising STATE PRESIDENT! Hilary competed against nine other candidates to earn this title! So proud of you Hilary! Parkston should be proud of growing these future educators!

Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors - If you are planning to take the A.C.T. in April, Parkston is now a test center and will host an A.C.T. in April. The sign up deadline for the April test is February 28th. The Test Center Code is below. If you want to take the A.C.T. in April, you MUST sign up this week! Test Center Code: 258520 Test Center: Parkston High School Test Date: April 5th Registration deadline: Feb.28

Art Wars: Where Creativity Meets Competition! Today, nine talented students from Parkston represented our school at Art Wars, a state-sanctioned event that challenges young artists to think fast, create boldly, and showcase their skills under pressure. With over 300 students competing at our regional event, each artist selected two mediums and had just 90 minutes to bring a concept to life—turning a week’s worth of artistic exploration into a stunning final piece. Our Parkston artists rose to the challenge, demonstrating incredible creativity, passion, and talent. Their innovative ideas and artistic execution were nothing short of inspiring. This event is a testament to the power of the arts in education—fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and self-expression in ways no other subject can. Art is not just an elective. It’s a force. It’s a future. It’s a necessity. We are so proud of our students and can’t wait to see what they create next year! See you in 2026, Art Wars! *thanks Mrs. Kafka for making our new bags look professional! it was a very nice upgrade!

Below is the schedule for school today for grades 6-12. Block 1: 8:15 - 9:00 Block 2: 9:05 - 9:50 Block 3: 9:55 - 10:40 Block 4: 10:45 - 11:25 Guest Presenter: 11:30 - 12:25 12:30 - Lunch 1:00 Dismissal

Thank you Seniors for all you have done for our school, the community, and the basketball programs!!! GO TROJANS!!!

Lots going on tonight! Come out and show your support for our seniors, Shelby, and PHS basketball players! #GoTrojans

Congratulations to all of our wrestlers who participated at middle school state! The following athletes placed: Krey Culbert 2nd Sutton Leischner 4th Bently Roth 4th Alycia Stainbrook 4th

Congratulations to Kaden Holzbauer, and Kolter Kramer on being selected to participate in the South Dakota High School Football All-Star game in June! Congrats as well to Coach Grave who was selected to be an assistant coach on the Blue Team's Staff! GO TROJANS!!!

Hope Squad will be selling Crumbl Cookies with proceeds going towards the Shelby Hohn Scholarship Foundation!

Due to NWS's continued predicted Extreme Cold Warnings for Wednesday and Thursday the PSD will implement a two-hour late start for both days. We hope this helps with planning. Adjust bus schedules accordingly. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Warmer days are ahead.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParkEthanTrack Parkston-Ethan Track and XC participants and parents. Not quite a year ago, there was a conversation about a possible dissolution of the Track and XC cooperative between the two schools. Due to the timing of the question and the lack of opportunity for students and parents to weigh in on the matter appropriately, the cooperative would and is remaining in place for the 24-25 School year. However, the Parkston school board and administration also discussed continuing to vet the dissolution concept for the near and foreseeable future with all stakeholders from both districts. This is the reason for the survey. It is anonymous and the survey is the same for both students and parents of each district. We are asking all with an interest in the program to participate in the survey. The survey will remain open until the end of February with the results being shared with school boards at the March school board meetings. We thank you for your time and participation.

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Below is the 2 Hour Late Start Schedule we will operate under today for grades 6-12. Thanks! - 1st BLOCK - 10:15-11:15 - 3rd BLOCK (Lunch + class) 11:20-1:00 (Lunch times stay same) 11:55-12:25 and 12:25-1:00 - 2nd BLOCK 1:00-2:00 - 4th BLOCK 2:05 - 3:05

The Parkston School District, in conjunction with Head Start will be offering a free screening for those children who will be between the ages of 3 and 4 by September 1, 2025. Children will have screenings for vision and hearing, as well as all areas of development and cognitive skills. This is available whether you intend to send your child to preschool or not. Who: Any child age 3 to 4 by September 1, 2025 When: Wednesday & Thursday, March 5th & 6th for Preschool Screening 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the 5th 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 6th NO PRESCHOOL MARCH 5th & 6TH Please call Amanda or Julie at 928-3368 for an appointment. Please plan at least one hour of your time to complete the screening.

Don't forget to warm up and eat breakfast at the school armory with the Parkston FFA Chapter this morning!! Happy National FFA Week!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Parkston Wrestlers on their Consolation Championship, 5th place, finish at STATE DUALS today!!!