Parkston School District 33-3

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!

TONIGHT!! Come bring in Summer at our final concert of the year. The 5-12th Grade POPs Concert & Music Awards in the Armory at 7:00pm. The concert will be livestreamed.

SUPPORT FUTURE TEACHERS! In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are seeking your support to fund the Educators Rising organization. Educators Rising is a student organization for students interested in careers in education. In South Dakota we want to "grow our own." Parkston High School has an active chapter of members working to learn more about the education field and support our own teachers in Parkston. Please consider donating to this organization! Click the link below to donate today! https://www.flipcause.com/secure/donate/MjI3OTUw

elementary parents! please stop by and look at the lost and found. everything will be donated to the Trojan Den the end of the year. this is all just since xmas break! lots of snowpants, shoes, lunch bags, coats ....

The Ag Department and FFA Greenhouse is open this week and ready for you to come and get some plants! Perfect for our pots and Mother's Day Gifts. If the dates/times do not work for you reach out to Miss Ackerman to set up an appointment. Dates and Times Friday, May 9th 4:00-6:00pm Saturday, May 10th 9:00am-12:00pm Sunday, May 11th 1:00-4:00pm

Awards Night is TOMORROW NIGHT (Thursday, May 8th) @ 6:30pm. COME EARLY and grab a flavored lemonade to enjoy during the awards presentation. FCCLA members will be selling, proceeds will help to send these students to Orlando, FL this summer for competition.

If anyone has TRACK AND FIELD photos, I would be super appreciative if you could send them to me at heather.andera@k12.sd.us Thank you! Heather Andera

The Nutrition & Wellness II class wrapped up their Icing Unit today...Parkston may be growing future pastry chefs! We are fortunate to have well-rounded students here at PHS. Job well done!