Parkston School District 33-3

We are ONE WEEK away from the Dairyland Donkey Basketball fundraiser at the Parkston Armory on April 30th at 7:00 PM! Get your tickets now or the price goes up at the door! This is a fun, family-friendly event for a great cause: heart health screenings for our grades 9-12 students! These heart screenings are critical in order to detect abnormalities that otherwise go undetected! Check out the team rosters and come cheer your favorite Parkston residents on as they ride, shoot and score for a good cause! Special thank you to our event sponsor, AVERA ST. BENDICT HEALTH CENTER!

Tickets are available at the school offices, PFC, Farmers State Bank, or online at https://parkston-hosa-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-ticket-e-sale.cheddarup.com. Students grades PreK-12 also will have forms to bring home that can be filled out and returned for parental convenience! Thank you, in advance, for your support!

May 1st (NEXT FRIDAY) Is the last day to order a 2025-2026 Yearbook. If you would NOT like to order online, order forms were sent home with elementary students and can be picked up in the high school office. If you would like to order online, you can scan the QR code OR click on the following link. https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1041903/PARKSTON-HIGH-SCHOOL/2026-Yearbook/2025081904291148388/CATALOG_SHOP?srsltid=AfmBOoporZheUsYUkMtG5aRRrkCnrysuyBfEFzigT8jnjh1tF0WwQi0d

Here is the link to order 2026 prom photos!
Orders due by Wednesday if you want them before she leaves, any orders after Wednesday will be taken care of when she is back May 12th!

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Kindergarten Roundup

Attention Parents:

Who: Any child age 5 by September 1st, 2026
When: May 6th and 7th
Where: Parkston Elementary

The purpose of screening is to help guide your decision of sending your child to begindergarten or kindergarten.

We will be screening kids during their preschool class time on either Wednesday or Thursday depending on what day they are in school.

However, if your child does not currently attend Parkston pre-school, but would like to attend kindergarten in Parkston for the 26-27 school year, please call Amanda Schoenfelder or Julie Wolf at 928-3368 for an appointment.

Parkston prom reminders! Doors open at 7:00 p.m Grand march starts at 7:30 p.m.

What an amazing group of students Parkston had at the HOSA State Leadership Conference over the last two days in Sioux Falls. The representation, competition, responsibility, and overall respect of this group is what makes them so special! Congratulations to the following state winners and International Leadership Conference qualifiers: Finley Bogenreif - 2nd Place - Physical Therapy Lexi Schoenfelder and Morgan Maxwell - 3rd Place - Health Education Berkley Ziebart, Keeara Oakley, Kendall Herrmann, and Alexis Holzbauer - 3rd Place - Public Service Announcement Outstanding job!!

The Parkston 5-8th music students attended Armour Contest on April 10th. This year, we had 42 entries at contest!! Students did an amazing job preparing and working hard this contest season.

Come celebrate these students at our 3-6th concert at 7:00pm in the Armory TONIGHT!

Upcoming events:
May 8th - 5-12th Grade POPs Concert & Awards Night (5th grade portion is band and drumline ONLY)

Congratulations to our newest inducted members of National Honor Society! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments!

3️⃣2️⃣ Parkston Community Celebrity Players
8️⃣ Donkeys
4️⃣Teams
3️⃣Games
1️⃣Amazing Cause

It’s wilder than a rodeo; it’s funnier than a circus!  It’s Donkey Basketball!

Join us on April 30 at 7:00 PM at the Parkston Armory for a family-fun night of basketball action...on donkeys! 🎉🏀🫏This fundraiser is brought to you by the Parkston HOSA Chapter and Dairyland Donkeyball, and all funds from this event go towards providing life-saving heart screenings to our high school students! Doors open at 6:00 PM. Concessions will be provided!

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Preschool and younger are free! Advanced tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Parkston Food Center, Farmers State Bank, Parkston School Elementary Office, or the Parkston School High School Office. You can also go to the link below or scan the QR Code to purchase tickets online! Thank you in advance for supporting Parkston HOSA and this amazing cause!

https://parkston-hosa-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-ticket-e-sale.cheddarup.com

Questions? Please contact Advisor Carmen Bartells for more information.

Parkston FBLA represented our school well at the State Convention. Our students competed against over 489 students from across South Dakota. Hilary was given an Outstanding Member Award and placed Runner Up in Business Law. Hilary was also Runner Up in Job Interview. Trey was 5th place in Impromptu Speaking. Brycen was Runner Up in Accounting I. Grady was 3rd place in Accounting I. Thank you to the Capital City for hosting!

After Prom Donations – Everyone Welcome!

Prom is April 18, and Parkston PTO is excited to sponsor a fun and safe After Prom for our students! While we’re in good shape with planning, we never want anyone in our community to feel left out—especially those who enjoy supporting our kids.

We would love to highlight and include our amazing small businesses, organizations, churches, families, and homemakers who may want to contribute a prize or donation. It’s a great way to be part of something special for our students!

Donation Deadline: April 14

Please drop off donations to Mrs. Mette or Mrs. Andera

Questions or want to coordinate a donation? Contact:

• heather.andrea@k12.sd.us (PTO President)
• kristie.bueber@k12.sd.us (Vice President)
• colleen.mette@k12.sd.us (Board Member)

Thank you for being such a supportive community—we appreciate you!

The staff from Avera St. Benedict's were in the building today to run a "Med Camp" for our 6th - 8th grade students. Be sure to ask them about the cool learning experience tonight when they get home! Thank You to Ember Dale and all of the Avera Staff that made such a fun learning experience possible for the students!!

Parkston HOSA is proud to announce that 🫏🏀DAIRYLAND DONKEY BASKETBALL SHOW🏀🫏 is back! This fun-filled show will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 PM in the Parkston Armory! All proceeds from this event will go toward providing all students, grades 9-12, a sudden cardiac death heart screening through Screening America. Did you know the most common cause of sudden death in our young people are congenital abnormalities of the heart and blood vessels that are present at birth, but that usually produce no symptoms? Help us make our goal a reality! Advance tickets will be available for purchase starting next week. Watch for future posts!

Due to cold temperatures and gusty winds, the E/P track meet scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.

The Parkston Commercial Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 4th at 1:00pm at the Parkston School Armory.

Congratulations to Brycen Bruening on being named to Class B All-State 2nd team! Go Trojans!

Reminder that school dismisses at 1 PM today for teacher in-service and Easter break. Buses will run normal routes at that time. Please make appropriate transportation arrangements for your child(ren). Have a HAPPY EASTER!

The school is full of visitors today!! We are hosting the District FFA competition for the second year in a row. Good Luck to all the Parkston FFA participants and thank you to all of the community members that volunteer to make today a success! also a HUGE Thank You goes out to Ms. Ackerman and the FFA members for all the prep and planning to make today happen!! Great Job!!!!

The Parkston Concert Choir and Concert Band performed at the Region 5 Large Group Contest in Mitchell, SD on Wednesday. Both ensembles did an outstanding job performing for the judges and audience members!

Concert Choir: 2 Superior ratings, 1 Excellent
Concert Band: 2 Superior ratings, 1 Excellent