District Oral Interp is THIS WEDNESDAY! If you would like to come and support the team, we have an entry in EVERY event! GO TROJANS!
The PHS Concert Choir is in their last week of accepting #ROADTORAPID Raffle donations for their performance at the SD American Choral Director's Association conference on January 17th, 2025! Donations given to the PHS Concert Choir will help cover the cost of trip expenses including travel, programs, meals, and other necessary costs for their performance.
When you donate, you are entered into our prize drawings. Our local and surrounding businesses have been amazing to work with, and we want to share that with you! Let us know which prizes you would like to be entered for using this online form: https://forms.gle/WSjkAAqxVC7bdV3h9
If you have any questions on how to donate, who to find, or any other general questions, feel free to contact me at ashlynn.anderson@k12.sd.us for more information!
The All State students had a great weekend in Sioux Falls for All State Chorus & Orchestra this year. If you missed the concert, be sure to catch it on SDPB Thanksgiving Day!
Congratulations and good luck to the Parkston quartet performing at All State Chorus and Orchestra this evening! You can watch the concert live here: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/finearts/chorusorchestra/
Oral Interp had a succesful two days! At Teddy's Tournament in Sioux Falls (a large tournament with a mix of B, A, and AA schools), Gabe placed 4th in Humorous. Rylee placed 8th in Serious. Our team placed 11th overall out of 25 schools which is a big deal!
Then, we were up again at 7 to head to Yankton where Lenna and Lexis placed 6th in duet, Mason placed 6th in Storytelling, and Lenna placed 5th in Humorous. Everyone did a FANTASTIC job and we had a ton of fun! On to Districts on Wednesday! I am one lucky coach to get to spend time with these students who work so hard! It's a great day to be a Trojan!
Transformative Presentations from Donovan Tolbert today. Donovan presented to our students and staff today and left us with a great blueprint for how to overcome obstacles and succeed! Thank you to Donovan for the great day!
You're invited to our LDE Presentation Night! Ever wondered what the FFA Kids were actually competing in? Well come and what all their hard work and dedication is for. The conduct of chapter meetings team, parliamentary procedure team, creed speakers, prepared public speakers, and the extemporaneous speakers will be performing and showing you what they got. Come and check them out Monday, November 11th at 7:00pm!
Tryouts for Missoula Children's Theatre is Monday after school for K-8th grade! If your child is cast, there will be practice every day after school until 8pm unless they are told otherwise. The production will be on Saturday, November 9 at 3pm and 7pm. Please help us build our theater program by encouraging your student to audition OR attend!
In October, elementary students celebrated School Custodian Appreciation Day by making cards and giving treats! Thank you for cleaning our schools!
The PHS Concert Choir is fundraising for their performance in Rapid City in January 2025! When you donate to help the ensemble raise money for transportation, programs, and other expenses along the way, you can earn raffle entries for the seven prizes from local and surrounding businesses! You may choose which prizes to put entries in for, or you can have them all go to one of the options.
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There are two ways to donate to us: find a choir member or Ms. Anderson to fill out your tickets, OR fill out our online form using the link below or flyer QR code and donate online! We are accepting donations and entries until November 8th, and the drawings will be done on November 13th. Online donations: https://forms.gle/JAKBe7zdWopp4xNm8
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Thank you for supporting our program and local/surrounding businesses! We hope to see you at one of our performances soon.
Congratulations to Allie Hobbick on earning 1000 digs in her HS career!
Congratulations to the Oral Interp Team on their Bon Homme Meet!
Kynnedi and Kathryn as well as Lenna and Lexis received an excellent in Duet
Lenna and Lexis received an excellent in Humorous
Kynnedi received an excellent in Poetry
Kathryn received an excellent in Storytelling
Gabe and Mason each received an excellent plus in Humorous
Mason received an excellent plus in Storytelling
We are getting close to Districts and these students are working hard! I am so proud of their progress and their willingness to do something new!
Parkston High School has signed up to administer the ACT test in April to Parkston students. We will release further details after the first of the year, but our students will be able to take the ACT on April 5th in Parkston. This is the Saturday before prom.
Hey Trojan fans! Grab your instruments and come play with our Pep Band on October 24th for the first round of playoffs! Call time is 5:45pm, and we will begin playing at 6:30pm. Come show your Trojan pride and support our students as we take on the Stanley County Buffaloes!
Register to play: https://forms.gle/7YddT1vc6qFGa2z58
Music Link to Practice: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OuG7KIZiPow594Jtpi7ejyEHkZXLciwO?usp=sharing
It's that time of year at PHS...HOSA's annual fall blood drive! Please help us reach our goal of 30 UNITS! Our initiative is to give opportunities to students who are willing to become life-long donors; however, in order to reach our goal, we extend our invitation out to the community as well! Here is the link to sign up online: https://donor.lifeservebloodcenter.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/183015. As always, thank you for your support!
Parkston FFA is well represented at the NATIONAL level this week!! We are SO PROUD of their accomplishments and we know they will represent our chapter, school, and community very well.
As the South Dakota state winner, Grace Lindeman will be competing in the Employability Skills contest. Earlier this fall she submitted a resume, job application, cover letter, thank you letter, and completed a virtual interview. On Wednesday she will complete an in-person interview and thank you letter and we will find out if she advances to the next round of competition.
Earlier this summer Emily Walz submitted her state winning Nursery Operations Proficiency to compete at Nationals where she earned a Bronze rating. The Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs), have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. Congratulations!
Kacy Goehring and Ashlyn Tapio have earned their American Degree! The American degree is the highest degree an FFA member can receive in the National FFA Organization. Only FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to FFA and made significant accomplishments in their supervised agricultural experiences are eligible for the American FFA Degree. Members must have earned and productively invested at least $7,500, or have earned and productively invested at least $1,500 and worked 2,250 outside of school hours through their SAEs. This degree is awarded to less than 1% of all FFA members!
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS ARE THIS THURSDAY Oct. 24th
HOME vs. Stanley Co. --- 7:00 PM START
Please note that the price of admission for all first-round, quarter-final and semi-final SDHSAA Football Playoff contests has been set by the SDHSAA Board of Directors and is $7 for Adults and $5 for Students. A reminder that this also means our Activity Passes cannot be accepted and our students will have to pay to get in the game.
Junior Parent meeting today at 4 in the commons.
Parkston HOSA was personally invited to spend the morning at DWU for a Health Professions Day. The Chamberlain Chapter was also in attendance. Members got to practice injecting insulin into an orange with the aide of a junior or senior year nursing student and then they got to chat with them about their schooling and clinical experiences. They also got to hear from a panel of pre-professional health science majors, athletic training students, and professors of nursing, chemistry, and athletic training. They finished the morning with a campus tour and lunch, courtesy of DWU. It was a great experience to get on campus, experience one-on-one interactions, and learn more about opportunities that are just down the road. Thank you, DWU!
Congratulations to the Oral Interp team on a successful first tournament!
Mason Travis: Superior in Humor; Excellent in Storytelling
Hilary Polreis: Excellent in Humor
Gabe Ehlers: Superior in Humor
Autumn Buenning: Excellent in Humor
Kynnedi Kiple: Excellent Plus in Poetry
Knnedi Kiple and Kathryn Bialas: Excellent Plus in Duet
Lenna Busch and Lexis Fleshner: Excellent in Duet
Mallory Rolf: Excellent in Storytelling
