PACK YOUR BAGS! FOUR Parkston FCCLA Chapter members have qualified for National Leadership Conference Competition in Denver, Co July 2nd-6th! These members competed in Online Events, that are scored only at the National level. Congratulations! (Hopefully more chapter members will join you, will find out after April's State Competition:))
Yesterday 50 FFA Members participated in the District 4 CDE in Emery, and they did a fantastic job! Below are the full Parkston results, congratulations and great job everyone!
Farm Business Management- 4th Place Team of 7
-Quayden Culbert 8th Place Ind. out of 19
-Landon Weber 11th Place Ind.
-Cale Weber 17th Place Ind.
Ag Mechanics 13th Place Team of 17
-Riley Neugebauer 4th Place Individual of 78
-Kaden Stokes 57th Place Ind.
-Breckin Culbert 66th Place Ind.
Agronomy 6th Place Team of 12
-Josiah Tapio 13th Place Individual of 43
-Aiden Overby 18th Place Ind.
-Ty Kummer 22nd Place Ind.
-Carter Konrad 25th Place Ind.
-Kelby Neugebauer 35th Place Ind.
Floriculture
-Emily Walz 13th Place Individual of 68
-Hilary Polreis 39th Place Ind.
Food Science 4th Place Team of 10
-Reese Reichert 4th Place Individual of 42
-Amber Hoff 9th Place Ind.
-Angel Pietz 22nd Place Ind.
-Shelby Hohn 29th Place Ind.
Horse Evaluation 3rd Place Team of 11
-Elle Goehring 2nd Place Individual of 39
-Kacy 4th Place Ind.
-Kahris Tapio 23rd Place Ind.
-Brooklyn Wagner 30th Place Ind.
Livestock Evaluation 6th Place Team of 14
-Carson Bueber 11th Place Ind. of 52
-Gage Reichert 17th Place Ind.
-Mason Jervik 34th Place Ind.
-Brycen Bruening 39th Place Ind.
Meats Evaluation 2nd Place Team of 8
-Preston Mattheis 1st Place Ind. of 25
-Carter Sommer 9th Place Ind.
-Cade Thuringer 12th Place Ind.
Milk Quality and Products 10th Place Team
-Lizzy Schoenfelder 12th Place Ind. of 46
-Andrew Schelske 42nd Place Ind.
-Andrew Weisz 43rd Place Ind.
-Savannah Boddicker 45th Place Ind.
Natural Resources 8th Place Team of 16
-Kyle Walz 4th Place Individual of 63
-Wes Bigge 30th Place Ind.
-Bryce Neugebauer 38th Place Ind.
-Jesse Newton 42nd Place Ind.
Nursery Landscape 2nd Place Team of 6
-Drew Braley 1st Place Individual of 21
-Kaden Holzbauer 3rd Place Ind.
-Kash Neugebauer 9th Place Ind.
-Kolter Kramer 10th Place Ind.
Poultry Evaluation 3rd Place Team of 11
-Elliott Leischner 3rd Place Ind. of 41
-Ty Fink 9th Place Ind.
-Reid Leischner 10th Place Ind.
-Isabel Leischner 15th Place Ind.
Vet Science 1st Place Team of
-Grace Lindeman 2nd Place Ind. of 75
-Taylor Fink 15th Place Ind.
-Kiauna Hargens 21st Place Ind.
-Ashlyn Tapio 32nd Place Ind.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Parkston Music Department on a fantastic performance last night!!! The band and choir performances were outstanding!!!
MARK YOUR CALENDERS! The FCCLA Chapter is sponsoring "Ties and Tiaras" Sunday, March 26th from 2:30-4PM. Elementary students (Preschool-5th) are invited to put on their best dress and bring a "special grown-up" to this fun event. Come for the fun! Dancing-Photo Booth-Balloons-Concessions-Fun!
ACT PREP COURSE BEING OFFERED - We are offering an ACT Prep Course here at the High School for any students interested in the coming weeks building up to the April Test date. Each week, we will focus on a different portion of the ACT test. Test Taking Strategies, Practice Problems, Content Review are all things that will be covered!! This is a GREAT opportunity to prepare and improve! Cost is $20 and students/parents can get their students signed up in the Parkston HS Office. Dates and Subjects are as follows. (each course runs from 6 PM - 8 PM)
Monday March 20th - ENGLISH
Monday March 27th - MATH
Monday April 3rd - READING
Monday April 10th - SCIENCE
Any questions contact Mr. Knippling in the HS Office.
605-928-3368
Cole.Knippling@k12.sd.us
Ethan-Parkston Track and Field 2023
-First practice will be Monday, March 13th, at 4:00 in the Parkston Armory.
-Must have physical and concussion baseline testing completed to practice.
-Parkston kids also need to fill out the Athletic Registration form if you have not done so. This is on the Parkston homepage - https://www.parkston.k12.sd.us/
-Boys and Girls in grades 6-12.
-To sign up for the team, please go to the link below, click on Sign-Up, and fill out the appropriate information.
Link - www.ethanparkstontf.weebly.com
-Any questions contact Coach Shepardson or Coach Digmann.
We are making up our FFA Week celebration this week! Monday was Ag Olympics... Today is Drive your Tractor to School Day! Our student parking lot is looking good!
Parkston High School Educator Rising chapter members attended the State Educators Rising Conference @ Black Hills State University this week. These members are "all in for education." So thankful for a group of students who show an appreciation and passion for the education field. These are our future educators!
Boys' Basketball starts their region play tonight vs. Kimball White Lake at 7:00 in the armory!! Come out and cheer on the Trojans!!
The Parkston Girls will compete against Sisseton on Thursday night in Sioux Valley High School at 7:00pm!! Come cheer on the Trojans as they compete for a chance to advance to the State Tournament!!
GOOD MORNING TROJAN NATION--
Come out and cheer on the Lady Trojans today at 3:00 in the armory
as they take on Hanson for a chance to advance to the SoDak16!!!
We need your spirit and energy!!!
Congratulations to the Parkston Wrestling Team on a great season and outstanding performance at the State Wrestling Tournament. State Placers include:
Wyatt Anderson 5th place - 132 pounds
Carter Sommer 7th place - 138 pounds
Porter Neugebauer 2nd place - 152 pounds
Kolter Kramer 8th place - 170 pounds
Good Evening, Below is the E-Learning Schedule that grades 6-12 will follow tomorrow, Thursday, February 22nd.
8:30 - Blue 1 Class Google Meet
9:30 - Blue 2 Class Google Meet (HS Band 9:30, HS Chorus 10:00)
10:30 - Blue 3 Class Google Meet
11:30 - Blue 4 Class Google Meet (MS Band 11:30, MS Chorus Noon)
Attendance will be taken, please contact Mr. Knippling with any questions or to communicate any absences. Cole.Knippling@k12.sd.us
Good afternoon. Due to the continued winter weather tonight and a blizzard warning through noon on Thursday, the Parkston School District will have another remote E-learning day. Stay safe and warm. We hope to see everyone on Monday, as Friday will remain a teacher development day per the calendar. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
ALERT--
Round two of Region Basketball will now take place on Saturday at 3:00pm. Parkston will host Hanson in a matchup of the #2 vs. #3 seeds. Come out and cheer on the Trojans; we need the gym to be rocking!!!
Good Evening, Below is the schedule that grades 6-12 will follow for E-Learning tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 21st. Attendance will be taken, please contact Mr. Knippling with any absence notifications or questions - Cole.Knippling@k12.sd.us Thank you!
8:30 - Orange 2 (S.R.B., HS Band)
9:30 - Orange 1 Google Meet
10:30 - Orange 3 Google Meet
11:30 - Orange 4 Google Meet
Spring sports start soon!
We want everyone to be part of the team. If you need help with any of the essentials please let Mrs. Mette know ASAP!
Shoes, runners gear, cleats… Trojan Athletics wants everyone to feel their best while competing against the best.
UPDATE--
Tomorrow's Region GBB game vs. Bon Homme will start at 5:00pm. Remember, passes will not be accepted. Adult tickets are $6 and Student tickets are $4. Hope to see everyone at the game tomorrow!
STUDENTS ATTENDING TONIGHT'S WINTER FORMAL: The formal is in the MPR and doors open at 7:00 PM. Grand march starts tonight at 7:30 PM and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served! If you have not paid yet, please do so tonight when you come! Cost is $5 per person and all proceeds go to the Jason Tiede Family. This dance is open to juniors and seniors and their dates; you do not have to have a date to attend! It's not too late to sign up! The dance goes until 10:30 PM. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Bartells!
Today is the mobile food truck for the community from 9-10 at the Salem Lutheran church in Parkston. No income verificiation needed - unless you are picking up for another family.
Food truck is also in tripp today from 10:30-11:30
FRIDAY:
Deadwood - Ferguson Football Field; 1 - 2 PM
Elkton - United Parish; 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Flandreau - Flandreau High School; 2 - 3 PM
Freeman - Bethany Mennonite Church; 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Gregory - LOGAN STREET; 11 AM - 1 PM
Mobridge - Cornerstone Community Church; 11 AM - 1 PM
Parkston - Salem Lutheran Church; 9 - 10 AM
Spearfish - Countryside Church; 10 - 11 AM
Tripp - Tripp Baseball Field; 10:30 - 11:30 AM
