Districts are underway! Good luck to everyone performing! It's going to be a great day!
October flew by-- check out the PES October newsletter for a picture recap of last month's happenings: https://secure.smore.com/n/zkfe0
GO TROJANS!
🌟 Get Ready to GLOW! 🌟
Calling all Parkston Elementary students and families—it's time for the ultimate Glow Party Dance! Put on your neon, grab your dancing shoes, and let's light up the night in true '90s style!
Here’s the scoop:
When: Sunday, November 10th | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Where: Elementary MPR
Dress Code: '90s Neon Vibes! The brighter, the better!
This isn’t just any dance—it’s a GLOW PARTY! Expect tons of neon lights, amazing music, and lots of family-friendly fun. Whether you’re busting out the moonwalk or just coming for the snacks and good vibes, there’s something for everyone!
Bonus: Bring your parents or guardians along for the fun (and supervision), and let’s make it a night to remember!
🗓️ Mark your calendars and spread the word—this is one event you don’t want to miss. See you there for a glowing good time!
Hosted by Parkston PTO
🎄 Get Ready for the Ultimate Trojan Christmas Tree Contest! 🎄
This holiday season, let’s make a difference and show our community spirit! Join us in celebrating while helping meet the needs of our Trojan Den! Here’s how you can be part of the magic:
🎄 Step 1: Choose a tree and get creative! Pick a theme, whether it’s “Grinch,” “Tools,” “Harvest,” or anything that inspires you! Show your holiday cheer or Trojan pride in the most unique way possible.
🎄 Step 2: Take a picture of your decorated tree and send it to Mrs. Mette (colleen.mette@k12.sd.us) by Friday, December 13th. Don’t forget to include your name or your business name!
🎄 Step 3: Spread the word and gather donations! Each tree can focus on a donation area that our Trojan Den is in high need of: kids’ socks and underwear, toiletries, snacks, non-perishable foods, or even holiday cheer donations like warm sweaters and blankets.
Categories & Prizes:
🏆 Most Holiday Cheer
🏆 Most Trojan Pride
🏆 Most Donations Received
🏆 Best Use of Theme
Winners will be announced on December 20th! Whether you’re going for a cozy winter wonderland or an all-out Trojan pride masterpiece, each tree is a step toward supporting our kids and families in need.
Elementary Penny War will take place next week, November 11-14th. All proceeds will go towards the Easton Wagner scholarship fund.
October was National Principal Month. Each elementary class chose words to describe Mr. Fischer. Thanks for all you do for our school!
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
