The Fall Sport Kickoff Meeting will take place on July 25th at 6:30pm in the armory! All athletes in grades 6-12 are encouraged to have at least one family member in attendance.
Team Meetings will take place after a short all sport meeting.
On July 25th, Mark's Photography will be taking school pictures. All students and teachers PK-12 are able to come into the MPR from 8:00am-3:00pm to take their school pictures.
High School students will be able to pick up their schedules after they take their picture. Elementary students will be able to pick up their class letters and class lists in the elementary office.
If you're unable to attend, there will be a picture re-take day in September, and elementary materials will be mailed out by the first week of August. High School students who are unable to attend can stop in the HS office any time after August 3rd to pick up their schedules.
Pictures can be ordered by clicking the below link
https://marks.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=237998
Unbelievable weather for day two of camp!! Lots of talent on display in the three sessions of football that took place today!
Great first day of football camp!!! The future is bright for the Trojans!! Big shout out to all the varsity players that helped and made it a great experience for all the young campers!! #TROJANPRIDE
Still time to purchase tickets! Drawing this THURSDAY! FCCLA members had a successful National Conference but there are still bills to pay! Would love your support! To purchase tickets contact Carrie Kafka: carrie.kafka@k12.sd.us
Congratulations to Ashlyn Tapio on her commitment to compete in track and field at Chadron State!!! #TROJANPRIDE
Football Season is right around the corner!
Next week Coach Grave and the varsity football program will be putting on a youth football camp on Monday and Tuesday. Information can be found by clicking the link.
Youth Football Camp Information-- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXrat_2dmHwoNn-nWrHT4n1hDvfWi2-s/view?usp=sharing
Community Apparel Can be ordered by completing the form found here-- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xf9f5Q4IJXJDzZ1vtnNP8bOv875Awkfs/view?usp=sharing
GO TROJANS
Reminder from Avera St. Benedict Health Center on scheduling your sport physicals and necessary immunization shots for students. You can find the information on the News Feed on the Parkston School website. Remember-- all Parkston athletes need a new physical each school year to be eligible to compete in their sport season.
If any incoming 8th Grader is planning on joining the FFA Chapter this fall AND interested in showing livestock/exhibiting projects as an FFA Member at the South Dakota State Fair this fall, please email Miss Ackerman at morgan.ackerman@k12.sd.us by July 15th so she can add you to the summer parent email list and get you the needed information. Thank you!
National FCCLA Leadership Conference 2023
Seven Parkston FCCLA members traveled to Denver, CO this past week to compete in STAR Events. Results are in!
Career Investigation- Mackenzie Titze, GOLD. FCCLA Chapter Website- Rory Juhnke, Alyssa Weisz, GOLD (3rd in Nation). Food Innovations- Carlie Hobbick, Karlie Konfrst, Lizzy Schoenfelder- GOLD. Instructional Video Design- Elle Goehring- GOLD (1st in Nation).
Congratulations!
The Parkston FFA Summer Fundraisers have officially started and will go until Friday, July 28th! This year we are selling TWO different items!!
We are still selling our amazing peaches, just like in previous years, but due to supply chain issues they are now Colorado Peaches and they will be arriving August 30th. They can be purchased in-person from your favorite FFA Member OR purchased and paid for online at this link https://myfruitsale.com/ where you can select the Parkston FFA Chapter as your organization.
The second items we are selling are homemade freezer meals. There are two different recipes: Penne with Smoked Sausage and Chicken Taco Rice Casserole. These can ONLY be purchased in person from your favorite local FFA Member and not online.
If you have questions or need an FFA Member sent your way, please reach out to Miss Ackerman at morgan.ackerman@k12.sd.us. Thanks for supporting the Parkston FFA Chapter!!
SAVE the DATE-- July 25th
This year we will be offering school pictures on July 25th from 8:00-3:00 in the armory. Elementary families can also stop in the office to pick up class letters, supply lists, and class lists, which will allow students to discover who their teacher will be for the 23-24 school year.
Click below for online order information-- https://marks.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=237998
HOSA members Faith Oakley, Abby Hohn, Kayla Neugebauer, Mya Wickersham, Chantal Wuertzer, Allie Hobbick, Aida Mikkonen, and Kenna Konfrst headed to Dallas, Texas last week for the 46th Annual HOSA International Leadership Conference. They were just eight of an incredible 12,000 HOSA members, advisors, and guests in attendance. While there, the girls competed in their respective competitive events, took in several educational breakouts, networked with other HOSA members from all over the world, and learned from colleges, universities, and businesses at the educational expo. Even though nobody brought home a medallion, the experience alone was memorable. Thank you to everybody who donated or wished them well on their endeavor! Your support of HOSA is greatly appreciated!
The Mountains are Calling and We Must Go! Parkston FCCLA members are off to Denver, CO for the next week for National FCCLA Leadership Competition. Wishing all memebrs the best on the adventure. Safe Travels!
Safe Travels Elyssa! We wish Elyssa Bartlet the best as she travels to Orlando, FL for the Educators Rising National Convention. Elyssa is serving at the South Dakota VP of Communications on the State Officer team. She will spend time building leadership skills and learning about teaching professionals with her officer team. Prayers for a wonderful convention!
National FCCLA Raffle! To help offset the costs of traveling to Denver, CO for National Competition. National
Qualifers are selling raffle tickets for some awesome prices from generous area donors! All proceeds go to the qualifiers. Drawing is July 20th if you are interested in purchasing tickets, contact one of the these qualifiers:
Mackenzie Titze
Rory Juhnke
Alyssa Weisz
Elle Goehring
Karlie Konfrst
Carlie Hobbick
Lizzy Schoenfelder
Carrie Kafka (Adviser)
Thank You for your support!
Avera St. Benedict in Parkston has designated July 18th, 20th and 21st as days (normal business hours) where additional staff will be available to accommodate for physicals. Additionally, on 7/18 they are offering extended hours until 7:00 pm. If those dates do not work, there is an option to schedule different days/times.
Remember, Parkston athletes need a new physical each school year to be eligible to compete in their sport season.
Reminder that WILBS basketball workouts start this afternoon! Grades 3-5 start at 1:30. Grades 6-8 start at 2:40 and Grades 9-12 start at 3:50. Would LOVE to see a great turnout. The HS coaches will be there to help with registering. See you this afternoon!
THANK YOU to all that contributed to the FCCLA calendar fundraiser! The winner of the $50 Visa Gift Card is Rick Gausepohl (from Karlie Konfrst calender). Your support is helping to send Parkston students to the National Competition in Denver, CO!
Any player in grades 7-12 that plans to play softball this spring, please fill out this form . Contact Coach Hobbick with any questions. https://forms.gle/bL6S3NqeyLXXujYGA
