Parkston School District 33-3

In an effort to be proactive ahead of the weather system that is potentially moving in next week. Grades 6-12 will have what we call a "Skinny" day where we attend every Blue and Orange day block for a 50 minute period of time. We are doing this to ensure that every teacher has the opportunity to work with each class and hand out Semester Test Review materials in case we lose multiple days to snow in the middle of the week. Monday's Schedule is in the attached picture.

SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN! Come Sunday, December 11th from 3-5PM to the Legion Hall on Main Street to see Santa!

School for tomorrow Dec. 9 will be two hours late. No breakfast. Please adjust bus routes accordingly.

We will play the Tri-Valley basketball games tomorrow. "C" games start at 4:00, JV at 5:00, Girls' Varsity at 6:30, Boys' Varsity at 8:00. Come out and cheer on the Trojans!!!

Good Afternoon, Due to travel concerns, we have decided to reschedule our game vs. Tri-Valley to a later date. Our JHG game vs. MVP is still on as planned and our HS teams will still practice after school. More information will follow for our rescheduled date!

Parkston HOSA has extra fundraising goodies left! Below is a list of what is currently available with quantities. Each item is $10. First come, first serve. Once they are gone, they're gone! Contact Carmen Bartells (carmen.bartells@k12.sd.us) if you're interested! Thank you for your support! Chunky Salsa - Medium (2) Peach Salsa - Mild (5) Bean & Corn Salsa - Medium (5) Fine Chopped Salsa - Medium (3) Habanero Bacon Salsa - Hot (3) Southern Classic BBQ Sauce (3) Chick'n Dippin' Sauce (3) Sweet Bourbon Glaze (5) Sweet Chili Sauce (4) Apple Butter (7) Apple Pecan Butter (2) Apple Pie Jam (1) Blueberry Jam (2) GATOR Jam (1) Strawberry Jam (4) Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam (4)

The Intro to Ag Class has been growing poinsettias in the school greenhouse since August as a class project, and now they are ready to sell and bring holiday sprit to your homes! If you would be interested in purchasing, please contact Miss Ackerman by calling the school or emailing her at morgan.ackerman@k12.sd.us. There are three colors available: Christmas Red, Bravo Pink and Alaska White and are $10.00 each for an 8 inch pot.

Unique After School Opportunity: A lot of you of you may know me!! My name is Tawni Greibel. I manage all the booking and parties with TNT’s Inflatables located in Dimock. Working with kids is honestly a passion of mine and I wouldn’t trade it for the world! I have seen the need for giving school aged kids something to do after school, while the parents are still working and TNT Inflatables is close to being fully operational. I am excited to announce that I will be offering a service for kids to come and hang out with me Monday through Thursday at TNT Inflatables in Dimock. We will be providing a safe place for kids to come and do homework, crafts, and jump! The program will consist of a reading/homework time for the first 15-20 minutes, snack/drink, and then play/jump and/or work on a craft project. We will have different activities for them each day!! ALL students will need to be picked up by 6pm! If you’re wanting to schedule them in advance for future days/weeks please message me to get your children on the list. We will be taking students on EARLY DISMISSALS from school as well. If this is an opportunity you’re wanting your children to participate in, please message me ASAP to get all the cost details and reserve your spot. Registration and waivers must be completed prior to attending. Contact Information: Tawni Greibel - email: tg_18grieb@hotmail.com Cell: 1-605-505-1369

Congratulations to the music department and all the performers on a wonderful concert tonight!!!

GIVING TUESDAY! This year Parkston High School has added a new student organization: Educators Rising. A group dedicated to student interested in a career in education or training. TODAY is your opportunity to help support this organization. Click the link below and the funds raised will go directly to help PHS members travel to events and competitions, as well as fund local projects. All donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you for your support! https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTcxODc4

It's concert season! Come support the MS & HS music students at their Fall Concert on November 29th at 7:00 PM. We will also have a brief Music Boosters meeting after the concert concludes to provide you all with more information about our department and Boosters. See you there!

The following students have been selected to the Elementary Festival Honor Choir which will be held February 9th, 2023 on the campus of SDSU. The 180 voice choir is selected by recorded auditions from over 700 4-5-6 students from across South Dakota. Parkston students selected this year are: Izzy Baumiller Kathryn Bialas Nora Shepardson CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Thank you to all of the parents and staff that made American Education Week a success! Thank you for the treats, signs, and notes of appreciation. Have a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Reminder: School is dismissed @ 1 PM today and there is No School for students tomorrow to allow for Teacher In-Service and Professional Development.

Reminder-- The winter sports meeting will be taking place tonight at 7:00pm in the Armory!!

On Monday, the HS choir students had a clinic session with Dr. Desmond from DWU. The students learned new singing techniques, different warmups, and worked on their concert music. It was a great experience for all of us!

The Welcome Home for the football team will take place today at 1:00 in the armory. All are welcome!!!

FALL FOOD DRIVE Update: 3rd, 4th, 5th take the lead! Final day to turn in donations is TOMORROW, November 10th. All collections stay local, and go to the food pantry. Thank you to all who have donated! We appreciate it!

If you would like to send a quick 10-15 second video to the Football Team to encourage them before the big game on Friday, you can send it to my email address Tony.Kinneberg@k12.sd.us These videos should be in standard type of video format so we can easily import all of them into one video. These videos need to be sent by Wednesday Evening 8:00 PM to get into the completed video. Go Trojans!!!!

Yesterday 18 FFA members competed in the District 4 Leadership Event competition in Mitchell in eight different events. The students have worked hard all fall long preparing for their contests, and a lot of hard work paid off last night! Results are posted below. Parliamentary Procedure (Ashlyn Tapio, Preston Mattheis, Ty Fink, Reese Reichert, Taylor Fink, Elliott Leischner) placed 4th. Ag Issues (Shelby Hohn, Grace Lindeman, Emily Walz, Kacy Goehring, Elle Goehring) placed 3rd, and are alternates to state. Conduct of Chapter Meetings/Junior Parliamentary Procedure (Gage Reichert, Hilary Polreis, Icis Muilenburg, Quayden Culbert, Brycen Bruening, Kahris Tapio, Elle Goehring) placed 2nd and Advanced to State! Ag Sales (Landon Weber) District Officer Candidate (Emily Walz) Creed Speaking (Hilary Polreis) placed 9th. Extemporaneous Speaking (Kacy Goehring) placed 1st and Advanced to State! Employability Skills (Kacy Goehring) placed 3rd and Advanced to State!