Parkston School District 33-3

After a small delay, the Parkston FFA and Horticulture class Plant Sale is finally here! Stop in at the greenhouse and shop with us sometime before May 17th! Our inventory includes 4 packs, 4 inch pots, and hanging baskets! See the attached pictures for what we have! Greenhouse will be open for sure next Monday and Wednesday from 3:00-5:00, otherwise contact Miss Ackerman to set up an appointment to shop!

Congratulations to the following athletes who were selected to compete on the 23-24 Competitive Cheer team and Sideline Cheer Squads!!!

TEACHER SIGNING DAY! Educators Rising hosted their first teacher signing day this morning! Congratulations to Taryn Lentsch and Shelby Hohn who signed their Education Pledge. Taryn Lentsch will be attending Dakota State majoring in Elementary Education, and Shelby Hohn will be attending Southeast Technical College to study Early Childhood. We are so happy to see PHS graduates entering in the education field! Best of luck ladies!

LMVC CHAMPS!

Congratulations to Kolter Kramer! He is the new school record holder in the 400m dash with a time of 50.99!

Parkston Cheer only has 6 pies left! Anybody interested in Apple (4 left) or Berry Medley (2 left)? They are $17 per pie and benefit the cheer squad with expenses for camps and equipment. Contact Carmen Bartells at carmen.bartells@k12.sd.us. Thanks for your support of the Parkston Cheerleaders!

Final Chance! The order for these hats and quarter-zips/tank top ends today! Here is the link! --> https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/parkston-apparel

Reminder of our Order that we have live right now. There are hats, windbreakers, and a tank top available. Orders are due May 1 and will be delivered May 12. Link is Below! https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/parkston-apparel

CONGRATULATIONS to Cael Ryther who signed his letter of intent with USF to run track!!!

Wednesday we celebrated our Elementary Volunteers!! Thank you to all those who volunteer their time to help our teachers and students!!

Congratulations to Ashlyn Tapio and Wyatt Wuertzer on being named recepients of the Nedved Media & POET Elite 8 Academic Award!!! This award is given to 8 female and 8 male students in the Q107.3 listening area (A BIG AREA!) Being a recipient of this award is a huge honor and we are excited as a school to have two of these award winners. Congrats and we are SUPER proud of both of you!

Shout out to these two students. Mr. K planted a piece of trash in the hallway to see which students would take the initiative to pick up a piece of trash and throw it away to keep their school clean! Even if it wasn't their mess. These two passed the test and were rewarded with some Daylight Donuts!! Give them a pat on the back if you see them!

The PHS Cheerleaders have a few Village Pie Maker pies left! They are frozen when purchased; they can be picked up at the school or delivery can be arranged. Please email carmen.bartells@k12.sd.us if you're interested in snagging them! They are $17 per pie. 5 - Apple 5 - Peach 4 - Berry Medley 2 - Strawberry Rhubarb

2023 FCCLA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE RESULTS Chapter Awards: National Programs in Action Community Service Project – 1st Place Merit Chapter Award Presidential Award: Kiauna Hargens Current Trend Leadership Team GOLD Award Winner NEW Current Trends Team Member: Rory Juhnke State T-Shirt Design Winner: Parkston Chapter Member Awards: TOP SUPERIOR: Repurpose and Redesign, Level 3: Kiauna Hargens, Amber Hoff, Kenna Konfrst Repurpose and Redesign, Level 2: Trey Boettcher, Aiden Overby National Programs in Action, Level 1: Gage Jodozi, Grady Bowar, Brycen Bruening National Programs in Action, Level 2: Aida Mikkonen, Allie Hobbick National Programs in Action, Level 3: Kacy Goehring, Keeara Oakley, Berkley Ziebart Career Investigation, Level 2: Mackenzie Titze Chapter in Review Portfolio, Level 3: Jackie Braley, Abby Hohn, Faith Oakley Food Innovations, Level 1: Lizzy Schoenfelder, Karlie Konfrst, Carlie Hobbick GOLD: Professional Presentation, Level 1: Maddison Scheetz, Charlotte Mette SILVER: Professional Presentation, Level 1: Maxan Bax, Addy Dale, Joagquin Rodrigues National Programs in Ation, Level 2: Kendall Herrmann, Alexis Holzbauer Career Investigation, Level 3: Elyssa Bartelt Food Innovations, Level 2: Hayden Mette, Sergio Brakie, Reco Muilenburg NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (advance to competition @ Denver this July!) Food Innovations, Level 1: Lizzy Schoenfelder, Karlie Konfrst, Carlie Hobbick Chapter in Review Portfolio, Level 3: Jackie Braley, Abby Hohn, Faith Oakley Career Investigation, Level 2: Mackenzie Titze Chapter Website, Level 3 : Alyssa Weisz, Rory Juhnke Instructional Video Design, Level 1: Elle Goehring GREAT DAY TO BE A TROJAN!

FFA Members, Parents, and Invited Guests: Please do not forget to RSVP for our chapter banquet scheduled for 6:00pm on Wednesday, May 10th. Invitations were sent home with students at the April Meeting. There is a catered meal and we recognize all of our members accomplishments. Please submit your RSVP by this Friday, April 28th at this link: https://forms.gle/NHmoRv5BJj1bF91j7

FCCLA AWARDS NIGHTS - May 1st @ 6PM. ALL FCCLA members and families are invited to attend this special recognition night. Awards from local, region, and state level will be presented to members. Chapter officers for the 2023-2024 school year will be inducted. Please come and share in this special recognition night. Refreshments will be served.

Great Job to the cast and crew tonight! They did a fantastic job and made me one proud director!

"Miss Nelson Is Missing!!" come check out the play tonight at 7 in the MPR! Passes work and Parkston students attend for free! $5 for adults and $3 for out of town students.

Need a new Parkston Trojan hat, tank top, windbreaker, or quarter zip? Click on the link below! Orders are due May 1st and will be delivered to school on May 12th. https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/parkston-apparel

The Parkston FFA Chapter had a GREAT time and very successful State FFA Convention this week! See below for full CDE Competiton Results and other accomplishments! We are SO PROUD of them!!!! Proficiency Finalist-Emily Walz, 2nd Place in Nursery Operations Agriscience Fair Finalists- Kacy and Elle Goehring, 2nd Place in Social Systems Division 6 for their project titled The Effects of Cattle Prices on Producers. State Degree Recipients: Reid Leischner, Preston Mattheis, Kacy Goehring, Ashlyn Tapio, Cade Thuringer, Wes Bigge Scholarship Recipient: Ashlyn Tapio Ag Business Management: 24th Place Team -Quayden Culbert, 55th Place Ind. -Landon Weber, 73rd Place Ind. -Cale Weber, 75th Place Ind. Ag Mechanics: Riley Neugebauer, 65th Place Ind. Agronomy: 24th Place Team -Josiah Tapio, 64th Place Ind. -Carter Konrad, 75th Place Ind. -Ty Kummer, 103rd Place Ind. -Aiden Overby, 151st Place Ind. Floriculture: Emily Walz, 78th Place Ind. Food Science: 13th Place Team -Reese Reichert, 7th Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Amber Hoff, 32nd Place Ind. -Angel Pietz, 72nd Place Ind. -Shelby Hohn, 76th Place Ind. Horse Evaluation: 6th Place Team -Elle Goehring, 2nd Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Kacy Goehring, 45th Place Ind. -Kahris Tapio, 68th Place Ind. -Brooklyn Wagner, 123rd Place Ind. Livestock Evaluation: 13th Place Team -Gage Reichert, 28th Place Ind. -Brycen Bruening, 67th Place Ind. -Carson Bueber, 74th Place Ind. -Mason Jervik, 170th Place Ind. Meats Evaluation: 10th Place Team -Preston Mattheis, 30th Place Ind. -Cade Thuringer, 43rd Place Ind. -Carter Sommer, 59th Place Ind. Milk Quality and Products: Lizzy Schoenfelder, 35th Place Ind. Natural Resources: 22nd Place Team -Kyle Walz, 47th Place Ind. -Jesse Newton, 94th Place Ind. -Wes Bigge, 133rd Place Ind. -Bryce Neugebauer, 152nd Place Ind. Nursery Landscape: 4th Place Team -Drew Braley, 4th Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Kaden Holzbauer, 12th Place Ind. -Kash Neugebauer, 14th Place Ind. Poultry Evaluation: 3rd Place Team and recognized on stage! -Elliott Leischner, 4th Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Ty Fink, 8th Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Reid Leischner, 12th Place Ind. -Isabel Leischner, 72nd Place Ind. Vet Science: 1st Place Team, Recognized on Stage, and ADVANCED TO NATIONALS!! -Grace Lindeman, 8th Place Ind. and recognized on stage! -Kiauna Hargens, 15th Place Ind. -Taylor Fink, 30th Place Ind. -Ashlyn Tapio, 33rd Place Ind.