Parkston School District 33-3

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

Our First Trojan Den Open shop is next Friday February 24th! No school for students that day! You must sign up for a time on the link, one person per slot! If the times provided do not work for you please contact Mrs. Mette colleen.mette@k12.sd.us A parent or guardian is allowed to be with a student as a second person, or a student can sign up and come on own. You will have a form intake when you come in to list what all you need, and someone to help you get the correct items. We have everything from clothing, shoes, hygiene items, blankets, hair cut vouchers, coats and more. If we don’t have something you are in need of we can try to get it. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4BA9A62BA0F49-feb24th

Don't forget to join the Parkston FFA Chapter tonight at the basketball games for the Soup Supper Benefit for the Tiede Family AND tomorrow morning for the FFA Week Pancake Breakfast! We look forward to seeing everyone over the next couple of days!

FFA & Hope Squad want to feed you tonight! At the Basketball Doubleheader vs. MV-P tonight, FFA is hosting a Soup Supper for $5 and the Hope Squad is selling CRUMBL cookies for $5 as well!! Come Hungry and support a couple of student organizations!!!

Due to the no school day today, tomorrow (2/16) will be HAT DAY and SPREAD KINDNESS DAY in celebration of National FCCLA Week for any student or staff who wish to participate!

Good Morning, Here is the E-Learning Schedule that grades 6-12 will operate under today, Wednesday, February 15th. Attendance will be taken for each google meet. Thank you for your flexibility and have a great Wednesday! 8:30 - Blue 1 Google Meet Class 9:30 - Blue 2 Google Meet Class (Band 9:30, Chorus meets at 10:00) 10:30 - Blue 3 Google Meet Class 11:30 - Blue 4 Google Meet Class (MS Band at 11:30, MS Chorus at Noon) Please contact Mr. Knippling if you have any questions (Cole.Knippling@k12.sd.us)