Come join us for "Spooky" Science on Friday!

Some great tips from SD Dept. of Ed on reading and behavior! Little things that can make a big difference.


Here is the Bracket for the Region 5B Volleyball Tournament starting next week.

On Saturday the Oral Interp team competed at the DSU invitational in Madison. The senior readers theater group of Kate Swier, Lexi Vanderlei, Hope Kemnitz, and Abby Gretschmann placed 4th!
Kate Swier placed third overall in storytelling
Jake Namminga place fifth in the honors group of non-original oratory.
Congratulations!

Middle School and High School students: Want to get into the Halloween spirit?! If you would like to dress up on Friday, October 31, please bring a canned good or $1 to Mrs. Fathke. Reminder: No masks allowed during class time!

Get your poodle skirts and 45 rpm records out, yesterday was day 50 in First Grade!



Join us for a Tailgate this Thursday before the playoff game!

The Lady Pirates last regular season game is tonight in Bon Homme!
If you come to the game, they will be serving Arby's!


The Juniors are raffling some boards!

The Lady Pirates have their last regular season home match tonight! Come support the Lady Pirates! 🏐🏴☠️
The juniors will also have baked potatoes in the concession stand for supper!

Congratulations to Cale Cooper, Rance Kuhlman and Zander Fathke on finishing up their 2025 Cross Country seasons at the SDHSAA State Meet and placing 9th overall in Class B!

Thanks to the Drama club, crew, and Mrs. Knodel for a fabulous show Saturday night!

Best of luck to our Cross Country runners and Coach Jurrens today at the State Cross Country meet in Huron, SD

Good luck to our cross country runners tomorrow at state!
They will be leaving at 9 am tomorrow from the school parking lot. If you'd like to wish them well, please meet them in the parking lot at 8:45am to send them off!
Good luck!! 🏴☠️🏃♂️

Gold Standard Pirates of the Week!
PK-4: Dylan Hanvey
5-8: Zulema Serrano
9-12: Al'Shamon Gunter
Congratulations!
PK-4: Dylan Hanvey
5-8: Zulema Serrano
9-12: Al'Shamon Gunter
Congratulations!

Oral Interp competed in Bon Homme today. The whole group was finally together!
Senior Readers Theater group Abby Gretschmann, Kate Swier, Hope Kemnitz and Lexi Vanderlei received an Excellent +.
Sophomore Readers Theater group Pria Sesler, Jake Namminga, Kaydence Metzger and Irelynn Small recieved an Excellent +.
Jake Namminga received an Excellent + in Non Original Oratory.
Kate Swier received an Excellent + in story telling.
Charli Paulsen recieved an Excellent + in Poetry and Humorous.
Senior Duo Ella Hamilton and Abby Gretschmann received an Excellent +
Sophomore Duo Pria Sesler and Irelynn Small received an Excellent +.
It was a great day to be a Pirate!

This morning, grades K-4 had a fun assembly with Phil Baker from the South Dakota Arts Council. Students were up and moving with music!








The Chemistry class celebrated "mole" day (if you know you know!) by calculating the number of potassium atoms in their glass of carbonated apple juice!

Football....Thursday! Change of day, same Game Day Pirate attitude! Good luck!! 🏴☠️

🍂 Fall Weather Reminder! 🍁
The temperatures are dropping, and those crisp fall mornings are here! Please remind your students to bring a jacket or sweatshirt to school each day so they stay warm during recess and arrival/dismissal times. Thank you for helping keep our kids cozy and comfortable as the weather changes! 🧥🍃
The temperatures are dropping, and those crisp fall mornings are here! Please remind your students to bring a jacket or sweatshirt to school each day so they stay warm during recess and arrival/dismissal times. Thank you for helping keep our kids cozy and comfortable as the weather changes! 🧥🍃

