The Parkston 5-8th music students attended Armour Contest on April 10th. This year, we had 42 entries at contest!! Students did an amazing job preparing and working hard this contest season.

Come celebrate these students at our 3-6th concert at 7:00pm in the Armory TONIGHT!

Upcoming events:
May 8th - 5-12th Grade POPs Concert & Awards Night (5th grade portion is band and drumline ONLY)
about 8 hours ago, Ashlynn Anderson
Armour Contest Ratings
Congratulations to our newest inducted members of National Honor Society! We are so proud of all of your accomplishments!
about 10 hours ago, Katie Bialas
National Honor Society
New National Honor Society Members

The EP Track and Field Team had a great day yesterday at Wagner!


-Congrats to Taziah Hawkins on her new SCHOOL RECORD in the 100h with a time of 16.16!

-Congrats to the Boys Team for winning the team title!

1 day ago, Joe Shepardson
EP Track and Field
3️⃣2️⃣ Parkston Community Celebrity Players
8️⃣ Donkeys
4️⃣Teams
3️⃣Games
1️⃣Amazing Cause

It’s wilder than a rodeo; it’s funnier than a circus!  It’s Donkey Basketball!

Join us on April 30 at 7:00 PM at the Parkston Armory for a family-fun night of basketball action...on donkeys! 🎉🏀🫏This fundraiser is brought to you by the Parkston HOSA Chapter and Dairyland Donkeyball, and all funds from this event go towards providing life-saving heart screenings to our high school students! Doors open at 6:00 PM. Concessions will be provided!

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Preschool and younger are free! Advanced tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Parkston Food Center, Farmers State Bank, Parkston School Elementary Office, or the Parkston School High School Office. You can also go to the link below or scan the QR Code to purchase tickets online! Thank you in advance for supporting Parkston HOSA and this amazing cause!

https://parkston-hosa-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-ticket-e-sale.cheddarup.com

Questions? Please contact Advisor Carmen Bartells for more information.
1 day ago, Carmen Bartells
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DDB Flyer
Parkston FBLA represented our school well at the State Convention. Our students competed against over 489 students from across South Dakota. Hilary was given an Outstanding Member Award and placed Runner Up in Business Law. Hilary was also Runner Up in Job Interview. Trey was 5th place in Impromptu Speaking. Brycen was Runner Up in Accounting I. Grady was 3rd place in Accounting I. Thank you to the Capital City for hosting!
2 days ago, Tyler Hockett
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Huge news!!! 🎉🎨 I jumped, I cried, I ran around the house! We did it!

For the first time ever, we had two students place in the State Art Show, and I could not be more grateful, proud, and excited. 🤯 This is the best of the best. We can only put in one work for each category. One shot, that's it. Honestly for the first part of my career I wasn't even sure how to enter let alone the categories and how it all works. Now that we got this down... Watch us grow!

Art isn’t something that just “happens.” It takes time—hours of quiet focus, trial and error, starting over, and pushing through self-doubt. It takes talent, yes—but even more than that, it takes heart, patience, and the courage to create something personal and put it out into the world.

These students showed all of that and more.

🥉 3rd Place Mixed Media — Makayla Travis
🥇 1st Place Photography — Hayden Mette

What an incredible accomplishment.

I’m so thankful to witness the dedication, energy, and passion these students pour into their work every single day. This is what fine arts are all about—expression, perseverance, and growth.

Thank you to Mrs. Andera also.... For helping our students in yearbook push those photography skills! It truly takes an army!

I cannot wait to read the judges’ comments and celebrate this moment even more.

So proud. So grateful. 💙

Next year we take home even more places!

5 days ago, Colleen Mette
Makayla Travis 3rd place mixed media
Hayden Mette 1st place photography
After Prom Donations – Everyone Welcome!

Prom is April 18, and Parkston PTO is excited to sponsor a fun and safe After Prom for our students! While we’re in good shape with planning, we never want anyone in our community to feel left out—especially those who enjoy supporting our kids.

We would love to highlight and include our amazing small businesses, organizations, churches, families, and homemakers who may want to contribute a prize or donation. It’s a great way to be part of something special for our students!

Donation Deadline: April 14

Please drop off donations to Mrs. Mette or Mrs. Andera

Questions or want to coordinate a donation? Contact:

• heather.andrea@k12.sd.us (PTO President)
• kristie.bueber@k12.sd.us (Vice President)
• colleen.mette@k12.sd.us (Board Member)

Thank you for being such a supportive community—we appreciate you!
9 days ago, Heather Andera
The staff from Avera St. Benedict's were in the building today to run a "Med Camp" for our 6th - 8th grade students. Be sure to ask them about the cool learning experience tonight when they get home! Thank You to Ember Dale and all of the Avera Staff that made such a fun learning experience possible for the students!!
9 days ago, Cole Knippling
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Parkston HOSA is proud to announce that 🫏🏀DAIRYLAND DONKEY BASKETBALL SHOW🏀🫏 is back! This fun-filled show will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 PM in the Parkston Armory! All proceeds from this event will go toward providing all students, grades 9-12, a sudden cardiac death heart screening through Screening America. Did you know the most common cause of sudden death in our young people are congenital abnormalities of the heart and blood vessels that are present at birth, but that usually produce no symptoms? Help us make our goal a reality! Advance tickets will be available for purchase starting next week. Watch for future posts!
10 days ago, Carmen Bartells
Donkey Basketball is back!
Due to cold temperatures and gusty winds, the E/P track meet scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.
10 days ago, Adam Fischer
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The Parkston Commercial Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 4th at 1:00pm at the Parkston School Armory.
13 days ago, Cole Knippling
Congratulations to Brycen Bruening on being named to Class B All-State 2nd team! Go Trojans!
14 days ago, Adam Fischer
Brycen Bruening
Reminder that school dismisses at 1 PM today for teacher in-service and Easter break. Buses will run normal routes at that time. Please make appropriate transportation arrangements for your child(ren). Have a HAPPY EASTER!
14 days ago, Patrick Mikkonen
Early Out
The school is full of visitors today!! We are hosting the District FFA competition for the second year in a row. Good Luck to all the Parkston FFA participants and thank you to all of the community members that volunteer to make today a success! also a HUGE Thank You goes out to Ms. Ackerman and the FFA members for all the prep and planning to make today happen!! Great Job!!!!
17 days ago, Cole Knippling
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The Parkston Concert Choir and Concert Band performed at the Region 5 Large Group Contest in Mitchell, SD on Wednesday. Both ensembles did an outstanding job performing for the judges and audience members!

Concert Choir: 2 Superior ratings, 1 Excellent
Concert Band: 2 Superior ratings, 1 Excellent
20 days ago, Ashlynn Anderson
Parkston Concert Choir
Parkston Concert Band
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary stopped by the school today to present a certificate and check to the winners of the Americanism Essay contest that all of the 6th graders participated in for Mr. Huber's Social Studies Class. Congrats to our winners - Louie Knippling -1st Place Maelee Kaufman - 2nd place and Thank You to Bernice Bialas and Mona Geidel and all of the American Legion Auxiliary for their support of our students!!
20 days ago, Cole Knippling
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Three USD medical students who are on rotation in Parkston came to the school today to talk to students in grades 6-12 who were interested in hearing about their journey through college and medical school. Thank you, Morgan, Elle, and Kathryn for joining us!
22 days ago, Carmen Bartells
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The Honors and Accolades keep piling up for these two!! Hard-Earned and Well-Deserved! Congrats to Berkley Ziebart and Keeara Oakley on both being named to the All-State 3rd Team!! ✅Class BAll-State 3rd Team ✅Class B All-Tournament Team ✅SESD 1st Team All-Conference ✅Scored 1000th point of Career as Juniors! https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/prep/full-listing-of-the-2026-south-dakota-girls-basketball-all-state-teams
22 days ago, Cole Knippling
Berk and Keeks
High Five on the fly!
1000 points and All Tourney Team Medals
4th Place
The 2026 Parkston football schedule has arrived!
23 days ago, Adam Fischer
2026 Parkston FB schedule

The HOSA Public Service Announcement (PSA) Team needs your help! Please watch the following PSA they created with an overarching topic of “Brain Health is Public Health”. Their video, entitled "Awareness Starts With You" makes viewers aware of the dangers of consuming energy drinks and the effects it has on brain health. Please like and share the video! Leave comments, too! We appreciate you!

Awareness Starts With You - Parkston HOSA PSA

24 days ago, Carmen Bartells
Brain health