Parkston School District 33-3

The Boys Basketball Region game vs. Freeman for tonight has been postponed until tomorrow night. Armory doors will open at 6 PM with the game starting @ 7 PM.

Parkston art students took a trip to the University of South Dakota Art Department in Vermillion today to expand their knowledge of ceramics with Professor Jinsik Yoo. Students also had the opportunity to be introduced to screen printing. I love getting students out into different venues to learn about the arts, see an amazing art facility, and reignite their love of learning. It was a great day and builds excitement to continue growing our art program for years to come! 🎨✨

THEMES FOR STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Thursday - Neon
Friday - Camo
Saturday - State T-Shirts/Blue Trojan Gear

Congratulations to the Lady Trojans who punched their ticket to STATE with a win over De Smet tonight!! The Trojans will play Centerville in the first round of the State Tournament next Thursday at 5:00pm in Brookings.

Parkston FCCLA Members have qualified for National Competition! Congratulations on your hard work! These members competed in online events and placed in the Top 20 in the Nation, advancing to in-person competition in Washington, D.C. this summer! Pack your bags...you are headed to NLC!

Good Luck to one of our own Karlie Konfrst this weekend as her Mitchell Marlins team competes in the State Hockey Tourney in Mitchell!

Fun night of celebrating Trojan success!! Boys advance to Region Semi's with a win over TDA! Brycen is presented with a ball to honor his 1000th point. Wrestlers recognized at halftime for a 7th place finish! Kiptyn 7th Quayden 4th Gage 2nd Wyatt 1st -shoutout to Wyatt-- All-Time wins leader in school history (231) and finished his senior year 51-0!! GO TROJANS!!!

Congratulations to all of our wrestlers who competed at the State Wrestling Tournament! The following wrestlers placed: Kiptyn Schaefers-- 7th Quayden Culbert-- 4th Gage Reichert-- 2nd Wyatt Anderson-- 1st

We sent our wrestlers off to the State Tournament today with some PES spirit! Good Luck and GO BIG BLUE!!!

Congratulations to Hayden Mette on receiving the Build Dakota Scholarship!
Hayden will be attending Mitchell Tech next year to pursue Electrical Construction & Maintenance, and his scholarship is proudly sponsored by Muth Electric.
As part of the scholarship, Hayden has committed to working for Muth Electric for three years after graduation and continuing his career right here in South Dakota.
We are so proud of his hard work and dedication. This is an amazing opportunity — best of luck, Hayden!

State Educators Rising Conference 2026: Seven PHS students attend conference at Black Hills State University the past two days. Members competed in events, networked, and attended workshops! Hilary Polreis led the confernce as the State Ed Rising President. Members Lexi Schoenfelder, Icis Muilenburg, Randi Norgaard, Hilary Polreis, Ava Laffey, Kennedy Knippling, and Carlee Hockett all competed in interactive bulletin board. All recieving gold scores. Lexi, Icis, Hilary, Ava, Carlee, and Kennedy all advance to National Competition. Seniors Hilary, Ava, Icis, and Lexi competed in Ed Rising Moment sharing their "why" they want to become a teacher. Hilary recieved gold and placed third in the state (advances to nationals). Ava recieved a silver (advances to nationals). Lexi recieved gold (advances to Nationals). Icis received gold (advances to Nationals). National Competition will be held in Portland, Oregon in June. Parkston is growing future teachers! Another great day to be a Trojans! 🍎💙🧡

Happy National FFA Week! Once again our chapter will be hosting the District IV Qualifying CDE on Monday, March 30th. Just like last year, we need A LOT of help to pull this off! If you would be interested in donating your time from 9:45-3:00 on March 30th, please fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/H4KQamJ2GXtFjG1v7
No experience required, just a great opportunity to volunteer and learn more about what FFA does and the awesome things they are learning about.
Contact Miss Ackerman if you have questions!

Congratulations to all of our wrestlers who are advancing to the State Tournament on Thursday!!

Don’t forget tomorrow morning is the Pancake Breakfast to kick off National FFA Week. We’d love to celebrate with all of you!

Music festival and contest season has kept our students busy over the last few months! Our students have done a wonderful job representing our school in our region as well as the state level.

November 2025:
7-8th Band/Choir Festival @ Platte
HS Band/Choir Festival @ Gregory
All State Chorus & Orchestra @ Sioux Falls

January 2026:
7-8th Grade Honor Band @ DWU
HS Honor Band @ DWU
6th Grade Honor Band @ DWU

February 2026:
HS Vocal Solo/Ensemble @ Kimball
EFHC @ Brookings
HS Instrumental Solo/Ensemble @ Chamberlain

Upcoming Festival/Contest Events:
March 2nd - 4-6th Grade Elementary Festival Choir @ Mitchell
March 31st - Young Band Festival @ Mitchell
April 10th - 5-8 Armour Contest @ Armour
April 29th - 5-8 Instrumental Contest @Platte

High school band members competed at the Region V Solo/Ensemble contest at Chamberlain on Wednesday, February 18th. The students had an outstanding day and received high scores for the event!

Superior Ratings:
Cohen B. & Isaac S. - Trumpet Duet
Gabe E., Zoey G., Carlee H., and Matias L. - Clarinet Quartet

Excellent Rating:
Carter K., Elizabeth S., and Mason T. - Instrumental Trio

Come join the Parkston FFA Chapter in celebrating National FFA Week next Monday, February 23rd at the annual Pancake Breakfast! It will be located in the Armory and serving from 7:00am-9:00am.

Here is the liveticket link for tonight's GBB game at the Corn Palace. $10 is the fee and you get both of the games tonight.

https://liveticket.tv//beavers/

Congratulations to Wyatt Anderson and Traeson Weatherford on their commitments to compete at the next level! Wyatt will wrestle for Northern State University and Traeson will play football for Mount Marty University.