Parkston School District 33-3

AMBUSH BASKETBALL WORKOUTS BEGIN THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 4th! If you haven't signed up yet, you can sign up at the door on Tuesday! Incoming 9th - 12th graders - 9:30-10:30 Incoming 6th-8th graders - 10:30 - 11:30 Incoming 3rd - 5th graders - 11:30 - 12:30

Best of luck to our Lady Trojan, Gracie Oakley. She competes today and tomorrow in the Girls State A Golf Tournament. Lets go!

Reminder-- Summer Strength and Conditioning starts on Monday. Please make sure to get registered!! Information Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ztvv9wPI4CmgSd4I2vrw6R9oBY4j53Bq/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118032588808094496712&rtpof=true&sd=true Registration Sheet: https://forms.gle/GLJG4yhtmpwC3cmx7 Please fill out the registration sheet so we have a count on numbers and t-shirts. Bring payment to the Elementary Office. If you have any questions, please contact your coaches. Thanks!

LOOK OUT: There is a FLOCK in town! Beware you may be flocked next:) FCCLA members are flocking yards to raise money for National Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington this summer. If you are "flocked" follow the directions on the back of the yard sign to have the flocked moved to the next lucky yard!

REMINDER: Youth Volleyball Camp is next Monday and Wednesday. This is for incoming 3rd graders (just finished 2nd) through 5th graders. Please use the link to register your player. https://forms.gle/7x2FY4AgSG3Knfdu9

The Ethan Parkston boys track and field team placed 6th as a team today at the State Track Meet!!!!! Congratulations to everyone!!!! 2024 State Meet Place Winners- -James Deckert - Long Jump Champion! -Boys 4x400 Relay - 2nd place! Team Members - Kolter Kramer, Gage Hohn, Mark Deckert, Maddux Brissette Time - 3:26.46 **They improved their school record by over 4 seconds!!!!! -Boys 4x100 Relay - 3rd place! Team Members - Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, Connor Prunty *This group also improved their school record time during the prelims with a time of 43.44! -Boys 4x200 Relay - 3rd place! Team Members - Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, Connor Prunty -Kolter Kramer - 6th place in 400m dash! -Will Jodozi - 6th place in shot put! -Leah Klock - 4th place in 400m dash! -Lauren Ziebart - 5th place in 100m dash! *Lauren also improved her school record time during the prelims to 12.27!!! -Girls 4x400 Relay - 7th place! Team Members - Lauren Ziebart, Marissa Storm, Ella Pollreisz, Leah Klock -Ella Pollreisz broke the school record in the 3,200m run! Her time was 11:44.16! ***Congrats to everyone on a great season!

CONGRATULATIONS to James Deckert the Class A State Champion in the Long Jump!!!!

Are you a student who is dedicated when participating in an activity? Are you a student who looks to build skills in teamwork, coordination, and self-confidence? Are you a student who has big goals and loves opportunities? JOIN BAND! Many of the people you look up to (athletes, celebrities, family members, and more!) have been involved in music at some point. Not only does band allow you to learn something new that will stick with you for a lifetime, but it also opens many doors for new opportunities after high school! "What if I don't have an instrument?" - We have you covered! Our school can rent you an instrument and works with both Popplers & Schmitt Music to get you what you need. "I already turned my registration in. Can I still join?" - Yes! Email Ms. Anderson at ashlynn.anderson@k12.sd.us with your top three instrument choices/what you already know how to play. "I don't have any experience, but I would like to try. Can I do this?" - Absolutely. Individual & group lessons are provided during the school day and any other time that you may want some extra practice. I look forward to seeing you in the Fall! *Starred activities are extra opportunities that students may participate in. These events have certain requirements for participation. Email for more details.

The Ethan Parkston Track and Field team broke FIVE school records today! Yes...FIVE! We finally had a beautiful day to compete. Congrats to the kids on their great performances! We also had several personal records and won both the boys' and girls' team titles! New school records- Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Lauren Ziebart Rachel Klock Marissa Storm Leah Klock Time - 4:09.71 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Ella Pollreisz Lexi Schoenfelder Leah Klock Marissa Storm Time - 9:56.25 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Mark Deckert James Deckert Maddux Brissette Connor Prunty Time - 43.58 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Mark Deckert James Deckert Maddux Brissette Connor Prunty Time - 1:30.60 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Kolter Kramer Gage Hohn Mark Deckert Maddux Brissette Time - 3:30.57

For the final time this school year, here is the Parkston Elementary Update. Thank you to everyone who has positively impacted our school community!!! https://secure.smore.com/n/hyd612

lots of lost items at parkston elementary! come in today to claim!

Parkston VB Academy is June 3rd and June 5th 9:00-10:30 in the MPR! Registration Link: https://forms.gle/49GTkcyaXYBzCzak7

Elementary parents! Please have you or your student check the lost and found the next two days. It is overflowing with clothing, boots, shoes, snow gear. Everything will be donated to the Trojan Den after the last day.

Congratulations to Mason Neugebauer, senior at PHS, for being the recipient of a scholarship from Lifeserve Blood Center. He was selected because of his dedication to the HOSA blood drives put on each year and his selfless act of donating blood to save lives. At our May 8th blood drive, Mason hit the One Gallon mark for his donations! Abbie Arneson, our local territorial representative for Lifeserve, said, "Mason is pretty incredible. In all honestly, I do not know if I have ever had a student graduate high school with having donated just over a Gallon with 9 pints of blood, which had the ability to help up 27 patients!!! It is amazing when you think about what he has accomplished before leaving high school and even more astonishing when you consider that only 3% of the population donates blood!" Congratulations, Mason! Thank you for setting an example for not only your peers but current donors and potential donors everywhere! 🩸

REMINDER: Youth Softball Camp is next Saturday! Ethan-Parkston Youth Softball Camp Ethan-Parkston HS Softball team is hosting a youth softball camp for any player 8U-14U on Saturday, May 18th. Choose a session: 10:00-12:00 @ Orange Field in Parkston 1:00-3:00 @ Ethan's Field Fundamental skills in Defense, Hitting, and Pitching/Catching will be led by Ethan-Parkston HS players and coaches $30/player (will be collected the day of camp) Please use this link to register https://forms.gle/nMAFaEJgYKcTiKut9 Please bring a glove, bat, cleats and helmet (if player has one) All funds generated will go towards our non-funded Ethan-Parkston High School Softball Program Potential rain date would be Sunday afternoon/early-evening May 19th. Please contact Coach Hobbick (abbie.hobbick@k12.sd.us) with any questions. Thank you for your support!

We had three school records broken yesterday! Drake Gustafson broke his own record in the javelin with a throw of 144'0"! Elle Goehring also broke the record in the javelin with a throw of 100'1"! And the boys 4x100 meter relay team improved their school record time to 43.90! Team members are Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, and Connor Prunty! Congrats everyone!

The Ethan Parkston track team would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to the Commercial Club and community members who volunteered to work at the Buck Timmins Memorial Track Meet yesterday! The time you gave up to help our athletes was greatly appreciated! Hosting a track meet requires a ton of man power and we couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you! *And Congrats to our boys' and girls' teams for winning the Team Titles! We had a great day with lots of PRs!

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! We are all excited to see how you continue to grow!

A note about Graduation on Saturday. There will be plastic totes for each senior in the lobby area at the school to drop cards/gifts into for the graduates. If you aren't able to make it to all the grad parties or have anything to give to the graduates, these will be at the graduation ceremony for you to help out! Thanks and see you Saturday!

Congratulations to London Sudbeck on her commitment to cheer for Mount Marty University next year!!!