Reminder from Avera St. Benedict Health Center on scheduling your sport physicals and necessary immunization shots for students. You can find the information on the News Feed on the Parkston School website. Remember-- all Parkston athletes need a new physical each school year to be eligible to compete in their sport season.
If any incoming 8th Grader is planning on joining the FFA Chapter this fall AND interested in showing livestock/exhibiting projects as an FFA Member at the South Dakota State Fair this fall, please email Miss Ackerman at morgan.ackerman@k12.sd.us by July 15th so she can add you to the summer parent email list and get you the needed information. Thank you!
National FCCLA Leadership Conference 2023
Seven Parkston FCCLA members traveled to Denver, CO this past week to compete in STAR Events. Results are in!
Career Investigation- Mackenzie Titze, GOLD. FCCLA Chapter Website- Rory Juhnke, Alyssa Weisz, GOLD (3rd in Nation). Food Innovations- Carlie Hobbick, Karlie Konfrst, Lizzy Schoenfelder- GOLD. Instructional Video Design- Elle Goehring- GOLD (1st in Nation).
Congratulations!
The Parkston FFA Summer Fundraisers have officially started and will go until Friday, July 28th! This year we are selling TWO different items!!
We are still selling our amazing peaches, just like in previous years, but due to supply chain issues they are now Colorado Peaches and they will be arriving August 30th. They can be purchased in-person from your favorite FFA Member OR purchased and paid for online at this link https://myfruitsale.com/ where you can select the Parkston FFA Chapter as your organization.
The second items we are selling are homemade freezer meals. There are two different recipes: Penne with Smoked Sausage and Chicken Taco Rice Casserole. These can ONLY be purchased in person from your favorite local FFA Member and not online.
If you have questions or need an FFA Member sent your way, please reach out to Miss Ackerman at morgan.ackerman@k12.sd.us. Thanks for supporting the Parkston FFA Chapter!!
SAVE the DATE-- July 25th
This year we will be offering school pictures on July 25th from 8:00-3:00 in the armory. Elementary families can also stop in the office to pick up class letters, supply lists, and class lists, which will allow students to discover who their teacher will be for the 23-24 school year.
Click below for online order information-- https://marks.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=237998
HOSA members Faith Oakley, Abby Hohn, Kayla Neugebauer, Mya Wickersham, Chantal Wuertzer, Allie Hobbick, Aida Mikkonen, and Kenna Konfrst headed to Dallas, Texas last week for the 46th Annual HOSA International Leadership Conference. They were just eight of an incredible 12,000 HOSA members, advisors, and guests in attendance. While there, the girls competed in their respective competitive events, took in several educational breakouts, networked with other HOSA members from all over the world, and learned from colleges, universities, and businesses at the educational expo. Even though nobody brought home a medallion, the experience alone was memorable. Thank you to everybody who donated or wished them well on their endeavor! Your support of HOSA is greatly appreciated!
The Mountains are Calling and We Must Go! Parkston FCCLA members are off to Denver, CO for the next week for National FCCLA Leadership Competition. Wishing all memebrs the best on the adventure. Safe Travels!
Safe Travels Elyssa! We wish Elyssa Bartlet the best as she travels to Orlando, FL for the Educators Rising National Convention. Elyssa is serving at the South Dakota VP of Communications on the State Officer team. She will spend time building leadership skills and learning about teaching professionals with her officer team. Prayers for a wonderful convention!
National FCCLA Raffle! To help offset the costs of traveling to Denver, CO for National Competition. National
Qualifers are selling raffle tickets for some awesome prices from generous area donors! All proceeds go to the qualifiers. Drawing is July 20th if you are interested in purchasing tickets, contact one of the these qualifiers:
Mackenzie Titze
Rory Juhnke
Alyssa Weisz
Elle Goehring
Karlie Konfrst
Carlie Hobbick
Lizzy Schoenfelder
Carrie Kafka (Adviser)
Thank You for your support!
Avera St. Benedict in Parkston has designated July 18th, 20th and 21st as days (normal business hours) where additional staff will be available to accommodate for physicals. Additionally, on 7/18 they are offering extended hours until 7:00 pm. If those dates do not work, there is an option to schedule different days/times.
Remember, Parkston athletes need a new physical each school year to be eligible to compete in their sport season.
Reminder that WILBS basketball workouts start this afternoon! Grades 3-5 start at 1:30. Grades 6-8 start at 2:40 and Grades 9-12 start at 3:50. Would LOVE to see a great turnout. The HS coaches will be there to help with registering. See you this afternoon!
THANK YOU to all that contributed to the FCCLA calendar fundraiser! The winner of the $50 Visa Gift Card is Rick Gausepohl (from Karlie Konfrst calender). Your support is helping to send Parkston students to the National Competition in Denver, CO!
Any player in grades 7-12 that plans to play softball this spring, please fill out this form . Contact Coach Hobbick with any questions. https://forms.gle/bL6S3NqeyLXXujYGA
Parkston will now have HS Softball!!
Due to weather that is not ideal for a car wash, the HOSA car wash has been POSTPONED. If you are interested in supporting the HOSA mission and their trip to Dallas, you can also donate towards their Envelope Fundraiser! Find an envelope that doesn't have a name on it and claim it by donating the same amount as the number on the envelope! Envelope already claimed? You can claim it too! HOSA appreciates any and all donations towards their trip. THANK YOU!
Car Wash this Saturday, June 10th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church to support the HOSA International's trip! Free will donation!
Please consider supporting PHS HOSA members as they prepare for the International Leadership Conference in Dallas, TX by donating to the their Envelope Fundraiser! On their fundraising board are 100 envelopes; each envelope represents a donation amount. For example, the first envelope is available for a $1 donation, the 33rd envelope is available for a $33 donation, and so on. Once an envelope has been claimed, it is off the board! If you are interested in donating, please contact one of the competing HOSA members or message Advisor Carmen Bartells! Competing this year are: Team Kayla Neugebauer and Faith Oakley in Health Education, Abby Hohn in Medical Spelling, Kenna Konfrst in Medical Reading, and Team Mya Wickersham, Allie Hobbick, Chantel Wuertzer, and Aida Mikkonen in Community Awareness. As always, thank you in advance for your continued support for PHS students and their educational endeavors!
And We're off! Good Luck to these girls as they head to state golf! Practice Round today and tourney starts tomorrow. Special Thanks to the parents for our team State T-Shirts and our bags of snacks! They sent us off in style!
ATTENTION BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND PARENTS!! We are excited to announce that we have organized WILBS Basketball Workouts here in Parkston for this summer. These will be held on Thursday afternoons for 6 weeks this summer. This is a GREAT opportunity to work on your basketball skills and we would love to have all of our basketball players coming into grades 3-12 signup! The first workout is on JUNE 15th so get signed up today! I HIGHLY recommend signing up your player for this opportunity. For more information, take a look at the attached flier, contact wilbsbasketball@gmail.com, or Coach Knippling or Coach Bruening!
Thirsty? Need a sweet treat? Go visit Fir & Bismark for flavored lemonade and baked goods. FCCLA members are fundraising for National Competition in Denver, Co!
