Parkston School District 33-3

Good evening. Snow trends continue to decrease. The main concerns for Wednesday morning commute to school and work will be icy roads and winds. At this time we plan to remain on time. Any changes to that will be communicated by 6 AM tomorrow. Have a good night.

Just an update on the weather for tomorrow. We intend to start on time and ride the day out as long as possible. Any changes to this plan will be made at 6 AM or thereafter. Have a good evening.

Class photo times today with Twisted Wire Designs. If your Parkston Student can make it, please have them in the Armory at the designated time!

It's here! Every year Prom weekend seems to have some kind of snow, rain, ice, storm we have to battle! The sun is out now, and ready for a big night! Today is Parkston Prom 2023. The Juniors have worked hard preparing for this big event for all 9-12th graders at PHS. The decorations are gorgeous and the students are starting to show up in beautiful dresses and crisp suits. Pictures start at 2:30 today with a long line of events to follow. Event times are attached and Grand March is being streamed by Mr. Kinneberg. Grand March starts at 8:00, doors will open approximately 7:30 for seating. The dance will go from 8:30-12 with after prom to follow at 12:30. It’s a big night for these students, dressed in the best and ready to have a good time. May all the memories be amazing, and the day filled with laughter! Can't believe another year has almost come and gone.

Parkston Prom Photos by Twisted Wire Design 2023 Please use the below link to order your individual or group photos Ordering Open 8pm Saturday, through midnight on Tuesday, April 4th Ordering Link: www.twistedwiredesign.com/proofing Password: parkstonprom

The State HOSA Conference results are (finally) in!!!! The top three placers qualify for the national conference in Dallas in June! Congratulations to all of our amazing members for their hard work and dedication to the chapter!!! Community Awareness - 1st place - Mya Wickersham/Allie Hobbick/Aida Mikkonen/Chantel Wuertzer Health Education - 1st place - Kayla Neugebauer/Faith Oakley Medical Math - 2nd place - Mason Neugebauer Medical Spelling - 3rd place - Abby Hohn Forensics Science - 4th place - Cadence Juhnke/Aaron Baumiller Medical Reading - 5th place - Kenna Konfrst Health Career Display - 6th place - Finley Bogenreif/Rory Juhnke CPR/First Aid - 7th place - Mya Thuringer/Lauren Ziebart Forensics Science - 7th place - Abby Hohn/Jackie Braley PSA - 7th place - Payton Herrmann/Mya Nuebel/Gracie Oakley/Avery Bogenreif/Mariah Maxwell/London Sudbeck CPR/First Aid - 8th place - Evan Bartelt/Javon Friederich Behavioral Health - 9th place - Sharien Hannigan Medical Law & Ethics - 9th place - Sharien Hannigan

Good Morning. Out of caution due to the predicted early afternoon worsening weather and travel conditions the Parkston School District will be dismissing at 1 PM. Busses will run at that time. Please make appropriate arrangements for your students.

Good evening. A weather update. NWS has issued a blizzard warning to start at 3 PM tomorrow. We will plan to start school on time and monitor the conditions for a possible early release. Any changes to plans will be communicated by 6 AM. Travel safe and have a good night.

Great day at the Jim River FFA CDE hosted in Scotland today!! Congrats kids! Ag Business Management 2nd Place Team • Landon Weber 6th Place Ind. • Quayden Culbert 7th Place Ind. • Cale Weber 11th Place Ind Ag Mechanics 8th Place Team • Riley Neugebauer 9th Place Ind. • Breckin Culbert 35th Place Ind. • Kaden Stokes 40th Place Ind. Agronomy 2nd Place Team • Josiah Tapio 3rd Place Ind. • Carter Konrad 7th Place Ind. • Aiden Overby 11th Place Ind. • Ty Kummer 15th Place Ind. • Kelby Neugebauer 16th Place Ind. Floriculture • Emily Walz 2nd Place Ind. • Hilary Polreis 12th Place Ind. Food Science 2nd Place Team • Reese Reichert 2nd Place Ind. • Amber Hoff 8th Place Ind. • Angel 9th Place Ind. • Shelby Hohn 17th Place Ind. Horse Evaluation 1st Place Team • Elle Goehring 2nd Place Ind. • Kacy Goehring 3rd Place Ind. • Kahris Tapio 4th Place Ind. • Brooklyn Wagner 14th Place Ind. Livestock Evaluation 3rd Place Team • Carson Bueber 9th Place Ind. • Gage Reichert 10th Place Ind. • Mason Jervik 19th Place Ind. • Brycen Bruening 22nd Place Ind. Meats Evaluation • Preston Mattheis 2nd Milk Quality • Lizzy Schoenfelder 2nd Place Ind. • Andrew Weisz 17th Place Ind. Natural Resources 2nd Place Team • Kyle Walz 1st Place • Jesse Newton 9th Place Ind. • Bryce Neugebauer 17th Place Ind. • Wes Bigge 19th Place Ind. Nursery and Landscape 1st Place Team • Drew Braley 1st Place Ind. • Kash Neugebauer 2nd Place Ind. • Kaden Holzbauer 3rd Place Ind. Poultry Evaluation 1st Place Team • Reid Leischner 1st Place Ind. • Ty Fink 5th Place Ind. • Elliott Leischner 6th Place Ind. • Izzy Leischner 14th Place Ind. Vet Science 1st Place Team • Grace Lindeman 1st Place Ind. • Kiauna Hargens 2nd Place Ind. • Taylor Fink 5th Place Ind. • Ashlyn Tapio 17th Place Ind.

Due to weather concerns the Armour Music Contest for tomorrow Friday, March 31st has been postponed to Monday, April 10th. While this is a no-school day we are working on options to provide transportation and the opportunity for any 5-8 students who would like to attend. We will update you as the date draws closer.

https://https-sungoldsports-com.printavo.com/merch/ethan-parkston-track-merch Use the link to order Ethan Parkston Minotaur Track and Field apparel. Orders are due March 30th by 11:59pm.

What a GREAT way to kickoff Spring! We had SO much FUN at our Youth Volleyball Camp last night! 🏐💙🧡

Congratulations to Hadley Digmann, Zoey Gyolai, Kennedy Knippling, and Emelia Tapio for participating in the Mitchell Area Young Band Festival yesterday in Mitchell. The event featured two bands of first and second year band students composed of 240+ students from 18 schools. A recording is available for a limited time on the Mitchell Kernels youtube page.

Here are the results from yesterday's FFA CDE Competition hosted by Tri-Valley yesterday. Great Job!! Ag Business Management 12th Place Team • Quayden Culbert 34th Place Ind. • Cale Weber 42nd Place Ind Ag Mechanics 26th Place Team • Riley Neugebauer 20th Place Ind. • Breckin Culbert 126th Place Ind. • Kaden Stokes 130th Place Ind. Agronomy 17th Place Team • Carter Konrad 56th Place Ind. • Kelby Neugebauer 60th Place Ind. • Ty Kummer 61st Place Ind. • Aiden Overby 69th Place Ind. Floriculture 21st Place Team • Emily Walz 13th Place Ind. • Hilary Polreis 80th Place Ind. • Icis Muilenburg 118th Place Ind. Food Science 4th Place Team • Reese Reichert 15th Place Ind. • Shelby Hohn 40th Place Ind. • Amber Hoff 42nd Place Ind. • Angel Pietz 45th Place Ind. Horse Evaluation 4th Place Team • Kacy Goehring 2nd Place Ind. • Kahris Tapio 25th Place Ind. • Elle Goehring 27th Place Ind. • Brooklyn Wagner 46th Place Ind. Livestock Evaluation 12th Place Team • Mason Jervik 14th Place Ind. • Carson Bueber 41st Place Ind. • Gage Reichert 94th Place Ind. • Brycen Bruening 124th Place Ind. Meats Evaluation 2nd Place Team • Preston Mattheis 3rd Place Ind. • Carter Sommer 5th Place Ind. • Porter Neugebauer 23rd Place Ind. • Cade Thuringer 25t Place Ind. Milk Quality 14th Place Team • Lizzy Schoenfelder 35th Place Ind. • Andrew Schelske 57th Place Ind. • Andrew Weisz 73rd Place Ind. • Savannah Boddicker 93rd Place Ind. Natural Resources 17th Place Team • Kyle Walz 8th Place Ind. • Bryce Neugebauer 61st Place Ind. • Jesse Newton 98th Place Ind. • Wes Bigge 118th Place Ind. Nursery and Landscape 3rd Place Team • Drew Braley 1st Place Ind. • Kaden Holzbauer 7th Place Ind. • Kash Neugebauer 16th Place Ind. Poultry Evaluation 4th Place Team • Izzy Leischner 4th Place Ind. • Ty Fink 5th Place Ind. • Elliott 40th Place Ind. Vet Science 2nd Place Team • Grace Lindeman 5th Place Ind. • Taylor Fink 22nd Place Ind. • Ashlyn Tapio 40th Place Ind. • Kiauna Hargens 41st Place Ind.

The Parkston HOSA Public Service Announcement team has created a PSA for their state competition with the topic of "How to Talk to Friends and Family about Mental Health". Please watch, like and share to help boost their viewing power. Thank you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zBIojdlNsM

ACT PREP COURSE REMINDER - The second ACT Prep Course is tonight starting at 6 PM in Mrs. Schnabel's room. Mr. Knippling is covering the MATH portion of the ACT tonight. If your student missed last week's session, they can still sign up for this one and the rest of them by visiting with Mr. K in the high school office. Thank you!!

Don't forget to sign up your player for the camp on Tuesday! 🏐💙🧡

TODAY from 2-4:30! Come enjoy this fun, free, family event!

Play Practice UPDATE We will have practice THURSDAY FROM 3:00-4:30 AN UPDATED CALENDAR WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PRACTICE ON WEDNESDAY!

CAN DRIVE! Starting this Saturday (March 25th - April 1st) a trailer will be at Parkston Food Center collecting aluminum cans. The proceeds from this can collection will be used to purchase hygiene items for The Trojan Den and The Food Pantry. This is a project organized by the Parkston FCCLA Chapter.