Ethan School District 17-1

The Ethan Parkston Track and Field team broke FIVE school records yesterday !! 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

Parents, as of right now, I have one new driver that has committed for next school year. They will only be able to be full-time after the end of October. That means we are still in need of a part-time driver that can drive the afternoon route from the beginning of the school year until approximately November 1st. If we are unable to find that individual, we will not be offering bus transportation next school year. If you are interested at all in driving bus, please contact the school immediately. The Ethan School District will pay the cost of obtaining your certification. If we do not have another driver in place by July 15th, we will be making the decision to cancel our bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year. We certainly hope it does not come to that and will continue to try and obtain one more part-time driver. Mr. Hawkins

Last chance to sign up for Ethan YOUTH Volleyball Camp. Next Week Tuesday & Wednesday (May 21st-22nd 9-10:30)!! See image for details!! Please bring waivers by tomorrow!! Mary Beyer (mary.beyer@k12.sd.us)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS CLASS OF 2024!! Ceremony in the Ethan Gym TODAY at 2PM! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

Friendly reminder to settle any outstanding lunch balances at your earliest convenience. Checks/Cash or Online payments are accepted! Online payments can be conveniently made through the Infinite Campus portal under the 'fees' section. If you haven't yet been set up on Infinite Campus, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I'll also be sending individual emails today to those with negative balances on their accounts. If questions, please contact Mary Beyer (mary.beyer@k12.sd.us)

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!

Getting closer!!!! Graduation 2:00pm this Saturday, Class of 2024!

The Ethan EdRising chapter is sending three students to the National EdRising Convention in Washington D.C. this summer! Hunter Dean, Michael Freeman, and Madi Raymond will compete in their respective competitions, meet new people from across the country, and learn more about both education and our nation’s history while at the convention. They are currently conducting a calendar fundraiser to help support their trip. You can participate in the fundraiser by the following: 1. Sponsor a day leading up to National Convention (June 1st – 26th). Ex. $1 for June 1st, $10 for June 10th, $26 for June 26th, etc. 2. Sponsor a day at National Convention (June 27th – 30th) for $50. Each student has their own calendar to fill out, and they are accepting additional donations. If interested, feel free to contact any of these students or their advisor, Mrs. Hostler. Thank you!

Summer Events for Students Career Exploration opportunities! Attached is the flier and here is the link: dlr.sd.gov/summer-passport

Congratulations to the boys' and girls' track teams for winning the SESD Conference Track Meet yesterday in Platte!

Congrats to the Boys 4x800 meter relay team as they broke the school record at Howard Wood today! Their time was 8:35.35! Team members are Gage Hohn, David Brock, Reco Muilenburg, and Evan Bartelt. Congrats! And congrats to the Boys 4x200 meter relay team on their 5th place finish at Howard Wood today! Team members are Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, and Connor Prunty!

Congratulations to PK-6 on an awesome concert last night! You all did a terrific job and should be very proud of yourselves! Thanks to everyone who helped in any way and thank you to everyone that attended the concert!

As school is quickly coming to an end, we need to get photos of our groups for the yearbook. We will start right after the 9:05 bell on Monday, May 6th—just like last year Mary M will be announcing them on the intercom. We will go in this order: HS CHOIR HS BAND MS CHOIR MS BAND HS TRACK MS TRACK FCCLA (Middle School & High School) NHS STUDENT COUNCIL ACADEMIC FEST QUIZ BOWL GYMNASTICS SOFTBALL WRESTLING ONE ACT ORAL INTERP We ask that all students either wear a black shirt or Ethan Rustler apparel. Advisors will be included in these pictures if available. Students please be here and ready to go by 9:05 this way we can get pictures done and get everyone back to class.

Help us in celebrating School Lunch Hero Day TODAY!!! Thank you to all our Food Service workers for being the BEST!!

Parents - Tonight after or before the Elementary concert would be a great opportunity to go through the lost and found corner in the Elementary hallway. Please look through and take what is yours. If nothing is claimed by year end it will be sent to Goodwill. Thank you!

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!

Friday Fellowship is having our last meeting of the year on this Friday at 7:30 AM sharp in the new gym. We have a guest speaker, Toby Kippes, who is coming to speak. We want to open it up to ALL KIDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME and hear his story. Grab some pancakes from the FFA club before or after…and join us for an amazing story from a common guy. You won’t regret getting up to hear this one!

The PK-6th grade spring concert is Thursday, May 2 at 7:00 pm. The 5th and 6th grade band students should report to the music room at 6:30 pm. All other students should be in their classrooms by 6:50 pm. We are asking the students to please dress in appropriate concert attire. No blue jeans or athletic clothing. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Bamberg or Mrs. Tilberg at the school.

We are STILL seeking a Math High School Certified Teacher to join our team for school year 2024-2025! If you're interested, please apply via our website at https://www.ethan.k12.sd.us/o/esdsd/page/job-opportunities. For any questions or inquiries, feel free to email Tim.Hawkins@k12.sd.us or Mary.Beyer@k12.sd.us. Thank you!

Congratulations to Michael Freeman who won the National FFA Scholarship. SD FFA Members Earn National Scholarships - There is a need to fill the pipeline of leaders in the agriculture industry, and industry is stepping up to help students meet that need. In 2024, the National FFA awarded $92,500 in scholarships, to 47 SD FFA members, through the National FFA Scholarship program. Scholarships are sponsored by businesses and individuals through the National FFA Foundation and are given for a wide variety of experiences, career goals and higher education plans. These students devoted much time and effort to FFA involvement, work experience, supervised agricultural experience (SAE), community service, leadership skills and academics, making them likely future leaders in agriculture. WTG Michael!!