
Change of plans for After Prom tomorrow night. Due to the weather, the trip to SF is canceled. After prom committee will still have games and fun after the dance. The students will be there till 2:00am.

Way to go P/E Track yesterday.
Top 8 Place winners at Mt. Marty from 3-21-24 (All Results are attached)
Ella Pollreisz - 2nd - 1,600m run
Lauren Ziebart - 4th - 60m dash
Lauren Ziebart - 4th - 200m dash
Lexie Schoenfelder - 8th - 800m
Lauren Ziebart and Berkley Ziebart - tied for 7th - long jump
Evan Bartelt - 1st - 800m run
James Deckert - 1st - long jump
Mark Deckert - 2nd - 200m dash
Mason Jervik - 7th - long jump
Gage Hohn - 7th - 800m run
Boys Distance Medley relay - 2nd - David Brock, Reco Muilenburg, Gage Hohn, Evan Bartelt Boys 4x200 relay - 4th - Luke Bormann, James Deckert, Mark Deckert, Connor Prunty Boys 4x800 relay - 4th - Hunter Dean, David Brock, Jayden Digmann, Reco Muilenburg Boys 4x400m relay - 8th - Mason Jervik, Brycen Bruening, Reco Muilenburg, Mark Deckert

WE ARE HIRING - SUMMER HELP!
We are seeking two students to join our summer maintenance team. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in school facilities, assisting with the organization and relocation of classroom items, and managing outdoor landscaping tasks, among other duties. This is a full-time position and will start as soon as school concludes.
Please fill out an application at our website ethan.k12.sd.us - Job Openings.
E-mail Mary.beyer@k12.sd.us for inquires.

All students in 5/6 grade and 7/8 will be attending the Elementary Vocal Contest in Armour on April 5. As soon as we have a schedule, we will be sending it home along with a bussing schedule.

We need your help! I am raising money to support Educators Rising SD so we can attend the National Educators Rising conference in Washington, DC.
I realize many different organizations and many great causes ask you for money. To give you an extra incentive to donate to our cause, we are using a unique fundraiser called HoopsMania that gives you a chance to win cash prizes. With every $10 donation, you get music downloads at www.charitystudio.com, and more importantly, you get a complimentary HoopsMania sweepstakes game card based on college basketball. With your game card you have a chance to win $1,000s in cash prizes. Best of all, you don’t need to know anything about the sport to play along. Once you are entered, you automatically have a chance to win!
It is a really fun way for you to support our organization! Please donate now to my fundraising effort by using the link below and following the directions to get your HoopsMania game cards:
https://www.charitymania.com/give/LE05C-20
Thank you!
Ethan Educators Rising
Michael Freeman

34 students participated at Tri-Valley FFA Competition on Monday. There were over 2000 students from SD, MN, and Iowa. Highly Competitive.
Some of the highlights:
Food Science
Bella Guthrie 11th
Anna Melleguard 21st
Poultry- 8th team overall
Emily Gades 20th
Ag Business-9th team overall
Coltyn Raymond 15th
Madi Raymond 16th
Ag Mechanics
Jesse Goudy 25th
Livestock Judging
Will Kreth-29th

An after-prom permission slip will be sent home with all who have signed up for the after-prom party Saturday night. All attendees (including those who are from other communities) must return a completed form to either in-person to Janet Gustafson or via text to 605-770-2595 by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, or you will not be allowed to attend. We are looking forward to a fun-filled, memory-packed event with you! -Ethan Junior Parents

If you would like to attend the Prairie Readers Competition on March 27th, Event Details are listed under the Events Calendar!

Swimming Lessons option with Dakota Riptide swim team at Mitchell Rec Center. See image for details.

Good luck to the Ethan AAU Wrestlers at State this weekend in Rapid:
Wyatt Anderson, Bentlee Aragon, Teagan Anderson, Ty Roskens, and Kirby Holzer

See image for the Stampede Kids Night in Sioux Falls April 13th.

Ethan baseball and softball forms are going home with your child today. If you are interested in signing up or ordering spirit wear/hats/visors, please return forms and payment by next Friday, March 22. Make sure you join the Ethan Baseball and Ethan Softball Facebook group for up to date information! See image for registration form.

Softball girls! If you have aged out of our Ethan softball program but still want to play this summer, Parkston softball league would love for you to join their teams! With our new coop for High School softball, this is an awesome opportunity to start playing with your future or current teammates! Contact Abbie Hobbick at 605-505-0005 to let her know you are interested!

The Ethan Baseball/Softball board is seeking an organization or individuals interested in earning money this summer by managing the concession stand during all home baseball and softball games. The board will offer the stand at no cost, provided that you are willing to handle its stocking and operation. This presents an excellent chance for your organization to generate significant revenue or for a driven group to secure a summer job. If you are interested or have further questions, please e-mail Jen Klumb at Jennifer.Klumb@k12.sd.us.

Volleyball players K-12 grades. There are so many opportunities for individual and skilled camps this summer to attend. I highly recommend taking advantage of as many as possible. To simplify the process, I've compiled a list of these opportunities on our website for easy access.
Here is the link:
https://www.ethan.k12.sd.us/page/volleyball-camps


Congratulation to Ethan Business Manager, Mary Beyer, for being named the South Dakota Association of School Business Official's Shining Star award winner for the 2023-2024 school year! To be eligible for this award, a school business manager must be in their first five years as a business manager, they must be regarded as someone who demonstrates remarkable innovation and leadership qualities, and they must make a positive impact in their school and community. Mary has definitely fulfilled these qualities and many more and is very deserving of this honor! Everyone please help me in congratulating Mary on her well-deserved award!


The Ethan FFA Chapter attended their first competition of the season today and did very well! See below on who place 10th place and up!
Ag Business Management
• Coltyn Raymond 5th/31
• Michael Freeman 6th/31
• 7th Overall as team of 2
Food Science & Technology
• Elizabeth Kalovsky 7th/70
• Anna Mellegaard 10th/70
• 11th Overall as a team
Milk Quality & Products
• 9th Overall as a team
Poultry Evaluation
• Rachel Weisz 4th/70
• 6th Overall as a team
All others did so well with a lot of competition! Great job FFA today!!

The will be a Golf meeting for students 7-12 who are interested in going out for the upcoming golf season on Tuesday March 12th. It will be after school in Mr. Harter's room at 3:30pm

**Attention Prom Attendees** Prom Grand March is at 7:30 PM, March 23, with the dance to follow until 11:30 PM. Prom Pictures will be done by Mark's Photographic Images at the following times: 5:00-5:30 Freshman Couples, 5:30-6:00 Sophomore Couples, 6:00-6:30 Junior Couples, 6:30-7:00 Senior Couples, and 7:00-7:20 Class Pictures. You can prepay online up to 3 PM on March 23, otherwise forms can be picked up from Mrs. Henrickson or Mrs. Gustafson. Here's the link to prepay online: Marks Photographic Images https://marks.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=259882


HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM FINSIHING 3RD PLACE AT STATE TOURNAMENT. Even more accomplishments, Congrats Ava Lingemann on receiving the Spirit of Su Award which now is #5 in Ethan School Basketball! Ava breaking the 3-point shots made in a season with 108 3 pointers. Congrats to Ava & Rachel Klock being named All-Tournament Team. You all have amazing things to be proud of!!


