Ethan School District 17-1

For this evening's JH boys game in Armour @6:00pm, there are no attendance restrictions but mask are manditory! For our GBB and BBB double header in Emery tomorrow, there are no limitations on the amount of fans and masks are encouraged, not required.

For our Boys and Girls Doubleheader on Thursday in Avon here are the following guidelines. There is no limit on the number of fans who can attend, but masks are required. For our Boys and Girls Doubleheader on Friday in Wessington Springs. There is no limit on the number of fans who can attend, and masks are encouraged, not required.

Good evening parents: School is off and running for our second semester and it was awesome to see the kids back in the building again! Now it is time to start preparing for our Christmas Concert that was postponed before the holiday break. Our music teachers will be using this week to review music with their students. Next week, on Tuesday and Thursday, we will be videoing our students’ performances. We will then use the following days to piece the performances together and have the finished product ready to air on our YouTube channel and Santel channel on Sunday evening, January 17th, at 7 PM. Just a reminder, that due to copyright laws, we will only be able to show our concert one time, then will need to remove it from our channels immediately. Mrs. Tilberg is again asking her music students to wear red or green colored shirts, or ugly Christmas sweaters for their performance piece. Students in grades 1st – 6th will be performing next Tuesday and our Preschool and Kindergarten students will be videotaping their performances next Thursday. Again, please send your students to school wearing the proper colors if possible. Mr. Hawkins

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS & STAFF! We are excited to get back in the swing of things! Reminder the Daily Bulletin is posted every day on the website, under Menu-Bulletin for all your events for the week. If you haven't already done so, please sign up for the E-mail list serve for all bulletins as well!

Good afternoon, I want give everyone an update concerning our upcoming Boys Basketball Game in Huron on Wednesday @4:00 vs. Faulkton Area. As of right now, the games are going ahead as planned. If there were to be any changes I will put an update on the school website and send out an email as soon as I am notified. In regards to attendance restrictions for the game. There is no limit on spectators in the Huron Arena. There is however a MASK MANDATE. I would ask that all spectators that can attend, please honor this rule as we continue to stamp out COVID in our area! If you have any questions or concerns please contact me and I'll get back to you. Enjoy the rest of break!

It’s a time to be merry and indulge in plenty of food and drink to keep warm during the cold winter. We wish all the students, staff, and community a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year! Enjoy the Winter Break and we will all see you back January 4th!

Good Evening! Well, we made it through a very trying semester of school, pretty much unscathed. Four months ago, I was really thinking things would have turned out much worse than they did. Because of the dedication of our staff, students, school board, and parents, things really went quite well. I am so proud of this community, the entire Ethan staff, and all of the students for doing their part to minimize the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our school. I am really proud of how our staff and students adjusted to the changes the pandemic caused in our daily routines, and they handled it with such grace and positivity! As the holiday season is now upon us, I cannot help but to think of all the things I am thankful for. I am so thankful to be working in the Ethan School District. I am so thankful for such a great staff of dedicated professionals who continue to amaze me on a daily basis. I am thankful for the parents and the community of Ethan who believe in the importance of challenging our students to be the best they can be. Moreover, I am especially thankful for having the best students the state of South Dakota has to offer, right here in our building. They are such a joy to be around and I could not imagine being anywhere else. All of our staff members and all of our students make Ethan the greatest place to be! Wishing all of you the happiest of holidays and all the joy the season can bring! Please stay safe, stay healthy, and I can’t wait to see everyone in 2021!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody! Mr. Hawkins

Sungold orders are ready for pickup at Sungold! Happy Friday!

Happy Game Day. The basketball doubleheader kicks off tonight with our JV games beginning @5:00pm. Boys JV: New Gym ,Girls JV: Old Gym. Varsity girls will follow @6:30 and concluding with Varsity boys around 8:00pm. Again we are continuing with our attendance policy located on our website. Games will be livestreamed on Ethan Rustlers Live youtube channel as well as the local Santel channel. Please support the teams in any way that you can.

Ethan Rustler Flags The Board Veterans are local small business and would like to offer you a custom school WOOD CARVED Flags. Please see image for order. Due December 22nd, 2020. 20% of proceeds are donated back to the school.

Good morning, these are the following restrictions for the JVC Basketball games@ JVC tomorrow. 4:00 JV Girls 5:15 JV Boys 6:30 Varsity Girls 7:45 Varsity Boys Masks are mandatory for all in attendance per Huron City Ordinance Ethan fans need to use the West Side bleachers and the NW restrooms Each family will receive (6) tickets. Game will be broadcast on the JVC youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCL0j8lqkcYmxwfwNq7lO9w

Ethan vs. AC/DC JV Girls in New Gym @5:15 JV Boys in Old Gym @ 5:15 Varsity Girls @ 6:30 Varsity Boys @ 8:00 Basketball/Activity Guidelines as of 12/15/2020 Attendance/Seating • Attendance will be limited. TWO passes will be distributed for each student’s FAMILY to attend. If a family has multiple students playing, they are still only given two passes. The goal is to have just parents attend. • Fans are encouraged to social distance, sit with family, and wear a mask. There is no mandatory mask mandate in our gym. Please use all of the bleacher areas available in the gym. • The entire student body (K-12) of both schools is permitted to attend. • Please do not crowd the player bench/personnel areas. Respect the marked off areas around them. Concessions • Concessions will be served, use your judgement so as to not crowd the concessions area. Entering/Exiting • Please use the High School (West) door for entrance and exiting. • After the contest concludes, we ask spectators to immediately begin to vacate the building. Games will be streamed on the local Santel channel, as well as on Ethan Rustlers Live on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJq8q_gTXNDmyKMCN-Y8Yfw

Good evening, due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be able to hold our virtual Christmas concerts this year. Therefore, elementary students will not need to dress for the concert this week. We will instead be recording our concerts immediately following the holiday break. More details will follow when school resumes in January. Also, we were notified this weekend that one of our staff members has tested positive for COVID. No closed contacts were noted as our staff member wears a mask regularly and remains distanced from students in the classroom. Stay safe everyone! Mr. Hawkins

Just a quick reminder that our girls basketball team kicks-off the 2020-2021 season today at 3:00 PM, at home versus the Hanson Beavers. To clear up some confusion, ANY parent with a pass may attend today's game, not just the parents of a girls basketball player or cheerleader.

Parents, just a reminder that our students will be videoing their Christmas Concert performance next week on Tuesday and Thursday. Mrs. Tilberg is asking that all students in grades Preschool thru sixth wear red or green for the concert. Preschool and Kindergarten will perform their music on Tuesday, students in grades first thru 6th will perform on Thursday. The final concert for all students, elementary and JH/HS will be aired on Tuesday night, December 22nd at 7:00 PM.

WE ARE HIRING!!! Ethan School is looking for a Part-time Food Service Employee. Requesting all school days from 9:00AM - 2:00PM. Wage will range depending on experience. Please fill out application on our website: ethan.k12.sd.us. For questions, please contact Mary Beyer in the Business Office: mary.beyer@k12.sd.us or 605-227-4211. Thank you!!!

GOOD LUCK to the Boys Basketball Team tonight and the Girls Basketball Tomorrow against Hanson. Tonight it will be online through YouTube Channel then type in 'Hanson School District'. Tomorrow will be through Ethan Rustlers Live.

For those of you that are wanting to watch tonight's Boys BBall game @Hanson from home, you need to search up the Hanson High School channel on YouTube. There it will be livestreamed.

REMINDER: Today is the last day to order from Sungold in order to get your rustler apparel in time for Christmas!

For the 12/11 Boys Basketball Game @Hanson these are their school's policies. There is no limitation on the # of fans who can attend Masks are required for fans and for players when they are not in the game. Ø Hand sanitizer will be available at each door entrance and on the score table. Ø We are encouraging social distancing as much as possible. Ø Masks are mandatory except for active participants, officials, and bench personnel during the contest in which they are participating. Ø Areas behind the benched will be designated to distance fans from players, managers and statisticians.