Looking for ways to meet new people in the Pierre/Fort Pierre community? Rawlins Municipal Library is hosting a BONDING OVER BOOKS CLUB COOKIE NIGHT on Thursday, December 16th @ 6:30-7:30 pm.**MUST BE 18 years or older** Please bring a dozen sugar cookies and decorations. We will be decorating cookies together. Also please bring an item to donate to PARS. *MUST BE 18 years or older *Snacks are provided.
The Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 39 is hosting the McClure Christmas Party at the South Dakota Discovery Center on Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Stanley County Middle & High School Semester Testing will be held Monday, December 20th and Tuesday, December 21st.
Mrs. Mary Steffen was chosen November Elementary Staff Member of the Month! She is devoted to her 4th and 5th grade Science and Social Studies students. She goes above and beyond to implement activities that are hands-on, project-based, and reach those higher levels of thinking. Mrs. Steffen does research and attends trainings to find the latest and greatest to benefit her students! We appreciate all that you do, Mrs. Steffen!
Members of the Stanley County FFA chapter competed in the District 6 FFA Leadership Development competitions held in St. Lawrence on November 17, 2021. The event holds contests that challenge students in the agricultural areas of leadership, speaking, marketing, sales, and public speaking. Our students competed in the following areas: Marketing Plan- Liberty Harrington, Rachel Nemec, Gabriella Pinela. Agricultural Sales- Hayden Schmautz, Sherrilynn Wise Spirit, Levi Wagner-Erno, Lane Baldwin, Kate Kramme. Ag. Broadcasting- Alexander Jones, Mario Wise Spirit. Prepared Public Speaking- Kate Kramme.” FFA Advisor Mr. Wyatt Johnson is pictured with students left to right. Levi Wagner-Erno, Rachel Nemec, Sherrilynn Wise Spirit, Kate Kramme, Liberty Harrington, Alexander Jones, Gabriella Pinela, Hayden Schmautz, Lane Baldwin, Bailey Garro, Mario Wise Spirit.
The Middle-High School Christmas Concert will be live streamed tonight at 7:00 P.M. - December 6, 2021 on GoBuffsLive - https://youtu.be/hUIKswePglM
The Elementary Christmas Concert is Monday, December 13, 2021, 6:00pm in the Parkview Gymnasium. Students should dress up for this event. The call time for students is 5:45pm and the program will begin promptly at 6:00pm. The students have been singing and practicing and filling the school with cheer. Please mark your calendar for this event!
2021 Fall High School 5-Stand Conference Champions
(Pictured left to right)
Wyatt Mortenson, High Overall 1st Place
Jace Nickolas, High Overall 2nd place
Mason Stoeser
Sheridan Nickolas, High Female, 2nd place
Rylie Stoeser, High Overall 3rd place
The team competed against other high school shooting teams from across the nation.
“It’s been fun working with these kids and seeing them improve their game,” coach Johnson said.
3rd-5th Grade GIRLS Basketball will start practice on Wednesday, December 8th at 6:00 pm in the Elementary Gym.
Rawlin's Municipal Library is hosting a
COLORING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
on Thursday, December 2nd @ 3:45-4:45 pm
Come & enjoy an afternoon of coloring. Snacks & supplies will be provided.
Ages 0-100+ are welcome!
FORT PIERRE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING & COWBOY CHRISTMAS
Downtown Fort Pierre * Saturday, December 4, 2021
*4:00-6:00pm Wagon Rides
*4:30-6:00pm Chili Cookoff
*6:30pm SCS Kids Caroling
*7:00pm Tree Lighting
**Santa Appearance
**Dakota Cruiser
**Brew Bird's Coffee Wagon
Please note - Elementary, Middle/High School parents and students, please save your Lynn’s DakotaMart receipts from all locations and turn them into the elementary or middle/high school office. The students will have a friendly competition to see who garners the most receipts in January. After this time, the elementary and middle-high schools will continue to collect throughout the year. Thanks for your contributions.
Christmas Concert/Programs - December 6- Middle/High School Concert - 7:00 p.m. - Parkview Auditorium; December 13 - Elementary School Concert - 6:00 p.m. - Parkview Auditorium; December 16 - Cheyenne School Program - 7:00 p.m. - Cheyenne School
Stanley County School students and staff engaged in a friendly 2-week penny war, raising $3,209. The proceeds raised, went to Mrs. Vicki Walters, one of our 3rd grade teachers who is fighting breast cancer. Students in grades JK-12 added pennies to containers throughout the 2 weeks. The classroom that raised the most money won a pizza party. The winning classroom was Mrs. Walter’s 3rd grade class. Thank you to all that donated and thank you to Pizza Ranch for donating the pizza for the party.
Stanley County School District will have an early release on Wednesday, November 24th for Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 29th.
MS/HS @1:10 P.M.
Elementary @1:15 P.M.
There will be NO GOLD Program on Wednesday 11/24, Thursday 11/25, or Friday 11/26 this week.
Get your SC girls basketball gear here - please note the deadline for orders is Monday, November 29, 2021 https://stanleycountygirlsbasketball21.itemorder.com/
SC Standout Wyatt Mortenson is seen here with a portion of his many accolades earned in shooting sports. He was awarded 2021 Fall 5-Stand-Season High Overall National Champion; 2021 Spring High School Skeet-High Male, High Conference, High Overall; 2021 Scholastic Clay Target Program Champion: Sporting Clay Open Team, High Overall; Skeet Age Group Team, High Overall; Trap Open Class Team; Skeet Champion in class-Belt Buckle, donated by Earl Moses; 2021 National Skeet Shooting Association; South Dakota State Champion-High Overall; Perfect Score 50 out of 50. Wyatt said, “I love shooting sports and plan to continue to represent Stanley County and South Dakota.” While Wyatt has earned individual awards, his favorites are the medals he received as a team. Kudos to this top marksman!
Friday, November 19 is Enrichment Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Great opportunity to complete missing work as Monday, November 22 is midterm!
The StarBase program was in the 5th grade classrooms in October. This federally funded program engages students through hands-on experiments in (STEM) Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The program has shown that students improve their attitudes and confidence in STEM.
Oral Interp Showcase 2021
