Dell Rapids MIDDLE SCHOOL Announcements

May 15, 2013 By

Dell Rapids Middle School Announcements:

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
• Happy Birthday to Xandr V.!!
• Happy Birthday to all students and staff who have summer birthday’s!
• Happy LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!
• Lunch today will be choices of:   Homestyle BBQ Pork Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Sandwich or Sub Sandwich
• ATTENTION STUDENTS:  During May 25-27, all files in all student directories in their “My Documents” folder will be deleted and their account disabled. These files will not be recoverable.
• Attention 8th grade students:  Athletic Camp Scholarship forms from DRHS Booster Club are available in the office.
• Archery team members and any students who would be interested in shooting one night a week this summer as part of the Junior Olympic archery team or JOAD, please sign up in the office.
• Reminder to 5th and 6th graders:  Dell Rapids Youth Football Clinic forms are due in the office by noon TODAY.
• Here’s an easy questoin:  Are you a girl?
Here’s a little tougher one: Are you in the 7th or 8th grade?
Even tougher:  Do you play or plan on playing ANY sport next year? Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track, Cheer, Golf?
Another toughy: Do you want to get stronger and faster this summer so you’re ready for your sport?
Final one: Have you signed up for Girls Summer Acceleration?  If not, pick up a pink brochure from Connie and fill it out by this Friday. A lot of girls have signed up already…join us!
• Good Luck to the varsity tracksters as they travel to Elton tomorrow for the REGION track meet, starting at 1pm!!
• Good Luck to the State golfers as they travel to Milbank next Monday and Tuesday!
• Reminder:  Drivers ed starts on Monday (5/20) at 8am.  Meet in the MS Commons.  DR FFA will serve lunch each day, cost will be $5.00.

 

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
• Happy Birthday to Elyssa P.!!
• Lunch today will be choices of:   Fajita, Baked Mini Corn Dogs or Chef Salad
• ATTENTION STUDENTS:  During May 25-27, all files in all student directories in their “My Documents” folder will be deleted and their account disabled. These files will not be recoverable.
• Attention 8th grade students:  Athletic Camp Scholarship forms from DRHS Booster Club are available in the office.
• Mr. Headrick will be collecting football padlocks today through Wednesday
• The library is closed for inventory – Ms. Hahn will be available to students need to return books or pay fines.
• Archery team members and any students who would be interested in shooting one night a week this summer as part of the Junior Olympic archery team or JOAD, please sign up in the office.
• Reminder to 5th and 6th graders:  Dell Rapids Youth Football Clinic forms are due in the office by noon Wednesday.
• Here’s an easy questoin:  Are you a girl?
Here’s a little tougher one: Are you in the 7th or 8th grade?
Even tougher:  Do you play or plan on playing ANY sport next year? Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track, Cheer, Golf?
Another toughy: Do you want to get stronger and faster this summer so you’re ready for your sport?
Final one: Have you signed up for Girls Summer Acceleration?  If not, pick up a pink brochure from Connie and fill it out by this Friday. A lot of girls have signed up already…join us!


Monday, May 13th, 2013
• Happy Birthday to Reiley W.!!
• Lunch today will be choices of:   Chicken Stew, Cheeseburger or Sub Sandwich
• ATTENTION STUDENTS:  During May 25-27, all files in all student directories in their “My Documents” folder will be deleted and their account disabled. These files will not be recoverable.
• DRMS/DRHS Band & Choir concert CD/DVD’s for sale, $1 each.  Place order in the office.
• Attention 8th grade students:  Athletic Camp Scholarship forms from DRHS Booster Club are available in the office.
• Mr. Headrick will be collecting football padlocks today through Wednesday
• The library is closed for inventory – Ms. Hahn will be available to students need to return books or pay fines.
• Archery team members and any students who would be interested in shooting one night a week this summer as part of the Junior Olympic archery team or JOAD, please sign up in the office.
• Reminder to 5th and 6th graders:  Dell Rapids Youth Football Clinic forms are due in the office by noon Wednesday.
• Good Luck to the Lady Q golfers as they travel to Sisseton today!
• Good Luck to the middle school tracksters as they travel to Flandreau today.  Dismiss runners at 2:45 for a 3:00 bus time.  Meet starts at 4pm!
• We would like to announce and congratulate the Students of the Month for May.   These individuals have demonstrated positive behavior reflective of the Pillars of Character:  trustworthiness, responsible, respectful, fair, good citizenship, and are caring individuals.  Thanks to Lunchtime Solutions, Video Plus and the Pizza Ranch, Students of the Month recipients will receive gift certificates for these places!
Congratulations to our May Students of the Month:
5th Grade: Avery W. and Kade G.
6th Grade: Matthew B. and Luke J.
7th Grade: Nick P. and Lisa Dawn R.
8th Grade: Tristan W. and Brooke K.
**Please stop in the office after announcements for a group photo!!

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2013 Minnehaha Funeral Home Scholarship Winners

May 13, 2013 By

Earlier this year the Minnehaha Funeral Homes, of Baltic, Colton, Dell Rapids, and Garretson, South Dakota, established five $500 scholarships to be awarded each year to one graduating high school senior from each of the high schools in our area (Baltic High School, Dell Rapids High School, Dell Rapids St. Mary High School, Garretson High School, and Tri-Valley High School). Minnehaha Funeral Home has always prided itself in its community involvement, and these scholarships will continue that focus. In addition to academic information, applicants were asked to submit an essay on how ethics and morals impacted their daily life. Recipients were chosen by a five person committee made up from the funeral home’s board of directors. We are proud to announce that the 2013 recipients of the Minnehaha Funeral Home Scholarship are:

  • Baltic High School-Jenna Brende
  • Dell Rapids High School-Corynn Hoff
  • Dell Rapids St. Mary High School-Theresa Duffy
  • Garretson High School-Erika Larios
  • Tri-Valley High School-Summer Bossman

***Minnehaha Funeral Home Press Release

Jenna Brende – Baltic

Corynn Hoff – Dell Rapids

Theresa Duffy – Dell Rapids St Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erika Larios – Garretson

Summer Bossman – Tri Valley

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Jazz Ensemble Places Second at Festival

April 5, 2013 By

The Dell Rapids High School Jazz Ensemble participated at the SDSU/Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival in Brookings Thursday, April 4th.  The group received 2nd Place in Class A competition.  They also received “Outstanding Trumpet Section” and “Outstanding Rhythm Section” awards for their performance.  Jayme Damm and Zane Lodmell also received “Outstanding Soloist” awards.

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Dell Rapids Boys and Girls State Representatives

April 2, 2013 By

Ten area students will be participating in the 2013 South Dakota American Legion Boys and Girls State events.  The Girls State event will take place in Vermillion at the University of South Dakota on Monday, May 28th, through Saturday, June 1st.  The Boys State event will take place in Aberdeen at Northern State University on Sunday, May 27th, through Friday, May 31st.  The students participating are:

Girls State

  • Taiven Logan – Dell Rapids High School
  • Tia McKillip – Dell Rapids High School
  • Victoria Murphy – Dell Rapids High School
  • Alexis Sprecher – Dell Rapids High School
  • Mary Lack – Dell Rapids St Mary
  • Anna Wolles – Dell Rapids St Mary


Boys State

  • Jonathan DeNoon – Dell Rapids High School
  • Matthew DeNoon – Dell Rapids High School
  • Michael Mitchell – Dell Rapids High School
  • Shane O’Hara – Dell Rapids High School
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2013 School Board Election

March 1, 2013 By

Two Dell Rapids school board positions were up for election on April 9, but only two residents filed for the positions: Jody Schumaker and incumbent Matthew Weiland.  Since the candidates are unopposed, there will NOT be a school board election held.  (Incumbent Cindy Schuch did not seek re-election).

Both Weiland and Schumaker will be sworn in for a three-year term at the July 8, 2013, annual meeting.

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State One-Act Play Results

February 4, 2013 By

The 2013 State One-Act Play Festival was held in Brandon on Thursday, January 31st, through Saturday, February 2nd.  Dell Rapids High School performed their play The Devil in Sherman Marsh on Saturday at 2:45 p.m.  Receiving Outstanding Individual awards from Dell Rapids were Alec Riswold, Darrian Grassi, and Tad Lacey.

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2013 Dell Rapids School Board Election

January 24, 2013 By

Two school board positions will be up for election on April 9.  The two three-year positions, with duties to be assumed on July 8, will be vacant due to the expiration of the present terms of Cindy Schuch and Matthew Weiland.  Nominating petitions, along with information on how to circulate a petition, are available in the school district business office.  Petitions may be picked up and circulated between January 25 and February 22, and must be filed with the business manager no later than February 22,  at 5:00 p.m.  To vote in this election, residents of the school district must be registered by March 25.

To be eligible to serve on a South Dakota school board, one must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the school district, and an eligible voter of the school district.

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“The Wise Owl” — Dells Public School Newsletter

January 9, 2013 By

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Lockdown Drill Held for K-12 Public School

December 19, 2012 By

Due to the recent tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut – the Dell Rapids Public Schools’ District Crisis Team held a lockdown drill for grades K-12 on Wednesday, December 19.  Please click on the “parent letter” link to see the letter sent to the parents of our students. 

Parent Letter

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103rd Annual State Oral Interpretation Festival

November 29, 2012 By

The first State Declamation Contest was held in 1910 as part of that year’s State High School Track and Field Meet.  In 1911, the first state-wide Declamation Contest was held independent of the State Track Meet.  From those modest beginnings 100 years ago those early declamation contests have evolved into the modern State Oral Interpretation Festival of today.  This year students from 82 South Dakota high schools will compete in the 103rd Annual SDHSAA State Oral Interpretation Festival on Friday and Saturday November 30 and December 1 in Yankton at the Yankton High School.

This year’s State Interpretation Festival competitors have qualified for the Festival through a combination local school, district and regional competitions. The Festival will feature a combined total of 286 Class “AA”, Class “A” and Class “B” entries. The Class “B” State Oral Festival competitors were determined by advancing from one of the ten district contests to a Class “B” regional contests and advancing from their region contest to the State Festival.  The Class “A” State Festival competitors qualified for the State Festival after advancing from one of five Class “A” regional contests.  Class “AA” contestants have advanced to the State Festival as a result of intraschool competition in their own schools.  The 2012 State Oral Interpretation Festival will showcase competitive performances by 91 entries from 13 Class “AA” schools, 90 entries from 27 Class “A” schools and 105 entries from 42 Class “B” schools.

The State Oral Interpretation Festival, sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association, brings together South Dakota’s best high school oral interpretation speakers in a “festival” setting.  During the State Festival the students will compete to achieve a “Superior” rating which is the equivalent of a state championship in their contest event.  State Oral Interpretation Festival competition is divided into seven contest events: Non-Original Oratory, Interpretation of Serious Plays, Interpretation of Serious Prose, Poetry Reading, Humorous Reading, Duet Interpretation, and Readers Theatre.

The State Oral Interpretation Festival competition will begin on Friday morning, November 30th  at 10:00.  The Festival’s second and third sessions will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon and at 7:00 Friday evening respectively The Festival will conclude with two sessions at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday December 1st.  The awards for each session’s competition will be announced at the conclusion of the session.  “Team Excellence” awards, recognizing the high schools whose over all entries excelled during the State Festival, will be presented at the conclusion of competition on Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Kendra Drew will be representing Dell Rapids High School.  After the region tournament held on November 19th at SDSU, Kendra qualified in the category of Humorous Interpretation.  Drew’s piece is entitled “The Plane Truth” by Ellen DeGenres.  She has performed at numerous tournaments throughout the fall season and has consistently received positive feedback from judges.

Junior Taiven Logan will also be attending the festival this weekend.  Taiven earned an alternate position for her performance in the serious plays category.

Congratulations to both of these DRHS students!

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