Ethan School District 17-1

October 8th - Dig Pink Night. Here is the link to order shirts:
https://stores.inksoft.com/ethan_volleyball_dig_pink/shop/home

Ethan CSO Sign up for Parade information, see image for details.

📣 Basketball Cheer – Grades 9–12

Any students in grades 9–12 who are interested in Basketball Cheer this year, please fill out the form below.

Please submit all responses by Friday, September 4th.

https://forms.gle/9Gk2NawxDcTM3XDo9

Flu Vaccine Clinic – November 9th

The South Dakota Department of Health will be at the school on November 9th to provide flu vaccines.

Forms and additional information will be posted closer to the date.

The Ethan Parkston XC Team had their first meet in Beresford yesterday! There were 26 teams and almost every race had over 100 kids running! Congrats to the following who medaled by placing in the Top 20!

Girls JV-
Emma Perry – 4th
Nora Shepardson – 6th
Sadie Mueller – 11th
Macie Dean – 13th
Emmy Christensen – 19th
Finished 2nd overall as a team!!!!
Boys JV
Drew Mellegaard – 20th
Boys Middle School
Louie Knippling – 16th

The Girls Middle School Team finished 4th overall!!!
The Boys Middle School Team finished 10th overall!!!

📸 YEARBOOK CLUB IS BACK!

Do you love taking photos, telling stories, being creative, or just having a good laugh? We want YOU!

This year, Yearbook will officially be a club! We’ll meet one morning each month to work together, capture the memories, and create a yearbook that tells the story of our school year.

✨ Open to ALL students in grades 8–12 — no experience needed!

Interested? Come to our quick meeting Friday at 3:05 in the library!

🏈 Seahawk Football pictures are ready! 📸

To view the gallery, text the code Ethanfall26 to 90738.

Find your favorite shots and get your orders in! 🦅

Yearbooks are here!

They have been passed out. If you ordered one and you didn't get your please let me know.
We will have a limited quantity available soon for $40. Please contact Kendra.Erickson@k12.sd.us if you wanted one and did not order one. We will make sure all those who ordered received one first.

Picture day is next Tuesday, September 1st. Forms are being sent home soon. Scan the barcode in the picture or click this link: https://marksphotoimages.accessmyevent.com/ethan26 to order online.

Parents — We are still missing a few required forms from a lot of families. All forms can be found on our website under Welcome Letter.

If you are an existing family, I still need the following forms completed:

Field Trip Permission Form
Handbook Agreement

I have attached both of those forms for convenience.

All other forms can be found here: https://www.ethan.k12.sd.us/page/enrollment-registration-2024-2025

Please complete and return any forms you have not yet turned in. Please e-mail to mary.beyer@k12.sd.us or drop off in her office.. Thank you!

Cross Country orders for apparel are ready, they are due August 27th! Here is the link: https://stores.inksoft.com/ethan_parkston_cross_country/shop/home

Pre-game meal on Friday, the 28th in Bridgewater. See image for details.

Parents of students in grades 2-12:
I am reaching out regarding Prairie Readers. Prairie Readers in a reading competition that takes place in Armour. Participants are required to read certain books and then will work as a team to answer comprehension questions such as "In which book did a character vacation in Hawaii?". They will respond by naming the book title and the last name of the book's author. They will compete against their grade level (example: 2nd grade students from Ethan will compete against 2nd grade students from participating schools).
This year, we have been fortunate to receive the book list early. The current book list will be attached to this message.
Sign-ups will be a little different this year. In order to get a better idea of who plans to participate in the 2027 competition, I am going to wait to send out the link with the sign-up form until the beginning of December. Because of busy schedules, this will allow students time to decide whether they’d like to see it through and participate. If your child is interested, they are more than welcome to start reading as soon as possible. Students will be welcome to check out books from my classroom and/or the library once the school year begins.
Because many books on this year’s list are new to us, I have put together a Thriftbooks wishlist if you are interested in purchasing books for this year’s competition.
Thriftbooks Wishlist: https://www.thriftbooks.com/list/share/b6b7e40a3a890657756df5efddbdc02e/
We appreciate your support! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at lexy.herman@k12.sd.us. Thank you! 😊
Mrs. Herman

🏈💙 IT’S GAME DAY, SEAHAWKS! 🤍

The wait is OVER! Football season officially kicks off TONIGHT in Viborg! 🔥

📍 Viborg
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
💙 DRESS UP: BLUE OUT! 💙

Seahawk fans, we want to see a SEA OF BLUE in those stands! Wear your Seahawk blue, bring the energy, and get LOUD for our boys as they take the field for the first time this season! 📣🔥

THE SEAHAWKS ARE BACK. LET’S GO! 💙🏈

#BlueOut #GoSeahawks #SeahawkFootball #FridayNightLights

Parents of students in Grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7 & 11 – Health Screenings will be held on August 25th.

Please see the attached information. If you do not wish for your child to participate, please complete the attached form and return it to the school office.

Thank you!

Junior Parents Meeting – Wednesday, August 26th at 7:00 PM.

We will meet to discuss After Prom fundraising and plans for the upcoming year. We ask that all junior parents please attend.

Thank you!

Parents, with our new, shortened school day this year, student lunch times have been shortened by a few minutes. To help our students utilize more of their lunch time to eat, we are asking those of you who send lunches with your students to make sure they are already prepared to eat. If you are sending items like macaroni and cheese or ramen noodles, please prepare them at home in advance. When students need to use the microwave at school to prepare those items, it can take several minutes in line, waiting to use the microwaves. Having those items prepared at home will allow your students to maximize their lunch time. Mr. Hawkins