Ethan School District 17-1

It’s signing month, and Marissa Storm has officially committed to continue her education at Dordt University! While pursuing her degree in Elementary Education, she has also signed to play basketball for the Defenders.

Congratulations, Marissa!

Congratulations to all who were inducted into the National Honor Society last night!

What a great day for Ethan Music yesterday! Charlie Bainbridge and Aiyana Lewis were selected to participate in our Region V Juior High Festival Band and Faye Weber, Jerzie Muntefering, Oakley Frerichs, Hazel Weber, Madelyn Orban, Sydney Royston, Isaiah Burkel, Mason Wipf, Bentlee Aragon, Braxtyn Raymond, Henley Nebelsick, and Mia Miiler were selected for the Region V Junior High Choir.
Jerzie Muntefering auditioned for a solo and was selected from a group of 30-40 other performers!!! Way to go musicians!

District IV FFA & heading to State FFA LDEs in December, Congrats to all!
1st Extemporaneous Speaking - Coltyn
2nd Ag Sales - MaKenna, Luke, Dawson & Coltyn

We are looking for helpers of all kinds for the upcoming basketball season, if you or someone you know would be interested in helping to officiate sub varsity and JH games, run clock for JV and Varsity Games or announce starting lineups, please reach out to the school as we are in need of help!

The Volleyball Awards Banquet will start at 6pm tonight instead of 6:30! Potluck tonight!

Congratulations to the Ethan School Board for earning ASBSD's All Award for the 2024-2025 school year. ASBSD's School Board Recognition Program is designed to recognize school boards for their dedicated service to the students of South Dakota. Members of the school board are Paula Vogel, Amy Storm, Sean Jerke, Neal Bainbridge, and Matt Tuttle. Jeff Clendening was also a member of the 2024-2025 School Board but is not pictured. A big Thank You to you six individuals for all your time and effort to ensure that Ethan remains one of the best school districts in South Dakota. Mr. Hawkins

Veterans Day program will be live-streamed at 9:30am. Here is the link or Ethan page: rtmp://172.21.130.82/live/remotecontrol

TOMORROW - All Students are welcome to wear Red, White, & Blue for tomorrow's program!

2025 District Results

The Oral Interp team competed in the District 4B Contest on November 10th and placed 2nd overall. We are able to send 6 categories and one alternate on to the Region Contest that will be on November 24th. Those advancing on to Regions are:

Humorous – Coltyn Raymond

Poetry – Liz Kalovsky

Oratory – Drew Mellegaard

Serious – Eliotte Kalnbach

Storytelling – Anna Mellegaard

Duet – Anna & Drew Mellegaard

Reader’s Theater – Alternate – Hadley Digmann, Jeralona Harkcom, & Jerzie Muntefering


Congratulations on your great performances representing our school!

We are incredibly grateful to all who have served and continue to serve our country. Your courage, dedication, and sacrifice protect the freedoms we cherish every day.

Please join us tomorrow, November 12th at 9:30 AM for our Veterans Day Program as we come together to honor and celebrate our nation’s heroes.

Thank you, Veterans — today and always. ❤️🤍💙

📢Parents of 8-9th Graders 📢



FINAL REMINDER for tonight's Washington D.C. Parent Meeting 🇺🇲

The meeting will be in the School Lunchroom at 6:30pm and we want to make sure you're there. We already have a strong turnout, 40+ people will be attending!

If you haven't already, MAKE SURE to RSVP here: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/inperson/29669442304?rsvp_id=29669442304
Your RSVP gives you access to all the details--don't miss this opportunity to learn more!!



See you all tonight 😁

Eric Aisenbrey

The Seahawk Football Awards Banquet has been moved to Friday, November 21st, at 6:30 p.m. in the Emery Multi-Gym.

Today's planned Basketball Cheer Tryouts have been postponed till next week. Sorry for the late notice.

📢 Dear 8-9th Grade Parents 📢



This is your chance to learn all about the upcoming 2027 Washington, D.C. Trip!

Join us at the School on Monday, Nov. 10th at 6:30 PM. We'll cover everything you need to know for this exciting adventure!

Haven’t RSVP'd yet? Click here to secure your spot: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/inperson/29669442304?rsvp_id=29669442304
Don’t miss out—we can't wait to see you there!

Eric Aisenbrey

American Outlaws Wrestling Registration - see image for details.

Due to a conflict, the Seahawk Awards Banquet scheduled for Monday, November 17 has been postponed. We are currently looking for another date.

The Seahawk Awards Banquet is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Emery Multi-Gym. We’ll be serving roast beef sandwiches and ask each family to bring a dessert or salad to share.

There will be a Girls' Wrestling meeting on Wednesday Nov 5th in Mr. Harter's room at 11:45a7m. This is open to girls in grades 7-12.

Today @ 8AM the Farm and Agribusiness Management Awards will be livestreamed.  Ethan's team will be recognized at that time.  Tune into channel 5.  Then at 1 pm during session 2 the top teams and individuals will be recognized on the big stage at Lucas Oil Stadium.   Tune into the FFA Live link for session 2.  
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