Ethan School District 17-1

Ambush camp starts Tuesday, May 28 for all that registered! (Everyone got in unless you were contacted.) The other dates for the camp are: June 3, 17, 24, July 8, and 15. The boys and girls entering 1st-3rd grade is from 8:30-9:30, 4th-8th girls is 9:30-10:30, and 4th-8th boys is 10:30-11:30. This will be in the Ethan Main Gym, please come in blue gym doors! Thanks to all that registered and filled up our small town camp!

If you park in the Staff parking lot during the summer, please avoid parking too close to the grass on the north side. It makes mowing difficult!!!! We will let you know when student parking lot can be used, it is closed at this time. Thank you!!

GOOD LUCK TO PARKSTON/ETHAN TRACK TEAM TODAY AT STATE. See image for schedule and who is running what events!!

Rylan Gerlach placed 1st , Aiden Riggs 15th place, and Bella Guthrie placed 9th to advance to the State B golf tournament!

Ethan Boys Basketball Open Gyms will begin on Monday, June 3rd from 6:00pm-8:00pm. They will continue on Mondays until the summer done. There will be a special open gym on Tuesday May 28th from 6pm-8pm to prepare for the team camp that week.

The Ethan Parkston Track and Field team broke FIVE school records yesterday !! Yes...FIVE! We finally had a beautiful day to compete. Congrats to the kids on their great performances! We also had several personal records and won both the boys' and girls' team titles! New school records- Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Lauren Ziebart Rachel Klock Marissa Storm Leah Klock Time - 4:09.71 Girls 4x800 Meter Relay Ella Pollreisz Lexi Schoenfelder Leah Klock Marissa Storm Time - 9:56.25 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Mark Deckert James Deckert Maddux Brissette Connor Prunty Time - 43.58 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Mark Deckert James Deckert Maddux Brissette Connor Prunty Time - 1:30.60 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Kolter Kramer Gage Hohn Mark Deckert Maddux Brissette Time - 3:30.57

Parents, as of right now, I have one new driver that has committed for next school year. They will only be able to be full-time after the end of October. That means we are still in need of a part-time driver that can drive the afternoon route from the beginning of the school year until approximately November 1st. If we are unable to find that individual, we will not be offering bus transportation next school year. If you are interested at all in driving bus, please contact the school immediately. The Ethan School District will pay the cost of obtaining your certification. If we do not have another driver in place by July 15th, we will be making the decision to cancel our bus routes for the 2024-2025 school year. We certainly hope it does not come to that and will continue to try and obtain one more part-time driver. Mr. Hawkins

Last chance to sign up for Ethan YOUTH Volleyball Camp. Next Week Tuesday & Wednesday (May 21st-22nd 9-10:30)!! See image for details!! Please bring waivers by tomorrow!! Mary Beyer (mary.beyer@k12.sd.us)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS CLASS OF 2024!! Ceremony in the Ethan Gym TODAY at 2PM! Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

Friendly reminder to settle any outstanding lunch balances at your earliest convenience. Checks/Cash or Online payments are accepted! Online payments can be conveniently made through the Infinite Campus portal under the 'fees' section. If you haven't yet been set up on Infinite Campus, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. I'll also be sending individual emails today to those with negative balances on their accounts. If questions, please contact Mary Beyer (mary.beyer@k12.sd.us)

The Ethan Parkston track team would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to the Commercial Club and community members who volunteered to work at the Buck Timmins Memorial Track Meet yesterday! The time you gave up to help our athletes was greatly appreciated! Hosting a track meet requires a ton of man power and we couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you!

Getting closer!!!! Graduation 2:00pm this Saturday, Class of 2024!

The Ethan EdRising chapter is sending three students to the National EdRising Convention in Washington D.C. this summer! Hunter Dean, Michael Freeman, and Madi Raymond will compete in their respective competitions, meet new people from across the country, and learn more about both education and our nation’s history while at the convention. They are currently conducting a calendar fundraiser to help support their trip. You can participate in the fundraiser by the following: 1. Sponsor a day leading up to National Convention (June 1st – 26th). Ex. $1 for June 1st, $10 for June 10th, $26 for June 26th, etc. 2. Sponsor a day at National Convention (June 27th – 30th) for $50. Each student has their own calendar to fill out, and they are accepting additional donations. If interested, feel free to contact any of these students or their advisor, Mrs. Hostler. Thank you!

Summer Events for Students Career Exploration opportunities! Attached is the flier and here is the link: dlr.sd.gov/summer-passport

Congratulations to the boys' and girls' track teams for winning the SESD Conference Track Meet yesterday in Platte!

Congrats to the Boys 4x800 meter relay team as they broke the school record at Howard Wood today! Their time was 8:35.35! Team members are Gage Hohn, David Brock, Reco Muilenburg, and Evan Bartelt. Congrats! And congrats to the Boys 4x200 meter relay team on their 5th place finish at Howard Wood today! Team members are Mark Deckert, James Deckert, Maddux Brissette, and Connor Prunty!

Congratulations to PK-6 on an awesome concert last night! You all did a terrific job and should be very proud of yourselves! Thanks to everyone who helped in any way and thank you to everyone that attended the concert!

As school is quickly coming to an end, we need to get photos of our groups for the yearbook. We will start right after the 9:05 bell on Monday, May 6th—just like last year Mary M will be announcing them on the intercom. We will go in this order: HS CHOIR HS BAND MS CHOIR MS BAND HS TRACK MS TRACK FCCLA (Middle School & High School) NHS STUDENT COUNCIL ACADEMIC FEST QUIZ BOWL GYMNASTICS SOFTBALL WRESTLING ONE ACT ORAL INTERP We ask that all students either wear a black shirt or Ethan Rustler apparel. Advisors will be included in these pictures if available. Students please be here and ready to go by 9:05 this way we can get pictures done and get everyone back to class.

Help us in celebrating School Lunch Hero Day TODAY!!! Thank you to all our Food Service workers for being the BEST!!

Parents - Tonight after or before the Elementary concert would be a great opportunity to go through the lost and found corner in the Elementary hallway. Please look through and take what is yours. If nothing is claimed by year end it will be sent to Goodwill. Thank you!