Elkton School District #5-3

Elk Snapshot!

Mrs. Bennett's class helped to pick up trash around our school for Earth Day! Thanks, 5th grade!

It was a busy week for Elks Golf. Both the Boys and Girls teams had a great day at the Flandreau Meet that took place at the Brookings Country Club - with each finishing in 5th place! Congratulations golfers, and good luck at your meets in Dell Rapids and Garretson next week!

Clarification on Chester Track meet "Tom Main Invitational". Start time for Field Events is 10:30 am, and Running Events will start at 12:30 pm. Chester moved the start time of ALL events back one hour in an effort to avoid the weather tomorrow morning.

Elk Snapshot!

Back in February, Mrs. Weidenbach and Mrs. Anderson’s 3rd grade classes studied the walleye—learning about its appearance, habitat, diet, and behavior. As part of the project, students created artwork showing the walleye in its natural habitat, which they submitted to the Art of Conservation Fish Contest with Wildlife Forever.

We are excited to share that Rhett, Thomas, and Abigail all placed in the 3rd grade division for South Dakota—Rhett earned 1st place, Thomas earned 2nd place, and Abigail earned 3rd place! 🎉

The Art of Conservation contest helps connect students to nature through art, science, and conservation awareness.
Take a look at all of the amazing winners from across the country here:
https://www.theartofconservation.org/2026-fish-art-winners

Tons of congratulations to hand out for our FFA program, as they participated in the Convention in Brookings this past Monday-Wednesday. Here is a rundown of results from Advisor Zubke. Way to go, Elks!

Ag Business - team 2nd overall
Individual: 2nd Brooklyn Boersma, 5th Brienna Boersma, 45th Addison Osland, 138th Merrick Bloom

Agronomy- team 37th
Individual: 86th Payton Sik. 132nd Taetum Stuefen

Dairy Cattle - 22nd
Individual: 13th Kelly Kallemeyn, 62nd Khloe Kallemeyn

Floriculture - 23rd
Individual: 21st Rose McMahon, 107th Claire McMahon, 123rd Faith Jaacks, 125th Dailynn Schomp

Horse Evaluation - 30th
Individual: 61st Josclynn Schomp, 116th Tayley Jaacks, 117th Izzy Jones

Meats - 28th
Individual: 41st Kylie Kampmann, 104th Mackenzie Skime, 143rd Matthew Skime, 144th Dayton Booton

Milk Quality- 27th
Individual: 53rd Avra Kinner, 98th Madalyn Even, 114th Shelby Weets, 119th Sophia Jensen

Nursey landscape- 33rd
Individual: 60th Bentley DeVries

State Degree recipients: Wyatt Osland and Payton Sik

Courtesy Core District officers: Maddisyn Thompson and Claire McMahon

Scholarship recipient: Emily Robbins

Congratulations to our newest Pride of the Herd winner, Mrs. Bennett! The Pride of the Herd award is a peer-to-peer recognition that shines a spotlight on elementary staff members whose actions make our school stronger, kinder, and better for everyone.

Gameday! JH Golf is in White, Baseball plays at home against Deuel, and Softball hosts a Tri with Florence-Henry and Canton. Another busy day for the Elks!

Today is great day to celebrate our amazing administrative professionals in the Front Office! We're incredibly blessed to have two of the best in the biz. Thank you, Karla and Jill, for all the amazing things (both seen and unseen) you do for our students, staff, and school!

Please click the link for the latest Secondary Scoop, which includes information on 8th grade parent night, 7-12 spring concerts, teacher appreciation week, medic camp, & end of year information. Thanks for reading! - Ms. Simmons
https://app.smore.com/n/r5befc

Hello. Can I help you find something? Home & Decor? Outdoor & Garden? Possibly your missing homework?

Meet Day! Elkton-Lake Benton will host the Elkton JH Meet today at the Sports Complex. You don't have to travel far to come cheer on our younger version of track stars. Field events will begin at 3:00 and running competitions will follow at 4:00. Good luck, Elks and Lady Elks! #runwiththeherd

The E-LB Baseball online store has been opened again for folks who may have missed it the first time or those getting ready for the summer season. It will close on Friday, May 1st.

Another busy day for the Elks. Golf heads to Chester, Track to Clear Lake, and it's Day 2 of State FFA in Brookings. Good luck, everyone!

Taco John's Athlete of the week nominations: Go give a vote for Joseph and Jalyn! Congrats to you both

Track and Field Clarification - Today's JH track meet in Clear Lake, Field Events start at 2 pm. Running Events start at 3 pm.

Track and Field team pictures are rescheduled to Friday, April 24th at 3:50 pm. There is a HOME baseball game that day, so boys will go first.
Forms are on the website in the documents folder.
https://tinyurl.com/3d95fnj8

This week's events at EHS!

EHS Prom Grand March will be Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 pm in the North Gym! Doors will open at 7:30 pm for the public.

The HS Softball games scheduled for today in Toronto are being moved to May 9th.