Meet Elkton High School's 2026 Homecoming Court! This years King candidates are David Olson, Joseph Nibbe, and Caden Crofutt. Queen candidates include Evelyn Foss, Sydney DeVries, and Rozlynn Thooft. Coronation will be held in the North Gym next Monday night at 7:00pm. Congratulations, candidates!
A BIG congratulations to our students who were just named 2026 Eastern Dakota Junior High Honor Band Festival members!!
Clarinet 1 - Mark Madill
Clarinet 2 - Aubryn Stuefen
Trumpet 1 - Codi Olson, Morgan Even
Trumpet 2 - Sawyer Prosch, Avery Garza
Trombone - Jadin Otto
Baritone - Kollyns Jensen, Gavin Miraglia
Tuba - Noah Kinner
Percussion - Declan Booton, Aisley Lange
Bass Clarinet - Adeline Brunsting
Tenor Sax - Charlotte Vansurksum
Elkton will be hosting the Honor Festival this year on October 13th. Stay tuned for more details on the event.
Way to go, Elks!
Clarinet 1 - Mark Madill
Clarinet 2 - Aubryn Stuefen
Trumpet 1 - Codi Olson, Morgan Even
Trumpet 2 - Sawyer Prosch, Avery Garza
Trombone - Jadin Otto
Baritone - Kollyns Jensen, Gavin Miraglia
Tuba - Noah Kinner
Percussion - Declan Booton, Aisley Lange
Bass Clarinet - Adeline Brunsting
Tenor Sax - Charlotte Vansurksum
Elkton will be hosting the Honor Festival this year on October 13th. Stay tuned for more details on the event.
Way to go, Elks!
In 2000, teacher Charles Best founded DonorsChoose to help teachers access classroom materials without paying out of pocket. Today, teachers can post classroom projects and connect with individuals and companies willing to help fund them. Elkton Elementary teachers have benefited from DonorsChoose again this year. Mrs. Anderson has received funding for classroom projects and new materials to support student learning.
Students received STEM Challenge Kits that present a variety of challenges encouraging creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and perseverance. Students used kits to explore cause and effect. They designed and built their own chain reactions, experimenting with how different objects and actions could work together to create movement.
Students also received social studies books that align with classroom standards and curriculum. Most recently, students used books about Ancient China to build background knowledge and make connections to their learning.
Interested in supporting our teachers? Visit https://www.donorschoose.org/ to see how you can help fund classroom projects.
The Lady Elks volleyball team is right back in action tonight when they hit the road for Baltic. It'll be a busy night for Elkton-Lake Benton, as JH tips off at 4:00, followed by C, JV, and Varsity. Go get em', Lady Elks!
Elks Football Game Day! Elkton-Lake Benton's JH and JV teams are off to Dell Rapids tonight to take on St. Mary's. The JH game kicks off at 5:00 with JV afterwards. Games will be played at Dell Rapids Public Field. Go Elks!
It's Game Day! The Lady Elks host Great Plains Lutheran tonight in Lake Benton for a high school volleyball clash. Matches begin at 3:30 with JH, followed by C at 4:45, JV at 6:00, and wrapping up with Varsity at 7:00. Good luck, girls!
This week's events at Elkton Public School! Have a great week!
Competitive Cheer is at Brookings Invite this morning. The event begins at 11:00am at the Dakotah Bank Center in Brookings, SD.
Lunch on Friday, September 25th will be corn dogs.
Elks travel to Dell Rapids to take on the St. Mary's Cardinals today. The Varsity game is a 4:30pm kickoff at Dell Rapids Public School.
Congratulations to our first Pride of the Herd recipient this year, Mrs. Powell! The Pride of the Herd award is all about celebrating each other! It’s a peer-to-peer recognition that shines a spotlight on elementary staff members whose actions make our school stronger, kinder, and better for everyone. Way to go, Mrs. Powell!
Get on up - it's Gameday! The Lady Elks travel to De Smet tonight to take on the Bulldogs in a DVC volleyball battle. The JH match begins at 4:00, and it will be follow by C, JV, and Varsity. Good luck, E-LB!
It’s the return of Staff Spotlight! We’re back to shining a light on our amazing staff members at Elkton Public School.
First up this school year is Mrs. Ravenscroft! Our 5-12 Instrumental Music teacher is entering her 6th year in Elkton, and 7th overall. If she didn’t up in the classroom, she feels pretty strongly that she would have been a Personal Trainer. (We believe her!) Two of Mrs. Ravenscroft’s most loved meals are her mom’s lasagna and her grandma’s waffles. One of her favorite quotes is, “hard work beats talent with talent doesn’t work hard.” It’s important to note that if you’re having lunch with Mrs. Ravenscroft, please remember to chew with your mouth closed.
Thank you Mrs. Ravenscroft for all you do for your students and our school!
First up this school year is Mrs. Ravenscroft! Our 5-12 Instrumental Music teacher is entering her 6th year in Elkton, and 7th overall. If she didn’t up in the classroom, she feels pretty strongly that she would have been a Personal Trainer. (We believe her!) Two of Mrs. Ravenscroft’s most loved meals are her mom’s lasagna and her grandma’s waffles. One of her favorite quotes is, “hard work beats talent with talent doesn’t work hard.” It’s important to note that if you’re having lunch with Mrs. Ravenscroft, please remember to chew with your mouth closed.
Thank you Mrs. Ravenscroft for all you do for your students and our school!
Good luck to the Lady Elks Volleyball team as they host the Chester Flyers tonight! Games start in the South Gym at 3:30 with the JH match, followed by C at 4:45, JV at 6:00, and Varsity at 7:00. #AntlersUp #RunWithTheHerd
Butterfly releases continue at Elkton Elementary! Our preschool students have been learning about the butterfly life cycle by observing caterpillars, chrysalises, and butterflies up close. They’ve also been reading books and learning songs about the process. What a great way to bring science learning to life!
Congratulations to the new members of the EHS Chapter of the National Honor Society who were inducted Monday night!
Maddisyn Thompson, Malyha Slegers, David Olson, Gabriela Mejia Valencia, Carson Nordmeyer, Joseph Nibbe, Madelyn Jensen, Berkley Hemmen, Angela Deutz, Caden Crofutt, & Sydney DeVries
Our elementary classrooms—and even our front office—have been busy caring for caterpillars as they make their transition from caterpillar to chrysalis to monarch butterfly!
A big thank you to Mrs. Trygstad for collecting the caterpillars and providing this hands-on learning opportunity for our students and staff. Students have named their caterpillars, observed the changes along the way, and learned more about the life cycle of a monarch. They’re also learning about the incredible journey these butterflies will soon make as they travel all the way to Mexico.
What a great way to bring science to life right here at school!
A big thank you to Mrs. Trygstad for collecting the caterpillars and providing this hands-on learning opportunity for our students and staff. Students have named their caterpillars, observed the changes along the way, and learned more about the life cycle of a monarch. They’re also learning about the incredible journey these butterflies will soon make as they travel all the way to Mexico.
What a great way to bring science to life right here at school!
This week's event at Elkton Public School. Few items to note:
JV Football on Monday has been cancelled.
School Board Meeting is on Wednesday.
Friday will be a 2:15pm dismissal to accomodate the earlier Football start at Dell Rapids.
JV Football on Monday has been cancelled.
School Board Meeting is on Wednesday.
Friday will be a 2:15pm dismissal to accomodate the earlier Football start at Dell Rapids.
NO JV Football game on Monday vs Estelline/Hendricks. This game has been cancelled and will not be made up.
On this 25th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, we remember the events of that day, those who died as a result of the attacks, and the countless Americans who risked their lives to help others in need.
