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Great season Elks! Be proud of all you accomplished this year.
The Elkton-Lake Benton Football team will face the Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy Phoenix at 7pm in Elkton on Thursday, October 27th. Activity passes are not accepted. The cost of attending the event is $7 for adults and $5 for students. If students are coming to the game, they are expected to be at the game and remain seated. We appreciate your cooperation in this procedure. 🏈💙🦌🤍🏈
Here is how to watch the Elks compete at the State Cheer & Dance Competition on Friday. The Elks perform at 7:03pm. 📣💙🦌🤍📣
https://listen.sdpb.org/sports-rec/2022-10-20/how-to-watch-the-2022-sdhsaa-state-cheer-and-dance-competition?fbclid=IwAR0etV1-W_UGIgtrGW1jj6uZ5sdVC6KIYyAWYaRFxKE0FklvuTA_Tix7G9w
Time for some Elk playoff football!
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Good Luck to our busy students:
Football, Thursday, Oct. 20th, E-LB #2 seed vs. Kimball/White Lake #15 at 7:00 pm in Elkton.
Competitive Cheer, Friday, Oct. 21st, Class A begins at 5:05 with Lady Elks performing at approximately 7:03 pm in Watertown.
Cross Country, Saturday, Oct. 22nd in Huron. Nate Timm will run in Class A Boys at 1:30 pm.
Menu change for Tuesday, October 25th: Instead of BBQ ribs, we will have Cheeseburger Mac Hotdish. 🍽️
Shout out to Berndt Family Produce for allowing our 1st grade and high school friends to come pick pumpkins today!
Competitive Cheer was in Lake Preston on October 17th.
Congrats to E-LB Comp Cheer on their 2nd place finish Monday in Lake Preston!
Final Placings
1st Dell Rapids St Mary 140
2nd Elkton-Lake Benton 126.75
3rd Iroquois-Lake Preston 123.5
4th Deubrook Area 123.25
5th Faulkton Area 118.5
Best of luck to the team as they head to state in Watertown on Friday!
The Elkton PTO is hosting a Fall Festival for our Elementary students on October 31 from 12:15-3:00 p.m. at the Elkton School. We will also pass out treats for all students in Preschool-High School. We are looking for parents, individuals, businesses, or organizations that would be interested in helping treat our students. If you have any questions, please contact Georgi Jensen. Thank you for your help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4AA4A92CA2F58-fall5
Back-to-Back DVC Tournament Champions! 🏐💙🦌🤍🏐
9AA playoff bracket is out. Your Elks are the #2 seed and will be at home next Thursday against Kimball-White Lake.
Sydney Boersma and Aubrey Schindler were nominated by staff for the DAR Good Citizen Award for Elkton High School this year. Seniors voted on who they felt most exemplified the qualities of a good citizen (Dependability, Service, Leadership, Patriotism). Aubrey was selected as this year's winner for Elkton and will now have a chance to compete for a scholarship from DAR. Congratulations Aubrey!
Here's this week's Secondary Scoop, which includes information about IXL, Women in Science Day, a request for parent feedback, free online tutoring, & lunch balances: https://www.smore.com/c7z43
Have a wonderful day!
Six Elementary/Junior High students traveled to Howard for the Eastern Dakota Junior High Festival yesterday. They finished off the day of meeting new people and intense rehearsals with a combined concert!
Lady Elks volleyball played in Lake Benton on Tuesday!
Parents/Guardians of 7-12th grade students, please take a couple of minutes and share your constructive feedback regarding conferences if you haven't already. Your input is greatly appreciated!
https://forms.gle/vtxVZP6uLEo1G4kw5
It is National School Lunch Week! A BIG thank you to our kitchen staff for their amazing work in providing delicious meals and supporting good nutrition habits for our students and staff.
The High School Band marched in Chester today.
Reality Check took place this morning for the Elkton and Sioux Valley seniors! Students had a great opportunity to gain information from local organizations about their services and the actual costs associated with "adulting" and budgeting. Special thanks goes out to Katherine Bogue with SD Dept of Labor who helped me get things organized and to the individuals who came and gave their time!
