Eureka School District

The Veteran's Day Program is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 11th, which is different than was on the school calendar that was sent out last week. The public is invited to the Veteran's Day Program. We hope to see you there.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Student Council would like to thank everyone for showing their Halloween spirit last Friday. The winners of the costume contest are as follows: 1st Grade – Triniti Palmer, Tristan Kauk, and Aubrey Abernathy; 2nd Grade – Brennan Opp, Bryce Neuharth, and Liam Yarr; 3rd grade – Greta Dosch, Mara Yarr, and Vyola White; 4th grade – Sirenna Wells, Ian Odland, and Brylee Heiser; 5th grade – Nathan Gardiner, Mallory Schnabel, and Kenzie Nehlich; 6th grade – Georgia Odenbach, Colton Retzer, and Peyton Schnabel; 7th grade – Drew Arbach, Ava Gonska, and Mason Kunz; 8th grade – Alaina Dosch & Amree Vander Vorst, Mason Jones, and Ella Batie; 10th grade – Savanna Bluhm, Anna Batie, Hailey Metzger, Craig Jones, Tim Rucker, Alex Huffman, Isabel Andren, Cassia Andren, Carlie Andren, and Autumn Carmon; 11th grade – Cooper Aman, Triton Grajczyk, and Lilly Huffman; 12th Grade – Chance Mehlhaff. Staff winners were Chris Gonska and Mrs. Secker. Prizes will be passed out at the end of the day. The following students need to turn in their Cross-Country uniforms ASAP- Avery Wells, Hailey Metzger, Anna Batie, & Ella Batie. Cheer Tryouts! Practice dates: November 2nd- 4:15 at Bowdle, November 8th 4:15 at Eureka, & November 9th 4:15 at Roscoe. Tryout dates: November 11th 4:15 at Bowdle & November 12th 4:15 at Bowdle. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Zempel at Jessica.Zempel@k12.sd.us. Congratulations Thunder Volleyball team on your win last night the Region Volleyball game against Lower Brule. The Thunder girls will travel to Faulkton tonight. Good Luck! UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Wednesday – November 3 – Presentation College – 9:00 AM – DDN Room **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room UPCOMING EVENTS: Wednesday, November 3rd- NSU Band Festival Thursday, November 4th- Math Counts at Aberdeen Roncalli 8:30 AM; Region VB Tournament TBA; 4th GBB Leola/Frederick at Eureka 6:00; 5th GBB Scrimmage at Eureka 5:00 PM Friday, November 5th- High School Meeting Day Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Monday, November 1, 2021 Cheer Tryouts! Practice dates: November 2nd- 4:15 at Bowdle, November 8th 4:15 at Eureka, & November 9th 4:15 at Roscoe. Tryout dates: November 11th 4:15 at Bowdle & November 12th 4:15 at Bowdle. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Zempel at Jessica.Zempel@k12.sd.us. Good Luck to the Thunder Volleyball team at the Region Volleyball game at Bowdle vs. Lower Brule tonight at 7:00 p.m. Go Thunder! UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Friday, October 29, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Sadie Mettler! Cheer Tryouts! Practice dates: November 2nd- 4:15 at Bowdle, November 8th 4:15 at Eureka, & November 9th 4:15 at Roscoe. Tryout dates: November 11th 4:15 at Bowdle & November 12th 4:15 at Bowdle. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Zempel at Jessica.Zempel@k12.sd.us. Good luck to the All-State Chorus participants and Elementary Honor Choir students who will be preforming on Saturday in Rapid City! Good luck to the Robotics team as they travel to Canton on Saturday! UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

The 4th/5th GBB games scheduled on October 29th in Warner have been cancelled.

MORNING MEMO Thursday, October 28, 2021 Cheer Tryouts! Practice dates: November 2nd- 4:15 at Bowdle, November 8th 4:15 at Eureka, & November 9th 4:15 at Roscoe. Tryout dates: November 11th 4:15 at Bowdle & November 12th 4:15 at Bowdle. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Zempel at Jessica.Zempel@k12.sd.us. Good Luck to the 4th grade GBB as they gear up to play on the basketball court with Leola/Frederick at Leola 6:00 PM. Bus leaves at 4:45 PM It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic: ”Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, October 27, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Anna Batie & Devan Brockel! Last day of walking trail tomorrow, October 28th until further notice. 4th & 5th grade GBB lost all games against Faulkton. Cheer Tryouts! Practice dates: November 2nd- 4:15 at Bowdle, November 8th 4:15 at Eureka, & November 9th 4:15 at Roscoe. Tryout dates: November 11th 4:15 at Bowdle & November 12th 4:15 at Bowdle. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Zempel at Jessica.Zempel@k12.sd.us. It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

We have created a Team App for the 4th/5th Girls basketball team. Search NC Thunder 4/5 GBB in the team app application on your devices to find it. Go Thunder!!!

MORNING MEMO Monday, October 25, 2021 Isabel, Pablo, and Lilly you have books from the library that are due now. If you need to renew them let me know, otherwise they will be considered overdue. Please return them to Mrs. Hilgemann in the library or if she is not in her room leave the books in the office - Mrs. Hilgemann Last day of walking trail October 28th until further notice. Congratulations to Gabe Johnson who placed 52nd at the state cross country meet in Sioux Falls. MS GBB practice starts today. VB Northwestern at Mellette JV 6:00 PM; Varsity 7:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:30 PM. Good luck Thunder! It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) UPCOMING COLLEGE REP: **Monday, November 15 – SDSU – 10:45 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Tuesday, October 26th- Student Health Screenings for grades K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Tuesday, October 26th- 4th/5th GBB at Faulkton 4th 5:30 PM; 5th 6:30 PM. Bus leaves at 3:30 PM Thursday, October 28th- NCRC Testing for Juniors 8:50 AM- 12:00 PM Thursday, October 28th- 4th GBB Leola/Frederick at Leola 6:00 PM. Bus leaves at 4:45 PM Friday, October 29th- 4th/5th GBB at Warner 5th 5:00/7:00; 4th 6:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM; All State Chorus at Rapid City; FCCLA Pizza Sales Begin Saturday, October 30th- All-State Chorus at Rapid City Saturday, October 30th- Robotics at Canton

The 5th grade computer class set up their account and worked on StoryboardThat.

MORNING MEMO Friday, October 22, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Camden Drey. Birthday wishes to Drew Arbach who will celebrate his birthday on Saturday! Isabel, Pablo, and Lilly you have books from the library that are due now. If you need to renew them let me know, otherwise they will be considered overdue. Please return them to Mrs. Hilgemann in the library or if she is not in her room leave the books in the office - Mrs. Hilgemann Last day of walking trail October 28th until further notice. Good luck to the cross country participants who will who participate at the state cross country meet at Sioux Falls on Saturday! It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) North Central concluded their football season against the Wall Eagles with a loss 56-6. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Saturday, October 23rd- State Cross Country at Sioux Falls

The football game tonight at Wall will be livestreamed on wall.liveticket.tv. Go THUNDER!!

MORNING MEMO Thursday, October 21, 2021 Cassia, Isabel, Pablo, and Lilly you have books from the library that are due now. If you need to renew them let me know, otherwise they will be considered overdue. Please return them to Mrs. Hilgemann in the library or if she is not in her room leave the books in the office - Mrs. Hilgemann 6th-8th grade girls-please hand in your participation slip for basketball by the end of today. Last day of walking trail October 28th until further notice. FB at Wall 6:30 PM. Students/athletes eat at 11:30 AM. Bus leaves at 12:00 PM- Good Luck Thunder! It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Friday, October 22nd- 4th GBB Leola/Frederick at Eureka 6:00 PM; 5th Intra-Squad Scrimmage at Eureka 5:00 PM Saturday, October 23rd- State Cross Country at Sioux Falls

I just spoke with MDU, electricity should be on at any moment. We are planning a regular start time for today. We understand some will be a little late due to electricity being out. Please get to school as close to normal as possible. Thank you

Due to the planned power outage, the Eureka School District will be shutting down all technology around 5:00 PM. This means the fitness center will be shut down from approximately 5:00 PM - 9:00 AM in the morning. Thanks,

The Foundations of Technology class have been learning about stop motion and how computer animated movies are created. They learned the history in the making of "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and how Disney "Frozen" came to be. Did you know it took 70 years before Frozen got into production and it too over 600 people and 2.5 years to make? The class also learned different roles in creating an animated movie and were able to apply it to their own stop motion assignment. They learned movie effects and editing that they can add to make their movie more real like. The groups had to create their own Halloween stop motion video.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Cassia, Isabel, Pablo, and Lilly you have books from the library that are due now. If you need to renew them let me know, otherwise they will be considered overdue. - Mrs. Hilgemann Picture retakes will be tomorrow, October 21st at 8:30 AM. Any students who were absent on Picture Day will also have their photos taken. If you would like to have your photo retaken, you must remember to return the packet of pictures along with a note as to why you would like them retaken. If you need an order form, please see Mrs. Wolf. There will be no walking trail, tomorrow, October 21st. 6th-8th grade girls-please hand in your participation slip for basketball by Thursday, October 21st. Math Counts will travel to Warner. Bus leaves at 10:30 AM. It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) Sports Recap: The girls VB team traveled to McIntosh. JV won in 2 and Varsity won in 5. The 4th and 5th grade girls kicked off their basketball season. Both games ended in a loss against Warner. Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, October 21st- FB at Wall 6:30 PM. Students/athletes eat at 11:30 AM. Bus leaves at 12:00 PM Friday, October 22nd- 4th GBB Leola/Frederick at Eureka 6:00 PM; 5th Intra-Squad Scrimmage at Eureka 5:00 PM Saturday, October 23rd- State Cross Country at Sioux Falls

The first graders used the Coding Mice from our classroom and the MakerSpace to practice coding. They helped the parent animals find their offspring, as we learned in science.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, October 19, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Kason Hinton! Picture retakes will be on Thursday, October 21st at 8:30 AM. Any students who were absent on Picture Day will also have their photos taken. If you would like to have your photo retaken, you must remember to return the packet of pictures along with a note as to why you would like them retaken. If you need an order form, please see Mrs. Wolf. There will be no walking trail, Thursday, October 21st. It’s SPOOKY season and the EHS Student Council challenges you to get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up on October 29th. The Student Council will judge costumes for the PreK-12th Grade students and staff, and prizes will be given to the best costumes! (PreK will be judged Oct. 28) VB at McIntosh JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 7:45 PM. Students dismissed at 3:15 PM. Bus leaves at 3:30 PM. GO THUNDER~ Good luck to the 4th & 5th GBB as they play Warner at Roscoe 5th 5:00/7:00 PM; 4th 6:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:45 PM Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Wednesday, October 20th- Math Counts at Warner. Bus leaves at 10:30 AM Thursday, October 21st- FB at Wall 6:30 PM. Students/athletes eat at 11:30 AM. Bus leaves at 12:00 PM Friday, October 22nd- 4th GBB Leola/Frederick at Eureka 6:00 PM; 5th Intra-Squad Scrimmage at Eureka 5:00 PM Saturday, October 23rd- State Cross Country at Sioux Falls

In computer class, the third graders were doing a coding project on Seesaw.