Garretson School District

The SDMEA (South Dakota Music Education Association) held their Middle School All-State Band Concert on March 3-4 in Huron. Congratulations to Caiden Maack and Anna Ebbing!

Absentee Voting Information for the Opt Out Election on March 21, 2023- Link to ballot - https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/AbsenteeApplication_202012.PDF Email ballot to this address: bkyte@minnehahacounty.org OR mail the ballot to this address: Minnehaha County Auditor, 415 N Dakota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Please remember to get the form notarized before sending it to the county auditor. If you have questions on this process or anything else, please reach out to me via email @ Jacob.Schweitzer@k12.sd.us, or via phone @ 605-594-3451. Have a great day!

Congratulations to Logan Bly on being invited to play in the 3-Class Shootout All-Star Game in Salem. The game is Saturday, March 25th!

The 8th grade girls enjoyed a day at STI for Women in Science!

8th Grade Leadership and Science Field trip Thank you to the Outdoor Campus, Army National Guard and EROS for an incredible day of learning! Thank you parents for raising such incredible students! They represented us well! Trevor caught the first and Jackson caught the most.

Q&A: Do we know why students leave the district? https://superintendentgjohnson.net/2023/03/03/why-do-kids-leave-the-garretson-school-district/ Get your answers here!

Thank you to all who attended our opt out information night on Monday. There are a few questions that were asked that deserve a little further explanation. Does the Garretson School District have too many administrators? https://superintendentgjohnson.net/2023/03/02/does-the-garretson-school-district-have-too-many-administrators/

The video from the Informational meeting on Monday Night is now on YouTube. The microphone wasn't working right, so we had to use the computer mic, which isn't as nice. We will also run this on the local channel a few nights as well Here is the link: https://youtu.be/vXpLYNJ-RQU

Wellness Wednesday with Hurdle Life Coach Foundation at GHS! We learned the 4P's: Positive People Pursuing Possibilities! How do we do that? G-UTS: Getting Uncomfortable To Succeed HOPE: Helping Other People Excel Who knew being healthy could be so popular? #WellnessInSchool

We do have enough students to justify taking a fan bus to the SoDak 16 GBB game in winner tomorrow night. The bus will leave from the school at 2:00 in the afternoon. Students should bring a snack for the ride, and enough money to purchase a ticket ($4) and any concessions they may desire. Parents, if your child needs to be picked up after the bus returns, we will remind them to contact you about 30 minutes out of Garretson on the return trip. GO BLUE DRAGONS!!!

Track & Field Online Clothing store is open until Sunday, March 5th! Click the link below to check it out! https://stores.inksoft.com/WS81965

Thursday March 2, 2023, GBB So Dak 16. Garretson vs Red Cloud at Winner...6:00 pm. You can watch the Livestream of this game by accessing the following site...WinnerWarriorsLive. Here is that link: https://youtube.com/live/zljJRgtM5Es?feature=share

Thursday March 2, 2023, GBB So Dak 16. Garretson vs Red Cloud at Winner...6:00pm. You can watch the Livestream of this game by accessing the following site...WinnerWarriorsLive

Thursday March 2, 2023, So Dak 16 State Qualification Game. #13 Garretson vs #4 Red Cloud at Winner...6:00 pm. The Winner of this Game advances to the South Dakota State Class "A" GBB Tournament March 9-11 at Watertown. Region 3A Ticket Prices. Adults $6.00. Students $4.00 (Grade 1-12). *No Local or Big East Conference Passes Accepted. *No Activity Tickets Accepted. *No Signs or Noise Makers. We are promoting a COMPLETE & SOLID BLUE OUT FOR OUR CHEERING SECTION! GO BLUE DRAGONS!!!

You can watch the Garretson at Sioux Falls Christian BBB Game Tuesday February 28, 2023 by accessing the following link: https://bit.ly/32h2S2F

Congratulations to Jaden Richter on his fourth place finish at the South Dakota State Wrestling tournament! Great job Jaden!

The Garretson School District is hosting an opt out information meeting, with Q&A this evening in the new gym at 7:00. Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to Special Agent Miller of the South Dakota DCI for talking to the students about real life scenarios and awareness with social media and the long-term impacts it can have.

The informational meeting tonight for the upcoming opt-out vote will not be live -streamed. We will record it and post it at a later date.

Tuesday February 28, 2023, Region 3A Boys Basketball Quarter-Final Game. #8 Garretson at #1 Sioux Falls Christian...7:00 pm. We are promoting a BLACK OUT FOR OUR CHEERING SECTION! GO BLUE DRAGONS!!!