
Garretson Blue Dragon Football Camp
When: Saturday July 23, 2022
Where: Garretson Athletic Complex
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Who: 5th - 12th Grade Students
What to bring: Football Cleats or Tennis Shoes and Water Bottle
Note: Liability Waiver must be completed and turned into Coach Weiland before student may participate in this camp, the waiver may be accessed from the Garretson Website, or copies are available at the Garretson High School Office.
Waiver is on the website under Documents > Athletic Documents > Football Liability Waiver

Garretson High School will again offer Concussion Testing for our athletes in grades 7-12. We recommend those 7th & 8th Graders participating in athletics take the Impact Concussion Test every year, and 9-12 students take the Impact Concussion Test every 2 years.
When: Thursday July 28, 2022
Where: Garretson High School... computer lab
Times: 9:30 Juniors and Seniors
10:30 Sophomores and Freshmen
11:30 7th & 8th Graders
Administer: Athletic Trainer John Shape
Cost: $10.00 (checks payable to Orthopedic Institute)
If you have questions whether your son or daughter tested last year contact Mr. Steckler.

The Fall Athletic/Parent Meeting will be held Monday August 1, 2022, at 6:30 in the New Gym. Following this meeting the Soccer, Football, Cross-Country, and Volleyball Coaches will hold meetings to discuss their individual sport seasons and answer any questions that athletes or parents may have.
Activity Tickets will also be available to purchase for the 2022-2023 School Year.

If you are attending either the wrestling camp this week or the youth basketball camp next week. Be sure to fill out the liability waiver. You may have received an email, or you can find it under the documents section on the website under athletic documents.

Congratulations to Coach Dennis Northrup, South Dakota's Volleyball coach of the year!


Oh, the places they are going!
Class of 2023 Final Transcripts are ready to be mailed!
1 Air Force
1 University of Nebraska -Lincoln
1 NSU
1 Mitchell Technical College
1 USF
2 DWU
3 DSU
4 SDSU
8 Lake Area Technical College
Make it work!



Thanks Sioux Falls SkyForce for coming out today! 🏀



Our 4th grade spelling bee competitors! 🐝



FYI! Food service pricing will be coming back for the 2022-2023 school year. Funds cannot be added through the Parent Portal until the students are "active" online, but we wanted to make sure parents plan ahead before next school year begins. Thanks!

An Important Announcement from the Garretson School District!


Congratulations to the Blue Dragon athletes who competed in the State Track Meet this weekend! Lily Ranschau placed 2nd in the 100 meter hurdles and breaks the school record with a time of 15.63!



The O.I. Sports Performance Program will again be offered by Garretson High School. This program is designed to give the athlete gains in power, agility, speed, and strength; four key pillars of athleticism. Cost of the program is $250.00 plus 6.5% sales tax, includes 28 training sessions. The program runs from June 6 - July 28, 2022. Each athlete that signs up for the program and attends 85% of the 28 workouts (24 workouts) will be reimbursed $100.00.
If you have questions about the reimbursement plan, please contact Mr. Steckler at Garretson High School.
Online registration at: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com
*Search "OI Performance"
*Click on "continue to site without logging in"
Note: If you have previously created an account with us, you can proceed with logging into
your Mindbody account to purchase the membership
*Next in upper right-hand corner of the screen, click on "online store"
*Under services scroll down and select "Garretson Summer Program"
*Continue through instructions until you get to screen that says "Create an Account"
*Please enter your e-mail address, and then under 1. Contact Information, enter YOUR
ATHLETES information
Registration Questions please contact Allie Daly at adaly@oiperformance.com or (605)271-7130

SCHEDULE CHANGE
The Region 3A Varsity Track Meet Thursday May 19, 2022, originally scheduled to be run at Madison will now be run at Lennox: ALSO NOTE TIME CHANGES 9:00 a.m. Field Events 10:00 a.m. Running Events.

In Music Class, Mrs. Bruns's class created a Thunderstorm Soundscape with non-pitched percussion.
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SCHEDULE CHANGE
The Varsity Track Meet scheduled for Thursday May 12, 2022, at Beresford has been POSTPONED:
The make-up date is Monday May 16, 2022 at Beresford: 12:00...Field Events 1:00...Running Events

Did you know?
Consider this information about melatonin and energy drinks when talking with your student.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek



It’s Mental Health Awareness Week!
Gratitude is a free & effective way to tend to your mental health.
Let’s practice gratitude today!
Consider sharing your gratitude during Teacher Appreciation Week and Mental Health Awareness Week and every day!
We appreciate all Blue Dragons!


As we wrap up the school year, this is the perfect time to order your time capsule for 2021-2022. Yearbooks are for sale. You can place your order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com . The school code is 13650222 or you can just search for Garretson, SD.

Reminder: The Academic Awards Night is tomorrow night, Thursday, May 5th at 7:00 pm. in the Old Gym.

Its May!! That means the end of this school year is right around the corner. Check out the Spotlight section on our home page to see our graduating seniors future plans. You can check out all of the seniors by clicking the "Senior Future Plans" button underneath the gallery on the homepage.
