
Kindergarten had fun celebrating the 100th day of school by dressing up like they are 100 years old! They counted to 100 in various ways and participated in many activities throughout the day.









Attached is a flyer from the Baltic Community and School Garden. A meal will be available at tomorrow night's basketball doubleheader. Refer to the flyer for more information.


Are you looking for a way to positively impact your community and school district? Consider becoming a school board member! Petitions are available until the end of February. The next term starts in July. Please stop by the main office, call the school, or email Jacob Schweitzer @ Jacob.Schweitzer@k12.sd.us to get any questions you may have answered.


The 7th graders have been learning about Europe and painted like Michelangelo today. After they were done, they found out it was actually a myth that he painted the Sistine Chapel lying down!





Friday February 7, 2025 The Boys Basketball Teams face McCook Central/Montrose with all games played at Montrose. 4:00...7th Grade followed by 8th grade. 5:00..."C" Game, 6:00...JV Game, 7:15 Varsity Game.

Our Senior Activity Spotlight!


Congratulations to all of our wonderful elementary spellers. The school oral spelling bee was today. Landen Snyders won by correctly spelling the word 'locust.'
1st: Landen Snyders
2nd: Coyer Buchholz
3rd: Allison Schmid & Jayse Vandersnick

Mrs. Ageson's 5th grade class did a fantastic job giving book talks from the I Survived series!






Tuesday February 4, 2025 the GBB and BBB Teams travel to Baltic. Both JV Games will be played at 4:30, followed by the Varsity Girls Game at 6:00 and the Boys Varsity Game at 7:30.

Saturday February 1, 2025 the JH GBB and JH BBB Teams travel to Sioux Valley. Both 8th Grade Games will be played first beginning at 9:00 am followed by both 7th Grade Games.

LOCATION CHANGE: Tomorrows Junior High Girls Basketball game against Estelline/Hendricks will be held IN HENDRICKS, MN...Tipoff is set for 4:00 pm. The address for the school is: 200 Lincoln St., Hendricks, MN 56136. On the original schedule it was set to be in Estelline, so please be aware of the change.

LOCATION CHANGE:
Tomorrow night's Girls Basketball game against Estelline/Hendricks will be held IN HENDRICKS, MN. The address for the school is: 200 Lincoln St., Hendricks, MN 56136.
On the original schedule it was set to be in Estelline, so please be aware of the change.

Our Senior Activity Spotlight!


Tuesday January 28, 2025 the Garretson Wrestling Team travels to Parkston for a Quad which includes Dakota Valley, MVPCS, and Parkston. This was originally scheduled as a Triangular...please note the change. Match time is 5:00 pm.

The 3rd grade had fun being creative while continuing our author study on Dianna Hutts Aston. Today we learned a butterfly is patient before it soars. 💙🦋


Students in Mrs. Steineke's 3rd grade have been working on the capitalization and punctuation rules of book titles.








MS/HS Parent/Teacher Conferences Signup - use this link to sign up for P/T Conferences on February 5th or 12th.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVEqwUVu5mm1ByQvLrH6jcJSogH6M_McyNW35FAWT4Y/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday January 23, 2025 the JH BBB Teams host Tri-Valley. The 7th Grade Game will begin at 3:30 pm followed by the 8th Grade Game.

Link to the January 21, 2025 Special Board Meeting Minutes- https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/257/Garretson/5224327/January_21__2025_Special_Board_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Tuesday January 21, 2025 the JH BBB Teams travel to West Central. The games will played at the Hartford Elementary School...303 E 2nd Street, with tipoff scheduled for 4:00 pm