
Ms. Simmons' Secondary Scoop
weekly 7-12th grade updates for families & friends
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Building Entry
Due to the unfortunate geothermal situation that occurred on 8/31/22, the following guidelines will be utilized for building entry.
JH and HS students may only enter the building using doors A2 and A3. Students riding the bus will still enter using door B2. Door A8 will ONLY be used for band classes, lessons, and PE. Students will walk outside to enter through door A8 for those classes.
The hallway between the band room and my office will be closed. Students should NOT use doors A6 or A8 until further notified.
Thank you for your assistance as we continue the cleanup and construction process.
Hallway & Locker Decorations
Homecoming Week - September 19-24
We bleed blue! Homecoming shirts are available to order online for a limited time. Order here!
The student council and staff have held their initial planning meetings and a few details have been solidified:
- Instead of hallway decorations this year, the student council decided to try a homecoming parade on Fri, 9/23.
- The theme for the parade is board games.
- The tentative plan is to have the marching bands bookend the parade.
- Elementary classes will walk together in the parade.
- Each high school class will plan and coordinate the details of their class float with their class advisors (note: students may not ride on any floats or drive the vehicle pulling them).
- Following the parade, we will host a short pep rally at the athletic complex.
- The timeframe for these activities will be provided as plans continue to solidify.
The student council also finalized this year's dress up days:
- Mon, 9/19 - Senior Citizen Day
- Tue, 9/20 - Movie Character Day
- Wed, 9/21 - Color Wars
- Elementary wear blue
- 7th wear red
- 8th wear purple
- 9th wear pink
- 10th wear grey
- 11th wear white
- 12th wear black
- Staff wear tie dye
- Thur, 9/22 - Throwback Thursday - wear an outfit from a decade of your choosing
- Fri, 9/23 - Blue & White Day
A couple items to note:
- JH/JV football & cross country will still have their events scheduled on Mon, 9/19; students should be finished in time to attend coronation at 6:30 PM.
- Due to the cross country meet & volleyball tournament on Sat, 9/24, the homecoming dance will be on Mon, 9/19 following coronation until 10:30 PM. We hope this will allow the greatest number of students to attend.
Let's stay connected!
While junior high and high school students are striving towards independence, there are three important ways to stay connected to your student’s education:
Please make sure all current contact information (cell phone, mailing address, & email address) is provided to the school. All three of these communication outlets are used regularly throughout the school year.
Please login to the Parent Portal at a minimum of once per week to check your student’s grades and attendance. If you do not have an account, please contact Mrs. Bonnie Yackley by calling the school or emailing her at bonnie.yackley@k12.sd.us.
Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and download our free app, “Elkton School District, SD” to stay up-to-date with school events and activities.
Run with the Herd!
Website: https://www.elkton.k12.sd.us/
Phone: (605) 542-2541
Facebook: facebook.com/ElktonSchool53
Twitter: @ElktonSchool
Quick Links
JH/HS student handbook
JH/HS online lesson plans. Click the link below each email address for the staff member/course you’d like to see.
- Link to all school activities
As always, please let me know if there's anything I can do to serve you and our secondary students.