Men's Association will again be sponsoring a Punt, Pass, & Kick competition on Friday following the Homecoming Parade. Registration begins at 3:00 at the football field.

💙🤍 Homecoming Week is officially underway! 💙🤍

We kicked off Monday with a pep rally hosted by our Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) group in recognition of September being Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Bring Change to Mind is a student-led group focused on ending the stigma surrounding mental health, encouraging open and honest conversations, and reminding students that it is okay to ask for help and support one another. 💚

What a meaningful way to start a week all about school spirit and coming together as a Cougar community!

Thank you to our BC2M students for leading today's pep rally and helping spread an important message:

You matter. You are not alone. And it's always okay to reach out. 💚

Now let's keep the Cougar spirit going all week long! 💙🤍🐾

🥩 A big THANK YOU to the Rosebud Rancherettes for welcoming our new staff members with beef checks and for helping us give our newest Cougars a warm welcome! 💙🤍

🏈 Way to go, Cougars! 🏈 Congratulations to the Cougar Youth Football team on two BIG wins Saturday against a tough Chamberlain team! 💪 Keep up the great work, Cougars! We’re proud of you! 💙🤍

🏈💙🩷 NIGHT ONE OF HOMECOMING IS COMPLETE! 💙🩷🏈 What a fun way to kick off Homecoming Week! 🎉🙌 The Powder Puff game brought the energy, the laughs, the competition, and plenty of school spirit! 📣🔥 🏆 White Team takes the win over the Pink Team! 🏆 But at the end of the day we are all Cougars!

🎉🏈 IT’S HOMECOMING WEEK! 🏈🎉

The week we’ve been waiting for is finally here! 💙🤍 Homecoming Week is going to be a busy one, packed with fun, school spirit, and Cougar pride! 🐾🎶

We’re kicking things off TONIGHT with Powder Puff Football! 🏈🔥

📅 Tonight – Sunday, September 13
⏰ 5:00 PM
📍 Burke Football Field

Come out and cheer on our students as they hit the field and battle it out! 🙌📣

Let’s kick off Homecoming Week with a BIG dose of Cougar spirit! 💙🐾

GO COUGARS! 🐾🏈🎉

🏆🎉 Congratulations, Burke Cougars! 🎉🏆 A huge congratulations to our A-Team for taking 2nd Place in Scotland today! 🥈👏 And a BIG congratulations to our B-Team for being CHAMPIONS! 🏆🥇 What an amazing accomplishment! We are so proud of all our athletes and the hard work they put in! 💙🐾 Way to go, Cougars! Keep up the great work! 💪🔥

🍀🐾 A huge THANK YOU to Morgan Rozeboom and Gregory County 4-H for joining us for Cougar Friday today! 💙 Our students had such a great time learning about and exploring the four seasons through a fun, hands-on activity. 🌷☀️🍂❄️

📚Silent Book Club is one of my favorite times in the library📚 There is something so special about seeing a student slow down, settle into the quiet library and becoming completely absorbed in their book. In just one hour, our students read over 800 pages and finished 2 books! We enjoyed delicious muffins made by our own Connor Hosford-thank you Connor, for making our time even sweeter! Parents, you have every reason to be proud of these wonderful kids. Reading outside the classroom strengthens their skills, expands their imaginations, and helps create a lifelong love of books. I feel so lucky to share these peaceful moments with them! Mrs. Johnson

The September 14th Regular Board Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Commons Area.

Please see the agenda for details regarding the evening’s meeting.

🛡️ Internet Safety: Community & Parents Night

📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Burke High School Gym

The evening will be presented by Mary Beth Holzwarth, Human Trafficking Coordinator & Analyst with the DCI Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

We encourage all parents, guardians, and community members to attend!

Attention parents and fans, tomorrow's football game at Sunshine Bible will start at 2:30 pm.

🍎 Our Educators Rising students traveled to Sioux Falls today for the Fall Leadership Conference! They spent the day learning, connecting with other future educators, and building their leadership skills. 📚✨ And, of course, we couldn’t make a trip to Sioux Falls without doing a little sightseeing at Falls Park 📸🍂… and grabbing some Dairy Queen for the ride home! 🍦😋

🐾 7th grade art has been busy learning about two-point perspective and putting their skills to the test around school. 💙

We smell what those Rancherettes are COOKING! 🥩🔥

Fresh, local beef is on the menu today! A big THANK YOU to our Rosebud Rancherettes for supporting our Beef-in-Schools Program and helping bring nutritious, locally raised beef to our students.

We’re proud to support local ranchers — one delicious meal at a time! ❤️

Silent Book Club will be starting this Friday September 11th!!!

9:30-10:30
Burke Elementary Library
Grades 3-12 are welcome

Bring your book and settle in to read in the peace and quiet of the library.

See you on Friday!!!

We’re excited to kick off our first Cougar Friday with a special activity from Gregory County 4-H! 🎉

🌳 Exploring the Four Seasons
📅 Friday, September 11th
⏰ 9:30–10:30 AM
🍀 Presented by Morgan Rozeboom with Gregory County 4-H

Students will get to explore the four seasons through a fun, hands-on 4-H activity. We are so thankful to Morgan for coming in and helping make our first Cougar Friday extra special! 💙

📣 REMINDER FOR FAMILIES: If your child plans to attend Cougar Friday, please let your child’s teacher know by Wednesday (TOMORROW!) so we can plan accordingly.

🎉🏈 HOMECOMING WEEK IS ALMOST HERE! 🏈🎉

Homecoming Week kicks off September 13th! 🐾💙 We have a FULL week of fun, school spirit, activities, and Cougar pride planned!

🎶 Our theme this year is COUGAR PALOOZA! 🎸🎤

📅 Check out the Cougar for the full Homecoming Week schedule and make plans to join us for all the fun! 🐾💙

Let’s make this Homecoming Week one to remember! 🎉🙌

GO COUGARS! 💙🐾

🎉 Congratulations to Mary Hosford, our literacy-loving, creative, compassionate, and AI-guru K–12 principal! 🎉

Mary has been selected for the 2026–2027 Principal Leadership Cohort! 👏📚

Your commitment to continuous growth and your desire to keep improving make all of us better. We are so proud of you and excited to see all you’ll bring to this opportunity!

Congratulations, Mary, on this well-deserved selection! 🌟