The past few days we visited an olive farm, toured the town of Paraty, and trekked through a rainforest and ended up on the beach. Fun is an understatement. 🤩

☀️ SUMMER CHECK-IN! ☀️ School may be out, but we still want to hear from our students and families all summer long! 🌊🍉🚴‍♂️📚 Drop a picture or comment below and show us what your summer adventures look like! Whether you’re: 🏕️ camping 🎣 fishing 🏖️ at the lake ⚾ playing sports 📖 reading 🍦 enjoying summer treats 🚜 helping on the farm ✈️ traveling …or just relaxing at home — we’d love to see it! Let’s keep our school community connected all summer long. We can’t wait to see what everyone is up to! 💙

The Burke School District is currently accepting applications for a full-time Assistant Cook for the 2026–2027 school year.

This position includes:
35 hours per week
Starting wage of $18.13/hour
9-month position
Insurance and retirement benefits
Start date: week of August 10th, 2026

Interested applicants can pick up an application at the Burke High School Office or print one from our website. Completed applications should be returned to Superintendent Tim Sanderson by July 6th, 2026.

For more information, please call 605-775-2644 or email tim.sanderson@k12.sd.us.

The Burke School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Our tiny Burke high school Spanish class trip to Brazil has arrived in São Paulo today! We are taking in the sights and loving every minute.

June board meeting agenda

What a great evening welcoming the Ride Across South Dakota participants to Burke School! The Bring Change to Mind student organization was honored to host the evening meal for the riders as they made their way across South Dakota. It was exciting to be one of the stops along their journey and to welcome so many cyclists from communities near and far. A huge thank you to the riders for stopping in Burke and for their generosity and support of our students. We are especially proud of our BC2M members who volunteered their time to help serve the meal, greet guests, and represent our school with pride. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening a success. Safe travels to all the riders as they continue their journey!

🏃Good luck to all of the Cougar Athletes competing at State Track today and tomorrow! Run fast and throw hard!🐾

🍝🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Join us in supporting our Cougar Track Team before they head to State! 🐾💙💛 Come enjoy a delicious spaghetti feed and help us cheer the team out of town as they begin their State Track journey! 🎉👏

School’s out and summer adventures are just beginning! ☀️ Thank you to our amazing students, staff, and families for an incredible school year filled with growth, memories, laughter, and learning. Have a safe and relaxing summer! We can’t wait to welcome everyone back next school year! 💙

It’s been such a great year with this group of 6th graders! Watching them grow not only in their math skills, but also as individuals, has been so rewarding. This year was full of learning, laughter, and growth. To celebrate all their hard work, we wrapped it up with a bowling trip! 🎳 A huge thank you to Gregory Lanes for having us and helping make it a fun day for our students!

Reminder: Tomorrow is a 1:00 PM dismissal as we head into Summer Break!

The 6th graders put their math skills to the test by creating and playing their own math games covering concepts they learned this year! 🎲➕ A fun way to review, collaborate, and celebrate all their hard work!

Tonight we celebrated an incredible year of leadership, service, and growth at our FCCLA Officer Installation Banquet! ❤️💙 A very special thank you to Mrs. Opbroek for her years of leadership, guidance, and dedication to FCCLA. For the past few years, she has kept saying, “This is my last year!” …and somehow FCCLA kept pulling her back in. After years of giving her time, energy, and heart to this program, she is officially passing the torch. We are so thankful for the countless hours, encouragement, and care she has poured into FCCLA and the students involved. Her impact on this program and its members will be felt for years to come! We would also like to welcome and thank Mrs. Williams for taking on this amazing program. You have big shoes to fill, but we are excited to see where your leadership and vision will take FCCLA in the years ahead! Congratulations to all of our officers, members, and advisors on a wonderful evening and a successful year! 🎉

✨😄 Xtra Day! 😄✨ Today was all about being EXTRA! Students showed off their bright colors and fun outfits, and to celebrate, kids enjoyed some Xtra Sour Gum for an extra sweet (and sour!) surprise. 🍬 The countdown to summer keeps getting closer! ☀️

We’re getting excited as the kindergarten countdown to summer is almost complete—summer is just around the corner! ☀️🎉 W Day – White Out Day! ⚪

"Leading with heart Burke Cougars May Students of the Month."

Ronald McDonald Pop Tab Pandemonium results are in! While we didn’t quite take home the win, we were proud to be part of history. A total of 3,945 pounds of pop tabs were collected, and Burke School contributed an amazing 171.5 pounds! Great job, Cougars! Thank you to everyone who saved and donated throughout the year. Keep collecting — we’re already looking forward to next year!

Thank you to SDSU 4-H for putting on such a fun activity for our students! 🐮

4th grade got to spend their hard earned money today! We stopped for coffee in Bonesteel and learned all about how they prepare coffee! Played at the park and then they swam their little hearts out! It was such a great day getting to see them enjoy something they worked so hard for! I am so proud of how well they have done with their coffee shop!

Another successful FFA Banquet! 💙💛 It is always such a wonderful evening hearing about all of the successes, accomplishments, and hard work of this awesome chapter. Our students continue to do amazing things, and we are so proud of each and every one of them! A huge thank you to our wonderful FFA advisor, Mollie Andrews, for all of the time, dedication, and support you pour into these students and our program. Your leadership makes all of this possible!