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Join us TONIGHT in the band room for the 5th & 6th Grade Instrumental Fun Night!
Come see our young musicians in action and enjoy an evening full of music and fun! 🎺🥁🎷
🚑 Thank you to the Burke Ambulance Crew for donating bike helmets to our 1st and 2nd grade!🚴♂️They made sure each helmet 🪖 fit just right!
Here is our May Newsletter!
💨Day 1 of Kid Wind in Phoenix is in the books. Mr. Murray, Wyatt, Savanna, and Jadyn are busy competing. Good luck students, bring home some hardware!🥇
Congratulations to our May student of the month winners!
Today, our 4th graders surprised Mrs. Sachtjen with a meaningful gift—two cherished books from her very last 4th grade class.
It was a touching reminder of the lasting connections she’s made and the difference she continues to make in the lives of her students.
📚🎉 Hey kids — get ready for an awesome adventure at the Library! 🎉📚
Do you love stories, crafts, and making new friends? Then Summer Reading Program is the place to be this summer! We’ll go on reading adventures, do fun hands-on activities, and even learn some cool new things — all while having a blast at the library! 😄✨
Want to see a lot of smiles? Just give a teacher a cookie! 🍪
As part of his volunteer hours, Oybeck spread joy today by sharing cookies with our entire staff. Thank you for the sweet surprise!
Change of plans due to the weather, but that didn’t stop the fun! Our young engineers spent the day "soaring into summer" by experimenting with aerodynamics. They designed and tested various paper airplane models, adjusting variables like wing shape and adding mass to observe how these factors influenced flight distance. Perfect way to launch into summer break!
A big thank you to Officer Green for continuing to educate and inspire our students! Yesterday, he took even more of his time to walk the 5th graders through how to use an AED and shared more about his important role as a police officer. 🚓❤️⚡
We’re so grateful for your time, dedication, and the positive example you set. Thank you, Officer Green!
👏 Thank you to Evan Papousek for being our guest speaker at tonight’s FFA Banquet! We have so much to be proud of here in Gregory County. Congratulations to Gregory County FFA on an outstanding and successful year! 👏
Track meet in Kimball and Golf in Avon/Bon Homme have been cancelled for tomorrow.
Today, our World’s qualifying engineering team delivered their presentation in preparation for next week’s global competition in Arizona. Fantastic work—we’re proud of you and can’t wait to see how you do!
Huge thank you to Officer Green and Charlene for spending time with our 5th graders yesterday and teaching them the life-saving skill of CPR! 💓👮♂️🚑
Your dedication, patience, and hands-on approach made a big impact, and the kids walked away feeling empowered and prepared. It’s never too early to learn how to help others in an emergency, and thanks to you, our students now have knowledge that could one day save a life.
We appreciate you both more than words can say!
"Hey There Thursday" was a big success! 🎉 A huge thank you to our amazing local hospital staff who greeted students with bright smiles, warm welcomes, and high-fives this morning! 👩⚕️👨⚕️🩺
The kids were so excited… well, most of them 😄 — the high schoolers might be more excited for summer break than high fives at 8 a.m. 😅☀️
Still, we loved seeing everyone start the day with some community care and Cougar pride! 💙
Thank you to our hospital heroes for showing up and spreading the smiles!👋😊💙
👏Great job 4th Graders and Mrs. Sachtjen! Tonight the 4th Graders presented Famous South Dakotans to the Gregory County Historical Society. 📝
🏃♀️Congrats to all the participants in the Burke Fun Run. Nearly 60 runners headed to Burke Lake to enjoy the weather and a little competition. A huge shout out to Community Memorial Hospital and the HS track team for your help. 🏃
1 Mile Winners 🥇
Dakota, Gus, Braxton and Hudson (tie), Tim
5K Winners 🥇
Liam, Jayce, Vladik, Kass and Laurie
🍔Burger Day in Burke! There is nothing better than local South Dakota Beef! 🐮Thanks to all our amazing local producers. 🍔
Check out a couple camps coming up this summer!
5th graders got a lesson about fractions and balancing math problems from Mr. Moore before he retires.
