Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to Lincoln for winning our first drawing prize: the Book Blast Treasure Chest! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our mission to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!

​#booksarefun #bookraiser #bookblastadventures #epictreasurechest #treasure @go.booksarefun

Book Blast begins today! All you have to do is invite 10+ friends and family members to earn some awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests or an Epic Treasure Chest! It takes just 7 minutes TONIGHT. #BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure.

​The first 40 students to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive their treasure map prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive their prizes with the book delivery. #bookblastadventures #booksarefun

Come check out these kids' awesome food trucks!

⚡️⚫️ BG Storm Wrestlers will be in action tonight in Burke. Action starts at 5:30 as they host Winner and Wagner. Wear Black and be Loud! Go Storm! ⚫️⚡️

✨💙 Happy SPED Day! 💙✨ Today we’re celebrating two absolutely incredible Special Education Department teachers who give their whole hearts every single day! To our amazing teachers — thank you for your patience, your creativity, your dedication, and the love you pour into every student. You make a difference in ways that can’t be measured, and we are so grateful for everything you do. 🌟 Your passion inspires us. 🌟 Your hard work lifts our students up. 🌟 Your kindness changes lives. Help us celebrate these two rockstars today! Drop a 💙 or a “thank you” in the comments to show them how appreciated they are! #HappySPEDDay #SpecialEducationHeroes #ThankYouTeachers #WeAppreciateYou

A huge thank you to the Burke Community Memorial Hospital for coming in today to work with our 7th and 8th graders on Stop the Bleed training! 🩹🩷
Our students learned valuable, potentially life-saving skills, and we are so grateful for your partnership and support of our school and community.
Thank you for investing in our kids!

🎄🎅Thank you Cahoys, Gregory Food Bank, Bruns Market, and Santa for the donation of Christmas Bags for our elementary kids! We appreciate you thinking of us during the holidays! 🧑‍🎄🎄

📣 Burke Public School Families — Sign Up for the Backpack Program! 🎒💛

Burke Public School is partnering with Feeding South Dakota’s Backpack Program to help provide food to students throughout the 2025–26 school year. This program helps fill the hunger gap from Thursday evening through Monday morning when students return to school.

The Backpack Program began the first Thursday of the school year and will run through the last Thursday in May, but it is not too late to sign up!

If your family would like to participate, please sign up today!
https://forms.gle/fTf2NPZrqbTWHDScA

🎄✨ Check Out Our December Dress-Up Days! ✨🎄

Burke School will be closed for Thanksgiving Break beginning Thursday, November 27. We hope your family enjoys a restful holiday filled with warmth, gratitude, and special moments together.

School will resume on Monday, December 1, and we look forward to welcoming our students back, refreshed and ready for the final stretch of 2025!

Wishing you and your loved ones a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

🎶 Proud Moment for Our Musicians! 🎶

These students were nominated and selected to represent our school district at the Region V Festival of Music. On November 25th, they spent the day in Gregory rehearsing and ended the evening with a wonderful concert.

They worked hard, made memories, and had some fun along the way.

Job well done, students! 💙👏

Reminder: There will be a 1:00 PM dismissal tomorrow, November 26th.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! 🦃🍁

🤧Thank you, Burke Senior Center, for your generous donation of Kleenex. We truly appreciate your support!🤧

We had a wonderful day of friends and music on Nov. 18 in Platte at the Region V Festival of Music! These students were nominated and selected to represent Burke Music, and their early-morning start and full day of rehearsals led to a truly memorable concert. They even came in during Cougar Days and after school to prepare.

We also want to recognize one more dedicated student, Ryker Peck, who put in all the hard work but was unable to attend due to illness.

We couldn’t be more proud of our young musicians!

Congratulations Jayder Schonebaum!!! Today, Jayder officially signed with Dakota Wesleyan University on a baseball scholarship! We are incredibly proud of his hard work, dedication, and the example he sets for our younger athletes. Congratulations, Jayder! Your Cougar family is cheering you on as you take this exciting next step! 🐾⚾💙

Thank you to Burke Community Memorial Hospital for hosting today’s Cougar Day activity!

"Leading with Kindness, Learning with Heart-- Burke Cougar's October, Student's of the Month!"

"Leading with Kindness, Learning with Heart - Burke Cougar's September, Student's of the Month!"

🔥 “Order in the Court!” 🔥
Our sophomores wrapped up their reading of Lord of the Flies with an unforgettable Mock Trial experience! After a week of intense preparation — crafting witness statements, conducting interviews, and building their opening and closing arguments — students stepped into the roles of attorneys, witnesses, and jurors to answer one big question:
⚖️ Is Jack Merridew guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter or 1st Degree Murder in the deaths of Piggy and Simon?
The courtroom was charged with energy as students presented their evidence, challenged testimonies, and debated the meaning of justice on the island. A powerful way to bring literature — and moral questions — to life! 🌴📚💥