Announcements
Daily Announcements for: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
For PreK-12th Students:
• Happy birthday Halle Olson!
• Thought of the day: “The best coaches never tell their athletes that they are wrong. They rather focus on creating awareness.” – Abhishek Ratna
• Random fact of the day: Human noses can smell up to 1 trillion different scents.
• Next Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Tuesday, May 13: Cook’s Choice, Jonna DeHaan
Wednesday, May 14: 11:00 dismissal, lunch on your own
• Tomorrow we start at 8:15 A.M. with 11:00 a.m. dismissal
• The following students owe for music and band dues. The cost is rising $1 per day until paid! Ava B ($16), Tristan ($5)
• The following people are missing music and will be charged if not returned: $3- Danae (Pink Panther), MJ- $5 (All Aboard and Abide With Me)
For 7th-12th Grade Students:
• On Wednesday (May 14) VB meeting at 11:30 in LA to discuss uniforms for next year.
• 5-12 Students: If you have any more music to turn in, please get it to Mrs. Engels ASAP! This includes concert music, festival or honor group music, etc. She will post soon whose music is still missing. You will be charged for music that is not turned in!
• Any 8th-11th grade boys interested in playing football next season, there will be a meeting in the Armour gym at 4 pm next Wednesday (May 14).
• Former cross country coach Larry Lucas will hold a running camp this summer. It will be june 25, 26, and 27. A brochure with more information was emailed to your parents last week.
• Help clear out the vending machine! All items in the vending machine will be .50 tomorrow. There will be a few new items added.
• 7th and 8th graders. YOU NEED TO LOOK AT SIGN ON THE ART ROOM DOOR. IT CONCERNs YOU!
• Please take your instruments home for the summer! They cannot stay in the music room. Thank you!
• High school choir members: please be in the choir room by 1:45 p.m. on Saturday for brief warmups. Remember to turn in your folders and music afterwards. Thanks!
For Preschool-6th Grade Students:
• Lunch Times: 11:40 a.m. – preschool; 11:45 a.m. – kindergarten; 11:50 a.m. – 1st/2nd grades; 11:55 p.m. – 3rd/4th grades; 12:00 p.m. – 5th/6th grades
• Friday, May 9: CHOIR
• Former cross country coach Larry Lucas will hold a running camp this summer. It will be June 25, 26, and 27. A brochure with more information was emailed to your parents last week.
• Please take your instruments home for the summer! They cannot stay in the music room. Thank you!
Parents/Readers on the Web:
• There is still time to grab some Ymker gift certificates! They come in increments of $30, and $7.50 of each certificate purchased comes back to DCS!! Certificates can be used in Platte or Armour locations through May 30, 2025, and can be picked up at the school office, in Platte, or Corsica. Contact the school (605-243-2211), Corinne Middendorp (605-680-4087), or Tracy Maas (605-680-4511) to get yours today!
• Exams for 7th-12th students will be held next Monday – Wednesday (May 12-14). If you rely on HS students for transportation of younger students please check with them for those days!
• Reminder:
Tomorrow we start at 8:15 A.M. with 11:00 a.m. dismissal
Today’s Absences
Halle O
Today’s School Excused Absences
Leaving at 8:40 - JH and HS track
Upcoming Events
May 12 7th – 12th Exams
School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
May 13 7th – 12th Exams
TM HS/JH Ft Randall Invite at Avon 11 a.m.
May 14 7th-12th Exams
End of 4th Quarter
End of 2nd Semester
May 15 Teacher InService
TM HS at Parkston 2 p.m.
May 16 Teacher InService
GM V girls at Tyndall boys at Springfield
May 17 Graduation, 2:00 p.m.
May 19 TM HS at Armour 12 p.m.
GM V Region at Mitchell
May 22 TM HS at Avon 10:30 a.m.
May 27 GM Regions at Mitchell – weather make-up date
May 29 State TM
May 30 State TM
May 31 State TM
June 2 State GM
June 3 State GM
June 9 School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
June 10 Scrip
July 14 School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 Scrip
Aug. 19 Scrip
Aug. 20 School Pictures (10 a.m.)
Sept. 16 Scrip
Oct. 21 Scrip
Nov. 18 Scrip
Dec. 16 Scrip
Apr. 13 Freshmen Impact