Announcements
Daily Announcements for: Thursday, March 5, 2026
For PreK-12th Students:
• Thought of the day: “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving.” – Conrad Hilton
• Joke of the day: What has lots of dough and rolls? A baker on skates!
• Random fact of the day: Emperor Julius Caesar threw huge parties on the streets of Rome with as many as 22,000 tables piled high with food.
• This Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Thursday, Mar. 5: Italian or Broccoli Cheese Soup, Val Kuipers
Tomorrow bring your own!
• Next Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Monday, Mar. 9: Top Your Tater, Amy Ringling
Tuesday, Mar. 10: Pepperoni Sliders, Val Feenstra
Wednesday, Mar. 11: Preschool – 6th grades bring a lunch from home, 7th-12th will be off campus
Thursday, Mar. 12: Shepherd’s Pie, Lee Qualm
Friday, Mar. 13: Chicken Nuggets, Jody Niewenhuis
• Archery practice tonight.
• Ignite week is next week. To celebrate the week of Christian Education, Student Council has chosen the following dress-up days:
Monday-Pajama Day
Tuesday-Career Day
Wednesday-Western Day
Thursday-Neon Day
Friday-Ignite Shirts
For 7th-12th Grade Students:
• Friday, Lunch Clean Up (March 6) – McKenna and Junior High Girls
• Friday Music, March 6 – CHOIR
• Brooklyn H, Alyssa M, Halle O, Aspen N turn in your basketball uniforms to the office.
• Drama students! Play practice will begin next Tuesday (March 10) 5:30-7:00. We will have pizza and watch a video of the play selection for this year.
• Track practice will start on Monday at 4 pm. This is for HS and for 7th & 8th graders interested in coming out early.
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 Music, March 6 – CHOIR
• Drama students! Play practice will begin next Tuesday (March 10) 5:30-7:00. We will have pizza and watch a video of the play selection for this year.
Parents/Readers on the Web:
• Parents of 2nd – 6th grades we need drivers for Prairie Readers on March 18. Leave DC approximately 11:30 and will return by the end of the school day. Contact Mrs. Middendorp (corinnemiddendorp@dakotachristian.net) if you are willing to help.
• Advanced notice – Scrip orders due next Tuesday (March 10) at 8:15 a.m.
• The AC/DC Thunder boys will play Lower Brule tomorrow night at The Corn Palace at 7:15 p.m. Theme is BLACK OUT!
Upcoming Events
Mar. 5 GBB SoDak 16
Mar. 6 End of 3rd Quarter
BBB Regions
Mar. 7 Archery at Tri Valley
Mar. 9 Symphony (3rd & 4th)
School Board, 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 10 BBB SoDak 16
Scrip
Mar. 11 Urban Plunge (9th – 12th)
Mar. 12 State GBB
Mar. 13 State GBB
Mar. 14 State GBB
Archery at Milford
Mar. 16 Archery at DC
Mar. 18 Prairie Readers
Mar. 19 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
State BBB
Mar. 20 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
State BBB
State Archery, Yankton
Mar. 21 State BBB
Mar. 23 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
Mar. 25 Large Group Contest
Mar. 26 HS TM at Yankton
Mar. 30 Society Meeting, 7 p.m.
Mar. 31 HS TM at Gregory
Apr. 2 Easter Chapel & Breakfast
Apr. 3 NO SCHOOL – Good Friday
Apr. 6 NO SCHOOL
Apr. 7 JH/HS TM at Kimball SCC
Scrip
Apr. 9 DC’s Got Talent
Apr. 10 V GM at Mitchell
5-8 Vocal Contest @ Armour
Apr. 13 Freshmen Impact
JH TM at Gregory
School Board, 7:30 p.m.
Apr. 14 HS TM at Wagner
JH GM at Burke
JV GM at Gregory
Apr. 16 HS TM at Avon
JH TM at Corsica-Stickney (Corsica)
V GM at Yankton
Apr. 17 Jr/Sr Banquet
NOON DISMISSAL
Apr. 20 Parent/Senior Banquet
Apr. 21 HS TM at Corsica-Stickney (Corsica)
JH GM at Tyndall
JV GM at Scotland