Announcements
Daily Announcements for: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
For PreK-12th Students:
• Happy belated birthday Chanelle Kott (her birthday was yesterday)! Happy early birthday Aubriella Larvie (Thursday), Harriett Sybesma (Friday), and Robin DeGroot (Saturday)!
• Thought of the day: “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
• Random fact of the day: A shark is the only known fish that can blink with both eyes.
• This Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Chicken Noodle or Cheesy Potato w/ Bacon Soup, Cyndee Vander Pol
Thursday, Oct. 3: NO SCHOOL
Friday, Oct. 4: NO SCHOOL
• Next Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Monday, Oct. 7: Calzones, Gretchen Kuipers
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Pepperoni Sliders, Patty Veurink
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Chicken Fajitas, Kaylinn Kok
Thursday, Oct. 10: Korean Beef Bowl, Jody Niewenhuis
Friday, Oct. 11: BRING YOUR LUNCH FROM HOME
• NO SCHOOL tomorrow or Friday.
For 7th-12th Grade Students:
• This Wednesday at Platte Area Youth Group we have a guest speaker! Come and enjoy as he shares about his adventures and experiences in India! Pizza at both JH & SH available!
• JH volleyball vs Corsica-Stickney on Monday will start at 5:15 p.m. at Corsica.
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
• Today is choir.
• 4th/5th/6th basketball practice will be Tuesday and Wednesday.
• This Wednesday at Platte Area Youth Group we have a guest speaker! Come and enjoy as he shares about his adventures and experiences in India! Pizza at both JH & SH available!
Parents/Readers on the Web:
• NO SCHOOL today or Friday.
• Reminder to Parents. We need advanced notification if someone other than a parent will be picking children up from school activities. This is to make sure no child gets left behind as well as for liability reasons to protect our staff, school board, and school. Please remember to notify the OFFICE in advance with these details.
• Tomatoes? If you would like a few tomatoes for eating or a lot of tomatoes for canning, let Shauna know. Mr. Randall will even pick them for you!
• JH volleyball vs Corsica-Stickney on Monday will start at 5:15 p.m. at Corsica.
• On Friday T-D/A/AC/DC Thunderhawks will match up against Avon in Armour at 7:00 p.m. The game will be aired on KORN 92.1 fm and KOOL 98.3 fm. It will be streamed on TDA Sports Live. Armour Boosters will provide tailgate from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Today’s Absences
Lily M
Kolton D
Upcoming Absences
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Josie B, Felicity Davis, Eilie DH, Sabas DH, Brooklyn H, Garth M
Upcoming Events
Oct. 1 VB vs Colome, at LA 5:00 p.m. (JH, JV, V)
Oct. 3 NO SCHOOL
Heartland Convention
XC GPC at Burke, 3 p.m.
Oct. 4 NO SCHOOL
Heartland Convention
FB vs Avon at Armour (Homecoming) 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 VB GPC Tourney at LA, (Varsity only)
Junior Honor Choir Auditions due
Oct. 7 VB vs Corsica-Stickney, at Corsica 5:15 p.m. (JH, JV, V)
FB JH/JV vs Avon, at Armour 4 and 5:15 p.m.
All-State Chorus prep at USD
Oct. 8 Build Dakota Road Show, 8:15 a.m.
Avera Platte Health Center flu shot clinic, 9:00 a.m.
Oct. 10 XC at Ethan/Parkston (Parkston), 4:00 p.m.
VB vs MCS, at DC 4:00 p.m. (JH, JV)
Oct. 11 FB at Colome, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 VB vs Gayville-Volin, at LA 3:30 p.m. (JH, JV, V)
Oct. 14 NO SCHOOL
School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 15 VB at Burke, 4 p.m. (JH, C, V)
FB JH vs Colome, at LA 4:30 p.m.
Scrip
Oct. 16 XC Regions at Scotland, 2 p.m.
Oct. 17 VB vs Wagner, at LA 4 p.m. (JH, C, JV, V)
Oct. 18 End of 1st Quarter
FB Crossover, at LA 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 VB Thunder Nation Tourney, at LA (Varsity only)
CCD at Platte-Geddes