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Daily Announcements for:  Wednesday, October 1, 2025


For PreK-12th Students:


•    Happy birthday to Chanelle Kott and Braelynn Zomer!  Early happy birthday to Harriett Sybesma – her birthday is Saturday!
•    Thought of the day: “And trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” – Erica Jong
•    Joke of the day: Why don’t leopards play hid and seek?  They’re always spotted!
•    Random fact of the day: Beethoven began losing his hearing at the age of 28, so he cut the legs off his piano so he could compose music by feeling the vibrations of the piano on the floor.
•    This Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Wednesday, Oct. 1:  Korean Beef Bowl, Emily Davis
Thursday, Oct. 2:  NO SCHOOL
•    Next Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Monday, Oct. 6:  Chicken Patty Sandwich, Gary & Beth Maas
Tuesday, Oct. 7:  Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup, Linda Feenstra
Wednesday, Oct. 8:  Lasagna, Marjo BaanHofman
Thursday, Oct. 9:  Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes, Judy Baas
•    No school tomorrow or Friday!


For 7th-12th Grade Students:


•    Friday, Lunch Clean Up – Seniors
•    Friday, October 3—No School
•    XC practice this week:  
o    Wednesday - Oct. 1 @ DC
o    Thursday- Oct. 2 @ Burke  (Leave DC at 12:30; Leave AC at 1:00)
o    Friday - Oct. 3 @ DC
•    Tonight at Platte area youth group we find out the answer to "What does real love look like?"
•    On Monday (Oct. 6) volleyball vs. Corsica/Stickney @ DC will be:
    Junior High “A” team- 4:15 pm- 5:00 pm
    Junior High “B” team - 5:15 pm-6:00 pm
    JV starts at 6:30 pm, Varsity to follow.


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
•    Tonight at Platte area youth group we find out the answer to "What does real love look like?"

Parents/Readers on the Web:


•    Mark your calendar!  Platte Health Center will be here on October 24th for a flu shot clinic for students and staff.  Forms will be emailed home the week prior to the clinic.
•    NO SCHOOL     tomorrow or Friday.

Today’s Absences 
Ty M – leaving 8th hr

Upcoming Absences
Tuesday, Oct. 7
    LaTia DL – leaving at 3:00
Wednesday, Oct. 15
    Kahne D – leaving after 6th hr

Upcoming Events    
Oct. 1     Summer Reading Reward at TNT Inflatables (Dimock), 9-11 a.m. PreK-6th grades
Oct. 2    Heartland Teacher Convention, DORDT
    NO SCHOOL
    VB vs Sioux Falls Lutheran, at AC Senior Night
    XC at Burke
Oct. 3    Heartland Teacher Convention, DORDT
    NO SCHOOL
    FB at Avon
Oct. 4    VB GPC tournament, at AC
Oct. 6    VB vs Corsica-Stickney, at DC
    JH/JV FB vs Avon, at Avon
    CC & D at Bon Homme (Change of date!)
Oct. 8    All-State Chorus Prep
Oct. 9    VB at Mitchell Christian
    XC at Parkston
    9-12th Mitchell College & Career Fair
Oct. 10    FB vs Colome, at Tripp
Oct. 11    JH VB at Colome
Oct. 13    NO SCHOOL
    School Board, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 14    VB vs Burke, at DC
    JH FB vs Colome, at AC
Oct. 15    XC Regions, at Scotland
Oct. 16    VB at Wagner
Oct. 17    End of 1st Quarter
    FB Crossover (TBD)
Oct. 18    VB Thunder Nation tournament, at AC
    CC & D at Platte-Geddes
Oct. 21    Scrip
    VB vs Menno, at DC
    All-State Chorus Prep @ DWU
    4/5/6 BB—Corsica Tourney 
Oct. 23    FB Playoffs
Oct. 24    VB vs Gayville-Volin, at Gayville
    State CC & D
    Platte Health Center Flu Shot Clinic, 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 25    State XC
Oct. 27     VB at Gregory
Oct. 28    VB vs James Valley Christian, at JVC (Huron)
Oct. 30    FB Playoffs
Oct. 31    All-State Chorus & Orchestra
Nov. 1    All-State Chorus & Orchestra
    Elementary Honor Choir
    Fall Fling
Nov. 3    VB Regions
    4/5/6 Boys BB MC/TDA Triangular, at DC
Nov. 4    VB Regions
Nov. 5    Senior college and career visits in Vermillion/Sioux Falls
Nov. 6    VB Regions
    4/5/6 Girls BB vs. TDA, at DC
Nov. 7    FB Playoffs
Nov. 8    JH GBB at Wagner
Nov. 10    School Board, 7:00 p.m.
    4/5/6 BB vs. Ethan, at DC
Nov. 11    VB SoDak 16
    Veterans Day Chapel 10:00 a.m.
Nov. 13    State FB
    JH GBB at Burke
    4/5/6 BB vs. KWL, at DC
Nov. 14    State FB
Nov. 15    State FB
Nov. 17    Fellowship Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 18    Scrip
    JH Festival @ Platte
    4/5/6 BB at Corsica
Nov. 20     State VB
    JH GBB vs Platte-Geddes, at DC
Nov. 21    State VB
Nov. 22    State VB
Nov. 25     HS Festival @ Gregory
Nov. 26    EARLY DISMISSAL, 11:50 a.m.
Nov. 27    Thanksgiving
    NO SCHOOL
Nov. 28    NO SCHOOL