Announcements
Daily Announcements for: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
For PreK-12th Students:
• Thought of the day: “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.” – Oprah Winfrey
• Joke of the day: Why do turkeys hate the kitchen on Thanksgiving? It smells fowl!
• Random fact of the day: Thomas Jefferson refused to celebrate Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
• This Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Tuesday, Nov. 25: Stuffed Manicotti, Cyndee Vander Pol
• Next Week’s Lunch Menu and Helpers:
Monday, Dec. 1: Goulash, Randy Veurink
Tuesday, Dec. 2: Meatloaf, Brenda Veurink
Wednesday, Dec. 3: Nachos, Jody Niewenhuis
Thursday, Dec. 4: Chicken Nuggets, Kirsti Muckey
• Wednesday (Nov. 26) Preschool – 6th will dismiss at 11:40 a.m. and 7th-12th will dismiss at 11:50 a.m. No school Thursday (Nov. 27) or Friday (Nov. 28).
For 7th-12th Grade Students:
• Friday, Lunch Clean Up (December 5) – Juniors
• Friday Music, December 5 CHOIR
• These students owe $10 for their lunch at the Platte Festival: Paisley VD. Cost rising $1 per day
• Christmas Concert is next Thursday, Dec. 4th, at 7 p.m. Christmas colors (red, green, gold, silver, etc.) are encouraged. Call time is 6:30 p.m. for 5-12 band students and 6:45 p.m. for 5-12 choir students. (In the music room.)
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, December 5 CHOIR
• Christmas Concert is next Thursday, Dec. 4th, at 7 p.m. Preschool – 4th students can meet in their classrooms at 6:45 p.m. dressed in their “Sunday best”.
Parents/Readers on the Web:
• The kitchen has 3 large bags of stuffing for sale five dollars a bag… Contact Harriett.
• Looking for a couple volunteers to serve coffee and goodies at the Christmas concert NEXT Thursday, Dec. 4. Goodies will be provided. Volunteers will put the goodies on trays, make coffee, serve and clean up. If you are willing to help please notify the office.
• Letter volunteers: Looking for a few volunteers who would like to stuff envelopes FROM HOME!! Please call or email the office if you are interested. Thank you!
• First semester exams will be Wednesday, Dec. 17, Thursday, Dec. 18, and Friday, Dec. 19. If your family relies on your HS student for transportation please inform them of the days/times that your HS student will not be at school so they can make other arrangements depending on the exam schedule.
Today’s School Excused Absences
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Audrey, Danae, Felicity – HS Music Festival
Upcoming Events
Nov. 25 HS Festival @ Gregory (Audrey DH, Danae F, Felicity D)
Nov. 26 EARLY DISMISSAL, 11:50 a.m.
ASC 9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving
NO SCHOOL
Nov. 28 NO SCHOOL
Dec. 1 JH GBB vs TDA, at AC
Dec. 2 JH GBB vs Boyd Co., at Spencer, NE
Dec. 3 ASVAB for Juniors, 1:10 to 3:20 p.m.
Dec. 4 PreK-12 Christmas Concert
Dec. 5 GBB Memory Mates, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 JH GBB at Colome
Dec. 8 JH GBB vs Bon Homme, at AC
School Board, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 9 GBB vs Centerville, at AC
Quiz Bowl vs Gregory, at 9:45 a.m.
Dec. 10 BBB Memory Mates, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 JH GBB GPC at Avon
BB DH vs Platte-Geddes, a Platte
Dec. 15 JH GBB vs Corsica-Stickney at DC Corsica (NOTE LOCATION CHANGE!)
Dec. 16 Scrip
BB DH vs Ethan at DC—Pep Band Plays
Dec. 17 LATE START, 10 a.m.
EXAMS 7th-12th grades
Dec. 18 LATE START, 10 a.m.
EXAMS 7th-12th grades
BB DH vs Gayville-Volin, at Gayville
Dec. 19 EARLY DISMISSAL, 11 a.m.
End of 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester
JH GBB at Mitchell Christian
Dec. 20 BB DH vs Irene-Wakonda, at Irene
Jan. 5 Classes Resume
Jan. 6 BB DH vs Gregory, at AC
Jan. 8 BB DH vs Burke, at AC
Jan. 10 JH BBB at DC
GBB Redfield Classic
Jan. 12 JH BBB vs TDA, at AC
School Board, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 19 NO SCHOOL
Jan. 20 BB DH vs Corsica-Stickney, at Corsica
Jan 22 JH BBB vs Avon, at AC
BB DH vs Avon, at AC
Jan. 23 JH BBB at Burke
Junior Honor Choir @ Rapid City
Jan. 24 JH BBB at Wagner
GBB Irene-Wakonda Classic, at Irene (Varsity only)
Junior Honor Choir @ Rapid City
Jan. 26 JH BBB vs Gayville-Volin, at AC
Jan. 27 BB DH vs Wessington Springs, at DC—Pep Band Plays
Jan. 29 JH BBB at Bon Homme
Jan. 30 JH BBB vs MCS, at DC
Jan. 31 JH BBB at Colome