Message from Mr. Ringstmeyer:
HSMS Wrestling Informational meeting after school Thursday Oct. 24 in Wrestling Room in Bison Center.
Immediately after, we’ll be hosting a “try-it” night from 4:15-ish until 5.
Please reach out to Mr. Ringstmeyer if you have any questions.
Please join us for an informational and interactive evening of talking about the mental health of our youth. This is an area that has become more and more discussed in the past years. Whether you are a parent, guardian, or a community member that is interested in knowing what supports are available for our youth, this evening is for you.
Message from our outstanding PTA:
Good afternoon! We will be providing dinner for teachers on Monday for conferences and are looking for some help! PTA will be purchasing pizza and salad, but would like parents to bring drinks and sweets. If you are able to help, please follow the link below and sign up. Drop off your items on Monday, October 28th by noon for us to collect. This is an easy way to help that makes a big difference! Let me know if you have any questions.
-Kelly Bednar
PTA President
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA5A72CABFAC25-52594181-meal#/
Did you know that Hot Springs High School is one of 29 schools in the nation that were given the opportunity to do the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child production. What a great honor!
https://playbill.com/article/these-are-the-1st-high-schools-that-will-get-to-perform-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child
Our Fall Play production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has show times this week. General admission is $10.00 and students $7.00.
Thursday 7pm
Friday 7pm
Saturday 2pm
We finished our first quarter yesterday (Oct. 17), so we wanted to inform our families about the upcoming parent conferences (Middle and High School). We will host conferences in the Tays on Monday, October 28, and Monday, November 4, from 4:30pm-7:30pm both nights. Put those dates in your calendar, and we hope to see you then!
Good luck to our cross country runners competing at Hart Ranch today. We hope to hear results later today.
Parent Night tonight at the home volleyball game. Good luck ladies.
Awesome music this morning for the elem students. Thank you to the Chautauqua Craftsman & Artisans of the Black Hills for bringing A Moving Sound to Hot Springs.
https://artsmidwest.org/get-support/world-fest/artists/a-moving-sound/
A kind reminder that the schools have a 1:30 dismissal time tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last day of quarter one.
Good morning Hot Springs School Families. This is a survey for our rural families that live more than five miles from school that either do or could take advantage of school bussing. This is a short survey that will help us better understand the needs of our families and consider in the conversation of whether our bus routes are as effective as they can be. There are sections on this survey for individual comments so no need to provide comments on this post. Thank you to those families ahead of time for their input and thoughts.
https://forms.gle/Rzsrv4bBYyKtLDYU9
The Elementary Student Council visited the food pantry this morning. They learned that our community has a resource if needed when it comes to food. They were able to bag up meals that would go out later today. Thank you to Kay Birkholt for taking the time to let our students know about this great service.
Bison Online Store
• Sale Dates: 10/10/2024 - 10/28/2024
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Hot Springs has launched a new spirit wear store! Enjoy a 25% discount across our entire website during the grand opening sale!
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Some of our students competed this weekend at the Special Olympics Singles Bowling Tournament. Great job!!!!!
*If any of our students would like to be involved in Special Olympics, please see Ms. Remington. We are a unified school and that gives our students with special needs the opportunity to compete with their non-disabled peers in a variety of sports.
Here are the results from the STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP held on 10/7 10/8/24 at Hartford, SD. On the Central Valley Golf Course.
There were 25 schools represented with 98 golfers competing for the top spot.
Dakota Valley took the team championship with a 4 person 36 hole score of 615, 2nd-Vermillion-629, 3rd-Abdereen Roncolli-661, 4th ST. Thomas More-664 & 5th-Groton Area-666.
Dakota Valley’s Logan Collette won the 2024 State Champion Golfer award with a 36 hole score 149, 2nd-Canton’s Carson Steffensen-150, 3rd-Milbank’s Johnathon Deboer-151, 3rd-STM’s Vincent VanLiere also with a 151, 4th-Dakota Valley’s Matt Debeer-153 & 5th-Elk Point Jefferson’s Carter Langle-154.
Hot Springs finished in 14th place with a 4 person 36 hole score of 784.
Hot Springs was led by Brock Schroeder-188-68th, Austin Heinert-191-70th, Noah Weiseler-193-73rd, Teegan Lucey-212-88th place. Sammy Waldner played Monday and scored 114 for 18 holes and Winston Preuss played Tuesday and scored 115 for 18 holes, both played as alternates.
It is National School Lunch Program Week. National School Lunch Week (abbreviated as NSLW) is celebrated each year in October. It was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 to promote the National School Lunch Program (abbreviated as NSLP) and the healthy school meals included in it.
School lunch is very important for children. Students who receive free or reduced-price school lunches are less likely to be food insecure (not knowing where their next meal will come from), have reduced obesity rates, and have better overall health. Research shows that by participating in the NSLP, children are more likely to learn better, because they are no longer hungry. Children who experience hunger in school have lower math scores, lower grades, and are more likely to be hyperactive, absent, and tardy.
The NSLP provides nutrients to children who may otherwise be at risk of not getting enough of nutrients from particular foods or food groups. For example, research shows that low-income students that participate in both the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program have a much better diet than those who do not. Students who participate are consuming more fruits and vegetables as a result of the school meal nutrition standards that are part of the NSLP, requiring schools to serve whole grains, fruits, and vegetables in meals in accordance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americas. A table of the meal pattern required by the NSLP can be found on the USDA website. In addition, it is estimated that just by participating in the NSLP, those who receive free or reduced-price meals experience reduction in obesity rates by 17%!
Parents and Students,
Thursday is the end of the quarter. Double check grades and any missing assignments. Work hard through the quarter and accomplish those academic goals!!!!!
Rep. Trish Ladner reached out to us and shared that the Speaker of the House has requested more applications for the next Session's Page Program. If any high schooler is interested, please talk to Mr. Deming.
Pictures from our band as they prepared for their last football game performance last week.
Thank you to the Fall River County Ag Group that donated a 500.00 check to the school system for the Farm to School Program.
