Edgemont School District 23-1

Weekly Newsletter

Today is the day! Donkey basketball at 7:00 PM tonight. Advance ticket sales will close at 6:00 PM, or buy them at the door. Advance tickets are $10 and at the door is $15. Click the link below or scan the QR Code to buy tickets online. See ya there! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/edgemont-ffa-n-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale/items

The Edgemont Garden Club held its first official meeting today! Mr. Gene has been working with upper elementary students during their recess breaks. Today, they gathered in the high school science room, with the assistance of Ms. Cassie, to learn about composting. They also constructed composting bins to take home and potted plants, learning about various types of soil.

The 6th grade Social Studies class has been learning about Ancient China! Last week, they got to step in the shoes of Silk Road traders and exchange goods across Europe and Asia. This week, they are applying their knowledge by constructing models of the Great Wall.

We are one day away from donkey basketball! Tickets are available online at the link below or at the door. $10 online or $15 at the door. Don't miss out! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/edgemont-ffa-n-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale/items

The FFA will be hosting Donkey Basketball tomorrow at 7pm in the Gym. Tickets are now available in the school office. They are $10 each and can also be purchased online. There will be tickets sold at the door for $15 each. We hope to see you all there!

Edgemont FFA traveled to Brookings this week for the State FFA convention. Students were able to attend workshops, network with other chapters, and see Allie and Raelee receive their state FFA degrees!

The HS track meet that was planned for this Thursday (4/23) has been rescheduled for Wednesday (4/22). Due to the change in schedule, Picture day (Track photos) has been rescheduled for May 6th.

State Testing is all done!! The Middle School students earned tattoos for improving on their test scores, and got to tattoo the teachers! Some teachers ended up with more than others, and overall it was a blast for students and teachers! Great job testing!!

Edgemont School is looking ahead to build our School Kitchen Team for next fall! We are looking to add a cook and kitchen substitutes. Must have the ability to work in a fast paced team environment. Duties for cook will include cooking, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance to USDA guidelines. We offer competitive pay, benefit options, school holidays and summers off, and a 3 day weekend every school week .great schedule. Cook position will begin August 2026. However, to ensure a successful start of your employment, we do have training opportunities available this summer. For more information regarding these openings, contact Melody Printz at 605-662-7254, or email Melody.Printz@k12.sd.us.

Don't miss out! Donkey basketball is back in Edgemont on April 24th! Proceeds from this event will benefit the Edgemont FFA Chapter. Tickets can be purchased by going to the link below, scanning the QR Code, or at the door. Hope to see you there! https://my.cheddarup.com/c/edgemont-ffa-n-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale/items

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Yesterday, the Primary Class was visited by employees from the First Interstate Bank. They were here to talk about saving money. We discussed how to save, why to save, and about rainy day savings. We were gifted with activity sheets and piggie banks!

The 6th graders have been learning about the exams people had to take to become a government official in Ancient China. Today, they got to take an exam that demonstrated a fraction of the difficulty and stress of those tests. (P.S. Sorry for the bad lighting and blurry photos. Ancient test takers often had very little light to work in).

Good afternoon Mogul family. This here is your librarian letting you know that our book fair is up and off to a great start. We are open today until 3:50pm , tomorrow at 7:30 am until 3:40pm, Thursday I will be open from 12:45pm until 4:00pm. Our last day to shop the book fair will be Monday 7:30am until 11:45 then from 12:45 until 4:00 pm. I look forward to seeing you here at the book fair and as always thank you for supporting your Edgemont school library. Mrs. Chelsie Your Librarian

Hey Moguls!
Better take a look at what is returning to Edgemont High School April 24th...It's Donkey Basketball!
Tickets can be purchased by going to the link below, scanning the QR Code, or at the door. Hope to see you there!

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/edgemont-ffa-n-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale/items

Weekly Newsletter

The 8th graders have been learning about Lewis & Clark and the Louisiana Purchase and this week, they got to go on their own expedition! They all took notes about their surroundings as if they were observing them for the first time and searched for a legendary resource (which wasn't there).

One of the Mogul Matrix Math classes has been working on perimeter and area with the idea of fencing in a pasture. This week they got to go outside and build scale models of their fencing creations.