Eureka School District

Congratulations to the Eureka Junior High and High School students who participated in this year’s North Central Prairie Reading Council (NCPRC) contests. Students competed against entries from Herreid, Bowdle, and Selby, and all Eureka students selected at the NCPRC level were named winners and will advance to the state competition.

Reading Challenge Winners:
Amanda Gage – Grade 10 (10,239 pages read)
Adalia Hall – Grade 11 (11,901 pages read)

Young Illustrator’s Art Escape Winners (Juniors):
Adalia Hall
Shelby Bertsch
Drew Arbach

Young Authors’ Extravaganza Winners:

Grade 7: Braxton Wolff, Danyelle Schnabel, Keiara Wherry, Greta Dosch

Grade 8: Katherina Malsom, Brylee Heiser, Avery Drey

Grade 9: Tylee VanderVorst, Mikaela Malsom, Carleigh Dosch

Grade 11: Mason Kunz, Shelby Bertsch, Alexa Poirer

Grade 12: Ella Batie, Avery Wells, Alaina Dosch

Congratulations to all of these students on their accomplishments, and good luck as they move on to the state level!

Good morning. Due to a lack of teams interested to play in the Lions Club JV Basketball tournament on Saturday, March 7th, the tournament has been cancelled. Thank you.

Students in grades 1-6 will be participating in the local annual Spelling Bee contest. Each student took a written test within their own classroom.

The top three spellers from each grade will participate in the oral competition to be held on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 2:00pm, in the Eureka School gym.

Parents, family, friends, and community members are encouraged to attend the oral competition and show support for this local school activity.

The top 3 contestants and 1 alternate from each class are as follows:

1st Grade participants are: Alonzo Carrillo, Lydia Huffman, and Laikyn Raile. The alternate is Jasmine Janke.
2nd Grade participants are: Landen Heiser, Nolan Janke, and Rhiannon Naylor. The alternate is Emmit Bohl.
3rd Grade participants are: Jerimany Hoff, Tegan Huffman, and Hunter Mangin. The alternate is Chloe Weisbeck.
4th Grade participants are: Jeremiah Naylor, McKenzie Roberts, and Grace Weismantel. The alternate is Wesson Ellefson.
5th Grade participants are: Grace Engelhart, McKenna Huffman, and Tristan Kauk. The alternate is Triniti Palmer.
6th Grade participants are: Cohen Hoffman, Adalyn Huffman, and Brennan Opp. The alternate is Tate Weismantel.

The Eureka High School Band and Chorus represented Eureka exceptionally well at the Small Group Contest on Wednesday. A total of 19 events performed, earning 18 Superior ratings and 1 Excellent rating. Two of the performances also received perfect scores — an outstanding accomplishment!
Mr. Batie and Mrs. Ingerson are incredibly proud of the students and the dedication and hard work they put forth in preparation for this event.
2026 Small Group Contest Results
• Percussion Ensemble A – Superior
• Percussion Ensemble B – Superior
• Woodwind Choir A – Superior
• Woodwind Choir B – Superior
• Brass Choir A – Superior
• Brass Choir B – Superior
• Trombone Solo – Noah – Superior
• Flute Solo – Amanda – Superior (Perfect Score)
• Xylophone Solo – Aaron – Excellent
• Jr./Sr. Mixed Vocal Group – Superior
• Freshman Mixed Vocal Group – Superior
• Guys Vocal Group – Superior
• Girls Vocal Group – Superior (Perfect Score)
• Mixed Vocal Ensemble – Superior
• Guys Vocal Ensemble – Superior
• Shelby & Georgia Duet – Superior
• Josh & Drew Duet – Superior
• Rachel & Clara Duet – Superior
• Amanda Solo – Superior
Congratulations to all of our talented musicians on a fantastic day of performances! 🎶

The girls basketball team will continue their journey through the 6B Region Basketball Tournament after their victory last night against Faulkton. The girls will play in Highmore against Highmore-Harold on Thursday, February 26 starting at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. The cost is $4 for students and $6 for adults. Go Thunder!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 25th, the music department will travel to Mobridge to participate in the Region VI Small Group Music Contest. The public is invited to attend and support our talented students as they perform their musical selections. Below you can see their performance times.

Eureka Developmental Screenings

Good morning. Here is an update for boys basketball. The games on Friday against Sully Buttes will be in Roscoe starting at 5:00 PM with 1 middle school boys game and will roll into the JV game at roughly 6:15 PM followed by Varsity. In addition, there has been a 6th/7th grade triangular added in Herreid starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, February 28th against Herreid/Selby Area and Timber Lake. Lastly, the middle school boys games on Monday in Ipswich will start at 5:30 and 6:30 PM with the 7th/8th game at 5:30 PM and the 6th/7th game at 6:30 PM. Go Thunder!

The Region 6B Girls Basketball tournament begins this week for our North Central Thunder Girls Basketball team against Faulkton on Tuesday, Feb 24th in Roscoe at 7:00 PM. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students. With it being Region Play, activities passes will not be accepted. Come on out to Roscoe tomorrow night and cheer on the Thunder! Go Thunder!

Good morning. Due to a lack of players from Sunshine Bible Academy, the girls junior varsity game tomorrow will be 2 quarters. We will start the girls junior varsity game at 4:15 PM. The boys JV should start around 5:00 PM with Girls Varsity around 6:15 PM and Boys Varsity around 7:45 PM. Go Thunder!

Good morning. Due to the weather conditions and blizzard warning, there will be no school today, Wednesday, February 18th. The music competition that was to be held today is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, February 25th.

The high school boys basketball game scheduled in Wakpala on Monday, February 16th will be Varsity Boys only, and it is scheduled to start at 5:30 PM Central Standard Time. Go Thunder!

The North Central Sports Cooperative is looking for two middle school track coaches for this upcoming season. If you are interested please contact Kevin Kunz at the Edmunds Central School District at 287-4251 or Nick Weismantel at the Eureka School District at 284-2875. Applications are due by Friday, February 20th. The season is tentatively scheduled to start on Monday, March 9th. Go Thunder!

Good afternoon. The boys "C/JV" game in Hoven tomorrow will start at 7:00 PM. Thank you!

The Eureka School District, an equal opportunity employer, is hiring a full-time Special Education paraprofessional starting on Monday, March 2nd. The full-time paraprofessional will be Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM. If you are interested, please contact Nick Weismantel at 605-284-2875. Applications are due on Friday, February 20th.

Good afternoon. There will be 3 middle school boys games tomorrow in Gettysburg starting at 5:00 PM with the 6th grade game. 6:00 PM will be a 6/7 game and 7:00 PM will be the 7/8 grade game. Thank you.

Good afternoon. We are going to have pre-school this Friday, January 30th to make-up for missing last Friday due to the weather. Thank you!

Good morning. Here are some basketball updates that we would like to announce. We have added a JV Boys game with Hoven on Friday, February 6:00 PM in Hoven. On Saturday, February 7th, the middle school boys LRC tournament has moved from Ipswich to Mellette. We do not know when we play right now. Also on February 7th for the Highmore Classic the boys play Andes Central/Dakota Christian at 11:00 AM and the girls play Jones County at 12:30 PM. On Friday, February 13th, we have added the make-up game with Herreid/Selby Area girls in Eureka starting at 4:00 with girls JV followed by girls varsity around 5:15 PM. The games scheduled against Tiospaye Topa on February 13th have been moved from Roscoe to Eureka starting with Boys JV around 6:30 PM following the girls varsity game with Herreid/Selby Area. The boys varsity will play at roughly 8:00 PM against Tiospaye Topa that evening. On Saturday, February 14th the schedule in Mellette for the double header will be as follows: Boys and Girls JV 5:00 PM; Girls Varsity 6:15 PM; Boys Varsity 7:45 PM. On Monday, February 16th there will be no boys JV at Wakpala so just a Varsity game starting at 6:30 PM. Lastly, the boys basketball games against Sully Buttes will be moved to Roscoe on Friday, February 27th starting at 4:15 with middle school boys. Go Thunder!

Good morning. The silent Pie Auction that was supposed to be last Friday will now be on Friday, January 30th for the Strasburg/Zeeland doubleheader here in Eureka. If you are interested in bringing a pie, please have it here by 6:00 PM. The winners will be announced during the high school boys halftime. Thank you!