Eureka School District

The athletes competed one last time this season at the State Track and Field meet held in Sioux Falls on May 28-30. There were 6 place finishers and out of 23 events competed in by Thunder athletes, 13 finished at a higher place than they were ranked!

Place Finishers were:
Lindsey Geier - 5th Place - Triple Jump
Amree Vander Vorst - 7th Place - Shot Put
Jillian Fischer - 6th Place - Discus
Peyton Schnabel - 4th Place - Pole Vault
Carleigh Dosch - 7th Place - Pole Vault
Girls 4x100 M Relay - 8th Place - Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, Cloei Metzger

Lindsey Hoerner went in ranked 21st in the 100 M hurdles and finished 11th.
The girls 4x200 M Relay consisting of Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, and Cloei Metzger went in ranked 19th and finished 13th.
The girls 4x100 M Relay consisting of Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, and Cloei Metzger went in ranked 10th and finished 8th.
Amree Vander Vorst went in ranked 22nd in javelin and finished 21st and in shot put she went in ranked 12th and finished 7th.
Carleigh Dosch went in ranked 9th in pole vault and finished 7th.
Lindsey Geier went in ranked 8th in triple jump and finished 5th.
Jared Wherry went in ranked 24th in the 300 M hurdles and finished 14th.
Kobe Wherry went in ranked 13th in pole vault and finished 11th and he went in ranked 21st in javelin and finished 15th.
Donovan Nelson went in ranked 22nd in long jump and finished 21st.
Mason Kunz went in ranked 21st in discus and finished 16th.
The boys 4x800 M Relay consisting of Avery Wells, Drew Arbach, Jason Arbach, and Brayden Heyne went in ranked 19th and they finished 16th.

Great showing Thunder athletes! Way to compete hard all season! Your hard work and dedication paid off with these amazing results! Go Thunder!

Another 7 Thunder Track and Field records fell at the State B Track and Field Meet in Sioux Falls on May 28-30.

Record Breakers:
Lindsey Hoerner - 100 M Hurdles - 16.61
Peyton Schnabel - 100 M Dash - 12.62
Kobe Wherry - Pole Vault - 11' 9"
Jared Wherry - Pole Vault - 11'9"
Jared Wherry - 300 M Hurdles - 43.81
Girls 4x100 M Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, Cloei Metzger - 51.49
Girls 4x200 M Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, Cloei Metzger - 1:51.37

Previous Records:
Kaidence Bulgin - 100 M Hurdles - 16.62
Peyton Schnabel - 100 M Dash - 12.77
Jared Wherry - Pole Vault - 11' 7"
Jared Wherry - 300 M Hurdles - 44.3
4x100 M Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Carleigh Dosch, Cloei Metzger - 52.15
4x200 M Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel, Lindsey Geier, Cloei Metzger - 1:52.25

Great showing Thunder athletes! Way to compete hard all season! Your hard work and dedication paid off with these amazing results! Go Thunder

In case you missed out on ordering a State Track shirt, here is your chance! The online store will be open until June 9th at 10am. Use this opportunity to support the Thunder Track and Field team and get this one time only apparel! Go Thunder!

https://stores.inksoft.com/NCT_State_TF_2026/shop/home

The unofficial results of the Eureka School District 44-1 Election for School Board member 3 year term are as follows:
Anthony Kunz 221 votes
Corey Eberhart 191 votes

Results will be canvassed at the next school board meeting.

Tomorrow, June 2nd, we are having a school board election as part of the State Primary Elections. See the attached flyer for your voting location. The locations are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. We have Anthony Kunz and Corey Eberhart running for one spot on the board, a three-year term. Thank you.

Good evening. Strength and conditioning starts tomorrow at 8:00 AM. If you haven't signed up yet but want to participate, please come tomorrow. We will meet at the gym at 8:00 AM tomorrow. Hope to see you there!

Another Thunder record was broken, taking the total to 23 total records broken so far this season!

Congratulations to:
Isaiah Heilman - new Shot Put record 42' 8 1/2"

Previous record:
Shot Put - Tyler Bluhm - 42' 6"

Keep chasing times and breaking marks! One more meet to crush another record! Go Thunder!

Two more Thunder Track and Field records fell this week! They are repeat record breakers and have one more chance to break them again at the State Meet! Keep chasing times and breaking marks! Go Thunder

Congratulations to:
Peyton Schnabel - new Pole Vault record 10' 4"
Amree Vander Vorst - new Shot Put record 35' 1 1/4"

Previous records:
Pole Vault - Peyton Schnabel 10' 3"
Shot Put - Amree Vander Vorst 33' 1"

The Eureka School District, an equal opportunity employer, is hiring a Head Cook and a Custodian/Dishwasher. The Head Cook position is Monday through Friday generally from 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The hours may alter based on the needs of the district. There is a potential opportunity for summer hours if the applicant is interested in doing custodial work. The custodial/dishwasher position is generally from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. The position includes roughly four hours of work in the kitchen, and four hours of work in the custodial department. This position also has the opportunity for summer hours in the custodial department. If you are interested in either the Head Cook position or the Custodian/Dishwasher position, please contact Nick Weismantel, Superintendent at 605-284-2875. Jobs open until filled.

Three more Thunder records have fallen in the 2026 season! This time it's three girls relay teams! The wind didn't slow these girls down in Warner on May 20, 2026! Go Thunder! Keep chasing times and breaking marks!

Congratulations to:
4x100 M Relay - Cloei Metzger, Carleigh Dosch, Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel - new record 52.15
4x400 M Relay - Cloei Metzger, Tylee Vander Vorst, Lindsey Hoerner, Peyton Schnabel - new record 4:22.94
Medley Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Cloei Metzger, Peyton Schnabel, Tylee Vander Vorst - new record 4:33.21

Previous records held by:
4x100 M Relay - Lindsey Hoerner, Lindsey Geier, Peyton Schnabel, Cloei Metzger - 52.17
4x400 M Relay - Peyton Schnabel, Tylee Vander Vorst, Carleigh Dosch, Lindsey Hoerner - 4:23.68
Medley Relay - Cloei Metzger, Carleigh Dosch, Lindsey Hoerner, Tylee Vander Vorst - 4:35.72

Six Eureka golfers qualified for the State B Golf Meet as a result of their performance at the Region 5B Golf Meet in Pierre. Joshua and Judah finished in 7th and 17th place to qualify in the boys division, and the boys team finished in 7th place with a 275 team score. For the Lady Trojans, Georgia finished in 8th place, Ella finished in 10th place, Becca finished in 12th place, and Camryn finished in 13th place. The team finished in 3rd place with a 312 total. Since all four ladies finished in the top 15 today, they will also represent Eureka in the team competition at state. The last time a girls team represented Eureka at the state meet was 2003.

🎶 Congratulations to these four students who were selected to participate in the SDMEA Elementary Honor Choir next fall! More than 500 students auditioned for this prestigious event, and only 130 were selected through a recorded audition process. They will perform on October 31, 2026 at The Monument in Rapid City, SD.

Way to go, girls — we are so proud of you! 🎶👏

Here is the form for the 2026 Summer Strength and Conditioning that we will be putting on this summer. This is for all students entering 7th - 12th grade for the 2026-2027 school year. Mr. Svendsen is the primary coach who develops the workouts and works with the student athletes. He also gets help from other coaches in the sports cooperative. We encourage all athletes who are able to try and attend this program as we feel it helps all sports. It costs $50.00 for the entire summer, and your son or daughter will get a t-shirt as well. We will hand out forms tomorrow, however, if you need one, we will have them in the office. First day of the program is on Monday, June 1st starting at 8:00 AM. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 - 10:00 AM. We will disperse a full summer schedule on the first day. If you have any questions, contact Mr. Weismantel at 284-2875.

Here is the Updated Semester Test Schedule for this week for the 7th-12th grade students.

Good afternoon. We just wanted to send a reminder about some of the changes for the week. On Monday, we are continuing our semester test schedule that was originally planned for Tuesday. All students, including those who do not need to take semester tests, need to be in school by 12:30 on Monday for the meetings, rehearsals, and check-out procedures. On Monday night, we will be having our 7th-12th grade concert starting at 6:30 PM. Following that will be the 7th-12th grade Awards Ceremony around roughly 7:30 PM. Following awards, we will host our Senior Night to celebrate our Seniors. On Tuesday, Region Golf will start in Pierre at 10:00 AM. On Wednesday, we have a track meet in Warner starting at 9:30 AM with javelin and pole vault. All other field events start at 11:00 AM. The running starts at 1:00 PM. On Thursday, we go to Gettysburg for track. All field events start at 10:00 AM with running starting at 12:00 PM. Saturday we have graduation starting at 3:00 PM. Let's have a great last week of the 2025-2026 school year!

Good afternoon. Due to weather next week Monday, the region golf tournament has been postponed to Tuesday, May 19th in Pierre. Due to this schedule change, we are moving the concert, awards night, and senior night to Monday, May 18th starting with the concert at 6:30 PM, followed by the awards ceremony at 7:30 PM, with Senior Night to follow on Monday. In addition, the semester test schedule that was supposed to happen on Tuesday, will now happen on Monday, so if you were needing to take a semester test on Tuesday, that will now happen on Monday. This also means that all students in grades 7-12 need to be at school by 12:30 on Monday for the afternoon rehearsals, computer check-ins, and class meetings. We will send out an updated semester test schedule tomorrow. Lastly, the track meet that is scheduled for Warner on Monday has been postponed until Wednesday. We appreciate your flexibility as these decisions are being made requiring us to change our schedule accordingly. Thank you.

SEVEN more Thunder Track and Field records have been broken this season! Athletes be proud of your accomplishments because we are proud of you!

Congratulations to:
Carleigh Dosch – new Javelin record 106' 10"
Donovan Nelson – new Long Jump record 19' 7 3/4"
Jared Wherry - new Pole Vault record 11' 7"
Jillian Fischer - new Discus record 125' 5"
Mason Kunz - new Discus record 136' 2"
Peyton Schnabel - new Pole Vault record 10' 3"
Carleigh Dosch - new Javelin record 107' 9"

Previous records:
Javelin: Amree Vander Vorst 102' 10"
Long Jump: Tanner Frickson 19' 6 3/4"
Pole Vault: Kobe Wherry 11' 6"
Discus: Jillian Fischer 111'
Discus: Tyler Bluhm 133' 8"
Pole Vault: Peyton Schnabel 10' 2"
Javelin: Carleigh Dosch 106' 10"

Keep Chasing Times and Breaking Marks! Go Thunder!

At the Yellowstone Trail Conference Meet held in Onida on Monday, May 12th, the Thunder middle school track and field team had an outstanding day! The girls won their division by a remarkable 50 points and the boys finished in 4th. Job well done! Go Thunder!

The North Central Thunder track and field teams delivered strong performances at the Lake Region Conference Meet in Ipswich on Tuesday, May 12.
The middle school girls team captured the conference championship, while the middle school boys earned a 4th-place finish in a competitive 9-team field.
At the varsity level, the boys team finished an impressive 2nd place — missing the team title by just half a point — and the girls team secured a strong 3rd-place finish overall.
We also had two more Thunder records broken! Congrats Donovan (long jump) and Carleigh (javelin)!