Eureka School District

4th and 5th grade girls basketball practice starts on Monday, October 4th with practice in Roscoe after school. We will hand out a practice and game schedule that day.

Tune in tonight as the North Central Thunder take on the Leola-Frederick Titans! We encourage everyone to come out and support the Thunder by being in attendance. If you cannot make it, please consider donating your admission to the sport coop so we can continue these live streams. Tonight 6th/7th grade will start at 4:30 PM. 7th/8th will follow at approximately 5:30 PM. High School: 7:00 PM Link: https://www.facebook.com/eurekaschooldistrict441/

MORNING MEMO Friday, October 1, 2021 The Bowdle Junior Class will be serving burgers and brats at the concession stand tonight. Serving begins at 5:00 PM. Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. Good luck to the NC Thunder football team as they take on Leola/Frederick. Game times 6th/7th 4:30 PM; 7th/8th 5:00 PM; HS FB Leola/Frederick at Eureka 7:00 PM. Scores from the volleyball game last night as the girls traveled to Strasburg to play against Strasburg/Zeeland C-team lost in 3, JV Lost: 14-25, 19-25, 8-15, & Varsity lost: 18-25, 7-25, 13-25. Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

MORNING MEMO Thursday, September 30, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Mason Kunz! Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. Good luck to the Lady Thunder VB team as they play against Strasburg/Zeeland at Strasburg C 5:00 PM; JV 6:00 PM; Varsity 7:00 PM. Students dismissed at 3:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:15 PM. Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

The Eureka School District, an equal opportunity employer, is hiring a Part-Time Custodian. This position is for Monday through Friday, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM. This position has the potential for more hours if needed. If interested, please contact Nick Weismantel, Superintendent at 605-284-2875. Job open until filled.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Juniors and Seniors – Tomorrow, September 30th we will be leaving at 8:00 AM for the NSU College & Career Fair. We will be loading the bus at the North Door. Don’t forget to bring $12.00 for your lunch at Pizza Ranch. (Please try to bring the correct amount so we can have the line move faster)- Mrs. Mettler Reminder- Today at 2:45 PM ECDC will be having a meeting with the Juniors and Seniors in the big gym. Free College Application Week at participating South Dakota postsecondary institutions during SD College Access Campaign October 18 – November 30, 2021 (which has been extended this year to almost 6 weeks). See Mrs. Mettler for more information. The following results are from the girls volleyball game against Leola/Frederick last evening- C-Team won, JV won in 2: 25-11, 25-17, & Varsity lost in 4: 25-23, 21-25, 23-25, 24-26. Upcoming College Reps: **Thursday, October 21 – Dakota State University – 10:30 AM – DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, September 28, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Cameron Jones, Remington Nehlich, Abby Opp, & Mr. Huber. Juniors and Seniors – Thursday, September 30 we will be leaving at 8:00 AM for the NSU College & Career Fair. We will be loading the bus at the North Door. Don’t forget to bring $12.00 for your lunch at Pizza Ranch. (Please try to bring the correct amount so we can have the line move faster)- Mrs. Mettler Good luck to the Lady Thunder volleyball team as they head to Bowdle tonight to play against Leola/Frederick. Game times 6th/7th 4:00 PM; 8th 4:45 PM; C 5:30 PM; JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 7:45 PM. Students dismissed at 2:45 PM. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM Recap from Monday’s Sports Activities: The following athletes placed at the cross country meet in Miller: Aaron Ingerson 4th and Noah Ingerson 29th in the MS division. Girls MS Becca Batie 38th; JV Girls- Ella Batie 8th and Anna Batie 16th. Gabe Johnson ran in the varsity division and placed 19th. The 6th/7th MS football team tied against Ipswich 14-14 while the 7th and 8th grade boys lost 30-0. The girls volleyball team played Ipswich and ended with the following results: C-Team split; JV- won in 3 25-23, 19-25, 15-8; & Varsity lost in 3- 13-25, 24-26, 12-25 Results from the punt, pass, and kick competition include Girls: 1st Grade- Sadie Mettler – 1st Place 47’ 1”; 3rd Grade- Keiara Wherry – 1st Place 72’ 11”, Greta Dosch – 2nd Place 65’ 1”, Danyelle Schnabel – 3rd Place 60’ 1”, Sam Rohrbach – 4th Place 45’ 1”; 4th Grade- Maddyx Grenz – 1st Place 138’ 9”; 5th Grade- Carleigh Dosch – 1st Place 165’ 2”, Tylee Vander Vorst – 2nd Place 156’ 3”, Maycee Mettler – 3rd Place 150’ 8”, Ella Brockel – 4th Place 150”, Kenzie Nehlich – 5th Place 90’ 11”, Mallory Schnabel – 6th Place 89’ 2”; 6th Grade- Peyton Schnabel – 1st Place 145’ 6”. Boys Division: 1st Grade- Ruxin Grenz – 1st Place 115’ & Korbyn Schnabel – 2nd Place 67’ 4”; 2nd Grade- Cohen Hoffman – 1st Place 69’ 7” & Tate Weismantel – 2nd Place 53’ 11”; 3rd Grade- Caleb Frerk – 1st Place 180’ 3”,Corbin Beyers – 2nd Place 126’ 10”, Aiden Witlock – 3rd Place 113’, Isaac Dosch – 4th Place 108’ 4”, Braxton Wolff – 5th Place 83’; 4th Grade- Gavin Rohrbach – 1st Place 144’ 10”; 5th Grade- Easton Kunz – 1st Place 235’ 4”, Brayden Heyne – 2nd Place 188’ 9”, Judah Fargher – 3rd Place 166’ 10; 6th Grade- Jared Wherry – 1st Place 216’ 9”, Colton Retzer – 2nd Place 202’ 7”, Aaron Ingerson – 3rd Place 189’ 11”; 7th Grade- - Kobe Wherry – 1st Place 275’ 9”, Mason Kunz – 2nd Place 237’ 8”, Remington Nehlich – 3rd Place 220’ 4”, Josh Fargher – 4th Place 199’ 1”, Noah Ingerson – 5th Place 145’ 10”; 8th Grade- Donovan Nelson – 1st Place 246’ 4” Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

We have North Central Thunder Caps for sale. $15.00 per cap. We only have 14 available right now and will sell on a first come first serve basis. All proceeds to benefit the North Central Thunder Sports Programs. Contact the Eureka School if interested. GO THUNDER!!!

This is Superintendent Nick Weismantel with an important announcement. Starting on Saturday, October 2nd, the track and field complex will be shut down due to work being done on the track. This track will be shut down for approximately 2 – 3 weeks. It is very important that we do not have any foot traffic on the track during this time. We will send out another school reach when the facility is opened back up.

Kindergarten learned about Johnny Appleseed today! They made homemade applesauce, taste tested different kinds of apples, used their senses to learn about apples, learned about the life cycle of an apple tree, and did a fun art project too! We had lots of fun today!

MORNING MEMO Monday, September 27, 2021 HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO Kanyon Grajczyk & Regan Kaiser who celebrated their birthday on Saturday. Good Luck to all the Thunder athletes participating in the following events happening today: Cross Country at Miller 2:00 PM. Students dismissed at 10:45 AM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM MS FB @ Ipswich 6th/7th 6:00 PM; 7th/8th 7:00 PM. Bus leaves at 4:00 PM VB Ipswich at Roscoe 6th/7th 4:00 PM; 8th 4:45 PM; C 5:30 PM; JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 7:45 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

This is Superintendent Nick Weismantel with an announcement. Due to lack of teams, the cross country meet scheduled in Eureka tomorrow has been cancelled. The cross county team will now head to Miller on Monday, September 27th for a meet that starts at 2:00 PM. The bus will leave Eureka at 11:00 AM.

The volleyball games for tonight against Aberdeen Christian in Bowdle will be live streamed. Games are 5:15 7th/8th grade—6:30 JV— 7:45 Varsity. Games are on a rolling schedule and times are approx. Link: https://www.facebook.com/PridePublications/

MORNING MEMO Thursday, September 23, 2021 Student council members eat your lunch in the high school study hall room today so you can discuss the Homecoming week. - Ms. Jundt It’s Homecoming week! Join in by participating in the following dress up days: Today- Profession/Dress Like Your Teacher or Student Day; & Friday- Thunder Pride. Join in on the fun! Good luck to the Thunder VB team as they play Aberdeen Christian at Bowdle 7th/8th 5:15 PM; JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 7:45 PM. Bus leaves at 4:00 PM Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, September 22, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Haddie Bohl! It’s Homecoming week! Join in by participating in the following dress up days: Today- Pajama/Crazy Hair/Mismatch Day; Thursday- Profession/Dress Like Your Teacher or Student Day; & Friday- Thunder Pride. Join in on the fun! In the “C” game last night at Onida the Thunder girls volleyball team won in 2. JV lost in 2 while the varsity girls lost in 3- 25-17, 25-20, 25-13 Good luck to the cross-country team as they travel to Faulkton. Students dismissed at 10:15 AM. Bus leaves at 10:30 AM. Upcoming College Reps: **Wednesday, September 22 – Northern State University – 10:15 AM in the DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

This is Superintendent Nick Weismantel with an important message. The community is experiencing an uptick in COVID cases right now and we have a couple of staff and students who are out of school with COVID. Please monitor your children, and if they are not feeling well, please do not send them to school. We do have two testing options available. We have a rapid test we can administer here at school with parental consent and an over-the-counter option that we can send home with a student that parents can administer themselves. Our goal is to remain with in-person learning as we realize this is the best way for students to learn. Help us attain this goal by monitoring your child’s health. Together, we will make this a successful year.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, September 21, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Braxton Wolff! Congratulations to Chance Mehlhaff & Carissa Schwingler who were selected as the 2021 Homecoming King and Queen! It’s Homecoming week! Join in by participating in the following dress up days: Today- Red Carpet/Cross Dress/Twin Day; Wednesday- Pajama/Crazy Hair/Mismatch Day; Thursday- Profession/Dress Like Your Teacher or Student Day; & Friday- Thunder Pride. Join in on the fun! The MS Thunder FB team lost 14-0 against Herreid/Selby Area last evening. Avery Wells participated in the MS cross country meet in Gettysburg this past Saturday. Avery received 15th place in his division. Keep up the hard work! Today VB Sully Buttes at Onida 8th 4:00 PM; 6th/7th & C 5:00 PM; JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM. Upcoming College Reps: **Wednesday, September 22 – Northern State University – 10:15 AM in the DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

The North Central Thunder Sports Cooperative is looking for the following positions: Middle School Girls Basketball Coach & a 4th/5th Boys Basketball Coach. If interested, please contact Nick Weismantel at 284 - 2875. GO THUNDER

MORNING MEMO Monday, September 20, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Caleb Frerk! It’s Homecoming week! Join in by participating in the following dress up days: Tuesday- Red Carpet/Opposite Sex/Twin Day; Wednesday- Pajama/Crazy Hair/Mismatch Day; Thursday- Profession/Dress Like Your Teacher or Student Day; & Friday- Thunder Pride. Join in on the fun! Coronation 7:30 PM tonight. MS FB Herreid/Selby Area at Herreid 4:00 PM. Students should be dismissed at 2:45 PM. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM. Elementary Youth Football will also play at Herreid today. Game time 6:15 pm. Good luck Thunder! Sports Recap: Both Middle School and High School football ended their game with a win against Northwestern. Saturday the cross-country team traveled to Gettysburg. Aaron Ingerson placed 2nd while Noah Ingerson took 17th in the MS race. Anna Batie came in 14th in the JV division while Gabe Johnson placed 7th in the Varsity. Way to go Thunder athletes. Upcoming College Reps: **Wednesday, September 22 – Northern State University – 10:15 AM in the DDN Room Scholarship/Student Opportunities: *October 31 – Coca-Cola Scholarship – Seniors – must have a GPA or 3.0 or better – Application form is available at www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org *Any junior or senior interested in serving as a 2022 Legislative Page needs to have the application postmarked no later than Friday, October 22, 2021, but preferred deadline is Friday, October 8, 2021. See Mrs. Mettler for more information.

Tune in tonight to the Eureka School Facebook page for the middle school football game starting at 5:00 PM. Here is the link for the Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/eurekaschooldistrict441 Here is the link for the Varsity game starting at 7:00 PM. https://dakotabroadcasting.com/sports/football-video-coverage GO THUNDER!!!