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Congratulations!
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Ethel B. Diercks donated Caitlin Clark books to all of our second graders. Ethel is the grandmother of our WSHS English teacher Devena Jackson. Thank you Ethel!
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The Zoomobile visited WSES today as a PBIS all school celebration! We learned about a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a 34 year old yellow footed tortoise named Shellie, a 17 year old ball python snake named Camo, and a 4 year old leopard gecko named Dottie. Students got to pet Shellie the yellow footed tortoise if they chose to. Natalie and Elizabeth from the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls shared all about these animals with us. We learned a lot about these animals including where and how they live.
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100th Day of Kindergarten
Fruit Loop Necklaces
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Miss Sealey was Principal for an Hour! She helped at lunch today. Thanks for the help Miss Sealey! 💛💙💛💙
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Enjoying the last little bit of snow on these 50° days.
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AR awards
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100th day of school
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Mr. Arhart was Principal for an Hour. He helped with the AR celebration and 100th Day of School activities. Thanks for the help Mr. Arhart! 💙💛💙💛
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Come out for some basketball and to support a great young man and his family.
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Little Spartans went to "build" a snowman with our friends. ❄️☃️❄️
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Miss Cashman was Principal for an Hour! She was fantastic help during lunch. Thanks for being great Miss Cashman!
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Principal for an Hour Miss Bartel helped with lunch today. This was her PBIS reward. Thanks for the help today Miss Bartel!
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Principal for an Hour Mr. Holt helped with a few different tasks today. He did a great job! Thanks for the help Mr. Holt!
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On Friday, January 24 we are hosting SCW in JH and C games. We have decided to start at 5:00 pm.
MAIN GYM
5:00 pm – JH Girls game
6:00 pm – C Girls game
REC CENTER
5:00 pm – JH Boys Game
6:00 pm – C Boys Game
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Need a Treat for your Valentine?
The Senior Class is selling Gaylen's Popcorn and Fudge to raise money for Post Prom.
Ordering starts today and ends January 31st. Orders will arrive in time for Valentine's Day. Please contact a Senior if you are interested and they will be out selling. Checks can be made to WS Post Prom.
Gaylen's Popcorn is based in Madison, SD and makes all of their products fresh for every order.
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Due to the extreme cold temperatures in the area, Wessington Springs schools will have a 9:45am late start tomorrow, January 21, 2025.
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With the new semester starting up, students and teachers say that school is off to a great start. When asked how the switch into the new semester could be smoother, the majority of the teachers said that students having their schedules ready to go is very helpful in the transition from one semester to the next. The majority of students said that no homework would also be very nice going into the next semester, especially with all of the activities they have in the works. Mrs. Jackson in English has especially enjoyed the Freshman Class and their poster analyses of The Christmas Carol (pictured). The staff at WSHS wishes all students a good school year!
To read more, keep a lookout for the upcoming articles from Jada Kolousek in the True Dakotan!
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Miss Tanke was Principal for an Hour! She chose this as a PBIS reward. Thanks for the help today Miss Tanke!
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The first round of the 281 Basketball Tournament in Wolsey will be livestreamed at Wolsey Wessington live stream. Girls game is Thursday vs Wolsey - 5:00pm
Boys will play Friday evening at 6:30 vs Hitchcock-Tulare. These will be rolling schedules so games could be earlier.