Congratulations to Bryleigh McBride for being selected to participate in the JH All State Band! Students from all over the state auditioned for spots at the beginning of December to play in Mandan this Spring, and she will be representing South Prairie with her bassoon.
You can watch the girls basketball game with live play-by-play on PSP network tonight! Tune in to watch our girls (#3) play the #5 ranked Nedrose Cardinals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agHvUsvPVh8
📆 Hopefully everyone has enjoyed their holiday break! Here are the events this week - classes resume tomorrow!
There will be no c squad game for the January 2nd girls basketball games vs ORCS.
Before break, make sure you check out the lost and found for your belongings! There's a lost and found outside the elementary and high school office!
🎄 Events for this week before the holiday break!
The Christmas vendor show is going on right now until 3:00 p.m.! If you haven't already stopped, head out to get some Christmas shopping done and see all the awesome vendors!
Five South Prairie FFA members applied for and received FFA jackets provided by the North Dakota FFA Foundation Blue Jackets, Bright Futures Program. This program is made possible by generous sponsors of the FFA organization. Members receiving jackets include Bryleigh McBride, Rayna Magandy, Taylor Post, Alysa Rice, and Harley Burns.
Some notes about next week and the upcoming holiday break:
🎄 Next week we will have a holiday dress-up week for the last three days before break! This is for all students and staff K-12!
Monday: Holiday shirts/sweaters
Tuesday: Candy cane day (wear stripes or red/white)
Wednesday: Pajamas
📚 High school students take finals on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Every student must choose at least one final to take, even if they are exempt. When students are not taking finals, they don't have to be here! Click here to see the final exam schedule: https://5il.co/2axjg
🎉 Middle school students have a normal schedule until Wednesday afternoon when they have their Christmas party in the classrooms. They got to choose what activities they want to do, and snacks will be provided!
📆 There will be no school from Thursday, December 21st to January 2nd! Classes will resume on the 3rd!
Yesterday, the South Prairie concert choir sang carols for the residents of both The View and Edgewood. What a warm reception we received by both communities allowing us to share in the Christmas spirit with them. The choir is already looking forward to visiting again in the future.
🌟𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩!🌟 Each week we will recognize a staff member who is new to South Prairie School District! This week's spotlight is on 𝑵𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐! We're glad you're a Royal!
Please join us for our 2023 Vendor Show! 🎄🛍️🥞
Saturday, December 16th from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
-Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast
(Gluten-friendly option available!)
-SP Choir Caroling
-Gourmet Hot Chocolate Bar
-Childcare for ages 2 - 10
-Gift Wrapping
-Cupcake decorating for firefighters & police officers
-Activities, Treats, Gifts, & MORE!
This is a FREE event, but please consider making a donation to support the Senior Class Trip!
Natalee Becker and Miranda Novodvorsky competed at the State FFA Leadership Development Events. Natalee earned a gold placing in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking event and Miranda placed bronze in the Employment Skills contest. Good work Natalee and Miranda!
Thank you to all who participated in the FFA Food Drive over the last two weeks! In the elementary, the 5th grade had the most donated items. The 2nd grade class was in a very close second with kindergarten in third. In the high school, the 8th grade dominated the competition in donated items, followed by the 7th grade and juniors. These items have been donated to local food pantries.
K-2 music program today. Kindergarten at 9, 1st grade at 9:30, 2nd grade at 10. In the elementary gym. These will be live streamed on our royals YouTube page.
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 to Mrs. Hiltner on being named the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫!
They recognized her on stage at the state convention tonight along with the South Prairie student council members who attended. South Prairie student council president, Skylar Beck, spoke about the great impact on Mrs. Hiltner had on the school's chapter over the years! Last year was her final year as advisor, and we are so lucky we had someone build such a great foundation for student council at our school!
📆 It's a busy week this week with both girls and boys basketball in full-swing!
The JH GBB games vs Garrison today have been cancelled due to a gym scheduling issue. There will be practice after school.
LATE START!
School and busses will start 2 hours late today, December 8.
Congratulations to the FFA students on their performance at District Leadership competition yesterday. Natalee Becker placed first in Extemporaneous Public Speaking. Miranda Novodvorsky took second in Employment Skills. Both individuals advanced to state competition next week in Bismarck. Gracie Rauschenberger and Brylee Beeter were both “officers of the day,” beating out all other FFA officers in their positions. Breanna Mindt took second in the Greenhand Quiz competition. A full list of results will be in the next FFA newsletter.