Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

**ABO School District
Activities & Events Schedule**

Thursday, December 18
Wrestling Triangular vs. Stanley County & Gettysburg (Gettysburg)
Start Time: 5:30 PM | Leave Time: 3:45 PM

Friday, December 19
Last Day of 2nd Quarter / 1st Semester
12:30 PM Early Dismissal
Middle School Girls Basketball @ Herreid/Selby (Herreid)
Game Time: 5:15–6:15 PM (One Game Only)
Leave Time: 3:15 PM
High School Girls Basketball @ Herreid/Selby (Herreid)
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Leave Time: 4:30 PM

Saturday, December 20
Battle for the Paddle (Individual) @ Canton — All Day
Leave Time: TBD (Coaches
Boys Wrestling @ Plankinton Invite — All Day
High School Boys Basketball vs. Winner
Start Time: 11:00 AM

Monday, December 22
Christmas Break — No School
Double Header Basketball vs. Wolsey-Wessington
Start Time: 2:00 PM
(Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity — Rolling Schedule)

Tuesday, December 23 – Friday, December 26
Winter Moratorium
No School Athletic Activities

Monday, December 29
Girls Wrestling @ Sioux Falls Lincoln — All Day
Leave Time: TBD Coach's Discretion
One-Act Play Practice
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
JV Double Header Basketball vs. Hoven
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Tuesday, December 30
One-Act Play Practice
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Double Header Basketball @ Philip
Start Time: 2:00 PM MT / 3:00 PM CT
Leave Time: 12:15 PM CT

Saturday, January 3
Boys Wrestling @ Webster Invite — All Day
Leave Time: TBD Coach’s Discretion
High School Girls Basketball @ Aberdeen Christian
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: Aberdeen Civic Arena
Leave Time: TBD Coach’s Discretion

Tuesday, January 6
Public Information Meeting — JK/Pre-K Program (2026–27)
Time: 7:00 PM
High School Girls Basketball @ Ipswich
Game Time: 4:45 PM
Dismissal: 2:00 PM | Leave Time: 2:15 PM
Sully Buttes Girls Wrestling Round Robin
Time: 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Girls Wrestling Parents Night & Senior Night

ABO Patrons, the district is in a high wind warning until 3 pm today. OUT OF TOWN parents please use discretion with regards to sending your kids today. Plan for longer travel time at reduced speeds if they are coming in to town. Please communicate with the school if you live out of town and we will be flexible with attendance.

Mrs. Todd's Ag Business Class wrapped up their 2025 Shark Tank Pitches. Thank you to all the judges who came in and listened to their presentations! They had some stellar ideas!!

Attention Boys and Girls Basketball Parents and Fans,

The basketball game at Philip has been rescheduled and will now be played on December 30th with a 2:00 PM MT / 3:00 PM CT start time.
The game was originally scheduled for December 29th and has been moved to the 30th.

Additionally, the JV games with Hoven will be played on December 29th, starting at 2:00 PM, @ Onida.

We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Second Grade Super Spellers! Great job!👏

Sophomores in Biology have been busy learning all about DNA. They constructed a candy DNA strand and then proceeded through the transcription and translation processes to synthesize proteins.

Physical science students had the opportunity to test the Law of Conservation of Matter using popcorn! They set up their own lab procedure to investigate how the mass of a popcorn kernel changes before and after popping.

Let's flood the gym with purple and gold tonight!

Advanced Biology students brought the 1st semester to a close with a chicken wing dissection. This dissection took a close look at connections between the muscular and skeletal systems.

Second Graders are concert ready! ABO Christmas concert/Art show was wonderful!

The ABO School District is now hiring for several positions for the 2026-27 School Year!

Quick Reminder to Athletes and Parents : Today is Winter sports picture day.

REMINDER: Please return your Angel Tree gift TODAY. (If you are waiting for an item and it will be late, please contact the school and leave a message for C Hill with your name and gift tag number, or email Cherie.hill@k12.sd.us)

ABO School District Activities & Events
December 15–22, 2025
Monday, December 15
• K–12 Christmas Concert
6:30–8:00 PM
• Middle School Wrestling @ Lyman (Presho)
Non-Music Students Only
Start Time: 5:30 PM
Leave Time: 3:20 PM
Tuesday, December 16
• Double Header Basketball vs. Lyman
Start Time: 4:00 PM
Order: JV Girls – JV Boys – Girls Varsity – Boys Varsity
Rolling Schedule
• Wrestling @ Lyman Quad (Presho)
Start Time: 5:30 PM
Dismissal: 2:30 PM
Leave Time: 2:45 PM
Wednesday, December 17
• Books and Breakfast Book Club
7:30–8:00 AM
• Senior Presentations
1:00–3:00 PM
• Winter Sports Pictures
Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Girls Wrestling, Boys Wrestling, Cheer
Thursday, December 18
• Wrestling Triangular vs. Stanley County & Gettysburg (Gettysburg)
Start Time: 5:30 PM
Leave Time: 3:45 PM
Friday, December 19
• Last Day of 2nd Quarter / 1st Semester
12:30 PM Early Dismissal
• Middle School Girls Basketball @ Herreid/Selby (Herreid)
Game Time: 5:15–6:15 PM (One Game Only)
Leave Time: 3:15 PM
• High School Girls Basketball @ Herreid/Selby (Herreid)
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Leave Time: 4:30 PM
Saturday, December 20
• Battle for the Paddle (Canton – Individual)
All Day
• Boys Wrestling @ Plankinton Invite
All Day
• High School Boys Basketball vs. Winner
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Monday, December 22
• Christmas Break – No School
• Double Header Basketball vs. Wolsey-Wessington
2:00–6:00 PM
Tuesday, December 23 – Friday, December 26
• Winter Moratorium
No School Athletic Activities

We're officially in the final week of the semester! Let's bring the holiday spirit and make it a fun one!🎅🏼🎄

4th Grade wrote, illustrated, and published a book this fall semester! They worked so hard and came out with some great pieces. Check out their book in the library this next week! 'Twas the Night Before... By: The 2025-2026 4th Grade Class

Mr. Gittings welding students are applying what they have learned so far to make their first small projects. Great work!!

Mr. Gittings elves in 8th grade shop have been very busy creating projects in their wood burning unit!!

Reminder: Girls Basketball Parents Night—Tonight
Tonight is our Girls Basketball Parents Night. We will begin our Middle School Girls Basketball games at 4:00 PM.

4:00 PM—Middle School Game 1

Middle School Game 2—to follow (rolling schedule)

JV Game—to follow

Parents’ Night Recognition—immediately after the JV contest

Varsity Game—to follow

Please plan for a rolling schedule throughout the evening.

The ABO School District will have a 9:15 am late start on Friday, Dec. 12. The Blunt route bus will depart Blunt at 8:30 am. Please leave early and give yourself extra time to safely drive to school.