Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Second Grade Super Spellers putting in the work! Congratulations!

Blast off to Space Exploration! The 6th graders wrapped up their unit on space exploration by creating and shooting their spacecrafts today!

8th graders wrapped up their introduction to ionic bonding by playing a round of musical electrons!

Please join us in congratulating our 2025-2026 ABO Teacher of the Year, Ms. Kristen Pittmann! Congrats, Ms. Pittmann!! You are so so awesome! Thank you for all you do 🍎 Congratulations to all teachers nominated for our TOTY. Our teachers at ABO are truly the best.

Congratulations to Cateri Yellow Hawk, Tahnie Yellow Hawk, Paige Jonas, and Cheyenne Fuller on qualifying for the State Wrestling Tournament next weekend.

Cateri and Cheyenne each placed 1st in their respective weight classes, Tahnie earned a 2nd place finish, and Paige took 3rd place — all securing their spots at the State Meet.

Great work, girls!!!

The Agar-Blunt-Onida School District has scheduled its annual early childhood screenings. The Kindergarten Readiness Test will take place Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th in Onida at the Onida Elementary School. The Early Childhood Screenings will take place the morning of Monday, March 16th in Onida at the Onida Elementary School. We offer early childhood screenings to all children birth to kindergarten age eligible who live in our district. If you did not receive a letter from the school with a scheduled screening time, need to change your time, or you're unable to come to screenings please call the school @ 605-258-2617 or email Mrs. Angie Hill @ Angie.hill@k12.sd.us Please share this information with your family and friends.

Reminder that tonight is Senior Night for our boys and girls basketball teams.

We would also like to extend a sincere thank you to Venture Communications for generously sponsoring free popcorn for tonight’s games. We truly appreciate their support of Sully Buttes students and activities.

Parents, Patrons, Students, and Staff ~

There will be a short pep rally today to recognize all of our Winter sports teams as they head into postseason play.
The pep rally will begin at 2:30 PM this afternoon.

The Small Group Music Contest scheduled for today will be postponed due to the weather up north. when we have a rescheduled date, we will post info.

Hope to see you there! 🎉💃

Sully Buttes students Josie Sovell and Karmen Merrill have been selected for SDMEA’s Middle School All State Orchestra.  Rehearsals begin this Friday, February 20th in Rapid City and they will perform at a grand finale concert, Saturday, February 21st.  Dr. Kate Matthews will be the guest conductor. SDMEA had a record breaking 220 auditions from 28 schools this year. The most auditions ever in the history of the event. 89 students were accepted. Teachers assisting  Karmen and Josie were Moriah Gross, Marla Mosiman, Natalie Sterba, and Erica Paxton.

Look at all the Second Grade Super Spellers of the week!

Happy Valentine's Day from the Second Grade Class!

Sully Buttes Weekly Activities
February 17–21, 2026

Tuesday – February 17
Girls Basketball vs. Sunshine Bible
Start Time: 6:30 PM
JV will play two quarters only. Varsity is expected to begin around 7:15 PM.

Wednesday – February 18
Small Group Music Contest @ Mobridge
Leave Time: TBD

“Books and Breakfast” Book Club
Start Time: 7:30 AM

Thursday – February 19
Girls Region Wrestling @ Kingsbury County (DeSmet High School)
Start Time: 3:30 PM
Leave Time: 9:30 AM
Dismissal: 9:15 AM

Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Faulkton (Double Header) (There will be NO JV Girls game due to Faulkton player availability)
Start Time: 5:00 PM

Reminder: Senior Parents—This is Senior Night.

Saturday – February 21
Boys Region Wrestling @ Webster
Start Time: 9:30 AM

There is NO middle school boys' basketball on Saturday.

There will be a post-prom committe planning meeting today at 5:00 pm in the Sully Area Library.

Basketball Parents, Please note the following schedule updates: Tuesday • Start time: 6:30 PM • The JV game will be two quarters • There will be a 10-minute break between games • The Varsity game will follow Thursday • No Girls JV game (due to player availability for Faulkton) • Boys JV will begin at 5:00 PM Reminder: Thursday is Senior Night — senior parents, please plan accordingly.

It's almost show time! Three Charger vocalists will represent Sully Buttes at the 2026 SDSU Elementary Festival Honors Choir. Tennisyn, Rielyn, and Karsyn have spent today in Brookings rehearsing for this afternoon's concert. They are part of the 180 member choir chosen from over 700 auditions.

Parents,

We have several activities taking place during tonight’s home basketball games, and we anticipate a larger crowd as a result.
To help ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone, please have your children remain seated with you in the bleachers. Students should not be playing in the back hallways or in the multi-purpose gym during the games.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe setting and a positive viewing experience for all.

Thank you for your support.

A reminder to Charger Nation - the Charger Cheerleaders invite you to come watch our little Charger Cheerleaders performance TODAY (2/12) during halftime of the girls varsity game versus Mobridge! We hope to see you there 💜🤍💛