Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Families are invited to join us at 3:30 on Tuesday, November, 25 for the Story time South Dakota event at the Sully Area Library.

Final Angel Tree Reminder

If your family wishes to participate in this year’s Angel Tree program, please have your forms turned in to Mrs. Hill or Mr. VanZee by this Friday, November 21st.

For more information, please use the link below:

https://www.abo.k12.sd.us/o/abo/article/2549883

Thank you for helping us support families in our community.

6th grade Life Management class spent Thankful Thursday cleaning and organizing their lockers today. Parents may want to check their kiddo's backpack for dishes, clothes, and yes....painted pumpkins from Halloween!! 🎃

High school Life Management class toured BankWest in Onida to learn about all of the financial services the bank offers. This coincides with the checking account unit they are currently completing.

Happy American Education Week! A huge thank you to the Onida American Legion Auxiliary Unit 79 for the yummy treats, and to Coffee Creations and all the generous sponsors who provided every staff member with a delicious free coffee this week. Your kindness and support mean so much to us! 💜📚☕

It was an exciting day in the Ag Room today! These students zipped up their very own FFA Jackets for the first time today thanks to the South Dakota FFA Foundation’s Blue Jackets, Bright Futures Program. Our 2025 Jacket Recipients were proudly sponsored by: Doug & Clara Marsh, Potter County Farm Bureau, and The Unruh Family.

The one where the "Chargers Take On DC". Wishing a weekend of safe travels and endless memories for our crew traveling to Washington DC. You make us so proud! It's GREAT to be a Sully Buttes Charger!! 💜💛♥️🤍💙

Our 9th-12th grade high school students just finished a lively unit on the Pop Art Movement, specifically studying Romero Britto to celebrate Latin American heritage. They applied key characteristics like repetitions and bold colors to create their own Pop Art paintings, transforming everyday imagery into vibrant artwork. Many students personalized their projects by representing the popular things they love, such as favorite sport teams, music artists, TV shows, and drinks. The resulting art is a dynamic, graphic showcase of contemporary culture as seen through the lens of a classic, joyful art style. Take a closer look to their projects: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/pop-art-hs

Last week, the 6th grade class was handed "bus tickets" when they got to English Language Arts. We're riding the Energy Bus by reading the book, completing language activities, and reflecting on and discussing ideas in the book. Today the class did a "Thank You Walk"- an idea from the book. They walked the hallway and thought about the positive aspects and things they're thankful for in their lives.

Book club met this morning! We enjoyed a lively discussion about the books we're reading and enjoyed delicious muffins brought by Tatum. Thankful for these readers! Next Book Club will be December 17th. Come join us!

Congratulations to our basketball workout gift card winners! This year we gave away five $100 gift cards as part of our offseason basketball incentive program. Players earned tickets all summer and fall by putting in work—each time a player completed a basketball workout, they filled out a ticket. During summer open gyms, the team with the most wins each day earned an extra ticket for every player on that team. At the end of the program, all tickets were placed into a random drawing, and we pulled five tickets today to determine our winners. This years winners were Hudson Barber, Jackson Paxton, Jett Yackley, Easton Moore, and Wesley Wittler. Our goal was to emphasize hard work, dedication, competing, and winning, and our kids rose to the challenge. These tickets brought a ton of players into the gym, pushing each other and improving their game. A huge thank-you goes to the generous donor who provided the gift cards. Your support made a tremendous impact, and we truly appreciate you. We plan to continue this program next year. If you are interested in sponsoring a gift card or supporting our offseason work in any way, please reach out to Coach White. We’re excited about the season ahead and committed to getting better every single day. #ROLLCHAR

Earlier this semester, the 7th and 8th graders took part in a program called Middle School Matters through the On To College Online ACT Prep course that is being integrated into our secondary curriculums. They learned many math strategies that can be incorporated into our middle school curriculum that will help to increase ACT scores years down the road. This checklist from their College and Career Readiness helps middle schoolers and their families understand that college is transformative and affordable and that middle school is not too early to begin thinking about their post-high school futures. Please take a look at it and spend some time discussing it with your children. If you would like a hard copy, we are definitely willing to send one home with your child. Please contact Ms. Pittmann at Kristen.pittmann@k12.sd.us with any additional questions. Together we can empower our students and help them to reach their full potential.

Sully Buttes Angel Tree Reminder

If your family wishes to participate in this year’s Angel Tree program, please have your forms turned in to Mrs. Hill or Mr. VanZee by this Friday, November 21st.

For more information, please use the link below:

https://www.abo.k12.sd.us/o/abo/article/2549883

Thank you for helping us support families in our community.

Congratulations to our Charger football players who have been selected for state, conference, and academic awards this season.

Class 9B All-State Selections
• Gavin Colson
• Kadyn Westergren
• Wesley Wittler

YTC All-Conference Team
• Gavin Colson
• Kadyn Westergren
• Wesley Wittler
• Cooper Falkenhagen
Honorable Mention: Easton Moore

Academic All-State Honorees
These seniors have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout their four years of high school:
• Gavin Colson
• Wesley Wittler

Congratulations to these athletes on their well-deserved honors. To the entire Sully Buttes football program, we are proud of your hard work, dedication, and outstanding representation of Sully Buttes High School.

Regional Oral Interp Tuesday, Nov 18 at the Ramkota in Pierre, beginning at 9:10 a.m.

BRAVO CHARGERS! What an absolutely amazing performance by the Sully Buttes MS and HS fine arts groups! Kudos to Mrs. Senftner, Mrs. Paxton, and Mrs. Hill and their crews for yet another set of stellar performances. These Chargers are total rockstars 🎭🎶🎹🎸🎬

Mrs. Todd’s Ag Business and Animal Science classes got the opportunity to visit TransOva Genetics at Yackley Ranches today! What a cool opportunity to watch the collection process up close. The students asked many great questions and TransOva’s embryologist, Brigette, was a wealth of knowledge!

Tonight’s Fine Arts Night productions will not be live streamed on the ABO Facebook page or the Venture Channel due to copyright infringement laws. We appreciate your understanding and encourage everyone to join us in person to support our students and their outstanding work. Production begins at 7:00 PM.

Sully Buttes Activities for the Week
Monday, November 17
-First Allowable Varsity Wrestling Practice
-School Board Meeting – Start Time: 5:30 PM
-Sully Buttes Middle School & High School Fine Arts Night - Start Time: 7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 18
-Regional Oral Interp Competition @ Pierre
Load Time: 7:15 AM
-Middle School Girls Basketball @ Miller
Start Time: 4:15 PM | Leave Time: 2:30 | Dismissal: 2:15
(Game 1: 6th/7th | Game 2: 7th/8th)
-FAFSA Parent/Student Night (ABO Computer Lab)
Start Time: 6:00 PM

Wednesday, November 19
-Books and Breakfast (Book Club)
Start Time: 7:30 AM

Friday, November 21
-Middle School Girls Basketball vs. Stanley Co.
Start Time: 4:30 PM

Monday, November 24
-First Allowable High School Girls Basketball Practice
-District 8 FFA LDE @ Pierre
Leave Time: TBD