Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Our high school art students were honored to gift their artwork to local Veterans in gratitude for their service. We have a few extra paintings left that we would love to give away! If you are interested in one, or know a Veteran who would love to have one, please contact Mary Jo in the school office.

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Heroes – Veterans Day 2026 🇺🇸 Yesterday, Sully Buttes School had the honor of gathering together to recognize and thank the brave men and women who have served our country. Our Veterans Day program was a meaningful reminder of the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day. A special thank you to our guest speaker; Chief Warrant Officer Two Reed Ludwig, students, and staff who helped make this program possible. From the student presentations to the moving POW/MIA remembrance ceremony, each part of the program reminded us of the importance of honoring those who have served. ❤️🤍💙 To all veterans, especially those who joined us yesterday, thank you for your service, your courage, and your sacrifice. We are grateful for the opportunity to honor you and share the importance of Veterans Day with the next generation. 🇺🇸 Your service will never be forgotten.

Sully Buttes Charger Apparel!

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Look at what our amazing K–5 artists created! Our students had absolute blast using a super cool technique to make their Veterans Day art projects! Using tin foil, water-based markers, and a water bottle sprayer, they tie-dyed paper to create awesome camouflage-style backgrounds. Each grade level was assigned a different military branch logo to complete their design! Don't forget to check out their artwork in person during our Veterans Day program!

First graders are learning about shadows and how they move.

The Lions KidSight will be at the school on Wednesday, November 18 to do free vision screening.  A consent form will need to be signed before screening. Contact Liz Quinn for details at elizabeth.quinn@k12.sd.us. 

Sully Buttes Weekly Activities - November 9–16, 2026

Monday, November 9

Student Health Screenings

Flu Shot Clinic

MS Girls Basketball vs. Mobridge – 4:00 PM

School Board Meeting – 6:30 PM (MS/HS Study Hall)

Tuesday, November 10

Flu Shot Clinic

Student Health Screenings (if needed)

Wednesday, November 11

Veterans Day Program – 9:00 AM (Public Invited)

Thursday, November 12

MS Girls Basketball @ Gettysburg – 5:00 PM

Saturday, November 14

Snow Queen Coronation

Sunday, November 15

Monday, November 16

First Boys & Girls Wrestling Practice

District 8 FFA Leadership Contest – Pierre

Veterans Day Program information

This fall 4th graders read Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown, and then created their own Flat Stanley to mail to a loved one. Today we got our first ones back! Rhett's went all the way to Georgia and had a great time, complete with rollercoasters and Halloween fun. While Charlotte's went to Michigan and learned how to dye yarn--and even came back with some for us to see! We're looking forward to receiving the other ones back and "traveling the world" through them. Stay tuned! #4thGradeAdventures

Meet our talented student artists who have submitted their work to the South Dakota Governor's Student Art Competition! Organized by the South Dakota Arts Council, this statewide competition celebrates the incredible creativity and dedication of K–12 student artists. If selected by the panel of judges, their pieces will represent our school on display in the first-floor rotunda of the State Capitol Building in Pierre throughout the upcoming year, as well as being featured in the official legislative calendar! We are so proud of the time, thought, and hard work they put into creating these original pieces. Please join us in wishing all of our participating students the best of luck as the submissions are reviewed! Take a closer look at their amazing artwork and read the personal artist statements behind each piece here: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/2026-governors-awards

Second Grade Super Spellers of the week!👏

Winter Sports Update – Sully Buttes Chargers

Preparations are underway for the upcoming high school basketball and wrestling seasons!

Practice Start Dates:

-November 16: Boys & Girls Wrestling

-November 23: Girls Basketball

-November 30: Boys Basketball

-December 28: Middle School Boys Basketball (Time TBD)

Girls Basketball Schedule Updates:

-February 8: vs. Tiospaye Topa

-February 11: vs. Wakpala

The girls basketball team will not be attending the Redfield Classic this season.

We look forward to a great winter sports season!

💜⚡️Show your Sully Buttes pride by displaying a 14 foot flag in front of your home, business or farm/ranch.  As part of my National Honor Society individual project, I have designed flags to paint the town in Charger Spirit.  Every flag purchased will also have a portion donated to the National Honor Society to help fund the Angel Tree project and other local projects.  Text/call me to order your flag(s) today. Payment arrangements will need to be made before orders go in. GO CHARGERS!!⚡️

Six Oral Interpretation students participated in the District competition in Mobridge on November 4, and all six advance to the Regional competition.
Congratulations to Jenna W in Storytelling; Emily Y in Humorous; Autumn V and SkyLynn M in Duet; and Harmony C, Emily Y, Jenna W, Karmen M and SkyLynn M in the Reader's Theater.

Regional competition will be held at the Ramkota River Center in Pierre on Tuesday, November 17.

The following students attended the NSU Band Clinic in Aberdeen. They spent the day rehearsing in the Maroon, Gold, or Honor Band with students from schools in the region. Pictured with them are Dr. Chris Massa, NSU alumni and director of the Gold Band, and Dr. Grant Manhart, professor of music in trumpet and jazz.

District Oral Interp
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Edge Event Center-Mobridge

Congratulations to Ryleigh for winning our candy guessing contest in math. We are working with Percent Error and Percent Change, and she was only off by 0.6%! There were 167 pieces of candy in the jar and she guessed 168! Way to go Ryleigh!

Mr. Dekker was able to accompany and vote alongside 6 members of the Sully Buttes Senior class for their first time. Congratulations to these six on exercising one of the best rights Americans have!

Reminder to Middle School Girls Basketball Parents:

We will be taking Middle School Girls Basketball pictures today, Tuesday, November 3rd.

Players have until Thursday, November 5th, to turn in their picture order forms to their coaches or Mrs. Spencer-Pullman.

All athletes should have already received a picture packet. If your daughter has not received one, please have her pick one up from her coaches.

Thank you!

Our 8th–12th grade artists recently finished exploring the iconic style of Colombian artist Fernando Botero! Known for Boterismo—a style defined by exaggerated volume, smooth shading, and playful proportions—Botero challenged traditional ideas of scale and beauty. Students analyzed Botero’s work through Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), selected a famous pop-culture cartoon character, and reimagined it using signature volumetric forms and smooth value transitions. Check out their creative, inflated character transformations: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/hs-fernando-botero