Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Free SDSU ice cream for ABO Staff and Students!! 🍨 Students will bring home a red ticket to redeem at Grassland Gourmet. 🎟️ Thank you to the sponsors!!

Capital City Qualifier Order of Events

Parents and Community Members,

For your planning purposes, we would like to announce that this year’s Homecoming Week will be held September 14–18.

At this time, no theme has been selected. The theme and additional Homecoming information will be announced at a later date by Student Council.

In our art classroom, we celebrate diversity and the power of expression! We are diving into the vibrant world of artist and activist Nancy Rourke. Her work is a powerful introduction to De’VIA (Deaf View/Image Art), which explores Deaf identity and the beauty of American Sign Language. You’ll notice her signature palette of bold Red, Yellow, and Blue—colors she uses to represent empowerment, enlightenment, and cultural pride. By studying her work, our students learn that art is a universal language that can break down barriers and give a voice to every experience. We are proud to foster a safe, inclusive space where every student’s story is honored and celebrated! To take a closer look at their projects, please visit Mrs. Tassler's website: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/nancy-rourke

We are proud to share that Ella Hill, won the Peace Poster contest that was sponsored by the Wheat Land Lions Club of Onida. The Peace Poster contest is a project of Lions Clubs International for children ages 11-13, giving them the opportunity to share what peace means to them through art. All artwork must be the individual student’s original creation and without the use of AI generated art. As the winner of the local contest for 2025 Ella Hill received a prize of $40. Ella’s poster was forwarded to the Lions District 5SW which comprises Lions Clubs in the western half of South Dakota where she was once again judged the best and received a prize of $100. As the winner of the District contest, her poster advanced to the Lions Multiple District 5 which is made up of North and South Dakota and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. While not the first place winner, she will receive a prize of $50. Congratulations Ella Hill!

4th graders created a Rube Goldberg project. They learned to use simple machines to make a complex contraption. Each groups assignment was to make an 8-10 step contraption. They then tied each contraption together to make one large clas contraption. They had to use their engineering skills to find solutions in getting each step to work. Check out the 3rd-5th Facebook page to see the video of it in action.

With state testing behind us, ABO middle schoolers have been busy creating projects, games, and cup towers to apply their previously learned math concepts. The 8th graders created Trash to Treasure projects to review surface area and volume

The 7th graders created games of probability and hosted our 2nd annual Probability Carnival for our elementary students.

The 6th graders stacked cups to review measures of center and variability. Overall, it has been a fun and educational time for us all!

SULLY BUTTES MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC AWARDS DAY ITINERARY
Thursday, May 14, 2026 @ 12:45 PM

The Sully Buttes FFA Chapter hosted their Year End Awards Banquet on Tuesday Evening. Congratulations Sully Buttes FFA Members on a Fantastic Year! Banquet & Award Highlights: Outstanding Member Awards - Outstanding Freshmen: Jace Heath & Brylie Weinheimer Outstanding Sophomore: Jordyn Fanger Outstanding Junior: Anna Collins Outstanding Senior: Jaydn Jaeger Charger Leadership Award: Cheyenne Fuller Most Improved FFA Member: Brylie Weinheimer & Ceejay Campbell Degrees Awarded - 13 Greenhand Degrees 9 Chapter Degrees 4 Honorary Chapter Degrees Fun Awards - Dirty Jobs: Joseph Millage Sweet Dreams: Connor Yackley Squirrel Award: Cheyenne Fuller Running On Your Own Time: Bryson Heuertz Recognitions - 2 Businesses & Associations received Chapter Appreciation Awards - Ken & Paula Barber of Barber Farm Service - Sully/Potter County Farm Bureau 4 Four Year Seniors earned Graduation Cords 8 Seniors Recognized for their involvement in FFA Officer Team - 10 2026-2027 FFA Chapter Officers Installed

Sully Buttes MS Track Meet Schedule

8th graders showing off their Eco Friendly Sustainability projects this week! So many great designs!

The Sully Buttes FFA Annual Chapter Banquet & Awards Night will take place tomorrow evening. The meal begins at 6:00 pm with the Program Starting at 6:30 pm. FFA Members, Families and Friends are invited to attend! Contact Mrs. Todd with questions.

This is one last friendly reminder to all of our middle school parents! We will be going on our ms field trip tomorrow, Tuesday, May, 5. The middle school students need to be at the school by 8:00 am as we are planning for an 8:05 am departure (or as soon as we can upon arrival of the Blunt route bus)!

Monthly Reminder:

Upcoming Events: May 4–21

May 4
MS/HS Spring Pops Concert
Location: Sully Buttes High School, Onida
Start Time: 6:30 PM

May 5
FFA Banquet
Start Time: 6:30 PM

6th–8th Grade Incentive Field Trip
Leave Time: 8:15 AM

May 6
Sports Physicals for Grades 6–12
Location: Sully Buttes High School
Time: 9:00 AM

K–2 Field Trip
Reminder: Make sure all paperwork is returned.
Leave Time: 8:15 AM

Senior Breakfast
Location: Onida Methodist Church
Start Time: 9:30 AM

Senior Tea
Location: Onida Methodist Church
Start Time: 2:00 PM

May 7
MS Track Meet
Location: Onida, SD
Start Time: 1:00 PM

CSDC Conference Golf Tournament
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Note: This has been pushed back one hour.

May 9
CSDC Track Meet
Location: Gettysburg, SD
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Leave Time: 8:15 AM

May 11
Pre-Region Golf Tournament
Location: Hillsview Golf Course, Pierre
Start Time: 10:00 AM

YTC MS Track Meet
Location: Onida, SD
Start Time: 1:00 PM

School Board Meeting
Start Time: 6:30 PM

May 12
Pierre Invitational Track Meet
Location: Pierre, SD
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Dismissal: 11:30 AM
Leave Time: 11:45 AM

May 13
3rd–5th Grade Incentive Field Trip
Leave Time: 9:00 AM

Capstone Presentations
Start Time: 1:00 PM

Baccalaureate Ceremony
Start Time: 7:00 PM

May 14
Sully Buttes High School and Middle School Awards Day Program (Main Gym)
Start Time: 12:45 PM

May 15
Last Day of School
Dismissal: 11:30 AM
No lunch served.

Jr. Olympian Days
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

May 16
Graduation Commencement
Location: Main Gym
Start Time: 1:00 PM

May 18
Pre-Region Golf Tournament
Location: Hillsview Golf Course, Pierre
Start Time: 10:00 AM

Warner Dial-A-Move / Last Chance Track Meet
Location: Warner, SD
Start Time: 9:00 AM

May 21
Gettysburg Super Regional Track Meet
Location: Gettysburg, SD
Start Time: 10:00 AM

Dear Parents, Please join us for a special evening showcasing the creative work of our 6th-12th grade art students! When: Monday May 5th, at 6:00 PM Where: Elementary Hallway The exhibition will remain open until 30 minutes after the concert concludes. We kindly request that you please do not remove any art pieces from the display; all artwork will be sent home with your student within a week. We look forward to seeing you there!

It's Teacher Appreciation Week!

Second Grade Super Spellers of the week!