Sully Buttes Charger fans, you can once again be proud of our middle school Acalympic teams! This past Wednesday, we had the privilege of competing in Kadoka and once again these amazing students didn't disappoint! This week it was team Gold's turn to shine. They ended up tying for 4th place! So proud of them! We have one more competition this upcoming Wednesday in Bennett County, and then our season will be over. Thanks for always supporting our awesome students! We have so much to be proud of here in Charger Nation!
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Auditions on Monday!!
Congratulations to Sully Buttes Head Football Coach Tom Moore! Coach Moore was a finalist for the South Dakota 2024 State Football Coach of the Year! A great honor for all of his hard work and dedication as the leader of the Sully Buttes Football Program!
Sioux Falls, SD – The South Dakota High School Coaches Association announces the Coach of the Year Awards for the Fall of 2025. (Other nominees are listed below each winner):
Cheer – Casie King, Sioux Valley
Valerie Ewing-Winner, Brandee Kelsey-Wolsey-Wessington, Bruce Kleinsasser-Aberdeen Central, Eve Langerock-Harrisburg
Dance – Robyn Murphy, Yankton
Ashley Hoffman-Brandon Valley, Thomas Nguyen-Harrisburg, Amanda Stoeser-Pierre
Girls Soccer – Scott Mullenmeister, Mitchell High School
Sheila Diercks-O'Gorman, Ethan Poulter-Sioux Falls Christian, Logan Schaefers-Sioux Falls Washington, Luis Usera-Rapid City Stevens
Boys Soccer – Jory Wipf, James Valley Christian
Lance Mohr-Aberdeen Central, Alex Nelson-Sioux Falls Lincoln, Curt Nelson-Vermillion, Michael Olson-O'Gorman
Girls Cross Country – Stephanie McCord, Kimball/White Lake
Kris Boekelheide-Northwestern, Matt Genrich-Harrisburg, Luke Vander Leest-Sioux Falls Christian
Boys’ Cross Country – Ralph Kroetch, Philip
Julie Holdeman-Mitchell Christian, Luke Jelen-Sioux Falls Lincoln, Luke Vander Leest-Sioux Falls Christian
Football – Football – Pat Ruml, Howard
Shawn Flanagan-Lennox, Jared Fredenburg-Sioux Falls Lincoln, John Hodorff-Watertown, Tom Moore-Sully Buttes, Jeff Sheehan-Hamlin
Volleyball – Erica Fersdahl, Dell Rapids
Ronette Costain-Harrisburg, Kari Jung-Warner, Erik Krenz-Dakota Valley, Jean O'Hara-Chester Area
Come see your favorite students and staff compete for the Dodgeball Crown!
The seniors finished their unit on Macbeth by doing a character analysis of the main characters.
The 3rd Annual Free 6th through 12th grade physicals event is happening the morning of May 7, 2025, for all SBHS athletes needing exams before participating in the 2025/2026 school year. Thanks to a wonderful collaboration with the Center for Family Medicine (Pierre Site), our student-athletes can receive a physical at no cost!
🗓️ Date: May 7, 2025 📍 Location: Sully Buttes MS/HS
Medical providers from the Center for Family Medicine (Pierre Site), along with potentially additional volunteer health professionals, will be conducting the physicals.
Important Reminder: Please ensure your athlete completes the "self-answer" portion of the state-required paperwork and brings it signed by a guardian to the physical.
Paperwork can be found at https://www.sdhsaa.com/athletics-forms/. Click on the link Physical Exams & Sports Concussions, or you can pick up a packet in the Sully Buttes High School Office.
4th and 5th Grades participated in the annual American Legion Auxiliary’s Essay Contest. Their writing prompt was: “What does America the Beautiful mean to me?”
5th Grade:
1st-Ryleigh Forgey
2nd-Tamra Voorhees
3rd-Wade Kiner
4th Grade:
1st-Charles Rausch
2nd-Jovi Jaeger
3rd-Rielyn Mennenger
Judges noted this was a very tough decision this year! Congrats to all!💜💛
Kindergarten and 1st Graders helped save the leprechaun's treasure today. Rainbow bridges were constructed during Tech class today. Using pipe cleaners, play dough, and a small cup students were asked to create a "rainbow" to hold the leprechaun's treasure. We did a great job!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Our second graders had a blast today, creating colorful leprechaun drawings and paintings. They were so excited, imagining all the tricks those little guys might play. And of course, the big topic of the day was how they'd love to catch a leprechaun and find a pot of gold! They had some very clever plans!
Daktronics/SDASSP Academic All State Awards Are Released
Daktronics and the South Dakota Association of Secondary Principals are excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Academic All-State Teams. High achieving seniors from across the state apply for this distinguished honor and we are proud to recognize these students for their academic accomplishments. With a history of supporting personal and professional educational growth, Daktronics is pleased to partner with SDASSP to present the Academic All-State Awards as well as five (5) $1000 scholarships. To receive the scholarship, students must plan to attend South Dakota University in a specified major. Just as Daktronics and SDASSP are at the top of their class, so too are the recipients of these awards.
CONGRATS SHERIDAN VOORHEES!
SULLY BUTTES SENIOR, 2ND TEAM ALL STATE & SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT!
ABO Activities Cont.
Acalympics: @ Kadoka
Start Time: 1:00 PM MT
Leave Time: 10:30 PM CT
ABO Weekly Activities
3/19/25: FFA @ Lyman CDE
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Leave Time: 9:00 AM
Dismiss: 8:45 AM
3/19/25 : Ag Day @ Stanley County
Leave Time: 9:30 AM
9/20/25: No School Spring Break
9/21/25: No School Spring Break
Second Grade Super Spellers of the week! Great job!
Happy Pi Day from ABO Middle School! Josie and Justice Sovell made this amazing pie to share with our students while learning about pi and circles! Make sure you check out their shirts too . . . Thanks girls!!
The ABO School District is seeking a new head coach for our Girls’ Volleyball Team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about volleyball and dedicated to developing young ladies and athletes. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Brian White at brian.white@k12.sd.us or Jeremy Chicoine at jeremy.chicoine@k12.sd.us. You may also call the school at (605) 258-2618. We look forward to hearing from you!
The sophomore speech class is busy practicing their presentations- sometimes you just have to talk to a wall!
Our 8th graders had a blast getting creative with clay tic-tac-toe boards! Check out their awesome original designs. For a closer look at their projects, visit Mrs. Tassler's website: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/tic-tac-toe
Our 5th grade STEAM class had a blast building LEGO T-Rex robots! They practiced teamwork, honed their communication skills, and learned how to follow step-by-step instructions. Plus, they explored the mechanics of motion in robots.
The Sully Buttes Chargers had the privilege of taking 2 Acalympic teams to Philip's Middle School Acalympic Competition. Both teams represented our community admirably. It has been an honor watching these students excel and carry over their competitive spirit to their academics. Team Purple tied for 2nd place and after 2 lightning rounds, finished in 3rd! This is the highest finish we have had! Team Gold did an exceptional job for being their 1st competition! I couldn't be prouder! Please congratulate them when you see them.
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