ABO Activities 2/10 through 2/16/25
2/10/25 – School Board Meeting 6:30 PM
2/11/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball vs. HSA
Start Time: 4:15 PM (2 Games, 6th-7th game first / Followed by 8th-grade game)
2/11/25 – High School Boys Basketball vs. HAS
Start Time: 6:30. We will have a rolling schedule; if the MS games end early, we will start the JV game as long as our officials are ready.
2/12/25 – Small Group Band Contest @ Mobridge
Load Time: 7:15 AM
Leave Time: 7:30 AM
2/13/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball @ Mobridge-Pollock
Start Time: 4:00 PM (We will play the 8th-grade game; first, the 6-7th grade game will be played 2nd)
Dismiss: 1:55 PM
Leave Time: 2:10 PM
2/13/25 – High School Boys and Girls DH vs. Mobridge-Pollock
Start Time: 4:00 PM
Dismiss: 1:55 PM
Leave Time: 2:10 PM
2/14/25 – Boys and Girls Wrestling @ McCook Central/Montrose
Leave Time: TBD
2/14/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball @ Miller
Start Time: 4:00 PM (This is a time change they had gym availability come open to allow us to start earlier)
Dismiss: 2:10 PM
Leave Time: 2: 25 PM
2/14/25 – Student Council Valentine Supper
Start Time: 7:00 PM
2/15/25 – Middle School Basketball Tournament @ Faulkton
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Leave Time: 8:20 AM
2/15/25 – Girls Basketball Warner Classic (Sully Buttes vs. Waverly-South Shore)
Start Time: 2:30 PM
Leave Time: 11:30 AM
2/16/25 – Middle School Wrestling Tournament @ Pierre
Start Time and Leave Time: TBD
Attached is the Boys Warner Classic Schedule
The Sully Buttes Boys Basketball team will play on Saturday, February 22nd, at 2:30 vs. Lower Brule.
Students and Parents,
Do you know an amazing teacher at ABO Elementary, Middle School, or High School who has made a difference in your life or the life of your student? Now is your chance to celebrate their dedication and impact by nominating them for Teacher of the Year!
This is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, passion, and commitment our staff bring to the classroom every day. Whether they inspire with creative lessons, provide support and encouragement, or go the extra mile to make learning exciting, we want to hear about them!
To submit a nomination, please fill out the Teacher of the Year Nomination Form by February 14th, 2025. Your nomination could help highlight the incredible work of our staff members across Elementary, Middle, and High School levels.
📩 How to Nominate:
Complete the nomination form found in this webpage https://www.abo.k12.sd.us/page/2025-26-teacher-of-the-year-nomination-form
Our State One-Act performance is done, and now we wait until Saturday night for awards. These thespians did an incredible job and pushed themselves to do a fabulous job!! Bravo!! 💜👏💛
Ancient Olympic Games wrap up! Today we "boxed" and threw homemade javelins! Boxing involved memorizing items in a "box"- no fight club action! Winners from 6th Gold include Landrie in the boxing division and Jeremy taking the javelin win. 6th Purple winners were Arie in the javelin and Skye taking the victory in boxing.
Stay tuned for the overall city-state winner... the tabulating has begun.
Lucas YH represented Sully Buttes HS and placed 2nd in the bareback riding at the 20X High School Showcase in Rapid City Feb 2. Congratulations Lucas! 💜💛💜
Second Grade Super Spellers of the week!
Due to illness both JV contests for the Sully Buttes vs. Potter County basketball games will have JV games that are only 3 quarters.
We will start the Varsity games as soon as the officials are available. Likely between 5:30 and 6:00.
Tomorrow's JV basketball games will be held as normal. Girls JV game will be 4 quarters.
Faulkton MS Boys Basketball Jamboree
Sophomores in World History presenting their collage of the 5 themes of geography, where they chose a location of their choice and presented to the class!
Very proud of this group of middle schoolers that competed in the Pierre Acalympics Competition today. Way to go Hallie Rausch, Tatum Voorhees, Brylie Weinheimer, Deacon Irvine, Payson LaRosh, and Hudson Barber. Not able to attend due to sickness were Renlee Buhler and Bretton Barber. Congratulations team!
Two more Ancient Olympic Events took
Place today! Ancient Greek Art ( Pictionary) and Shooting ( basketballs). Winning the Greek Art was Molly in 6th purple and Shaden in 6th Gold. In the (hoop) Shooting we saw Arianna take the crown for 6th gold and Grayson the victor for 6th purple. City-State "Trophy" leads the overall team competition, followed closely by "MoneyMakers"
Stay tuned.... tomorrow we compete in the Javelin throw and "Boxing"!!
Reminder Girls Basketball Parents: Friday, February 7th is Senior night! We will honor our Seniors prior to the start of the girls Varsity game.
Warner Classic Girls Schedule
The Sully Buttes Girls Basketball team will play Waverly-South Shore @ 2:30 PM.
Day One of 6th Grade Social Studies Ancient Greek Olympics has commenced. 6th Purple crowned Hallie,representing the City State Trophy, as their champion. 6th Gold had Mya, representing the City State Jaramya, win the coveted olive branch wreath! Four more events will be held this week as we continue to explore Ancient Greek history. Stay tuned!
2/3/25: FFA Days @ Rapid City
2/3/25: Sully Buttes MS Wrestling Tournament
Start Time: 6:00 PM
2/4/25: Sully Buttes Boys and Girls Basketball DH @ Jones County
Dismiss: 1:30
Leave Time: 1:45
Start Time: 4:00
2/4/25: Sully Buttes Final Public-School Performance (Community Stakeholders are Welcome)
Show Time: 12:45
There will be a recognition/celebration for the one-act cast immediately following their performance.
2/6/25: Parent-Teacher Conferences (2:30 Student Dismissal)
Start Time: 3:00 PM
2/7/25: No School PTC Comp Day
2/7/25: One Act Play State Performance (Brookings, SD)
Start Time: 2:15 PM
2/7/25: Sully Buttes Boys and Girls Basketball DH vs. Potter County
The Girls JV game will be 2 quarters with a rolling schedule, so game times may be earlier than usual.
2/8/25: Girls Wrestling @ Big Dakota Wrestling Tournament
Start Time: 10:00 PM
Thank you Dr. Knox and Mr. Van Zee for all that you do for the students of ABO! This is School Counselor Appreciation Week, please give these wonderful educators a shout out if they have assisted your student in some way, shape, or form!
The 7th grade class explored South Dakota with Lewis and Clark by discovering supplies from their trip and items from animals they saw and people they met.
Second Grade Super Spellers of the week!
