
The final day of school for students for the 2024-2025 school year will be Friday,
May 16, 2025, and will be an early dismissal at 1:00 pm. There will be no PM
Preschool classes at Webster School or PM Early Intervention Preschool at Stewart
School. Report cards will be mailed to each student's home.


Red carpet time for these Webster Handwriting Celebrities!



Did you want to see Trailhead yet, but couldn’t come during the day? 🏫 Please join us on Thursday, May 8 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm for a self-guided walkthrough. Staff will be available to answer questions. 📍 Trailhead Learning Center is located at 3000 Highland Drive.
🎉 Parents of Preschool, JrK, and Kindergarten students…we will have a special open house just for you and your child on Thursday, August 14!


Double the Rainbows, Double the Celebration!
We were delighted to receive this beautiful photo of a double rainbow shining over Trailhead Learning Center — the perfect symbol for new beginnings!
🎉 You're invited to join us for the dedication of the brand new Trailhead Learning Center on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. Come celebrate this exciting milestone with us!
🏫 After the ceremony, you're welcome to explore our amazing new space during public tours offered every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and again from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
📍 Trailhead Learning Center is located at 3000 Highland Drive. We can’t wait to share this moment with you!


Thank you to YSD's Alumni Association and Elkhorn Valley Bank for the delicious donuts yesterday at Webster School. What a sweet treat to take us into Easter break.



Yankton Public Schools will not be in session from Thursday, April 17, through Monday, April 21. April 17 is a parent-teacher conference compensation day, and April 18 and April 21 are Easter Vacation days. School will resume on Tuesday, April 22.


YSD's Special Education Support Services Employee of the Year for 2024-2025 is school psychologist, Lindsey Altman. Pictured with her is Student Services Director Jerome Klimisch.


YSD's Employee of the Year for the 2024-2025 school year is Paul Sangster. Marlow, Woodward and Huff sponsor this award. Congratulations, Paul!


Yankton School District held its Recognition Social tonight and Tiffany Mueller, 1st grade teacher at Beadle School was named YSD's Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025. Pictured is Tiffany with Brian Bye, representative from Farm Credit Services, who sponsors the award. Congratulations, Tiffany!


That sunshine last week sure made our Webster Winners happy!


More positive springtime news from Webster...super smiles from our Caught Being Good students!


Yankton School District is in the process of applying for federal funding for the 2025-26 school year under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The statue contains several "titles", 3 of which are applicable to a district of our size:
Title I, Part A = Title I Reading and Math
Title II, Part A = Improving teacher quality to fund staff development activities
Title IV, Part A = Student support in academic enrichment
A major focus in this legislation is parental, student, and community participation in the planning and designing of programs funded using federal education dollars. Please log on to the following website Monday, March 24th through Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 to complete this brief survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Consolidatedgrant25


TLC staff engaged in learning and collaboration in their new space today.








TLC was a busy place today with staff visits.











YSD staff visited Trailhead Learning Center today.











The phones at the YSD Administration Building will be going through a phone upgrade today, so they will be down for a time, and we will not be able to accept phone calls. Sorry for the inconvenience.


Congratulations to the Yankton Bucks, who took home the Consolation Championship trophy in their first appearance at the SDAHA Youth Varsity State Tournament! Great job!


A one-day in-service program for Yankton School District teachers and staff will be held on Friday, March 21. On this day, students in Preschool through Grade 12 will not be in school.


Due to being in a Winter Storm Warning that is in effect from 6 pm tonight until 6 pm Friday, the Yankton School District is canceling school and all activities for Friday, March 7, 2025. There will be no school or activities tomorrow.


Due to the icy roads and high winds and to allow parents additional time for any issues, Yankton School District will have a 2 hour late start today, Wednesday, March 5. There will be no morning preschool at Webster School and no morning Special Education Preschool at Stewart. All buses will run approximately two hours later than their normally scheduled time. Please check the Here Comes the Bus app to track your child's bus.
