Miss Greene's and Mrs. Wagner's students buddy up to make Valentine projects for their loved ones! Amazing fun working together! Love it!
Students working hard on ELL testing with Mrs. Terpstra at Lincoln School.
The kindergarten students from Lincoln Elementary School enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Hanson. She is Park Ranger from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She shared South Dakota animals and their furs. We had fun!
Did you know that YSD partners with local community organizations for the success of students? YSD collaborates with the following organizations: The Academy, Big Friend Little Friend, Big Red Bookshelf Program, Boys and Girls Club, City of Yankton, The Center, The Contact Center, DARE, The Food Pantry at Lincoln Elementary School, Girls on the Run, Kids HOPE USA, Math is Fun, Mount Marty College, Power Up Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Sack Pack Program, The United Way, You Can Too.
Did you know that over 1,500 Yankton Community Members assisted in developing the Forward 2024 Strategic Plan by participating in surveys and focus groups throughout the 18-19 school year?
February is Dental Health Month. A great big thank you to Ben Jensen Dental for visiting 3rd Grade and reminding us about great habitats for keeping healthy, happy teeth!
Did you know that over 90% of our YSD parents attend Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences?
Did you know that for the 19-20 school year, 366 YHS students are participating in Fine Arts, 413 YHS students are participating in School Athletics, and 472 YHS students are participating in Career Technical Education classes?
Did you know that throughout the past 3 years, 135 fourth grade students have participated in Orchestra, and 317 fifth grade students have participated in Band?
Did you know YMS earned the highest School Performance Index score of all of the ESD middle schools?
Did you know that YHS students have the opportunity to earn 48 college credits upon graduation?
Did you know Yankton School District has the 2nd lowest school tax levy of similar sized communities?
Did you know that YMS students can earn 2.5 high school credits before starting 9th grade?
Did you know that 98% of YHS students graduate in 4 years?
Did you know that the YHS students’ five year ACT average is 22.94 in comparison to the state average at 21.82?
Lincoln School Kindergarten students appreciate our school counselor, Mrs. Terpstra. She is so fun and helps us grow! Celebrating National School Counseling Week by letting her know she is one cool fish in our school of little fish!
We had a great time this week learning how to keep ourselves and our teeth healthy. We even got to practice the correct way to brush with some very large teeth! We also played "Pet Vet" during our play to learn time. Animals needs special love and care when they are sick too!
Mr. Bochman’s class enjoyed the 4th grade Valentine Tea!
Congratulations for being a YSD App User! Did you know that we currently have 1,004 iPhone and 665 Android YSD app users! Help us reach 2,000 users by downloading the YSD app today. It’s everything Yankton School District, in your pocket!
Mrs. Rutledge's Class had some special visitors to class today, Bearded Dragons!!
