YHS choir members had a wonderful trip to Omaha this past weekend! Singing on the campus of the University of Omaha and seeing the Broadway production of the Lion King were highlights of the trip!
Congratulations to the YHS Jazz Band on a beautiful concert this evening!
Come join us for an evening of jazz music!! The YHS Jazz Concert begins @ 7 PM and is free admission. We hope to see you tonight!
Congratulations to Ben Merkwan, who has advanced to Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, by demonstrating through distinguished performance, high potential for future academic accomplishment.
CONGRATULATIONS LANDON!
CTE - Finish Carpentry I were able to show off a few of their projects.
Girls in grades 7 - 12 interested in participating in golf this Spring, there will be a signup meeting in Coach Sime's room (235) at YHS after school on Monday, March 11. If you are unable to attend, please contact Coach Sime or Coach Heiter. Practice starts Monday, March 25.
Students in the Introduction to Education class had a special presentation (given by Trailhead Learning Center board members, Nicole Valnes and Melanie Ryken) about the research behind building and planning the new state of the art early childhood center.
March Woksape is here! It might be our best paper yet!
Look for it in Tuesday's P&D or visit the YHS Activities and Clubs page on the district website (or click below):
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1281/YHS/4057224/030524_YKPD_A.pdf
Excelling on the court and in the classroom. Well done, Gazelle Tennis!
Thank you to our Maintenance Team at YSD from the Educators Rising Yankton chapter.
Educators Rising YHS chapter celebrates National School Social Work Week from March 3rd to 9th.
Thank you to all the amazing veterans/authors who visited Mrs. Ladwig's Nonfiction class (Bryce Ladwig-Army, Craig Powell-Navy, JD Johnston-Air Force, Brooks Hegge-Marines, Steph Rivera-NG, Jon Stather-Air Force, Dave Hosmer, and Aaron Crisman-NG). We loved hearing live memoirs!
Game time for the Buck's SoDak16 game at Mitchell on Saturday is 5:00pm. LET'S GO BUCKS!
We just wanted to send a Thank you to all of our Pledges for Pins Sponsors! Our Bucks and Gazelles compiled a total of 160 varsity pins throughout the 2023-2024 season! Thus, we have raised an exact total of $2,200! Way to go Bucks and Gazelles!
Thank you to the following sponsors:
Brooke Thurman
Shana & Nick Platt
Kristi Warren
Amber Johnson
Mel and Lindsay Nelson
Your Ag Network
Glow Aesthetics Med Spa
Midwest Hearing Works, LLC
Big Red Bottleshop LLC
Holly and Paul Wintz
Joslyn Reimnitz
Sara and Jason Pasco
Jason & Christina Howe
Trevor & Jennifer Slate
Kevin Bender
Dan and Laura Slowey
Patty Janish
Brian Bohlmann
Jordan Houdek
Celebrating National FFA Week at YHS! Special thanks to Koletsky Implement, C&B Operations and Titan Machinery for helping us show out!
What an AMAZING field trip to the administration building for the Introduction to Education students! Dr. Kindle personally gave students insights about the school board, the administration building, and the several hardworking employees that help make YSD a top tier district!
The 2023-2024 Yankton High School Wrestling teams are off to the State Tournament in Sioux Falls! Your Bucks and Gazelles will begin competition at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 22!
Mrs. Ladwig's Introduction to Education class was able to talk with high school principal, Mr. Dvoracek, about the rise of educational leadership within the era of modern education. Students learned A LOT about what it takes to be an administrator! Thank you, Mr. D!
Please use this link to order your 2023-2024 Yankton High School State Wrestling T-Shirts! The order is due next Monday (02/19/2024) by 10:00 AM!
https://jjbenji.com/shop/ols/categories/yankton-high-school-wrestling
