Yankton Public Schools will not be in session from Thursday, March 28, through Monday, April 1. March 28 is a parent-teacher conference compensation day, and March 29 and April 1 are Easter Vacation days. School will resume on Tuesday, April 2.
Mr. Dvoracek spoiled the Intro to Ed class with a behind the scenes look into YHS. Students saw everything from the staff lounge to offices to unique classrooms to the boiler room! Thank you for a great tour! These sure are a bunch of excited future educators!
Intro to Ed wrapped up their school tours with YMS on Friday and Webster today. Dr. Olson gave such an excellent YMS tour that Mrs. Ladwig forgot to take pictures. Mrs. Ryken gave an inspirational tour of Webster, and we were able to end our tours visiting with preschoolers!
SDPB did a video feature on our very own Miles Krajewski! Check it out here...
https://youtu.be/4wmUw0IpjsY?si=2di20rlMJD59cSs2
Day three of classroom tours took place at Stewart! The Intro to Ed class had a fascinating tour led by Mr. Lukkes. We ended the day with Mrs. Johnson's 4th grade class in the Makers Room working with several STEM activities! Thank you for another great day! -Mrs. Ladwig
Day two of classroom tours took place at Beadle! Mr. Mitzel gave insightful information, and the Intro to Ed class finished in the first grade helping Mrs. Philips, Mrs. Wuebben, and Mrs. Hutchison with reading, crafts, and games! Thank you for a great day! - Mrs. Ladwig
The Introduction to Education class began their week of classroom tours with Mrs. Ewald at Lincoln Elementary! This school has so many neat features and rooms! Thank you, Lincoln!!! - Mrs. Ladwig
Congratulations to Katie Schulte on being the U.S. Senate Youth Representative for Yankton High School, and 1 of the 2 representatives from South Dakota. Katie enjoyed a week in Washington D.C., experiencing our national government in action.
Math classes aren't the only ones celebrating Pi Day! Mrs. Powell's AP Novels class is currently reading Life of Pi, and today we discussed the significance of Pi's name.
Does anyone know how many days Pi spends at sea? (Hint: it has something to do with pi!)
Happy Pi Day from YHS
AP Calculus working with rates of change. Calculating how long it takes to drain water out of a bucket using a little Physics, Differential Equations, and Integration!!!
1.7% and 2.2% errors!!
Congratulations to our very own Jaclyn Kyte on her All-Conference ESD Selection!
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.
