The Yankton Boys Varsity bowling team clinched the Conference Championship on Friday night after beating SF O’Gorman, to finish the regular season 11-1.
For the first time in SD High School club bowling history, all six varsity bowlers on one team finished the season averaging over 200.
Parker Kisch (226), Liam Villanueva (209), Christian Weier (208), Justin Stratman (205), Oliver Reindl (204), and Ryan Turner (203).
Kisch’s 226 average placed him as the top bowler in the state, amongst all 326 boys and girls bowlers.
His average is now the highest in Yankton High School bowling’s history, as well as the 4th highest average in South Dakota High School club bowling’s history.
Girls varsity (February 20) and Boys varsity (February 21) State Tournaments will both be held at Yankton Bowl next week.
Congratulations to the following Gazelle Gymnasts on qualifying for the State Gymnastics Individual day! Saturday, Feb. 15th in Watertown!
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the YHS one-act play for earning a superior with their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream! 🏆
Addison Puthoff, Serenity Sangster, Rosie Phillips, Sophia Shudak, and Kara Koerner earned medals for superior ensemble as the fairies!
Jacksen Lawrence, Renee Stehlik, Julia Reyes, Nate Barnes, and Conner Brunick each earned superior individual acting medals!
And our entire tech crew earned superior medals for technical theatre!
Everyone did an incredible job today with a fantastic final performance. Congratulations! 🎭
Several students from the Yankton Ed Rising chapter attended the MMU Educators Exposition where they were honored to listen to a YSD retired teacher, Brooks Schild.
The YHS one-act cast and crew will perform A Midsummer Night's Dream today in the state festival! They'll take the stage this evening at 6:00 PM at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center in Brookings. Break a leg! 🎭🧚
Thank you to Pivotal Photography for the cast photo!
Love is in the air! We are LOVING the first Woksape release of 2025! View the paper here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1281/YHS/5264814/020425_YKPD_A.pdf
The calm before the storm! The Yankton Bucks and Gazelles host their home tournaments this weekend. Come support your Buck and Gazelle wrestlers and watch some great wrestling!
Tournament lineup:
Friday: Girl's tournament @ 4:00 PM
Saturday: Boy's tournament @9:00 AM
Sunday: Youth tournament @10:30 AM
Monday: Middle school tournament @ 4:30 PM
Mrs. Ladwig's Introduction to Education class experienced their FOURTH panel in their series exposing them to all the different roles in education. Today featured a technology director (Fredericksen), a curriculum director (Valnes), and a speech pathologist (Michael)!! Thank you!
The YHS one-act play cast and crew have made it to Brookings and are ready for the state festival! Yankton performs Saturday at 6:00 PM in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center! 🎭
Do you have a child who will be five by September 1, 2025? Join us for JrK & Kindergarten registration on Thursday, February 27, at Trailhead Learning Center from 4:00-6:00 pm.
The Bucks played in another close game tonight, but fell to Pierre 47-49. The Bucks will not be discouraged though, as they will continue to R1SE no matter what the circumstances. They will now get ready to play at Rapid City Central and Stevens on Feb. 14 and 15. GO BUCKS!!!
Gazelles placed 6th at the ESD Conference meet while posting a season best 135.575.
Meet the top scorers on each event from the ESD Conference meet. #gogreatgazelles
Congratulations to Mrs. Powell for being awarded YHS teacher of the month! She was voted on by students and colleagues! Good luck with the play! Love, Yankton Educators Rising chapter ❤️📚
The YHS one act play performed A Midsummer Night's Dream in a special dress rehearsal for family and friends Saturday night, and it went so well!
There is only ONE community performance before we head to the state festival, and you do not want to miss it!
Monday, 2/3, 7:00 PM, YHS Theater
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The Bucks lose a heartbreaker tonight after taking the #2 ranked Brandon Valley Lynx into overtime, with the final score being 51-57. The Bucks will be in action again on Tuesday night when they take on Pierre at the Summit Center. Tip.off is set for 7:00pm. GO BUCKS!!!
The Buck FB team came together with the Gazelle Gymnastics team to help haul and set up equipment for the ESD Gymnastics meet tomorrow! #yhspride #gogreatgazelles
The cast of the YHS one-act play brought stuffed animals to sit in the theater since today is our final rehearsal before we have a (human) audience.
Come see a one-act version of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Monday, February 3rd, at 7:00 PM! 🧚🎭
The Bucks got off to a slow start tonight vs Huron. While they continued to fight to the end, they just couldn't recover, falling 45-55. It will be another quick turnaround for the Bucks, as they travel to Brandon Valley tomorrow. Tip off is set for 7:30pm. GO BUCKS!!!
Gazelle Gymnastics hosts the ESD Conference Meet, Saturday, Feb. 1st 12:00pm. Come out and support the Gazelle Gymnasts.
