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Week 6 Shop the West Athletes of the Week Colby Harrell and Jolie Palmer
COLBY HARRELL Colby has been the leader of the football team as soon as last years season was over. He leads the team in tackles this year with 46, has 3 tackles for loss, 1 fumble recovery and 1 sack. On offense he leads the offensive line. Colby’s leadership makes him another coach on the field. Colby spends countless hours watching film every week and helps with the weekly scheme on defense. JOLIE PALMER Jolie Palmer was named to the Redfield Pheasant Classic All-Tournament team. Her serving runs, consistent serve receive, and her defense in the back court were key to the Rustlers placing 2nd overall only falling to unbeaten and #1 Warner. Victories this week were against Chamberlain, Aberdeen Christian, Florence-Henry, and Belle Fourche. Jolie continues to play well and make plays using her athleticism and anticipation to be the best that she can be. |
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The fifth grade football team played well in Pierre! |
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The sixth grade football team won the Sportsmanship Award in Pierre and played very well! |
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The fourth grade football team had a great start to their season! |
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of the community theater production of Charlotte's Web (many of whom are Miller School students) on a job well done! |
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The sixth grade social studies classes had an "Artifact Show and Tell." They learned about a variety of items from the past. |
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Ms. Hosman's first graders did a variety of activities to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday. They ended the week trying different apples and then creating a bar graph over their favorite. They also wrote about Johnny Appleseed and drew a picture of him. |
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Mrs. Palmer's kinderstart students wrapped up a week of name practice by painting a name train! |
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MHS junior and senior students traveled to the Career Expo in Mitchell. Each year more than 1,000 students from at least 25 area schools have attended this event. The goal of the Career Expo is to expose students to the technical skills needed to be successful in business and industry and to educate participants about the variety of opportunities in the area with hands-on activities representative of the skills necessary in the many career options. |
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Elementary Families: Check out the latest information from Mrs. B.K. in the October Elementary Newsletter! |
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Week 5 Shop the West Athletes of the Week. Congrats to Isaiah Gortmaker and Heather Resel
Isaiah Gortmaker: Isaiah is having a standout season. He is meeting the expectation we need from him as we get closer to our post season. His 5th place finish in the Big Dakota Conference and 6th place at the Faulkton Invitational, helped solidify our boys team to their 6th meet championship this year. Appreciate his work ethic and commitment. Heather Resel Heather Resel, senior setter and captain, tallied 106 assists last week in 4 matches against Redfield, Potter County, Sully Buttes, and Wolsey Wessington. Heather's ability to run the offense is proving successful by delivering great sets for her multiple hitters. Her serving has been consistent and aggressive in some key times including a big run against WW. |
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This weeks Bebo Beef Players of the Week are Miles McPeak and Colby Kolda. Miles has been injured the last 2 weeks and still was only 70% this week. Even though the coaching staff did not plan on playing Miles, injuries during the game made us have to use Miles at center. Miles was perfect on all his snaps and played great when he was called on. Miles is always ready to go. Colby is Mister Consistent. He always runs hard and is almost impossible to tackle without at least 3 opposing team players. Colby had 124 total yards of offense and some great open field tackles. Colby is the workhorse of the team and is always up to the challenge. |
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The Elementary Student Council Members for Fall 2023 are from L-R, Eli Hurd, Lucas Runge, Luis Damaso, Faith Bowar, Tynleigh Asmus, Morah Swartzendruber-Secretary, Harper Duxbury-Vice President, Julia Bode, Christian Haigh-Treasurer, and Cannon Reimann-President. |
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Mrs. Engle's kindergarten class went outside to look at leaves and learn why they change color in the fall! |
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The MHS marching band, the Rustler Regiment, are led through the season by drum major Tanner Wallman; dance corps members Arielle Miner, Maya Howard (captain), and Dana Wallace; color guard members Brylee Wallman, Aleah Schlechter (captain), and Madison Kopecky; and banner carriers Sabrah Morris & Jami Propst.
The next event for the marching band will be the Hobo Day parade in Brookings on October 14. |
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Ms. Hosman's first grade students performed a readers theater about Johnny Appleseed for the Kindergarteners. Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed! |
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Miller Elementary student artwork from the 2022 – 2023 2nd graders was showcased at the Education Building at the 2023 South Dakota State Fair. Julia Bode – 2nd place ribbon for her Lorax Writing Activity, Bentley Colvin – 4th place ribbon for his Lorax Writing Activity, Brianna Dyer – 1st place ribbon for her Lorax Writing Activity, Xavier Hargens-Flores – 7th place ribbon for his Lorax Writing Activity, Justice Jones – 6th place for his Lorax Writing Activity, Max Schaefers – 5th place for his Lorax Writing Activity, Sawyer Morseth-Seeman – 3rd place for his Lorax Writing Activity, and Nolan Heasley – 8th place ribbon for his Lorax Writing Activity. Congratulations for this recognition of your creativity & hard work! |
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The 2023-2024 All State Chorus has been chosen for this year. All-State Chorus members in the front row are: Laura Evans, Emma Pugh, Isaiah Gortmaker and Ben Wangsness. Alternates in the back row are: Aleah Schlechter, Cayper Werdel, Tanner DeHaai and Jesse Hughes. All-State Chorus will be held October 27-28 at the Monument in Rapid City. |
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Heather Resel is the first recipient of the DQ Athlete of the Week and a $15 gift card. Heather's setting skills were on point last week totaling 106 assists in 4 matches vs. Redfield, Potter County, Sully Buttes, & Wolsey Wessington. Heather was also named to the CSDC All-Tournament Team. Congratulations! |
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Miss Knox's nutrition and wellness class wrote stories about MyPlate which they read to Ms. Baumberger's kindergarten class & Ms. Hosman's and Ms. Rick's first grade students! |
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Congratulations to Shaylee Anderberg, Heather Resel, Aleah Schlechter, and Jolie Palmer for earning spots on the Central South Dakota Conference all tournament team! |
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Jaycee Pugh visited the fourth grade students to talk about how she got started in raising money for the Miracle Network.
This related to a reading story the fourth graders have read about how children started businesses to help other people. Thank you, Jaycee, for your visit and your inspiration!! |
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Ms. Rick's first graders ALL got 100% on their spelling tests, so they celebrated accordingly with cookies and juice!! |
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In preparation for Johnny Appleseed's birthday next week, the first grade students made apple puppets and read an apple poem. |
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Ms. Carr's students worked in groups on estimation, circumference, diameter and radius using pumpkins. They estimated weight, number of seeds, circumference, diameter and radius. Then they measured, weighed and counted to check how close they were. |
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Ms. Hosman's first grade students wrote poems titled Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall. They had fun coming up with all the things we can look forward to in the Fall! |
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Ms. Baumberger's kindergarten class enjoyed a snack of pea sprouts that they've been growing in their classroom using their hydroponic goldfish tank. There were lots of requests for seconds! |
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This weeks Bebo Beef Players of the Week are Talon Ping and Aitor Ortega. Talon has been a bright spot on the JV team this year and a Swiss Army knife on varsity playing multiple positions. Talon works hard everyday in practice and it shows on the field. Aitor has made incredible strides since joining the team and playing football for the first time ever. Aitor has become the varsity kicker and the top receiver and top defensive back on JV. Aitor is always staying late after practice to get better. |
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Mrs. Clarke’s fifth grade class read some of their social studies lesson to Mrs. Engle‘s Kindergarten class. It was a great opportunity for our upper elementary students to show off their reading skills to the kindergartners! |
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The seventh grade students in Ms. Knox's FACS class worked on their kitchens skills by making pancakes! Yum! |
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Week 4 Shop the West Athletes of the Week.
Congratulations to Gabby Werdel and Colby Kolda! Gabby Werdel: Gabby had an impressive performance at the Big Dakota Conference. She continues adding to her accomplishments. In a field of some of the better runners in the state, Gabby’s conference 9th place finish is a tribute to her commitment and dedication. Gabby’s times continue to improve. She understands what this season has to offer. Her leadership helps set the tone in practice. She serves as an excellent role model to our younger athletes. Colby Kolda Colby has had a tremendous season so far this year. In 5 games he has over 500 yards rushing and a total of 712 yds of total offense. He is just shy of averaging a 150 yds of total offense a game and 1.5 touchdowns per game. On defense he has 21 tackles and 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 touchdown. Last week on homecoming he rushed for 80 yds and 5 tackles and an interception. Colby has been a force on offense and makes opposing defenses have to find ways to stop him. |
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We are honoring Mrs. Gibson today and sending her many positive thoughts! Team Jenny - no one fights alone! |
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Mrs. Bertsch's students have been busy with scientific investigations!
They learned all about how geodes are made over 100,000 years to create beautiful crystal minerals. They also have been learning about tornadoes and even created them in a soda bottle! |
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Mrs. VanZee's fifth graders took advantage of the warm temperatures and cooked s'mores in their solar ovens! Yum! |
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Paige Werdel has been awarded the AVCA/Maxpreps South Dakota Player of the Week. Paige is a sophomore outside hitter who tallied 49 kills in 17 sets during the week of September 11-17. She also added 21 digs and 3 blocks in the victories over #3 Northwestern, Faulkton, CEB, McLaughlin, Winner, and undefeated Mobridge Pollock. Paige's performance helped the Rustlers to repeat as BDC Champions and boosted the team's record to 10-2. Congratulations, Paige, on this national recognition! |
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The final Take Out Athlete of the Week for the season is Jolie Palmer, sophomore libero. Jolie earned 84 digs this past week in the Rustlers' wins over #3 Northwestern, Faulkton, CEB, McLaughlin, Winner, and undefeated Mobridge-Pollock. Jolie's backrow defense helped the Rustlers repeat as BDC champions. Congratulations Jolie! |
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All students, staff, and community members are invited to wear pink or a Team Jenny t-shirt tomorrow (Tuesday, September 19) in support of Mrs. Gibson. |
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Avera Medical Group Miller will be set up in the elementary commons from 1:00-7:00 pm on Thursday, September 28th during Parent Teacher Conferences giving flu shots. This is open to the public. If you would like to receive a flu shot at that time, please stop and see them. Bring your insurance card. |
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Miller's Eighth Grade volleyball team became back to back champions at the Wessington Springs Volleyball Tournament! Congratulations Rustlers! |
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Homecoming, Parade, and Pep Rally Fun! |
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Second Graders rocking 'n rolling in the parade! |
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The FCCLA students painted elementary students faces before school today - Go Rustlers! |
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Rustler Day at the Elementary - Go Big Green! |
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Students came out to the hallway to listen to the fourth graders sing the school song, and many of them joined in! Go, Rustlers!
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The sixth graders in Mrs. Rogers' class on Thursday Throwback Day! |
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The second graders celebrated Homecoming Thursday by throwing it back to a time before 2023! |
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Mrs. Haigh's students have had a fun week dressing up for Homecoming! |
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Ms. Hosman and the first grade students are having fun with the Homecoming dress up days! |
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Mrs. Bertsch's students are working on fine motor skills by making melted bead art! |
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Mrs. VanZee's fifth graders are stepping back in time for Throwback Thursday! |
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Ms. Rick's first graders throwin' it back on this beautiful Thursday of homecoming week! |
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The sixth graders have been having fun and being creative for the Homecoming dress-up days! |
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Fifth graders wearing pink to support Mrs. Gibson! |
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Mrs. Ricks first graders went all out for pink out in support of Mrs. Gibson 💓 |
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Second Graders Celebrate Pink Out Day! |
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Seniors burning the M following coronation on Monday - Go Big Green! |
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Homecoming fun in Mrs. Gibson's third grade class! |
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More fun at the elementary dressing up as a Rhyme Without a Reason and Pink-Out for Mrs. Gibson! |
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The fourth graders coming together to support Mrs. Gibson with a pink-out day! |
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Fourth graders getting into the Homecoming spirit! |
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The Homecoming King and Queen visited the elementary students! Congratulations, Alex and Shaylee! |
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First Grade homecoming fun with Mrs. Hosman |
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Mrs. B.K.'s favorite part of the day is when she gets to go into the classrooms to sub! |
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Homecoming fun in fifth grade! |
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The second graders had fun dressing up on Movie Character Day! |
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The fifth grade students in Mrs. VanZee's science class made solar ovens from pizza boxes. |
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Students in Mrs. VanZee's fifth grade science class investigated volume of cylinders using rice. |
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Mrs. Stevens' second graders learned about heroes and how they helped on September 11, 2001. |
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Mrs. Palmer and the Kinderstart class are getting in the Homecoming spirit all dressed up for red, white and blue day! |
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Congratulations to our Homecoming Court and our 2023 Homecoming Queen and King, Shaylee Anderberg and Alex Schumacher! They were crowned at coronation Monday evening to preside over a week of fun activities!
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Congratulations to the Shop the West Athletes of the Week for Week 3, Kellan Hurd and Gracen Werdel!
KELLAN HURD – Kellan not only solidifies his importance to our cross-country team but also football. As a dual sport athlete, Kellan balances his practices between both sports. For cross-country, Kellan joins some of his teammates at 6:30 a.m. freeing himself to attend football practice after school. Kellan has had impressive runs. His performances have contributed to our boys being undefeated thus far this season. In DeSmet, up against a strong field of runners, Kellan placed 22nd. He answers the challenge of everyone doing their part in securing team success. His importance in both cross-country and football cannot be understated. His commitment to both sports is commendable. In order to have the expected team success in both cross-country and football, Kellan is a vital part of the goals set. GRACEN WERDEL- Gracen has successfully made the jump from playing C team as a freshman to starting as a sophomore on both JV and V as a Middle hitter. Her vertical jump and lateral quickness are two aspects of her athleticism that have made her a middle blocker, even though she is outsized by most teams’ middles. She led our team in blocks last week in matches against Warner and Potter County. Her work ethic is unmatched as well as her drive to be the best that she can be for her teams. |
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The Take Out Player of the Week for blocking: Gracen Werdel! Gracen led her team in blocks this past week accumulating 2 block assists vs Warner, and against Potter County she tallied 1 solo and 2 assists. Gracen’s vertical jump, quickness, and lateral movement make her a great middle blocker! She is a beast at the net even though she is outsized by most teams’ middles. Congrats on your awesome defense! |
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Bebo Beef Players of the Week
This week there are 4 players of the week. Ethan Harrell, Jorryn Heilman, Isaak Hunter, and Kellan Hurd ETHAN HARRELL – Ethan stepped up on defense this week and had the 1st interception on the year for the team and then added another interception on a key series in the game. Ethan has had a lot to learn this year and has stepped up to the challenge. JORRYN HEILMAN – Jorryn has had to play all 3 wide receiver positions this year and this week had 2 huge catches for 67 yards receiving. His final catch, he came out of nowhere and made an incredible catch. ISAAK HUNTER- Isaak had a breakout game this week with 6 catches for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns. Isaak is a nightmare for opposing defenses to stop and will continue to have big weeks. KELLAN HURD – The hardest worker at practice and on the field every day. On Saturday night he was all over the field on defense with 11 tackles and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he had 3 catches for 37 yards. |
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Monday's homecoming week dress up day was Movie Character Day. Many of the students and staff dug through their closets and came up with some fun costumes! |
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Ms. Rick's first grade students categorized M & M's by color then filled out a bar graph to represent their yummy data! |
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A big "Thank You!" to the South Dakota Humanities Council from our third grade students! They all received a copy of "The Tale of Despereaux" from the South Dakota Humanities Council and they are excited to read this story! |
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Order your Dig Pink shirts for the volleyball match v. Hitchcock/Tulare on October 5, 2023. Pre-Order closes on Friday 9/15. Miller Residents - If choosing "Local Pickup" at checkout your order will be ready for pickup at the Miller High School Business Office. |
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Mrs. Rogers' 6th graders tested to see if changing the shape of a substance changed its density, therefore making a substance float in water instead of sinking. They quickly learned that it did not matter what shape the substance was in, the clay was clay and the density was greater than the water! |
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This weeks Bebo Beef Players of the Week are Colby Kolda and the Offensive Line.
COLBY KOLDA – Colby had a breakout game against Scotland/Menno this week. He led the offense with 225 yds rushing on 18 carries. He also had 7 tackles on defense. Colby can be electric when he has the ball and proved that with his first carry Friday night, when he broke through the line and took the ball 98 yds for the first score of the game. OFFENSIVE LINE- Trake Cowan, Riley Werdel, Oliver Fritzsche, Marshall Conkey, Colby Harrell, and Will Resel. No running back gets to 225 yds rushing without a dominant outing by the offensive line. The starting five led the way for Colby Kolda and Will Resel ended up playing every offensive line position but center. |
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This week the Shop the West Athletes of the Week are Pierce Baumberger and Aleah Schlechter. Shop the West will be sponsoring the t-shirts for the athletes.
PIERCE BAUMBERGER - Pierce helps set the tone of expectation in each of our practices. He then follows through with that example at each of our meets. Pierce had an exceptional week in his back-to-back meet performances. At our first cross country meet of the season, Pierce placing 1st at the Mitchell Invitational. This was his 3rd consecutive crowing as meet champion. In capturing this year's title, Pierce the knocked 27 seconds off last year's performance. On Friday, Augustana University hosted the Twilight Invitational in Sioux Falls. In one of the most spectacular and highly competitive meets of our season, Pierce finished 16th, from a field that comprised of 422 runners from 5 states. He had outstanding performances in both meets. ALEAH SCHLECHTER- 24 kills, 18% kill efficiency and 86% kill percentage. Aleah switched roles last week because of a teammate’s injury and adapted her game to fit the expectations of the new position. Aleah is always trying to better the next ball and make sure her individual goals are cohesive with the team goals. |
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If any community business, group, or individual would like to have an entry in the homecoming parade please call the school before 9 a.m. Friday, September 15th.
Entrants can still come Friday without calling, but a call would be appreciated. The parade lineup is at 12:30 p.m. in the armory parking lot. The parade route is the same as in past years. |
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Our first book recipients! Super Summer Readers earned a free book from the Inchy Book Vending Machine. Stay tuned for the next book giveaway! |
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Junior outside hitter Aleah Schlechter's offense at the net last week earned her The Take Out Athlete of the Week. Aleah recorded 24 kills, 86% hitting, and 18% kill efficiency in the Rustlers’ two matches against Roncalli and Sully Buttes. Congratulations #5! Enjoy your hot eats or ice cream treat when you are at the window! |
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Mrs. Ketelhut's fourth-grade students wrote about the exciting things they did over summer vacation! |
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Our youngest Rustlers have been enjoying the beautiful sunny days during recess! |
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The fifth grade students in Mrs. Van Zee's science class modeled the scientific process with an ageless apple lab. Students had to predict which material would preserve the apple the best. |
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Mrs. Van Zee's fifth grade math students worked collaboratively to put a math wall poster puzzle together. |
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Congratulations to the 2023 MHS Homecoming Court - Shaylee Anderberg, Heather Resel, Journey Palmer, Cassi VanDerWerff, Hagen Fritzsche, Davin Nelson, Treyton Anson, and Alex Schumacher! Homecoming Week kicks off Monday, September 11 with Coronation @ 7:00 p.m. in the armory. |
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Mrs. Baumberger's kindergarten class were "number detectives" throughout the school as they began their math unit about exploring and familiarizing themselves with numbers. |
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The Integrated Science and Ag Plant Science classes went on a field trip to the Dakota Lakes Research Farm south of Pierre and then took a tour of the Mid Dakota Water Treatment Plant. At Dakota Lakes, they were out in the fields learning about healthy soil, crop rotation, cover crops, and other ag management practices. Thank you to Sam, Dwayne, Cody, and John for the great tour and for answering all our questions! And thank you to the folks at Mid Dakota for showing us all about where our water comes from and how it gets to us here in Miller! |
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ACT STUDY SESSION OPPORTUNITY
Ms. Kristina Luczak, Miller High School teacher is offering a unique opportunity for students to complete an ACT study course over 4 weeks in Miller. There must be a minimum of 6 paid students on or before September 15th, or the class will be cancelled. The course will be opened to surrounding schools until the enrollment cap is reached, so get your registration in today!. The cost of the course is $50 per student, an excellent value for 8 hours of instruction in the areas of Math, English, Reading and Science in preparation for the ACT. All study materials will be provided. The next ACT exam in Miller is October 17, 2023 Classes would run from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Interested parties need to sign up NO LATER than September 15th so we can order materials. Please sign up by calling Robin at the Miller High School Office at 605-853-2455. Student cell phone number and email must be provided to register. Checks should be made payable to Miller School and brought on the first day of class. Cash is accepted, but no change will be available. |
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Week 2 Bebo Beef player of the week:
DEREK BRUEGGEMAN - Derek has had to step into the hardest position to play as a sophomore and has been up to the challenge every day. This week he started the game with an interception but did not let it bother him and ended up throwing for 171 yds and 2 touchdowns, while also racking up 56 yds on the ground. Derek stays after practice almost everyday to practice throwing routes or anything else he needs to work on. He also is a leader in practice and in the weight room. |
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The MHS athletic department would like to feature Male and Female Athlete of the Week. The first two recipients of this award are Madeline Nye and Alex Schumacher. From Coach McGough: Madeline and Alex are the leaders of the Cross Country team and they set the tone and expectations in practice. They set the standard to reach the teams ultimate goal. In the first race of the year Alex placed second, finishing only behind his teammate, and Madeline finished first. |
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Congratulations to the MHS Cross Country Team on their success at the first meet of the season at Mitchell on August 28!
The varsity boys team won their division with Pierce Baumberger placing first, Alex Schumacher second, Isaiah Gortmaker fifth, Kellan Hurd ninth, Chase Hurd 15th, and Jaymin VanDerWerff 19th! The varsity girls also had an excellent outing with Madeline Nye placing first, Gabby Werdel second, Allie Gortmaker eighth, and Taytum Gortmaker ninth! The junior varsity and middle school athletes also had impressive results. An excellent start to a great year! Congratulations! |
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The Take Out Athlete of the Week is Journey Palmer, senior, ds/oh. This week’s skill of focus was serving. Journey served 100% and totaled one ace to lead the varsity team stats against opponents KWL and Winner helping propel the Rustlers to a 2-0 start on the season! Congrats, #7! |
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Thank you to the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition for the donation of the book "The Soil Quilt" by Amanda Radke to our school library! |
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Attention Elementary Families: The September addition of the Elementary Newsletter has been posted here - check out all the news from Mrs. B.K. |
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Students in the Integrated Science class traveled to Joe & Lisa Fritzsche's farm to learn about hemp production. Many thanks to the Fritzsche's for hosting our class and a big thank you to Jared and Lisa for answering all our questions! |
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The Minerva Chapter of National Honor Society hosted the Rustler Recognition assembly for the Junior & Senior High students. The purpose of the assembly is to bring the accomplishments and hard work of outstanding students in our school to the attention of all. Students were awarded medals & chevrons for academic achievement in the spring 2023 semester. Additionally, organizations and activities within the school were highlighted and Laura Evans performed a vocal solo. |
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The Miller Area Foundation generously donated $5,000 to the Miller School to use towards the purchase of our new book vending machine.
Students will earn tokens that will be used to "purchase" books from the machine. The first group of students to earn books will be our students who were Super Summer Readers at the Miller Public Library this summer. Each student earned between 1,000 and 2,000 points from Librarian Hannah Caffee!! We are very proud of their efforts and thankful for the program! Mrs. B-K would like to thank the Miller Area Foundation for making this possible and School Librarian Jill Simpson for all of her efforts to get us this beautiful machine! |
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Here are items that are in our Elementary Lost and Found. Parents, if you recognize an item please remind your child to pick it up near the office. Thank you! |
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THE RUSTLER ANGEL FUND
The Rustler Angel Fund has been set up to allow community members to give monetarily to support some of the various financial needs that our students and their families face with the start of the school year and also for on-going costs that may arise throughout the school year. We believe in the importance of the chance for all students to participate fully in educational opportunities. Examples of these costs may include school supplies, clothing needs, medical needs, music programs, and extracurricular sports/activities. Angel Funds may also be used to help families with outstanding food service balances. Donors are able to specify how they would like their donation distributed (example: for school supplies). All donors will have the option to remain anonymous. Donations may be sent to: Miller School District 29-4 Attn: Rustler Angel Fund PO Box 257 Miller, SD 57362 Please contact Courtney Van Zee or Sara Gates with any questions. |
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Congratulations to Tanner Wallman for being selected to play in the National FFA Band at the 96th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana in November! We are excited to see you on stage! |
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The Week 1 Bebo Beef, Miller Rustler Football, Players of the Week were Colby Kolda and Aitor Ortega. Colby had 2 touchdowns on the night. One receiving and one defensive touchdown. Colby ended up with 118 total yards on the night. Aitor Ortega took over the kicking duties this year straight from Spain! Aitor went 4 for 4 on extra points. Congratulations! |
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The Take Out Miller Rustler Athlete of the Week is Shaylee Anderberg. Week #1 awards the player with the following attributes during preseason practices: positive attitude, good character, great communication, energy, effort, and enthusiasm. Shaylee was selected by her teammates to be the winner of this first-ever award. Shaylee will pick her "prize" from the many delicious menu items at The Take Out. Congratulations #9! |
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Mrs. Stevens' second graders did a variety of fun activities to kick off the new school year. Students completed an activity where they discovered things each other liked. or could do. They each made a Friendship Tree with thumbprints from their classmates. Time was also spent getting rid of extra energy by doing classroom brain breaks. We are ready for a great year! |
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On Tuesday, August 15th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. there will be an Open House at the school for students and parents. A meal will be served in the Ag Shop from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Community members are also invited to come take a tour of the new Ag Shop from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Come and go. There is still a bit of work to be done, but it will be open to our students soon! Come check out our amazing new space! |
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Attention: Incoming 7th Grade Students & Parents! On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 7th grade students are invited to an orientation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to review their schedules, tour the school, organize their lockers, and ask any questions they may have. 7th grade parents are invited to a separate orientation session at 5:30 p.m. in the high school theater on August 15th. |
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If any community member would like to assist the elementary students by providing healthy snacks, that would be greatly appreciated! Examples of snacks include goldfish, pretzels, fruit snacks, etc. Snacks can be dropped off at any time throughout the school year at the Elementary School Office. This is an area of need that helps so many children! Thank you for your generosity and support! |
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On Tuesday, August 15th from 4:00-8:00 PM we will host our Open House. This provides a great opportunity for your child to bring his/her supplies to school, visit with teachers, and fill out yearly paperwork. You can also take a tour of the new Ag Shop! A meal will be served in the Ag Shop from 4:00-8:00 PM. |
Elementary Families check out the latest newsletter from Mrs. B.K. here!
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Mrs. B.K. loves when students share their talents with her! This student knows a lot of magic tricks!! |
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A big "Thank You" to the Rose Hill Baby Beef 4-H Club! These books were purchased with their donation to our library! |
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Laura Evans, MHS senior vocalist, sang the National Anthem July 12th at Scout Clean Energy's Blade Signing Event. |
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Rustlers in grades 4-6 and 7-9 participated in a volleyball skills camp held in Miller. |
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Leading Edge Fundraising sponsored a free Day of Play camp in Miller for area volleyball programs that fundraise with their company. Fourteen teams from 8 schools competed in 2 divisions: varsity and junior varsity. |
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MHS graduate and KState volleyball player Kadye Fernholz hosted a 2 day satellite volleyball skills camp for grades 10-12.
Players also participated in the Harrisburg team camp and competed in one of the two the varsity divisions. They ended with a winning record of 12-1! #whatever it takes |
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Work continues in the new ag shop! The electricians and plumbers are finishing up and soon the shop equipment will be returning! Plans are for the work to be completed by early August - just in time for the new school year! Be watching for an announcement for a date for an Open House where the new shop will be open for the public to come see! |
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Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Varsity Golf Teams on a great season!
The boys had two individual participants this year, Derek Brueggeman and James Fritzsche. The Girls Team took home the 3rd place team trophy with Kaihlyn Anderberg and Jayce Pugh tying for 3rd place individually, and teammates Cassie VanDerWerff and Mackenzie Kopecky contributing on the 3rd place finish. There will be a welcome home recognition at the Golf Course on Monday, June 12th at 5:30 p.m. |
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Everyone is still welcome to join the Summer Lifting and Conditioning group. There are 3 times this year, 6:00 a.m., 7:30 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. If none of these times work for you please contact Coach Heasley at (605)695-0087 or travis.heasley@k12.sd.us to figure out alternative times. This program is designed for athletes in all sports and levels. Cost is $120 per athlete and $60 for each additional athlete in the family. All proceeds go to a T-shirt for the athlete and for purchasing new equipment for the weight room. |
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Check out the cross country summer camp! Contact Coach McGough or Coach Caffee for more information. |
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Some members of the 2023 Rustler Volleyball Team traveled to Wolsey for a team camp on Monday, June 5. This team went 4-0 on the day! Way to go, girls! |
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The 3rd annual Beau Keeter Memorial Disc Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, July 1st. This year entry is FREE and the event will serve as a free will donation for the boys basketball program. Contact Mr. Haaland or Chris Keeter if you have any questions. |
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The girls wrestling team attended an all girls wrestling camp in Pierre June 5th and 6th. Head coach Nathan Nye and 10 girls participated. |
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Mrs. Ketelhut's fourth grade class learned how to play Cat's Cradle like Laura Ingalls Wilder. They had so much fun trying to get their fingers in just the right spots to make the next "x"! |
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The fourth graders met with Mr. Ketelhut's junior students to make butter.
The fourth graders have read about making butter in early days during Laura Ingalls Wilder's and Almanzo's time and in SD history. They were quite impressed by the process, but they were surprised at how different the butter tasted! |
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The fourth grade walked to the Mc Whorter Museum for a tour put on by Katie Otteson and Connie Schroeder. The students enjoyed the tour and learned many things! |
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Before the last day of school the fourth grade students went to the Good Samaritan Nursing Home and planted flowers, did yard work, and sang some songs to some of the residents. |
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The third graders had a great time celebrating the last day of school during the annual "Track and Field Day" event! Thank you to all who make this possible! |
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Congratulations to these students in Mrs. Gibson's third grade class for earning the most pizza coupons from Wessington Cenex! Cassadee Deuter and Kendyn Yost achieved every reading requirement each month to earn the coupons. Way to go, kids, and thank you, Wessington Cenex, for supporting our young readers! |
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On the last two days of school all third grade students dissected owl pellets. They enjoyed finding and identifying different animal bones! |
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Check out this opportunity for a fun summer activity for ages 6-12 in our community! |
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Mrs. Boomsma-Kelsey celebrated with the 3rd-6th grade students at extra recess times due to 97% of the students increasing their Smarter Balanced scaled scores from last year on the Reading, Math, or both tests!
She gave them a challenge, and they met it! The Miller Press donated ice cream bars for the students to enjoy as another way of congratulating them on their hard work and perseverance during the tests! Mrs. B-K is really proud of these students and appreciates their effort! |
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Congratulations to Leroy Danburg, Everlee Smith, Holly Schaefers, and Shaelee Jensen for being winners of the Arbor Day Contest! |
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What a beautiful day for Field Day! Thank you to the sponsors, parents, staff, and students for making it a great day! Have a fabulous summer!!
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Best of Luck to our staff members that are leaving the district for new adventures! Thank you for everything you have done for our students! |
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A duck joined the second graders in an end of the year celebration! He hatched as a part of the incubation project. |
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It was food truck frenzy in Miss Knox's Foods class this past week! |
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Mrs. Simpson has been working on an inventory of the elementary library and has found that our collection of Elementary Yearbooks is incomplete.
If anyone has any of these missing yearbooks and are willing to donate them to the Elementary Library, please contact Mrs. Simpson. Thank you! missing years: 2018-19 2015-16 2010-11 2009-10 2007-8 2006-7 2005-6 2004-5 2003-4 2001-2 2000-1 1999-2000 Anything earlier would be appreciated as well |
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The sixth grade earned a trip to the park as part of the celebration of their last week of elementary school.
We want to wish them the best as they get ready to enter junior high! |
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Mrs. Stevens' second grade students performed the play titled "The Strongest One" for Mrs. Engle’s Kindergarten class! |
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Say "picnic!" Ms. Baumberger's class took advantage of the beautiful spring weather to enjoy a picnic lunch before the end of school. |
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Miss Knox's eighth grade classes got to be creative during lab this semester with cake decorating and pancake art! |
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First grade had a blast tie dying some shirts to remember the 2022-2023 school year! |
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Congratulations to these elementary students for earning Perfect Attendance awards this year! Marianne Price, Blaten Werdel, Leroy Danburg, TJ Rogers, Lucas Runge, and Dominic Runge |
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Rose Hill Baby Beef 4-H Club Treasurer Harper Duxbury presented Librarian Jill Simpson with a donation of $305 to use in the Elementary Library. Also pictured are 4-H members Adalie Winter, Lawson Wagner, Hadlee Duxbury, Elementary Principal Jennifer Boomsma-Kelsey, April Fallis, and Peyton Beare. Thank you for your generous donation and support of our school! |
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Mrs. Gesinger's fourth grade social studies class has been learning about city government. Miller's Mayor, Tom McGough, spent time with the students explaining what his duties are as mayor and how city government works. Thank you, Mr. McGough for visiting our classroom! |
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The fourth grade class went on a field trip to Lake Louise. The park manager had activities for the students to do and they got to hike the trails and learn about nature. The students enjoyed spending time in an outdoor classroom! |
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The Millerdale students enjoyed the nice weather with a field day! |
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The kindergarten and Kinderstart classes had visitors! The preschool class from Hand In Hand daycare came to visit and learn about going to school by listening to a story, having a snack and working with the kindergarteners to make a book. |
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Ants, birds, and fish, oh my! Ms. Baumberger's Kindergarten class has spent much time this spring exploring butterflies, birds, ants, Venus Fly traps, green beans, and fish while learning about Life Science. |
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Mrs. Palmer and the Kinderstart class have been studying the life cycle of butterflies and were able to release the adult butterflies! |
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Thank you to the following individuals who donated eggs to the second grade egg incubation project - Shirley Gimbel, Colleen Connell, Kelly Johnson, and Rebecca Engel! Also, thank you to elementary custodian, Gary Price for assisting with the hatching process that took place after school hours. |
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Parents of Elementary Students, please look through the pictures of the Lost and Found items.
2 If an item belongs to your child, please have him or her pick it up on Monday or stop in to look at items by Laela's office. Items not claimed before Thursday will be donated to Helping Hands. Thank you! |
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These students excelled in Reading Plus and were rewarded with some DQ treats! Congratulations to Edward Fritzsche, Josephine Swartzendruber, Alexander Van Zee, Isabelle Hurd, Cannon Reimann, Hans Otteson, Dylan Otto, Steven Munger, and Nolan Peterson! |
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Mrs. Palmer's Kinderstart students made shape crowns for Fun Friday Math as they learned about flat shapes! |
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The second grade egg projects have hatched and are a highlight in the elementary! |
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Mr. Norden and the students at Millerdale enjoyed a beautiful spring day with a game of baseball. |
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The students at Millerdale made gifts for their fathers and mothers for Parent Appreciation Day. |
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The kindergarten students are developing a love of reading!! |
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The elementary students welcomed the rain and enjoyed playing games in the gym like Simon Says and Red Light, Green Light at indoor recess! |
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The first, second, third, and fourth grade students learned about all of the prep work and safety precautions that need to take place at the Sanford Underground Laboratory and why the experiments are done a mile underground! |
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Jean Johnson presented students with awards for the Americanism Contest. Cooper Swartzendruber (1st place Essay and 2nd place in our District), Alexander Van Zee (1st place Poetry and 1st place in our District), and Jessie Coyle (2nd place Poetry). Not pictured is Riley Moss (2nd place Essay). Ida Saienga (1st place Poetry and 1st place in our District), Cassadee Deuter (2nd place Poetry), and Fox Palmer (3rd place Poetry). Allyana Skinner, an 8th grade student in Mrs. DeBoer’s language arts class, won the civic essay writing contest sponsored by the Miller Auxiliary Legion. “How to be a good American citizen” was the topic of this year’s contest. |
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Mrs. Kathy Harvey led the second graders in a watercolor paint art lesson. The students drew a fish in its habitat and then used water color paint to make it come to life. Thank you Mrs. Harvey for sharing your art knowledge! What a fun lesson! |
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The fourth graders attended the Farm Safety Program sponsored by the FFA. The kids learned a lot and had a fun time doing it! Thank you to the FFA students, Mr. Ketelhut, and all the presenters! |
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The third grade was visited by special guest speakers from Scout Clean Energy. The students had many questions prepared for them and had a great time learning how wind towers work. Thank you, Scout Clean Energy, for taking the time to meet with our students. |
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The students in Mrs. VanZee's class "Saved Sam" by getting him/her back into the life preserver using only paper clips as tools. |
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These fifth grade students from Mrs. VanZee's class completed the reading requirements for a pizza certificate from Cenex in Wessington! Thank you Wessington Cenex! |
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Thank you to all the students who participated in the Lego Expo!
It was tough to get all 50 the exhibitors in one picture, so we took pictures on two separate days. There were over 50 entries in the Lego Expo! We are very proud of all of these students and their creativity! We can’t wait to see how many entries we get next year! |
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Ms. Rick enjoyed lunch outside with two of her students! |
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The second and fourth graders worked together on a creative writing project and did an excellent job!
Collaboration at its finest! |
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The elementary students are busy this week making cards to help their teachers and para/professionals celebrate Teacher's/Paraprofessionals Appreciation Week. |
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The Fourth Grade class participated in the "Go Forth" program created by SD Game, Fish and Parks program. The students were given information about several animals found in South Dakota. They were able to touch different types of furs. Every student also received a coupon for a free one-hour equipment rental at any state park in South Dakota. The students loved this learning opportunity. Thank you SD Game, Fish, & Parks! |
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Girls in Grades KS-5th and a parent are invited to attend a fun robotics event on May 8th in the Elementary Commons as an informational event about possibly starting a Girl Scout Troup. Please read the flyer for details. 
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Mrs. Stevens’ second graders are learning about the life cycle of a chicken. It takes 21 days to incubate chicken eggs, the students are on day #13! They candled the eggs today and saw a few glimpses of what could be a baby chick! |
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Please join us for a Retirement Celebration for Mr. David Sivertsen on Friday, May 12th in the high school commons from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend and wish David a happy retirement! |
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Congratulations to Mr. Otteson! He has been chosen as the Teacher of the Week by Dakota Broadcasting
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April showers bring May flowers for Mrs. Bertsch's students! |
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The fifth grade science students in Mrs. VanZee's class experimented with making bioplastic as an alternative to plastic made from fossil fuels. |
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Mrs. VanZee's fifth grade math students made a model of the Willis Tower in Chicago made of nine modules. They then calculated the total volume of the building. |
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Students in Mrs. VanZee's fifth grade class constructed rockets using film canisters to launch! |
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Life cycle of a butterfly done in art by Mrs. Baumberger’s class! |
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CPAC is hosting a concert featuring music composed and performed by our own Mr. Otteson! |
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FFA week will be May 8-12.
Monday, May 8 - Dress up: Blue FFA jacket, farmer, or Mr. Ketelhut Tuesday, May 9 - Drive your tractor to school/ farm safety in north parking lot Wednesday, May 10 - Farmer olympics for elementary Thursday, May 11 - FFA community breakfast Friday, May 12 - Petting zoo by track concessions More information and times will be coming soon! |
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Miller FCCLA attended state conference this past week. Miss Knox took six different groups that gave presentations. Level 1 Food Innovations came back with a top Gold Superior! The students had a blast competing, attending workshops, and listening to some great guest speakers, among which was Governor Kristi Noem and Representative Dusty Johnson! |
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The Miller Elementary Student Council invites students in Grades KS-6 to submit entries in the Lego Expo on May 1.
The divisions will be grades KS-K, 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. The categories to enter are: * Creative Rustlers (make whatever you want), * Medieval or Futuristic, * Animated (needs to have at least one part that moves), * Transportation, and * Cities. Students that want to enter should bring their creations to the school on Monday, May 1st. Student Council Member Lincoln Beranek built a Lego trophy to promote the event. Thank you! |
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The Miller students had a great day at the Redfield Spelling Bee!
We are so proud of them! They represented our school very well! First Grade: Malachi Jones-second place & Ella Saienga-third place Second Grade: Colten Kolda-third place & Henry Haier -second place Third Grade: Lincoln Beranek & Tiffanie Myre Fourth Grade: Jake Werdel-fourth place & Lucas Runge Fifth Grade: Grace Saienga & Quinnley Miner Sixth Grade: Sage Yost-third place & Blaten Werdel-first place Seventh Grade: Landon Tanner- first place & Cody Fanning-fourth place Eighth Grade: Autumn Flor-third place & Allyanna Skinner-first place |
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On Wednesday, April 19th, music composer, publisher and marching arts designer Randall Standridge of Jonesborough, Arkansas met with members of the 6th grade and junior high bands via Zoom.
The purpose of this meeting was to give the band members an opportunity to meet the composer of some of the selections they have been rehearsing this year and to give them insight into the stories that inspired those selections. |
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Mr. Engle's geography class and Mrs. Engle's kindergarten class got together to make books about a state in our country that the kindergartners chose. The goal was to learn more about our country! |
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The Hand County Conservation District gave a presentation about Arbor Day to the third graders.
The students learned many fun facts about trees, while receiving rulers as prizes for correct answers. One very lucky student even won a free roll of toilet paper for his correct answer! Best of all, each student was given their very own tree to plant at home! The students were also informed about a contest they may enter to win some Miller Bucks. Thank you, Hand County Conservation District! |
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Congratulations to the girls golf team! Big Dakota Conference champions on a blustery day in Winner!
Individual Placings: Jayce 1st - shooting 81 Kaihlyn 2nd - shooting 94 Sydney 4th (after a tie breaker) - shooting 97 Journey 3rd in JV division - shooting 59 |
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