Congratulations to Iroquois FFA member, Kirby for qualifying for the SD State FFA Convention as an individual in the Livestock Judging event!
🐂Be sure to wish him luck!!
Congratulations to the Iroquois Natural Resources CDE Team on qualifying for the SD State FFA Convention!
🎣Be sure to wish them luck!!
Reminder the Shark Athletic Banquet is TONIGHT at 6:30 pm in Iroquois. Athletes are requested to dress up for this event and Iroquois athletes are requested to bring a salad to pass for the meal. Thank you. GO SHARKS!!
First grade learned about the Solar Eclipse today in science and then made their own crowns in observance of the solar eclipse.
All juniors and seniors will be attending the Huron Business & Career Fair in the Huron Event Center on April 17th. We will be leaving the school at 10:00 am. Our time will be from 10:30-12:00 noon. Since we will miss our lunchtime at the school, we will stop in Huron and let the students buy lunch in town or they can bring a sack lunch for the day.
John Stiegelmeier, former football coach at SDSU, will be speaking to Iroquois and Lake Preston students, athletes, and families tonight at 6:30 pm in LP. Plan to join us at this exciting event. GO SHARKS!!
If you have a student in 6, 7, 8 or 11 grade, please make sure they bring their fully charged Chromebook and the charger to school for testing through next week!
If you have a student in 6, 7, 8 or 11 grade, please encourage them to bring their own "wired" headphones for testing which starts Tuesday, April 2nd! Bluetooth headphones are not allowed!
Reminder we WILL HAVE A REGULAR SCHOOL day on Friday, April 5. GO CHIEFS!!
Elementary State testing will begin on Monday, April 8th. Fifth grades students will test from April 8th to April 11th. Third grade students will test from April 15th through April 19th. Fourth grade students will test April 22nd through April 25th. Please be sure your child is well-rested during testing!
The Easter bunny visited the elementary classrooms this morning!
State Testing is right around the corner! April 2-5-6th, 7th, 8th and 11th grade students will take the ELA and Math tests. April 8 & 9-8th and 11th grade students will take the Science test. Please make sure your student is well-rested for testing!
In Mr Wipf's class, the 6th graders are about to finish up their chapter on Ancient Greece. How can you learn about Ancient Greece without covering the Olympics? Today, the class split into teams and participated in minute-to-win-it games! Mr Wipf even made them all olive branch crowns!
The Lake Preston FCA has invited Iroquois staff, students, and community members to join them April 2nd at 6:30pm in the LP gym for an assembly featuring former SDSU head football coach John Stiegelmeier. Please contact Mr Wipf or Jalen Kaufman with questions!
Students completed their 12th puzzle of the school year! Every puzzle they have completed has been either 500 or 1000 pieces. Students are able to work on the puzzles anytime that they have free time during the day. It's always fun to watch!! Students compete to see who gets to place the final piece of each puzzle. Puzzle number 13 is already under construction!!!
Iroquois School will have a 10:00 am start on Tuesday, March 26. Buses 90 minutes late, breakfast snack will be served. GO CHIEFS!!
There will be NO SCHOOL in Iroquois on Monday, March 25, based on the Blizzard and Winter Storm Warning we are under. We will NOT have a virtual day either. The makeup day will be on Friday, April 19.
Stay warm and safe.
A big THANK YOU to all who donated to the American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge. These kids received some of their thank you gifts from the company today! We raised $1906.52!!! Lilly Wagner was our top heart hero by raising $274.70. Way to go Lilly!!!
Iroquois School District will be offering Drivers Ed courses this summer for both in and out of district students. Cost is $300 per student. Information can be found on the attached flyer, or by calling the school at (605) 546-2426.
Dimock cheese sales are due tomorrow morning. Chenoa and Kali are collecting the orders. GO CHIEFS!!