ATTENTION: Due to a water main repair scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21, Iroquois will NOT HAVE SCHOOL on Friday, Feb. 21. We WILL HAVE SCHOOL on Friday, Feb. 28 to make up the day. GO CHIEFS!!
We will have a 10:00 AM start on Wednesday, Feb. 19. No Breakfast will be served. Buses 90 minutes late. GO CHIEFS!!
Here are some activities taking place this week for FFA Weeks. GO CHIEFS!!
Iroquois School will have a 10:00 am start on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Buses will be 90 minutes late. No Breakfast will be served. Stay warm. GO CHIEFS!!
Due to extremely cold weather coming, we will be postponing the FFA Pancake Feed scheduled for Monday, Feb. 17 to Sunday, February 23rd, serving from 9am -1pm! Stay warm and safe!!
Iroquois elementary teachers presented in Desmet today at the DeSmet Regional Teacher Inservice. They presented about their journey in making interventions happen for our students.
Meet the Sharks after tomorrow's GBB game!
Results from the Lake Preston Art Show.
Link for the GBB games tonight at Wolsey.
https://www.youtube.com/live/73McaE2cUtA?feature=shared
Congratulations to Cooper DeJean on winning the Super Bowl (and scoring a touchdown!) Cooper's dad, Jason, is a 1992 graduate of Iroquois!
Students were given information today regarding Driver's Ed this summer. If your student is interested in Drivers Ed, it will be taught in June. Please call the office with any questions and/or to register your student! Students must turn 14 before December 31st, 2025 to be eligible.
Events this week in SHARK NATION!
Monday 2/10: BBB v Desmet @ LP (JH 4:30, JV 6:00, V 7:15)
Monday 2/10: 4th BBB scrimmage during Varsity Halftime
Monday 2/10: 4th/5th GBB game @ Howard 7:00
Tuesday 2/11: GBB @ WW (JV 6:00, V 7:15)
Thursday 2/13: GBB v SBA @ IR (JV 6:00, V 7:15) **SENIOR NIGHT**
Friday 2/14: BBB v Arlington @ IR (JH 4:30, JV 6:00, V 7:15)
Friday 2/14: 4th BBB scrimmage during varsity halftime
Friday 2/14: State Duels @ Pierre TBD
Saturday 2/15: 6th GBB @ Willow Lake
Saturday 2/15: Glory Days Tournament @ LP
Kali Burma will be hosting a "Kali's Kids Klub" this Thursday from 4:00 to 5:15 for her senior capstone project. The theme will be Old McDonald Had a Farm and the money raised will be given to the Ronald McDonald House in Sioux Falls. Forms will be sent home with elementary students tomorrow! There will be snacks, crafts and fun!!!
MS/HS Dress up days for FCCLA Week.
Feb 5th in National Girls and Women in Sports Day. National Girls and Women in Sports Day is an annual day that recognizes the achievements of female athletes and the positive impact of sports on girls and women. Tuesday at our home game in IR we were able to honor the senior female athletes from Iroquois/Lake Preston and acknowledge their participation in athletics.
Thank you ladies for your participation in our athletic department! We are proud of everything you have accomplished!
- Zachary Wipf, Iroquois Athletic Director
Meet the Boys Basketball Sharks on Monday after the Game!
Second graders became engineers today during science! They were given notecards, scissors and paper clips to build a tower that could hold the weight of a pack of notecards. They had a lot of trial and error but then had some successful towers!
A representative from SURF (Sanford Underground Research Facility) gave a presentation to the elementary students this morning. She will also be presenting to the middle and high schoolers today! Thank you for teaching us about this facility that is in our very own state!
Girls basketball cheerleaders along with some football sideline cheerleaders taught 17 girls at the Junior Sharks cheer camp on Monday night. . They learned a dance and two cheers that they performed Tuesday night during the doubleheader basketball games!
Fifth grade students built perches for their friend Harry today, so he could easily see around the room. The students worked in teams to complete the challenge. The only supplies they could use were given to them by Mrs. Stroud. They tried to get him as high above their desk top without putting Harry's safety at risk!
