Little Panther Basketball Winners from Mrs. DuFrain's 2nd Grade Classroom!
Pictured with Boys Basketball Players Braxton Breukelman & Max Miller:
Briggs Burmeister - Basketball, sponsored by Summit Contracting
Gemma Thomas (not pictured) - Shirt sponsored by The Platte Enterprise & County Fair Zachary Schoenrock & Annisten Nachtigal - Pennants donated by County Fair
Thank you to our sponsors & congratulations to our students!
Little Panther Basketball Winners from Mrs. Neuman's 1st Grade Classroom!
Pictured with Boys Basketball Players Ryker Nachtigal & Maddux Van Zee:
Rhemesin Nachtigal - Basketball, sponsored by Summit Contracting J
Owen Dyke - Shirt sponsored by The Platte Enterprise & The County Fair
Mason Schrank & Erik Hutchens (not pictured) - Pennant donated by The County Fair
Thank you to our sponsors & congratulations to our students!
Little Panther Basketball Winners from Mrs. Rolland's 1st Grade Classroom!
Pictured with Boys Basketball Players Hayden Sprik & Emmit Holzbauer:
Jasper Semmler - Basketball, sponsored by Summit Contracting
Jacob Ellwanger - Shirt sponsored by The Platte Enterprise & The County Fair
Brinslee Nelson & Killian Kirwan - Pennants donated by The County Fair
Thank you to our sponsors & congratulations to our students!
Platte-Geddes Families: Please remember that Iowa Ave. & 4th St. in front of the elementary school is one-way only during dismissal. Students are only allowed to cross the street at the designated crosswalks. For the safety of our students, please park along the school curb or in the parking lots. Thank you for your cooperation.
On Friday, January 24, these students competed in the 1st annual Platte-Geddes Scripps Spelling Bee! Congratulations to Murphy Nachtigal for earning 1st place! Runners-up are Chase Lantz, Talli Graves, Owen Erickson & Lily Sibbel! Job well done, students!!
Rigley Nachtigal made a Good News Call today! He showed extra kindness and care when he gave up his Uncrustable at lunch so another student could have it because there wasn't any left. Thank you, Rigley, for being an exceptional student! You are so sweet and kind to think of others. Kindness is contagious, so thank you for passing it on!!
Platte-Geddes Schools will have a 10AM start on Tuesday, January 21. The Geddes bus will leave at 9:15, no school for half-day K students, no breakfast will be served. All after-school activities will go on as planned.
The boys basketball games scheduled for today at Gregory have been postponed until February 10. The JV game will begin at 6:30. The athletic directors are working to find a reschedule date for the junior high games. We will share that information once a date has been set.
Platte-Geddes Schools will open at 10 o'clock on Monday, January 20. The Geddes will leave at 9:15, there is no class for Half-Day K, and no breakfast will be served.
Doubleheader schedule for 1/16 and 1/17:
Thursday vs. MVP
Boys’ C: 4:00 Armory
Boys’ JV: 5:15 Armory
Girls’ JV: 5:15 Multipurpose Room
Girls’ Varsity: 6:30 Armory
Boys’ Varsity to follow
Friday vs. TDA
Boys’ C: 4:00 Multipurpose Room
Boys’ JV: 5:15 Multipurpose Room
Girls’ JV: 5:15 Armory
Girls’ Varsity: 6:30 Armory
Boys’ Varsity to follow
Friendly reminder: There is a parent meeting for ALL parents of students in 5th-12th band or choir tomorrow (Wednesday) in the high school music room at 5pm. You will be updated on spring music dates, fundraisers, and special events.
5th Graders participated in an Escape Room in Mrs. Patlaff's class last week! These students succeeded in escaping!
Zoom link to Platte-Geddes School District January Board Meeting:
Time: Jan 13, 2025 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/92260816435?pwd=nv9frqsbqV3klRBYcRK1Hld4COhELj.1
Meeting ID: 922 6081 6435
Passcode: 514216
The Platte/Geddes Panther PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) invite all parents to attend the monthly meeting tonight at 6:45 P.M. in the elementary conference room. All parents with students in kindergarten - 12th grade are invited to attend. We would also like to invite any student representatives to attend. We encourage any student input or inquiries as our group is for you also.
Congratulations to the Platte-Geddes Quiz Bowl Team and Ms. Kraft for winning the Q107 Quiz Bowl.
State wrestling tickets are on sale now! At this time, only All-Session tickets can be purchased. There will be no refunds on any ticket orders. An All-Session Adult Ticket cost $50 and an All-Session Student Ticket cost $30. Please contact Mr. Bailey if you have any questions. Orders can be placed by stopping in the high school office, by emailing melanie.sondgeroth@k12.sd.us, or calling the office at 605-337-3391. All orders are due by Tuesday, January 22nd. Check should be made out to Platte-Geddes School District.
The Platte-Geddes School District has an immediate opening for a special education paraprofessional. Interested parties can complete the online application found here: https://www.platte-geddes.k12.sd.us/page/careers
The application window closes at noon on Friday, January 10
Livestream Link and directions for Girls/Boys Basketball Games on Saturday, January 4. There is a $10 fee to watch the games. The fee will give you access to all of the games being play at the 2025 America's Hometown Basketball Classic: https://bigsiouxmedia.com/2025-americas-hometown-basketball-classic/
Last call for Lost & Found items! Please stop by to claim as items will be donated during break. Thank you & Happy Holidays!
Good morning, highways throughout the district seem to be ok, but there may be scattered slick spots (especially to the north). Please, remind your student drivers to give themselves some extra time getting to school today.