Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Showing Pride...Taking Action
Ms. Peirce's 8th grade science class working with balanced and unbalanced forces last week.
📣 CHEER FUNDRAISERS REMINDER!
A quick reminder that BOTH of our current EPJ Cheer fundraisers are due this Thursday, September 3rd by 3:15 PM!
🏈 Little Huskies Football Cheer Camp
Registration forms and payment are due to Mrs. Leichtenberg by 3:15 PM. Camp is open to our Little Huskies PK-5 and includes two after-school camp sessions, a bow, T-shirt, snacks, and a halftime performance at the September 25th home football game!
💙 Homecoming Spirit Gear Preorders
Homecoming merchandise order forms are also due to Mrs. Leichtenberg by 3:15 PM Thursday. Students in grades K–12 can preorder tattoos, beads, spirit gear, and other Homecoming accessories!
Both deadlines: Thursday, September 3rd at 3:15 PM!
Thank you for supporting EPJ Cheer, and GO HUSKIES! 🐾💙
George Washington's ice harvesting practices along the Potomac River inspired a popular STEM challenge in Mrs. Van Wyk's 5th grade Social Studies classes this week. Students designed an insulated structure to keep an ice cube from melting. Several structures made it several hours before melting completely.
Mrs. Irlbeck's FACS class made Playdoh today.
🏈 **FOOTBALL MANIA FUNDRAISER IS BACK!** 🏈
Support **EPJ Educators Rising** with our annual **Football Mania Fundraiser**! It’s super simple, fun, and gives you **324 chances to WIN!** 💰
For just **$20**, you’ll receive a card with **3 randomly selected NFL teams for each of the 18 weeks** of the football season.
Each week, the final scores of your 3 teams are added together. If your total is one of the **TOP 15 scores or BOTTOM 3 scores**, you win!
💰 **Weekly Prizes:**
🥇 1st — $400
🥈 2nd — $100
🥉 3rd — $50
🏆 Next 12 highest — $20 each
⬇️ Lowest — $50
⬇️ Next 2 lowest — $20 each
🔥 **18 winners every week × 18 weeks = 324 CHANCES TO WIN!** 🔥
Even better, **$14 of every $20 card stays with EPJ Educators Rising** to help fund our projects, student opportunities, and support our students who compete at Nationals! ❤️
🎟️ **Hard-copy cards** are available from any Ed Rising member or Contact Mrs Stabe (karlene.stabe@k12.sd.us).
💻 **Want an e-card? Purchase online here:**
https://www.charitymania.com/give/AG236-28
⏰ **SALES END SEPTEMBER 11!**
🏈 Get your card, cheer for your teams, and support the **next generation of educators!** 🍎📚
We are up and running with the livestream! Tune into the JV game on the EPJ Hudl Fan app!
Due to technical difficulties the livestream is not currently available for the JV football game. Sorry for the inconvenience
JV Football tonight at home vs Lennox - ikickoff is 4:00 pm . Game is available on livestream through the EPJ Hudl Fan app.
Today is the last day to purchase your ticket for the meal at the Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday, September 5 at The Pointe https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq57e0Quvzr25WJ6Zr1YsXdfuFB1xsBbV138QpCpD8OrXGJA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108693677744650351179
Mrs. Hartog's 4th grade class got to know eachother better today with the Someone Who Activity!
4th grade science worked on their listening and communicating skills with Run.See.Do
Save Fred- 4th grade science
Looking Ahead: Music Events for the Semester
Get ready for an exciting semester full or rhythm, harmony, and unforgettable performances! There's somethings for everyone this fall. Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and join us in supporting the incredible musicians here at EPJ!
Get ready for an exciting semester full or rhythm, harmony, and unforgettable performances! There's somethings for everyone this fall. Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and join us in supporting the incredible musicians here at EPJ!
The volleyball game tonight vs MVP is starting later than originally planned - we are hoping for the first serve in the C game to be between 4:45 and 5 pm. All game starts will be pushed back slighlty and we will run a rolling schedule for the night.
Still need activity tickets before the home volleyball and football seasons kick off? Use this link to purchase your admission into all home Husky events for the 2026-27 school year! https://shorturl.at/PMp15
Reminder that the deadline to purchase tickets for our Inaugural Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, September 5 at The Pointe is this Friday. Use this link to purchase tickets to reserve your seat https://forms.gle/tzQmfwqBTGYEVEa27
EPJ Volleyball kicks off the season by hosting MVP on Thursday, August 27 at 4:30 pm. All games will be livestreamed through Hudl. Access the EPJ homepage for the livestream with this link https://shorturl.at/CluZI
The cheerleaders are selling preorder homecoming merchandise as a fundraiser to ages K-12; please see the attached order form. All order forms must be received by Mrs. Leichtenberg by Thursday September 3rd at or before 3:15pm. Make sure to preorder if you are interested in tattoos, beads, spirit gear, and other accessories for Homecoming, and GO HUSKIES!
Little Huskies Football Cheer Camp will take place the week of 9/21-9/25! Campers will attend two sessions after school (Monday 9/21 3:15-4:30pm and Thursday 9/24 3:15-4:30pm) before they perform at halftime of the home football game on Friday, September 25th. All campers will receive snacks, a bow, and a tshirt to keep. Campers will learn several sideline cheers to perform at halftime over the course of 2 days of camp!
Registrations with payment are due Thursday, September 3rd at 3:15pm (same deadline as homecoming order sheets to keep things simple!). Payment via cash or check (make out to EPJ Cheer) should be turned in with the registration form. Please reach out to Shayla.Leichtenberg@k12.sd.us with any questions.
Mrs. Irlbeck's 7th grade math learned about collecting data to create bar graphs. But in order to collect the data, they "Moustache" a few questions!!
