Congrats to our February Husky Heroes of the Month!!
14 days ago, Courtnee Ronning
What an incredible weekend for our Educators Rising students! This past weekend, 12 of our students traveled to Spearfish to compete at the state Educators Rising Conference held at Black Hills State University. After months of preparation, practice, and dedication, I am beyond proud to share that all 12 students qualified for Nationals and will represent our school in Portland, Oregon! Here are their outstanding accomplishments: Kayla Sharkey • Gold Rating & 3rd Place – Job Interview; 1st Place Overall – Lesson Plan and Delivery Brooklyn Thooft • Gold Rating & 2nd Place Overall – Exploring Support Services Ali Herrity • Gold Rating & Top 10 Placement – Job Interview Jadyn Crippen & Peyton Stacy • Gold Ratings – Teacher Created Materials AND Interactive Bulletin Board Delaney Thorson • Silver Rating – Interactive Bulletin Board • Gold Rating & 3rd Place Overall – Lesson Plan and Delivery Camryn Norris, Kylee Pierce, Hannah Kuehl, Exandria Stultz & Gracelynn Bruns • Gold Ratings – Interactive Bulletin Board Haley Harkness: • Gold Rating – Interactive Bulletin Board • Selected as a South Dakota State Officer after completing four rounds of interviews • Recipient of the prestigious Legacy and Light Award — an honor awarded to only four students in the entire state of South Dakota. This is a tremendous accomplishment, recognizing leadership, character, and service. What an incredible honor!
Because of the hard work and dedication of the Educators Rising EPJ Chapter, our Educators Rising Chapter also earned a GOLD LEVEL Chapter Recognition Award — a testament to my student's commitment, professionalism, and heart for education. I am so incredibly proud of each and every one of my students. The countless hours of preparation, the willingness to step outside their comfort zones, and the passion they show for becoming future educators truly paid off. They represent our school and community with excellence.
15 days ago, Karlene Stabe
The wrestling team will depart at 2:15 today for state wrestling. Vehicles will take off down Franklin St at 2:15 if you want to come out and cheer on the Huskies as they travel to the State B Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls.
16 days ago, EPJ Activities
The Spring Sports Kickoff Meeting will be on Monday, March 2 at 6:00 pm in the HS gym. Coaches from Softball, Varsity and JH Track for Boys and Girls and Girls Golf will be in attendance.
18 days ago, EPJ Activities
5th Grade is working on an economics unit - supply, demand, and the price of goods. Please help our 5th graders be successful. All proceeds will go towards their field trip this spring.
18 days ago, Valerie Neuharth
4th grade science had a building lab today. Students had to create at 12in high skyscraper that could survive an earthquake shake test- Fun was had by all!
18 days ago, Samantha Hartog
Last weekend, 2/14, several students and staff participated in the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge held at OLC in Vermillion! Students from Educators Rising, Student Council and Special Olympics all raised money to support EPJ's Special Olympics & South Dakota Special Olympics!
18 days ago, Cassandra Schmith
Girls Basketball will travel to Sioux Falls Christian for the first round of the Region 4A Girls Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, February 24 with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 pm.
18 days ago, EPJ Activities
7th grade FACS made their first project! They did awesome!
21 days ago, Marcee Irlbeck
EPJ will host a pep rally to celebrate all of our winter activities and sports on Tuesday, February 24 at 2:35 pm in the HS gym. The public is welcome!
21 days ago, EPJ Activities
++Save the Date -- Monday March 2 at 7pm!!
The EPJ Student Council is hosting the 1st annual Mr. EPJ Contest. Come out and watch 12 HS boys from 12 different school organizations compete in 3 different areas for the title of Mr. EPJ. Stay tuned for more information!!
22 days ago, Melanie Norris
Today in Biology, students took their learning to the next level by modeling meiosis! After yesterday’s lecture and video, we reinforced the concepts with a hands-on activity to better understand how genetic variation occurs. It’s always great to see students actively engaged and making connections between what we learn and how it applies to real-life biology.
23 days ago, Karlene Stabe
Reminder on Friday, February 20 the varsity boys basketball team will travel to Salem to play McCook Central-Montrose starting at 5:00 pm with the sub varsity games. Here is the link to the livestream - there is a fee to access www.cougars.liveticket.tv
23 days ago, EPJ Activities
Reminder school dismisses at 1pm Thursday, February 19th, due to the district hosting girls Region Wrestling.
23 days ago, EPJ School District
Mrs. Hartog's 4th grade reviewed with fraction BINGO today!
23 days ago, Samantha Hartog
After a week of studying the Winter Olympic sports, second graders in Mrs. Marasco's class got to compete in a winter sport. Students were able to choose from curling, hockey, ski jump, alpine racing, seed skating, and the luge.
24 days ago, Brooklyn Marasco-Ayau
It has been busy within our building project. Acoustical grids and flooring will start in the next couple of weeks with flooring and gym equipment to follow.
24 days ago, EPJ School District
Educators Rising wants to thank everyone who came out to help make the Cake Walk fundraiser a success. The chapter so far raised $185. If you were not able to come out and participate we have created an AMAZON WISHLIST of items to help make the birthday kits. As part of a service project our students are creating Celebration in a Box kits for families within the EPJ district. These kits are designed to help ensure every child has the opportunity to feel celebrated on their birthday, regardless of life’s circumstances. Each kit includes a cake mix, a can of soda to prepare the cake, frosting, candles, balloons, a birthday card, and a $5 gift certificate to the school book fair. Kits will be available for pickup at both the Elementary and High School offices for families who may appreciate a little extra support in celebrating their child’s special day. We understand that birthdays, while joyful, can sometimes create added financial stress for families. Our hope is that these kits help ease that burden and allow families to focus on making meaningful memories. In addition, this project supports EPJ’s mission of increasing literacy by giving students the opportunity to choose a book of their own at the spring or fall book fair. If you are wanting to help our chapter purchase these items a QR code is provided with a an Amazon wish list of items we need to make the kits. Thank you for your support!
about 1 month ago, Karlene Stabe
EPJ band and vocal will present a concert tonight at 7:00 pm in the MS gym. The Show Choir and Jazz Band will perform as they prepare for their competition seasons. Here is the link to the livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N8ehLLANVM
about 1 month ago, EPJ Activities
We are thrilled to announce that Mrs. Karlene Stabe was awarded the South Dakota Biology Teacher of the Year this afternoon! We are extremely proud of Mrs. Stabe for her efforts and are thankful she is part of the EPJ School District! Congratulations, Mrs. Stabe!
