Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7

🎵 SDACDA Junior Honor Choir is officially underway! 🎵 EPJ eighth grader Kaia Irlbeck is representing EPJ in the SSA choir. The choir is rehearsing today and tomorrow, and they’ll wrap it all up with a concert tomorrow at 2:00 PM MST. 🎶✨

Due to weather the basketball games scheduled for tonight (January 23) have been postponed. We are working on a reschedule date with Lakota Tech for boys and the girls will host West Central on Thursday, February 12 at 5:00 pm

With the closure of school today due to cold temps there will be no boys basketball game vs Lakota Tech tonight and facilities will be closed for today (Friday, January 23)

With the announcemnet of No School this morning, there will also be no activities this evening. Stay Safe and Stay Warm.

Good Morning Husky Nation, unfortunately our temps are not recovering as fast as we would have hoped this morning potentially causing hazardous situations for our buses and those commuting. There is no school today.

The home doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow with West Central girls and Lakota Tech boys will now be a boys only night. C boys at 5 pm JV 6 pm and varsity 7:15 pm vs Lakota Tech. Girls game with West Central is now on Thursday, February 12 with first game at 5 pm in Elk Point.

Due to an Extreme Cold Warning expiring at 9 am CST there will be a 2 Hour late start for the Elk Point-Jefferson school district Friday, January 23.

Here is the link to the livestream through Kingsley-Pierson for the girls basketball games tomorrow - JV at 4:30 pm followed by the varsity
www.trojansportslive.com

Famous Landmarks! The sixth grade explore class built famous landmarks out of Legos and presented facts on their monument. We focused on historical accuracy, scale/proportion, engineering/stability, documentation, and creativity/effort. In all, 13 different landmarks were created. Our young builders did not want to photographed, but wanted to share their structures.

JHBBB vs Lennox is now a home game on Thursday, January 22 with the 7th grade game starting at 4 pm followed by the 8th grade. Reminder that JH games are livestreamed on NFHS Network free of charge.

If you cannot make it to Vermillion tonight for the basketball doubleheader - here is the link to watch the games https://youtube.com/live/D-QdJ3fh8g8

The EPJ Unified Special Olympics purchased a push button/switch adaptive ability wheelchair accessible bowling ramp from Ability Tech! While it may have been trialed in the SLC classroom, with a volleyball and plastic pins, it was a great way to show a few of the athletes of what their peers have access to during bowling season! We are beyond excited for this addition to our Special Olympics to allow those with unique challenges to be a part of yet another aspect of our mission: one school, all abilities, unified together! Dustin and his family are doing a truly remarkable thing for those with disabilities! Check out their website: https://abilitytech.org

We are proud to recognize Kayla Sharkey, a senior at EPJ High School and avid Educators Rising Member, as one of many EPJ students participating in our Teacher Assistant Program! Through this program, students like Kayla step into real classrooms to explore the teaching profession firsthand. They complete a minimum of 30 hours working alongside a mentor teacher, gaining valuable experience through observation, hands-on assistance, and meaningful professional conversations about what it truly means to be an educator. We are incredibly proud to support Kayla and so many others who are curious, passionate, and eager to learn more about the teaching profession. The future of education is in good hands. 💙🍎

Little Huskies Cheer Camp Update: Please note that the Little Huskies Cheer Camp for grades PK-6 has been rescheduled to Monday, February 23rd. Camp will be held in the MS Gym from 3:15pm to 5:00pm with the performance of material taking place later that night at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game. Updated flyers will be sent home with elementary students on Tuesday 1/20 and are due back by Friday, January 30th at 3:15pm. Students in 6th grade may pick up a registration form in the MS/HS Office if interested. Camp cost is $40 and includes multiple snacks, Gatorade, a tshirt, and a bow for all campers.

We have openings for the 26-27 School Year. Come join our great team at EPJ! https://epj.schoolspring.com

✨ Introducing Husky Heroes of the Month! ✨
We are excited to share that our elementary school will be recognizing Husky Heroes of the Month for each grade level! Students will be chosen by a committee based on their positive behavior and how well they demonstrate our HERO values: Helpful, Effort, Respect, and Owning Your Actions.

Our Husky Heroes are students who consistently make great choices and go above and beyond to show Husky Hero pride. They will be recognized with yard signs, posters, and a special treat or two!

We have so many amazing students who live out our HERO values every day, and we can’t wait to celebrate them. Stay tuned to see who our first Husky Heroes of the Month will be! 🐾💙

Attention elementary and 6th grade parents: the date of the Little Huskies Cheer Camp will be on a different date due to a schedule change. A new flyer will be sent home once the new date is set.

Parents and athletes - check out the new EPJ Huskies Strength Training website managed by Coach Homan - it is your one stop shop for all things strength/conditioning and nutrition https://sites.google.com/k12.sd.us/huskypower/home