Congratulations to Coach Adam Timmins on being selected as the 11B Assistant Coach of the year. Coach Timmins has coached at football EPJ for the past 11 seasons. Coach strives to lead by example and has high standards for both himself and his players. Congrats Coach Timmins!
EPJ volleyball is at Vermillion tonight for the last regular season DAK XII contest of 2024. Varsity game will be livestreamed at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SOd2f1Kfw0
6-12 vocal concert tonight at 7:00 pm in the MS gym. Here is the link to the live concert if you are unable to attend https://www.youtube.com/live/HLttoaDj4SE
EPJ football will host Clark/Willow Lake at 6:00 pm on Thursday, October 31 in the second round of the 11B football playoffs.
The EPJ Choirs would like to invite you to a Halloween Spook-tacular Choir Concert on Monday, October 28th at 7:00 pm. We will be performing some Halloween classics as well as some new favorites. We hope you will have a Thrilling time under the Full Moon Risin'! From Double Trouble to Spooky Scary Skeletons, it’s sure to be a Spellbinding experience! So, grab your Love Potion #9 and prepare for a Little Shop of Horrors that’s more fun than The Bells can ring! Let’s make some magical memories In the Sorcerer’s Hall!
Tonight the volleyball team will host a "Rally for Roger" for their home game with Tri-Valley. Proceeds from a bake sale, 50/50 raffle and a serving game will go to the Roger Dunn family. C game starts at 4:30 pm with rolling schedule to follow.
The yearbook staff traveled to the campus of SDSU in Brookings today to attend the South Dakota High School Press Convention! They spent the day listening to journalists talk about their experiences working in the field and attending workshops related to design trends, caption writing, and photography. The afternoon consisted of an awards ceremony for the SDHSAA Yearbook Contest, as well as the Journalistic Photography Contest, with which came some door prizes. Senior Libby W. name was drawn during door prizes and she came home with a laptop! The 2023-2024 yearbook received an Excellent rating in the Yearbook Contest. Finally, senior Samantha M. earned herself the TOP scoring spot in the entire Journalistic Photography Contest for her photo "Crazy About Colors". This means her photo had the highest score of any school that submitted entries (class B, A, and AA) all across South Dakota! She received a Superior and a plaque recognizing her fantastic photography skills. Congratulations and a job well done to Samantha as well as the entire yearbook staff!
EPJ will host Flandreau on Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 pm in the first round of the 11B football playoffs. No passes will be accepted - ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for students.
EPJ Football travels to Sioux Valley tonight for a Big East Conference showdown. Kickoff is 7 pm in Volga. Here is the link to the livestream for tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMUZE4DU6XU
EPJ Volleyball will play in the DAK XII Conference Tournament on Saturday, October 19 in Vermillion. Here is a link to a live bracket for updates throughout the day https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRMoSe9IOhtAtDxbkhTY_eq7sV1waXKRYRjXCz36yIBVUHTqNmRko_mfkamW9kwe-9HEro-jOH-29yH/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
EPJ will host the Region 3A Cross Country Meet on Thursday, October 17 at 3:30 pm at The Pointe Golf and Event Center. Please note the start time as some calendars may have it starting earlier.
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We have added a JV football game for tonight at 7:00 pm vs Bishop Heelan - after conferences are done come down to the field for some JV football!
Drill Notification- Please see the attached letter regarding today's Lockdown Drill. The drill is conducted in partnership with the Elk Point Police Department. The drill should be about ten minutes starting at 8:40. No one will be allowed to enter the school at this time.
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Good luck to the Cross Country teams at Vermillion today - boys varsity 5K will start at 3pm at The Bluffs Golf Course followed by girls varsity, boys JV and girls JV
EPJ football is hosting a JH/JV doubleheader today with Wagner starting at 4:00 pm. JH will play at 4 pm followed by the JV game.
We have a change to JH VB today in Parker - first games will start at 4 pm and not 4:30 as originally scheduled - with 7B and 8th grade playing at that time - the 7A game will follow.
Grown-ups, make sure your kid won’t miss out on the latest adventure in this hit series! Pre-purchase your hardcover copy through our school’s Book Fair homepage. Use code FAIRSHIP and your book ships to your home for free.
