Due to the weather forecast, we are going to bump up some activities tonight to get all of our busses home before the winds are expected to take a dramatic increase.
All after school activities will be concluded by 4:45 today. The activity busses will run at 5:00 p.m. and not 5:30 p.m. (December 15th)
There will be no junior high sports practices tomorrow morning (December 16th).
The Tri-Valley School Board will meet on Wednesday, December 15th for three items that were tabled at Monday's night meeting.
1). Bids for phase II of the elementary school (contractors needed more time to go through all the bid packages before presenting to the board)
2). Updated proposal from Dakota Educational Consulting for boundary work in relation to two elementary schools.
3). School calendar survey (we had a board member absent Monday)
The agenda can be viewed here: https://www.tri-valley.k12.sd.us/browse/156880
Monday's school board agenda can be viewed at: https://www.tri-valley.k12.sd.us/browse/156880
The JHGBB tournament scheduled for Saturday, December 11th has been canceled at all locations.
HSBB Double Header vs. Garretson scheduled for Friday, December 10th has been rescheduled due to weather. The boys will play on Saturday, December 18th: C - 10:00am / JV - 11:15am / V - 12:30pm. The girls will play on Tuesday, December 28th: JV - 5:30pm / V - 6:45pm. Games on both dates will be played in the TV HS Gym.
Basketball schedule changes this week: JHBBB will play 7th followed by 8th grade in MS gym on Thursday (12/9) starting at 4:00pm. There will be no C Team GBB game on Friday (12/10). JV girls and C team boys will start at 4:00pm.
The "American Idle" All-School Play will be held on Thursday, December 2nd & Friday, December 3rd at 7 pm in the Middle School Gym. Admission is FREE!
A few more pictures of the TVEA blanket making event. Photo credit: Bridget Ebert
Mrs. Bridget Ebert shared the following pictures of members of the Tri-Valley Education Association making blankets for our Angel Tree families. They made 37 blankets! Thank you, TVEA for your kindness! #TheMustangWay #MustangProud
In a few short years, the Tri-Valley School District will have three attendance centers. The first attendance center will be a k-4 elementary school in Crooks (currently called the Early Learning Center). The second attendance center will be the current building that students are attending today. This building will host a k-4 elementary and grades 5-8 (intermediate school). The third attendance center will be Tri-Valley High School, which will be located to the east of the current practice football fields. As a district, we will need to name the attendance centers for the elementary in Crooks as well the current building for when it becomes K-8th. We are currently taking suggestions for the naming of these two attendance centers. People with suggestions are asked to complete this short form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Hsixd4HG65gk03CibrCtEjO8HcujCWtUHtLpoO9Hw3l4jg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Tri-Valley is forming a school finance committee with the following roles and responsibilities:
1. Assist the District in educating the general public concerning school finance issues, including creating reader-friendly budget information.
2. Review the District's annual audit and accompanying management letters and submit any comments or recommendations to the Board.
3. Review the annual budget, revenue, and expenditure forecasts, and submit any recommendations to the Board.
4. Review and make recommendations regarding long-term capital plans and financial strategies for major projects for the district.
5. Recommend transfers between funds for special projects.
6. Advise the Board of any local, state, and/or federal policies, legislation or developing trends which may impact district financial goals and priorities.
7. Provide input on other issues identified by the Board.
We are looking for volunteers to serve on the finance committee. Interested patrons are asked to fill out their contact information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0TjgN2CaYJUOjTq9p865cwbQ6NPDvonX8oWUzlS62Zwf4qQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
Off-Season Training for students in grades 7-12 not in a winter sport will begin at 6:30am on Monday 11/29. Contact Coach Leuning with questions: austin.leuning@k12.sd.us. View the weight room calendar here to see dates and times: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y191c2VsMzZvNmlrbmx2NnNsNGw1YjB1azdoc0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t
Once again, our staff and students put together an outstanding program to recognize area Veterans!
Thank you to all Veterans for your service in protecting our many freedoms!
Thank you to Mrs. Fluth and the Student Council for organizing the Veteran's Day Program. This group did an amazing job of recognizing area veterans for the sacrifices they have made in protecting our freedoms!
Thank you to Mrs. Sturm for taking this group of aspiring future teachers to the Educators Rising event in Mitchell! We are excited to see what the future holds for this group of young ladies!
Activity Bus Reminder: With the start of JHGBB yesterday the activity bus will run at 5:30pm every day we hold practice for JH winter sports through February 17th.
Tri-Valley will host our annual Veterans Day Program on Thursday, November 11th at 9:00 a.m. The Live Stream and On Demand recording of the program can be found at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd/evtc3e0eae7c4.
Winter sport start dates: JHGBB 11/10; WR 11/15; HSGBB 11/22; JH & HSBBB 11/29. Remember, athletes must have their physicals and paperwork in prior to starting practice. The process and location to upload can be found here: https://www.oartri-valley.portal.rschooltoday.com/
Angel Tree Support:
As the holiday season is approaching; Tri-Valley School District will be providing gifts to many local families through our Angel Tree program. If you would like to help by adopting a family/child or giving a monetary donation to support the project please contact Jackie Foster at Jackie.Foster@k12.sd.us or 605-446-3538.
