Tri-Valley School District

Good Afternoon, The current forecast from the National Weather Service calls for colder temperatures tomorrow morning than what we experienced this morning. The windchill warning is set to expire tomorrow at 9 a.m. For this reason, Tri-Valley will be having a two-hour late start tomorrow (Tuesday, February 16th). We are making this determination as early as possible to make sure all students and parents are aware, and so we don’t have students waiting for busses at the normal pickup time.

Good morning, Some information on upcoming events: Tomorrow's wrestling quad will also be senior/parents night. Please help us by thanking the senior wrestlers for their dedication to the program. Recognition will take place during the event that starts at 5:00 tomorrow. Attendance is open. On February 18th, we'll honor the girls basketball parents and seniors. Recognition will take place after the JV game. On February 19th, we'll honor the boys basketball parents and seniors. Recognition will take place after the girls varsity game. Attendance is open for all events. The boys basketball game on Tuesday, February 16th will be played at Montrose High School, not McCook High School in Salem. One last reminder tonight is Parent/Teacher Conferences, for 7th-12th grade please check the school website for links on how to sign up and conference with your child's teacher(s). Stay Warm, Eric

Good afternoon, here is a list of activities for this week with spectator guidelines. Tonight's boys basketball game versus Lennox is open attendance. Masks are encouraged. Tomorrow's girls basketball game at SF Christian is open attendance and masks are REQUIRED. Friday's wrestling quad at home is open attendance and masks are encouraged. On Saturday, both basketball teams travel to Milbank. Order of games is as follows (please note the time change): 11:00am - Boys & Girls 'C' Games; 12:05 - Boys JV; 1:15 - Varsity Girls; 2:45 - Varsity Boys. Milbank allows four vouchers per team member.

Good morning, a couple updates to the basketball schedule: - Format for tomorrow's doubleheader: 4:00 - Girls 'C' & JV Boys, 5:00 - Boys 'C', 6:00 Girls Varsity (will not start before 6), 7:30 - Boys Varsity - Live stream for tomorrow: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd. The live stream for Saturday's basketball game in Madison is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ3qcUvSNwh1QG_6hIe_WKA Thank you, Eric

Good afternoon, Below are attendance requirements for upcoming events. GBB/BBB @ West Central (2/2/21) - 4 vouchers/team member. Masks required. GBB/BBB vs. Dell Rapids (2/4/21) - 4 vouchers/team member WR @ Redfield (2/6/21) - Unlimited. Masks required by spectators and teams when not wrestling. GBB @ Madison: Conference Clash (2/6/21) - 6 wristbands/team member. Masks required. BBB vs. Lennox (2/8/21) - 6 vouchers/team member. Masks encouraged. MSBBB @ EPJ (2/8/21) - please limit attendance to close family. Masks required. Thank you, Eric

Here is the link for the boys basketball game against Deuel on Saturday in Madison. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ9DzC9lXocj8_H3rr3fGew

Congratulations to 8th grade flute player Elizabeth D. for being placed in the 2021 Festival Band. Around 370 students auditioned for this event and Elizabeth is representing Tri-Valley as one of the 53 schools for this event. #MustangProud

Good afternoon, here is an update to events this week. Today - MSBBB & MSGBB at Baltic and Garretson, respectively, have mask guidelines and ask you limit attendance to close family members. Please bring a mask with you. JVWR at Sioux Valley starts at 5:00. Masks are required and it is also live streamed here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/sioux-valley-high-school-volga-sd Tomorrow, we host Canton in boys and girls basketball. 4 vouchers per team member are allowed. The JV and Varsity games are live streamed here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd. The high school wrestling team travels to Dell Rapids where masks are required and there are no attendance limitations. That event starts at 5:30. On Thursday, the MSGBB team plays Baltic at home. 8th grade will play first and 7th grade will play afterwards. The basketball teams travel to Elk Point where masks are required. Each team member is allowed 4 vouchers to distribute. Those games are live streamed here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/elkpoint-jefferson-high-school-elk-point-sd On Saturday, the wrestlers travel to Wagner and the event starts at 10am. Masks are required and there are no attendance restrictions for the event. The high school boys basketball team plays in the conference classic at Madison at 2:15 against Deuel. It will be live streamed and that link is forthcoming. Masks are required and team members will have bracelets to give to family/friends. Those bracelets are only good for our game against Deuel. Thank you, Eric

Good morning, below is an update to rescheduled activities from last week as well as activities for this week. Tuesday, January 19th MSBBB vs. Canton will start at 4:30 - changed from 4:00. 7th & 8th grade games will both start at 4:30. HSWR @ West Central at 5:30. 4 vouchers per team member allowed, distributed to wrestlers today. Thursday, January 21st MSGBB vs. Sioux Valley will start at 4:00 in the Middle School Gym. 7th will play first and 8th grade will follow. Both games are in the Middle School Gym. HSBBB vs. Winner will start at 6:00. This was rescheduled from last Thursday. JV will play at 6:00 and Varsity will follow. 4 vouchers per team member allowed admittance. 9-12 students do not need a voucher. Friday, January 22nd GBB/BBB @ Dakota Valley starts at 4:00. 4 vouchers per team member allowed admittance. 9-12 students need to pick up a voucher (up to 88 HS students) from the HS Office on Thursday during school hours. Saturday, January 23rd HSWR @ West Central. Each team has been given an allotment of vouchers to distribute. Wrestlers will receive those vouchers this week. The middle school girls basketball game on Thursday, January 14th at Montrose has been rescheduled to Monday, February 1st at 4:00 in Montrose. The girls and boys basketball game versus Beresford on Friday, January 15th has been rescheduled to Friday, February 19th. Thank you, Eric Smart, AD

Greetings,  According to the National Weather Service, we are in a Blizzard Warning from this evening until tomorrow evening with 60+ winds and below freezing temperature (mixed with snow) this afternoon.  Due to the forecasted high winds and potential for icy roads, we are going to be dismissing today at 12:30 p.m.  High school will be dismissed at noon and high schoolers who wish to eat school lunch can do so at that time in the commons. There will be NO after school activities today (Thursday, January 14). This includes practices, games, and the 5:45 bus route. Tri-Valley will be closed on Friday, January 15th.  For tomorrow, this means there will be no online learning, no staff in the building, no extra-curricular activities, and no special education transportation services.   As of this time, we are still planning on activities for SATURDAY to go on as scheduled, which includes the wrestling tournament that we are hosting. Respectfully,  Dr. Mike Lodmel, Superintendent 

Tri-Valley will be having a special board meeting on Wednesday, January 13th at 2:30 p.m. via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to pay a bill for our capital outlay certificates in the amount of $236,906.53. The bill is expected, but the invoice had been sent to our FORMER business manager's FORMER e-mail address the past two months. We were just made aware of this invoice this afternoon, and it is due by January 15th. If we were to pay it late, it could potentially effect our credit rating for any future projects for the district. Thus, the reason for the urgency and the special school board meeting. Any patrons can come to listen to the meeting in the McAreavey Board Room or call in and listen on the number(s) provided on the agenda. I anticipate the meeting to only take a couple of minutes. Respectfully, Dr. Mike Lodmel, Superintendent

Good morning, below is a list of activities for this week and details for those events. Today - reminder the MSBBB game is CANCELLED as well as JVWR - CANCELLED Tuesday - HSGBB play at Tea - the 'C' game starts at 4:30 - not 5:00. Live stream at NFHS - nfhsnetwork and search Tea Area Titans. Two tickets per team member and masks required at all times. Students need their School ID to get in. HSBBB vs. Tea on Tuesday - 4 vouchers/team member. Subvarsity games start at 4:00. Thursday - HSBBB vs. Winner. There is no 'C' game. JV game will start at 6:00. Four vouchers/team member. Friday - Basketball Doubleheader vs. Beresford. Starting time is 4:00 and 4 vouchers/team member. Saturday - wrestling tournament at Tri-Valley. Two vouchers per team member. Wrestling starts at 10:00am. HSGBB travels to DSU to play Andes Central at 3:00. All home events are live streamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd.

Below is the list of live stream links and passes allowed for activities this week. Thank you. Tuesday – Home WR (open attendance) Live Stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd GBB @ Baltic (6 passes/team personnel) Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpMu48SyF-y3jSvtma08_g Thursday – DHBB @ Mt. Vernon (No restrictions – must take temp when coming in the door) Live Stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mount-vernonplankinton-high-school-mt-vernon-sd Saturday – WR @ Garretson (2 per team personnel) Live Stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/garretson-high-school-garretson-sd

Good afternoon, Parents of archery participants, please check your email for a link to requesting practice times. Coach Ginter and Coach Glasford will make every effort possible to honor your requests. If you did not receive the link or have specific questions, please email Coach Ginter (ginter446@icloud.com) or Coach Glasford (bowhunter10038@gmail.com). Registration for archery is now closed. Thank you, Eric Smart

Good morning, below is some information on activities for this week. Today, JH boys basketball is leaving at 4:15 and traveling to Sioux Valley. The game will be played at the school with 7th grade starting at 6:00 and 8th grade following the 7th grade game. Masks are required in Sioux Valley facilities. The gym is located Sioux Valley High School. Also today, the middle school wrestlers travel to McCook Central for a meet that starts at 5:30pm. Masks are required during the event as well. Tomorrow, we host Vermillion boys and girls in HS basketball. We will NOT have a JV game for the girls. Below is the new schedule of events. 4:00 - 'C' Girls (MS Gym) & JV Boys (HS Gym) 5:30 - 'C' Boys (MS Gym) 5:45 - Varsity girls 7:15 - Varsity boys Please let me know if you have any questions: eric.smart@k12.sd.us Thank you, Eric Smart

Good morning, Here's an update for activities and spectator restrictions for this week. Tonight's choir concert for 7-12th grades is allowing 4 persons per student. Live stream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd Tomorrow the basketball game against Madison is allowing 4 persons per team personnel. Live stream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd Tomorrow's wrestling event at West Central is allowing 4 persons per team personnel - the time of the event was changed to start at 5:30pm. Thursday's 5-12th grade band concert is allowing 4 persons per student to attend. Live stream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd Friday's basketball game at Chester is allowing 6 persons per team personnel. Reminder there are no 'C' games for this event. Order of events (starting at 4:00pm) - JV Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. Saturday's wrestling event is limited. Athletes will be receiving vouchers this week to distribute to spectators. At this time, I do not have any more links for live stream; but, will update if they become available. Thank you, Eric Smart

Fans, here is the link for the JV and Varsity basketball games tonight in Garretson. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/garretson-high-school-garretson-sd Here is the link for tomorrow's wrestling event in Howard: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/howard-high-school-howard-sd Reminder for tomorrow the athletes were given two passes each for the basketball game tomorrow night. The wrestling event is unlimited for fan entrance on Saturday in Howard. This Saturday and Tuesday, we host Sisseton and Madison in double-header basketball events. The livestream link for both games is below - JV and Varsity games will be livestreamed. Team personnel were given 4 passes each for the events. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/trivalley-high-school-colton-sd Thank you and Go Mustangs!

Please use this link to sign up for Tri-Valley Archery. Grades 4th-12th can participate in Archery; however, 4th-6th grade archers must pay a fee for practice facilities and any applicable tournament fees. For students in grades 7th-12th, all fees are paid by the district. https://forms.gle/fiw4r8onVUHSAJvWA

Tri-Valley is in need of a bus monitor. The pay is $25 per route ($50 per day). Interested individuals should contact Sherry at the bus garage at 605-446-3482.

Greetings, We have recently been placed into a Winter Storm Warning. With the timing of the warning, I don’t believe that a district wide early release would be of much benefit by the time we could get busses here, loaded, etc. and this would also put parents in a significant time crunch to make daycare arrangements. We are going to make some accommodations due to the weather though: 1). High school students will be released today at 2:50 p.m. This will allow the high school to begin 8th-period and get any materials that they may need before dismissal. This will also allow our high schoolers that drive to get on the road before our busses start to enter the premises and parents begin to show up for student pickups. If a high schooler rides a school bus home, they will be able to stay until loading time for the busses. Some of our high schoolers drive siblings home and in these events: parents if you wish for your jk-8 child to be released earlier so they can ride home with a sibling please contact the appropriate office (Joni Bunde 446-3538 ext. 100 for jk-4th-grade; or Dana Sundal for grades 5-8 at 446-3538 ext. 400). 2). There will be no after school activities today. 3). In order to get our busses home as soon as possible today, some routes will not have bus monitors so as to not have to take extra time to drop off the monitors at the conclusion of the route. Respectfully, Dr. Mike Lodmel, Superintendent