Sisseton School District

Reminder: A FREE flu shot clinic will be held on Wednesday, October 15, from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. in the Ben Reifel concourse. This is available to all community residents, ages 6 months - 65 years. Questions may be directed to Roberts County Community Health: (605) 698-4183

Please join us for an evening of cultural festivities!
Friday, October 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Sisseton Performing Arts Center.
FREE Admission

~Early Dismissal~
Friday, October 10, 2025
SHS/SMS @ 12:35 P.M., WS @ 12:45 p.m.

~No School ~ Monday, October 13, 2025

THANK YOU to our custodial staff members for keeping our school buildings, grounds, and facilities looking great!

Congratulations to Luke N. and Carter S. on qualifying for the SDHSAA State A Golf Tournament, which will be held October 6-7 in Vermillion, SD.
All SDHSAA Golf Tournaments will feature Live Scoring through the Golf Genius online scoring service. A link to this scoring feature can be found at https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/golf/ or through Golf Genius - 25SDBOYSA
SDHSAA Championship Central: https://www.sdhsaa.com/activity/golf-championships/

Reminder - Parent/Teacher conferences are next week:
Westside Elementary: Monday, October 6 & Tuesday, October 7, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
SMS/SHS: Tuesday, October 7 & Thursday, October 9, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Please contact your child's school for more information.

The Sisseton School District Native American Parent Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 1, from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Sisseton HS/MS Multipurpose Room.

Parents: You can pay for student meals online through your Campus Parent account. You can access your campus parent account online or through the Campus Parent app. Options for recurring payments are available weekly, semi-monthly (1st & 15th of each month), monthly, or when your student has a low balance. There is a $10 minimum online payment.
If you need assistance accessing your parent portal account, please email sissetoncampus@k12.sd.us
Campus Parent Online: https://sissetonsd.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/sisseton.jsp
Free and reduced meal applications are also found online (https://5il.co/1wojy), in the business office, or available in any building office. You may drop these off at any of the school offices.
If you have questions about the free/reduced meal application, please call 605-742-2112.

Thank you to our school psychologists for leading paraprofessional training during our professional development day on Friday, September 19.

Student Picture Days are this week:
SMS/SHS - September 23
Westside Elementary - September 24
Online ordering is available and will close 2 days after picture day: https://tyragefrohphotography.accessmyevent.com/schools2025
Please make checks payable to Tyra Gefroh Photography or have exact cash available for the photographer.
Full payment must be provided to the photographer for each order.

Vision screenings will take place Tuesday (9/23) at Westside Elementary, and Wednesday (9/24) at SMS. Parents - if you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please contact the school office by Monday, September 22.

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra invites you to the music composition academy concert on Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center. This performance features SDSO musicians performing pieces created by local student composers and the premier of a new Lakota Music Project composition with Bryan Akipa playing the red cedar flute. There is no admission fee for this event.

Who: Sisseton Public School Students, grades 1-12
What: Auditions for You Look Marvelous!
When: September 22nd at 3:45 pm
Where: Sisseton Performing Arts Center
Performance on September 26th at 7:00 pm
Please contact Heather.McCleerey@k12.sd.us with any questions

Student Picture Days:
SMS/SHS - September 23
Westside Elementary - September 24
Online ordering is available one week before picture day and will close 2 days after picture day: https://tyragefrohphotography.accessmyevent.com/schools2025
Please make checks payable to Tyra Gefroh Photography or have exact cash available for the photographer.
Full payment must be provided to the photographer for each order.

Join us for Sisseton's Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 12.
All are invited to participate in the parade. Floats may start lining up in the SHS parking lot starting at 1:00 p.m. The parade will start at 1:30 p.m. This year's parade theme is "Disney".

2025 Homecoming Coronation will be held Monday, Sept. 8th in the Performing Arts Center.
The Homecoming Parade will take place on Friday, Sept. 12 at 1:30 pm, and the homecoming football game against Tri-State will be played that night at 7:00 pm.

We are truly grateful to our amazing students, parents, and community members who joined us for the Sisseton School District Open Houses and Back-to-School Picnic. Your support and involvement mean so much to us!

We also want to acknowledge and thank the following community businesses for generously sponsoring door prizes:
Auto Value
B103 KBWS
Buche Ace Hardware
Dakotah Bank
Doubletree Gallery
Farmer’s Feed and Supply
First Call Auto Parts NAPA
First Savings Bank
Grimsrud Visual Clinic
Horton’s Meat Processing
Katy’s Closet
KaCo’s Little Shop
K & K Convenience Store
Pizza Hut
Rosalie’s Restaurant
Sisseton Courier
Sisseton Flower Shop
Stillson Service
Taco Johns
Teal’s Market
Tri State Building Center
Tri State Water
Wells Fargo Bank
605 Design & Apparel

Thank you again for your support of the students and staff in the Sisseton School District. Together, we make our school district and community stronger and better. Here's to a fantastic academic year ahead!

With appreciation,
Sisseton School District School Board

The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Kasandra Girard. Kasandra is a school psychologist and serves students across the district. We are so grateful for all of her hard work and dedication to students, staff, and families.