Elkton School District #5-3

Next up on Tails from School: Meet Bertram, Ms. Lynn's 8 month old pup!

A BIG congratulations to our Educator’s Rising program, which sent 5 students to the State Conference in Spearfish over the weekend! Advisor Mrs. Jaacks shared a little about the program for those who may not be familiar with it:

“Elkton High School added a new Career and Technical Student Organization this school year: Educators Rising. A group designed to encourage young people to enter the teaching profession. In this first year, 18 E-LB high school students joined the organization and 5 were able to attend and complete at the State Conference in Spearfish."

At the Conference, Evie Foss received a silver rating on her "teacher created" project, showcasing a Bingo game she created to help students learn and practice skills in showing respect. Samantha Stein, Gabby Meja, Kelsi Barthel, and Faith Jaacks all received gold ratings on the educational bulletin board projects.

Way to go, girls! And thank you to Mrs. Jaacks, who gave a lot of time and effort to help get the new program off and running. It’s been another fun opportunity for our students to do great things beyond the classroom!

Sign up for Girls Fastpitch for Summer 2026 season is open.

Questions, Contact LaRee Farnham 605-695-7132

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Elks Snapshot:

Mr. Erickson's Engineering class recently competed with one another in the Balloon-Powered Car Engineering Challenge.
Their mission: Design and build a car powered only by air from a balloon that travels as far and as smoothly as possible. The goal was to ultimately better understand force, motion, and Newton's Laws. Students were taught that good engineers don’t just build — they test, improve, and redesign!

Please sign up for Boys Baseball ages 7-12 for the Summer 2026 season.

Questions, Contact LaRee Farnham 605-695-7132

https://pci.jotform.com/form/260494763232156

Good luck to the Lady Elks as they open up the Region 2A playoffs tonight against the Cyclones! Elkton-Lake Benton will travel to Clark-Willow Lake for the first round matchup. The game will be played in Willow Lake, and tip-off is set for 7:00pm. If you can't make it to cheer them on in person, the game will air on the Cyclone's live stream at https://www.willowlake.k12.sd.us/live-stream-archives-130cdc1e. Go Lady Elks!

🐾 Introducing Tails from School!

Yes, we love highlighting our staff members and helping you get to know them better - but what about their furry friends who are waiting impatiently at home for them? I’m glad you asked.

Follow along over the next few weeks as we share photos and fun facts about the pets who keep our staff smiling beyond the school day. 🐶🐱 Up first is Lulu!

Today we’re shining a spotlight on 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Anderson! This is her third year in Elkton, and she loves seeing her students get excited about what they’re learning. Mrs. Anderson’s favorite meal is her mom’s spaghetti, and she thinks everyone should read the Harry Potter series at least once. We assume she has great taste in music, as she knows all the lyrics to the Nelly classic, “Air Force Ones.” Nature is something that inspires her, and Audible is the most used app on her phone. Thank you, Mrs. Anderson, for all the amazing things you do for your students and the Elkton School District each day!

This week at EHS! Post Season Girls' Basketball begins this week! Go Elks!

Region 2A GBB bracket is set. Elkton-LB will travel to take on Clark/Willow Lake on Tuesday, February 23rd. More details on time and location will be passed along when available.

Track and Field Practice will begin on Monday, March 16th after school.
Team meetings/sign ups will be coming in the next few weeks.

Gameday! The Elks head north to White tonight to take on the Dolphins in a basketball doubleheader. JV Girls tip things off at 4:00 and will be followed by JV Boys, Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. #elkpride #antlersup

Pork Loin Meal tonight at the basketball doubleheader in White.

The Elkton-Lake Benton Minecraft team made the schools first-ever appearance at the E-Spots State Tournament last weekend in Aberdeen! They played well, but came up short of placing. Coach Zubke shared, "the team had a great time and are definitely ready to continue and play there next year and to continue scrimmaging against other schools until then." Congratulations to the Minecraft squad and the rest of the Elks E-Sports team on a fantastic inaugural season!

Congratulations to the newest Pride of the Herd winner, Mrs. Sorenson! The Pride of the Herd award is all about celebrating each other! It’s a peer-to-peer recognition that shines a spotlight on elementary staff members whose actions make our school stronger, kinder, and better for everyone.

Colt is up for Taco John's Athlete of the Week- Go give him a vote!!

This week at EHS!

When ESPN shows up for Senior night 😎🏀

Elkton-Lake Benton is looking for several coaches for the 26'-27' school year. The openings at this time include Head Volleyball, Head JH Volleyball, and Head Coach for the newest Elks program, Boys and Girls Wrestling! If you're interested, or would just like more information, please reach out to Athletic Director Steve Erickson at (605) 542-2541 or steve.erickson@k12.sd.us. Come be a part of #ELKPRIDE!

Elks Gameday! Elkton-Lake Benton hosts Baltic tonight for a basketball doubleheader. JV Boys tip off first at 4:00, followed by JV Girls, Varsity Boys, and Varsity Girls. Senior Night for GBB will take place prior to the Varsity GBB Warmup.
All games will be played in the South Gym and air on Elks Live. #runwiththeherd