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Happy National School Counseling Week! 🌟 This week, we celebrate our incredible school counselors who help students thrive - academically, emotionally, and beyond! From setting goals and building confidence to navigating challenges and planning for the future, our counselors are always there to support and uplift our students. Let’s take a moment to thank our school counselors for all they do to make our schools a safe, welcoming, and inspiring place!
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BSD will have a 2-Hour Late Start on Tuesday, January 21.
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January 2025 Student & Staff B.E.S.T. Award Winners Announced --> www.brookings.k12.sd.us/article/1974314
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No School Reminder: Brookings School District will be closed Monday, January 20th for Staff Development.
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Dellas Cole to Be Honored for Commitment to Bobcats ➡ https://www.brookings.k12.sd.us/article/1961354
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BHS | Drew Johnson was named "Player of the Game" after sinking six 3-pointers!
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Dakota Prairie | Congrats to our Bobcat Buck winners this week!
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Bus #5 had issues this morning; please expect delays. We apologize for starting the day this way!
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BHS | The choir gets a visit from Santa! 🎅
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Medary | Students get in the Holiday Spirit! 🎄
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Camelot | December 2024 Orchestra Concert. 🎶🎻🎶
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BSD will have a 2:20 Release today (12/19). All after-school and evening activities will be canceled.
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SDSU landscape architecture program partners with Brookings School District. Read the article: https://www.brookings.k12.sd.us/article/1931930
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![SDSU landscape architecture students and an instructor helped develop playgrounds at two Brookings elementary schools.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/brookings_school_district_05-1_ar/live_feed_image/image/12602180/large_Playgrounds.jpg)
![Pictured from left are SDSU School of Design Director Pat Crawford, student Isabelle Plagge, Brookings School District Superintendent Summer Schultz, student Cerington Jones and landscape architecture instructor Jeremiah Bergstrom.](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/brookings_school_district_05-1_ar/live_feed_image/image/12602182/large_Playground_group.jpg)
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No School Reminder: Noon dismissal on Friday, December 20th for the Bell Debate. No classes December 23rd-January 1st for Winter Break. Classes resume on Thursday, January 2nd.
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Dakota Prairie | Students deliver "Elf Kisses" to teachers.
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Jennifer Riedel is December 2024 B.E.S.T. Award Winner. Read more here: https://www.brookings.k12.sd.us/article/1917767.
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Mickelson | Students had the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets to “Slime a Teacher” during lunch with use of their PBIS points.
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Dakota Prairie | Ms. Moriarty, Mr. Holm, Mrs. T. Carlson, Mrs. Lau, and Mrs. S. Carlson led the Orange Team in collecting and decorating packaging for 300 pairs of socks, donated to Project Joy.
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Our Bobcat Boys Basketball Team showed their holiday spirit once again by lending their time and strength to set up for this year’s Project Joy toy giveaway! 🎄
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Today, Amber Kollars, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Brookings, shared photos of the new Bobcat Plains Academy (BPA) signage. We are grateful for this partnership that enables us to serve students in an alternative setting.
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