The MS Acalympics Contest at Lyman Middle School, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19 has been postponed to March 5.
Karmen Merrill, a 7th Grade student at Sully Buttes, is the first ever ABO string student to be selected to perform as a member of the Middle School All State Orchestra in Mitchell this weekend, February 21st through the 22nd.
The South Dakota Music Education Association presents the event, and features Dr. Peter Foillard as conductor. The public is invited to attend the Grand Finale concert in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. There is a suggested donation of $5 per person to attend the concert.
From 185 auditions, 86 string players in grades six through eight from across the state make up this year's orchestra. Karmen spent hours in lessons with her viola instructor, Mrs. Moriah Gross preparing a 3-octave major scale and 2-octave melodic minor scale. In addition to performing the scales, Karmen was required to perform an Etude as well. Karmen was chosen after mastering the rigorous tryout material.
Recently, Karmen received additional coaching from another teacher, Ms. Natalie Sterba of Sioux Falls. By attending virtual appointments with Ms. Sterba, Mrs. Gross and Karmen were able to prepare the exciting repertoire for her upcoming performance. Music by Bach, Rossini, The Beatles and more will be worked on by the handpicked pupils during the rehearsals scheduled. Mrs. Erica Paxton assisted in the encouragement of numerous focused and quality practice efforts of all the pieces assigned.
When Karmen isn't honing her viola skills with discipline and precision, she enjoys playing volleyball, reading Shakespeare and spending time with family. She is also an accomplished pianist and flautist. Karmen is the daughter of Maghan Hiller Merrill and Brian Merrill.
Due to the Extreme Cold Warning that is in effect (as well as significant illness trends), the ABO School District will not have school on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. There will be NO Enrichment Learning. There will also be no basketball at Sunshine Bible.
Sweet Super Spellers! Great job Second Grade!
Happy Valentine's Day from the Second Grade Class!
Due to the extreme cold warning that starts this evening, there will be no athletic or extracurricular practices Monday, Feb 17.
Also, there will be no open gym tonight.
Happy Valentines Day! Our kindergarten and 1st grade artists had a blast creating some seriously cool Valentine's art projects inspired by the one and only Jackson Pollock! Get ready for a splash of color and a whole lot of fun! ❤️🎨
Happy Valentine's Day! Our 2nd and 3rd graders explored the fascinating world of positive and negative space while creating some awesome Valentine's Day art! Check out these creative projects where they learned how the empty space is just as important as the shapes they made. ❤️
There will be no History Club Thursday morning due to the late start.
Due to the extreme wind chill factors forecasted for Thursday morning, the ABO school district will have a 10:15 am late start. The Blunt route bus will depart Blunt at 9:30 am. Please bundle up and arrive safely, it only takes a few minutes of exposure to skin at these temps to cause injury.
It was the BEST time today at our assembly today. Great music from Hannah Nicolaisen and a beautiful message from Cory Greenwood. Find your harness. Embrace the ones who love you. Someone loves you. Your story matters. You matter. 💙💙💙
Our elementary classes had the best Tuesday afternoon! We were able to hear an amazing message from Cory Greenwood infused with live music. We have SUPERPOWERS within us.
Hey ABO... let's see those smiles!
It was the BEST time today at our assembly today. Great music from Hannah Nicolaisen and a beautiful message from Cory Greenwood. Find your harness. Embrace the ones who love you. Someone loves you. Your story matters. You matter. 💙💙💙
Due to illness, injury, and eligibility the Sully Buttes Wrestling team will no longer be attending the MCM duals on Friday.
Correction to text sent on Monday: Middle School Wrestling is on 2/16/25, not 2/15/25.
ABO Activities 2/10 through 2/16/25
2/10/25 – School Board Meeting 6:30 PM
2/11/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball vs. HSA
Start Time: 4:15 PM (2 Games, 6th-7th game first / Followed by 8th-grade game)
2/11/25 – High School Boys Basketball vs. HAS
Start Time: 6:30. We will have a rolling schedule; if the MS games end early, we will start the JV game as long as our officials are ready.
2/12/25 – Small Group Band Contest @ Mobridge
Load Time: 7:15 AM
Leave Time: 7:30 AM
2/13/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball @ Mobridge-Pollock
Start Time: 4:00 PM (We will play the 8th-grade game; first, the 6-7th grade game will be played 2nd)
Dismiss: 1:55 PM
Leave Time: 2:10 PM
2/13/25 – High School Boys and Girls DH vs. Mobridge-Pollock
Start Time: 4:00 PM
Dismiss: 1:55 PM
Leave Time: 2:10 PM
2/14/25 – Boys and Girls Wrestling @ McCook Central/Montrose
Leave Time: TBD
2/14/25 – Middle School Boys Basketball @ Miller
Start Time: 4:00 PM (This is a time change they had gym availability come open to allow us to start earlier)
Dismiss: 2:10 PM
Leave Time: 2: 25 PM
2/14/25 – Student Council Valentine Supper
Start Time: 7:00 PM
2/15/25 – Middle School Basketball Tournament @ Faulkton
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Leave Time: 8:20 AM
2/15/25 – Girls Basketball Warner Classic (Sully Buttes vs. Waverly-South Shore)
Start Time: 2:30 PM
Leave Time: 11:30 AM
2/16/25 – Middle School Wrestling Tournament @ Pierre
Start Time and Leave Time: TBD
Attached is the Boys Warner Classic Schedule
The Sully Buttes Boys Basketball team will play on Saturday, February 22nd, at 2:30 vs. Lower Brule.
Students and Parents,
Do you know an amazing teacher at ABO Elementary, Middle School, or High School who has made a difference in your life or the life of your student? Now is your chance to celebrate their dedication and impact by nominating them for Teacher of the Year!
This is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, passion, and commitment our staff bring to the classroom every day. Whether they inspire with creative lessons, provide support and encouragement, or go the extra mile to make learning exciting, we want to hear about them!
To submit a nomination, please fill out the Teacher of the Year Nomination Form by February 14th, 2025. Your nomination could help highlight the incredible work of our staff members across Elementary, Middle, and High School levels.
📩 How to Nominate:
Complete the nomination form found in this webpage https://www.abo.k12.sd.us/page/2025-26-teacher-of-the-year-nomination-form
Our State One-Act performance is done, and now we wait until Saturday night for awards. These thespians did an incredible job and pushed themselves to do a fabulous job!! Bravo!! 💜👏💛
Lucas YH represented Sully Buttes HS and placed 2nd in the bareback riding at the 20X High School Showcase in Rapid City Feb 2. Congratulations Lucas! 💜💛💜
Ancient Olympic Games wrap up! Today we "boxed" and threw homemade javelins! Boxing involved memorizing items in a "box"- no fight club action! Winners from 6th Gold include Landrie in the boxing division and Jeremy taking the javelin win. 6th Purple winners were Arie in the javelin and Skye taking the victory in boxing.
Stay tuned for the overall city-state winner... the tabulating has begun.
