Iroquois School District

JH TRACK meet tomorrow, Apr 16, in Howard has been CANCELLED. GO CHIEFS!!

FCCLA POP TAB WAR UPDATE: We collected over 80 pounds of pop tabs. We will still accept tabs tomorrow morning. Winning class will be announced tomorrow.

FCCLA is making 10 blankets to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to the FACS classes for helping.

Congratulations to Mr. Jeff Nolte for being selected as the MS/HS principal in the Iroquois School District. Jeff has been the MS/HS math instructor for the past four years. Mr. Nolte will be taking the place of Mr. Soma and will possibly teach some math courses as well. Congratulations Jeff!! GO CHIEFS!!

Results from HOSA State Competition last week: 1st Place – HOSA Happenings – Rosalie Wehlander – NATIONAL QUALIFIER!! 1st Place – Outstanding HOSA Chapter – Ashlyn Wipf 1st Place – Healthcare Issues Exam – Hayley Geyer – NATIONAL QUALIFIER!! 1st Place – National Service Project - Iroquois HOSA 1st Place – Life Support Skills – Skylar Owens – NATIONAL QUALIFIER!! Top 5 – Clinical Speciality – Jorja Huls Top 10 – Behavioral Health Knowledge Test – Hayley Geyer Top 5 – Prepared Speaking – Kaylee Morehead Top 5 – Health Career Display – Celeste Borgan & Jorja Huls 1st Place – Heath Education – Kaylee Morehead, Hannah Hofhenke, Lily Blue, and Lexi Burma – NATIONAL QUALIFIER!! 2nd Place – Health Education - Katie Dubro, Kaitlyn Maas, Becca Bich, and Anna Decker – NATIONAL QUALIFIER!! Congratulations to students and advisor - Daphne Moeller!! GO CHIEFS!!

The JH Track Meet scheduled for today in Wessington Springs has been postponed. We WILL NOT be attending the track meet today. GO CHIEFS!!

Iroquois Music & Drama Department Presents Annie Jr. this coming April 22nd and 23rd. View the flyer here for more information: https://5il.co/rcns

Reminder: School IS IN SESSION on Friday, April 9. Have a great day!! GO CHIEFS!!

Middle School is busy testing this week!

IPAT held and Easter Egg Hunt for the Elementary students today!

An induction ceremony for Seniors and Juniors who met qualifications for National Honor Society took place today. Congratulations to all!!

Reminder: 2:15 dismissal on Thursday, April 1! Go Chiefs!!

8th grade FACS students are sewing with the machines.

Kids heart Challenge Slime and Pie Ceremony! We raised $ 3,709.71 for the American Heart Association. We had 13 student raise over $150!

Mask update: The Chief Restart Committee met on Friday morning to discuss masks. It was decided to move to MASKS RECOMMENDED level. This includes all areas of the building. However, all classroom teachers will have the authority to REQUIRE masks if they desire. Please honor those requests. If you have questions feel free to contact the school. Thank you. GO CHIEFS!!

FCCLA Meeting. Nachos and game night.

Senior human development students with their paintings showing "Adventure is out there."

The Make-up Day for missing school on Monday, March 15 WILL NOT be on Thursday, March 18. The day used is still to be determined at this time. Congratulations to the 281 All-Conference BB Selections: GBB – Katie Dubro – 2nd Team BBB – Cole Nelson – Honorable Mention GO CHIEFS!! G.L.O.W. ( grades 6-8) meeting March 31. 5:30-7 pm. Supper will be provided. @ Iroquois Methodist church. All MS students welcome!! Call Lexi Johnson if questions. 860-0222. Thank you to ALL those that supported the Boys BB Fundraiser at Godfather’s last night. Great crowd!! GO CHIEFS!! The NEW AND IMPROVED Iroquois app is up and running. We will begin using this app immediately for notifications, menus, announcements, and connections to our school events. Please go to your app store and download Iroquois School Chiefs as the app. There are other Iroquois schools so make sure you have the right one. South Dakota 4H 20/20 Vision Project- please help Kirby & Willy Miller and Rosalie Wehlander with this statewide community service project to assist those with eyeglasses needs. A collection box for gently used eyeglasses can be found in the school office. The statewide goal is 2,020 pair of eyeglasses. 5/6 grade volleyball will be starting on March 23rd after school until 5:30. Information was sent home with girls. Need forms back ASAP. If have any questions they can contact Heidi Stroud by email or text. Thank you! Updated current COVID cases in the student/staff population: Staff – 0 HS – 0 MS – 0 Elem – 0 Thanks for helping us keep everyone healthy!! COVID-19 SYMPTOMS  Fever or chills  Cough  Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing  Fatigue  Muscle or body aches  Headache  New loss of taste or smell  Sore throat  Congestion or runny nose  Nausea or vomiting  Diarrhea

Make up day for missing school on March 15 is yet to be determined. There is NO SCHOOL in Iroquois on Thursday, March 18 or Friday, March 19. Have a great break!! GO CHIEFS!!

Thanks everyone for supporting chiefs boys basketball!! GO CHIEFS!!