During March, Athletic Trainers are being recognized for their commitment to helping athletes prevent injuries and stay healthy and active. As a healthcare professional, they are highly educated and dedicated to the job at hand. Athletic trainers are found in high schools, middle schools, colleges, corporations, professional sports, the military, performing arts, clinics, hospitals and physician offices.
Patrick Henry Athletics would like to thank Nicole Pederson of Sanford Health for her essential role in providing quality health care for our athletes every day!👏👏
🎉 Happy School Social Worker Week! 🎉 This week, we celebrate the heart and dedication of our school social worker, Allison Reuland, who makes a difference in the lives of Patrick Henry students every day. We appreciate her commitment to our students' well-being, her compassion, and the support she provides. Her work does not go unnoticed and we value everything she does!
Congratulations to the PHMS 8th Grade Jazz Band on a fantastic performance at the Augustana "Jazz on the Upper Great Plains" Festival! This was Patrick Henry's first-ever jazz band competition and out of 11 competing middle school jazz bands, they tied for 2nd place! Grant Hoesing and Edrik Saeger also received Outstanding Soloist awards! These students represented Patrick Henry well by being polite, punctual, and professional. They were great audience members and they were helpful while moving equipment. Well done, 8th Grade Jazz Band!🎷🎺🎵
Who knew such a hard working staff could have so much fun! A group of PH staff members have been meeting each month to discuss Brene Brown's book, "Dare to Lead." A group of staff members also gathered for a late Holiday Party to play pickleball and enjoy time together! Way to go Panther Staff! 💛💙
6th Grade Accelerated Science students learned about organelles and used their knowledge to design "Organelle Wanted" posters! Check our their creativity!
PHMS is participating in the city-wide reading initiative called "Reach for a Sweet Read." For each book finished from March 1-March 31, students and staff are encouraged to come to the library and fill out a gumball to add to our display in the entry of the library. So far, Patrick Henry has added 50 gumballs after Day 1! As a city, we are trying to read 350,000 books . If we reach the city goal, a donation will be made to REACH Literacy to further promote reading in Sioux Falls! Learn more and follow the District's progress at: https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads
Happy Social Worker Week!
In the Sioux Falls School District, every student's journey is unique. For many of the kids we serve, our school social workers are there every step of the way! Whether offering a listening ear, connecting families to resources, or advocating for students' well-being, their dedication ignites hope and creates lasting impact in our schools.
This year's theme, Unite to Ignite: Celebrating Our Impact, is a perfect reflection of how our social workers bring people together to create brighter futures for students.
THANK YOU to our incredible school social workers for your compassion and care!
👏🏆🎉Our Patrick Henry Mathcounts team recently earned 1st place at the local Mathcounts Competition in Sioux Falls.. Individual Awards were also received by top qualifiers: Max Wang, Rece Harms, Joey Shaw, and Andrew Terveen. Congrats to all that participated and good luck at the State Competition in Ft. Pierre this week! 👏🏆🎉
We have a busy week ahead of us as we start the month of March! Check out what happening at Patrick Henry! Go Panthers! 💛💙
The Patrick Henry Student Council loves to support inclusion! In addition to promoting the campaign “Spread the Word to End the Word Day” on March 5, students at Patrick Henry are encouraged to dress up each day this week and find ways to include everyone! The campaign, sponsored by Special Olympics and supported by Best Buddies, is aimed at showcasing the impact of inclusive language and actions so that the discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities can come to an end. For more info, check out this website: https://www.spreadtheword.global/
As February comes to a close, students and staff share heroes they celebrated during Black History month.
Patrick Henry wishes 2 of our Staff members a Happy Retirement as we say goodbye today to Mrs. Karen Buus and Mr. Chuck Ridgeway!
"Two heads are better than one!" Team 8-2 students collaborated with a partner in Mrs. Bell's math class to complete exponential card sorts!
🛼🛼🛼'Roll' on out of this month and spend your last February evening at Skate City - It's Patrick Henry Spotlight Skate night this Friday, February 28, 2025 from 8:00-10:00 p.m.
We are still celebrating last night's wonderful Teacher of the Year event! So many amazing educators to celebrate! Congratulations again to 2025 Teacher of the Year, Bruce Rekstad, who left with a $4,000 check, courtesy of our friends at Vern Eide. Also, a huge congratulations to the other four finalists, Jennifer Aerts, Bryan Aukerman, Scott Amundson, and Jessica Foley. New this year, thanks to the generosity of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, these four finalists walked away with $1,000 each. So many wonderful memories were shared last night! We are so grateful to everyone who attended, from nominees and their friends and families to past ToY winners, past educators, school board members, SDEA friends, and SFSD administrators, it truly was an unforgettable night! Were you at the event? Feel free to get your photos here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC3KKk You can watch the full video of the event here! https://youtu.be/D-60TEv2ijA
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences - Please mark your calendar for March 6th and 11th. All families should receive an email from their child's Pro-Time Teacher to schedule a conference. In addition, our PTO is generously making preparations to provide staff a meal on these long days of teaching and conferences. They are looking for help to provide some donations. Please click on the link below to see how you can help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E44A5A62BA2FD0-51405064-patrick
Congratulations to Patrick Henry Students, Staff, Families, and Friends! We raised $4,250 with the Domino's Fundraiser! If your student earned prizes and incentives during the fundraiser, check the email used to register for the fundraiser for any gift cards your student may have earned. The other prizes will be sent to the school for distribution. Great Job!
Tonight is the night! The 2025 Teacher of the Year will be announced at an event starting at 7:00 PM. Watch live with us here! ---> https://youtube.com/live/MnFs9wL28Oo?feature=share
Congratulations to our February Students of the Month! These students were selected for demonstrating that they are responsible, respectful and make safe choices! Thank you for being role models at Patrick Henry!
👀Check out the events happening at Patrick Henry this week, February 24-28, 2025! We are thankful for such nice weather during the last week of the month! ☀
