Lyman School District

FYI! The PAC meeting is for all Middle School and High School fall athletes and their parents! Have a great rest of your Friday!

Happy Friday! There will be a Parent-Athlete-Coach meeting (PAC) on August 4th at 7 pm in the Lyman Gardens. Athletes participating in a fall sport and their parents are required to attend. Have a great Alumni weekend!

Summer school begins on Monday, July 29th until Friday, August 9th starting at 8:30 AM and concluding at 11:30 AM. *If you have not already been contacted, your child does not need to attend. Bus pickups will be available from Lower Brule, with pickups at 7:45 AM from both the gas station (uphill) and the community center (down below). In Reliance, pickup will be at 8:10 AM at the bus stop, and in Presho, pickup will be at the high school at 8:15 AM. Students will be provided with breakfast and a light lunch during their time at summer school. We are looking forward to working with your child over these two weeks!

We have some of the best building and grounds crew around! Thank you for all the work you are putting in to have our facilities at Lyman Elementary in Kennebec ready and waiting for our students and staff in August!

Lyman Open House Coming Up! #LymanRaiders

Fall Sports: You need a physical EVERY YEAR. Please get that done before your start practice!

Info: The Raider Gym will be closed and unavailable Wednesday, June 26-Monday, July 7. The Lyman Gardens will be closed and unavailable from Friday, June 28-Sunday, July 7. The Lyman Gardens entrance is closed also from June 26-July 7. All gyms open again on July 8.

ANNOUNCEMENT! Lyman is hosting a basketball camp in Presho on June 20th and 21st featuring Ambush Basketball with Josh Mueller 1-4 grades    9:00 am - 10:15 am 5-8 grades   10:15 am - 12:00 noon Camp is Free Register @: Cooper.garnos@k12.sd.us Name and Grade Please contact Cooper Garnos with any questions! Go Raiders!

Congratulations to Lyman Staff Member and JAG Coordinator Chad Johnson. He has been named the 2024 American Legion National Educator of the Year! Since 1980, the National Educator Award is given by the American Legion Committee on Youth Education to individuals or organizations that have help play a significant role in shaping the lives of students in during their teaching career or program that has helped shaped the lives of the students involved or advance the field of education overall. A document of past recipients is attached to this email. Individuals that are recipients of the National Education Award are recognized at the American Legion National Convention. This year’s National Convention will be at New Orleans, Louisianan from August 24-29, 2024. A press release will also be coming regarding this award! Past recipients of the Award include: Tom Brokaw; Barbara Bush; Laura Bush just to name a few. Congrats again Mr. Johnson!

Annual Title 1 Parent Input Meeting: Review school wide plans and policies Wednesday, June 26th 5:00 Kennebec Music Room Hope to see you there!

Good Luck to Easton Robbins and Aaron Erikson as they get geared up for the State B boys golf tournament in Brookings this Monday and Tuesday! Good luck fellas! Go Raiders!

Poppy Poster Contest Winners Presidential Award Recipients Principal's Awards Attendance Awards A VERY special shout out to Jaxx Collins for the amazing accomplishment of perfect attendance!!

AR Awards 2023-2024 25 Points: Austin McCauley, Loveigha Blacklance, Essynce Brown, Tory McCauley, Uriah Moran 50 Points: Kane Kieffer, Hase Hills, Loey Lingemann, Stanley Kennedy, Sylvia Wermager, Jazlyn Skunk 100 Points: Will Stanley 150 Points: Mikaya Hickey Most Points in Their Elementary Career: Mikaya Hickey and Hase Hills!

Our elementary students got to go visit the teachers in the next grade up today while our fifth grade class put their thumb prints on our tree. It was a bittersweet morning!

Congratulations to our littlest Raiders!! The preschool class is moving up to KINDERGARTEN! Thank you Mary, Tammy, and parents for all you do!

Reminder of elementary track and field day tomorrow at 1:30 pm in Presho. Students do not need to bring backpacks to school tomorrow. Thanks!

The 8th grade science classes had fun making an in-person model of the solar system after calculating the distances scaled down to the size of a football field. Fun fact: if the sizes were proportional to the distances, the sun would be about the size of a golf ball and Pluto would be smaller than a flea egg!

Students of the week from Friday!! Go Raiders!

Mrs. Lebeda did it again! The concert today was outstanding! We are very proud of our Raiders. Shout out to Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead as well! The band was very impressive!

Did you know that you can earn money for our school simply by downloading the Box Tops app and scanning your receipts? Our school receives a check in the mail! ALMOST $1 BILLION EARNED FOR SCHOOLS For over 25 years, Box Tops for Education has given families an easy way to earn cash for schools — with products they already buy! Today, you can find hundreds of participating products throughout the store. Scan your receipt with the Box Tops app and you’ll earn for your school with every Box Tops product you buy. You could help your child's school by registering to donate to Kennebec Elementary. Thanks so much, Box Top coordinator Julie Schindler https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app