STURGIS BROWN HIGH SCHOOL

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Monday 2/10/2025

SBHS 9th Girls Basketball: Quad vs Stevens & RC Central @ SBHS; 5:30/6:45 PM

Tuesday 2/11/2025

SBHS Girls Basketball: vs. Spearfish @ SBHS; 3:30 (JV)/4:45 (9th)/6:00 PM (V)

SBHS Boys Basketball: vs. Spearfish @ SBHS; 3:30 (9th)/4:45 (JV)/7:30 PM (V)

Wednesday 2/12/2025

NO ACTIVITIES

Thursday 2/13/2025

SBHS 17th Annual Career Fair

Friday 2/14/2025

NO SCHOOL: STAFF IN-SERVICE

SBHS Girls Basketball: vs. Hot Springs @ Hot Springs; 3:30 PM

SBHS Boys Basketball: vs. Hot Springs @ Hot Springs; 3:30 PM

SBHS Debate: @ Harrisburg; 3:00 PM

Saturday 2/15/2025

SBHS Wrestling: State Dual Tournament @ Pierre; TBD

SBHS Debate: @ Harrisburg; 9:00 AM

SBHS 9th Boys/Girls Basketball: Spearfish Tournament; TBD

SBHS JV/V Girls Basketball: vs. Custer @ SBHS; 12:30 (JV)/2:00 (V)

Kwik Mart/KBHB Athlete of the Week is Brooklynn Baird of the Sturgis Scooper Girls Wrestling Team! Brooklynn is ranked NUMBER ONE in the state in her 132 weight class with 36 pins! WAY TO GO!!!

Gavin Werlinger received 2nd place at the Western Dakota Tech Welding Competition on February 4. The competition hosted over 80 students from ten surrounding schools. Students competed in a written exam, as well as welding skills during the welding competition. Gavin won over $500 worth of welding equipment. Way to go Gavin!

The 17th Annual Sturgis Brown High School Career Fair will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Over 120 businesses, colleges, trade schools and community professionals will be in attendance to answer questions from students and share information about career opportunities.

The following students signed letters of intent on Division II National Signing Day on Wednesday, February 5th: Dalyn Dschaak - BHSU (Football), Gunnar Sarkela - DSU (Football), Noah Schaefers - BHSU (Football), Cade Willnerd - DSU (Football), and Carter Williams - BHSU (Football).

Students of the Month for January: 9th grade - Dennis (Madden) Doerr; 10th grade - Leigha Long; 11th grade - Talia Biscaino; 12th grade - Ireland Nacey; Staff - Vanessa Bridges. The Coffee Shop at Hotel Sturgis provided gift certificates for the recipients.

FCCLA is sponsoring a Teddy Bear Toss on February 20 during the half-time of the SBHS Boys Varsity Basketball game. All teddy bears will be donated to the local CISS Women's Shelter.

• Registration Window: Thursday, February 20, 2025, beginning at 10:00 AM. No registrations taken before registration window.

  
  

• Registration Fee: $300.00 paid at registration.

  
  

• How to Register: Call the High School at (605) 347-2686, Option 1 OR Option 2.

  
  

• Class Location: Sturgis Brown High School. Room TBD.

  
  

• Complete Forms: Please use the link below, 2025 DE Registration Form, and send with payment.

  
  

• Class Limits: All classes will have a minimum of 20 students before we run the class. There is a maximum of 26 students per class.

  
  

• STUDENTS MUST BE 14 YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF DRIVING PORTION OF THE CLASS.

  
  

• Registration forms are available at the main office at Sturgis Brown High School, or online at www.meade.k12.sd.us . Please call (605) 347-2686 or drop your form off, after registration opens at Sturgis Brown High School to reserve your spot.

  
  

• Driver Education Class Expectations – Students attendance is mandatory and students must attend every class time that is on the schedule (30 hours of classroom instruction is the law).

  
  

• Driving Portion of Class - During class, students will sign up for an additional 12 hours of driving/riding that is outside of the classroom schedule. Students will drive for 6 hours and ride for 6 hours at a minimum. Driving begins when the class time starts. Driving takes time, expect to have driving times within a month following the class times and possibly during the summer.

Driver's Education Registration Form

FCCLA is holding a book drive to collect books for Sturgis Elementary. The goal is to provide each student at Sturgis Elementary with a book of their own. The book drive will start January 30 through the end of February. Drop off locations are located at Sturgis Elementary, Sturgis Williams Middle School, Sturgis Brown High School and Sturgis Monument Health.

DATE: Saturday, March 15th, 2025

LOCATION: Spearfish Rec Center

REGISTRATION: Register individual or team:

https://www.classy.org/event/2025-spearfish-polar-plunge/e643306

For every 25 students who sign up and Plunge, there is a $500 scholarship awarded!

November 15: Baby picture google slide due for senior slideshow (Through Class of 2025 Google Classroom). Directions in Google Classroom- See SBHS office if you have questions

December 10: Last day to order a yearbook ($50 online www.yearbookforever.com or SBHS office)

January 17: Senior Picture due to Yearbook (Upload ONE picture through the Class of 2025 Google Classroom). Directions in Google Classroom - See Mrs. Dschaak if you have questions

February 1: Many Local Scholarship Applications open. (See Student Services website for full details).

April 1: Most Local Scholarship Applications are due. Check each individual scholarship for specific deadlines. See Judy Weisz, Registrar, if you have questions.

Week of April 14: Make class awards in Room 303 (Mrs. Kaufman) during Scooper Times

April 18: Deadline to sign up for Graduation Speaker Try-Outs (Class of 2025 Google Classroom). If your poem is selected, you cannot audition for the speaker as you will be reading the poem at graduation.

April 24: Graduation Speaker try-outs in Room 113 (Mrs. Holzbauer)

April 28-May 2: Online voting for Class Awards (Through Class of 2025 Google Classroom)

May 12: 8:00 AM Senior Walk, pick up Senior Checkout Sheet, and complete Exit Survey 12.

May 14: Seniors Last Day of Class: Turn in Checkout sheet and computer.

May 16: 9:00 AM Scholarships and Awards Ceremony; 10:30 Graduation Practice; 11:30 BBQ (Senior class members only) with Senior Class Awards at 11:45. Parent volunteers are needed to assist with grilling, serving & clean-up. Parents should contact Mrs. Stephanie Kaufman at stephanie.kaufman@k12.sd.us to volunteer.

May 18: Graduation! 12:30 PM Doors Open; 1:15 PM Seniors Line up. 2:00 PM Graduation Ceremony promptly begins.

Dress expectations:

• Ladies: Dress, skirt and blouse, dress pants and blouse; shoes No flip flops or tennis shoes and shoes must have a back strap.
• Gentlemen: Dress slacks, black jeans, dress shirt; shoes No flip flops or no tennis shoes and shoes must have a back.
• Additional adornments to the original dress of a cap and gown include: honor cords, honor tassels, National Honor Society stoles, military uniform (if basic training has been completed), traditional tribal regalia: an eagle feather or eagle plume (SDCL 13-1-66), tribal beading of cap or gown, star quilt on chair. No other hat decorations or gown adornments permitted

See Mr. Wilson by May 14 if you have any questions

Pete Wilson, Principal

Coleen Keffeler, Assistant Principal

Wayne Sullivan, Assistant Principal

Email: MeadeSBHS@k12.sd.us

Website: Sturgis Brown High School

Phone: (605) 347-2686

Location: 12930 E. Highway 34, Sturgis, SD. 57785