Beresford School District 61-2

Join us Friday (11-14) and Saturday (11-15) @ 7:00 p.m. for "The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza," a comedy by Don Zolidis. The production will take place on the District Stage at Beresford Elementary School.

At the Monday, November 10 Beresford School Board of Education Meeting, we recognized many students for their efforts in various activities.

Congratulations to Lucas Anderson for his participation in the State Golf Meet; to All-State Choir representatives: Emma Andrews, Lillie Boden, Sophia Penn, Anna Latendresse, Izzy Beeson, Bellamy Westra, Hunter Penn, Colby Huot, Max Kinney, and Mobi Merriman; to Midwest Region Honor Choir representatives Max Kinney and Julia Kinney; to State Cross Country qualifiers: Ella Merriman, Molly O'Neil, Lillie Boden, Josh Merriman, Hunter Penn, Noah Halvorson, Eli Schaap, and Oliver Merriman; to State Competition Cheer team members: Reese Olson, Allie VanKekerix, Bellamy Westra, Lillie Boden, Isabella Stewart, Keelea Reiser, Harper Olson, Emory Ahlgrim, Maddie Samlaska, Addison Jensen, Emri Christensen, Jade Koch, Adelynn Schable, Natalie Baum, and Brynley Hansen.

We were not able to get a picture, but congratulations also to the Beresford Lions Club Peace Poster Contest winners: Harper Johnson (1st place), Jozi Bryant (2nd place), and Aubrie Simonsen (3rd place).

Although not every student was present, we congratulate you all for your outstanding achievements.

Join us tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. for our annual Veterans Day program (BHS Gymnasium). Please help us honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The BHS NHS will host its Veterans Soup & Pie Social from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Congratulations to Julia Kinney for being selected into the 2026 SD ACDA JH SSA Honor Choir! Over 600 students auditioned from across the state! Julia will head out to Rapid City at the end of January to represent Beresford!

Join us at 2:00 p.m. on November 11, 2025 (BHS Gymnasium) for our annual Veterans Day program. Please help us honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The BHS NHS will host its Veterans Soup & Pie Social from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.

Our Watchdogs Girls Volleyball team will take on Lennox tomorrow 11/4 @ 7pm in Lennox for the 1st Round of Regions. Tickets can be purchased in advance at this link. https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h2025061701514737967b0d2f02b8b49/checkout

Go Dogs!

Join us at 2:00 p.m. on November 11, 2025 (BHS Gymnasium) for our annual Veterans Day program. Please help us honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The BHS NHS will host its Veterans Soup & Pie Social from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room.

You can livestream tonight's 2025 SDHSAA All-State Chorus and Orchestra Concert by following South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Use the link here to access this livestream.

Congrats to Beresford High School participants, and have a great concert tonight!

https://www.sdpb.org/chorusandorchestra

We wish the Beresford Robotics team best of luck as they prepare for Jacksbest Robotics Regional Competition on Saturday! Our team has worked diligently many afternoons and evenings this semester to prepare a robot, marketing strategy, and presentation. You can watch our team live by following the QR code in the image. Their marketing portion of the day begins at 8:30 a.m.! Good luck Watchdog Robotics!

Congratulations to Max Kinney on being selected to the 2026 Midwest ACDA TB Honor Choir. Students from across 10 states auditioned. Max will head to Milwaukee in February to represent Beresford and South Dakota!

Beresford FFA is represented well at the 98th National FFA Convention this week. Agricultural Communication Team:
Capri  Mullinix, Carley Crist, Allie Westra, Kylie Mockler
Extemporaneous Speaking: Elena Andrews.

Congratulations to Harley Koth! The staff and students of BHS have selected Harley Koth as their representative for the DAR Good Citizen Award. Harley was chosen for exemplifying the four key qualities recognized by the award: dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.

School-Community Connection Night is tonight from 4:00 - 7:30 in the high school gymnasium. In his latest podcast, Dr. Merriman quickly congratulates three student groups and highlights this community night.

Please come over tonight to visit with all the groups represented at this event!

https://youtu.be/YDkxPw0ly2Y?si=rUvb0aSN1MT96PTf

Good luck to STATE Cross Country (Saturday) and Competitive Cheer (Today)! Continue to represent Watchdog Nation well.
https://youtu.be/3SEKOAQPRf8

We see you, Elena Andrews! Front page of the FFA's New Era publication for October 2025.

Take a look at tonight's setlist for the BMS/BHS Sounds of the Season concert. In addition to our 6-12 choirs, the 6th-grade band will perform. The show starts at 7:00 p.m.

We are proud Watchdogs today! Congratulations to BHS Marching Band who ended their season with another 1st place finish AND top score of the entire competition at the Sioux Valley Marching Festival! The Marching Watchdogs have earned 1st place at every competition this year, along with a few other awards along the way.

Congratulations also to Beresford Cross Country for an amazing Region 3A meet in Parkston. State Qualifiers are Ella Merriman (6th), Molly O'Neil (12th), Lillie Boden (19th), Josh Merriman (7th), Hunter Penn (10th), Noah Halvorson (12th), Eli Schaap (18th), and Oliver Merriman (20th). Congrats to JV boys for 1st place as a team and JV medalists Caleb Hansen (2nd), Marcus Aasheim (3rd), Paxton Peterson (5th), and Brock Koth (6th).

The Beresford Board of Education recognized Ella Merriman, Mason Hofer, and Lucas Anderson for their efforts as proud Watchdog students. Ella Merriman was recently named a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. Mason Hofer and Lucas Anderson represented Watchdog Nation well at the State Golf Meet last week. They both tied for 53rd place. Congratulations to all!

Note: Lucas was not able to be present for the picture.