Beresford School District 61-2

Spring stores are out. Time to update your Watchdog gear!
Track and Field Store: https://cfpromo.chipply.com/beresfordtf/?action=viewall - closes 3/8
Softball Store: https://beresfordsoftball2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/ - closes 3/10

Come support the Watchdog Boys Basketball team in the first round of Region 4A tonight in Dakota Valley @ 7pm! If you can't make it in person to stream online follow this link. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sd/north-sioux-city/organization/19940/dakota-valley-high-school Go Watchdogs!

Emma Andrews, a BHS junior, received the State Runner Up Title in the 2026 American Legion Oratorical Contest held on February 22 in Chamberlain, SD. Emma was awarded a $1,000 Scholarship as state runner-up and a $500 scholarship as the District 7 Winner. District seven includes: Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, and Union Counties.

Congratulations Emma!

Today wrapped up the State Wrestling Tournament. Congrats to our place winners!
Liam Moumy - 106 - 5th place
Owen Serck - 120 - 5th place
Dexton Miller - 144 - 6th place
Reese Olson - 135 - 5th place
Thank you to everyone in the BAH Wrestling program for another great year!

Last week, we celebrated our January Middle School Students of the Month! Congratulations to these proud Watchdogs:

8th Grade: Kimberly Hernandez Garcia and Taelin Andrews

7th Grade: Ariana Ramos Flores and John Ivarsen

6th Grade: Keziah Schomberg and Kingston Blue Thunder

Region Wrestling wrapped up this evening and a congrats to all our Rams wrestlers that qualified for State next week!
Lillie Boden - 100lbs
Harper Olson - 125lbs
Reese Olson - 135lbs
Liam Moumy - 106lbs
Owen Serck - 120lbs
Sebastian Castillo - 126lbs
Bennett Farley - 132lbs
Dexton Miller - 144lbs
Kanin Klentz - 150lbs
Caden Schurch - 157lbs

Congratulations to Hunter Penn, a BHS senior who signed a letter of intent continue his running career at The University of Sioux Falls! The cross country team celebrated with Hunter and his family today! We wish all our best to Hunter!

Congratulations to NHS Scholarship semifinalist -Ella Merriman! Chosen from nearly 16,000 applicants, the National Honor Society (NHS) announced that Ella Merriman, a high school senior at Beresford High School and a member of NHS, has been selected as an NHS Scholarship semifinalist. The scholarships recognize students who exemplify the four pillars of NHS membership: scholarship, service, leadership, and character.

Girls Basketball will have youth night tomorrow night during our double-header versus EPJ. The girls will have a poster signing following the game. The girls basketball team will be also be running a tailgate with walking tacos!

This Friday, Beresford Art is headed to USD in Vermillion for Art Wars. Attached is a picture of our team, left to right:
Qeleigh Neuman, Chase Neuman, Isabella Russo, Sophia Penn, and Sophia Coe.

Art Wars is a live creative competition. A surprise prompt is given, then artists have 90 minutes to complete a finished piece with an artist statement. It takes a special kind of artist to compete. Only artists that are quick to develop original ideas and execute those ideas to high quality are competent to compete among 200+ competitors. School size is not differentiated, so B, A, & AA compete at regions. At the four regional competitions, only the top three advance to state. Concept, originality, materials, techniques and quality are judged.

Unfortunately, this event has over 200 competitors, so there is no room for spectators.

It's been a busy year for our Rams Wresting program. In case you missed it earlier this year, Dexton Miller also hit his 100th career win this season! #GoRams

On Monday night, Beresford Board of Education recognized the BHS One Act Play regional outstanding actors. They performed “Booby Trap” in Vermillion on January 27. Outstanding Actors included Sophia Coe (junior), Oliver Merriman (sophomore), and Hailey Stephens (junior). Also pictured are Director Carson Johnsen and Board Member Dan Erickson. Congrats BHS Theater!

Join us on February 13th, 2026, for our Beresford Girls Basketball Youth Night. Check out the included infographics for more information.

BAH Wrestling -Another one (hundred) for the record books! Congratulations to Kanin Klentz for earning his 100th Career Win last weekend!

Aware of technical issue with livestream, working to resolve during JV game. Apologies, DBE - 2.7.2026 4:09 pm

Join us in supporting Profe Thier in her battle against cancer this Saturday during the double-header basketball game. Profe is an amazing educator who teaches at Beresford and Alcester-Hudson schools.

Join us on February 7, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a soup supper fundraiser. All proceeds will benefit our shared Spanish teacher, Ms. Brianna Thier.

Congratulations to Malachi James! Malachi will be attending Southwest Minnesota State University. In addition to majoring in Exercise Science, Malachi will play football for the Mustangs.