Tonight's football game between our Beresford Watchdogs and the Wagner Red Raiders will be broadcast on redraiders.live at 7:00 p.m. GO WATCHDOGS! Please click on the following link to view the game:
http://redraiders.live/index.php?page=football-game&id=9283
Curious about Homecoming Week? If so, check out this link: http://bit.ly/BHS2020HoCo
Congratulations to our Royal Court Candidates!
Tonight’s VB matches at Garretson can be viewed on the NFHS Network. Since this is an away contest, you will need to purchase a NFHS membership to watch the matches. All home events are free thanks to the generosity of First Dakota National Bank and Jensen Insurance Agency.
Our School Board will have a special meeting on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the HS library to discuss the District’s adopted Return to Learning Plan and the possibility of designating all school employees as critical personnel under the critical infrastructure provisions of federal COVID-19 guidelines. Community input time is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. https://5il.co/k89q
The SD-DOH has informed us that we now have four staff members in our schools that have been diagnosed with COVID-19. As of this morning, August 26, our District has four staff members in isolation and eight staff members and seven students in quarantine. https://5il.co/k7pn
Canton VB info. The matches will be live streamed at the following link: rmd.me/HCQ1ayyEOqp
Our District was made aware that two staff members--one in our Elementary and one in our MS/HS have been diagnosed with COVID-19. We are alerting parents to be watchful for children with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 illness. https://5il.co/k5ee https://5il.co/k5er
Due to the heat index, the following football games have been postponed.
• JV FB, MCM @ Beresford-Monday, August 24-4:30 p.m.
• 7-8 FB, Beresford @ MCM-Tuesday, August 25-4:30 p.m. at Montrose.
The schools are looking at alternative dates for rescheduling.
We would like to officially welcome the following new staff for 20-21: John Hauck, HS Technology and MS Science Teacher; Amber Sorensen, Elementary Admin Assistant; Kelly Knutson, Head of District Grounds & NC Custodial; Dave Nelson, Bus Driver; & Chris Tucker, SC Custodian!
We would like to officially welcome the following food service staff members to our District: Jill Boden, Director of Child Nutrition; Lisa Ringling, NC Kitchen Manager, and Food Service Staff--Kathy Hall, Julia Hughes, Kelsey Erickson, Joyce Regehr, and Rachell Roesner!
Tonight's football game between the Beresford Watchdogs and McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars will be broadcast live and free at 7:00 p.m. from Cortland Carnes Stadium on the NFHS Network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/beresford-high-school-beresford-sd
Our Watchdog Senior Athletes are excited for a return to fall sports! Boys Golf opens today at Dakota Valley. FB plays at home on Friday night, August 21 vs. MCM. VB opens at Canton on Tuesday, August 25. XC hosts our Kickoff Meet at the Bridges on Friday morning, August 28.
We would like to welcome our USD and DSU Co-teacher Candidates at the Elementary School (pictured left to right): Miss Mackenzie Harte, 1st Grade; Miss Natalie Hertz, 3rd Grade; Miss Becca Nelson (DSU), 3rd Grade; and Miss Ellie Hulsing, 4th Grade!
We would like to welcome our USD Co-teacher Candidates at the MS/HS (pictured left to right): Mr. Noah Larson, Band; Miss Taylor Frederick, HS Math; Miss Mary Johnson, HS English; Miss Julia Hakes, MS/HS Social Studies; and Miss Maddison Sullivan, HS English (not pictured)!
For our first home VB matches vs. Baltic on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 4:00, 5:00, 6:15, and 7:30, we will provide each rostered athlete, manager, statistician, and coach four (4) event vouchers to distribute as they wish. This is an indoor venue and that is why attendance is limited.
For our first home football game vs. McCook Central-Montrose on Friday night, August 21 at 7:00, we will have open attendance since it is an outdoor venue. We have multiple seating options available to help maintain social distancing, including the main stadium, south aluminum bleachers, multiple picnic tables in the courtyard, and we will be allowing bag chairs in designated areas on the track in lanes 5-8. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. There will be no tailgate supper.
Our District will be taking steps to limit spectator attendance at our activities this fall. The premise of limiting attendance is based on these three goals:
o Keep all students and staff safe.
o Keep all students and staff in school as long as possible.
o Give all students the opportunity to participate in activities.
• Our District believes limiting spectator attendance provides our students the best opportunity to complete their seasons and reduces the likelihood of community transmission.
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To curb the spread of COVID-19 and minimize the potential risk of exposure, our District is requiring staff and students to complete a daily health check before coming to school. We ask parents to assist students with the screening by using this form. https://5il.co/jd9z
Last night, our School Board adopted the District's Return to Learning Plan and made a decision to "highly recommend" face coverings/masks for all students and staff. Following are links to the Return to Learning Plan for 20-21. https://5il.co/jd9r https://5il.co/jd9y
Based on input received from our School Board at their special meeting on August 3, following is the link to our District’s Revised 20-21 Return to Learning Plan. The facial covering/mask “requirement” for students and staff has been changed to “highly recommended.” The Plan now includes a list of Activities protocols on pages 12-27 as well.
https://5il.co/j7j2
Our District’s Revised Return to Learning Plan will be given a second reading by our School Board at their regular meeting on Monday, August 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school library. If you would like to provide any feedback to our school board regarding the Revised Plan, community input time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
It would be the intent of our Board to discuss any changes and/or modifications to the plan that evening and eventually move to adopt the Return to Learning Plan prior to the start of the 20-21 school year.
Thank you for reading and reviewing our District’s Revised Return to Learning Plan.
