Our Watchdog Football Team will take on the Garretson Blue Dragons in a Big East Conference game at 7:00 p.m. at Cortland Carnes Stadium. The game can be viewed for free at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/beresford-high-school-beresford-sd/gam7d5ecda860. GO WATCHDOGS!
As of September 1, our District has NO Positive COVID-19 Student and Staff Cases. All four of our staff members who tested positive have completed their isolation period, have recovered, and returned to school safely. Please read the COVID-19 weekly update. https://5il.co/kidh
Today's Jr. High football game with Wagner and Jr. High/HS volleyball matches with Baltic can be viewed for free on the NFHS Network at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/search/?query=beresford. Vouchers are required to attend the volleyball matches in-person. GO WATCHDOGS!
Congratulations to our Watchdog Cross Country Teams on a great performance at today's XC Kickoff Meet held at the Bridges Golf Course. The Watchdog Girls' and Boys' teams competed in the Billy Mills division! Results: https://results.dakotatiming.com/display.html?event_id=502
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.
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
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!
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!
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.