🏋️♀️ STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Our Girls' Powerlifting team brought home the state title! Seven Cavaliers are State Champions: Mackenzie Nguyen, Halima & Heather Ibrahim, Amirrah Simonsen, Alexa Grenz, Learys Mercado-Castello, and Aniston Henning! 💪🔥 #GoCavs
🏋️♂️ Boys Powerlifting takes 3rd at State! 💪🔥 Congrats to State Champions Demetri Simonsen & Carson Hughes! 👏
🏀👏 Congrats to our Girls’ Basketball team on a great season! They closed out the state tournament with a win over Pierre, securing 7th place! 🎉 Special shoutout to Abby Horner for making the All-Tournament Team! 🏆 Way to fight hard, Cavaliers! 🔥 #GoCavs
Reading is sweet! 🍭We’re halfway through our community-wide reading initiative, and our gameboard at Jefferson is filling up! So far, Cavs have devoured over 900 books! Learn more at: https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads
🎉 Congratulations to the Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Teonna Randle, a senior at JHS. Teonna took the top spot and will represent our state in Washington, D.C. this May, competing for the National Championship. 🎤📖
Missed in-person conferences last week? Join us for Virtual Conference Night on Monday, March 17, from 4-7:30 PM. Schedule a time to meet with your student’s teachers and stay involved in their learning. 📚💻
Jefferson parents, join us for conferences tonight from 4:00–7:30 PM! 📚 This is a great chance to connect with teachers and help your student finish the school year strong. We’d hope to see you!
With a buzz beater thriller, our Jefferson girls basketball team is headed to the STATE TOURNAMENT! 🎉👏 Catch them in action as they take on O’Gorman this Thursday, 3/13 at noon (MT) at The Monument in Rapid City!
Reminder that daylight saving happened this weekend! We sprung forward this time, so be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour to keep everyone on time for school on Monday! ⏰
🎶 Don’t miss the JHS Band Concert tonight at 7 PM in the Jefferson Auditorium! Come enjoy an evening of incredible music performed by our talented concert bands. Support our musicians and experience the beauty of live music! 🎺🥁🎷
🏀🔥 The Cavs are SoDak 16 bound💚 Girls play Friday night at Aberdeen Central 💛 Boys play Saturday afternoon at Washington. Winners advance to STATE! 🏆 Let’s pack the stands and bring the energy! 🎟️ Grab your tickets on Bound.
For the past four years, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) has been offered to high school students in the Sioux Falls School District, making a meaningful impact on their lives. Through JAG, students are exposed to career paths they may have never considered. They connect with business leaders, politicians, and industry experts who provide valuable insights into future opportunities and the steps needed to achieve their goals.
In this episode of Spotlight, hear from Roosevelt High School senior, Brody Stenger, Jefferson High School student, Tay Johnson, and JAG Specialist, Nicole Fette as they share how JAG empowers students to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
Listen here! ---> https://youtu.be/_dTXaIGMz8g
Congratulations to Maya Sutton and Aayush Mohapatra on being named National Merit Finalists! 🎉 Your hard work and dedication have paid off! 🏆🏅
🎶👏 Huge congrats to Revelry & Legacy Show Choir on an amazing performance last weekend in Vermillion! 🌟 Don’t miss your chance to see them one last time at home—TONIGHT at 7PM in the JHS Auditorium! 🎤🔥 Free will donation at the door. Let’s pack the house! 🎶💃
Happy Social Worker Week!
In the Sioux Falls School District, every student's journey is unique. For many of the kids we serve, our school social workers are there every step of the way! Whether offering a listening ear, connecting families to resources, or advocating for students' well-being, their dedication ignites hope and creates lasting impact in our schools.
This year's theme, Unite to Ignite: Celebrating Our Impact, is a perfect reflection of how our social workers bring people together to create brighter futures for students.
THANK YOU to our incredible school social workers for your compassion and care!
Congrats to the Cavalier Wrestling team for fantastic performance at State. A special congratulations to Aiden Wells (144) & Ayden Dooley (165) on winning STATE TITLES! 🥇💪
We are still celebrating last night's wonderful Teacher of the Year event! So many amazing educators to celebrate! Congratulations again to 2025 Teacher of the Year, Bruce Rekstad, who left with a $4,000 check, courtesy of our friends at Vern Eide. Also, a huge congratulations to the other four finalists, Jennifer Aerts, Bryan Aukerman, Scott Amundson, and Jessica Foley. New this year, thanks to the generosity of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, these four finalists walked away with $1,000 each. So many wonderful memories were shared last night! We are so grateful to everyone who attended, from nominees and their friends and families to past ToY winners, past educators, school board members, SDEA friends, and SFSD administrators, it truly was an unforgettable night! Were you at the event? Feel free to get your photos here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC3KKk You can watch the full video of the event here! https://youtu.be/D-60TEv2ijA
Tonight is the night! The 2025 Teacher of the Year will be announced at an event starting at 7:00 PM. Watch live with us here! ---> https://youtube.com/live/MnFs9wL28Oo?feature=share
Congratulations to the Jefferson Speech & Debate Team on an outstanding performance at the National Qualifier Tournament! Several students punched their tickets to this summer’s national tournament! Way to go, Cavs—your hard work and talent shine! 🎉🏆
Congratulations to Aidan Wells, Graham Wilde, Ayden Dooley, and Anneyso Ahmed on each finishing 1st in their weight class to become Region Champions! Shoutout to Brady Kuhnert for taking 3rd! They’re all headed to State this weekend in Rapid City—good luck, Cavs!🤼♂️🏆
