Nate Jarchow – Vermillion School District

Service Learning

Nate Jarchow — Tue, 06 May 2025 18:58:25 +0000

The VHS Medical Terminology Class has been participating in a Service-Learning Experience at the Vermillion Care Center this semester. Today students helped Care Center residents plant flower seeds.

Publishing Party!

Nate Jarchow — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:23:33 +0000

Miss Thill’s first grade class proudly celebrated their achievements with a Publishing Party! Each student contributed a page to create a class-published book, which they shared along with work sample posters for their families. It was a great way to recognize their creativity and the effort they put into their writing!

Spanish Class Pinatas

Nate Jarchow — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:19:40 +0000

Señora Sudbeck’s Spanish students recently made piñatas. They learned about the history of them, what they are used for, and how they used to be made. We used a modern method using a balloon and Papier-mâché, then decorated them with tissue paper in varying application methods. They all did so wonderfully!

Staff also came and voted for their favorite piñatas in each class, and the winners were:

2^nd period – Bumble Bee by Zadie W.

3^rd period – tie between Raccoon by Micah W. and Jellyfish by Malia G.

4^th period – Loki by Emma S.

5^th period – Chicken by Randalyn L.

6^th period – Cactus by Brenden W.

7^th period – Mike W. by Chloe B.

The classes will have a fiesta on cinco de mayo, during which they will fill one of their chosen piñatas with candy and break it.

Glow in the Dark Word Egg Hunt

Nate Jarchow — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:52:43 +0000

Mrs. Bottolfson, Mrs. Vitzthum, Ms. Chance, & Mr. McRae’s classes participated in a fun spring reading activity. The students participated in a glow in the dark word egg hunt. They hunted eggs with words that the students then had to decode and read.

Earth Day Mosaics

Nate Jarchow — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:36:49 +0000

Mrs. Hage’s first grade class spent time on Thursday constructing mosaics from plastic lids, for their annual Earth Day art project. Students and many community members have been saving lids and contributing to the class collection throughout the school year to help the project be successful. Students were joined in the afternoon by middle school students in Mrs. Schwasinger’s class to help finish gluing the lids in place, as an extension of the district’s EnvisionED project. The mosaics, along with other Earth Day projects, will be on display at the Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library during the week of April 21-25.

Particle Physics at USD

Nate Jarchow — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:02:33 +0000

Some pictures of a fun day at USD! Vermillion students participated in a Masterclass for Particle Physics at USD where students are learned how to measure properties of invisible particles passing through state-of-the-art detectors at Fermilab in Batavia, IL. They also got to visit the research labs at USD & launch liquid nitrogen rockets!

VHS Students Learn About Social Work

Nate Jarchow — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:08:26 +0000

High school students had an incredible opportunity to dive into the world of social work! They learned about the vital roles social workers play in our communities, advocating for social justice and supporting those in need.

Read Across America Month

Nate Jarchow — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:12:51 +0000

As March comes to a close, we’re excited to share how we’ve been celebrating Read Across America Month! USD student-athletes teamed up with elementary students for some fun and engaging reading sessions. The kids loved spending time with these inspiring role models, making reading even more exciting!

DAK12 Conference Quiz Bowl Results

Nate Jarchow — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:31:23 +0000

VHS Quiz Bowl was 3^rd at the Dak 12 Conference Quiz Bowl Competition. Team Members included: Holly, Laiken, Cameron, and Caleb.

All Band Extravaganza

Nate Jarchow — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:44:56 +0000

On Monday all students in band came together to play in the popular All Band Extravaganza!

Middle School Science Fair

Nate Jarchow — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:47 +0000

The MS Science Fair was March 18. Students began working on projects before Christmas with help from USD mentors, conducted their research in January and February and showed off their presentations on Tuesday. Lots of future scientists came up with some interesting projects.

Driver Education Information

Nate Jarchow — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:13:06 +0000

Parents/Guardians of Vermillion 7th-11th graders,

There will be two upcoming options for information/registration meetings for summer 2025 Driver Education. The purpose of these meetings will be to give a description of the process, to answer any questions, and to take care of as many registrations/payments as possible. The meetings are intended to be for parents, but students are welcome to attend, as well. The dates/times of the meetings are Wednesday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 25 from 6:00 to 7:00 in the VHS library. If you are unable to attend either of the meetings and have questions or are interested in registering your student, please contact bill.settles@k12.sd.us . Bill is hoping to get driving started in April and/or May for some students, so it is important that we get the registration process started early. Also included below is a copy of the information letter that will be available at VMS and VHS. Please note that the dates for the classroom sessions may need to change if unforeseen circumstances arise.

Click for the Information Letter

Teach the Teacher

Nate Jarchow — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:20:42 +0000

In careers class, 8th graders had to team up and come up with lesson plans to teach the teacher and their peers a soft skill such as, communication, teamwork, and networking.

3rd Grade Class Explores Hearing

Nate Jarchow — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:14:26 +0000

3rd graders had a eventful day today! Mrs. Anderson has a student who uses hearing aides every day so her class wanted to know what it was like! So, Laura Skolten came to educate them on what life is like with hearing aides! Laura explained how our ears work & why sometimes people need a “boost” in their hearing! Together they learned ways that they can help their classmates in school! They even were able test a set of hearing aides out ourselves!

Festival Choir

Nate Jarchow — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:04:08 +0000

Vermillion was represented well at SDMEA’s Festival Choir in DV!

USD Dental Hygiene Visits

Nate Jarchow — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:18:30 +0000

Junior Kindergarten students enjoyed a presentation from USD dental hygiene students.

Day at the Bank

Nate Jarchow — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:11:32 +0000

Kindergarten went to the bank for a field trip! They got to see how banks keep money safe and how savings accounts work. The highlight of the trip was getting their very own coin pouch with a dollar coin inside

God, Flag, & Country Oratory Competition Winners

Nate Jarchow — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:26:28 +0000

Winners of the God, Flag, & Country Oratory Competition Wyatt (age group 10-11 years)
and Morgan (age group 12-13 years) were presented with an award and a check.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles, Sunshine #2421 in Vermillion, hosted a God, Flag, & Country
Oratory Competition on February 25, 2025.

Since 1967, the God, Flag, & Country Oratory Program has been an integral part of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles’ drive to build patriotism and to instill a sense of pride within our youth. The
program invites children between the ages of 10 and 15 to prepare a three-minute speech
about what God, their flag, and their country means to them. The program is an excellent way
to encourage our youth to know and to appreciate the advantage of democracy, to possess a
love for their country and to take an active part in its operation, to learn respect for others, to
accept constructive feedback, to assume responsibility, and to accept consequences of their
own actions.

Contestants are scored in areas such as topic content, memorization, logic, knowledge of
subject matter, voice and projection, poise, and delivery effectiveness.
Congratulations to our local winners Wyatt Sivill (age group 10-11 years) and Morgan Stelling
(age group 12-13 years). They will advance to the State Competition in Valley City, ND in April
2025. State winners will have the opportunity to advance to the National Competition in Grand
Rapids, MI in July 2025.

Game Day!

Nate Jarchow — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:48:46 +0000

The middle school had a game day practicing soft skills, communication, problem solving, and teamwork.

MathCounts Competition

Nate Jarchow — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:59:49 +0000

On February 20, twelve VMS students and coach Jodi Zeller, traveled to STI for an exciting MathCounts competition, where they put their math skills to the test in a series of challenging problems. Between rounds, they refueled with plenty of snacks, keeping their energy high for the next set of equations. Not only did they sharpen their mathematical abilities, but they also made new friends from other schools, exchanging tips and strategies. It was a day full of fun, learning, and growth as they developed skills that will help them in future competitions and beyond!