Students returned to school with complimentary SDSU shirts and lots of smiles! 😊🐰
Thank you, SDSU, for welcoming our Panthers and inspiring them to dream big as they look ahead to high school and beyond! 🎓
Join us Friday, November 6, from 4:00–5:30 PM! Tickets are $5 and include 2 slices of pizza and pop. 🍕🥤
🎟️ Students will need to purchase a ticket from their PRO teacher by Tuesday, November 3. This is a firm deadline—no tickets will be sold after November 3!
⭐ Parents, we’d love your help! Sign up to volunteer and help make the dance a fun afternoon for our students: https://forms.gle/LF4NywogHTNzy8D58
🏐🏈 It’s also the last week of volleyball and football season is nearing the finish line. Come cheer on our Panthers as they wrap up their seasons!
Parent-teacher conferences continue Tuesday from 4:30–8:00 p.m. We look forward to connecting with families!
Three of our four winners are pictured. Thank you to everyone who shared their creativity and cast a vote! 👏
🍦 Conferences + a Sweet Treat!
Thursday, October 22, is the first night of conferences at Patrick Henry! Make dinner or dessert easy by stopping at B & G Milkyway from 5–7 p.m. to support the Patrick Henry PTO! 💙💛 Mention the PHMS PTO Dine-In Night when ordering, and 15% of your order will be donated to our PTO.
📍 6020 S. Cliff location ONLY
Stop by before or after your child's conference!
🌟 Congratulations to our October WEB Leaders of the Month, Lauren Galer and James Kennedy! Thank you for setting a positive example and helping our sixth graders feel connected at Patrick Henry! 🐾
🏆 Collin Aberson took FIRST PLACE to become the 8th Grade Boys Metro Champion!
Our teams brought home impressive finishes:
🥇 8th Grade Boys — 1st Place
🥈 8th Grade Girls — 2nd Place
🥈 7th Grade Girls — 2nd Place
🥈 7th Grade Boys — 2nd Place
Congratulations to our runners and coaches on their hard work and a meet to be proud of! 🐾
(📷Pictures from various meets throughout the season)
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m.–Noon
📍 PHMS Gym
Come build your skills and have fun on the court! Special guests from the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots will stop by during camp! Parents must register their student through Bound to participate.
Will the real Mr. Noll please stand up? 😂
Our PH staff celebrated Boss’s Day with “Dress Up as Your Favorite Mr. Noll” day! From ties and tennies to SDSU, Iowa State, gym gear, and lake attire, staff showed off the many sides of our principal. His signature readers were the finishing touch for many outfits! 🤓 Check out a few of the looks we captured! 📸
Happy Boss’s Day, Mr. Noll! Thanks for all you do for our students and staff—and for being such a good sport! 👏
📅 Monday, October 19
⏰ 6–8 p.m.
🎟️ $7 admission + $5 skate rental
Bring a squishy, win a squishy, trade a squishy! Invite your friends and family for a fun night of skating. 💙💛
🖊️More information and Parent consent forms are available online at https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/flu-shot-information - Please complete a consent form for your student to participate. Contact our school nurse with any questions! 💙💛
🍕🐾 We may be a little late to the game, but there’s still time to rally, Panthers! Patrick Henry could win 100 FREE pizzas, and we’re only 3 votes behind 1st place in the latest standings!
Help PH win Big Poppa’s Pizza’s Battle of the Schools by making this weekend a pizza weekend!
🍕 Order from Big Poppa’s Pizza
🐾 Use Patrick Henry’s school code so your order counts toward PH.
🙌 This final week, every order counts—no $25 minimum—and votes count DOUBLE!
The contest ends October 11, so let’s make these last few days count! Spread the word and help our Panthers bring home the pizza! 🍕🏆
🔬 Calling all curious minds! Join Patrick Henry’s Science Olympiad Club! 🧪
Explore biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, and engineering while working with teammates and preparing for exciting science competitions!
📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 4:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 Room B119
Science Olympiad is offered through the CLC (Community Learning Center), and students must register to participate. Students can attend FREE using a Preview Pass, valid for all Science Olympiad sessions! (Limit of 1 Preview Pass per student)
👉 Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6KNYIdGmyioUJdeK8TbT764iVt-J_QuB5OL4FlJDLEutq4Q/viewform
Contact Khalid Waters at khalid.waters@k12.sd.us or 605.413.3088 for more information, questions, or help signing up your child.
Thank you, Mrs. Nelson, for helping our students discover great books, explore new ideas, and grow as lifelong learners! 💙💛🐾
Pictured with Mrs. Nelson are our principal, Mr. Noll, and South Dakota State Librarian George Seamon.
