Good evening, this is superintendent Justin Downes. I am calling to inform you that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the High School. We have reviewed the situation and contacted all close contacts to the positive COVID-19 case for quarantine. If you have not been contacted, your child is not considered to have been in close contact as directed by the Department of Health. Please continue to monitor your children prior to sending them to school. Thank you,
Parents, if at all possible, please refrain from dropping your children off at school until 7:45 unless they have arrangements with their teachers. Thank you!
Tonight the Bulldog football team hosts the Huron Tigers. The game is set to start at 7:00 PM at A.B. Campbell Stadium. Reminder, there is limited attendance to the game. All spectators need a ticket to attend. There are no concessions for tonight's game. The game is live-streamed for free on the NFHS Network (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/milbank-high-school-milbank-sd) or KMSD (https://portal.stretchinternet.com/kmsd/)
Good evening, this is superintendent Justin Downes. I am calling to inform you that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Middle School and the Elementary School. We have reviewed the situation and contacted all close contacts to the positive COVID-19 case for quarantine. If you have not been contacted, your child is not considered to have been in close contact as directed by the Department of Health. Please continue to monitor your children prior to sending them to school.
Thank you,
Milbank Elementary Parents – due to the forecast of cooler temps next week, students at Milbank Elementary will no longer be able to wear shorts to school. Please send your child with a sweatshirt or jacket as well. Additionally, we encourage students to be dropped off after 7:45 am, if you are able. Have a great holiday weekend!
Today the Lady Bulldog Volleyball team hosts Sisseton. The C game starts at 5:00 in the High School Armory, with the JV and Varsity matches to follow. Tonight's match will have limited attendance; all spectators will need a ticket to attend. No concessions will be available at the match tonight. All high school matches are live-streamed for free on the NFHS Network (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/milbank-high-school-milbank-sd).
The 7th/8th grade volleyball team hosts Sisseton at 4:30 in the elementary gym. Tickets are not needed to attend the middle school matches. The middle school matches will be streamed via Facebook Live through the Milbank School District page.
The Bulldog Cross Country team travels to Redfield today, and the middle school golfers are in Sisseton.
The Milbank School District theme is, "Stronger Together." Apparel can be purchased at Street Graphex or online at https://milbankbulldogs.com/outlet/index.php?route=product/category&path=70. All orders placed will get picked up at Street Graphex.
The Bulldog Volleyball team travels to Deuel tonight. The C game match begins at 5:00 with JV and V to follow. The match will be live-streamed at https://www.deuel.k12.sd.us/Page/301.
Bulldog Golf travels to Lee Park in Aberdeen, and Bulldog Girl's Tennis travels to Aberdeen to play Aberdeen Central and Roncalli.
Bulldog JV football travels to Wahpeton today to play at 6:00.
The Wahpeton JV Field is in Chahinkapa Park behind John Randall Baseball Field. You can enter the Park at 1st Street and 7th Ave South. Fields are on the Right. Milbank fans will be behind the team bench and will have an entire Dyke to sit on, as well as some bleachers. You can also bring blankets and lawn chairs. There are lots of places to sit.
Tonight, the Bulldog Football team is at home against the Wahpeton Huskies. The game begins at 7:00 PM at A.B. Campbell Stadium. Reminder, there are limited tickets available for tonight's game. Only spectators with a ticket will be admitted to the game. The game can be viewed online for free on the NFHS Network at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/milbank-high-school-milbank-sd or on KMSD at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/kmsd/. There will NOT be any concessions tonight.
Tonight the Bulldog Volleyball team travels to Webster. Webster does not have a limit on the number of fans that are allowed to attend. Masks are recommended but not required. The C match starts at 4:45, the JV at 6:00 and Varsity to follow. The matches will be played one at a time at the Webster Armory. This allows all of the bleachers to be pulled out, and social distancing is encouraged.
The concession stand will have the basics, including hot dogs and popcorn.
The varsity broadcast is on Bearcats.TV.
The Bulldog Football team travels to Sisseton tonight. Kickoff is at 7:00 PM. Live audio and video can be found at http://www.kphrfm.com/.
Reminder to Middle School Families that if you are dropping your child off in the morning, they walk, ride bike, or catch a ride with an older sibling, they can use BOTH Door 2 and Door 3 when entering the building.
Good Afternoon,
I just want to send a message out to welcome everyone back. This will be an interesting year, to say the least. A couple things that will greatly help with communications is for everyone to download the Milbank School App and school Facebook pages. We will be communicating via the app, Facebook page, live feed on the website, and this voice messenger system. Building administrators will also be sending out messages throughout the time period as well.
We plan to start school tomorrow morning with full staff and students. A reminder, this will be a full day tomorrow. We know that there will need to be adjustments made throughout the year and ask for patience as we work through all the quirks and kinks throughout this school year. Between COVID and the new building, there is a lot of unfamiliar territories. We also want to remind you that our attendance at extra-curricular events will remain fluid throughout this year and will be adjusted on a game by game basis, at least, at the beginning of the year. Students who have bought activity passes will have that money transferred into their lunch account. Please, contact the central office if you prefer a refund.
We are asking middle school and high school students to park east of door one this year. When leaving the school we ask those students to either go south or east. All busses will exit to the east this year as well. The majority of elementary traffic will go west and south from the loop. We are asking these things to try and avoid as much congestion as possible. There will be school officials to assist with all of this in the first few days.
There are many resources on our new COVID page on the website. There is also a great new page designed for familiarity with the new elementary building, pick up and drop off procedures, and a meet and greet with the elementary staff. Also, please view the Maroon and Gold Calendar for the event we have to transition to this sometime this year. If you do not know which days your child is on, please contact your building level principal.
Thanks,
If you haven't returned your registration packet yet, please do so as soon as possible. You can drop the packet off at Door 1 of the High School in the dropbox. Thanks!
Substitute Informational Meeting -
The Milbank School District will be having an informational meeting on August 13, at 9 am, in the theater of the high school building, for substitutes on the list already and any new ones. We are looking for substitutes in the areas of registered nursing, teachers, paraprofessionals, food service and custodial. If you have any questions, please call the central office at 432-5579.
If your family is in need of assistance for back to school supplies, applications are available in the ICAP office at the court house. If you have any questions, please contact Val in the ICAP office 432-6571.
There is a Covid-19 Link on our home page. Included is a summary of the differences in the two learning models that will be offered this fall along with links to the South Dakota Department of Education and Department of Health. Also, there is the Milbank Return-to-School plan link as well. This link spells out the specifics of the two plans. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/818830/Fall_Start_Document_7.23.20.pdf
Dates vaccine clinics scheduled-July 23nd, August 4th, 14th and 18th.
Call now to schedule your 6th graders and college freshmen for the 2020-2021 school year vaccinations. Let us help you check things off your “to do” list before things get crazy! During these appointments, a nurse will review your child’s shot record and administer any needed vaccinations. A parent must be present. Please bring a copy of your insurance card and wear your mask from home, if you can. Call 605-432-4587, to schedule.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLQQ3YF
Parents, please fill out the following survey. We are gathering information to best inform our plans for starting the school year in-person the best that we can. Our messenger system is down at the moment. I intend to put out a call directing people to this survey link. It will also be posted on the school website when we can. Thank you for your participation. Please only fill this survey out if you have children that attend school in the Milbank School District. Thank you!