Webster Area School District

Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 5th-School Resumes/Begin Q3

9th annual Knights of Columbus Fishing Tournament: Feb 21st on Enemy Swim Lake. First 75 kids, 13 and under, receive a free gift. Mr. Case and Mr. Zenk have the $25 ticket if you are interested.

Webster Blood Drive: Thursday 1/29/26 11:30am-6:00pm @ Tabor Lutheran Church

Donations are desperately needed!!!! You can make a difference in someone's life.

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest:
Sunday, Jan. 18 at 1:00 pm. Webster Armory. Doors open at 12:30 pm
Weather make up day(if needed) – Jan. 25 (same time)
Open to all Boys and Girls Ages 9-14 (age as of Jan. 1)
Sponsored by the Waubay/Webster Knights of Columbus
Registration will take place at the Armory starting at 12:30 pm.
Questions, contact Craig Case (605-881-6619)

Bus Rider Reminder:

Students riding the bus need to dress appropriately for Winter weather. If a bus jells up or has any other issue, it can get very cold, very fast on a bus that has shut down! Please dress your children accordingly for safely.

Bearcat Buddies

Jan 10th-Girls BB
Cayston Hanson
Huntley Aadland
Leah Waldner
Blakely Hanson

Jan 10th-Boys BB
Theo Ure
Hunter Swenson
Huck Shoemaker
Caleb Sonstebo
Harrison Fosheim
Johnathan Fosheim
Grayson Kuecker
Miles Fiedler
Layton Randall
Rhett Kuecker
Audie Kuecker

Jan 13th-Wrestling
Abel Bloom

Congratulations the December Students of the Month!
K-Deva Olson
1st-Ava Eidahl
2nd-Jada Zimmerman    
3rd-Arthur Waldner
4th-Nolan Rasmus
5th-Macie Shafer

Webster Area Wrestling Booster Club will be starting youth practice Tues, Dec 9th. Due to the loss of the wrestling room, we will be holding all practices in Bristol at Sniper Wrestling Academy (former Bristol School Gym).  Here are the links for online sign up, and the paper copy of hand book.  All information will be made available on our Facebook page (Webster Area Wrestling Booster Club) and on the app Team Reach  (team code is: WAYW2024).  

Online sign up form: https://forms.gle/4nP3UkeuzJ2dNjxW6 This is the Handbook link (for print only - not able to file out online): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvCSAVT6nLzHkg5vmNsxCxqlAkZL2Unw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106737302194755007476&rtpof=true&sd=true

VFW Auxiliary National Art Contest, Illustrating America, 2025-26: Webster Area 5th grader Italia Dorian won First Place in this National Contest 2024-25
Contest Eligibility and Rules and Entry Form

Webster Area Bearcat Booster Club: Supporter of Bearcat Student Athletes and Musicians! If you are a coach, advisor or parent who has an idea of a way that the Booster Club can help, please fill out the request form. All support and help is appreciated in any way. Membership is encouraged! Your contributions and ideas are important. Booster Club has a vital role of supporting Webster Area Student Athletes and Musicians in their quest for excellence! Requests or Suggestions? Contact Robin Dorsett 605-265-1507

Reminder: Colder weather is upon us! Please send your children in warm clothing to school! Please label gloves, coats and boots! If someone does not have warm weather gear for their child, please reach out to Nurse Kelsie(kelsie.letcher@k12.sd.us)and we can get them some to keep. Thank you!

January Lunch Menu

Important Information for Upcoming 6th Grade Students
2025 6th Grade Vaccines

News from the Nurse: This year Nurse Kelsie will be very particular about administering medication at school. Please read the attached message for clarification.

Afterschool Program
Sign up now for the fall. Space is limited so don't delay.
Afterschool Program Info

South Dakota Chronic Absenteeism has nearly doubled since 2019. Please check out the information from the South Dakota Department of Education. Let's work together and improve student attendance for the 2024-25 school year. https://doe.sd.gov/attendance/ 

Box Tops for Education
For over 25 years, Box Tops for Education has given families an easy way to earn cash for schools — with products they already buy! Today, you can find hundreds of participating products throughout the store. Scan your receipt with the Box Tops app and you’ll earn for your school with every Box Tops product you buy.

Our Family Labels
Save your labels to help our school!
By buying Our Family brand products – and saving the UPC barcodes from those cans, boxes and bottles – store guests can help schools, faith-based and other community organizations earn money for textbooks, art supplies and more.

For each bundle of 500 Our Family UPC barcodes collected, Webster Area School can earn $25.

Student Accident Insurance
Student accident insurance provides financial assistance with your out-of-pocket medical expenses when your student sustains an accidental bodily injury. Available for all students PS-12.   It is all online. Student Accident Insurance Form

It's Everything Webster Area, In Your Pocket
Webster Area School District launched a new mobile app that helps students, parents, and community members know what is happening on campus, right from their phones. Watch the video on how it works. Webster Area School mobile app video

Download the app on Android: www.webster.k12.sd.us/android-... or 
iPhone: www.webster.k12.sd.us/apple-ap... 

Reminder from Sheyenne Transportation
Parents should drop their children off on the north side of the Elementary, not where the buses unload. Thank you!

Message Regarding School Deliveries:
The school is NOT accepting deliveries from flower shops, please make other arrangements and do not request the businesses to deliver to the school.

Go to bearcats.tv to watch extracurricular events!

Community Events & Resources
Stay up-to-date on events in the Webster area via the Chamber website at WebsterSD.com plus Facebook.com/WebsterSouthDakota and Twitter.com/WebsterSD. Find current job and housing opportunities in Day County under the Opportunities tab, or visit
DayCountyJobs.com
and DayCountyHousing.org

Follow Us on Twitter
You can follow Webster Area School on Twitter - @WebsterArea18_5  

Bus Service
For information regarding bus transportation, contact Kevin Duenwald at Sheyenne Transportation, 605-590-1038.

Federal Regulation
Due to federal regulations, pop is not allowed in the lunchroom during lunch hours.

Receive the Daily Announcements by Email
If you are interested in receiving the daily Webster Area Elementary Announcements by email, please log on to https://www.k12.sd.us/MailingL... and follow the instructions. If you have questions, please call the elementary office at 605-345-4651..