This week we celebrate our counselors! They are the heart of our building and continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and families. Thank you For all that you do. ❤️
Attention 8th grade families - Connections is a summer program that prepared incoming 9th grades with learning all about High School. See the flyer below with questions or concerns.
Congratulations! These students were selected Student of the Month for January! Thank you for demonstrating the Bison Way! We are proud of you! ❤️💛
Congratulations to Jacob Richardson on winning the Ben Reifel school spelling bee. Best of luck as he completes regionally this weekend!
7-2 math students have worked hard the month of January building skills with integers and writing equations to solve real world problems!
Congratulations to our Bison Way Spotlight recipients. These students received a positive phone call home, bonus PBIS points and a bracelet. Thank you for representing Ben Reifel so well!! ❤️
This week we held our POPS concert. It was outstanding! Thank you to all the performers and staff who practiced to put on a wonderful concert.
Congratulations to all band students who auditioned for Middle School All State Band & Jazz Band! The BRMS Band Department submitted 35 auditions and 10 were selected for all state band and 1 for all state jazz band. These students will represent our school at the All State events in Mitchell, SD in February & March. CONGRATULATIONS!!
All State Band:
Reaghan Kappel - Flute - Festival Band
Nathan Rensner - Flute - Festival Band
Anne Secrest - Clarinet - Festival Band
Abby Raether - Trumpet - Festival Band
Kael Schettler - French Horn - Festival Band
Carter Jacobsen - Trombone - Festival Band
Audrey Bleeker - Clarinet - Honor Band
Miray Akalin - Clarinet - Honor Band
Esme Eckart - Clarinet - Honor Band
Levi Prouty - Bari Saxophone - Honor Band
All State Jazz Band:
Levi Prouty - Bari Saxophone - Hanagan Band
Please attend this fun event on Saturday, January 20th at 5:45pm. Admission is free. There will be concessions available for purchase. We hope to see your family on Saturday for our BRMS Movie Night.
Yesterday we were honored to host our students who received Student of the Month awards during the first semester. Families joined their students, who were recognized by their teams for displaying the Bison Way. We are proud of you!
The Ben Reifel Unity group sang The Star Spangled Banner at the Stampede game recently. We are proud of how hard staff and students worked for this wonderful performance.
Dangerous weather conditions mean all activities/events for SFSD students for the
evening of Fri., Jan 12 and all day Sat., Jan 13, 2024 are being postponed.
No School Today - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Congratulations! These students were selected Student of the Month for December! Thank you for demonstrating the Bison Way! We are proud of you! ❤️💛
Sioux Falls Public Schools are closed Monday, January 8, 2024 due to weather.
This week was Behavior Employee Appreciation Week. We want to thank our very own behavior staff, Ms.Oleson and Mr. Sorensen, for all they do to work with students. Thank you for building trusting relationships with students and supporting teaching staff. We appreciate you! ❤️
Congratulations to our Best in the Herd recipients. These students received a positive phone call home, bonus PBIS points and a bracelet. Thank you for representing Ben Reifel so well!! ❤️
Team 6-2 and 6-3 held a toy drive to benefit the Children's Home Shelter for Family Safety this last month. Our students and their families donated overwhelming amounts of new toys that were delivered to the shelter on Dec. 15. Team 6-2 and 6-3 want to thank everyone for their support of our community outreach project. We are proud of our Bison for looking beyond the walls to support the community.
29 BRMS band students auditioned for MS All-State Band in grades 6-8. Students who audition must prepare 3 scales and 2 etudes. The audition process takes a lot of hard work and these students have improved so much through the process. The final audition results will be announced in January. We are so proud of all of the students who worked so hard throughout the audition process!
90 band students played a variety of holiday tunes for the BRMS staff during todays staff meeting. It was a great way to wrap up the holiday season! Thank you BRMS band students! 🎶❤️🖤💛
