
🪴 Join us Thursday night for the opening of Little Shop of Horrors! 🎶 Catch the thrills, chills & killer vocals April 24, 25, 28 & 29 at 7PM in the JHS Auditorium. Tickets on Bound or at the door. It’s sure to grow on you! 🌱


There will be no school on Friday, April 18 or Monday, April 21 for Spring Break. Enjoy the beautiful weather—we’ll see you back on Tuesday!


Congrats to the Visual Arts team—State Art runners-up! 🎨 See these works + other winning art on display at during the School Board Meeting 4/28 or at the public Artists Reception 4/29 at IPC at 6:30pm.





📚🎉 Our community came together and exceeded the Everybody Reads goal with 410,567 books read in March! Thanks to the sponsors, a donation will go to Reach Literacy! Jefferson readers also bypassed their goal, and read 1,008 books. https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads


A huge thank you to our amazing community volunteers who conducted mock interviews for our Personal Finance students last week! Your time and expertise gave students real-world experience in the essential skills needed to enter the workforce.

South Dakota State Assessments for juniors are happening this week. Check the schedule for details on activities for other grades during the testing period.


Join us tonight at 6 pm for the All Activities Night! 🏆🎭 Learn about the athletic & activity opportunities available at Jefferson next year. Open to current students and 8th grade future Cavaliers!


📌 HAPPENING TOMORROW! (3/27)…
Families of incoming 9th–12th grade students, whether your child is new to high school activities or a returning participant, make plans to attend High School Activities Night on Thursday, March 27, at 6 PM at your child’s school.
This event is a great opportunity to get important information about athletics and fine arts programs, meet coaches and directors, and ensure your student is ready to participate. We look forward to seeing you there!


🏀 Huge congratulations to the Boys Cavalier Basketball team on a great season! 👏 They entered the postseason as the 10-seed and finished 5th as Consolation Champions! Their hard work, resilience, and teamwork make us all proud to be Cavaliers!


🏀 The Cavs are headed to Rapid City for the Boys State Tournament! Catch them in action Thursday night at 6 PM MT as they take on Brandon Valley. Tickets available on Bound. 🎟️The game will also be live streamed by SDPB. For more information visit SDHSAA.com


🏋️♀️ STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Our Girls' Powerlifting team brought home the state title! Seven Cavaliers are State Champions: Mackenzie Nguyen, Halima & Heather Ibrahim, Amirrah Simonsen, Alexa Grenz, Learys Mercado-Castello, and Aniston Henning! 💪🔥 #GoCavs


🏋️♂️ Boys Powerlifting takes 3rd at State! 💪🔥 Congrats to State Champions Demetri Simonsen & Carson Hughes! 👏


🏀👏 Congrats to our Girls’ Basketball team on a great season! They closed out the state tournament with a win over Pierre, securing 7th place! 🎉 Special shoutout to Abby Horner for making the All-Tournament Team! 🏆 Way to fight hard, Cavaliers! 🔥 #GoCavs


Reading is sweet! 🍭We’re halfway through our community-wide reading initiative, and our gameboard at Jefferson is filling up! So far, Cavs have devoured over 900 books! Learn more at: https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads


🎉 Congratulations to the Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Teonna Randle, a senior at JHS. Teonna took the top spot and will represent our state in Washington, D.C. this May, competing for the National Championship. 🎤📖

Missed in-person conferences last week? Join us for Virtual Conference Night on Monday, March 17, from 4-7:30 PM. Schedule a time to meet with your student’s teachers and stay involved in their learning. 📚💻


Jefferson parents, join us for conferences tonight from 4:00–7:30 PM! 📚 This is a great chance to connect with teachers and help your student finish the school year strong. We’d hope to see you!


With a buzz beater thriller, our Jefferson girls basketball team is headed to the STATE TOURNAMENT! 🎉👏 Catch them in action as they take on O’Gorman this Thursday, 3/13 at noon (MT) at The Monument in Rapid City!


Reminder that daylight saving happened this weekend! We sprung forward this time, so be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour to keep everyone on time for school on Monday! ⏰


🎶 Don’t miss the JHS Band Concert tonight at 7 PM in the Jefferson Auditorium! Come enjoy an evening of incredible music performed by our talented concert bands. Support our musicians and experience the beauty of live music! 🎺🥁🎷
