Kimball School District

The Fall Football Team Meeting will be held on Monday, August 4th at Kimball High School. This is for grades 7-12. Please bring completed physical forms. Contact Coach Skluzak with any questions.

The Fall Cross Country Meeting will be July 30th at 6:30 in Kimball. The meeting will take place in the Learning Center and will be for grades 6-12. Please reach out to Coach McCord with any questions.

The Fall Cheer Meeting will be July 30th at 6:30 in White Lake for grades 7-12. Please reach out to Coach Walsh with any questions.

Time to get your family decked out in some new WiLdKat gear for the 2025-26 school year! All articles are non-sports specific and some options can be personalized (for FREE!) Store is open for 2 weeks only...deadline is 8-7-25. Your order will ship to the Kimball School and should arrive by the end of August! Follow the link below or scan the QR Code to view the online store. https://stores.inksoft.com/WS121354 Thank you for supporting this KWL XC fundraiser!

Next week, July 28th through August 1st, is the annual Sports Physical Week. $15 of each physical is donated back to Kimball School if they are completed this week at Kimball or Chamberlain Sanford Clinics. Any student planning on participating in any sport during the 2025-26 school year, will need to have a physical before they can compete. Appointments can be made by calling (605) 778-6296. Here is the paperwork needing to be completed: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2307/Kimball/2983081/25-26_Sports_Physical_Form.pdf

We are starting an adult (18+) open gym/ weightlifting program in Kimball. Please answer the questions contained within the link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYQ7w1YI4wGl8XL6CQPH7XH40AfTAf7cmk43rx7vbkbrsCuQ/viewform

Congratulations to Head Track and Field Coach Stephanie McCord! She was named the Class B track and field coach of the year in Area 3 by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association.

Mrs. Walsh and Elizabeth Von Eye are spending the week in our nation's capitol attending the FFA's Washington Leadership Conference (WLC). Thursday is our Capitol day but due to being a Federal Holiday we were able to squeeze in a quick visit with our SD friends to Senator Rounds today.

State High School Rodeo Finals Update: Girls Cattle Cutting Short Go Results (Top 15 overall) Congrats to Rylee McCord - 8th Sydney Stahl - 10th Way to Go Girls!!!

Good luck to the Kimball High School Rodeo State Qualifiers competing at State High School Rodeo Finals this week in Fort Pierre. **Sydney Stahl - Girls Cattle Cutting **Rylee McCord- Girls Cattle Cutting, Reined Cow Horse, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Team Roping **Synch Ness - Team Roping

Final day to order your 2024-2025 Kimball School Yearbook is Saturday, May 31! Please use this link to order: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/kimballschool

Message from Asst. VB Coach Darby Deffenbaugh: Summer Schedule - the tentative plan is to have pre-season lifting Monday evenings in Kimball and Thursday mornings in White Lake followed by open gym. Lifting starting at 5:00 PM Monday evenings grades 8-12 ONLY. Following lifting will be open gym for grades 6-12. 5:45 PM- 6:45 PM. Lifting starting at 8:30 AM Thursday mornings grades 8-12 ONLY. Following lifting will be open gym for grades 6-12. 9:15 AM- 10:15 AM. Some of the Thursday open-gym times will be used for small-group specialization sessions. I will send out a detailed calendar soon with that information. We will be utilizing both gyms. Mondays in Kimball. Thursdays in White Lake. Location may vary depending on gym availability, custodial duties, etc. I will send updates via Remind. Please download the app and allow notifications for best usage. Link for Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/kwlvoll

Girls going into grades 7-12 are invited to register for Ambush Basketball Workouts this summer in Kimball and White Lake. The dates and locations are on the school calendar and please register using this link: https://www.kimball.k12.sd.us/forms/kwl-summer-basketball-workouts

The Hanson Invite track meet in Alexandria has been canceled for tomorrow. Region golf for tomorrow in Mitchell has been postponed until Wednesday, May 21st, in Mitchell.

On Monday, May 19, athletes from the winter sports and spring sports will be recognized. The program will start at 7:00 pm in White Lake.

Congratulations to these singers who auditioned and were chosen to sing in the SD Elementary Honor Choir! They will perform at the Sioux Falls Convention Center on November 1, 2025. Those selected are Emma Lenz, Maya DeJong, Addyson Dorwart, Tyson Von Eye, Vonni Tyrrell, Allie Krier, and Paisley Kirsch.

The 1st Annual Kimball Water Festival was held on April 29. Over 100 students in grades 4 & 5 from 4 schools participated in a large variety of water education activities. A huge thank you to SD Association of Rural Water Systems for reaching out to Kimball School to host this educational event and to our volunteers that made the day a great success!

The Lezlie Blasius track meet that was scheduled for tomorrow is canceled due to the weather. Please mark the date for next years meet on your calendars. The date will be Thursday, May 14th, 2026.

Mr. Taylor's tech classes constructed this sign that is now at the entrance to the new learning center, multipurpose room and weight room.

Athletes and Parents: Please consider registering your track athlete (thrower) for the Circle of Champions throwing camp June 10-11th. At this camp, your child will learn shotput, discus, and javelin techniques used by throwers competing at the highest level. They will be coached by the best HS and Collegiate coaches in South Dakota. This is a camp for the athletes, but also a camp for spectators interested in learning more about the sport! Busing to the camp will be provided. Group rate cost for the camp will be sent out later this week. Please let Coach Deffenbaugh know if you are interested, if you've registered, or if you are not able to attend. If you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Deffenbaugh. Email: Darby.Deffenbaugh@k12.sd.us Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXPyuSVJXPFohImTpwX4-lmLb6zQntoJPprjtGVZuGBHVsQw/viewform

Kimball School is looking for individuals to join our team. If you are interested, stop by the office for an application or download here: https://5il.co/15qqq