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Wilmot School Back to School Open House - Mark your calendars, August 15 from 2:30pm to 6:00pm. Stay tuned for more information.

If you are a parent of a senior football player that would like their jerseys for senior pictures this summer please reach out to Mr. Hanson or Coach Gibson!

Athletic Awards Banquet for Spring (Track, Golf, Clay Target) high school athletes TONIGHT in McKenna Hall at 7:00pm, Last name A to I dish to pass, J to Z desserts. Main dish will be provided.

A reminder that student athletes need a full physical completed every year. Check out this information from the clinic in Wilmot on times available for physicals. You can stop by the school to pick up a packet. They are $35 for the sports physical only. The visit can be combined with a well-child if they’re due and that visit would go to insurance. Monday-Wednesday-Friday from 8-2.

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Due to the gym floor being resurfaced, the Heiser Basketball camp will be held tomorrow and next week in McKenna Hall.

Families of students in Track, Golf (including Golf 2023), and Clay Target, We will be doing a Spring Awards Banquet in McKenna Hall on June 19th at 7:00pm. The W-Club will provide a main course, a drink, plates, and silverware. Attendees are asked to bring a dish to pass. Families whose last name starts with A to I bring a dish to pass (bread, salads, vegetable, or hot dish) and families whose last name starts with J to Z bring a dessert. We will eat first and the awards program will follow. Student-athletes and managers will be recognized at the awards program.

Congratulations to the following students for making our cheer teams this upcoming year! Varsity Football: VyDaylia Redday Camria Cameron Jada Cameron Brooklyn Remund Karli Beumer Bethanie Anderson Reese Rudebusch Natalie Remily Varsity Boys Basketball: VyDaylia Redday Jada Cameron Brooklyn Remund Bethanie Anderson Reese Rudebusch JV Boys Basketball: Addison Jurgens Hailey Heinje Karli Beumer Camria Cameron Natalie Remily Paisyn Butler Addison Schwagel

A reminder that there are a couple camps coming to Wilmot this summer. CLARIFICATION: July 17th will only be VB camp. Heiser (Basketball) will work out another date. Summer Volleyball camp for students going into second grade through next year's seniors July 17-19! $50 for Wilmot students, $100 for participants out of district. Payment is due first day of camp. https://www.noahdahlman42.com/registration.html This summer, Wilmot will host the Heiser Basketball Skills Academy on Wednesday afternoons for students interested from incoming grades 3-12! The registration form can be found on our website or Facebook page. You need to be registered by the end of this week! Camp Dates start next Wednesday, June 5th. Both the boys and girls basketball programs are willing to help out with cost if this is prohibitive. Please reach out to Mr. Hanson if this is the case.

The State Track & Field meet took place May 23rd-25th. After COVID, the state changed how athletes qualify. In order to qualify, you have to be in the top 24 times or distances. This year, Wilmot had 5 athletes qualify in 8 events. Addison Heinje qualified 9th in 100 m hurdles. Keitrick Genia qualified 24th in 100m dash. Ethan Schwenn qualified 22nd in the 400m dash and 23rd in the 800 m dash. Kolby Haubris and Keitrick Genia qualified 14th & 20th in high jump. And, two relay teams consisting of Keitrick Genia, Jaxen Dockter, Ethan Schwenn, and Kolby Haubris qualified 23rd in 800m relay and 19th in the Medley Relay. It was a great first year back as the Wilmot WOLVES. Having 8 state qualifiers proves just that! I couldn't be more proud of the time, effort, and versatility these athletes showed! On Thursday: Addison went in with 16.62 PR for 100m Hurdles and ran 16.71 landing her 12th place. Keitrick went in with a 11.75 PR for 100m dash and ran a new PR of 11.63 and finished 19th The Medley team went in with a 3:53.28 PR and ran a new PR of 3:49.57 landing them in medaling place of 8th. These 4 boys only ever ran that race 3 times together! On Friday: Ethan Schwenn went into the 400m dash with a 0:53.98 PR and ran a 0:55.12 landing him in 21st place. Ethan Schwenn went into the 800m dash with a 2:08.19 PR and ran a 2:09.67 landing him in 14th place. The boys 800 m relay went in with a 1:37.24 PR and ran a 1:37.51 landing them in 13th place. Kolby went into high jump with a 5'11 PR and jumped 5'8 landing him tied in 12th place with 5 others. Keitrick went into high jump with a jump of 5'10" PR and was not able to clear beginning height.

Summer meals at the school!

The "run"down from the first day of the state track meet! In 100m hurdles, Addison went in with 16.62 PR and ran 16.71 landing her 12th place. Keitrick went into the 100m dash with a 11.75 PR and ran a new PR of 11.63 and finished 19th The Medley team went in with a 3:53.28 PR and ran a new PR of 3:49.57 landing them in medaling place of 8th. These 4 boys only ever ran that race 3 times together!

Our boys pulled it off and placed at eighth for the medley relay at state!

2019 graduates of Wilmot High School who want their permanent file folder may pick it up at the school before August 1st. These records will not be saved beyond that date!

Check out our student-athletes today at the State Track Meet here: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/track/ Addison Heinje will be running hurdles today at 11:00am in Heat 3. Keitrick Genia will be running the 100M at 2:15 in the first heat. Our Boys Medley Relay (Keitrick, Kolby, Ethan, and Jaxen) will be running today at 4:40pm in the first section. Ethan Schwenn will be running the 400M at 12:50 on Friday in Heat 2. Ethan is also running the 800 on Friday at 2:35 on Friday in the first section. Our Boys 4X200 Relay (Keitrick, Kolby, Ethan, and Jaxen) will be running Saturday at 11:10am in Heat 2. Keitrick and Kolby will be participating in high jump on Friday at 2:00pm.

From Golf Coach Allison Butler: The golf team finished their season yesterday at the regional meet held at Cattail Crossing in Watertown. It is an honor to have coached these amazing kids! Each one of them broke their personal records this year and our 2 new golfers set some good PR numbers! During the season some did earn medals! On 5/3/24 at Cattail Crossing, JV meet Drew Biel golfed a 46 for 5th place and Rhyanna Rudebusch golfed a 58 for 4th place. On 5/6/24 at Cattail Crossing, JV meet Rhyanna Rudebusch golfed 51 for 1st place, Emilie Metz golfed 66 for 3rd place, and Emma Pittsenbarger golfed 67 for 5th place. The season ended with no one going to state, but it is safe to say that they all had a fun year, new friends were made, and after a short break they will spend the summer preparing for next year! 4/22/24 Castlewood Varsity Invite Boys Division Elijah Madsen – 44th place – 56 (PR) Girls Division Emma Pittsenbargar – 26th place – 62 (PR) Emilie Metz – 32nd place – 77 Annicka Smith – 33rd place – 78 Natalie Thaden – 35th place – 83 4/25/24 Hamlin Varsity Invitational Boys Division Elijah Madsen – 52nd place - 128 Drew Biel – 53rd place – 132 Ethan Weber – 57th place – 157 Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 23rd place – 116 (PR) Emilie Metz – 35th place – 137 (PR) Emma Pittsenbargar – 36th place – 140 (PR) Annicka Smith – 37th place – 141 Natalie Thaden – 39th place – 164 (PR) 5/1/24 Cattail Varsity Invitational Boys Division Drew Biel – 26th place – 105 Elijah Madsen – 31st place – 119 Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 9th place - 124 5/3/24 Cattail JV Invitational Boys Division Drew Biel – 5th place (medal) – 46 Ethan Weber – 14th place - 51 Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 4th place (medal) – 58 Emilie Metz – 9th place – 64 (PR) Annicka Smith – 11th place – 67 (PR) Emma Pittsenbargar – 12th place – 67 Natalie Thaden – 15th place – 72 (PR) 5/6/24 Cattail JV Classic Boys Division Drew Biel - 13th place – 51 Ethan Weber – 15th place – 55 Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 1st place (medal) – 51 (PR) Emilie Metz – 3rd place (medal) – 66 Emma Pittsenbargar – 5th place (medal) - 67 Annicka Smith – 7th place - 69 5/10/24 Castlewood Varsity Invite (Boys) Drew Biel – 30th place – 104 Ethan Weber – Tie 34th place – 110 Elijah Madsen – 39th place – 127 5/10/24 Clear Lake Varsity Invite (Girls) Annicka Smith – 18th place – 136 Emilie Metz – 21st place – 156 Emma Pittsenbargar – 22nd place – 160 5/13/2024 Pre-Region (ECC) Cattail Crossings Boys Division Drew Biel – 37th place (ECC 26th place) – 93 (PR) Ethan Weber – 53rd place (ECC 35th place) – 106 (PR) Elijah Madsen – 58th place (ECC 38th place) – 112 (PR) Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 24th place (ECC 27th place) – 127 Annicka Smith – 29th place (ECC 22nd place) – 139 Emma Pittsenbargar – 35th place (ECC 26th place) – 149 Emilie Metz – 36th place (ECC 27th place) – 158 5/17/24 Clear Lake Varsity 9 Hole Invite Boys Division Drew Biel – 26th place – 55 (PR) Ethan Weber – 29th place – 57 (PR) Elijah Madsen – 34th place – 63 Kaden Hogan – 37th place – 91 (PR) Girls Division Rhyanna Rudebusch – 14th place – 69 Annicka Smith – 16th place – 71 Emma Pittsenbargar – 17th place – 77 Emilie Metz – 18th place – 83 5/20/24 Region 1B Meet Cattail Crossing Boys Division Ethan Weber – 44th place – 114 Drew Biel – 45th place – 116 Elijah Madsen – 52nd place – 132 Girls Division Annicka Smith – 24th place – 133 (PR) Rhyanna Rudebusch – 27th place – 145 Emma Pittsenbargar – 28th place – 147 Emilie Metz – 33rd place – 182

REMINDER: Cheer Tryout practices begin today at 3pm in the gym! Contact Kadie TeKrony if you have any questions.

Congratulations to the following athletes for pushing themselves to make it to state track and field later this week!! 100 M Hurdles: Addison Heinje (9th) 100 M Dash: Keitrick Genia (24th) 400 M Dash: Ethan Schwenn (22nd) 800 M Dash: Ethan Schwenn (23rd) 4x200 Relay: Keitrick Genia, Jaxen Dockter, Ethan Schwenn, Kolby Haubris (23rd) Medley Relay: Keitrick Genia, Jaxen Dockter, Ethan Schwenn, Kolby Haubris (19th) High Jump: Kolby Haubris (14th), Keitrick Genia (20th)

“State bound brother 👆!!!” -Keitrick Gena, Ethan Schwenn, Jaxen Dockter, Kolby Haubris As a last minute addition (10:30pm last night), Coach Sterling, Coach Dockter, & Mr Hanson got these boys into one “Last Chance” track meet. (Thanks, Brandi for helping out!!) These boys traveled all the way to Mobridge on their last day of school to have one last attempt at making state track. The state track meet takes the top 24 times and distances for each event. Yesterday, the boys made the top 24 in the 800 M relay. Today, after a 3 hour car ride, they moved from 27th place in the medley relay (time of 3:57.93) to 19th place with a time of 3:53.28😱 They did it! We now officially have 2 relays for state track!

This summer the Wilmot School offers free meals for students ages 0-18! Call the kitchen at the school if you can to let us know if and when you will be participating, or show up to get breakfast and/or lunch! Breakfast times: 8:30-9:00 Lunch times: 11:15-12:00