Hello Battlers! This is a reminder that you can apply for free and reduced meals at any time during the school year! If for any reason your income changes, please apply or re-apply for benefits. Federal furloughed employees qualify for this benefit. If your current income will qualify you for a benefit, that benefit is valid for the whole school year. Please contact the business office for an application. Thank you!
Our students have been hard at work, and it shows! Congratulations to our First Quarter Academic All-Stars!
Battler Boolevard...Join the middle school student council and Jr GIA members for a day of Halloween fun this Friday! Costumes encouraged!
Birth-PreK 9:30-10:30 (Jenna will take PreK during school)
Way to go, Finlee 👏
✨ Battler of the Week: Finlee Heien ✨
Finlee has taken a proactive approach to running the offense and keeping our tempo consistent. Her court awareness, decision making, and connection with hitters continue to improve each match, and her hands have become more consistent, giving hitters clean, hittable balls. 🏐🎯
One of her biggest contributions has been her outstanding cover, consistently keeping plays alive and giving our team second chance opportunities. Her cover has saved countless rallies and shifted momentum in our favor time and time again. 💪🔥
Finlee’s hustle and persistent effort set an incredible example for the team. She embodies what it means to Battle On every single point. ❤️🖤
— Coach
👏 Congrats, Finlee! We’re proud of you! 👏
#BattlerPride #BattlerVolleyball #BattlerOfTheWeek #GettysburgBattlers #HustlePlays
Hands-on learning never tasted so good! 😋 The Kindness Café girls took charge on Friday — planning, making, and delivering 25 delicious Fall drinks for staff. Their creativity shined through with menu favorites like Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Caramel Apple Dirty Soda, and Jack-o’-Lantern Punch. We love seeing their confidence grow! 🌟 Thank you to Izzy Mikkelsen for starting this!!
Alumni Ryder Weischedel, senior director of strength, conditioning, and campus welness at University of Jamestown, met with the 10th graders yesterday.
A MS GBB game with Miller was added to the schedule. Please find the updated schedule here: https://5il.co/3nqy0
Good morning, Battlers! There have been a couple updates to the MS Girls Bball schedule, please visit the link at the end for the new schedule. The YTC Tourney scheduled at North Central will now take place in Gettysburg on November 22nd. Thank you! https://5il.co/3nqy0
October 27th - Washington D.C. Trip (Parent/Student Meeting) 6:30 pm in Main Commons
The painting with passers event scheduled for Tuesday, October 21 has been canceled Thank you.
🏅 Battler of the Week: Teegan Arpan 🏅
“As a team captain, Teegan Arpan continues to lead by example both on and off the course. At the Region meet, he had an exceptional performance, placing 14th with a personal-best time of 18:51 to qualify for the State Meet. Beyond his impressive race, Teegan’s leadership shone through in the way he uplifted and supported his teammates, recognizing their hard work and perseverance. His dedication, sportsmanship, and genuine care for others truly embody what it means to be a Battler.” 💪❤️
Congratulations, Teegan! Your hard work and heart set the standard for Battler excellence. 👏🔥
#BattlerPride #BattlerOfTheWeek #CrossCountry #LeadByExample #TeamCaptain #BattlerStrong #StateBound
🎉These Battlers are STATE bound! 🎉
Region Results
10-15-25
Varsity girls-500
7 Jaycee Stevens 20:32 🏅PR
8 Paige Ahlemeier 20:36 🏅PR
22 Peyton Ahlemeier 22:47 PR
33 Rowan Brown 27:07 PR
Girls Team 3rd 27pts
Varsity boys-5000m
11 Cashton Rausch 18:35 🏅PR
14 Teegan Arpan 18:51 🏅PR
23 Izaya Velasquez 19:48 PR
32 Dean Quiett 20:48 PR
35 Bradly Vasquez 21:03 PR
Boys Team 4th 42pts
JV boys-4000m
18 Gavin Rausch 20:41 PR
State Qualifiers are Cashton, Teegan, Jaycee, Paige, Peyton & Rowan
Good Luck to all of you at State
Everyone ran their hearts out today and set Personal Records for themselves!!
Congratulations on an excellent season!!
Big thanks to RN Tember Hanten and EMT Tom for an awesome first aid lesson with some of our students today! The highlight? An unforgettable ride in the ambulance!
EVERYONE is WELCOME to join in on the fun and shop the school store! It is NOT just for k-5 students and who they share with. We ENCOURAGE EVERYONE to check it out! There are many affiliate stores you can shop from online by just taking ONE extra step. Click on the link below, then the store you want to shop, and the site will take care of the rest. Each site tells you the % it will give back. With the HOLIDAYS around the corner teacher giftcards are a huge hit for their classrooms and book orders! We have only had this fundraiser open for a week and it has been a HUGE hit! The kids absolutely LOVE their book buddies and the gift cards for teachers are WILD! Kids can't wait for their next prizes! 🙂 
The Lady Battlers volleyball team would love to have students, staff, and community members join us for fun and pumpkin painting! Please sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/XLBCXdbynigqq4U49
Ten Middle School students from Gettysburg had the honor of playing in the Northwestern Music Festival last night with 200 other students from the area. The chorus and band each played 5 songs and one finale combined song that students practiced all day together to perform for a grand concert at 7 pm.
The band was conducted by SDSU band director Dr. Kevin Kessler and Chorus by Mrs. Sara Olson from St. Thomas Moore Catholic School in Brookings.
Thanks to our band director Katrina Smith for submitting applications and taking students to this great experience!
Chorus students: Cerissa Chase, Carson Kilian, Emma Lake, Harper Oster, Ariel Lemler, and Jessica Nadgwick.
Band students: Kyley Saltsman – clarinet, Jude Holzwarth – flute, Wyatt Beringer – bass clarinet, and Dean Quiett – trombone
The Elementary Student Council under the advisors Sally Simon and Kirsten Hansen delivered their classroom toy and book donations this morning to Little Sprouts Daycare Center! A very proud group of students and excited kiddos at the center!
We are proud of our MS students participating in the Northwestern Music Festival! Watch live here at 7PM! https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sd/mellette/organization/12387/northwestern-area-high-school
✨ Battler of the Week ✨
Seventh grader Cashton Rausch had an outstanding performance at the conference meet, running a new personal best of 18:55 in the varsity boys 5000m! 🏃♂️🔥
Competing against upperclassmen, Cashton’s effort helped lead the Battlers to a strong 4th place team finish. 💪❤️🖤
Cashton continues to impress with his work ethic, determination, and competitiveness, showing great promise for the future of Battler Cross Country.
— Coach Jessica Larson
👏 Congrats, Cashton! We’re proud of you!
#BattlerPride #CrossCountry #BattlerOfTheWeek #GettysburgBattlers
Join us for the October Board of Education meeting in the chorus room at 7:30 PM, Wednesday, October 15th. Agenda: https://5il.co/3r4lr