Republic County USD 109

Today is a BIG day for science, STEM, and NASA! The Mars Rover, Perseverance, is landing on Mars TODAY! Last year's junior high STEM classes and this year's 6th grade learned about the EDL stage (Entry, Descent, and Landing), which is the process to get from the top of the atmosphere of Mars to the surface. They also modeled this process with a challenging marble run. Learning about how challenging this process is, makes today an even more exciting day for these students. (The pictures without masks are from last year's classes!) If you would like more information or the livestream, click on the following links: For more information, our favorite engineer Mark Rober has an interesting video about this process: https://youtu.be/tH2tKigOPBU NASA's livestream video can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm0b_ijaYMQ&t=0s The livestream will begin at 1:15 and the actual landing should occur at about 2:55 (EDL starting at about 2:48).

Partner Bal-a-Vis-X with bean bags!

Hand built dishes by Jayden Brunner

Hand built tumblers by Jayden Brunner

Thrown Pottery by Emily Jensik

No Pre-School on Thursday, February 18. Grades K-12 will be in person tomorrow, February 18, during regular times. Most all rooms are holding temperature today (68-72) with only a few rooms still in the low to mid-60 range. Various accommodations are being made for those classrooms. Please dress accordingly. We will recheck rooms at 6am to ensure they held their temperature through the night and are ready to welcome back students in the morning.

No School for USD #109 on Wednesday, February 17, due to heating issues in multiple classrooms district wide. Teachers will have a professional development day.

Something to keep your spirits bright on this cold, blustery day! Sixth grade band was bundled up and ready to go for class every day last week. The heat may be out, but the band room is making the most of it. Go Buffs and go band!

Ink drawing by Bryan Baxter

Fused glass earrings by Ye Gang Lee

Mixed Media by Jayden Brunner

Painting by Gracie Rhine

Art work (in progress) by Lindsay Gieber

The Republic County versus Minneapolis basketball games for Tuesday have been rescheduled to Monday, February 22.

Due to the continued extreme cold, there will be no school for USD #109 on Tuesday, February 16. The high school basketball game has also been cancelled.

Due to the extreme weather and poor road conditions the Jr Class Krispy Kreme Doughnut sale pick up is now THURSDAY, FEB 18th at 3:30 in the lobby of the school!!

Due to the extreme cold and windchill warning, there will be no school for Republic County USD #109 on Monday, February 15. This includes no school for grades 9-12 who were previously scheduled for remote learning. There will also be no practices or activities. Stay warm and safe.

Valentine's day celebration in Mrs. Strait's class. Minute to Win It with candy challenge!

Congratulations to the Wrestling team for being crowned regional champions

Congrats to the Lady Buffs on their 34-31 win in overtime over Ellsworth.