Happy National School Counselors Week! 🧡 This week we proudly celebrate the incredible counselors who make a difference in students’ lives every single day — especially DRHS’s own Mrs. Ruesink! Mrs. Ruesink is a constant source of support and encouragement for our students and staff. Thank you, Mrs. Ruesink, for all you do for our students and our school community. We appreciate you today and every day!

National Signing Day started off with a bang this morning and ended with SIX more Quarriers signing today after school! Congratulations to Karson, Ben, Devin, Drake, Kenny, and Ryan for taking the next step in your academic and athletic careers. We now have an Eagle, Trojans, Reivers, Lancer, Tiger, and a Bearcat! Congratulations to you and your families! Go QUARRIERS!

IMPACT had a wonderful time serving the Humane Society in Sioux Falls today!

Today, we celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Our Quarriers have achieved the following accomplishments in the 2025-2026 school year!
-State Volleyball Third Place
-State Cross Country Qualifier - 17th Place
-Competitive Cheer 5th Place
-Soccer State Tournament Qualifiers
-The Basketball team is 11-5 and the second seed in Region 3 A.
-Wrestlers have taken home medals from multiple events and will participate in the Region Tournament on February 19th.
-Powerlifters will be at home on Saturday

We look forward to an exciting finish for our winter sports, and the excitement is building for the spring season!

We are thankful for all of our female Quarrier student-athletes and coaches!

Congratulations to Tollin and his family on punching his ticket to the next level! Tollin will attend McKendree University and will powerlift for the Bearcats! Go Quarriers!

On February 5th, we have an outstanding evening of basketball against Tri-Valley. We will have Senior Night before the girls' and boys' games to honor our senior student-athletes. It is also jersey and autograph night. Check out the image for more information. Elementary parents/guardians, on such a fun-filled night, we would appreciate your support in making sure your students are seated and watching the game. Elementary students should be with their parents/guardians at all home games. We are excited to host such a special event and look forward to seeing you there! Go Quarriers!

The Dell Rapids Girls Basketball game against Sioux Valley is rescheduled to February 16th. C Team at 5 PM with JV and Varsity to follow.

Dell Rapids School District is closed on January 23rd. The following Quarrier activities are canceled or rescheduled.

MS Boys Basketball v. Baltic - This game is canceled. It will not be rescheduled.

HS Girls Basketball v. Sioux Valley - This game will be rescheduled. Reschedule date is TBD.

The following schedule changes have taken place for the Boys and Girls basketball games tonight.

Girls at Garretson

4 PM - JV with Varsity to follow

Boys @ Home v. Madison

4 PM JV game in the High School Gym and 4 PM C game in the MS Gym
5:15 PM - Varsity game in the HS Gym

Time Change!

The Dell Rapids Girls Basketball game against Sioux Valley on Friday, January 23rd, will use the following schedule.

4:30 PM JV start time with varsity to follow.

Congratulations to Carson Maeschen and the Maeschen family on signing to attend Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa! Carson plans to study pre-med and play football for the Red Raiders!

The Dell Rapids Jazz Band and Dell Rapids Choral program will not perform at Christmas at the Dells due to forecasted weather..

The girls' basketball game against Beresford, scheduled for December 6th, is postponed to January 15th. The start time is 6 PM JV with Varsity to follow. The game location will be in Beresford.

Dell Rapids Winter Sports Meeting Schedule
November 4th
These meetings will provide information for the upcoming winter season. Please attend with your student-athlete to meet coaches, learn expectations, and ask questions. Please make sure your student-athlete has completed a physical for the 25/26 school year and registered on Bound before the meeting.
6 PM - HS/MS Wrestling - HS Commons
Contact Coach Person if you are unable to attend at Nicholas.Person@k12.sd.us
6 PM - HS Girls Basketball - MS Commons
-Contact Coach Pankonen if you are unable to attend at Nicole.Pankonen@k12.sd.us
6:45 PM - Winter Sideline Cheer - HS Commons
-Contact Coach Nelsen if you are unable to attend at AprilNelsen13@gmail.com
6:45 PM - HS Boys Basketball - MS Commons
Contact Coach Cadwell if you are unable to attend at Mathew.Cadwell@k12.sd.us

The Dell Rapids School District warmly invites you to participate in the final Community Focus Group meeting as we work to complete our district’s strategic plan. Your insights and perspectives are highly valued, and we welcome all who are interested in contributing to this important conversation.

📅 Date: November 3, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: High School Media Center

To help us plan accordingly, RSVP by completing the brief survey no later than October 28.

https://forms.gle/H9aabdmDcpwgiyY58

CONGRATULATIONS to Rorie and Camden on placing in the top twenty at Region 2 A Cross Country. They will now compete at the SDHSAA State Cross Country Meet in Huron at Broadland Creek Golf Course on October 25th! Camden's race time is at Noon, and Rorie's race time is at 1:30 PM. SDHSAA Cross Country State Information can be found here - https://sdhsaa.com/activity/cross-country-championships/ Go Rorie and Camden! #QuarrierPride

Good luck to our Cross Country team TODAY at the Region 2 A Cross Country meet in Garretson at River Ridge Golf Course. Start times - 2 PM - Varsity Girls, 2:30 PM Varsity Boys, 3 PM JV Girls, and 3:30 PM JV Boys. Go Quarriers!

We are excited to host Tri-Valley on Friday at 7 PM for our Homecoming Football Game. Please check out the graphic for ticket information. You can pre-purchase tickets using the QR code! Cash ticket purchases are accepted.

Dakota Roadshow will be in the DRHS Main gym on Wednesday, October 1 during 1st period. It's a great opportunity to learn about careers for our juniors and seniors! Click the link below!
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