Dundy County Stratton Schools

Today's Ag 8 class was an experience like none UDDER!🐮 This week, we focused on the significance of the dairy industry, participated in a virtual tour of a dairy farm, and explored the process it takes for our milk to travel from the cow to the store in just TWO days. Students compared six different milks and cheeses, using their sight, smell, and taste to differentiate between the options. We concluded that chocolate milk and mild cheddar cheese were the top favorites, while skim milk and extra sharp cheddar cheese were not as tasty. Overall this unit was legen...DAIRY 🐄

Fall is in the air and it it time to start decorating with pumpkins everywhere. Benkelman Elementary lower grades are busy learning how to draw and create 3-D pumpkins. Today it was the 3rd graders turn.

Football vs. North Platte St. Patrick's is TODAY (Thursday, October 3) at 6:00p.m. Watch the Tigers in action at the Tiger Stadium or LIVE on STRIV https://striv.tv/channel/dundy-county-stratton/ - Tiger Stream 1

JV Football vs Perkins Co. is home on Oct. 14th at 4:30pm mt. Game will follow immediately after the JH football game that starts at 2:00pm against Hyannis.

Oberlin Volleyball Tournament 10/05/2024--VARSITY Only SH Gym-First match starts at 8:00AM MOUNTAIN Time. 1. Oberlin vs. Rawlins Co. 2. St. Francis vs. DCS 3. Hoxie vs. Rawlins Co. 4. DCS vs. Oberlin 5. Hoxie vs. St. Francis 6. Rawlins Co. vs. DCS 7. St. Francis vs. Oberlin 8. DCS vs. Hoxie 9. Rawlins Co. vs. St. Francis 10. Oberlin vs. Hoxie

DCS Student Council members are in McCook today for the Student Leadership workshop learning about the art of impacting culture.

Volleyball games today (Tues., 10/1) against Northern Valley & Wauneta-Palisade will be streamed at https://striv.tv/channel/dundy-county-stratton/ Varsity - Tiger Stream 1; JV - Tiger Stream 2 Start time 4:00pm MT.

For Parent-Teacher conferences tonight, please come to the Commons doors. We will also be serving hot dogs and chips tonight starting at 5:00.

Please join us for Parent Teacher conferences Monday night from 3:00-8:00 pm at each building. Our teachers are eager to share with you information about your children.

Art Club held their first project work day today, September 28th, with Senior Laken Wissink teaching members how to make a space spray paint painting. Joining us was Hattie B., a guest of brother Henry B. Other members present for today's project were Haley and Molly L., Makenna C, and Kenedi M.

JV football will play Monday Sept. 30th @ Cambridge starting at 4pm MT.

JV Football scheduled on Monday , Sept 30th vs Perkins County is being postponed due to low numbers and injuries for Perkins Co.

Congratulations to the Cross Country team yesterday at Hayes Center. Henry placed 5th and Molly placed 7th.

7th Grade students enjoyed their first kitchen lab in CAASH course-Home Ec today. They measured, mixed and baked chocolate chip cookies. The results were delicious!

Mark your calendars for our FFA Labor Auction on October 12th! We’ve got some exciting new activities, and we hope you'll join in on the fun! The evening will kick off with a Cornhole Tournament at 3:00 PM—check out the flyer for all the details. Then, starting at 5:00 PM, our Labor and Project Auction will give you a chance to hire some helping hands for 8 hours or snag a project made by a member. To wrap up the night, we’ll have a potluck dinner while we cheer on the Husker Volleyball game, plus some extra games to enjoy. We're looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Congratulations to Emma B., the overall winner of the Homecoming Dress Up Days at the high school last week!!

The Junior High Volleyball game today (Tues., 9/24) against Wauneta-Palisade will be streamed on Tiger Stream 2 at 2:30 p.m. MT. Tune in to see your Tigers in action at https://striv.tv/channel/dundy-county-stratton/ Scroll DOWN to find Stream 2.

In our 2nd grade classroom, we believe that reading is more than just decoding words-it's about embarking on reading adventures together! That's why we love partner reading!!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, JV football vs Hitchcock County tomorrow, September 23rd has been cancelled.

DCS takes 3rd place against Sutherland in the NPCC Tournament.