Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Get a look at this TALENT!! This is the colored pencil drawing that Elliana Lowman sumitted for the Governor's Art Contest. Impressive!

Good luck to our SDHSAA All-State Choir Students this weekend in Sioux Falls! The performance will take place at 7 PM at the Denny Sanford Premier Center on Saturday, November 1st! Congratulations to Grace (4-year All-State member), Hannah, Auhbree, Paislee, Dylan, Leighton, Asher, Dylan, alternate Austyn, and Mr. Michalscheck!

Congratulations go out to these three ROCK STARS for their outstandng performance yesterday at the oral interp contest in Brookings! "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." - Vince Lombardi

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!

Dak XII Tournament time for our High School Volleyball team. The tournament starts at 9 AM at Elk Point-Jefferson High School on October 18th. Dell Rapids will play the winner of Vermillion and Tri-Valley in the second round. Admission: $10 for Adults / $5 for Students (all day price). Livestream - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/elkpoint-jefferson-high-school-elk-point-sd

BIG day today for our soccer team, headed west to play St. Thomas More in Rapid City. Game time is 3 PM MT/4 PM CST. If you can't make the game, please use the following link to cheer on Taylor and Leighton - https://www.youtube.com/live/3LbOJ6ekNgo?feature=shared

Dell Rapids School District wants to thank Build Dakota and Keloland news for presenting and covering career exploration and scholarship opportunities for our high school juniors and seniors. #quarrierpride

Congratulations to the following students on being selected to perform at All-State Choir at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls on November 1st at 7:00 PM.

Grace (4 year All-State member), Hannah, Auhbree, Paislee, Dylan, Leighton, Asher, Dylan, and alternate Austyn!

Dell Rapids Home Events 9/29-10/4

10/2 HS Volleyball v. Vermillion
4:30 PM C game with JV and Varsity to follow.
PINK NIGHT!
Tickets - Cash and Card payments accepted. Buy your ticket early here - https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h202410140602430066430711ff73646/checkout

10/3 HS Football v. West Central
7 PM Varsity Kickoff
Little Quarrier Cheer performs at halftime! Senior Night for Boys Golf, Cross Country, and Girls Soccer at halftime!
Tickets - Cash and Card payments accepted. Buy your ticket early here -
https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20250212102426382e0b2fb9cc75c4f/checkout

10/4 JV Volleyball Tournament
9 AM Start time
Cash payment only for tickets

Mr. Michalscheck is the Excel Belt winner this week. Thank you for the dedication to our vocal students in so many more ways than just the classroom. #empowertoexcel

High School Announcements for September 25, 2025
Happy Birthday Kaitlyn F!
Lunch today: French Toast Sticks or Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Lunch tomorrow: Taco Burger or Cheesy Pizza

For those interested in participating in this year's One Act, please fill out the sign-up form at https://bigsiouxmedia.com/dell-rapids/one-act-2025/ by September 30th. Thank you!
Culture Club meets in Profe Hauger's room every Friday during lunch. All are welcome!
Want to make friends, grow in faith, and serve others? Join IMPACT every Wednesday at lunch in Mr. Schulte’s room
Congratulations to our 2025 Homecoming King & Queen - Ryan Baker and Taylor Schmidt!

PINZ has agreed to host an event after the football game on Friday night. Two hours of cosmic bowling from 9:00-11:00, along with free nachos, popcorn, and pop donated by the Dell Rapids Lions Club. The cost for this event is $5.00 per student.

HOMECOMING IS THIS WEEK!!! Show your school spirit with the following dress-up days:


• Thursday September 25: Pop the Pig! Dress up as Grill Dad or Soccer Mom
Activity: Staff and students grill out-food eating contest at lunch

• Friday- QUARRIER SPIRIT DAY!!
Activity: Float building, Outside Games, Parade at 1:00

Dig Pink Volleyball - The annual Dig Pink night for DRHS Volleyball will be on Thursday, October 2nd. Shirt and sweatshirt orders are due no later than Monday, September 15th. Use the following link to access the online store: https://dellrapidsvballpink2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/.

JUNIORS: You are responsible for hosting the After Prom on April 11th 2026. You are also responsible for raising money to put on a great After Prom, which includes arranging food, gifts and entertainment for all Prom goers. This year, the 5th Annual Dells December Classic will be held on Sunday, December 7th. Put it in your calendars! ALL the proceeds from this event go to the Junior Class and any leftover funds not used for the After Prom remains with the Junior class to use as they please. THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN! You were sent an email that will be sent to all Junior parents with more information and how you can sign up to help.

Seniors - please see Mrs. Ruesink if you would like to attend Post High Planning Days at Augustana on Wednesday, September 30. We plan to leave school at 8:30 and will return by lunch. This is an opportunity to visit several post-secondary institutions and ask questions about admission, majors, scholarships, etc.

Link below shows the Southeast Technical College for career exploration events and camps throughout the year.
Southeast Technical College Career Exploration Dates

The Dell Rapids High School Band competed at Parker last Friday for their first event of the marching season.

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.

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.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier Football team is home tonight at 7 PM. If you would like to get through the ticket line faster, you can pre-purchase tickets here - https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h20250212102131092003be7e7153f4a/checkout and we are accepting debit/credit cards this year!
We also accept cash and activity passes.
The booster club is hosting a kick-off tonight from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.

Shoutout Kevin Gansz from the Siouxland Heritage Museums and Mr. Schulte for the Civil War Soldier outreach program! #history #DRQuarriers

Dell Rapids! Get out and support your Quarriers and Cardinals at Homecoming 2025!

Food trucks near the football field before each game!

St. Mary Kickoff - 4:30 PM

Dell Rapids Kickoff - 7 PM