Edmunds Central School District

The North Central football team had a fantastic three days at the BHSU 9-man team camp in Spearfish. Thank you to those that took the time to be a part of such a positive and fun few days of football. Your effort and enthusiasm are appreciated! Go Thunder!!

Our Edmunds Central golf season finished strong with an impressive 6th-place finish at the state tournament yesterday — an outstanding ending to an outstanding year! We are so proud of this team and have loved watching these boys grow, not only as golfers, but as young men. Through every challenge, they showed perseverance, determination, and heart, even on the days when the course seemed to win. A special congratulations goes out to junior Seth Hettick for earning a medalist finish by placing 20th overall! It has been a season full of success for these boys, with a bittersweet ending for our seniors, Harrison Beyers and Trent Beyers. Thank you for everything you brought to this game and to your team. Be proud of your time as EC golfers — we certainly are proud of you! Final Scores from the two-day tournament Team Finish: 6th Place — 246 total score 🏌🏻Seth Hettick — 20th Place, 159 total score (Round 1: 79 | Round 2: 80) 🏌🏽Harrison Beyers — 34th Place, 162 total score (Round 1: 84 | Round 2: 79) 🏌🏼Trent Beyers — 66th Place, 170 total score (Round 1: 84 | Round 2: 86) 🏌🏽Cade Beitelspacher — 104th Place, 177 total score (Round 1: 92 | Round 2: 85) With 24 teams and 141 players competing, this was one of the most competitive state tournaments in recent years, and our boys represented Edmunds Central incredibly well! Way to go, Raiders! We are so proud of all our golfers this season — from 7th through 12th grade. Thank you for a great year, and we’ll see you on the greens next season!

There will be a season kick-off meeting this Sunday, June 7, at 7pm at the Eureka school gym. Anyone who is interested in running XC this year should plan to attend the meeting. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend. The meeting will outline summer running & season expectations and other news for the season.

If you can’t be at this meeting, but are interested in XC, please reach out to Coach Jenny Aman at 605-228-4069.

Good luck to our EC Boys Golf Team as they head to the SDHSAA State Golf Tournament at The Brookings Country Club! Representing our school this year are: 🏌️ Seniors Harrison Beyers and Trent Beyers 🏌️ Junior Seth Hettick 🏌️ Sophomore Cade Beitelspacher The tournament begins Monday, June 1 at 8:00 a.m. and continues through Tuesday, June 2. The boys will compete both individually and as a team overall. If you’d like to follow along online, download the Golf Genius app and use GGID code: 26SDBOYSB. Best of luck, boys — we’re proud of you and cheering you on all the way! ⛳

2025-2026 Yearbooks are available for Pre-Order! Use the link and code below. Pre-ordered copies are $25.

Yearbooks are delivered in the fall. Extra copies will be limited, so place your order today!

Go to: ybpay.lifetouch.com
Enter in the code 13327326

Congratulations to our EC Boys Golf Team as they are headed back to state as a team! 🏌️‍♂️⛳ The boys finished just three strokes behind the first-place team today to earn the Region 1B Runner-Up title. We are so proud of their hard work, determination, and grit throughout the season! Battling through some ugly weather, the team finished with the following individual results: • Seth Hettick — 4th place (78) • Harrison Beyers — 8th place (79) • Trent Beyers — 16th place (85) We can’t wait to cheer them on at the SDHSAA State Golf Tournament at Brookings Country Club on June 1–2! Great job, boys — and good luck at state! 🍀

This is a reminder that school will dismiss at 2:00 PM tomorrow (Tuesday) and 12:00 PM on Wednesday. No lunch will be served on Wednesday. Afternoon buses will run each day at the dismissal times listed. Thanks!

Semester test information has been posted within Rooms. Please note that due to the postponement of the track meet originally scheduled for Monday, May 18th, attendance requirements for that day have been adjusted. Thanks!

Congratulations to the class of 2026!! Join us for their walk across the stage today at Edmunds Central at 2 p.m.! This year's commencement speaker is Dean Berry. He is currently serving as the Associate Athletic Director at Northern State University, a role he has held for the past year.

The awards ceremony is being streamed and can be viewed by using this link: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sd/roscoe/organization/129681/north-central-co-op-high-school

This is a reminder that the MS/HS awards ceremony is scheduled to take place this morning at 8:15 AM in the new gym. Thanks!

High school track athletes will not participate in Ag or FACS labs in Bowdle this morning. Those students should report to the school in Roscoe. They will be dismissed at 8:40 AM and will depart for the track meet in Ipswich at 8:50 AM.

EC Middle School golfers had a successful day on the course at the 9-hole Eureka Kuchen Invitational, earning top finishes in both the JV and HS divisions! 🏌️‍♀️ JV Girls Division • Emma Wesch — 3rd Place 🏌️‍♂️ JV Boys Division • Corbin Beyers — 5th Place 🏌️‍♂️ HS Boys Division • Jaxon Hettick — 2nd Place • Adam Hettick — 5th Place Congratulations to all of our golfers on a great day of competition!

🏀 THUNDER BASKETBALL CLINIC 🏀

Thunder Basketball is excited to host Eyes Up Sports for a summer basketball clinic on June 16th-17th in Eureka!

Lead trainer Kevin Ratzsch brings 25+ years of experience as a:
🏀 NSU All-American
🏀 Hall of Fame Athlete
🏀 Former Professional Player

This is a great opportunity for athletes of all ages to improve their skills and learn from one of the best!

⏰ Clinic Schedule:
• Grades 9-12: 9:00-10:30 AM $50
• Grades 5-8: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM $45
• Grades 1-4: 12:15-1:30 PM $35

📍 Location: Eureka

📝 Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefoLQmB5Wj8uIb8407JJ2vNsU2DxMvnQASLAaj6wbuQDoakw/viewform

Don’t miss this awesome opportunity to level up your game this summer! #ThunderBasketball #EyesUpSports #TrainToCompete #SummerHoops

The E.C. PAC will host their annual Muffins for Moms tomorrow morning from 7:50-8:20 a.m. in the commons. All students PK-5th grade are invited to bring their mom or another loved one for juice, coffee, and muffins!

These boys are on fire—tearing up the course and bringing home the hardware! 🔥⛳️ EC traveled to Cattail Crossing for the GPLHS Invitational and delivered an incredible team score of +11 (227), securing a 1st place finish! Leading the way for the Raiders: 🏅 Seth Hettick took 1st with a +1 (73) 🏅 Harrison Beyers finished 4th with a +3 (75) 🏅 Trent Beyers placed 9th with a +7 (79) Just outside the medals, Cade Beitelspacher carded an impressive 83 to finish 13th. We’re proud of how these boys represent our school—keep chasing those birdies! 🐦💪

Due to a couple scheduling conflicts, there has been a time change for the Academic and Activity Awards Ceremony scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 14th. The event will still be held on that date but will take place during the school day. Start time will be 8:15 AM. The event will be live-streamed and will be completed before golfers leave for the meet in Ipswich that morning. We apologize for the short notice. Thanks!

Another tough day on the course, another first-place finish for the EC boys! 🏆 The team brought home the win with a +17 (233) in a highly competitive 18-hole event. Three varsity players placed in the top 10, earning medals: ⛳ Seth Hettick led the way with a 76, finishing 4th ⛳ Harrison Beyers followed with a 78 for 5th place ⛳ Trent Beyers shot a 79 to take 7th It’s been an incredible season, and it’s exciting to see all their hard work paying off on the greens!