Edmunds Central School District

This is a reminder that tomorrow is a student-help Friday. Student-help will begin at 9:00 AM. A bus will depart from Bowdle at 8:40 AM for any students that may need transportation. Return transportation to Bowdle will depart Roscoe at approximately 11:00 AM. Thanks!

Join the E.C. Junior Class for Bingo Night this Friday! 🎉 Come enjoy a delicious German meal served from 5:00–7:00 PM, featuring tons of amazing home-cooked dishes, including: • Cheese Buttons • Fried Knoephla • Fried Noodles • Cheese Knoephla with Sausage • Haluptze • Dumplings • And more! 🥗 Plenty of Lent-friendly options available! 🙌Bingo starts around 7:15 PM with: • Four rounds of 5 games - followed by Blackout! 🆕 New this year: Meat bundle prizes for the last game of each set! The junior class appreciates your support — all proceeds go toward their senior class trip. We hope to see you there! 🤗

Game, Fish, and Parks will be offering a Hunter's Safety course this week in Bowdle. It is open to all kids age 13 & up. The class will be held March 12th from 5:30-9 pm, March 13th from 5:30-9pm and Saturday morning with live shooting (weather permitting.) Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. Class will be held in Dave McCarlsen's shop in Bowdle, one block south of the post office. To register on-site, participants must bring the last four digits of their social security number and a parent to fill out paperwork. Questions can be directed to Dave McCarlsen at 605-281-0838.

The North Central Thunder Track Apparel Store is now open! The store will only be open until Sunday, March 15th at midnight. Once the store closes, late orders will not be accepted.

https://stores.inksoft.com/NCT_TF_2026/shop/home

There will be a meeting and short practice for MS and HS students participating in Track tomorrow (Monday, March 9th) at 4:00 PM in Eureka. The bus from EC will leave at 3:15 PM. We will drop students off in Bowdle following practice on the way back from Eureka. Please keep in mind that if a student has not participated in an athletic activity thus far in the school year, they will need to provide a completed physical form to Mr. Kunz before they may participate in practices. Thanks!

You’re never going to believe who stopped by to read with us today?!? 👀📚 The one and only The Once-ler! That’s right — the Once-ler and The Lorax brought loads of fun to E.C. Elementary when they stopped by to read our librarian’s personal favorite, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss! 🌳💚 Story time was even more exciting with a super-crazy Wacky Wednesday party mix and a special gift of books for every student from the E.C. P.A.C. 🎉📖 Help us build a love for reading outside our walls as well as inside them — because reading builds brains! 🧠✨ #readingbuildsbrains

It’s been a CRAZY, busy week inside the E.C. walls! 🎉 So many fun characters have visited us! Preschool had an absolute blast yesterday reading stories and dancing The Cool Cat Boogie with 🐾 Pete the Cat from the beloved book series by James Dean! Smiles, music, and lots of groovy moves made it a day to remember! 💙🎶 #PreschoolFun #PeteTheCat #CoolCatBoogie #readingbuildsbrains 📚💙

🚨 MISSING! 🚨 The Cat in the Hat 🎩 Have you seen this mischievous visitor from The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss? He has disappeared and we need to find him! Description: Very tall cat Black and white fur Oversized red-and-white striped hat Red bow tie Big smile and full of silly tricks Last Seen: Making mischief and rhyming around E.C. during Read Across America Week! Known For: Balancing things on his hat Bringing Thing 1 and Thing 2 along for fun Turning a quiet day into a wild adventure If you spot him, please report to the Edmunds Central Library immediately! ⚠️ May cause spontaneous laughter and rhyming.

Read Across America week is a yearly favorite at E.C! We love celebrating the incredible imagination of Dr. Seuss by sharing his amazing books together. Today, the students celebrated by wearing their own special hats, we enjoyed some Seussical-themed snacks, and listened to two Dr. Seuss books with our special book character guests! Our week has just begun! There's so much more reading fun planned at E.C. this week and we can't wait to share!

Due to the weather and road conditions, MS BBB will not be traveling to Herreid for games today. Thanks!

The E.C. Junior Class will be hosting their annual spring bingo and will be serving a German meal prior to the bingo games! Share this post and help spread the word and draw a crowd!!

The EC Sophomore Class fruit sales will close tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24th. If you would like to order items for spring delivery of March 4th, please follow the link below. Questions can be directed to Kelly at 605-287-4251. https://shop.myfruitsale.com/?code=FBRV-6500

The 2026 EC Library Olympics is underway! Students in Kindergarten through 5th grades are working to earn medals in 6 reading events. All medal earning students will be rewarded with special Olympic medals during our awards at our closing ceremonies! How many medals will your kids earn?? 🥇🥈🥉

Due to the blizzard warning issued for our area until later this afternoon, Edmunds Central Schools will be CLOSED today, Wednesday, February 18th. All activities scheduled for today have been cancelled. Thanks!

Due to the weather conditions Edmunds Central Schools will be starting 2 Hours Late today, Wednesday, February 18th. We will reevaluate weather conditions in the next hour and determine whether we will be able to have school today. Thanks!

Here are two great ways to support the EC junior class as they raise money for their senior trip to Washington, D.C.! We have our annual raffle AND our annual spring BINGO! This year we are drawing our raffle winners at bingo on Friday, March 13th! Raffle tickets are available from any of the juniors or you can VENMO @Sandra-beyers.

The North Central Sports Cooperative is looking for two (2) Middle School Track Coaches for this upcoming season. If you are interested please contact Kevin Kunz at the Edmunds Central School District (287-4251 ) or Nick Weismantel at the Eureka School District (284-2875). Applications are due by Friday, February 20th. The season is tentatively scheduled to begin on Monday, March 9th. Go Thunder!

🎭 Congratulations the E.C. One-Act Team! 🎉 We’re so proud to celebrate our exceptional E.C. One-Act team for their success at the 2026 One-Act Festival! Their talent and hard work have been rewarded, earning a the Superior Award for Technical Theatre Design for the second year in a row. Congrats to the outstanding stage crew, sound & lights crew, and costume team on this award! A special shoutout to our standout performers who claimed Superior Individual Performer awards: senior Eden Weiland, juniors Chase Bukaske and Grace Roth, sophomore Sophie Kroll, and seventh grader Corbin Beyers. You all delivered! While we did not earn an overall Superior award this year, Stuck at Home was clearly a crowd favorite, and the skills and drive of this team continue to elevate our program. Way to represent with excellence! We’re incredibly proud of each of you. Here’s to more remarkable performances and major achievements ahead! 🌟

SDPB has shared their album of images from the first day of the state one-act festival. It's fun to see the E.C. team back on the state stage! Post 2/2 ©2026 SDPB | Landon DeBoer

SDPB has shared their album of images from the first day of the state one-act festival. It's fun to see the E.C. team back on the state stage! Post 1/2 ©2026 SDPB | Landon DeBoer