This is the online newspaper for Yankton Middle School in Yankton, SD. Stories are written by student staff members.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Showing Teachers Some Love - Mr. Leichtenberg
This project was created by Sophia F. and Peyton K.
Sophia and Peyton created Valentines for teachers and recorded their reactions as they received their cards.
Friday, March 28, 2025
Showing Teachers Some Love - Mr. Ohlendorf
This project was created by Sophia F. and Peyton K.
Sophia and Peyton created Valentines for teachers and recorded their reactions as they received their cards.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
News: Coin War Competition
photos and story by Aria H.
In March at YMS, we did a fundraiser to raise money for the Center. There are many rules for this competition. They are:
1. Each Homeroom will bring in coins or dollar bills to their own Homeroom.
2. Point Chart outside of Mr. Deckers Office (Seventh Grade office)
3. Coins will be weighed on a scale. Each ounce is worth a point.
$1 bill = 200 points
$5 bill = 1,200 points
$10 bill = 2,500 points
$20 bill = 5,200 points
$100 bill = 30,000 points
4. Dollar Bills are the ONLY way to sabotage = “cancel out” another Homeroom’s Score.
5. You can only sabotage 1 Homeroom a day.
6. You can only sabotage a Homeroom once
7. Sabotage happens during homeroom.
8. Winning Homeroom at the end of the week gets a prize.
9. The winning grade level gets a dodgeball tournament.
During the week of this fundraiser, each grade level battled, sabotaging one another's homerooms and planning to come out on top until the winners were revealed. For Sixth Grade, Ms. Savey's Homeroom won! Congratulations, everyone, and great job coming out on top with a whopping 32,370 points!
For seventh grade, Mrs. Janssen's Homeroom won, and WOW, they managed to stay with 35,944 points at the end of it all! Last, but most certainly not least, Ms. Sees's Homeroom won for Eighth Grade! They found their strategies and took everything they had gathered from attending school here at YMS for three years. They came out on top with a number of 19,981 Points! But the grade level that got to take the dodgeball tournament and the title of 2025 Coin War Champions…………. 
Seventh Grade Won! Even with the advantage of being here at YMS for years, eighth grade still lost! But even with all of this fun and exciting competition, the only reason for the war was to donate and help the March for Meals at the center. In total, Yankton Middle School raised $2,380.35! Also, what is even better is this year, we raised $50 more than last year! This shows how a little competition can go a long way in helping the community. Thank you to everyone who donated, and congrats to the Winners!
In March at YMS, we did a fundraiser to raise money for the Center. There are many rules for this competition. They are:
1. Each Homeroom will bring in coins or dollar bills to their own Homeroom.
2. Point Chart outside of Mr. Deckers Office (Seventh Grade office)
3. Coins will be weighed on a scale. Each ounce is worth a point.
$1 bill = 200 points
$5 bill = 1,200 points
$10 bill = 2,500 points
$20 bill = 5,200 points
$100 bill = 30,000 points
4. Dollar Bills are the ONLY way to sabotage = “cancel out” another Homeroom’s Score.
5. You can only sabotage 1 Homeroom a day.
6. You can only sabotage a Homeroom once
7. Sabotage happens during homeroom.
8. Winning Homeroom at the end of the week gets a prize.
9. The winning grade level gets a dodgeball tournament.
During the week of this fundraiser, each grade level battled, sabotaging one another's homerooms and planning to come out on top until the winners were revealed. For Sixth Grade, Ms. Savey's Homeroom won! Congratulations, everyone, and great job coming out on top with a whopping 32,370 points!
For seventh grade, Mrs. Janssen's Homeroom won, and WOW, they managed to stay with 35,944 points at the end of it all! Last, but most certainly not least, Ms. Sees's Homeroom won for Eighth Grade! They found their strategies and took everything they had gathered from attending school here at YMS for three years. They came out on top with a number of 19,981 Points! But the grade level that got to take the dodgeball tournament and the title of 2025 Coin War Champions…………. 
Seventh Grade Won! Even with the advantage of being here at YMS for years, eighth grade still lost! But even with all of this fun and exciting competition, the only reason for the war was to donate and help the March for Meals at the center. In total, Yankton Middle School raised $2,380.35! Also, what is even better is this year, we raised $50 more than last year! This shows how a little competition can go a long way in helping the community. Thank you to everyone who donated, and congrats to the Winners!
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Track Sign-Up
by Summer O.
7th and 8th grade track is kicking off very soon! A sign-up meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12th, at 3:30 after school. The first practice will be Monday, March 17th. Students will get to choose which events they would like to work on and prefer to participate in when it comes to track meets. The areas students choose to work on during practices are sprints, long distance, throwing (shotput and discus), as well as high jump and long jump. This is a very popular activity with 30-50 kids joining per grade each year! So, will you choose to run, jump, or throw?
7th and 8th grade track is kicking off very soon! A sign-up meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 12th, at 3:30 after school. The first practice will be Monday, March 17th. Students will get to choose which events they would like to work on and prefer to participate in when it comes to track meets. The areas students choose to work on during practices are sprints, long distance, throwing (shotput and discus), as well as high jump and long jump. This is a very popular activity with 30-50 kids joining per grade each year! So, will you choose to run, jump, or throw?
Monday, February 24, 2025
Science Teacher of the Year
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| Mrs. Mehlhaff (school photo by LifeTouch) |
by Aria H.
On February 21, 2025, I interviewed a science teacher about her winning Science Teacher of the Year. Her name is Mrs. Mehlhaff, and she teaches sixth-grade science.
I asked her four questions related to this topic. The first one I asked was, "How does being chosen for science teacher of the year work? Do you get elected?" Then she replied, "Yes, I got nominated by a coworker." I thought it was remarkable that her coworkers felt that way about her and that they believed that she was a great teacher.
Mrs. Mehlhaffalso thinks that because in our next question, I asked, " How does it feel to get this award?" And she replied, stating, "It's pretty cool and exciting to get this award. It is also cool that my coworkers think I do a good job and believe in me." I thought this was a remarkable statement, and many will agree.
The next question I asked was, "Did you receive anything, maybe a plaque or a trophy?" Mrs. Mehlhaff responded, "Yes, I got a plaque and a $1000 award."
Then, the last and final question I asked was, "Where did you go to receive this award? What city or building did you go to?" Then she answered, "I went to Huron at the stem/science/math conference, where I also taught four classes." Mrs. Mehlhaffis a remarkable teacher, and every one of her students is so lucky to have her. Congratulations, Mrs. Mehlhaff, you earned it!
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