Perspective from a New Student

by Kenley S. 

Emersyn H. is a new student at YMS. I have interviewed her to see her perspective. 

The first question I asked was, are you liking YMS and what is your favorite thing here? 

She responded “Yes, and my favorite thing is the teachers.” 

Next I asked where you were from and what brought you here. 

She said “I am from Elkpoint, and I came because of family.” She also said she has been to Yankton before. Emersyn said she might try school activities including volleyball or basketball. 

Be sure to be nice to all new students!

The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever

by Kenley S.


The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever is a newer movie. It is about a Christmas pageant that is very important to their town. The lady that usually runs it broke her leg, and a mom that normally doesn't run stuff steps up and runs it. Her son gets bullied by a group of kids called the Herdmans and they don’t go to church. Her son told them they are missing out because there are a bunch of snacks (which is a lie.) The next week they come to church they all sign up for the pageant and everyone else is scared to. Everything from there goes wrong.

150 Book Challenge

Teachers log books and then 
the books appear on the bookshelves
in the display case by the office's lost
and found table. 

story by Kenley S., photo by Mrs. Andrews

The 150 book challenge is a challenge for teachers to read more. It is also a way to celebrate 150 years of YSD. 

I interviewed two staff members of YMS, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Buechler to find out what they think. I asked both teachers if they were excited for the challenge and they replied “Yes, it’s good for staff that love to read.” I also asked about their favorite author and favorite book. Mrs. Buechler replied, The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book and my favorite author is Sarah J. Maas.” Mrs. Andrews replied, “My favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird and my favorite author is Anthony Doerr.” Then I asked the teachers how many books they think they will read and they both expect to read ten. Finally, they both added that they hope the challenge will encourage students to read by showing them that teachers read for fun, too!