Hunter Holle(2nd - 160’3”) and Ryan Kirchhoff(3rd - 160’1”) punch their ticket to Burke in the Discus at the B-1 District in Gretna!

State Track & Field Order forms can be picked up in the Middle School or High School offices. If unable to pick up a form, you can email Coach Janssen at pjanssen@sdarockets.org for a digital copy. Orders are due to any school office Wednesday at 12:00pm to ensure they are processed in time for the state meet.

Junior High Track Meet @ Auburn

High School District Track Meet @ Gretna

Throwback for some MORE Career on Wheels Photos! 🛞🏁

One of our favorite parts of this event is when we have family connections come to present to us. We didn't get photos of everyone, but we had SO many connections this year ♥️

What is the best way to learn about the transition to middle school? From the experts of course, our 4th graders!

Thanks for venturing over to the elementary school to share your knowledge of everything you learned. It helps our 3rd graders so much 🙌🏼

The Rocket Track & Field teams finished up their regular seasons by capturing both team titles at the JCC Invite on Friday. They will head to Gretna for the Class B-1 District on Tuesday.

Boys Individual Champions:
110 Hurdles - Oliver Eylar
300 Hurdles - Oliver Eylar(Meet Record: 39.80)
800 Meter Run - Dayton Graves
1600 Meter Run - Nolan Gartner
Shot Put - Ryan Kirchhoff
Discus - Ryan Kirchhoff
Long Jump - Gideon Stark
4x800m Relay - Lawson Stark, Xavier Apel, Dayton Graves, & Nolan Gartner(Meet & School Record: 8:06.12)

Girls Individual Champions:
100 Hurdles - Emmie Johnson
300 Hurdles - Ashlynn Vestal
High Jump - Reagan Wilhelm
4x800m Relay - Hadyn Berner, Ava Mohr, Emiri Siefken, & Capri Hansen
4x400m Relay - Tatumn Walters, Emiri Siefken, Capri Hansen, & Ashlynn Vestal(Meet Record: 4:05.95)

💥💥School Record💥💥 The 4x800 Relay team of Lawson Stark, Xavier Apel, Dayton Graves, and Nolan Gartner broke both the school record and meet record at the JCC Invite today with a time of 8:06.12. The previous school record was set in 1985 by the team of Bjork, Ziegler, Wilhelm, Kastens with a time of 8:07.28.

Varsity Boys Golf Invite @ Hidden Valley Country Club

🎉 Mrs. Brockman’s ELA 7 & 8 classes celebrated all their hard work on the NSCAS today with a well-earned NPP party — Nachos, Popcorn & Pretzels! 🧀🍿🥨 So proud of the focus, effort, and perseverance these students showed during testing. Today was all about relaxing, celebrating, and enjoying some tasty treats together! 📚✨

Kindness Squad had to get in on the Teacher Appreciation Week FUN!

☕️ 🍳We helped serve the PTO breakfast!
🍿🪣 Served our staff with a 'Bucket of THANKS' popcorn wagon!

Congratulations to our two and three sport letter winners!

Congratulations to our Land Judgers for placing 17th in the Nation! There were 102 teams competing. There were 398 individual that competed. Kaden earned 60th, Baylor 75th, Drew 81st and Lenny 176th.

🛞 Career on Wheels Day 2026 was a SUCCESS 🛞

One of our favorite days of the year at the elementary school where the streets are LINED with vehicles for our students to interact with hands-on learning.

HUGE thank you to the following organizations and people who helped make this day a success!
🏁 Bean Box Coffee
🏁 KanEquip
🏁 Mr. Houghton with Beck's
🏁 10/11 Weather Shield
🏁 Syracuse Rescue
🏁 Syracuse Fire
🏁 Mr. Wiebusch: Diesel Mechanic
🏁 OPPD
🏁 J&M Fencing
🏁 Frontier Cooperative

Stay tuned for LOTS more photos to come of our special day. 📸

The Rocket Golfers are your 2026 Capitol Conference Champions. Mason Lintz Placed 2nd with a 77, Brennan Schroeder placed 4th with a 79, Wyatt Higgins placed 5th with an 80, Drew Griepenstroh shot an 80 placing 6th, and Carter Kreifels shot 86.

Winners of the Earth Day Art contest in Environmental science

Students in Environmental science grew tomatoes this year and recently reaped the rewards. A joint lesson with Ms. Lemmer meant they got to make a veggie dip to go with their tomatoes after learning about nutrition.

High School Track Invite @ JCC

The school year has officially come to an end for the class of 2026! Graduation will be held at 4:00pm in the Middle School Gym on Saturday, May 9th.