🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July from all of us at Scotland School District! ❤️🤍💙 Wishing our students, families, staff, and community a safe, fun, and memorable Independence Day. Enjoy the celebrations, cherish time with loved ones, and have a wonderful holiday!

🏈🏀 Summer Moratorium Reminder 🏐 The Summer Moratorium will be in effect Wednesday, July 1, through Tuesday, July 7. During this time, there will be no contact between coaches and athletes. Take this opportunity to relax, recharge, and enjoy time with family and friends. Have fun, stay safe, and enjoy your Fourth of July! 🇺🇸🎆 We’ll see you back and ready to go after the break! #SummerMoratorium #Happy4th #GoHighlanders #GoTrappers

🌷🌳 Need a hand with spring yard work? Let the Scotland Band help! 🌳🌷

As our band students prepare for their 2027 trip to Nashville, they're ready to roll up their sleeves and help with your outdoor projects!

Our students can help with:
🌿 Weeding gardens and landscaping
🪵 Picking up branches
🌸 Planting flowers and plants

💵 Free will donation (minimum of $25)

📞 To schedule your yard work, call 605-270-7195.

Support our hardworking musicians while checking a few chores off your to-do list! 🎶

🎵 "You've Been Played" Fundraiser

🎺🎶 Uh-oh... You've Been Played! 🎶🎺

Keep an eye on your yard—you never know when a group of musical instruments might show up! 😄

Here's how it works:
🎵 $35 – Have the instruments moved to another yard
🎵 $25 – Choose who gets "played" next
🎵 $50 – Purchase insurance so they won't return to your yard!

All proceeds help support the Scotland High School Band as they raise funds for their Nashville, Tennessee trip in 2027.

To participate or for more information, contact 605-270-7195. Let's have some fun while supporting our talented musicians! 🎼🎷

🎺 Sidewalk Stencil Fundraiser

🧡🖤 Show Your Highlander Pride! 🖤🧡

Leave your mark and support the Scotland High School Band with a custom Highlander "S" sidewalk stencil!

For $75, our band members will stencil the Highlander "S" on your sidewalk or driveway, giving your home a lasting display of school spirit while helping our students reach their goal of performing in Nashville in 2027.

📞 To reserve your stencil or learn more, contact 605-270-7195.

Thank you for supporting our Scotland Band! 🎶

Mrs. Emily Namminga Participates in National Training Focused on Agriculture Robotics, Automation, and Plant Systems ST. CLOUD, Minn. | Mrs. Emily Namminga, an agricultural education instructor at Scotland School District, recently participated in a national professional development training focused on bringing robotics, automation, sensors, coding, and plant systems technology into agriculture classrooms. The Agriculture Robotics and Automation Technologies field test was held June 23 through 25 at St. Cloud Technical & Community College in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The training is part of AgCentric’s National Science Foundation supported ARAT project, developed in partnership with CASE 4 Learning to help agriculture teachers prepare students for the changing technology needs of agriculture. Mrs. Namminga was one of 20 agriculture instructors selected from 11 states and Puerto Rico to participate in this year’s ARAT field test. Educators represented Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico. This year’s training focused on Plant Systems and how automation, data, sensors, and engineering design can be used to help students understand modern crop production and agriculture technology. Participants worked through hands-on lessons and activities connected to electricity, switches, circuits, flowcharting, coding, sensors, data displays, relay switches, safety systems, autonomous mobile robots, and automation in plant science. The training also connected classroom activities to technology already being used in agriculture today, including robotics in dairy production and technology used in crop irrigation. These examples helped instructors see how sensors, automation, data, and human decision making work together in modern agriculture. As part of the training, participants visited the farm of Anna Bregier, Vice President of the Irrigators Association of Minnesota, to learn how technology is used to support crop watering decisions. During the visit, instructors heard from the farm’s irrigation manager about how water is managed across the growing season and how data, crop observations, and field experience support those decisions. The farm visit also highlighted the importance of ground truthing data, which means checking information from technology against real field conditions before making management decisions. The visit gave instructors a practical example of how technology, data, and human expertise work together in crop production. Highlights of the training included: * Exploring how sensors collect and display information for agricultural decision making * Learning how coding and automation logic can be used in plant systems * Working with circuits, switches, relays, and safety features * Connecting autonomous mobile robots to agricultural applications * Applying the engineering design process to plant science challenges * Learning how robotics and automation connect to real-world agriculture * Reviewing and field testing curriculum activities before broader classroom use * Providing feedback to help refine the ARAT curriculum for future agriculture classrooms The ARAT curriculum is being developed to help agricultural education programs integrate STEM skills into real-world agriculture applications. The curriculum will support teachers as they introduce students to the tools and systems being used in precision agriculture, automation, plant production, equipment technology, animal systems, and data-driven decision making. As a field test participant, Mrs. Namminga contributed feedback to help improve the course content, activities, and delivery methods. Once finalized, the ARAT curriculum will be available for adoption by agricultural education programs nationwide. To learn more about the project, visit: www.agcentric.org/education-training/agcentric-case-nsf About CASE 4 Learning CASE 4 Learning provides rigorous, hands-on agricultural curriculum and professional development for middle and high school classrooms. CASE courses emphasize inquiry-based learning, technical skill development, and real-world applications that help prepare students for future careers in agriculture. About AgCentric AgCentric is the Minnesota State Northern Agricultural Center of Excellence. AgCentric supports agricultural education through innovation, workforce development, and strategic partnerships serving food, fiber, and natural resources sectors.

These Scotland/Menno girls traveled to Mitchell on Wednesday and Thursday for the Corn Belt Junior Varsity Team Camp. They hustled, worked hard, and continued to improve with every game. Great job, girls! 🖤🏀💛

Mugshot on Day 2 just for fun - courtesy of Coach Schlimgen 😊

Our teachers are putting in the extra work this summer, too!

Mr. Janish is taking a class through SURF and BHSU and had the opportunity to tour the Sanford Underground Research Facility today. He even traveled down to the 4,850-foot level—nearly 0.9 miles underground!

During the tour, the class got to see the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, home to the world's largest dark matter detector. What an incredible hands-on learning experience to bring back to our students this fall!

These girls are putting in the extra time, effort, and sweat this summer as they prepare for the season ahead. Extra reps and a commitment to getting better are all part of the journey. 🏐💪

Next stop: Sanford Sports Team Camp! We're excited to compete, grow as a team, and continue building toward a great season. Keep working and keep improving! The work you put in now will pay off later.
*Not pictured: Kayla J.

Come join our team!

🏆 Congratulations to the Scotland Spring Trap Team! 🏆

The Highlanders brought home 1st Place in Class 1A, Conference 1 during the South Dakota State High School Clay Target League Spring Season!

Competing against seven teams in their conference, our athletes demonstrated outstanding focus, dedication, and teamwork throughout the season. Their hard work paid off with a well-deserved first-place finish.

A huge thank you goes out to all of the competitors, coaches, families, and supporters who invest their time and energy into making this program successful. Your commitment helps build strong young leaders.

Way to represent Scotland! 🎯🧡🖤

#ScotlandHighlanders #ClayTargetLeague #TrapShooting #ConferenceChampions #HighlanderPride #SDCTL

🏀 Trapper Boys Team Camp Recap 🏀 Several members of the Scotland/Menno Trapper Boys Basketball team spent a few days this week competing in Mitchell at a Team Camp, playing a total of five games and finishing with a 3-2 record. There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the future of Trapper Basketball. Lots of good things are coming with this group. Keep working, boys! 🏀

Good Luck! Kailin and Austin are competing at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals this weekend! 🤠🐎 Kailin will be competing in Breakaway Roping, and Austin will be competing in Team Roping. They are both up tonight and tomorrow morning. If you’d like to watch and cheer them on, the rodeo should be livestreamed on SDPB: https://www.sdpb.org/sports/rodeo Good luck, Kailin and Austin! We’re proud of you and wish you both fast runs, smooth rides, and a great finals weekend. Go represent the Highlanders well! 🧡🖤🏆🤠🐴

📚 Several of our JK–5 teachers are spending the next two days at the Elevate. Educate. Empower. Literacy Conference in Mitchell learning new literacy strategies and gaining fresh ideas to bring back to the classrooms. They are excited to put their learning into action and continue helping every student grow! 📖🍎

🥎🏆 **2026 TRAPPER SOFTBALL AWARDS** 🏆🥎

As we wrap up another season, we want to recognize the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of our Trapper softball players. Congratulations to our 2026 award winners! 🖤💛

🥎 **Most Valuable Defensive Player**
Lexie McNinch

🥎 **Most Valuable Offensive Player**
Kylie Guthmiller

🥎 **Most Valuable JV Player**
Bailey Neuharth

🥎 **Rookie of the Year**
Ivana Schaeffer

🥎 **Most Improved Player**
Sutton Bueber

🥎 **Team Spirit Award**
Elle Hlavac

🥎 **Heart Award**
Ervin Schrock

📚 **Academic All-State**
Lexie McNinch
Kimberly "Kimmy" Kubal
Kadence Bierle

⭐ **All-State Selection**
Kylie Guthmiller

Thank you to all of our players, coaches, families, and fans for a great season. Congratulations again to our award winners and best of luck to our seniors as they move on to their next chapter!

🥎🌟 CONGRATULATIONS, KYLIE GUTHMILLER! 🌟🥎 The Scotland/Menno Trappers are proud to announce that Kylie Guthmiller has been selected to the South Dakota Class B All-State Softball Team as a pitcher! 👏🖤💛 Kylie had an outstanding season both in the circle and at the plate: 🥎 112 innings pitched 🥎 187 strikeouts 🥎 4.923 ERA 🥎 .436 batting average Kylie’s hard work, dedication, and leadership helped make this a memorable season for Trapper softball. This recognition is a testament to the effort she puts in every day and the impact she has on our program. Congratulations, Kylie, on this well-deserved honor! We are proud of you! 🎉🥎💛🖤 #GoTrappers #AllState #TrapperPride #Softball #ClassBAllState

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