🌟 Dress Up Like a Rock or Movie Star! 🌟
We’re kicking off Read Across America Week in style! Students can dress like their favorite rock star or movie star as we celebrate the stars of our school — our readers! 🎤🎬✨
Let’s shine bright and start the week off with a love for reading! 📖💫
We can’t wait to celebrate reading all week long! Join us March 2–6 for fun dress-up days and special activities that make reading even more exciting.
Here’s a quick reminder of our themes:
⭐ Monday: Dress like a Rock or Movie Star
✌️ Tuesday: Wear Tie-Dye or a Hippie Outfit
🐾 Wednesday: Dress Like an Animal or Wear Camo
🧸 Thursday: Bring a Stuffed Animal (must fit in backpack)
🛏️ Friday: Wear PJs & Bring a Book from Home
📖 Friday at 2:15 PM – Special Read-In in the Aux Gym!
We can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity and celebrate a week full of books!
🗓️ Weekly Events & Activities
It’s another busy week at school with games, practices, and activities filling the calendar!
📚 We’re also celebrating Read Across America Week — we encourage everyone to take some time to read and join in the fun throughout the week!
🏐 Take note: CPAC Volleyball Satellite practices have officially begun. Please watch for communication from coaches regarding schedules and updates.
As always, event details are subject to change, so be sure to follow messages from coaches and advisors for the most current information.
Have a great week, Highlanders! 🧡🖤
Updated 3.2.26 8:07 am
What an incredible weekend at the State Tournament! Congratulations to our Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon wrestlers on an outstanding performance — and a huge congratulations on finishing 4th as a team in the state! 💙🖤
Place Match Results:
🥉 3rd Place – Jasmine Ruelas-Hertz (MD 10-0)
🥉 3rd Place – Hadlee Kracht (Fall 2:30)
🏅 5th Place – Hope Kemnitz (Fall 4:30)
🏅 6th Place – Harper Kracht
And of course, congratulations to State Champion Britney Rueb on an incredible run to the top of the podium! 👑🏆 (Be sure to check out her featured post!)
We are so proud of the fight, heart, and determination shown all weekend. What a way to represent BHSA! 💪💙🖤
Congratulations to Britney Rueb on capturing the Girls 135 lb State Championship and finishing the season a perfect 29-0!
1st Place Match
Britney Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 29-0 won by decision over Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) 43-7, 1-0.
In an incredible battle between two seniors, Britney came out on top to claim the state title!
This marks Britney’s 4th State Championship to go along with one runner-up finish — an unbelievable accomplishment and a true testament to her dedication, hard work, and dominance on the mat. What a legacy she leaves behind!
Highlander Nation is beyond proud. Congratulations, Britney — a four-time State Champion! 💪🔥🧡🖤
BHSA Wrestling – Championship Saturday! 🧡🖤
It’s go time! We’re cheering on our BHSA wrestlers as they take the mat today in their finals matches:
🏆 135 lb Championship Match
Britney Rueb (BHS) 28-0, Senior
vs.
Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) 43-6, Senior
🥉 120 lb – 3rd/4th Place Match
Jasmine Rueles-Hertz (BHS) 36-6, Junior
vs.
Gracie Lobbins (Madison) 27-7, Senior
🥉 130 lb – 3rd/4th Place Match
Hadlee Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland) 43-11, Junior
vs.
Sophia Knittel (Ipswich) 28-5, 9th Grade
🏅 125 lb – 5th/6th Place Match
Harper Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland) 32-12, 8th Grade
vs.
Kami Erickson (Brookings) 30-8, Senior
🏅 190 lb – 5th/6th Place Match
Hope Kemnitz (Bon Homme/Scotland) 36-15, Senior
vs.
Sally Beal (Brandon Valley) 24-23, 9th Grade
Good luck to all of our wrestlers! Compete hard, leave it all on the mat, and know Highlander Nation is cheering you on loud and proud! Let’s go BHSA! 💪🧡🖤
Wrestle tough. Wrestle fearless. Leave it all on the mat. 💪
It’s go time! We’re cheering on our BHSA wrestlers as they take the mat in tomorrow’s finals matches:
🏆 135 lb Championship Match
Britney Rueb (BHS) 28-0, Senior
vs.
Mathilde Matsuda (Spearfish) 43-6, Senior
🥉 120 lb – 3rd/4th Place Match
Jasmine Rueles-Hertz (BHS) 36-6, Junior
vs.
Gracie Lobbins (Madison) 27-7, Senior
🥉 130 lb – 3rd/4th Place Match
Hadlee Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland) 43-11, Junior
vs.
Sophia Knittel (Ipswich) 28-5, 9th Grade
🏅 125 lb – 5th/6th Place Match
Harper Kracht (Bon Homme/Scotland) 32-12, 8th Grade
vs.
Kami Erickson (Brookings) 30-8, Senior
🏅 190 lb – 5th/6th Place Match
Hope Kemnitz (Bon Homme/Scotland) 36-15, Senior
vs.
Sally Beal (Brandon Valley) 24-23, 9th Grade
Good luck to all of our wrestlers! Compete hard, leave it all on the mat, and know Highlander Nation is cheering you on loud and proud! Let’s go BHSA! 💪🧡🖤
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Another strong round of competition for BHSA!
Consolation Round 2
Harper Kracht (BHSA) 32-18 won by fall over Moo B Say (Huron) 27-14 in 3:15.
Hope Kemnitz (BHSA) 36-14 won by decision over Jade Dubbelde (Harrisburg) 25-16, 5-3.
Consolation Round 3
Harper Kracht (BHSA) 32-18 won by decision over Izy Bendorf (Kingsbury County) 40-14, 7-3.
Hope Kemnitz (BHSA) 36-14 won by tech fall over Kyra Tostenson (Milbank) 15-0 in 2:13.
Semifinals
Olivia Anderson (Watertown) 50-3 won in TB-1 over Jasmine Rueles-Hertz (BHSA) 35-6, 8-1.
Regina Stoeser (Harrisburg) 19-0 won by fall over Hadlee Kracht (BHSA) 44-11 in 2:27.
Britney Rueb (BHSA) 28-0 won by fall over Brooklynn Baird (Sturgis Brown) 50-8 in 5:13.
Congratulations to Scotland’s own Britney Rueb on advancing! We will be rooting you on loudly tomorrow — Highlander pride all the way! 🧡🖤💪
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SHS Prom is just about ONE MONTH away!
Join us for Hollywood Nights & Diamond Lights on
📅 March 28, 2026
👑 Nursing Home Walk Through – 3:00 PM
⭐ Grand March – 6:00 PM
📍 Scotland High School – Main Gym
We can’t wait to roll out the red carpet and celebrate an unforgettable night! ❤️🎥
Britney is headed to the Semifinal round of the Championship bracket after a dominant performance:
Round 1 – Britney Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 27-0 won by fall over Ragan Peacock (Harrisburg) 30-16 in 2:24.
Quarterfinal – Britney Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 27-0 won by fall over Hailey Fortney (West Central) 23-16 in 3:02.
Two matches. Two falls. On to the semifinals!
The Lady Trappers battled until the final buzzer Tuesday night in Plankinton, falling to Mount Vernon/Plankinton in a hard-fought 44–40 game.
Leading the way for the Trappers:
• Lexie McNinch – 16 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists
• Kailin Odens – 9 points, 12 rebounds
• Zoe Schaeffer – 6 points
• Hope Starwalt – 4 points, 3 steals
The girls competed with toughness on the boards and intensity on defense, keeping it a one-possession game down the stretch. While the season comes to a close, the fight and heart this team showed all year long was something to be proud of.
A special thank you to our seniors — Kailin, Lexie, and Ashlyn — for your leadership, commitment, and everything you’ve given to Lady Trapper Basketball. Your impact on this program will last far beyond this season. 💛🖤
Proud of you, Lady Trappers!
Coach Schlimgen Comments: We traveled to Plankinton for a 1st round Region 5A game. Like alot of post-season games it was a tough defensive battle back and forth between the two teams. While we did a really good job of limiting our turnovers, getting offensive rebounds, and getting to the FT line we came up a few points short in the end. We did a better job offensively but just a few clutch baskets by the Titans pushed them to a victory.
While the wins and losses wasn't where we wanted them to be I am extremely proud of this group of players for the way they competed, listened, and brought joy to the game every day. It was an honor to be part of this team thats full of girls that are going to become extremely successful adults.
Best of luck to Scotland’s own Britney Rueb as she competes at the State Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls (February 26–28)!
You can follow Britney in the 135 lb bracket on Trackwrestling and cheer her on every step of the way!
We’re also proud of our Region 3 qualifiers:
115 – Sydney
120 – Jasmine
125 – Harper
130 – Hadlee
135 – Britney
190 – Hope
Wrestle tough. Wrestle fearless. Leave it all on the mat. 💪
🧡🖤 Parent/Teacher Conferences Today with 1:00 Dismissal! 🖤🧡
We’re looking forward to connecting with our Highlander families!
📅 Thursday, February 26th
⏰ 1:00 PM Early Dismissal
🕑 Conferences: 2:00–8:00 PM
📍 Locations:
High School Teachers in Main Gym
~Miss Smith
~Miss Hopf
~Mrs. Namminga
Middle School Teachers in Aux Gym
~Mrs. Suurmeier
~Mr. Fuks
Please plan to keep meetings to 10 minutes per child. We understand that families with multiple children may need a little extra time, but we kindly ask that everyone be respectful of schedules so conferences can run smoothly. These meetings are meant to be a quick and meaningful check-in on student progress.
We hope to see many Highlander families there!
🌾 FFA Week – Thursday (Final Day!) 🌾
Since there’s no school on Friday, we’re wrapping up FFA Week on Thursday with USA Day!
Wear your red, white, and blue to celebrate agriculture and the country that feeds and fuels America! ❤️🤍💙
Let’s finish FFA Week strong and show our Highlander pride! 🚜
