Scranton Public School Weekly Calendar for September 8-12
Tuesday September 8
HS Football: Practice at Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Bus 3 – Miss Galvin
JH Football: GAME @ Harding County. Game will begin at 5:30. Hettinger will pick up. 3:15
HS Volleyball: MATCHES HOME (H) v. Faith. A,B ONLY. Matches will begin at 5:00. Depart at 3:30. Bus 6 Mrs. Anderson
JH Volleyball: Practice at the Armory. 4:00-6:00 Bus 3 – Miss Galvin
Elem. Girls BB: GAMES @ Mott. 5,6 ONLY. Games will begin at 4:00. Girls will be dismissed at 2:05 and leave at 2:10. Activity Bus – Mr. Pillar
Wednesday September 9
School Picture Day
School Board Meeting – Public Budget Hearing – 7:00 Supt. Office
HS Football: Practice at Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Bus 3 – Mrs. Anderson
HS Volleyball: Practice at Scranton. 4:00-6:00.
Thursday September 10
JH/HS Football: Practice at Scranton.
HS Volleyball: MATCHES @ Richardton. A,B,C will play. Matches will begin at 4:30. Girls will dismiss at 1:45 and leave at 1:55. Activity Bus – Mr. Schumacher
JH Volleyball: MATCHES HOME (Hettinger) v. Bowman. 7,8 will play. Matches will begin at 4:00 PM. Girls will dismiss 2:30. Depart at 2:35. Bus 3 – Miss Galvin
Elem. Girls BB: GAMES @ New England. 5,6 ONLY. Games will begin at 4:00. Girls will dismiss at 2:35 and leave at 2:45. Bus 3 – Coach Doerr
Friday September 11
HS Football: GAME @ Kidder County in Steele. Game will begin at 6:00. Boys will eat at 12:00 and leave at 12:25. Activity Bus – Mr. Pillar
JH Football: Practice at Scranton.
HS Volleyball: Practice at Scranton.
JH Volleyball: Practice in BIG GYM. 4:00-6:00 – Mrs. Anderson
Elem. Girls BB: Practice @ the Armory 4:00-5:30– Bus 6 – Coach Doerr
Saturday September 12
HS Volleyball: @ Center-Stanton Tournament. Girls will play their pool-play in Center. Their first match is at 7:00 AM mountain time vs. Parshall. Bus will leave after practice on Friday. Hettinger will Drive.
C Volleyball: Tournament in Bowman. Tourney begins at 9:00 AM. Start Time TBA. Hettinger will pick up in Scranton.
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The music students who are traveling to Branson, MO at the end of this school year are selling Dakota Dirt Coffee for a fundraiser! They have several different blends available in grounds, whole beans, and even K-cups for you Keurig lovers out there! Please reach out if you are interested in ordering and we will send a student your way with an order form. Thank you for supporting our music students!
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00- Bus 3- Miss Galvin
JH Football: Game at Harding County. Game will begin at 5:30. Hettinger will pick up at 3:15.
HS Volleyball: Matches Home (H) vs Faith. A, B only. Matches will begin at 5:00. Depart at 3:30- Bus 6- Mrs. Anderson
JH Volleyball: Practice at the Armory. 4:00-6:00- Bus 3- Miss Galvin
Elem. Girls BB: Games at Mott. 5, 6 only. Games will begin at 4:00. Girls will be dismissed at 2:05 and leave at 2:10- Activity Bus- Mr. Pillar
Quote of the day: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -- Les Brown
Daily Announcements- Friday September 4, 2026
HS Football: Game Home vs. Hettinger County at Scranton. Game will begin at 7:00. Dacotah Bank is doing their annual Community Appreciation Tailgate beginning at 6:00. Halftime entertainment will be Elementary Flag Football.
JH Football: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00-Bus 3
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00- Bus 3
JH Volleyball: Matches at Mott. 7, 8 will play. Matches will begin at 4:00. Girls will be dismissed at 1:50- Bus 6- Hettinger will drive Activity bus from there.
Elem. Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00
THANK YOU so very much to Harvest Fellowship from Reeder for the lovely gift bags to the teachers and staff : )
Quote of the day: "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." -- Eleanor Roosevelt
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, 2026
HS Volleyball: Matches Home (H) vs. Trenton. A, B, C will play. Matches begin at 12:00 pm- Bus 6 will leave Scranton at 10:40- Activity Bus
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JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00-6:00- Activity Bus
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger Armory- 4:00-6:00- Activity Bus
JH Volleyball: Matches Home (S) vs. Harding County. 7, 8 will play. We will play two matches of 7th grade and one match of 8th grade. Matches will begin at 5:00.
Elem. Girls Basketball: Games Home (H) vs. New England. 4, 5, 6 will play. Games begin at 4:00. Girls will dismiss at 2:45. Coach Doerr will drive Bus 6.
Elementary Football: Game in Scranton vs. Grant County at 5:00pm.
Quote of the day: "The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving."-- Gloria Steinem
Daily Announcements- Wednesday September 2, 2026-
HS Football: Split practices tonight.
HS Volleyball: Split practices tonight
Medora Musical Trip: Annual music trip to Medora. Kids will leave at 5:30. They will take two buses. Activity Bus – Carmen, Mini Bus 3 - TBA
Quote of the day: “Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
Monday August 31
HS Football => Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus Greg
JH/JV Football => Postponed – Practice in Hettinger 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus Greg
HS Volleyball => Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus Greg
JH Volleyball => Practice in Armory. 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus Greg
Elem. Girls Basketball => Practice in Scranton. 4:00-6:00.
Tuesday September 1
JH/HS Football => Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 – Bus 3 – Sarah
HS Volleyball => GAMES @ Lemmon. A,B,C. Matches begin at 5:00 PM. Dismiss at 2:50 Activity Bus - Ryan
JH Volleyball: Practice in Scranton. 4:00-6:00.
Elem. Girls Basketball => GAMES @ Bowman. Games will be at the Rouze Rec Center, 4,5,6 will play. Games begin at 4:30. Hettinger Pickup at 3:45.
Wednesday September 2
HS Football: Split practices tonight.
HS Volleyball: Split practices tonight
Medora Musical Trip => Annual music trip to Medora. Kids will leave at 5:00. We will take two buses. Activity Bus – Carmen, Mini Bus 3 - TBA
Thursday September 3
JH/HS Football => Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus – Misty
HS Volleyball => Practice in Hettinger Armory. 4:00-6:00 Activity Bus – Misty
JH Volleyball => MATCHES HOME (S) v. Harding County. 7,8 will play. We will play two matches of 7th grade and one match of 8th grade. Matches will begin at 5:00. RACHELLE BERGSTROM IS THE TICKET TAKER!
Elem. Girls Basketball: GAMES HOME (H) v. New England. 4,5,6 will play. Games begin at 4:00. Girls will dismiss at 2:45. Coach Doerr will Drive Bus 6.
Elementary Football: Game in Scranton vs. Grant County 5:00 PM
Friday September 4
HS Football: GAME HOME v Hettinger County AT SCRANTON. Game will begin at 7:00. DACOTAH BANK IS DOING THEIR ANNUAL COMMUNITY APPRECIATION TAILGATE BEGINNING AT 6:00. HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE ELEMENTARY FLAG FOOTBALL
JH Football: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Bus 3 - Sarah
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00 Bus 3 - Sarah
JH Volleyball: MATCHES @ Mott. 7,8 will play. Matches will begin at 4:00. Girls will be dismissed at 1:50. Bus 6 – Roxanne Hettinger will drive activity bus from there.
Elem. Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00
Saturday September 5
HS Volleyball => MATCHES HOME (H) v, Trenton. A,B,C will play. Matches begin at 12:00 PM Bus 6 will leave Scranton at 10:40. Activity Bus - Greg
JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00-6:00- Bus 3
HS Volleyball: Games at Lemmon. A, B, C. Matches begin at 5:00 pm. Dismiss at 2:50- Activity Bus
JH Volleyball: Practice in Scranton- 4:00-6:00
Elem. Girls Basketball: Games at Bowman. Games will be at the Rouzie Rec. Center. 4 ,5,6 will play. Games begin at 4:30. Hettinger pickup at 3:45.
Quote of the day- “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard
Youth Cheerleading Fall 2026
We are excited to teach cheerleading basics to interested K-6 Graders!
We will have four practices this fall. This is to build our basic skills of cheerleading and have a bit of fun. There will be two opportunities to cheer at a football game. IF you can’t cheer at a game, that’s ok, still come for practice.
PRACTICES - Scranton School Cafeteria
Thursday, September 3 – After School to 4:30pm
Friday, September 4 – After School to 4:30pm
Tuesday, September 8 – After School to 4:30 pm
Friday, September 11 – After School to 4:30 pm
TWO Performances:
September 4 - Half-Time of HS Football Game
The squad will cheer at the 3rd & 4th Grade Scrimmage during Halftime of the HS Football Game on September 4th. The game starts at 7:00 PM with halftime at approximately 7:30 PM. Find Ms. Weber by the south end of the field.
September 12 - 5th & 6th Grade Football Game
We will also plan to cheer at the Football Game on Saturday, September 12, 9 AM in Hettinger. Please be there by 8:30 AM. We will cheer through the first quarter of the game.
Wear weather appropriate black bottoms and a Night Hawks shirt for both performances.
Any questions can be directed to Ms. Weber.
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Daily Announcements-- Friday August 28, 2026--
HS Football: Game @ New Salem. Game will begin at 6:00. Boys will dismiss at 1:35 and leave at 1:45. Activity- Bus- Mr. Pierce. FYI to fans- New Salem will livestream the game on their Facebook page.
JH Football: Practice in Scranton
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00- 6:00- Bus 6
JH Volleyball: Practice in Armory- 4:00- 6:00- Bus 6
Elementary Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00
Quote of the day- “Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Saturday August 29
Varsity Volleyball: Tournament at Killdeer. They will play at 8:30 on Court #3. They will be on Court #3 for all of pool play. Depart Scranton at 6:00-Bus 6- Mr. Pierce and meet Hettinger Bus at the Junction.
GOOD LUCK NIGHT HAWKS!!
JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00-6:00- Old Activity
HS Volleyball: Practice in Big Gym- 4:00-6:00- Old Activity
JH Volleyball: Practice in Armory- 4:00- 6:00- Old Activity
Meet the Night Hawk Volleyball Teams and Girls Golf Teams!! We will meet our Night Hawk girls’ athletes at 5:30. Come out and meet our players. We have skills challenges to follow!
Elementary Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton
Quote of the day- “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” -- Khalil Gibran
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00- Bus 6- Mr. Pierce
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger. 4:00-6:00- Bus 6- Mr. Pierce
Quote of the day- "If you see someone without a smile, give 'em yours." – Dolly Parton
First Day of College Classes
JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00-6:00 Old Activity- Greg
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger- 4:00-6:00 Bus 6- Devin
JH Volleyball: Practice in Armory- 4:00- 6:00. This is picture night for JH volleyball- Bus 6- Devin
Elementary Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton- 3:30-5:00
Quote of the day-- "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." — Theodore Roosevelt