Attention OST Parents,

OST will be open on Thursday October 8th from 1:00-6:00 during conferences. They will have all of their school stuff down here with them and can be picked up either before or after their conferences.

We are open from 7:00am-6:00pm on Friday October 9th. I do plan on taking the kids down to main street to enjoy the marching band festival. Make sure you kids are dressed appropriately for the weather. They will need a lunch and a water bottle for this day.

Yes we are also open on Monday October 12th from 7:00am-6:00pm. They will also need a water bottle and lunch for this day as well.

If you have not signed up for these days and you need your child to come please call the office or let Mrs. Kunze know and we can get your child signed up to attend those days.

Have a great Wednesday everyone,
OST Staff

The first of three public meetings regarding the upcoming bond election for the proposed building project at Groton Area Middle/High School is scheduled for tomorrow - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Columbia American Legion.

There are two additional meetings scheduled as well:
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Bristol Community Center
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Groton Area High School

Visit the website www.grotonarea.com to learn more.

We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you.

Our Boys and Girls Soccer Teams are heading into postseason play tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6th, for the first round of playoffs! 🐅⚽️

**Girls Bracket:**
#5 Groton Area Tigers @ #4 St. Thomas More Cavaliers
🕓 4:00pm CST / 3:00pm MST
📍 Dakota Fields, Black Hills Rapids Soccer Club
3737 N Elk Vale Rd, Rapid City, SD
🎥 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC3CxVgUqO4


**Boys Bracket:**
#6 Groton Area Tigers @ #3 Hot Springs Bison
🕔 5:00pm CST / 4:00pm MST
📍 Mueller Center Soccer Field
801 S 6th St, Hot Springs, SD
🎥 Livestream: TBD - we will post the link here if we can get one!

Good luck to both Tiger Teams as they begin postseason play! Play your game, have fun, and know that Tiger Nation will be cheering you on every minute of your game!🖤💛 Go Tigers! 🐅

🎺The Groton Area Marching Tigers will be back in action for the Lake Region Marching Festival on Friday, October 9th. This street-marching competition welcomes over 15 bands from around the region to compete! Please come support these amazing musicians from 10 am - 12 pm on Friday! Both the high school and middle school band will be marching on Friday, along with a special performance from the NSU Marching Wolves and the football field at noon! We hope to see you there! Go Tigers! 💛🖤

The livestream link will be available at GDILIVE.COM. And those locally can tune in to 89.3 FM to listen.

Lake Region Marching Festival Parade Order and Approximate Start Times:

10:00 AM – Groton Area Marching Tigers (Exhibition – HS)

10:06 AM – Northwestern Area Marching Wildcats (HS)

10:12 AM – Sully Buttes Marching Chargers (Combined)

10:18 AM – Leola High School Band (Combined)

10:24 AM – Langford Area Marching Lions (Combined)

10:30 AM – Roncalli Marching Cavaliers (Combined)

10:36 AM – Ipswich Tigers Marching Band (Combined)

10:42 AM – Hoven Marching Greyhounds (Combined)

10:48 AM – Wessington Springs Spartan Marching Band (Combined)

10:54 AM – Castlewood Warriors Marching Band (Combined)

11:00 AM – Frederick Area Marching Band (HS)

11:06 AM – Warner Marching Monarchs (HS)

11:12 AM – Great Plains Lutheran High School Marching Band (HS)

11:18 AM – Watertown Marching Arrows (HS)

11:24 AM – Milbank Middle School (MS)

11:30 AM – Aberdeen Public Schools Combined 8thGrade Band (MS)

11:36 AM – Groton Area Middle School (Exhibition – MS)

11:42 AM – Northern State University Marching Wolves (Exhibition – University)

This Week's Roar:

Monday, October 5th:
⛳STATE Golf @ Lakeview GC in Mitchell (Jace @ 10:30am, Liam @ 10:50am)
🏐Volleyball vs. Tiospa Zina (7th/C @ 5pm, 8th/JV @ 6pm, Varsity to follow)
🏈JH/JV Football @ Langford vs. Deuel (JH @ 4pm, JV @ 5pm)

Tuesday, October 6th:
⛳STATE Golf @ Lakeview GC in Mitchell (Tee Times TBD)
⚽GIRLS First Round Soccer Playoffs @ STM (3pm MST/4pm CST)
⚽BOYS First Round Soccer Playoffs @ Hot Springs (4pm MST/5pm CST)

Wednesday, October 7th:
🗳️Community Bond Issue Meeting in Columbia (7pm)

Thursday, October 8th:
🏫Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:30-8:00)
👟NEC Cross Country @ Webster (1pm)

Friday, October 9th:
🏫Staff Development Day - No School!
🎺Lake Region Marching Band Festival in Groton (10am)
🏈Football vs. Mobridge/Pollock (7pm)

Saturday, October 10th:
⚽SDHSAA Second Round Soccer Playoffs (TBD)
🏐JH Volleyball Tournament at Warner (8:30am)

🐅 Go make it a great week, Tigers! 💛🖤

It is a busy day tomorrow with Cross Country and Girls Soccer both being HOME. Lucky for us, the Junior High Volleyball Games at Milbank will be livestreamed. 7th grade @ 4pm, 8th grade @ 5pm.
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/sd/milbank/organization/13705/milbank-high-school/team/751799/girls-freshman-volleyball
Good Luck in all activities, Tigers!