Beresford School District 61-2

Laney Andrews, a junior at Beresford High School, will compete at the National American Legion Oratorical Competition May 17-19 in Hillsdale, Michigan. This year’s National Contes...

Congratulations to Desiree “Dez” Parmenter for being recognized as the 2024 Union County Child Advocate of the Year! The award is in appreciation for Dez’s hard work and dedicatio...

Two juniors at Beresford High School, Laney Andrews and Max Josko, have been named Academic All-Americans by the National Speech and Debate Association. Only the top two percent o...

The community is invited and encouraged to attend the 2024 Speech Showcase of the Beresford National Qualifiers to the NSDA Tournament (National Speech and Debate Association). Th...

Congratulations to the Beresford FFA Chapter! Below, you will find a listing of awards, scholarships, CDE team participants, and a synopsis of how kids across the state embodied t...

Watchdog Nation, Thank you for your patience while we were waiting for schedules to be released by the South Dakota High School Activities Association. For the fall of 2024, Home...

Congratulations to Dr. Renee Anderson, who earned the 2024 Values Driven Work Ethic Pyramid Award from the Southeast Area Principals (SEAP) group! The SEAP group is committed to p...

Bond election. The Bond Election is Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Multipurpose Room (BHS) at 301 West Maple Street, Beresford, SD 57004. Project det...

Congratulations to Candace Zweifel and Dr. Krislyn Carlson for their state-level recognition. Both provide exceptional care and service to our district’s kids and families. Candac...

Congratulations to Dr. Carlson! Beresford Elementary School educator Dr. Krislyn Carlson was recognized on March 6, 2024, during the 2024 South Dakota Special Education Conferenc...

Beresford’s Speech and Debate team placed third in “A School” Team Sweepstakes at the South Dakota State Speech and Debate Tournament in Watertown on March 1-2, 2024. Seven studen...

Enrollment Dip and Still Looking to Build? How can you adjust/reduce staffing while pursuing a bond election? Isn’t it one or the other? The question posed is not an OR...

Why do you need to renovate the MPR? Why do you need to renovate the multi-purpose room? We will need additional restrooms by adding gymnasium space to our existing infra...

What would you do with the additional space at the South Campus? The gymnasium addition allows us to improve the quality of our academic and athletic experiences at the Beresfo...

How will you pay for the project, and how will this affect my taxes? The Beresford School District would utilize $4.5 million in capital outlay certificates, $4.5 million in bo...

Beresford Board of Education Approves Bond Resolution. On December 11, 2023, the Beresford School District Board of Education (BSD BOE) passed a motion to approve a bond electio...

What is the District’s plan to address activity and fine arts space needs? During the September 20, 2023, meeting, the Beresford School Board identified the following thr...

Beresford School Board Special Meeting Agenda Friday, February 16, 2024 –12:00 p.m. (noon) High School Library Community Input Time - 12:00 p.m. Please contact the school of...

On Monday, February 12, 2024, the Beresford School District amended our 2023-2024 school calendar and adopted our 2024-2025 school calendar . For the 2023-2024 school year, the l...