Just a reminder, there is a School Board Election on June 2nd. You can check out the Notice and Sample Ballot attached to this post!


Mccook Central School Board Election Results
Kurt Stiefvater- 298
Amanda Roth - 236
Brad Schock - 230
Jeremy Grady - 219
Please join us as we send-off the MCM Softball Team and wish them good luck at the state tournament.

Congratulations to Mandi Schock for placing 4th in the Long Jump at the State A Track and Field Meet!


The MCM Softball team is headed to state! The Fighting Cougars earned a spot in the Class B State Tournament after winning their SoDak 16 game last night. The State B Tournament will be held in Aberdeen on June 4-6. MCM will open tournament play against Redfield on Thursday, June 4 at 2:00pm.
You can view the tournament bracket here: https://gobound.com/sd/sdhsaa/softball/2025-26/brackets/h2025061806561468541a2844739d645
Good luck at state, Fighting Cougars!

The SoDak 16 Softball game on Tuesday in Salem is a SDHSAA event, so tickets will cost $6 for Adults and $4 for Students. No passes will be accepted.
The MCM Softball team will be playing in the SoDak 16 against Bon Homme on Tuesday, May 26 in Salem with first pitch scheduled for 5:00pm. Good luck Fighting Cougars!
Congratulations to the following MCM Track and Field athletes that qualified for the State Track and Field Meet.
Owen Schmidt - Long Jump, Triple Jump
Mandi Schock - Long Jump, Triple Jump
Ellie Stofferahn - High Jump, 100m Hurdles
Olivia Rowley - Shot Put




The first game of the BEC Softball Tourney tomorrow in Beresford will now be at 12:00pm.
Today's MCM Softball game at Freeman has been cancelled due to the rain.
The MCM golf teams competed at the Region 4B Tournament today in Mitchell, with both the boys and girls teams finishing 3rd overall. Individual results included Liam Rayman placing 5th and qualifying for state, Andrew Sabers placing 8th and qualifying for state, and Khloie Klinkhammer placing 8th and qualifying for state. Also competing for MCM today were Alyssa Roling, Katie Sabers, Noah Durfee, and Parker Randall. Congratulations to all of our golfers on a great season, and good luck to our state qualifiers at the State Tournament in Brookings on June 1-2!


Here is the bracket for the Big East Conference Softball Tournament. MCM will play Garretson in the first round in Beresford on May 23rd at 10:00am. Good Luck MCM!

Join our summer reading adventure and unearth a good story. Summer reading slips are due tomorrow, May 6th. Sign-up sheets were sent home and can also be found on the school's website and Facebook. Thank you, Mrs. Weber
Good morning, on behalf of the school board, I'd like to let everyone know that there will be a discussion regarding E-Sports as an activity for McCook Central High School at the May 11th school board meeting in the DDN Room at 7pm. Anyone wanting more information or who would like to provide input is welcome to attend or contact any of our board members. We hope to see anyone interested at the meeting on May 11th.
Today's MCM Softball game vs Gayville-Volin has been postponed. A rescheduled date is to be determined.
Time to get signed up for the summer reading program. Any student in grades kingergarten throughthe 8th grade are eligible to sign up for a fun morning of reading, gym activities and a small snack. Please return the sign up sheet before May 6th to get on list. If you have any question reach out to Mrs. Weber at shelley.weber@k12.sd.us.
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MCM Events Updates:
- The MCM Softball game scheduled for Saturday, April 25th at Bon Homme has been postponed to Monday, May 18th at 6:00pm (Varsity Only)
- The JH Track Meet scheduled for Monday, April 27th at Hanson has been cancelled.
- The MCM Softball game scheduled for Saturday, April 25th at Bon Homme has been postponed to Monday, May 18th at 6:00pm (Varsity Only)
- The JH Track Meet scheduled for Monday, April 27th at Hanson has been cancelled.
Just a reminder that we will have our Reunification Drill tomorrow in conjunction with our 1pm early dismissal. If you did NOT reply to the school with your student's plan, then they will be dismissed to what they normally do at dismissal. Please see the previous update with more details. Parents participating in the reunification drill, please pick up your students at Christ Lutheran Church beginning at 1pm. Thanks for your patience and willingness to participate in our drill.
Tuesday's MCM Softball game against Garretson will now start with the Varsity first pitch at 5:00pm in Montrose. The JV game will follow the Varsity game.
Tomorrow's MCM Softball Triangular has been postponed to Tuesday, May 5.
