Dakota Prairie School District

5th and 6th grade girls basketball will begin soon. Students must have a physical done and turned into the office before the first practice. Picture forms will be sent home on the first day of school.

Go Knights!

Dakota Prairie Elementary would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to:

McVille American Legion Post #135 Ole Semling
Michigan American Legion Post #238
Tolna American Legion Post #162
Aneta Booster Club

for their generous donations towards two new adjustable basketball systems that will be installed on the playground court.

Another THANK YOU goes to Eric Joramo for helping with the project and organizing the city of McVille and Jon Trostad for removing the old posts.

Mark your calendars for the Back to School Open House nights!

Families and students can bring supplies, visit classrooms and teachers, pick up important papers, and more.

August Knight Reader is now available!

Knight Reader Editions are accessible on our website, http://www.dakota-prairie.k12.nd.us and on Thrillshare.

We took the following 7 kids to Nationals: Keegen Gjovik, Sig Halvorson, Brandi Schock, Brenden Lenz, Brianna Sharp, Jayla Sharp and Riggen Halvorson
The team shot a 441/500 for a final placement of 199/264 Teams

The 3 following kids shot individuals at Nationals also: Keegen Gjovik, Brandi Schock, and Brianna Sharp.
Individual Results:
Keegen Gjovik shot a 93/100 and placed 683/1480 males
Brandi Schock shot 90/100 and placed 144/290 females
Brianna Sharp shot 86/100 and placed 221/290 females

Another accomplishment was the following kids shot a perfect 25/25 round at Nationals.
Sig Halvorson, Brandi Schock, Brianna Sharp, Keegen Gjovik

We are very proud of what these kids have accomplished and look forward to going back to national competition in the future.
Coaches
Kaare Gjovik and Chris Anderson

Fall Sports are under way!

Schedules can be found on the Nelson County Chargers Facebook Page and the DP website:

Click on the Search Icon, type the sport and view a PDF of that schedule.

Under Extracurriculars, each sport is listed. Click on the sport and you will see a NDHSAA varsity schedule & roster.

Parents of 5th & 6th Grade Boys and Girls planning to play basketball this fall or 5th & 6th Girls volleyball in the spring, your child will need a physical completed before the first practice. Physicals can be completed at NCHS Clinics in McVille M-F 8am-4:30pm (701-322-4347) or Michigan (701-259-2118) T & Th 9am-3:00pm, or a clinic of your choosing. You can print the physical form from the Dakota Prairie School website, or pick one up in either school office. The girls basketball will begin practice on Monday, August 25 and the boys at the end of September.

ELEMENTARY
Paraprofessional

For questions or to apply, please contact:

Dakota Prairie Elementary
ATTN: Dr. Jackie Bye
PO Box 337
McVille, ND 58254
jackie.bye@k12.nd.us
701-322-4771

Online Registration for the Dakota Prairie 2025-26 school year will open on Monday, July 28th.

Returning Students Registration and Pre-K with PS Parent Accounts:

Parents login to your PowerSchool Parent Account

Select each student you need to register

Select Forms from the left-hand Menu

Click on Enrollment Forms

Update/edit each form (most will be pre-populated). The Permissions/Agreements Form must be filled out!

Registration must be completed by the first day of school, August 20, 2025

New Students should contact the school before Pre-Registration is filled out!

Contact Lori Ternquist @ 701-345-8233 or lori.ternquist@k12.nd.us