High school parents and guardians… The Knight Club needs you! Each year, parents/guardians of 7th - 12th graders are asked to contribute and work one home game of concessions. The money raised during these nights goes to a fund that sponsors Dakota Prairie activities and events. Please sign up for a time that would work for you. Thank you! https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20F0D4CAEAE2DABFAC52-65311568-dpconcessions?useFullSite=false

Let's celebrate National School Lunch Week!

For more information, visit the website: https://schoolnutrition.org/about-school-meals/national-school-lunch-week/

Dakota Prairie families and caregivers, please take the time to complete the fall 2026 school survey. Your input is important to our schools.

Click the following link to take part in the surveys:

Elementary Families and Caregivers: https://insights.cognia.org/s/vpgo3ue5

Middle/High School Families and Caregivers: https://insights.cognia.org/s/l8iufu0b

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up (October 21st). Teachers will be sending out a Sign Up Genius soon. Be sure to schedule a time to meet with teachers.

Have a great week!

October 4th - 10th is Fire Prevention Week. Today, the first graders learned about fire safety and community helpers with the McVille Fire Department.   It was a great interactive learning experience!

The senior class did a 7 Mindset project with the fifth and sixth grade on “Everything is Possible” with four different stations. They made vision boards, did a think and act STEM project, turned their negative thoughts into positive ones, and persevered on a challenging word search.

Today is World Teacher's Day. Did you have a teacher who inspired you or made a difference in your life? We'd love to know! Comment below!

Have a great week!

Chargers Football: Tomorrow vs. Griggs-Midkota will only be a Junior High game. Griggs-Midkota has informed us that they don't have enough players for a JV game. JV and Varsity will practice in McVille tomorrow after school.

This week students participated in a variety of projects for 7 Mindsets. Projects included cleaning yards, cleaning buses, painting pumpkins with children, and more.

Congratulations to our September Teacher of the Month!

Attention future runners! The EDC XC regionals is being held in Cooperstown on Saturday, October 10 at the Cooperstown Country Club. If you have an elementary runner (1st-6th) that would like to run the mile, please contact Mr. Johnson at the high school or Dr. Bye at the elementary by Thursday, 10/8. The elementary race starts at 10:30 a.m. It's a good way to to introduce a fun and exciting sport to kids. Hope to see you out there!

Congratulations to our September Knights of the Month!

Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day.

Orange Shirt Day is a special day on September 30th when people wear orange shirts to remember and honor Indigenous children who were forced to go to residential or boarding schools. 🧡 Every Child Matters. 🧡 Every Child Belongs. 🧡 Every Child Deserves Kindness and Respect. Yesterday was a reminder of the importance of honoring Indigenous children and the history of residential schools while continuing to build schools where everyone feels safe, valued, and included. The 4th grade honored every single child by wearing orange to remind everyone that Every Child Matters.

The October edition of the Knight Reader is available to read! Click the link below, scan the QR code, or find it on our website.

https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4984/Dpsd/6498de76-9c52-423a-b309-1b0edb41a762/Knight-Reader-October-2026.pdf?disposition=inline

October is National Principals' Month.

FYI - Days off in October

A few more pictures from yesterday. Our boys winners: Trace F. (1st), Aiden D. (2nd), Jaxon J (3rd). Our girls winners (Aubrielle M. (1st), Harper Y. (2nd), Pepper M. (3rd). Mr. Johnson (1st - Principal divison). Ms. McMillin (1st - Cheerleading). Finally, Mrs. Forde will all of her children.