Let's Go Chargers!
The following is the link for ordering the upcoming 2025-2026 yearbook:
jostens.com/btsoffer
Prices are subject to change. Order now for the low price of $35.
Dakota Prairie Elementary would like to thank North Dakota Telephone Company (NDTEL) for their donation to the adjustable basketball system through their Dollars in Motion Grant program which supports community projects, with a focus on youth, education, and community enhancement in areas they serve.
Show your spirit! Check out the variety of items, colors, and logos the store has to offer. More activities will be added soon.
Look for the link on the school website or click the link below to shop:
https://decoratedwearables.chipply.com/ncchargers/?action=viewall
Have a great week!
The September edition of the Knight Reader is available. It can be accessed by using our website, by scanning the QR code, or by clicking the following link:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4984/DPSD/5999723/Knight_Reader_September_2025.pdf
Homecoming is Sept 8 - 12! All outfits must be school appropriate!
Dakota Prairie Trap Team
The Dakota Prairie Trap Team is looking for interested students to come shoot Trap this fall. We shoot at the Pekin Gun Club just west of Pekin, ND. Shooting for Fall league will start Sunday, September 7th this year. Fall league will run for 6 weeks. We also are looking for kids interested in shooting Skeet and 5-stand which is done also on Sundays but is shot in Valley City, ND, also on Sunday afternoons. Please contact the coaches with any questions you may have. If you are not sure if you will like it, please contact us and feel free to come out and try it this fall just for fun.
Kaare Gjovik - 701-720-3935
Chris Anderson - 701-304-0040
Dakota Prairie Trap Team
Attention 6th Grade Students and Parents
The Dakota Prairie Trap Team invites the 6th grade students to come and try the sprot of Trap shooting this fall. We invite all 6th grade students that are interested to join us this fall on Sundays to tray the sport of trap shooting. there is no cost to the student, and we have firearms available for you to use. this is simply to let you try trap shooting and see if you are interested in the sport. We shoot Sunday mornings starting around 9 am at the gun range just west of Pekin, ND. We hope to see you there for some fun this fall. Any questions can be directed to the coaches at the below listed numbers.
Shooting is expected to start Sunday, Sept. 7th.
Kaare Gjovik - 701-720-3935
Chris Anderson - 701-304-0040
Comment with your guess of the staff member who is featured in this post!
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
