CONGRATULATIONS to the Dakota Prairie team for taking first place in the team portion of the Math Counts competition. In the individual competition, Dakota Prairie students walked away with first through fourth place. Nathan B took first place, Bennett O took second place, Graham C took third place, and Bowen H took fourth place.
GREAT JOB to all the Dakota Prairie students who competed. We are proud of your accomplishments!
DP Schools will be virtual learning today due to visibility concerns in open areas. Please check the website for schedules. Tonight's boys basketball game will be rescheduled for a later date.
DP Schools will be 2 hours late tomorrow to start. We will update status of virtual learning, if needed by 8am.
Any students in grades 7-12 interested in joining the Dakota Prairie TRAP Team, please sign-up outside the High School office. Registration closes on March 24, 2025. The first practice will be Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Congratulations, readers!
Speech results from this weekend:
Dakota Prairies 8B 7 Mindsets group volunteered at Michigan Munchkins today for their "100% Accountable" project. They planned activities throughout the month to do with the daycare kids including nail painting, basketball, and artwork!
The Dakota Prairie Junior Class hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament this weekend in McVille. A huge THANK YOU to all of the teams who participated and the volunteers who helped make this event happen.
Congratulations to the winners of the girls' bracket, the Grand City Aces and the runners up, Lakota. Congratulations to the winners of the boys' bracket, the Chargers Black and the runners up, AP Select.
Check out this great opportunity for our youth!
The Boys Basketball Game vs. Hatton-Northwood has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 22nd in Hatton. Schedule is as follows:
7th Grade @ 11:00 AM in the Alumni Gym
8th Grade @ 12:00 PM in the Alumni Gym
Junior Varsity @ 12:00 PM in the Main Gym
Varsity @ 1:30 PM in the Main Gym
Good luck to our DPE Lego Robotics team!
This week Deputy Madche visited with our freshman Civics class to discuss the 4th and 5th Amendments. The students asked some great questions about warrants and unreasonable search and seizure.
Junior High, Junior Varsity & Varsity Boys Basketball teams all have practice today. 7th, 8th, C-Squad, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Boys Basketball have games tomorrow vs. Midway-Minto at Minto starting at 10:00 AM.
No Junior High Girls Basketball Practice today, January 23, 2025.
Boys basketball tonight vs Benson County in Leeds. Junior High Game is scheduled to start at 4:30p.m.
Today is the last day to register for the 3-on-3 tournament next weekend! The 5/6 grade boys bracket is FULL and the 5/6 girls bracket has one spot still open. We only have two teams for the 3/4 girls bracket and two teams for the 3/4 boys bracket, so get signed today! Rules and brackets will be sent out this week.
Link to register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Kni_2_HO8UqGyB-SAQYdtp2STFfjhURAokt2BAik_KBUMEZYTlpXUU8wMjRKNEEwV0FMSFlVVkxTSS4u
Our Speech Team hosted their annual meet this weekend. Congratulations to them on their placements!
A correction to the earlier alert: We will be virtual learning at both schools today. Virtual learning will be starting at ten o'clock for both schools. Teachers will be in contact with their classes. Call Dr. Bye at the elementary or Mr. Johnson at the high school with any questions you may have.
There is no school at Dakota Prairie School District today due to the weather and icy road conditions. Students who have been picked up will be returned home. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope everyone will remains safe!
The junior high ski trip scheduled for tomorrow will now be rescheduled to a later time due to high winds and a winter weather advisory. More details will be released as we know.