The Dakota Valley High School’s Annual Homecoming Parade will take place Sept. 30 at 1:30 p.m. This year’s homecoming theme is “We Got Game”. If anyone is interested in having a float, car or sign in the parade, contact James Schmit ( james.schmit@k12. sd.us) anytime from now until Sept. 23. This is a great opportunity to connect with area residents. There is an average of 50 entries in the parade, so there will be several people lining the streets of Military Road. Businesses and people will not want to miss this opportunity.

Providing a well-rounded education for students is not always easy, but at Dakota Valley Elementary School, we are determined to make it happen! Students in our building are taught the core academic subjects as well as receive instruction in specialized classes such as art, music, physical education, STEM, guidance and library. We are so grateful to have the ability to provide students the opportunity to discover and develop their strength areas and passions at such an early age in so many different intelligence areas.

Dakota State University student Samantha Voeltz is student teaching kindergarten for the fall 2022 semester and first grade for the spring 2023 semester in the West Central School District. Voeltz is an elementary education major

The Dakota Valley cheer team travelled to Dell Rapids, SD for their first competition of the season Sept. 6. The Panthers performed their routine against a variety of schools, with a number of teams being from districts located north of the Sioux Falls metro. The Panthers received a final score of 124 points from the judges. The team had 11 points in deductions, which showed they were in the running to be on the podium at this competition.

Dancers from Dakota Valley took their talents to Yankton, SD to face off against a variety of bigger schools in what was a strong field. The competition took place Sept. 8 and the Panthers came home victorious. A dominance in both their jazz and pom routines had Dakota Valley taking 1st in both which led them to be crowned overall champions. The squad received a high score of 272.5 in jazz and 283.5 in pom which gave them an overall score of 278.0 for the day.

The Dakota Valley dance squad and competitive cheer team both travelled just over 200 miles to Winner, SD on Sept. 10 to showcase their routines in a multi-team tournament.

The Dakota Valley boys varsity golf team took to the links at The Bluffs in Vermillion, SD on Sept. 8. In a field of 14, the squad earned a tie for 4th place with two Panthers medaling in the top 15. Dakota Valley ended the day with a team score of 341, just 16 strokes behind Vermillion’s 1st place finish.

Dakota Valley’s competitive cheer squad took their routine on the road Sept. 8 to compete in the Yankton Invite. The Panthers put up good scores as they faced larger school districts with bigger teams.

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