Underclassmen and upperclassmen all played the links well on Tuesday, April 11 to bring home a 2nd place finish for the Dakota Valley girls varsity golf team. It was their first contest of the season and it took place in Beresford at Bridges Golf Course. The Panthers were one of six teams at this event.

The season is underway for 1,590 student athletes participating in the South Dakota State High School Target League (SDSHSCTL) this spring. Those athletes are competing on 71 high school teams across the state, supported by over 400 coaches, team staff and other volunteers.

South Dakota has declared April 17-21 as Severe Weather Awareness Week. In order to observe this, Union County will be conducting siren tests in all municipalities at 1:45 p.m.

On March 30, 2023 students involved with HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) at Dakota Valley participated in the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Sioux Falls. The event took place at the Sanford Pentagon and provided a chance for Panther students to show their skills and aptitude in various HOSA competitions.

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Caden Dial of North Sioux City RoboKodas 77000X was awarded the Think Award at the 2023 CREATE US Open Robotic Championship. The RoboKodas competed among 165 top VEX Robotics teams in the world. The judges praised the RoboKodas stating 77000X had “amazing amounts of research and development on theor y of robot control. Their approach to Bezier drive cur ve calculations was unique and impressive.” Dial will be competing with the top 800 high school robotics teams at the VEX Robotics World Championship April 25-27 in Dallas, TX.

The Dakota Valley School Board awarded multiple bids for updates to the district’s buildings at their meeting April 10. The first bid accepted was from IS Restaurant Design Equipment & Supply for $58,616.23 for Elementary kitchen equipment.

Elk Point-Jefferson’s 6th-12th grade special education teacher Cassandra Schmith won a free communication poster April 4. Dustin Rhoades, owner of Ability Tech, presented her with the poster along with his son, Kayden. She won the poster through a nomination as part of Ability’s Tech We All Have A Voice mission.

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On a cold, windy, and overcast day, 10 teams competed at the EPJ Husky Track Invitational on Monday, April 3. Originally scheduled for April 4, this meet was moved due to the inclement weather forecast for the 4th.