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State Champions!

Dakota Valley brought home the 2024 state championship on Tuesday, Oct. 8. From left: Cash Slater, Matt DeBeer, Logan Collette, Tyler Cornelsen, Dylan Lukken, and Tate Cornelsen.
Husky golfers strong at state, Langle 6th in Class A Boys

Two epic days of golf were in store for 3 Elk Point-Jefferson golfers at the 2024 state meet on October 7-8, 2024. The event took place in Hartford, South Dakota at Central Valley Golf Course. It was a familiar venue for state qualifiers Carter Langle, Ben Akin and Austin Hanson as all had played the course for the DAK 12 conference meet, as well as at regionals.
Fall displaying it’s colorful palette

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EPJ volleyball Northwestern tournament champions

The Huskies had a great week of volleyball. It all started with a sweep of Viborg-Hurley on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 and then coming out as tournament champions, at Northwestern, on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Aurora borealis in Elk Point

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DV Panthers celebrate seniors at home invite

A beautiful night was finally in the books for Dakota Valley track and field as they hosted their home invite on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. A full crowd was on-hand to celebrate the Panther seniors as they competed at home for the very last time.

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Panther baseball on top in 4 out of 5 games

The Panther high school spring baseball team was certainly busy as April ended and May began. They played 5 ball games from April 25-May 4, 2025 against strong competition. Dakota Valley won 4 of the 5 contests to have strong momentum as they look to the home stretch of their regular season which ends in mid-May.

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Panther high school spring finale concert

A farewell recognition to Dakota Valley seniors in band and choir took place on May 1, 2025 during the Panther’s high school spring finale concert. The event began at 7 pm and took place in the DV Performing Arts Center.

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Girl Scout Troop 161 wins Bronze Award

Girl Scout Troop 161 members earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest award they can earn as a Junior. To earn it, Girl Scouts at the Junior level work as a team to identify a community issue they care about and take action to address it.

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Lady Huskies compete against strong competition

The DAK 12 conference softball tournament was held on turf at the Sanford Diamonds, in Sioux Falls, on Monday, April 28, 2025. The Huskies were the #6 seed and had pool play games versus #7 Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) and #1 West Central.

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EPJ Huskies 8-1 heading into the final stretch of games

The Huskies have been playing great ball this spring with many exciting games happening to close out April and start the month of May. A close battle ensued on Friday, April 25, 2025 when Elk Point-Jefferson hosted Freeman/ Canistota/Marion (FCM).

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EPJ track and field earns medals, sets personal records

It was a gorgeous night in North Sioux City for the Huskies as they competed in track and field at the Dakota Valley Invite on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. A lot of medals came home with EPJ as multiple individuals and relay teams secured high finishes.

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Huskies gain experience at DV Invite

It was a windy day of golf for the Elk Point-Jefferson girls roster on Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Dakota Valley Invite. The golf meet took place at Two Rivers Golf Course, in Dakota Dunes, which is the home course for the DV Panthers. The competition involved play of 18 holes and in addition to EPJ and DV also included schools from: Vermillion, Madison, West Central, Tea, Canton and Lennox.

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2025 Elk Point-Jefferson Prom

Elk Point-Jefferson Prom royalty, from left to right: Wyatt Herrity, Hayes Johnson, Ashton Fairbanks, King Thomas Hemmingstad, Queen Natalie Wells, Skyler Stein, Bentlee Kollbaum, and Elise Fornia.

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DV Board approves staff changes, facility upgrades

The Dakota Valley School District Board of Education convened for two significant meetings on April 14 and April 16, 2025, addressing a range of administrative, financial, and personnel matters. The regular board meeting focused on staffing updates, curriculum purchases, and facility improvements, while the special session was dedicated to interviewing and selecting a new superintendent.

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