Canistota School District

We have the livestream back up and running for the football game! Join in to watch the second half!

about 2 hours ago, Jill Osterberg

Annual Hearing Screenings

The Canistota School District, in cooperation with the Cornbelt Educational Cooperative, will conduct its annual hearing screenings.

The South Dakota Services for the Deaf (SDSD) will provide free hearing screenings for Canistota students in Kindergarten and grades 1, 3, 5, 7, and 11 on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

If your child does not pass the initial hearing screening, school staff will contact you with the results. Rescreening or additional testing may be completed at no charge with a pediatric audiologist at:

South Dakota Services for the Deaf – Main Clinic
4101 W. 38th Street, Suite 101
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: 605-367-5200

If you do not want your child to participate in the hearing screening, please contact the Canistota School District before August 27th. Otherwise, your child will be screened as scheduled.

about 10 hours ago, Jamie Miller

A HUGE thank you to Mr. Becker for having the field ready to go for our first home game tonight! It looks wonderful! Join us for the games tonight with Jr. High at 4pm and Varsity at 7pm! Go Hawks!!

about 13 hours ago, Jill Osterberg

Hope everyone can join! Go Hawks!

2 days ago, Jill Osterberg

We welcome all students and staff back for the 2026-27 school year. We have attached the schedule for Aug. 20th, All Students should report for an 8:25 AM start. Class of 2027 Seniors should report to scheduled classes on time.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday morning. Go Hawks!

Thank you!

Canistota Administration Team

2 days ago, Kent Van Overschelde

Canistota School District FIrst Day Schedule 26-27-Aug 20th

Elementary School Students and Families~
We are super excited to see everyone for our first day of the 2026-2027 school year. We are making a few small changes to our drop off routines and want to make you aware of these changes. When PK-5 students come to school, they will all be directed to the back playground, even from the bus! We will provide supervision from 8-8:15am on the playground by a staff member, so students can play. If your student needs to eat breakfast, they can come into the building and head straight to the breakfast room. Breakfast is served from 8-8:15am daily. We want to avoid students entering the elementary wing hallway until 8:15am so that teachers have their time to prepare for the learning day. On days that we need to be inside due to weather, we will continue to use this playground door to enter the building and then direct students from there to the indoor gym options.

For the first day of school, we will allow parents to come onto the playground and into the school for first day pictures at the 8:15 time. We understand that saying good-bye with your little ones can be difficult, but rest assured they are in good hands! We will take good care of them! And remember that we have a 1pm dismissal on the first day of school.

Dismissing at the end of the day will be similar to the way it has been in the past. Students may exit out any door, given their perspective plans and arrangements made with you ahead of time.

After the first day of school, all parents will need to go through the office to gain access to the building. This is for the safety of our students and staff. Thank you for your understanding in this. Please reach out if you have any questions regarding these changes. Here's to a great start to the 2026-2027 school year! Go HAWKS!!

2 days ago, Jill Osterberg

We are super excited to see you all for another great year! We have some delicious new items this year along with some past favorites. We can't wait to see all your smiling faces at lunchtime!

3 days ago, Rachel Heeren

📸 Say cheese, Hawks!

School Picture Day is Friday, August 21!

You can view picture options and place orders online using the link below:

🔗 https://marksphotoimages.accessmyevent.com/canistota

Don’t forget to bring your best smile! 😄🧡🖤

4 days ago, Jamie Miller

🎒🧡 Back-to-School Open House! 🖤✏️

We’re excited to welcome our Hawk families back for the 2026–2027 school year!

📅 Tuesday, August 18
⏰ 5:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 Canistota School

Stop by to meet teachers, visit classrooms, drop off school supplies, and get ready for another great year at Canistota! We can’t wait to see our hallways filled with students and families again.

See you soon, Hawks! 🦅🧡🖤

7 days ago, Jamie Miller

There will be marching band camp for middle school students (6th-8th grade) who will be in band this fall. It will be Monday, August 17th from 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM. Students should bring their instruments and wear tennis shoes. We are excited to start working on our music, marching, and have some time for games as well! Snacks and lunch will be provided for the students.

9 days ago, Jamie Miller

🌟REMINDER: Canistota FFA Kickoff Night!🌟

Join us at August 14th at the Pool Park from 5:00–7:00 PM!

🎯 Yard Games
🍽️ Meal Provided
👋 Meet the 2026–2027 FFA Officers
📅 Learn what’s coming up this school year!

Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there!

#CanistotaFFA #FFA

10 days ago, Abigail Pannhoff

There will be a High School Oral Interp meeting for parents and students held in Mrs. Breitzman’s room on Tuesday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. right after Open House. This meeting is for all students and parents of 9-12 graders that are interested in participating in High School Oral Interp this season which is from August to December.

10 days ago, Jamie Miller

🌟REMINDER: Tonight is Canistota FFA Kickoff Night!🌟

Join us at tonight - August 14th at the Pool Park from 5:00–7:00 PM!

🎯 Yard Games
🍽️ Meal Provided
👋 Meet the 2026–2027 FFA Officers
📅 Learn what’s coming up this school year!

Everyone is welcome! We hope to see you there!

#CanistotaFFA #FFA

11 days ago, Abigail Pannhoff

We are so excited for the upcoming school year and the sports and activities that come with it! Please make sure that you have your needed SDHSAA physical and forms into the office before you start any practices or meetings. Please reach out to our new Activities Director, Jill Osterberg, if you have any questions. This is for 7-12 grade that plan to participate in any activities or sports for the upcoming school year.

14 days ago, Jill Osterberg

🎆CANISTOTA FFA KICKOFF NIGHT!🎆

Join us at Pool Park from 5:00–7:00 PM as we kick off another great year of Canistota FFA!

Come enjoy:
🎯 Yard Games
🍽️ Meal Provided
👋 Meet the 2026–2027 FFA Officer Team
📅 Learn about upcoming FFA events and opportunities for the school year
🌽 Plenty of food, fun & FFA!

Whether you're already involved in FFA or want to learn more, everyone is welcome!

August 14, 2026
📍 Pool Park
⏰ 5:00–7:00 PM

We can’t wait to see you there!

#CanistotaFFA #FFA #FFAKickoff #Canistota

14 days ago, Abigail Pannhoff

🎒📚 The countdown is on—less than TWO WEEKS until the first day of school! We can’t wait to welcome our students back for another great year at Canistota! 🧡🖤

🏫 New to the Canistota School District? Please stop by the school office as soon as possible to register your children.

🍎 Have an incoming kindergartener? Please make sure all enrollment paperwork has been submitted to the school district.

We’re looking forward to seeing our halls filled with Hawks again soon! 🦅

15 days ago, Jamie Miller

On Friday, July 31st, the 2nd Annual Gauntlet Games were a success, despite having to move it indoors due to the weather. Due to schedule conflicts, not all participants were able to attend the final day, but those who did competed as teams in kickball, 250lb Tire Flipping Race, the dreaded Weighted Sprint Relay, and the finale, 'The Gauntlet' relay to take home the top prize! A huge shout out to Canistota Total Stop for donating gift cards to our Gauntlet Game winners! High School Session- The Green Machine Junior High Session- The Purple People Eaters Each session voted on an MVP: -High School session was Caleb Schroeder. -Junior High Session was Carsynn DeHaan It was a fun morning and way to wrap up a great summer! We had great numbers this summer, doubling last summer’s participants, resulting in two separate sessions , a high school(21 athletes) and junior high(15 athletes) sessions. Every. Single. Athlete. got better, faster, and stronger and we are so grateful to have the opportunity to work with the student athletes of Canistota. Each student received a stat sheet showing their progress and improvements since the beginning of the summer. Some athletes improved their verticals by 1-3 inches, some athletes took 1.5 seconds off their 40yd dash time, added 5-20lbs to their bench, 20-40+lbs to their squat, and 15-60+lbs to their deadlift, among many other impressive improvements in speed ladder and agility. We are already looking forward to the summer for 2027. Go Hawks!

17 days ago, Shanna Koenig-Campbell

Activities & Athletics Informational Meeting

We are excited for the upcoming school year and look forward to getting our activities and athletics off to a great start!

All students in grades 6–12 who plan to participate in any activity or athletic program during the 2026–2027 school year—and their parents or guardians—are invited to attend an informational meeting in the Barn.

📅 Tuesday, August 11
⏰ 6:00 p.m.

We encourage all interested students and families to attend. We look forward to seeing you and kicking off another great year for the Hawks!

18 days ago, Jamie Miller

18 days ago, Jamie Miller

Support Canistota Hawks Football!

It's time to gear up for the 2026 football season!

Show your Hawks pride while supporting our football program by purchasing your official Canistota Hawks Football apparel. There are options for players, parents, grandparents, alumni, and fans of all ages!

Every purchase helps support our football team and is a great way to represent the Hawks all season long.

Shop the 2026 Hawks Football Store here:
https://personallyyoursembroidery.com/category_18/Hawks-Football-2026.htm

Orders need to be placed by August 13, 2026, at 5:00pm in order to have your apparel done before the first game on August 21st.

24 days ago, Jamie Miller