Mike Richardson & Shawn Marquardt will be hosting a Canistota Skills Camp this summer. Please contact Mike Richardson with any questions.
Dairyland Donkey Basketball is returning to the Canistota School District on Saturday, April 29 from 7:00-9:00 PM. This event provides some of the best entertainment you can find and the proceeds will go towards Canistota Sport Days. If you are interested in attending, you can purchase advanced tickets for $7 or they will be $10 at the door. Elementary students will be given a form with information to take home today. There are also forms in the main office. Advanced ticket purchases must be made by Friday, April 21, and can be turned in to Lori in the front office.
On that same evening, there will be a free-will donation supper from 6:00-8:00 PM in the commons. Canistota FBLA members who are attending the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta this summer will use the proceeds to help with their expenses for the conference.
Summer Skill Camp Information
Coordinated by: Mason Decker
It's that time of year to start thinking about summer basketball development. Mr. Decker will be offering a skills camp for students going into the 3rd through 8th grades. Please read the attached documents for more information. Forms & payment are due back to Mr. Decker by May 17th.
Tonight’s Middle School Dance has been moved to 5:00 p.m. due to the weather.
There will NOT be middle school track practice tonight so students can prepare for the dance.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Student Council Advisor Mr. Blide at Brandon.blide@k12.sd.us
Thank you to all who participated in our blood drive yesterday! We had a total of 28 units donated, which will save the lives of 84 patients!
It is that time of the year again when FBLA and FCCLA students are selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts for State and National Leadership Conferences. This year students are selling Original Glazed for $12/dozen, Chocolate Iced for $14/dozen, and Raspberry Filled for $14/dozen. Doughnuts will be sold through April 14th. Students and advisors will pick the doughnuts up from Omaha on April 22nd. Please contact any student who is in FBLA or FCCLA to order. You may also contact Mr. Blide (FBLA) at brandon.blide@k12.sd.us or Ms. Knox (FCCLA) at kristi.knox@k12.sd.us with questions.
We still have several open slots for the upcoming Blood Drive. Please call the office to schedule your time!
The Hawks track store is now open! Orders are being accepted through Monday, March 27, 2023 at midnight. Delivery will be made to the school by April 11, 2023.
thedesigntab.com/hawkstrack
The Canistota Student Council is excited to host the Middle School Dance. This event will take place on Friday, March 31 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room. The theme for the event is Hawaiian/Tropical. There is no entrance fee and the Booster Club will be providing food and drinks to the middle school students free of charge. Please contact Mr. Blide with any questions regarding this event.
There will not be a School Board Election in the Canistota School District on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. There were two positions open and only one petition returned by the deadline. The one petition filed was Ann Jacobsen. For the remaining vacancy, any registered voter living within the Canistota School District and interested in being appointed for a one year term, should email a written letter of interest outlining why you should be considered for this position to Mrs. Ortman by March 31, 2023. Copies of all written requests will be given to the school board for consideration and we ask that you appear before the school board at our April 10, 2023 school board meeting. A decision on the appointed school board member will be made at that time. Please contact Mrs. Ortman with questions you may have.
If you would like to be more involved in our district, this is a great opportunity!
At the March 13, 2023, School Board Meeting, the Canistota School Board approved the 2023-2024 calendar. Use the link below to access the calendar:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2201/canistotasd/2864314/2023-2024_Academic_Year_Calendar.pdf
Family Movie Day!!!!
Hosted by Canistota FCCLA
Free admission
Double Feature of The Jungle Book and The Incredibles
Limited snacks and drinks may be purchased.
May bring your own snack and drink.
All Families welcome
It is that time of year again for the Canistota 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! This years tournament will be held on April 1st and is open to students in grades 3-8. Registration is due March 22, 2023 and the $40 registration fee helps offset the cost of this years prom.
Congratulations to our middle school students who competed at oral interp in Menno today!
Jailyn - Excellent
Aylen - Superior
Amelia - Superior
William - Excellent
Hello Families and Stakeholders,
As many of you know, we amended the end-of-the-year calendar to account for the snow days that affected us into February at the last board meeting. With the most recent snow event and being out of school for three days, Mrs. Ortman spoke with board members to discuss the most appropriate way to recover those instructional days.
The decision has been reached to make up these days over March 16th and 17th. We know this is short notice for these make-up days, so we won't count absences if your child cannot attend because of pre-planned conflicts.
The calendar with these adjustments has been attached to this email and updated on the school website. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation as we continue our commitment to providing a safe and respectful learning environment for all students.
Nicholas Olson
Middle School/High School Principal
Canistota School District
Just a reminder, our Pops Concert is Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. All 5-12th grade band students and high school choir will be performing. Please have all 5th and 6th grade band students in the band room at 6:45 p.m.. All other student performers need to be in the bleachers by 7:00 p.m.
Due to the heavy snow drifting and low visibility out of town, Canistota School will be releasing at 2:30 p.m. today so that we can safely get students home. There will be no after school program today.
In order to make up some of the snow days that we have missed, it was decided at the February 13, 2023 school board meeting to extend the school year.
The last day of school for the Canistota School District will be on Wednesday, May 17th. That day we will have a 1 p.m. release.
Good Luck to our Hawk wrestlers as they compete at the Region 2B Tournament tomorrow in Salem. Below are the livestream links for the Region Tourney.
NFHS (subscription required):
Session 1: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/mccook-central-high-school-salem-sd/gama2bce24c02
Session 2: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/mccook-central-high-school-salem-sd/gamc1880dafe1
LiveTicket (Free)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf-Y0vhtuFo&ab_channel=MCMCougarsLive
Due to impending weather conditions the boys games scheduled for tonight in Howard will be played at the following times:
4:00 C game
5:00 JV game
6:15 Varsity game
