Lakota Public Schools - Home of the Lakota Raiders & Nelson City Chargers

Reminder: With school starting tomorrow, please keep bus lanes clear for the buses. Also, remember to leave handicap spaces open for those who need them. Thanks for your cooperation and have a great school year!

Back-to-school night will be at the Elementary School on Wednesday, August 14, starting at 5:00 pm. At 6:00 pm, please join us for a brief meeting on Title I in the cafeteria.

Lakota fall class registration for students in grades 7-12 will take place Mon., Aug. 5 through Wed., Aug. 7 from 9am-4pm. Registration will be in the main office. No appointment is necessary. If you have a child enrolling in Preschool, Kindergarten, or is new to the district, please contact Lakota Elementary School.

Fall Sports meeting for parents and athletes will be held tonight 7/29 @ 7pm in the Lakota HS Gym. Sports Physicals are available today 7/29 @ Lakota High School from 1-4:30pm. Cost is $30. Grades 7-12 Chargers football camp will be held this week in Lakota starting Tues, 7/30 through Thurs, 8/1 from 9-11:30am. $25

The Nelson County Chargers Girls Golf will start their 2024 golf season August 5th at the Rock Creek Golf Course in Lakota, ND. Practice will start at 9am with Mr. Dustin Martin at the helm for his second season as coach. Girls need to find transportation for themselves until school starts up. Students must attend 4 practices with Mr. Martin to be eligible for their first golf meet. Remember to try to get your physicals done by the middle of July and give to the office of the school your student athlete attends. Take care, Dakota Prairie High School 7-9 School Counselor Nelson County Girls Golf Coach

Hey parents! You want to get a head start on back to school shopping?! Here’s a handy checklist to help you get your little scholars ready for a fantastic year of learning. Let's make sure they have everything they need for a successful start. 📓🚌

School is selling HP Chromebooks for $40 with charger or $30 without charger (chargers can be purchased on Amazon). Chromebook 11 G8 EE 11.6” Celeron N4020 – 4GB RAM, 32 GB Storage Please email Michelle.Ostwald@k12.nd.us to schedule pickup.

Nelson County Chargers Co-Operative Agreement Meeting May 29th 2024 6:00 p.m. DPHS Conference Room I. Spring Activities Review

HS Daily Announcements Friday, May 17th - Lunch today is sack lunch. - Today is the last of school! The schedule is posted around the school. Please help our custodians by picking up garbage, taking your personal belongings home, cleaning your lockers. Also please help out teachers by wiping down desks and chairs. - Seniors will meet in the FACS room at 8:40am. - Graduation practice will be at 10:30am. - Congratulations to the varsity golf team on their first place finish yesterday in Larimore! - The varsity regional track meet will be held today @ Hillsboro starting at 2pm. Athletes are dismissed at 11:20am. Good Luck Chargers Track and Field! - There is a drivers ed sign-up sheet in the office for students interested in taking drivers ed this summer. Cost is $200. Please sign up before you leave today. - There will be a speed and strength program run this summer by Coach Ackerman and Coach Snyder for students that will be in grades 7-12 during the 2024-25 school year. The program will run Monday through Thursday from 7am-9am. Cost is $100 which will include a t-shirt. Flyers are available in the office. - Graduation will be this Sunday, May 19th at 1pm at the Lakota Community Center. - Joke of the Day: What do you call a superhero with a bad sense of direction? Wander Woman - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Thursday, May 16th - Lunch today is Cook's Choice. - Job well done to Mrs. Nelson and students on a great fine arts night yesterday evening! - There is a varsity boys golf meet today @ Larimore starting at 10am. Golfers leave at 8:25am from Lakota. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - The JV and Varsity baseball teams play today in Tolna vs. Carrington starting at 4pm. Players are dismissed at 2:06pm. Good Luck Chargers Baseball! - Seniors will meet in the FACS room at 1:45pm today with Mr. Snyder. - There is a drivers ed sign-up sheet in the office for students interested in taking drivers ed this summer. Cost is $200. Please sign up by Friday. - There will be a speed and strength program run this summer by Coach Ackerman and Coach Snyder for students that will be in grades 7-12 during the 2024-25 school year. The program will run Monday through Thursday from 7am-9am. Cost is $100 which will include a t-shirt. Flyers are available in th - There are 2 days of school remaining. The last day of school is tomorrow! Ice Cream will be available for $2 on last day of school. Students will be dismissed at noon. - Graduation will be this Sunday, May 19th at 1pm at the Lakota Community Center. - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Wednesday, May 15th - Lunch today is chicken drumsticks. - Breakfast tomorrow is Cereal and Toast. - Congratulations to Ozzie Skogen and Caden Joramo for individually qualifying for state at yesterdays golf meet in Lakota! Also, congratulations to the Chargers team for taking 2nd place in that meet! - Congratulations to the Chargers softball team on their wins over Maple River! - There is a drivers ed sign-up sheet in the office for students interested in taking drivers ed this summer. Cost is $200. Please sign up by Friday. - Fine Arts Night will be held this evening in the Lakota High School gym starting at 7pm. Come enjoy a fun night of art, entertainment, and appetizers! - There will be a speed and strength program run this summer by Coach Ackerman and Coach Snyder for students that will be in grades 7-12 during the 2024-25 school year. The program will run Monday through Thursday from 7am-9am. Cost is $100 which will include a t-shirt. Flyers are available in th - There are 3 days of school remaining. The last day of school is this Friday, May 17th. Students will be dismissed at noon. - Graduation will be this Sunday, May 19th at 1pm at the Lakota Community Center. - Have a great day!

Announcement: There is a drivers education sign-up sheet in the office for students wanting to take drivers ed this summer. The 30-hour classroom portion will be an online course with Mr. Jon Dondoneau, Elite Steering Driving School, Fargo ND. The online course MUST be successfully completed before students can sign up for the 6-hour behind-the-wheel session. Behind-the-Wheel sessions will take place from July 29 to August 5. Mrs. Kathy Mita of Williston, ND will be instructing these sessions. Cost of drivers ed is $200 per student. Students will be issued 1/4 high school credit upon successful completion of the course.

HS Daily Announcements Tuesday, May 14 - Lunch today is cook's choice. - Breakfast tomorrow is cereal and toast. - Congratulations to Mr. Olsen and the band and music students on a great performance last evening! - Congratulations to the varsity softball team on their win over Northern Lights yesterday! - There is a varsity golf meet today in Lakota starting at 10am. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - The JV and varsity softball teams play today in McVille vs. Maple River starting at 3:30pm. Players are dismissed at 1:30pm. Good Luck Chargers Softball! - There is a junior high track meet today @ Devils Lake starting at 4pm. Athletes are dismissed at 2:25pm. Good Luck Chargers Track! - Fine Arts Night will be held tomorrow evening in the Lakota High School gym starting at 7pm. Come enjoy a fun night of art, entertainment, and appetizers! - There will be a speed and strength program run this summer by Coach Ackerman and Coach Snyder for students that will be in grades 7-12 during the 2024-25 school year. The program will run Monday through Thursday from 7am-9am. Cost is $100 which will include a t-shirt. Flyers are available in th - There are 5 days of school remaining. The last day of school is this Friday, May 17th. Students will be dismissed at noon. - Graduation will be this Sunday, May 19th at 1pm at the Lakota Community Center. - Have a great day!

If you have an incoming Preschool or Kindergarten student, we will be having an early registration on May 21st and May 23rd at the Elementary School. If you have any questions, please call the Elementary School at 701-247-2955.

Stop by the high school on Thursday from 12:30-1:30 and check out the projects our young entrepreneurs have been working on all semester. They have some great ideas for the future of Lakota!

HS Daily Announcements Monday, May 13 - It's finals week! - Lunch today is Crispitos. - Breakfast tomorrow is Cereal and Toast. - There is music rehearsal today for all music and band members from 12:27-2:57pm in the High School Gym. - The high school music concert will take place this evening at 7pm in the Lakota High School Gym. - There is a JV Boys Golf Meet today @ Pembina starting at 8:10am. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - There is a Varsity Softball game today @ Rolette vs. North Prairie starting at 1:30pm. Players are dismissed at 10:25am. Good Luck Chargers Softball! - Fine Arts Night will be held this Wednesday evening in the Lakota High School gym starting at 7pm. Come enjoy a fun night of art, entertainment, and appetizers! - There will be a speed and strength program run this summer by Coach Ackerman and Coach Snyder for students that will be in grades 7-12 during the 2024-25 school year. The program will run Monday through Thursday from 7am-9am. Cost is $100 which will include a t-shirt. Flyers will be distributed to students. - There are 5 days of school remaining. The last day of school is this Friday, May 17th. Students will be dismissed at noon. - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Friday, May 10th - Lunch today is Chicken Quesadillas. - Breakfast on Monday is Cereal and Toast. - It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Take some time to thank a teacher and show your appreciation!! - Congratulations to Rider Schmidt and Ty Gilbertson for qualifying for State Golf at yesterday's meet in Cavalier! - Congratulations to the varsity baseball team on their win over Hillsboro/Central Valley yesterday! - Congratulations to the JV softball team on their win over Langdon yesterday! - Congratulations to all the individual track athletes who placed in the track meet yesterday! - There is a JV Golf meet in Lakota today starting at 11am. There is also a varsity golf meet in Minot today and tomorrow. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - The varsity softball team plays today @ Fargo vs. Pembina County North starting at 1pm. The Softball team also plays this evening at 5:30pm vs. Ray. Players are dismissed at 8:45am. Good Luck Chargers Softball! - We will be setting up the Gym today for the High School Music Concert which will be held on Monday, May 13th @ 7pm. - The All-Sports Chargers athletic banquet will take place this Saturday, May 11th in the Lakota Community Center starting at 4pm. - Freshmen and Sophomores who missed the Close Up meeting, but still want to join the next Close Up group, you have until May 22nd to sign up. Stop and see Mrs. Haugland if interested in joining. - Students: If you have library books that need to be returned, please do so as soon as possible. Students who have not returned their library books may be assessed a fee. - There are After-Prom shirts for sale in the Resource Room for $15. - Friday Funny: Today I had someone knock on my door asking for small donations towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water. - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Thursday, May 9th - Lunch today is Hamburger Hotdish. - Breakfast tomorrow is Pancakes and Sausage. - It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Take some time to thank a teacher and show your appreciation!! - Congratulations to Rider Schmidt on his 2nd place individual finish at yesterday's golf meet in Walhalla! Also, congratulations to the Chargers golf team on their 3rd place finish at yesterday's meet! - There is a varsity golf meet today @ Cavalier starting at 10am. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - There is a varsity track meet today @ Cavalier starting at 1:30pm. Athletes are dismissed at 10:45am. Good Luck Chargers Track! - There is a JV and varsity baseball game today in Tolna vs. Hillsboro/Central Valley starting at 4pm. Players are dismissed at 2:06pm. Good Luck Chargers Baseball! - There is a JV and varsity softball game today @ Langdon starting at 4pm. Players are dismissed at 1:40pm. Good Luck Chargers Softball! - The All-Sports Chargers athletic banquet will take place this Saturday, May 11th in the Lakota Community Center starting at 4pm. - Freshmen and Sophomores who missed the Close Up meeting, but still want to join the next Close Up group, you have until May 22nd to sign up. Stop and see Mrs. Haugland if interested in joining. - Students: If you have library books that need to be returned, please do so as soon as possible. Students who have not returned their library books may be assessed a fee. - There are After-Prom shirts for sale in the Resource Room for $15. - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Wednesday, May 8th - Lunch today is Beef Nachos. - Breakfast tomorrow is Cereal and Toast. - It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Take some time to thank a teacher and show your appreciation!! - 10th graders will be Star 360 testing this morning during period 1 in the Library. - There will be visitors in our buildings and classrooms today to review our school. Please make them feel welcome. - There is a Varsity Golf Meet today @ Walhalla. Lakota leave time is 7:35am. Good Luck Chargers Golf! - There will be band and music practice with Dakota Prairie students in Lakota today. The Junior High band will practice from 9:30-10:25. The Junior High Choir will practice from 10:30-11:25. The High School Choir will practice from 12:00-12:55. The High School Band will practice from 1:00-1:55. And the Woodwind Ensemble will practice from 2-2:55. Please dismiss students at the appropriate times for music practice as they prepare for the High School concert on Monday, May 13th. - The Academic Awards Banquet will take place tonight in the High School Gym starting at 7pm. - The All-Sports Chargers athletic banquet will take place this Saturday, May 11th in the Lakota Community Center starting at 4pm. - Freshmen and Sophomores who missed the Close Up meeting, but still want to join the next Close Up group, you have until May 22nd to sign up. Stop and see Mrs. Haugland if interested in joining. - Students: If you have library books that need to be returned, please do so as soon as possible. Students who have not returned their library books may be assessed a fee. - There are After-Prom shirts for sale in the Resource Room for $15. - Have a great day!

HS Daily Announcements Tuesday, May 7th - Lunch today is Chicken Drummies, Potato Salad, and Corn on the Cob. - Breakfast tomorrow is Cereal and Toast. - It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Take some time to thank a teacher and show your appreciation!! - 11th graders will be Star 360 testing today during period 1 in the Library. - The Varsity Golf Meet that was scheduled for today in Walhalla has been postpone. - There is a Track Meet scheduled for today at 2pm. Athletes are dismissed at 12:05. Good Luck Chargers Track! - There is a JV baseball game scheduled for today in Tolna vs. Maple River starting at 4pm. Players are dismissed at 2:06pm. - There is also a Junior High baseball game scheduled for today @ Devils Lake starting at 4:30pm. Players are dismissed at 2:25pm. Good Luck Chargers Baseball! - There is JV and Varsity softball games scheduled for today @ Rolette vs. North Prairie starting at 4pm. Players are dismissed at 12:25pm. Good Luck Chargers Softball! - The Academic Awards Banquet will take place tomorrow Wednesday, May 8th in the High School Gym starting at 7pm. - The All-Sports Chargers athletic banquet will take place this Saturday, May 11th in the Lakota Community Center starting at 4pm. - Freshmen and Sophomores who missed the Close Up meeting last night but still want to join the next Close Up group, you have until May 22nd to sign up. Stop and see Mrs. Haugland if interested in joining. - Students: If you have library books that need to be returned, please do so as soon as possible. Students who have not returned their library books may be assessed a fee. - There are After-Prom shirts for sale in the Resource Room for $15. - Have a great day!