Dawn Hoeke, formerly of Milbank, has been selected as the new principal at O’Gorman HIgh School in Sioux Falls. O’Gorman, a Catholic high school with approximately 700 students in grades 9-12, is part of Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools. Hoeke’s appointment will begin at the onset of the 2026-27 school... Read more

MHS senior Keira Steffen has qualified to compete at the 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament. She will join her teammates, Tate Pew and Bri Hicks, who qualified on February 21. The group will attend the event in Richmond, Virginia, from June 14-19.  Steffen earned her way by placing... Read more

The Milbank Ball Diamond Association received a $175,000 grant from First Bank & Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) through their Member Impact Fund. The presentation was made on March 6.  “Baseball and softball play an important role in bringing our community... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education conducted its regular meeting on Monday, March 9.  Board members present: President  Dick Schwandt, Amy Thue, Annelies Seffrood, Jon Christiansen, and Matt Trevett. The board approved several resignations: The board approved hiring: :  Volunteer coaching positions were also approved for the upcoming... Read more

South Dakota’s 27th Annual Middle School All-State Band event was held in Mitchell on March 6-7. Keira Untalan and Uziel Nonoal Mendoza –both eighth graders and both clarinetists– represented Milbank Middle School. Both were members of the Festival Band that featured 100 musicians. The band’s culminating concert was held... Read more

Susan Karels, now in her 34th year as the 6-12 band director for the Milbank School District, was named the 2026 Outstanding Bandmaster by the South Dakota chapter of Phi Beta Mu. She was recognized as this year’s honoree during the annual South Dakota Bandmaster’s Conference held in Brookings... Read more

MHS seniors Cam’ron Graham and Elexia Quintanilla claimed the 2026 South Dakota Class A  Public Forum championship debate trophy. The state tournament was held at Aberdeen Central from March 6-7. Cam’ron repeated as a state champion in Public Forum as he also won the title last year with Qualon... Read more

MHS entered 81 band members in the Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest on Wednesday, February 25. The contest was held at the Watertown High School. It included 33 solos and eight ensemble groups. Performances were judged on tone, intonation, rhythm, interpretation/musicianship, technique, and other performance factors. Each... Read more