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

Milbank students excelled at South Dakota’s state competition of Educators Rising held on the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish from February 22-23.  Our 400 students from across South Dakota competed. All eight MHS members who attended earned state recognition, and as a group, Milbank received the... Read more

Two Milbank debaters made the stage at the National Qualifying Tournament for South Dakota’s two districts on February 21 in Sioux Falls. Debaters from Aberdeen, Watertown, Brookings, Lennox, Vermillion, Beresford, and Huron all vied for just two national spots in each event.  Tate Pew placed sixth in US Extemp... Read more