The Bulldogs start the 2025 Class A football playoffs on Thursday night, October 30. Their first game pits them against the Quarriers at Dell Rapids. Kick off is 7 p.m. Dell Rapids is the No. 2 seed and Milbank is No. 7, but both go in with a 6-3 record.  Milbank... Read more

The MHS Colorguard received first place and the MHS Band received second place in the A Division of 2025 Hobo Days hosted by South Dakota State University in Brookings on October 11.   The Milbank High School band then completed their marching season during Band and Parent Night at the Milbank... Read more

The Milbank group of Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) has been spreading the message of Red Ribbon Week from October 21-31. The message of the red ribbons is simple: Take a stand against the loss of life and energy to drug abuse.  The TATU group has been hiding red ribbons... Read more

Two mixed vocal quartets from MHS will be joining nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra for the 73rd Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra on Friday and Saturday, October 31 and  November 1. The Denny Sanford Premier Center will serve as the rehearsal and performance venue for... Read more

Witch way to the candy? Milbank’s fang-tastic tradition of Treat Street on eek Halloween is coming to Main Street on Thursday, October 31. Trick or treaters will boo-gie downtown from 5:30 -7 p.m. Candy, more candy, costumes, and surprises are guaranteed to give ‘em pumpkin to talk about.  If you... Read more

The  Bulldogs cross country teams are headed to State! Both the varsity boys and the varsity girls qualified by finishing in the top-three teams during the Region 1A meet in Webster on October 15. Jeter Scoular won the boys race and the individual Region 1A title for Milbank. Ella Koplin... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs upset the West Central Trojans 22-21 in a defensive duel in Hartford on Friday, October 17. The Bulldogs and the Trojans stayed locked in turf war, but managed to put 43 combined points on the scoreboard. The NFL-like finish by Milbank –a 25-yard field goal to take... Read more

Over 65 MHS students learned lifesaving skills such as Stop The Bleed, Hands Only CPR, how to use an EpiPen auto-injector through an escape room experience during a medic camp in the Milbank Armory on October 14. The students also toured an ambulance and learned about the possibilities of becoming an... Read more

Student council members from Milbank Middle School helped pack over 3,000 Mercy Meals at the Orphan Grain Train collection center on Wednesday, October 15. The students raised $350 by selling concessions at middle school football games, and they donated the money to help fund the meals. The activity was part... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met Monday, October 13, for its regular monthly meeting. Superintendent Justin Downes and Dick Schwandt, president of the board, led the meeting. Board members present also included Amy Thue, Annelies Seffrood, and Jeremy Steffensen. Jon Christiansen was absent. Calendar Options for the 2026-2027... Read more