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Congratulations to Kris Boekelheide for being named SDCCTFCA Area 1 Cross Country Coach of the Year and to Derek Boekelheide for being named Area 1 Assistant Cross Country Coach o...

Congratulations to the following students who are attending North Area Honor Band this weekend: Molly VanHatten, Shelbey Fortin, Faith VanHatten, Connor Orr, and Vera Swanson!

Congratulations to Coach Nora Groft on being named Region Coach of the Year by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association!

Congratulations to the volleyball team on its 3rd place finish at the state tournament! Congrats to Ella Boekelheide and Ashley Haven for being named to the All-Tournament team!

Congratulations to the FFA members that competed at the District VI LDE in Miller yesterday! The Ag Communications team and Ag Sales Team Qualified for the State Compe...

Lisanne De Hesselle, Allie Hoekman, and Abby Schnell will be advancing to the State Oral Interp competition in their respective categories: Humor, Storytelling, and Oratory. Con...

Congratulations to sophomore Talon Miller for bring named to the Lake Region Conference All-Conference Football team! Sophomore Will Clemens received honorable mention.

Congratulations to the volleyball team on defeating Castlewood 3-0 in the SODAK 16 to earn a trip to the State B Tournament in Rapid City Nov. 20-22! Northwestern will play Gayvi...

Congratulations to Lila Johnson on being named student of the month!

Congratulations to eighth-grader Kodi Smith on being named middle school student of the month!

We would like to welcome two new queens to our Northwestern Snow Queen royal family! 2026 Miss Northwestern Snow Queen - Mareya Maas 2026 Jr. Miss Northwestern Snow Queen - ...

Congratulations to the volleyball team on its 3-0 win over Aberdeen Christian in the Region 1B Tournament to advance to the SODAK 16 on Nov. 11!

The Northwestern Oral Interp team came home with the District Team trophy at the District competition! Lisanne de Hesselle (Humor) Shelbey Fortin (Drama) Dottie Gaboya (Poetry)...

Junior Savanna Schmitz and sophomore Isabella Grenier made it to the top 50 out of 250+ entries in the NSU Art Exhibition! Workshops attended: Hollywood Visual Effect in Fil...

Congratulations to senior Ella Boekelheide and junior Tara Blachford for being named Class B All-State for cross country and for being named to the All-State Top Performance list!...

The All-State Choir quartet enjoyed their weekend! If you missed it, it will be aired on Thanksgiving Day on SDPB!

Congratulations to the girls cross country team on placing second at the state meet! Senior Ella Boekelheide won the Class B girls race, while junior Tara Blachford placed eighth ...

Congratulations to junior Austin Nash on being named student of the month!

Congratulations to Addyson Remily on being named middle school student of the month!

Congratulations to the volleyball team on winning the Redfield Tournament!