Hoven School District

🍪✨ Cookie Dough Pickup DAY! ✨🍪
Great news—your cookie dough orders will be arriving Thursday, April 2nd after school! 🎉
⏰ Reminder: There will be an early release at 2:00 PM that day.
Please be sure to make arrangements to pick up your items, as this is right before Easter break and we want to make sure everything gets home safely.
📦 A quick reminder:
Families will pick up their orders at school.
Community members—no need to pick up! The family you ordered from will deliver your goodies right to you. 🙌
Prizes earned will be sent home with your orders! 🎁
Thank you all so much for your support—we can’t wait for you to enjoy your treats!

Congratulations Jordan on a fantastic All State Band concert! 💜🎶

Eureka-Hoven Music Extravaganza will take place on Wednesday, April 1st. Throughout the day, our musicians will have the opportunity to work with Dr. Terry Beckler and Dr. Tim Woods of NSU. Join us for the grand concert at 1:45 p.m. in the Eureka School Gymnasium featuring the bands and choirs of both Hoven and Eureka High Schools as well as combined ensembles. It is sure to be an excellent day of music! 🎶💜

🎭 Midnight Masquerade Prom – What to Expect 🎭 We are so excited for prom and wanted to share the schedule for the evening so students and parents know what to expect! 📸 Pictures with Push Play Photography: • 7th & 8th Grade – Please arrive at 6:30 PM • 9th & 10th Grade – Please arrive at 6:45 PM • Juniors & Seniors – Please arrive at 7:00 PM 👉 If you are attending with someone in a lower grade, please arrive at that student’s assigned time. ✨ Grand March will begin at 8:00 PM and the community is welcome to attend! The Grand March will also be live streamed on Facebook for those who cannot attend in person. 💃 After Grand March, students will have the opportunity to dance with their special someone(s) until 9:00 PM. We kindly ask that all visitors exit at that time so the evening can continue for students. ⏰ Curfew: • 7th & 8th Grade – 10:30 PM curfew • High School Students – May stay for the remainder of the evening 🎟 Prize raffles will begin at 12:30 AM for students who stay. 🚪 Our goal is for everyone to be leaving the building by 1:00 AM. Thank you so much to all of the businesses and individuals who generously donated items and helped make this night so special for our students. We truly appreciate your support in making prom a memorable evening for everyone! We can’t wait for a magical night at Midnight Masquerade! 🖤🎭 For questions, please contact Alicia Kaup (605) 769-1576

Rehearsals are underway for the 2026 South Dakota All State Band. Congratulations, Jordan, for earning a seat in the Lewis Band! 🎶💜 Be sure to tune in for the concert on Saturday at 4:00pm mountain time.

ATTENTION FOR DINNER THEATER CHANGES 🚨‼️Due to impending weather for this Saturday, March 14th we will be moving the meal and performance times up to earlier in the day! New times are 11:45 am doors open, 12:00 pm meal and 1:00 pm performance. The cast will report to the school by 11:00am‼️🚨 This is due to the unknown of the severity of the storm that is coming and having daylight for those traveling near and far. We are hoping this will help us avoid the worst part of the storm. We know this is not ideal, but we worry that waiting too long to make the call won't allow time for the meal to be prepared. Parents who have students in the play be watching for a message from Chantel Stoecker for your shift instructions for the meal. Thank you to all who have had a hand in helping make this possible.

Information on Clay Target League This is for 6th-12th graders You NEED to have your Hunters Safety Course completed prior to taking part in the Clay Target League! There will be Hunters Safety Courses available in Bowdle, March 12th-14th Contact 605-281-0838 if you would like to sign up for the course! If you already have your Hunters Safety Course complete and need to sign up for just Clay Target League, contact either one of these numbers to get signed up! 605-530-4915 605-237-2313 A huge thank you to Bowdle/ Edmunds Central for offering this to our students!

Come out and enjoy some entertainment as the HS students perform the one act play, "When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors." A simple one-act production of The Wizard of Oz gets derailed by missed cues, forgotten lines, and a renegade sound board op who refuses to play anything but the wrong sounds. A comedy that proves, when it comes to live theatre, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and it will be hilarious. Public is welcome to attend any of the performances. If you would like to join us for the Dinner Theatre on Saturday night, contact one of the cast members, Jonie, or Kim for a ticket.

🐮 Beef to School 🏫 This particular beef was all processed into ¼-pound patties to be used for burgers right here at our school. We are incredibly thankful for Luke and Ashlee Kaiser for coordinating all the details — from drop-off, to pick-up, to delivering it straight to the school freezers. And right after that, Luke volunteered additional time helping our basketball athletes in the gym. The Greyhound Beef Program is now looking for its 6th donated beef. We anticipate needing it around August or September, but we are happy to coordinate whenever your beef is ready. We assist with all arrangements to make the process as simple as possible. Since launching in March 2024, this program has successfully provided homegrown beef for our students and staff. We are proud to showcase the hard work of our local farmers and bring that directly to our school tables — connecting agriculture, education, and community in the best way possible. In addition to the beef donation, we are also seeking a group (or multiple individuals/groups) willing to sponsor the next processing fee. If you’ve ever thought about giving back in a way that feeds our kids home grown meat AND demonstrates pride in both education and agriculture — this is your opportunity. Message us, comment below, or reach out directly to be part of the next Greyhound Beef donation. Let’s keep this program strong together.

The Hoven High School Band and Choir on a great day at Small Group Contest! Of our 15 entries, we earned 2 excellent and 13 superior ratings. 3 entries received perfect scores: Wyatt's Tenor Sax Solo Zoey's Xylophone Solo Saxophone Quartet (Jaxon, Aubrey, Wyatt, and Austin) Congratulations to our musicians on a great day! 🎶💜

We invite everyone to join us on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 2:45 PM in the Hoven Gym for the annoucement and presentation of Hoven School District's 1st Annual Teacher of the Year and Classified Staff Member of the Year!

🐾💜 Hey Greyhound Families! 💜🐾
Just a friendly reminder to please return your fundraising packets—even if you didn’t have any paper sales. Turning them in helps us make sure we have everyone accounted for 😊
If your packet has already been tossed, no worries! Just send us a quick message on the Hoven PTA Facebook page letting us know you didn’t have any sales.
We truly appreciate everyone’s effort and support—it’s what helps make this fundraiser a success and allows the PTA to do great things for our Greyhounds! Thank you!! 💜🐾

Would you, could you, dress up and celebrate with us?! Next week we are celebrating Read Across America/Dr Seuss week! It is a week celebrated every year aiming to motivate children to read, build a sense of community among young readers, encourage and support a love of reading, and more. Please see the attached flyer for another week of fun days for students and staff to dress up!

🎶Region VI Small Group Contest will take place Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Mobridge Pollock HS. Please see the UPDATED performance times below: C-9:00 Percussionist Ensemble C-9:12 Jordan Horn Solo C-9:30 Woodwind Ensemble B-9:42 Wyatt Tenor Sax Solo B-9:54 Addison Vocal Solo B-10:12 Jordan Vocal Solo C-10:30 Zoey Xylophone Solo C-10:54 Brass Choir B-11:06 Zoey Vocal Solo A-11:18 Boys Chorus A-11:36 Girls Chorus A-11:48 Mixed Chorus C-12:06 Sax Quartet C-12:18 Alex Tuba Solo All are welcome to attend and support our Greyhound musicians! 🎶💜

✨🎉 Hoven School Prom 2026 🎉✨ Mark your calendars! The Hoven PTA is excited to welcome Prom back to the Hoven School for our 7th-12th students on March 28th! ✨Grand March begins at 8:00 PM 📍 Hoven High School Gym The entire community is welcome to come out and enjoy Grand March as we celebrate our students and this special night. We can’t wait to see everyone there and make it a memorable evening for our students! 💜

💙💛 The Hoven Chapter of the National Honor Society is excited to host our 3rd Annual Pop Tab Challenge in support of the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, MN. Support your favorite students while helping make a meaningful difference. Bring your saved aluminum pull tabs to Hoven School or send them with any Hoven student to contribute to their class total. The Elementary and 7–12 competitions will run through March 31, and every single tab counts! Your donations help provide a “home away from home” for families seeking medical care for their loved ones. Let’s come together to support a cause that is near and dear to our hearts. 💜🩶

🍪 Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kicks Off Today! 🍪
Our schoolwide PTA cookie dough fundraiser packets are going home today, and we’re excited to get started!

Why we’re fundraising:
✨ A new and improved playground swing set
✨ Help fund the return of the Hoven Prom
Important details for families:
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This is a family-based fundraiser. One packet is sent home with the oldest sibling.
📝 The registration name is located on the bottom left of the packet. Please focus on the LAST NAME when registering (examples: JD Smith or Smith).
🏫 The teacher/leader name is listed on the bottom middle of the packet — selecting the correct name helps streamline order sorting and delivery.
💻 There is an online ordering option for friends and family who live out of town.
📦 Cookie dough orders will be delivered BEFORE Easter.

🎶Small Group Contest Open House🎶 Join us this Monday, February 9th in the music room, for our Small Group Contest Open House. This is a great opportunity to hear the students perform before they head to contest on Feb. 18th. All are welcome to attend and support our music students. We appreciate your continued encouragement of their hard work and dedication!

New basketball game schedule order for this Friday, February 6th in Hoven. 5:00 pm- youth boys basketball vs North Central 6:00 pm- JV Girls vs Stanley County 7:00 pm- JV Boys vs North Central Once again sorry for the changes.