The quote of the week this week was “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” And this week’s Iron Hawk Award winners choose to challenge themselves in every workout without complaint or quit, just focused determination and grit! Congratulations, Colin Cogswell and Katelyn Tieszen on showing up and putting in the work!
Hawk Fans,
A friendly reminder that June 30-July 7, 2025, the Canistota School District gyms (Main, The Barn, and multiple purpose) will be shut down starting at 9 AM on June 30th for gym preparation to apply a new coat of wax. Gyms will be off limit to school district and non school district personnel until July 8, 2025.
The SDHSAA Moratorium will begin on July 1st and end at midnight on July 7th. During this time, no school sponsored or affiliated activity may take place. This restriction on activities includes any team contact, individual contact, private lessons, open gym, or other situation wherein coaches will interact with student-athletes in an activity wherein coaching, guidance, or supervision is provided. We will resume open gym sessions on July 8, 2025, at 6:30 AM.
Have a great week and safe 4th of July holiday.
Mr. Campbell
Hawk Fans!
Congratulations to the students, coaches, advisors, and teachers on earning the SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award. Below are the athletic and fine art programs that earned the award.
The SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Award program began during the 1996-1997 school year and is designed to recognize varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for their academic excellence. To earn the award a team must have above a 3.0 GPA.
Congrats to Ellie Becker and Ryder Hutcheson, this week’s Canistota Athletic Enhancement Iron Hawk Award winners! It’s their NO QUIT, ALL GRIT work ethic, intrinsic motivation, and encouragement of others! They push themselves and others each day.
"Making athletes better, faster, and stronger every day." These workouts are tough, and it requires mental toughness and discipline each day to roll out of bed early on a summer morning and put in the work! Props to all our Athletic Enhancement participants!
Congrats to Miles Heinzmann and Haley McGregor for earning the first Canistota Athletic Enhancement Program "Iron Hawk" Award. Miles and Haley earned the award for their "NO QUIT, All GRIT work ethic, intrinsic motivation, and encouragement of others!"
Wishing the best of luck to our student-athletes as they head to the State Track Meet!
📣 Let’s give them a champion’s send-off!
Line Main Street and show your support as they leave town tomorrow, May 29th at 10:45 a.m. 💛🖤
Let’s go Hawks!! 🔥
Construction Ag Class Chicken Coop Project Surplused and Up for Auction
This year’s Construction Ag class successfully designed and built a chicken coop as part of their hands-on learning experience. At the May 12, 2025 school board meeting, the board officially declared the chicken coop as surplus property.
The coop will be sold at the upcoming Wieman Land & Auction Consignment Auction on June 10, 2025, and is listed as Lot #: 4346.
We’re proud of the hard work and craftsmanship our students put into this project, and we look forward to seeing it find a new home!
Canistota Parents & Guardians,
Great news! Free meals are available for kids all summer long! ☀️🍽️
Click the link below to find a meal site near you — and don’t forget to check back often because new locations are being added all the time!
👉 www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids
Let’s keep our kids happy, healthy, and full this summer! 💪😄
Here is our last menu for the school year!
Menu for the week of April 28th
There has been a slight change to the teams that are playing in the donkey basketball competition. We have added an alumni team and the Good Samaritan Society of Canistota will also have a team. Once again, the event is May 4 at 4:00 PM in the Canistota Gymnasium. Advanced tickets are $9 and can be purchased at the front office of the Canistota or Montrose schools. Tickets on the day of the event are $13. We hope to see you all there!
Menu for the week of April 14th
You may have heard the rumors, and if so, yes, they're true. Donkey basketball will be returning to Canistota after a one-year hiatus. This is a fun-filled event for all ages. Teams from surrounding schools will compete against each other to win the coveted championship. All funds raised will be going to Canistota FBLA and FCCLA students who are attending National Leadership Conferences. There will be a free-will donation meal. Also, there will be free donkey rides for the young kids in between games. Advanced tickets are $9 and can be purchased at each participating school's main office. Tickets on the day of the event are $13. This is an event that you can't miss!
