
It is that time of year again for the Canistota 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! This years tournament will be held on April 1st and is open to students in grades 3-8. Registration is due March 22, 2023 and the $40 registration fee helps offset the cost of this years prom.


Congratulations to our middle school students who competed at oral interp in Menno today!
Jailyn - Excellent
Aylen - Superior
Amelia - Superior
William - Excellent


Hello Families and Stakeholders,
As many of you know, we amended the end-of-the-year calendar to account for the snow days that affected us into February at the last board meeting. With the most recent snow event and being out of school for three days, Mrs. Ortman spoke with board members to discuss the most appropriate way to recover those instructional days.
The decision has been reached to make up these days over March 16th and 17th. We know this is short notice for these make-up days, so we won't count absences if your child cannot attend because of pre-planned conflicts.
The calendar with these adjustments has been attached to this email and updated on the school website. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation as we continue our commitment to providing a safe and respectful learning environment for all students.
Nicholas Olson
Middle School/High School Principal
Canistota School District


Just a reminder, our Pops Concert is Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. All 5-12th grade band students and high school choir will be performing. Please have all 5th and 6th grade band students in the band room at 6:45 p.m.. All other student performers need to be in the bleachers by 7:00 p.m.


Due to the heavy snow drifting and low visibility out of town, Canistota School will be releasing at 2:30 p.m. today so that we can safely get students home. There will be no after school program today.


In order to make up some of the snow days that we have missed, it was decided at the February 13, 2023 school board meeting to extend the school year.
The last day of school for the Canistota School District will be on Wednesday, May 17th. That day we will have a 1 p.m. release.


Good Luck to our Hawk wrestlers as they compete at the Region 2B Tournament tomorrow in Salem. Below are the livestream links for the Region Tourney.
NFHS (subscription required):
Session 1: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/mccook-central-high-school-salem-sd/gama2bce24c02
Session 2: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/mccook-central-high-school-salem-sd/gamc1880dafe1
LiveTicket (Free)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf-Y0vhtuFo&ab_channel=MCMCougarsLive


Due to impending weather conditions the boys games scheduled for tonight in Howard will be played at the following times:
4:00 C game
5:00 JV game
6:15 Varsity game


Below is the schedule for the basketball games tonight in Hurley. All games will be live streamed on the V-H NFHS site. No paid subscription is needed but you will need to log in. The only game not streamed will be the boys C game as it is in the secondary gym.
Live stream link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/viborghurley-high-school-viborg-sd
C boys 4:00 SMALL gym
JV girls 4:00 BIG gym
All of the rest of the games in big gym with times approximate:
5:00 JV Boys
6:15 Varsity girls
7:45 Varsity boys

You can watch tonight's girls basketball game against Bridgewater-Emery here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaJlYcEPOV0

Here are the live stream links for the basketball games this evening.
Girls: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/freeman-high-school-freeman-sd/game65c2e3096 (Must have a subscription to NFHS)
Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq5hyQWot3w

PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON SCHOOL BOARD
CANISTOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT #43-1
Pursuant to the provisions of SDCL 13-7-5 and 5.02:04:14, notice is hereby given that the following school board positions will become vacant on July 10, 2023 due to the expiration of the present terms of office of the following school board members:
One (3) year term for a school board member residing anywhere within the school district to fill the position presently held by Ann Jacobsen.
One (3) year term for a school board member residing anywhere within the school district to fill the position presently held by Nathan Ligtenberg.
Circulation of nominating petitions to fill these vacancies for the Canistota School District Board Election to be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 may be circulated beginning January 27, 2023. The petitions may be filed in the Office of the School Business Manager located at the Canistota Public School, 431 4th Avenue, Canistota, SD 57012, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and no later than February 24, 2023 at 5:00 p.mm. They may be mailed to the school district by registered mail no later than February 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
Candidates must be a resident voter of the Canistota School District and must file a Declaration of Candidacy, signed by such candidate and at least 20 electors of the school district. Nominating petitions can be secured, by the candidate, from the School Business Manager, Jamie Miller.
Jamie Miller
School Business Manager
Canistota School District 43-1
Phone: (605) 296-3458
Email: Jamie.M.Miller@k12.sd.us


Here is the live stream of the boys basketball games this evening. A paid subscription to NFHS is needed.
http://lcs1359/lines/login/

The boys basketball game that was scheduled for tonight in Canistota has been postponed. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, January 30th.
Boys Basketball vs. Hanson at CANISTOTA
5:00 C game
6:15 JV game
7:45 Varsity

Tonight's live stream for the girls basketball game in Howard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DRJmhE4Oc

Schedule & gym's for the upcoming GBB/BBB double header in Canton.
JV Girls and C boys will start at 12:00 noon. JV Girls in the Aux Gym. C Boys in the Armory Gym
JV Boys will follow C boys at 1:15 in the Armory Gym
Varsity Girls will start no earlier than 2:15 in the Armory Gym
Varsity Boys will follow Varsity Girls

Basketball live stream information for tonight:
Boys C/JV Games - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/elkpoint-jefferson-high-school-elk-point-sd/gamd24d9eec27
Boys Varsity Game - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=epj+huskies
Girls Games - https://wolves.liveticket.tv/

The double header with Gayville-Volin has been re-scheduled for Thursday, February 9th. Same format starting at 5:00 with both JV games and then Varsity girls followed by Varsity boys. At CANISTOTA


The girls basketball game with Colman-Egan has been re-scheduled for Friday, January 6th at Colman.
5:00 JV
6:15 Varsity


The boys and girls basketball games scheduled for tomorrow (January 3, 2023) have been postponed. The boys game with Elk Point Jefferson will be played on Tuesday, January 10th. I am still working on a date for the girls game.
Mr. Jolley
