- Dakota Prairie High School
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Dakota Prairie High School Location Petersburg, North Dakota, USA Information Type Public Established Current school system was established 1997 Superintendent Janet Edland Faculty about 14 Grades 9–12 Number of students about 177 School Color(s) Teal, White, and Black Mascot The Knight Dakota Prairie High School is part of a school district that covers a portion of Nelson County, North Dakota. It includes the towns of McVille, Michigan City, Tolna, Aneta, Pekin, Kloten, Dahlen, Hamar, and Petersburg. There are 177 students currently at Dakota Prairie High School.[1] Dakota Prairie High School is considered a "Class B" school in North Dakota.
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History
Formation
Dakota Prairie first became a new school district on July 1, 1993 when the school districts of the towns of Aneta, McVille, Michigan, Tolna, and Unity of Petersburg joined together. Originally, there was the elementary school building in McVille, the junior high school building in Tolna, and the senior high school building in Petersburg. The middle school in Tolna eventually closed down in an attempt to further centralize the district, and was moved to be part of the high school building in Petersburg.
Today
The Dakota Prairie School District still uses the high school building in Petersburg and the elementary building in McVille for regular classes. Sent to these two schools are 408 students from eleven communities (McVille, Hamar, Tolna, Pekin, Kloten, Aneta, Niagara, Whitman, Petersburg, Dahlen, and Michigan). Students also come from seven different counties in North Dakota, Nelson, Griggs, Grand Forks, Eddy, Walsh, Benson, and Ramsey. The entire school district covers approximately 900 square miles (2,300 km2).
Campus
The campus of Dakota Prairie High School is currently located in Petersburg, North Dakota. The school building takes up approximately one-half of the city block. The building has eleven classrooms which includes one band and chorus room, one computer lab, two science rooms, and one technology education room. There also are two special education rooms and one gymnasium. A recent weight room has been added onto the school campus for the students and faculty to use.
Students and teachers
Dakota Prairie offers education currently to 161 students, with 54% of the students being male, and 46% of the students being female. There are currently fourteen teachers that teach full time. The student to teacher ratio is 13:1. 1% of the students are Native American, 1% of the students are African American, and 98% of the students are white.
Classes
Classes offered are in the basic areas of mathematics, English, Speech, technology, and electives. To graduate from Dakota Prairie High School, you are required to earn 21 credits worth of classes.
Some different Groups of Classes Follows:
- Mathematics: Mathematics are offered in the areas of Algebra, Geometry, and practical use maths, such as business maths.
- English and Speech: English classes (sometimes referred to as Language Arts) are given in the areas of basic English classes, writing classes, and different levels of speech classes.
- Technology: Technology related classes are currently offered in Dakota Prairie High School. Such classes are offered in the general areas of engineering, construction, and an assortment of computer related classes, such as web design or desktop publishing.
- Art: Art is taught as an elective in this high school. It has different classes dealing with different areas of art, such as color and design, or commercial art.
Sports
The logo used by Dakota Prairie High School
Students are allowed to be involved in a sport or several sports at Dakota Prairie High School as long as they meet certain criteria that are set by the school. Commonly, this involves passing all classes taken by the student.
Dakota Prairie is involved in "Class B" North Dakota sports, including Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Track and Field, and Baseball. They generally offer sports in junior varsity divisions and a varsity division. The football and volleyball teams play in the fall, the basketball (both boys and girls) in the winter, and the baseball, track and field, and golf teams play in the spring.[2]
Championships
- State class "B" baseball: 1994
- State class "B" baseball Runner Up:2008
- State class "B" basketball Runner Up:2009
Extracurricular activities
Dakota Prairie is involved in different extracurricular activities, including Math Track, Math Counts, Academic Challenges, Science Fair, SADD, FCCLA, Spelling Bees, Speech, and Music Contests.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- High schools in North Dakota
- North Dakota High School Activities Association (Class B)
- North Dakota High School Activities Association (9-Man Football)
- Buildings and structures in Nelson County, North Dakota
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