by M. Heibult Coach Daryl Tutje was presented with the 2024 Iowa Football Coach Association Assistant Coach of the Year award on March 4, 2024, while attending a coaching workshop. He was nominated by Mr. Mike McCarty (S – O Head Football Coach) without Tutje’s knowledge. When he found out about winning the award, he was very surprised, especially because …

by W. Kraai The extracurricular speech activity has recently started the 2024 individual speech season. Participants may perform in a maximum of 2 of the many categories and be rated by an Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) judge. The categories for individual speech are Public Address, Acting, Solo Musical Theatre, Interpretive Reading-Poetry, Interpretive Reading-Prose, Literary Program, Original Oratory, Spontaneous …

by B. Gries  The Sibley-Ocheyedan Cheer and Dance teams held their respective clinics for grades K – 8. The teams do this in order to get the younger generations interested in going out when they are in high school. The K – 8 cheer performance was held during halftime of the boy’s varsity game on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. The …

by J. Dreessen The annual junior-senior prom meeting was held on February 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sibley – Ocheyedan High School Auditorium. The prom meeting was for the junior class and their parents to get an update on how the planning process for prom is going. The prom sponsor, Mrs. Meggan Block, discussed gym decorating, fundraising sales, …

by K. Nobles The S-O CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Studies) class began its second year of the program on January 3, 2024. This year there have been changes regarding the adviser of the program. The instructor changed from Justin Rottinghouse to Katie Schroder and Judy Haken. This year the program consists of six seniors: Ella Bruxvoort, Ava Dagel, Aiden …

by B. Gries The Sibley-Ocheyedan Jazz and Honor Choir students are getting ready for their upcoming performances. The jazz choir will have many upcoming competitions; whereas, the honor choir is just a one-day event. Choir director, Mrs. So-Yeoun Lee, says, “The students worked really hard for the auditions, and I am beyond proud of all of them.”  The Sibley-Ocheyedan Jazz …

by K. Nobles How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is an animated kid movie about a boy named Hiccup (voiced by actor, Jay Baruchel) and his dragon Toothless. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the third movie and final movie in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. This movie includes voice actors Jay Baruchel, …