Today, we pause to honor and thank all who have served in our nation’s armed forces. Your courage, sacrifice, and commitment to protecting our freedoms inspire us all.
From all of us at Okoboji Community Schools, we are deeply grateful for the veterans in our community and across the country. Thank you for your service. ❤️🤍💙
In an attempt to help members of our community who are struggling to keep food on the table, OCSD is holding a food drive! See the information and please spread the word! Donations can be dropped off at the main foyer at Entrance A of Okoboji High School. Donations will be taken to Upper Des Moines Opportunity each Tuesday. Let's work together to help support our community! Please share!
Pioneer Fans! We can't wait to see you at Pioneer Stadium this Friday evening as your 7-1 District Runner-Up Pioneer Football Team takes on the Knights of Unity Christian in the first round of playoffs! Please know the ticketing process for state playoffs is different and NOT through Bound, as our regular season games are. Please see this information for getting your tickets purchased ahead of time! Go Pioneers!
We are offering a pep bus to the football game on Friday for students in grades 7-12! An email was sent to all students and parents in these grades. See the email for more information!
We are excited about the amazing season our Pioneer Football Team is having and LOVE the HUGE crowds we are seeing at home games to cheer them on! We have another big home game this Friday night against the Falcons of OABCIG and we need ALL of Pioneer Nation here to support our team! As we prepare for this and future home games, the Administrative Team wants to remind all students, parents, and fans of the expectations for behavior, seating, and areas of the campus that are off limits during games. These expectations help ensure all fans are safe and able to enjoy the game. Go Pioneers!
Come out to the Okoboji High School South Gym starting at 7PM tonight for our 2025 Coronation and help us honor our 2025 Homecoming Grand Marshal, Sandy Alexander! Sandy graduated from Milford Community Schools in 1969 along with her eventual husband Bill. Sandy worked as an Administrative Assistant at Okoboji Elementary School for 32 years. For generations, Sandy was the first person people saw when they entered OES and she greeted everyone with a smile. Students have fond memories of telling Sandy their stories, seeing her fun and flashy jewelry around holidays, and just knowing she was there to care for them every single day! Sandy has always been a strong, proud supporter of the Pioneer family and community!
We will honor Sandy, introduce our 2025 Homecoming Court, crown our King and Queen, and have some fun with our live Court Trivia game before setting the nets for our Beefcake Volleyball Championship between the Seniors and Sophomores and Powderpuff Championship between the Juniors and Freshmen! OFA will have the indoor concession stand open before coronation so come hungry and get some snacks!
Congratulations to the 2025 Okoboji Homecoming Court! Members of the court are chosen by a vote of their peers and were announced at a pep assembly at the end of the day today. Members of this year's court are (L to R, back row): Walt Blankers, Eli Graves, Jack Swygman, Aidan Gehrke, Avery Simington, (L to R front row) Abby Pausley, Norah Danbom, Alyssa Hintz, Sally Androski, and Madilyn Loerts.
Homecoming festivities will take place from September 22nd to 26th!
Homecoming festivities will take place from September 22nd to 26th!
Celebrate ONE SWEET WEEK with Okoboji Homecoming 2025 September 22-26! Here is a rundown of the daily schedules and activities for what will certainly be a very sweet week to be a Pioneer!
The Okoboji Homecoming Parade will be held on Friday, September 26 @ 2:15 pm. We would encourage local businesses to join us in this great event. If your business wants to be in the parade please use this form to get signed up by September 24th: https://forms.gle/qkBDdPXiHnUzRfAC6
Staging for the parade will take place in the OMS pull up lane and along 6th Street in front of the middle school. Here is the form for those planning to watch!
Staging for the parade will take place in the OMS pull up lane and along 6th Street in front of the middle school. Here is the form for those planning to watch!
Order your 2025 Okoboji Homecoming T Shirt today! Join us for One Sweet Week as we celebrate how sweet it is to be a Pioneer! Orders are due by September 17th! Order online at the link below: https://okoboji.formdash.org/groups/hs-student-council/homecoming-2025/
Okoboji Homecoming 2025 is coming soon! If you have a business in the Okoboji School District and would like to have your windows painted to show your school spirit OR if you would like to join the homecoming parade, use this link to sign up! We look forward to celebrating with you and all of Pioneer Nation!
https://forms.gle/KbdV42Nugf49xkDN7
https://forms.gle/KbdV42Nugf49xkDN7
We will be taking a pass-the-bucket donation during halftime of tonight's football game against B-H/RV in Milford to support the families affected by the recent fire that claimed lives and injured several students in the MOC-FV community. Our student section will be wearing purple as well to show support for our fellow conference school as they deal with this terrible tragedy. Please consider donating tonight to support our fellow Northwest Iowans.
Congratulations to Okoboji ESports' Preston Sires on being named top 25 Super Smash Brothers College Recrutes in the USA by League OS.
Preston used his talent as a player to help Okoboji win 3rd in the Iowa Esports High School Association State competition in Marshalltown last November.
Good luck with boys wrestling as they have a busy week coming up with state going throughout the week! #BOJIPROUD
Good luck to our girls basketball team as the kickoff postseason play at Unity Christian! Bring the energy and leave it all on the court! #BOJIPROUD
Congratulations to Coach Berkenpas, Coach Hilsabeck-Lowery, and our AMAZING group of Large Group Speech students who have been selected as All-State Performers!
#BojiProud
PERFORMING :
ENSEMBLE ACTING: DRUGS ARE BAD
IMPROV: ANDREW FRERICHS / AIDAN GEHRKE
NON PERFORMING :
ONE ACT: GOVERNING ALICE
ENSEMBLE ACTING: PICKLES
READERS THEATER: PUBERTY - THE GAME SHOW
📣Come cheer on our MS and HS teams as they make their way through the week! 🏀🤼♀️ #BOJIPROUD
It's been a great week of Pioneer Activities!
Okoboji Jazz Band won first place at the Morningside Jazz Festival!
Okoboji Esports finished their Rocket League season undefeated and is heading to the State Tournament!
Okoboji/HMS Boys Wrestling finished their dual season with a victory over Spirit Lake
Brooke Stockdale competed at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament!
#BojiProud
Join us for the Battle for West Lake Okoboji this Thursday night as Okoboji High School takes on Spirit Lake Community School District in dual wrestling!
The Okoboji School Board is excited to announce the hiring of Will Dible as the next superintendent of the Okoboji Community School District, following the retirement of Mr. Abrahamson on June 30, 2025, after eight years of dedicated leadership.
A 2004 graduate of Okoboji High School, Will’s return to lead our district is a special full-circle moment for all of us. Mr. Dible's hiring will be made official at the board meeting on January 8, 2025.
Will is a dedicated and accomplished leader with a student-centered approach to education that aligns perfectly with our district’s vision. We are confident that his leadership will continue to move Okoboji forward in a positive direction.
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Dible to his new role. He will officially begin his duties as superintendent on July 1, 2025.
