De Soto Area School District

There is a new family-friendly activity planned for this summer in De Soto! See the attached announcement for a canoe and kayak race in August with a vendor night the evening before.

🏅STATE FINALS UPDATE🏅 What a great day for De Soto at the Track & Field State Finals! 🎉 Freshman Paisley Egge placed 6th in the 100-meter hurdles — an incredible accomplishment in her first year! 💪 Senior CJ Milliren wrapped up his state weekend with an 8th place finish in discus after already placing in shot put yesterday! Way to represent, Pirates! We’re proud of you both! 💛🏴‍☠️🏃‍♀️🥏

Huge congratulations to De Soto’s own CJ Milliren on his 5th place finish in shot put at State today! 🥇💪 CJ isn’t done yet—he’s back at it tomorrow competing in discus for a spot on the podium. Best of luck! Also, a big shoutout to Paisley Egge for making the finals in the 100-meter hurdles—can’t wait to see you race tomorrow! And we couldn’t be prouder of our 4x400 relay team—they may not have placed, but they gave it their all and left everything on the track. 💚💛 Way to represent, Pirates! Let’s go De Soto!

🎉 Congratulations to our De Soto High School Track & Field athletes headed to the STATE TOURNAMENT! 🏃‍♂️🏅🏃‍♀️ Let’s show our Pirate pride and support these student-athletes! 👕 Order your De Soto State Track shirt 👉 https://sportsworld.chipply.com/DSTRKS25

🎓 Graduation Livestream Alert! 🎓 Join us tomorrow night as we celebrate the Class of 2025! The graduation ceremony will be live streamed so everyone can be part of this special moment! https://fan.hudl.com/usa/wi/de-soto/organization/16111/de-soto-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0MjQzOTUyNw%3D%3D

Winner Winner! While at the Build My Future event, a couple of our students came closest to the paint match put on by Badger Corrugating Company of La Crosse. Badger sent some cool merch for our winners to rep around town. Thank you to Badger for not only being at the event but for also sending out some awesome gear!

A few weeks ago over 95 students and chaperones participated in the 3rd. Annual Build My Future event put on by the La Crosse Area Builders Association. Over 1,600 people were in attendance to experience what 80+ companies, schools and programs had to offer. The students participated in operating equipment, changing tires, building planters for the community, welding and truck driving simulators, VR simulators of wiring and climbing radio towers, EMT and first responder duties, concrete pouring and finishing, plumbing and countless other activities. A huge thank you to not only LABA for organizing this event but also the companies that took time to create the activities and send the students home with cool merch. Everyone in attendance really appreciated it.

Summer of 2027 trip to Dominican Republic! There will be an informational meeting Wednesday May 28th at 6:30.

A BIG thank you to our Students. We are proud to share that our 6th Grade SAC has donated $100 to the Driftless Humane Society, and the 8th Grade Leadership Group has generously contributed $350 to help support the work they do. 🐾💙

Explore some upcoming events at the De Soto Public Library.

Boating safety Classes are being offered for those 12 and older. See flyer below!

Come support the Summer Travel Group at the Rummage on the River Sale at De Soto High School this weekend.

📣 Exciting News for 4K Families! 🎉 Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the De Soto Area School District’s 4-Year-Old Kindergarten program at both Prairie View and Stoddard Elementary will move to a 5-day-per-week schedule! This enhanced schedule gives our youngest learners more time to grow socially, emotionally, and academically through consistent, play-based learning. 🧠🎨🎶 ✅ Free for families ✅ Follows the school calendar ✅ Monthly Family Fun Days with crafts, music, and more! We’re here to support families every step of the way. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to De Soto Elementary Principal Scott Kelly at skelly@desoto.k12.wi.us.

🎉 Congratulations to Our 2025 Prom Court! 👑 A special shout out to our 2025 Prom King and Queen: Bryce Schultz and Sadie Venner! 👑✨

📣 We're Hiring! Join Our Amazing Team! 📣 De Soto Area School District is now accepting applications for multiple positions across our schools. If you're passionate about education, teamwork, and making a difference in students' lives, we want to hear from you! 🔹 Current Openings Include: Elementary Custodian - Stoddard Middle School Science Teacher High School Math Teacher Elementary Teacher (2 positions) - Prairie View 4k-Early Childhood Teacher (All day 5 days) - Prairie View 4k-Early Childhood Paraprofessional - Prairie View Special Education Paraprofessional - Stoddard 📅 Apply today at: https://wecan.waspa.org/ Help us spread the word by sharing this post! 💙

Arts & Education Night – Wednesday, May 7th! Join us from 4:30 to 8:00 PM for a district-wide K-12 art show in the gym. There will be raffle baskets available to raise funds for the HS Art Club. In addition, FFA will be serving walking tacos in the commons. At 7:00 PM, the HS/MS music concerts (grades 6-12) will begin. We hope to see you there! The flyer is attached for more details.

De Soto to host Visual Art Festival on Thursday May 1st.

Please see attached flyers regarding the 3rd annual Stuff the Bus!

The Dads of the PV PTO are putting on a golf tourney on May 31st. See attachment for details.