
Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing all of our students tomorrow morning (Tuesday, January 3) for the 1st day of the 2nd Semester.

South Holt Court Warming t-shirt orders are due no later than Wednesday, January 4. Order forms are available in the South Holt High School and Elementary offices. All orders must go through South Holt. Contact Margaret Ottman at 446-3454 or email at ottmanm@southholtr1.com for additional information.


Due to multiple retirements, South Holt R-I is hiring for the 2023-2024 school year. Check out the links below for information about the following: Full-Time K-12 PE, Part-Time Speech-Language Pathologist, and Part-Time Library Media Specialist. Please contact Mr. Bob Ottman at 660-446-2282 with questions.
https://www.moteachingjobs.com/viewjob.php?use_region=5&use_vacancy=%2A&use_revisedate=2&jid=93454, https://www.moteachingjobs.com/viewjob.php?use_region=5&use_vacancy=%2A&use_revisedate=2&jid=93654, https://www.moteachingjobs.com/viewjob.php?use_region=5&use_vacancy=%2A&use_revisedate=2&jid=93655

High school basketball tonight at home vs Dekalb starts at 5:30pm with 2 quarters of JV boys. The Varsity girls will start at around 6pm. And varsity boys will follow the girls. Good luck! Go Knights!

South Holt basketball on Friday against Nodaway Valley. JV boys win. Varsity girls lose. Varsity boys win. Go Knights! Teams play again on Tuesday at home vs Dekalb.

High school basketball tonight at home vs Nodaway Valley starts at 5:30pm with 2 quarters of JV boys. The Varsity girls will start at around 6pm. And varsity boys will follow the girls. Good luck! Go Knights!

Congratulations to the students from each class who passed the most lessons in iReady this semester. We are very proud of your hard work. Congratulations to Addilynn Hayworth, Charlotte Plummer, Landen Heming, Eli Ray, Blakely McCourt, Theo Plummer, Tinley McCourt, Kysen Huff, and Hazel Plummer. A special congratulations to Georgia Bailey. Georgia was the top lesson passer in the school, passing 104 lessons this semester. The students celebrated with pizza, pop, chips, and dessert. Keep up the great work next semester!


There will be a 5th Quarter event 30 minutes after the completion of Friday’s basketball game. High School students are invited to the First Christian Church for food, drinks, and games. 204 S. Washington. Sponsored by Ministerial Alliance, South Holt R-1, interested parents, and First Christian Church.

High school basketball at Rock Port on Tuesday. JV boys win. Varsity girls win. Varsity boys lose. Good games and good effort! Go Knights!

After School Bible Club will not meet tomorrow. The group will start back up in January. Merry Christmas!

Monday night was a great 7th Grade Chorus, High School Chorus, and High School Band Concert! Great job kids! Wonderful work teachers!




High school basketball tonight at Rock Port starts at 5pm with 2 quarters of JV boys. The Varsity girls will start at 6pm. And varsity boys will follow the girls. Good luck! Go Knights!

Thank you to Sue Meyer and The Shop for providing story time and candy canes to our students. We appreciate The Shop for their support of the communities in Holt County.




The South Holt Knights boys win over Maysville by the score of 63-60. That’s a sweep for South Holt. Good basketball! Go Knights!

The South Holt Lady Knights win over Maysville by the score of 46-21. Great way to start the regular season. Go Knights!

Home basketball tonight at the South Holt gym! The Knights play Maysville. The JV boys play 2 quarters at 5:30pm. Varsity girls will follow JV. And varsity boys will follow the girls. Come to the gym and suppose the teams! Go Knights!

The South Holt R-I School District is looking for a K-12 Physical Education Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. Please visit southholtr1.com and click on the "Employment" tab for the job description and application process. Contact the Superintendent's Office at (660) 446-2282 with any questions.
https://www.moteachingjobs.com/viewjob.php?use_region=5&use_vacancy=%2A&use_revisedate=2&jid=93454

South Holt Elementary is celebrating our last week before Christmas Break with some festive dress up days. Thanks to our 6th Grade Student Council for planning these days. All students are welcome to participate in these holiday dress up days on December 12-16.


"Maybe Christmas" he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...Perhaps...Means a little bit more!" -The Grinch
South Holt had a visitor today. We are so glad that the Grinch's heart grew 3 sizes before he visited the staff and students at South Holt!



The JH boys play their last game of the season on Thursday, December 8th at 5:45pm at the Tarkio Activity Center. The opponent is Rock Port. The bus leaves at 4pm from South Holt. This game is part of the 275 JH Tournament.