Over 100 Sioux Falls Area Programs Honored by SDHSAA for Academic Achievement

Over 100 programs between the three Sioux Falls public schools, O'Gorman, Brandon Valley, and Harrisburg have been awarded academic achievement team awards for the winter and spring seasons.

Each year, the South Dakota High School Activities Association awards varsity sports and fine arts programs team awards for achieving academic excellence. In order to qualify, each program must have students combine for a 3.0 GPA or better. The awards were established in the 1996-1997 school year as a way to motivate and promote academic encouragement from students.

O'Gorman had an area-high 25 programs qualify for the academic achievement team award. The Sioux Falls public schools also placed high with 23 at Lincoln, 19 at Washington, and 15 at Roosevelt. Brandon Valley also added 15 and Harrisburg had 11. 108 different varsity sports and fine arts programs between those six schools made the winter/spring list for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Brandon Valley

1. All-State Band
2. All-State Jazz Band
3. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
4. Boys Basketball Team
5. Boys Tennis Team
6. Boys Track & Field Team
7. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
8. Girls Basketball Team
9. Girls Golf Team
10. Girls Track & Field Team
11. One-Act Play
12. Student Council
13. Visual Arts Team
14. Wrestling Team
15. Yearbook

Harrisburg

1. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
2. Boys Basketball Team
3. Boys Tennis Team
4. Boys Track & Field Team
5. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
6. Girls Basketball Team
7. Girls Golf Team
8. Girls Track & Field Team
9. Gymnastics Team
10. Wrestling Cheerleaders
11. Wrestling Team

O'Gorman

1. All-State Band
2. All-State Jazz Band
3. Band Solo-Ensemble Group
4. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
5. Boys Basketball Team
6. Boys Golf Team
7. Boys Tennis Team
8. Boys Track & Field Team
9. Debate & Individual Events
10. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
11. Girls Basketball Team
12. Girls Golf Team
13. Girls Track & Field Team
14. Gymnastics Team
15. Large Group Band
16. Large Group Chorus
17. Large Group Orchestra
18. Newspaper
19. One-Act Play
20. Orchestra Solo-Ensemble Group
21. Student Council
22. Visual Arts Team
23. Vocal Solo-Ensemble Group
24. Wrestling Team
25. Yearbook

SF Lincoln

1. All-State Band
2. All-State Jazz Band
3. Band Solo-Ensemble Group
4. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
5. Boys Basketball Team
6. Boys Tennis Team
7. Boys Track & Field Team
8. Debate & Individual Events
9. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
10. Girls Basketball Team
11. Girls Golf Team
12. Girls Track & Field Team
13. Gymnastics Team
14. Large Group Band
15. Large Group Chorus
16. Large Group Orchestra
17. Newspaper
18. One-Act Play
19. Orchestra Solo-Ensemble Group
20. Student Council
21. Visual Arts Team
22. Vocal Solo-Ensemble Group
23. Wrestling Team

SF Roosevelt

1. All-State Band
2. All-State Jazz Band
3. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
4. Boys Basketball Team
5. Boys Tennis Team
6. Boys Track & Field Team
7. Debate & Individual Events
8. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
9. Girls Basketball Team
10. Girls Golf Team
11. Girls Track & Field Team
12. Gymnastics Team
13. Student Council
14. Visual Arts Team
15. Wrestling Team

SF Washington

1. All-State Band
2. All-State Jazz Band
3. Boys Basketball Cheerleaders
4. Boys Basketball Team
5. Boys Tennis Team
6. Boys Track & Field Team
7. Debate & Individual Events
8. Girls Basketball Cheerleaders
9. Girls Basketball Team
10. Girls Golf Team
11. Girls Track & Field Team
12. Large Group Band
13. Large Group Chorus
14. Large Group Orchestra
15. Newspaper
16. One-Act Play
17. Student Council
18. Visual Arts Team
19. Yearbook

More information about the SDHSAA Academic Achievement Team Awards can be found here.