Miss South Dakota 2025 will be crowned this week in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center at SDSU! Our favorite candidate? The very first Miss Pride of the Dakotas, of course! Best wishes to Sydney VanDenHemel as she vies for the title of Miss South Dakota!

We're thrilled to introduce Presley Smith, our new Feature Twirler! With over 15 years of experience, Presley has earned multiple state and regional titles. She will bring energy, excitement, and flash to every Pride performance this fall. Welcome Presley! #Pride135

Congratulations to Drum Major Emily Hofer, who represented SDSU and music educators across the state at the National Association for Music Education’s annual Hill Day in Washington D.C. Emily met our congressional delegation to advocate for music education in our schools!

It’s your day Dads! Thank for all the love, support, and terrible jokes!

Our deepest sympathies to Nate’s family, friends, and teammates.

And there’s still time to join The Pride, too!

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Hey that’s us! We’ll see you there! Still want to be a part of the excitement? It’s not too late to join the Pride!

#Pride135 arrives August 18th for camp! Nutrition and hydration is important to the health of our marchers. It costs $130 to feed each of the over 300 members for the week. We appreciate any assistance you can provide! Click on the link below to help. givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…

After only one day, we're a third of the way to our goal! Thanks to all who have already contributed. Follow this link to make a difference for the Pride! givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…

No lies detected! 40% of the way to our goal!

Halfway there! Your support helps the Pride be at their BEST this fall! Click here to donate: givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…

Only about $2500 from our goal! givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…

Jaidyn- we’ll have a uniform and a trumpet waiting for you when you’re ready to join the Pride!

The Pride of the Dakotas will march this month. #Pride135

In two weeks the band family will be back together. They'll be hungry! Want to help? Click on this link: givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…

YOU did it. THANK YOU for helping to reach our camp meal fundraising goal. We can’t wait to perform for you on August 30! You can still contribute! givenow.sdstatefoundation.org/pride-of-the-d…