Editing Howard, South Dakota (section)

==Education==
The Howard School District (encompassing most of Miner County and small portions of [[McCook County, South Dakota|McCook]], [[Hanson County, South Dakota|Hanson]], and [[Kingsbury County, South Dakota|Kingsbury]] counties) is based in Howard.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://doe.sd.gov/ofm/documents/schl1516.pdf|title = 2015-2016 State Map|date = 2015|accessdate = 28 Nov 2015|website = |publisher = South Dakota Department of Education|last = |first = |archive-date = November 1, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151101204508/http://doe.sd.gov/ofm/documents/schl1516.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref> The district operates Howard Elementary School, Howard Jr. High School and Howard Senior High School within the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://howard.k12.sd.us/PDF/HowardSchool2009DistrictProfileHoward47.pdf|title = Howard School District|date = |accessdate = 28 Nov 2015|website = |publisher = Howard School District 48-3|last = |first = |archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213858/https://howard.k12.sd.us/PDF/HowardSchool2009DistrictProfileHoward47.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref> 

Howard Senior High School has a boy's varsity basketball, football, and golf. It also has girl's varsity volleyball, basketball, and golf.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics |url=https://www.howard.k12.sd.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2849530&type=d&pREC_ID=2325433 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.howard.k12.sd.us |language=en}}</ref> Howard boy's varsity basketball team won the 2024 South Dakota Class B State Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seamer |first=Cooper |date=2024-03-17 |title=Howard wins first Boys Basketball title in 60 years, takes Class B championship |url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2024/03/17/howard-wins-first-boys-basketball-title-60-years-takes-class-b-championship/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Dakota News Now |language=en}}</ref> The Howard boy's varsity football team won the 2024 9A State Championship. That title win brought Howard their fifth state championship.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Wek, Nate |date=2024-11-15 |title=Howard tops Wolsey-Wessington to win 9A title |url=https://www.sdpb.org/sports-rec/2024-11-15/howard-tops-wolsey-wessington-to-win-9a-title |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=South Dakota Public Broadcasting |language=en}}</ref>

St. Agatha School was a private, [[Catholic school]] located in Howard. The high school closed in 1966. The grade school closed a few years later.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bell, St. Agatha Catholic Church, Howard, South Dakota - Bells on Waymarking.com|url = http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8P1E_Bell_St_Agatha_Catholic_Church_Howard_South_Dakota|website = www.waymarking.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28|archive-date = December 8, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208112840/http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8P1E_Bell_St_Agatha_Catholic_Church_Howard_South_Dakota|url-status = live}}</ref>