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District Responds to Argus Article

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Ben

The following response from the Sioux Falls School District was sent to the Argus Leader regarding a June 29 article referencing the possibility of the Dakota Bowl venue changing. All contracts for use of District facilities, including Howard Wood Field, are administered … Continue reading →

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CTE Students Win Top SD Honors

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ben

The following is a press release from AAA of South Dakota. Jeremy Baumgart and Sean Ahlers, students at Sioux Falls CTE Academy, were awarded South Dakota’s top high school-aged auto technicians in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, held April … Continue reading →

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RHS Students’ Artwork to be Displayed in Nation’s Capitol

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Ben

Lakota Woman, Kate Chambers Two Roosevelt High School students’ talents will represent South Dakota in Washington, D.C. in the coming weeks, as their artwork will be hung inside the Capitol building with artwork from around the nation. Kate Chamber’s entry, “Lakota Woman” … Continue reading →

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Make Education Funding a Priority

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Ben

Last year, the Governor and Legislature of South Dakota stripped $55 million away from your students’ education. This resulted in 465 teachers being laid off across the state. This year, Pierre leadership proposes a mere 0.8% increase over last year’s … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Kindergarten!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ben

Knowing whether or not a student is ready for kindergarten depends upon numerous factors. Luckily, these factors are not something a parent necessarily has to decode on his or her own. Now is the time of year to start thinking about … Continue reading →

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Better to Give

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Ben

It was a bit of a shock for me, the day after Halloween, to see the holiday decorations – trees, cards, gift cards, ornaments, and candy – already filling store aisles. Although it seems to get earlier every year, I … Continue reading →

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CTE Academy to Reach Advanced Learners

Posted on November 25, 2009 by dk136

Principles of Biomedical Sciences, Digital Electronics, Culinary Arts. These are just a sampling of the classes that will be available at the Career and Technical Education Academy when it opens in August 2010. The state-of-the-art Academy offers a continuum of … Continue reading →

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Howard Wood Field Proposal

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Ben

As the Event Center Task Force explores possible locations for a new facility in Sioux Falls, the School District has agreed to explore relocation of Howard Wood Field. The architects at Koch Hazard have developed some conceptual drawings of what … Continue reading →

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Flu Shots Suspended

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Ben

Due to early, high demand for children’s seasonal flu vaccine, the existing stock of vaccine has been depleted, causing the Sioux Falls Health Department and Sioux Falls School District to cancel remaining seasonal flu shot clinics that were planned in … Continue reading →