The Kenadi Jean Weis Foundation are community champions for inclusive play and Whitewood Elementary School Principal Brit Porterfield accepted a donation of $25,000 toward an inclusive playground rebuild project.
School administrators and SD Legislators, Gary Cammack, Dean Wink and Kirk Chaffee gather for the yearly Legislative Round Table & Dinner to discuss legislative issues prior to the school board meeting, Monday, December 11.
Thanks to the Food Service Department for serving a delicious meal!
SBHS Student Council Fundraiser
Purchase your raffle tickets now! Thanks to Fabric Junction!
SBHS Choir Concert!
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Christmas Break will commence on Thursday, December 21 and go through Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 3. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Get your tickets now!
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*Special Announcement*
Congratulations to Stagebarn Middle School Principal, Dave Olson and Assistant Principal, Amanda Christensen, for being selected as the Region VII Middle School Principal and Assistant Principal representatives of the year by the SD Association of Secondary School Principals.
The State Oral Interpretation Festival was held in Harrisburg December 1-2. The district had five students compete in a total of seven categories. Rowan Lutz competed in storytelling and received an excellent rating. Jordyn Richter and Codi Rounds received a superior with distinction, which is a perfect score, in the categories of non-original oratory and serious reading. Abby Johnson and Lucy Secrest also received superiors in poetry and humor, and the reader's theater performance, which was written by Abby Johnson and included Abby, Jordyn, and Codi, also received a superior rating. The team received a team excellence award for their efforts.
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Sturgis Williams Middle School choir students make the local news!
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https://www.kotatv.com/2023/11/30/kota-cares-sturgis-williams-middle-school-choir/
The public is invited to the Meade School District 46-1 Christmas music programs. The calendar of events are as follows:
Seeking nominations: 2024 SPED Staff of the Year Award
The department’s Office of Special Education Programs is accepting nominations for the 2024 SPED Staff of the Year Award. Parents/guardians can nominate a special education staff member who made an outstanding contribution to the education of their child. Nominees may include SPED teachers, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school psychologist, or paraprofessional who have served in their profession for three or more years.
Parents/guardians can submit nomination forms via this link: https://forms.gle/ZoKazNoWj3AUqGe3A.
Entries are due Jan. 19, 2024. The top five nominees will be invited to the 2024 South Dakota Special Education Conference luncheon in Sioux Falls on March 6, 2024, where the award recipient will be announced.
Congratulations to SBHS junior, Bennett Gordon, for being selected as this year's BIG Idea Ag Innovative Award Winner. The BIG Idea Competition is a business idea competition for high school students created to help enhance the entrepreneurial spirit in our state’s youth. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023 at Northern State University.
*Reminder*
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a great community!
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Some items are still needed for the Thanksgiving Baskets! The date has been extended until Monday, November 20 at 8 am SHARP to try to get closer to our goal.
Right now these are the items that we need the most of:
18 boxes of stuffing
12 cans of fruit
38 cans of yams/ sweet potatoes
16 cans of gravy
6 boxes of instant mash potatoes
15 cans of olives
18 jars of pickles
9 turkey roasting pans
Any help is greatly appreciated!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16: EDUCATOR FOR A DAY
Community leaders are invited to experience the day as educators and experience the challenges of teaching and the needs of students, with the guidance of school employees.
Day three of American Education Week!
WEDNESDAY, NOV 15: EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY
Education Support Professionals Day was first celebrated in 1987 after NEA’s Representative Assembly, the Association’s decision-making body of nearly 8,000 member delegates, called on the organization to honor the contributions of all school support staff.
*SHOUT OUT*
Congratulations to Coach Blake Proefrock and Coach Scott Peterson for being selected as the Area 4/West COACHES OF THE YEAR from the 2023 SD Cross Country Track Field Coaches Association!
Day two of American Education Week!!
TUESDAY, NOV 14: FAMILY DAY
On this day, schools across the nation invite parents into the classroom to experience what the day is like for their child. #aew
