It is IT Professionals Day today. The Hot Springs School District recognizes Mr. Orback. Mr. Orback is always busy helping staff and/or students. We would not be able to do so many things without Mr. Orback's help. Thank you Mr. Orback for everything you do for the school district.

Did you know that October 16th is National Fossil Day?

Below is information we received from one of the Cosmetology/Nail/Esthetics/Massage schools in Rapid City: We are gearing up for a Fall Open House at Paul Mitchell - The School in Rapid City! Open House is scheduled for October 8 from 5:00 – 7:00 (Mountain Time). See attached flyer for details. During our Open House, everyone will experience fun mini services that are FREE to anyone that comes! This event is open to the public! They are free to bring friends & family with them! This event gives students the opportunity to learn about the education they will receive when enrolling into one of the four programs that we offer. We offer education in Cosmetology, Nail Technology, Massage Therapy, and Esthetics! They will also get the chance to learn about our school culture, funraising efforts, and community events that we take part in to offer a wide variety of experiences for each student. One huge career right now is becoming a Medical Esthetician! I always like to share with everyone that if they enroll in the esthetics program which is a 600-hour program, 22 weeks long with perfect attendance, they will be able to start working as an esthetician while they continue their education in nursing. Another factor to remember, if a student earns a bachelor degree and qualifies for Pell Grants with student Financial Aid, once they have a bachelor degree, they will no longer qualify for Pell Grants. Financially, it can benefit students to complete an undergraduate certificate or undergraduate degree in these instances before pursuing a 4-year degree bachelor program! During the Open House, they will also have the opportunity to ask questions about financial aid & scholarships!

Update from Bison Golf: The results from the RC Quad held in Rapid City on the Elks Golf Course on 9-10-24. Schools invited-Rapid City Central, Hot Springs, Douglas & ST. Thomas More. No team or individual scores were posted. They just played 9 holes. Hot Springs was led by Austin Heinert with a 9 hole score of 40, Brock Schroeder-43, Teegan Lucey-43, Noah Weiseler-46. Sammy Waldner-57 & Hazen Rutz-59. The results from the pre-region golf meet held in Custer on the Rocky Knolls Golf Course on 9-13-24. Schools entered-Custer, HS, Belle Fourche, Lead/Deadwood, Lakota Tech, Little Wound, Pine Ridge, Rapid City Christian, ST.Thomas More & Douglas. STM took the team title with a 4 person 18 score of 314, 2nd Custer-318, 3rd Belle Fourche-350, 4th HS-361, 5th-RC Christian-362. STM’s Vincent Vanliere won the medalist honors with a 18 hole score of 72, 2nd Custer’s Jackson Wiles-77, 3rd HS’s Brock Schroeder-79, 4th STM’s Andrew Levine-79 & 5th-Belle Fourche’s Isaac Voyles-80. Hot Springs was led by Brock-79, Sammy Waldner-93, Teegan Lucey-93, Austin Heinert-96, Noah Weiseler-97 & Winston Preuss-110. We play next in Hot Springs in the HS Invite Junior Varsity meet on 9-16-24 starting at 9am, The Varsity will travel to Spearfish on 9-17-24 starting at 10am.

Don't count out the middle school with their school spirit. Way to go sixth graders!!!! This was amazing. https://youtu.be/260LElVQVxQ And speaking of the Class of 2031.... here are twenty some of them getting ready for the swim noodle relay. https://youtube.com/shorts/30QRFkj79zk

Results from our XC runners at the Belle Fourche Invite: https://dakotatiming.anet.live/meets/39253/teams/951899

As if Homecoming week could not get anymore exciting, we heard that our new playground equipment will be getting installed next week. Besides new rubber mulch, border timbers, three ADA accessibility ramps, we are getting three new pieces in the preschool area.

We invite all families to a bullying forum on Wednesday, September 18. We will discuss prevention, policy, and how we can partner with parents. We hope to see you there.

Homecoming parade

Pep Rally https://youtube.com/shorts/evVSEYC9CHM?feature=share

We've already mentioned our awesome cheerleaders. Here is a video of them in front of the HS student body. https://youtube.com/shorts/SUkH5VaGYmM

Floats are looking good. Powder Puff Football is taking place right now. The pep rally was incredible this morning. Kudos to our high school students for their school spirit and making this day fun. https://youtu.be/CwbFLot5uKM

So proud of our choir students that were at the 9/11 Grand Stair Challenge at 6:30 this morning. What a great way to represent our school along with supporting our community in remembering 9/11. https://youtu.be/ZFMnC1ibk7E?si=b96QRRztdMTVUr-L

Thank you to our cheerleaders for their leadership in our school spirit at the coronation and the burning of the H.

Here are the results from the Douglas Golf Meet held on the Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Box Elder on 9/3/24. Schools entered-Custer, Sturgis, ST. Thomas More, RC Stevens, Lead/Deadwood, Spearfish, RC Central, Hot Springs, RC Christian, Douglas, Little Wound & Lakota Tech. Custer took the team title with a 4 person 18 hole score of 315, 2nd Sturgis-322, 3rd STM-332, 4th RC Stevens-335 & 5th L/D-357. Hot Springs was 8th with 372. Spearfish’s Parker Reed won the medalist honors with a 18 hole score of 73, 2nd Sturgis’s Jaxon Dodson-77, 3rd Custer’s Curtis Sorenson-77, 4th STM’s Hayden Heig-77 & 5th-Custer’s Jackson Wiles-79. Hot Springs was led by Austin Heinert-16th-84, Teegan Lucey-35th-96, Sammy Waldner-36th-96, Brock Schroeder-37th-96, Noah Weiseler-39th, 97 & Winston Preuss-42nd-101. We play next in Rapid City on the Elks Golf Course on 9-10-24 starting at 4pm.

I would encourage you to go to our soccer team's home game this week this Friday at 2pm. Our student athletes played AWESOME against Douglas.

Congrats to those XC runners that competed in Sioux Falls last Friday. It was a HUGE meet with over 600 runners in each race. What an experience!

Great opportunity for our HS juniors and seniors to consider. https://5il.co/2w8cs

Happy Homecoming Week! We take time this week to promote a spirit of unity and pride for the Hot Springs School District. There are many activities that students are going to have fun with and create memories. Homecoming goes beyond our athletic and activity event. Homecoming is for every single student in our district, past and present. We welcome back all alumni and a special welcome back to the Class of 1974 for their 50th reunion.

Next week is our Homecoming week! Monday, 9/9/24, is Coronation and Burning of the H at the football field starting at 7pm. Wednesday, 9/11/24, the kids will be decorating floats for the homecoming parade starting at 2:30pm. Thursday, 9/12/24, we will be having Mock Olympics at the Case Auditorium during 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hours. Friday is the Homecoming football game at 6pm against Lead-Deadwood with the Homecoming Dance to follow starting 30 minutes after the game. The dance will go until 11pm. Have a great weekend!