Please support our PTA who always goes above and beyond for our staff and students.
Seniors: New scholarship opportunity
theexchangesd.com/apply-now-for-sdta-scholarships/
Is anyone questioning the number of school buses parked on Lincoln Ave? We are hosting the District 5 FFA CDE contest. Roughly 270 middle school and high school students are our guests today for this contest. . Good luck to all students, but a extra plug for all of our Hot Springs students.
The US Attorney’s Office-SD will be hosting its 2nd (now annual) Summer Law Camp in Sioux Falls this June 23-25. Attached is the press release for the camp last summer, the application, and the link for more information.
Please check it out using the link below for more information.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/usao-academy-summer-law-camp
On Thursday, March 27, students in the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade will receive their course selection form for the 2025-2026 school year. It will be sent through their school email. They will select the classes that they would like to take for next school year. They may edit their response until Monday, April 7, at which time the forms will be locked. We encourage parents/guardians to discuss this process with their students. Please consider graduation requirements, courses already taken, and student aspirations after graduation when making selections. School administrators are available for any discussions that need to take place. Please note that course selection does not guarantee placement. Numbers and teacher schedules will ultimately determine a student's schedule.
National Guard Experience
Congratulations to these middle schoolers for earning Honor Roll of Excellence (3.5-3.99) and Honor Roll of Merit (3.0-3.49):
Middle School Roll of Excellence (3.5-3.99)
Hazel Adams 6
Isaac Ambuul 6
Lyric Busch 6
Eva Erickson 6
Junibelle Gilbert 6
Emmett Givler 6
Sophie Heidebrink 6
Caroline Hoffman 6
Casen Humbracht 6
Giovannina Mazzocchio 6
Eliza Nadeem 6
Lily Perez-Nitsche 6
Lyla Perez-Nitsche 6
Tate White 6
Brody Briese 7
Kaelyn Burchfield 7
Farrah Champine 7
Joshua Cristofano 7
Taven Crowley 7
Avery Davis 7
Tylee Fish 7
Bentley Hughes 7
Dalton Hunter 7
Tehlia Lucey 7
Whitten Luper 7
Gunner Parisien 7
Savannah Red Owl 7
Reagan Schultes 7
Elliott Sherrard 7
Lily Sigafoos 7
Colette Ambuul 8
Emmie Baker 8
Ella Haskvitz 8
Reona Kindred 8
Johnathon Mazzocchio 8
Dean Nathan 8
Lilly Parker 8
Gaige Sides 8
Abby Simons 8
Carter Walz 8
Ryder Weiss 8
Keenan White 8
Ashton Wilaby 8
Middle School Roll of Merit (3.0-3.49)
Nathanael Anderson 6
Zoren Aspinall 6
Tritiyan Boyd 6
Jasmin Crowley 6
Lukas Cupsa 6
Talyn Dodd 6
Evren Elliott 6
Talac Evans 6
Stanley Felder 6
Tynlee Fish 6
Louden Greenfield 6
Lauren Hawkins 6
Kye Kutz 6
Brylee Mello 6
Alivia Nathan 6
Tanner Naze 6
Peter Noteboom 6
Presley Ohrmund 6
Astrid Orback 6
Porter Orback 6
Leon Palyan 6
Zoe Schaffner 6
Jaidyn Schuh 6
Ryker Sides 6
Ian Thornton 6
Danielle White 6
Richard Anderson 7
Brylee Bilges 7
Sean Campbell 7
Jazmin Contreras 7
Amelia Decker 7
Kiya Marshall 7
Charis Ngaira 7
Alexis Pattee 7
Haven Ross 7
Zoey Uehling-Mason 7
Tessa Hammel 8
Rubilyn Johns 8
Toryn Johnson 8
Elizabeth Lauing 8
Cylus Rapp 8
Mercedes Rasberry 8
Layton Ringstmeyer 8
Holten Rutz 8
Alexis Uehling Mason 8
Congratulations to these high schoolers for earning Honor Roll of Excellence (3.5-3.99) and Honor Roll of Merit (3.0-3.49):
High School Roll of Excellence (3.5-3.99)
Tailor Cunningham 9
Emilia Cupsa 9
William Erickson 9
Thor Fish 9
Loki Joeckel 9
Elizabeth Jones 9
Westin Klippenstein 9
Brody Lout 9
Karlie Mathis 9
Jacob Merrill 9
Von Mogen-Frankfort 9
Shayna Morgan 9
William O'Neill 9
Mira Palyan 9
William Robinson 9
Ruby Russell 9
Oakley Sowers 9
Emma Torres 9
Konnor West 9
Azbayar Bayambanorov 10
Benjamin Black 10
Autumn Bloom 10
Sierra Bristow 10
Taylen DeBoer 10
Brynley Erickson 10
Austin Heinert 10
Hunter Kunz 10
Holden Luper 10
Savannah Marshall 10
Olivia Moffitt 10
Reese Naze 10
Pavarisa Nunthong 10
Braxton Watson 10
Johnathon Close 11
Francis Cunningham 11
Alaina Daily 11
Canton Gingrass 11
Lilly Kasper 11
Zetta Kuhl 11
Kiana Lewis 11
York Naze 11
Ellaina Nichols 11
Daniel Pellicotte 11
Robert Preuss 11
Brock Schroeder 11
Katie Snyder 11
Oliver Sowers 11
Bryson Venables 11
Noah Wieseler 11
Braden Yeager 11
Rose Burchfield 12
Kolton Hagen 12
Kaemyn Klippenstein 12
Kenadee Maciejewski 12
Ethan Nowak 12
Senay Pulscher 12
Nia Romero-Perez 12
Laurel Rush 12
High School Roll of Merit (3.0-3.49)
Journey Bashaw 9
Zachary Bell 9
Jada Berkley 9
Adysin Clasen 9
Cerah Duarte 9
Eli Jirsa 9
Nehemiah Lewis 9
Rowan Reineke 9
Nicholas Schaffner 9
Soleil Stone 9
Taya Amende 10
Gage Cumbow 10
Emma Davis 10
Nathaniel Horton 10
Alexander Madigan 10
Dakota McCulloch 10
Derek Mills 10
Sophia Nathan 10
Brant Person 10
Ray Sanders 10
Taysia Boehler 11
Sergio Cantu 11
Charli Christiansen 11
Cardar Halls 11
Duane Hannah 11
Jaydon Koffler 11
Connor Kramer 11
Wyatt Nellen 11
Taralynn Rudloff 11
Maximus Sam 11
Lakoda Shafer 11
Carl Stanton 11
Dylan Thompson 11
Owen White 11
Megan Wynia 11
Jayla Evans 12
Jacan Joeckel 12
Trenton Jordan 12
Adriana Red Cloud 12
Greyden VanDewater 12
Jace Watters 12
High School Band students performed solos for two music professors from BHSU - Dr Dave Berberick & Dr Skye Van Duuren on March 5, 2025. Due to the arctic temperatures in February, the Region 8 contest was cancelled. Our students got a chance to perform their solos and receive a rating from the judges. Shout out to the BHSU directors for driving down and sharing encouragement, support, & advice to our high school musicians. Great job to our high school band students for achieving this goal & completing the task at hand! Go Bison Musicians!!!
The HSSD is looking for current sophomores or juniors that are interested in being a cyber apprentice for the 2025-2026 School Year. The South Dakota Cyber Apprenticeship Pathway is an opportunity for high school students in South Dakota to earn college credit through the Governors Cyber Academy at Dakota State University while learning and working part-time as a cyber apprentice in their home school district or with a local industry partner. The goal is for students to gain on-the-job training while being mentored by IT professionals and learning from faculty experts. This opportunity is a paid position for up to five hours per week, either during the school day or on Fridays, depending on the candidate. Cyber apprentices are encouraged to complete their related technical instruction requirements by taking courses through the Governors Cyber Academy. Cyber apprentices are expected to enroll in a minimum of one class per academic year. Registered cyber apprentices will be reimbursed for tuition for courses taken at the reduced high school dual credit tuition rate through the Governors Cyber Academy at Dakota State. This program will be capped at 50 state-wide participants, and it would be amazing for a Hot Springs student or two. Email Mr. Orback (travis.orback@k12.sd.us) and/or Dr. Cumbow (Kyley.cumbow@k12.sd.us) if you are interested by May 1, 2025.
CSC 150 Computer Science I
CSC 134 Introduction to Cyber Operations
CSC 147 Artificial Intelligence Survey
CSC 163 Hardware, Virtualization, and Data Communication
CSC 247 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CSC 250 Computer Science II
CSC 285 Networking I
CSC 388 Computer Forensics Fundamentals
CLI 101 Introduction to Cyber Leadership
HIM 150 Introduction to Digital Health Informatics and Information Management
Parents, don't miss out on our Hot Springs School District Spring Spirit Wear Sale. You have one week left to save 20% throughout the entire store with code: SPRING. Help create more community engagement at Hot Springs and boost fundraising profits by shopping at https://1stplace.sale/114508
I appreciate the questions that were shared on our "snow day" post. I just wanted to share those responses. The 24-25 school calendar did not have any snow days scheduled however we will include one, if not two, snow days for the 25-26 calendar. This will provide families and staff with dates far ahead of time to plan accordingly. Another question regarded the choice to add the days onto the end of the school year. Instructional days are very important. The choice to add the day back into April reflects the desire to have that instructional day added before school-wide assessments and the state test. One could question how one day can make a difference, but one could also point out that our number of instructional days is the third lowest for all districts in South Dakota. Each day matters to our students. Every one of us wants them to be as successful (and more) than their counterparts in the state. And lastly, not all of our students have access to internet so expecting an "online learning day" would result in some of our students being behind when they return. I appreciate the comments and questions shared and if any of our parents or community members have any suggestions as we finalize our 25-26 calendar, please email me at kyley.cumbow@k12.sd.us and/or call 605.745.4159. Have a wonderful Monday.
Kyley W. Cumbow, HSSD Superintendent
Mrs. Vande Stroet just sent a permission slip to 7th and 8th grade band students' parents/guardians. On Tuesday, March 25, those students will perform at the Black Hills Special Services Center. Please be sure your student returns the permission slip on Monday. Thank you.
Congratulations to our middle and high school students that earned a 4.0 GPA for third quarter. We plan to celebrate their academic success on Tuesday, April 1st at 6:00pm in the Case. We welcome all family, friends, and the community to acknowledge their hard work and attend this short program.
Look at how amazing our FFA students are:
Many of our FFA students have qualified for State (all 1st and 2nd Place teams qualify for State). State is in Brookings again April 3-5th.
Results today for teams and individuals placing in the top 20:
Poultry Judging Team: 1st Place/4 teams total (by 200 points)! Hunter K 1st Place individual, Ray S 2nd, Lyzzie R 3rd overall
Agronomy: 1st Place Team/3 teams total, Alex B 1st Place Individual, Jessica W 2nd Place Individual, Lilly P 8th Place Individual
Floriculture: 2nd Place Team (by 3 points)/8 teams total, Ruby R 4th Place Individual, Shayna M 5th Place, Jayla E7th Place, Izzy B12th Soleil S 17th
Horse Judging: 5th Place Team/9 teams total: Neva A 14th, Thor Fish 15th, Holden L 17th
Livestock Judging: 2nd Place Team/10 teams total: Zetta K3rd, Sheldon N4th, Cale W9th, Tailor C 16th
Meats Judging 2nd Place Team/5 teams total: Gaige S 4th, Dean N 7th, Maddie T8th, Kash B12th
Milk Quality 1st Place Team (by almost 200 points)/5 teams total Sarah R 1st, Sierra B3rd, Cassidy M4th, Autumn B 6th , Colette A8th
Nursery Landscape 1st Place Team/2 teams: Kadlin H1st, Alain R 3rd, Layton R 4th, Toryn J8th
Range Plant ID 2nd Place Team/4 teams: Jessica W 2nd, Ray S4th, Zetta K5th, Landon M 13th
Vet Science: 2nd Place team/9 teams total: Taralynn R 5th, Daniel P8th, Ava S11th, Haylee W 18th, Sophia N 21st
Another FREE opportunity for our juniors and seniors.
We sent this out on Monday evening to all of our Bison families via email and text. We want to make sure that all families have seen this announcement.
To our Bison Families,
We are reaching out to inform you that, due to the snow day earlier in the year, we will be making up that lost instructional time on Friday, April 25th. Given our already limited number of instructional days, it is important that we make up this day to ensure our students receive the full educational experience we strive to provide. Please mark your calendars, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we continue to support the academic growth of all our students. If you have any questions, please reach out.
Dr. Kyley W. Cumbow
Hot Springs School District Superintendent
Almost time!!!
Music in our school
Greetings from the South Dakota Office of Indian Education!
Please see below, and attached, for an important message from Angel Lee, Director at The Indian University of North America® about the deadline for an amazing opportunity for college bound HS seniors - 7TH GEN.® Summer Program at Crazy Horse Memorial®.
Fred Osborn • Director
Office of Indian Education
SD DEPARTMENT OF TRIBAL RELATIONS
fred.osborn@state.sd.us
Office: 605.773.5975 • Cell: 605.280.0245
indianeducation.sd.gov
The April 1st deadline for the 8-week college semester at Crazy Horse Memorial® is fast approaching, the 7TH GEN.® Summer Program has multiple student benefits: a summer scholarship, 12 transferable college credits, a credit-bearing paid internship, academic & postsecondary advising, cultural-educational activities, including field trips in the beautiful and sacred Black Hills, a $1000 Native American Jump Start stipend, and critical success strategies. Please feel free to share with any of your college bound HS seniors who may be looking for an alternative summer educational experience. If you need additional information, please feel free to reach out. Outreach Coordinator, Julissa Fillmore able do 30-minute Zoom presentations for any interested students.
https://crazyhorsememorial.org/the-university/summer-program-application
Angel Lee|Lakota
Director
The Indian University of North America®
605-673-2945 work
605-440-3227 cell
angel.lee@crazyhorse.org