Great performance so far.
If you have a junior or senior, ask them about the career and college fair yesterday. Thank you to all of our guests for presenting so many opportunities to our students.
You are cordially invited to attend the middle school & high school choir & band winter concert, Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7:00pm in the Case Auditorium.
Our music groups from 6th – 12th grade have been working hard this fall to prepare a quality concert experience for you!!!!
The race for the most Dakotamart receipts is as close one. This friendly competition ends on Thursday.
Our School Board meeting last night had so many awesome guests in attendance. Our Special Olympic athletes and our theater students led the pledge and then shared information about each of their programs. One of our students is both a Special Olympics athlete and was involved in the theater production of Harry Potter. The talent of our students did not stop there. Our student council presented information about how they, as school leaders, want to positively impact the climate of their school. And lastly we had students from FFA (some that had literally just came from an athletic practice) to do a Parli Pro Demonstration. Our school board was so impressed they offered to leave for the evening and have the students continue running the school board meeting. Thank you to all of our students for sharing your passions and representing your programs.
A reminder of the FAFSA Night this Wednesday, December 11th at 5:00pm in the High School Library. Individuals will be available to explain the process and answer all questions that families have.
Tomorrow is the final day of the Hot Springs holiday sale! Find the perfect gifts for family and friends, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/114508
Scholarship added to document:
2025 VIBZ Scholarship Applications are Open!
Are you headed to college in the fall? How would you like some money to help pay for books, tuition, and that all-you-can-eat meal plan? Now is your chance to apply for one of BHFCU's ten $2,000 VIBZ scholarships! Great applicants look like high school seniors who demonstrate outstanding commitment, leadership, community service, and academic achievement.
To qualify, applicants must be in their senior year of high school, 19 years old or younger, and a BHFCU member. Students can use the scholarship at any accredited vocational and technical school, college, or university during the 2025 – 2026 academic year.
https://www.bhfcu.com/explore/learn/blog/2025-vibz-scholarship-application
Apply online by Friday, January 31! We will share our ten lucky recipients by Friday, February 21. Good luck!
An example of the "giving spirit." I had the privilege of being part of a training to certify instructors for archery. I do not think my skill set is to that level (yet) however with a full class, NASP provides the local youth archery club with more equipment. What I love about this community and this SCHOOL community is the love for kids. The training included myself, a board member, a board member's spouse, a parent of a student in archery, and teacher's spouse. How awesome is that!!! (Dr. K. Cumbow)
This is the final weekend of the Hot Springs holiday sale! Find the perfect gifts for family and friends, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/114508
From our awesome PTA:
1. Our PTA meeting is moved up one week this month and will be taking place on Monday at 4:15 in the elementary staff lounge. Please let me know if you plan to attend. We always love to see new people join us when they can! :)
2. We are hosting a holiday lunch on Wednesday, the 11th, for the teachers and staff of the school. We have six individuals that volunteered to make chili and PTA is providing salads, fruit and fixings. However, we still need drinks and treats donated. If you are willing, please sign-up below. Your donations will need to be turned into the middle school or elementary office by the start of the day. If this doesn't work for you, I can also arrange a different drop off point the day before. Thank you for your help celebrating our great teachers!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA5A72CABFAC25-53778907-ptachristmas
PTA Agenda
Monday, December 9th, 2024
4:15 @ Elementary Staff lounge (New location: near nurse’s office)
1. Call to order
2. Members present
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of last meeting minutes
5. Treasurer’s Report
New Business:
1. Holiday Teacher Meal- Wednesday
2. Holiday Decorations
3. Preparing Holiday Teacher Gifts
4. EduKits
5. Other Business
Dec Elem lunch https://5il.co/31tot
Dec MS/HS lunch https://5il.co/31tou
Dec breakfast https://5il.co/31tow
Lunch menu changed- Monday, Dec 9th lunch will be changed to the chicken crispito. Tuesday, Dec 10th will be hot dogs.
Another Save The Date- MS and HS Music Concert December 17th at 7pm in the Case.
Save the date- 2nd and 3rd grade Christmas Program December 12th at 3:00pm in the Bison Center.
We love the angels in our community. An angel donation blessed 66 of our families with an early Christmas gift, helping with student meal accounts.
Hot Springs High School will be hosting a college and career fair for our juniors and seniors next Wednesday the 11th from 1:45-3:45 pm in the Case Auditorium. Our goal is to showcase as many career opportunities and industries as possible for our youth. If any local businesses or industries are interested in participating and showcasing your career or employment opportunities please RSVP to michael.deming@k12.sd.us or tanna.white@k12.sd.us. Thank you!
Go girls.
Congratulations to the Hot Springs FFA members who placed in the top two teams or three individuals at their district competition to qualify for State. Those students competed at the State Leadership Development Event Competition for South Dakota FFA the past two days in Rapid City. Hot Springs competed in Parliamentary Procedure, Ag Communications, Ag Sales, Extemporaneous Speaking and Ag Broadcasting. Congratulations on your hard work and effort!
On December 11th, Johnson O’Malley representatives from the Oglala Sioux Tribe will be here from 9am to 4pm to assist in filling out the Johnson O’Malley registration forms for Native American students grades K-12. They will be in the Indian Education Office in the high school.
You or your student must be an enrolled member of a Tribe. This is not specific to the Sioux Tribe, it can be any Tribe within the U.S. Please bring proof of enrollment.
If you have any questions, please call the Johnson O’Malley office at: 605-867-5977.