Information for seniors: TRADE SCHOOL APPLICANTS: SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR CAN MAN TRADE SCHOLARSHIPS IS MARCH 15TH, 2025 Good morning, For your information, the 2025 Can Man Trade Scholarship applications are available right now online at https://www.canmanfund.com Please feel free to share this information with any eligible person you know who might be preparing for a trade certification. Eligibility guidelines are included on the application. SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MARCH 15TH, 2025 Dusty Pence, President CAN MAN TRADE SCHOLARSHIP canman@goldenwest.net 605-890-1515 WWW.CANMANFUND.COM

Parents of middle and high school students. Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday from 4:30pm - 7:30pm. Please take time to come in and discuss your child's progress with his/her teachers. Your partnership is key to your child's success. If these dates do not work, please email your child's teachers to ask any questions or share any concerns that you may have. The end of third quarter is closing in and we want to recognize even more students for their excellent academic achievement.

A double header tonight. Both girls and boys are hosting Red Cloud tonight. We welcome the players, fans, and community of Red Cloud to our gym. Go Bison!!!

FAFSA – Would you like assistance completing the FAFSA or to learn more about scholarships? I invite you to attend Parent Teacher Conferences on February 24th and 25th in Tay’s Gymnasium. There will be a FAFSA station available to assist you. Today, students were provided with a “PRO tips for completing the FAFSA” sheet today. It lists tips and documents needed

Thursday school breakfast: banana bread Thursday school lunch: pizza

The first Educator Rising Chapter meeting scheduled for tomorrow will be rescheduled. Date and time TBD. Stay tuned for more information.

Good evening Bison families. If we don't have Spring fever after these bitterly cold days, I am not sure when we would. The temperatures are to be extreme again tonight and tomorrow morning. For this reason, the Hot Springs School District will be CLOSED again tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19th. We will plan on a normal start, full day on Thursday. As soon as possible, we will share plans on when/if these snow days can be made up. Please stay tuned for announcements for any activities that were scheduled for tomorrow. Again, stay warm and stay safe!

Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Camps for middle schoolers are back The popular Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Camps for incoming 7th and 8th graders will be hosted again this summer! The free, five-day career camps will be held at Black Hills State, Dakota State, Northern State, South Dakota Mines, South Dakota State, and the University of South Dakota. While at camp, students will explore careers, meet professionals, and dive into hands-on activities that unleash creativity and ignite passion. Each university experience is paired with an experience at a nearby technical college. Each camp will accept roughly 100 participants. The deadline to apply is March 31. The application period is now open and will run through the end of March. https://ourdakotadreams.com/elementary-middle-school/career-exploration-summer-camps/

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Our 10:00am Late Start for Tuesday, February 18th has now changed to NO SCHOOL. We hope to see everyone tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. Stay warm and stay safe.

Due to the cold temperatures and potential conditions of the roads tomorrow morning (Tuesday, February 18th), Hot Springs Schools will have a 10:00am late start. Busses will run two hours delayed from their original pick up times. Stay warm and most importantly, safe.

It is National FFA Week. So glad our students have the opportunity to be involved. Wednesday is Ag Teacher Appreciation Day. Thank you to Mrs. White.

Love when the band plays at home games.

Our parents and community are invited to a HSSD Community Discussion on February 25th from 6:30-8:00pm in the Elementary Cafeteria. Topics will include: bullying, student safety, and policy. Our goal is for an open and honest conversation ultimately helping determine efforts moving forward for school, home, and the community.

Bison win on this match. Thank you cheerleaders for being here.

Please come support our girls today as our wrestlers have a home meet. We are hosting a number of teams and it looks to be great competition. The invite starts at 5pm tonight. Plan to come a little early and cheer on the middle school boys basketball team taking on St. Thomas More in the Tays. Good luck to both our wrestlers and our middle school basketball players.

It sounds like we had students interested in the Beginner's Ham Radio Class. Awesome!! The next class is scheduled for March 11th. Stay tuned for details. www.k0hs.net • Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club

Please see announcement below for our first Educator Rising Chapter Meeting: An Educator Rising meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19th at 7:10am in Ms. Foshee’s classroom. This is open to all middle and high school students. Students that are interested in the profession of teaching, learning more about scholarship and stipend opportunities, and/or building their own leadership and speaking skills should attend. Questions can be directed to Mr. Maciejewski or Ms. Foshee.

Assistant Principal Mr. Reynolds was in attendance at the Rotary meeting this morning to share information about the spelling bees. We thank the Rotary Club for supporting the spelling bee and making it happen for both the elementary and middle school levels.

Happy early Valentine's Day to our Bison families.