What a great group to represent the Hot Springs School District at All State Choir.
Attendance Matters
Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10% or more of the school year. That’s only 1.5 days a month – and it adds up— missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions—can translate into students having difficulty achieving in middle school and eventually graduating from high school.
Attendance is monitored at all grade levels. If your child misses 15 or more days of school this year, state and federal reports indicate your child as chronically absent. At the elementary and middle school level, this is also a part of the report card "grade" for that school building. Absences due to illness, appointments, family vacations, etc are all absences and can add up quickly. For Hot Springs's school calendar, a student is labeled chronically absent when they miss 15 or more days of school.
As stated previously, nothing can replace direct instruction from our teachers. Online programs can provide learning activities and practice, but it does not replace the expert in the field nor the human touch that the classroom environment provides. Individuals that are more than ready to assist in creating a plan for your child to be at school more consistently consists of Mr. Klinkhammer, Mrs. Trevillyan, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Dumire, SRO McMillan, Dr. Cumbow, and your child's classroom teacher(s).
Here’s how it works:
• Each advisory class will collect pop tabs between now and December 11th .
• The advisory with the most pop tabs collected will win a pizza party sponsored by Student Council! 🍕
• Pop tabs can be collected in the plastic bag left in your mailbox.
Thank you for supporting our students in this meaningful cause.
Thanks,
High School Student Council
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Photo of the Lions Foundation who did vision screenings for our grades 1, 3 and 5 today. Thank you to these volunteers that make a difference for our students.
OCTOBER 15, 2025
Hot Springs High School Case Gymnasium
1747 Lincoln Ave
Hot Springs, SD 57747 7:00 PM
Look at this great group that traveled early this morning to BHSU for rehearsal for All State Choir.
Fall River Chapter of The National Wild Turkey Federation
Proudly offering FREE membership for local youth in
The JAKES program.
JAKES stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge
Ethics and Sportsmanship.
We strive to give youth the ability to experience
the life-changing power of the outdoors.
Each JAKES member receives a special magazine
4 times a year geared toward young people.
Children’s names and addresses are never
offered or shared outside of the NWTF.
If interested in this opportunity, please fill out the below information and return to the school.
Authorizing Signature_____________________
Student name____________ Mailing address________________________________
Student name____________ Mailing address______________________________
October 22nd
