Best of luck today to our JV and Varsity basketball teams. We welcome the Custer players, coaches, and fans to our school.
Message from South Dakota's Office of Indian Education:
Anpetu Was'te' (Good Day),
I hope this email finds you well. Akiptan is currently inviting students to our 2025 Native Youth Maȟkhíčhaŋyaŋpi (the Lakota word for Agriculture) Business Plan Contest. Four cash prizes will be awarded to the top 4 business plan submissions! This is a great opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge on Native Agriculture businesses that they wish to see in their communities! Technical assistance will be provided by our team at Akiptan to help build their business plan.
Eligibility is as follows:
• Must be a Native American citizen in the United States
• Must be in the age range of 16-18 years old
• The business plan must be uplifting the Native Agriculture Industry. Agribusiness can be anything in the agriculture industry for example; cattle ranch, buffalo ranch, fishery, value added, meat processing center, beekeeping, garden, or any agriculture business in the industry.
• Must submit a written agriculture business plan (template provided)
• Must submit a 1 to 5 minute verbal business plan pitch video recording
• Closes April 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm MST
• Apply on our website here!
Did you know that today is the half-way mark for third quarter ALREADY? My goodness is this year cruising. Midquarter is always a great time to have conversations with your student(s) to see how they are progressing towards their goals. If there are concerns or questions, as always, please reach out to your child's teacher. That conversation now is much more productive than at the end of the quarter. Let's make today a great day!
Our seniors visited Pierre to see the legislative process in action.
It would be amazing if some of our artistic students could be recognized in this state competition.
https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/junior-duck-stamp-brochure-2024-2025-contest-rules-regulations.pdf
Pictures from WDT's competition today.
Good luck to our middle school to varsity boys basketball teams along with our varsity girls basketball tonight in away and home games.
We are sending good vibes to our high school students that are competing today at Western Dakota Tech for a full Build Dakota Scholarship! What an exciting opportunity. We hope to post pictures and results as soon as we can.
It is National School Counselor Week.
Thank you Mrs. Cutlip for all that you do.
https://youtu.be/1ZxJl9s1Er8
Our parents and community are invited to the middle school spelling bee tonight at 6:45pm.
Message from the Department of Education:
Time to apply for National Youth Science camps
Applications are now being accepted from high school juniors and seniors to represent South Dakota at the 2025 National Youth Science Camp. Two students from each state and select countries will attend the all-expenses-paid program, which will be held July 10-Aug. 2 in Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The curriculum will cross STEM areas, the arts, and will include many outdoor adventures. Deadline to apply is Feb. 28. More information is available on the NYS camp’s website.
https://www.nysacademy.org/programs/nyscamp/
Bison Cheerleaders are hosting a cheer camp this coming Saturday February 8th! Registration starts at 9:30 am. Camp is from 10 am- 12 pm. They will then perform at halftime at the Boys' Varsity Basketball game! Kiddos 4 years- 6th grade are welcome!!
Seniors:
Scholarship opportunity.
https://5il.co/36u3u
Can Man Trade School Scholarship: We offer scholarships for students of any age attending trade school or in other ways earning some kind of trade certification, such as apprenticeship programs. There are some eligibility requirements as explained on the application.
Our scholarship applications just went up on the website yesterday. The deadline to submit the applications is March 15th, so I want to get them out as quickly as possible.
Attention Kindergarten through 8th graders. The Rapid City Rush has partnered with Black Hills Federal Credit Union to do a bookmark contest. Please see the information below.
Raid City Rush is hosting a Bookmark Contest this season, in partnership with Black Hills Federal Credit Union! This contest is for students in grades K-8. Please feel free to print off the sheet attached that students can use to design the bookmarks! Once the bookmarks are completed, they can be sent to bfretwell@rapidcityrush.com. Bookmark submissions should be submitted no later than March 3rd. We will then judge the submissions, and the winning bookmark will be printed and passed out at one of our home games towards the end of the season!
https://5il.co/36u3s
Attention 4th graders:
https://5il.co/36u3r
Greetings from the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office, I am reaching out today with some exciting news! Our 2025 4th Grade Student Essay Contest is open for entries! 😊
This annual contest is a component of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month which is celebrated each May. The competition proposes to enable students to achieve a better appreciation of our state's history and historic resources, the stories they tell, and why they should be preserved for future generations. The theme is "This Place Matters", and students are asked to write an essay about any South Dakota location that is at least 50 years old, why it is a favorite place for them, and why it should be preserved. The contest is open to any 4th grade student in South Dakota, whether in public school, private school, or homeschool.
Each entry will be judged anonymously by volunteers based on the essay's quality of writing, content and theme, and originality of thought. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. The 1st place winner will receive a $200 cash prize, the 2nd place winner will receive a $100 cash prize, and the 3rd place winner will receive a $50 cash prize. Each winner will also receive a signed plaque and a one-year family membership to the South Dakota State Historical Society. Depending on scheduling, our office will coordinate a presentation for the winners. The deadline for entries is Friday March 14th!
Attached to this email is the Contest Guidelines, Entry Form, and Advertising Flyer! All of this information, as well as previous year’s examples, can be found on our website at https://history.sd.gov/preservation/archhpmonth.aspx (scroll down!). If you are receiving this email as a teacher, school administrator, parent, or other, please distribute and share this information to as many 4th grade students as you can. We really appreciate any help getting the word out! We have found that students really enjoy this contest every year and it serves as a fun way to spread awareness about historic preservation in South Dakota. We are hoping for another successful contest this year!
Seniors. Another scholarship opportunity just for Fall River County students.
https://5il.co/36u3q
There are many home events coming up this week. Good luck to all of our athletes and students involved in activities. Let's make sure that our Bison community is always welcoming to our guests and visiting communities. Bison Pride!!!!
https://youtu.be/ePnUD-vPUo4
Seniors: A new link has been added to the scholarship list:
https://www.sdra.org/scholarships.html
Spelling Bee is under way!!!
Hey parents....
Interested in having a no-kids date night on Valentine's Day? The community's Child Protection Team is offering activities for K-5th graders on February 14th from 5-9:30pm in the Elementary Cafeteria. More details to come.
The $10.00/student charge will go to the Child Protection team to continue their ability to help families in our community with various needs.