Schools
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Brookings Quiz Bowl Club finishes season strong
The Brookings Quiz Bowl Club finished its season at the Dell Rapids/Brandon Valley Quiz Bowl, with Brookings teams placing third and seventh. The third-place team (pictured) included: Jean-Claude St. Pierre, Kavish Salunke, Nancy Yang and Xavier St. Pierre. The seventh-place team included Ernest Ting, Cole Knutzen, Andrew Sternhagen, Quinton Zhu…
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Volga partners with Sioux Valley Middle School FCCLA for radon testing program
In a effort to address potential health hazards in homes, the city of Volga has teamed up with the Sioux Valley Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter to launch a radon testing program. This collaborative effort aims to empower residents to check radon levels in their…
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Sioux Valley Schools to host national speaker Mike Donahue on Feb. 21-22
Mike Donahue is the founder and director of Value Up, an Omaha, Nebraska-based motivational company that focuses on positive school culture. He has spoken to over a million students throughout the last three decades in live settings. He is a highly sought-after speaker and one of the best on the…
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South Dakota’s teacher shortage a matter of pay, pipeline
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “South Dakota Focus” will write for South Dakota News Watch. Each month, she previews the upcoming show. HARRISBURG Education is not immune to South Dakota’s ongoing…
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Paige Foster earns First Presbyterian Embry Fund SDSU scholarship
BROOKINGS First Presbyterian Church of Brookings has announced that Paige Foster is the recipient of the First Presbyterian Embry Fund SDSU scholarship for spring 2024. Foster is an active member of First Presbyterian Church, and over the years has participated in Sunday school, Presbykids, Pieces and Prayers Quilt making group,…
