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Sioux Falls School District not copying Gettysburg School District's 'device-free' policy
South Dakota's largest school district won't be reviewing or considering a policy change on cell phones in class rooms before the start of the school year, unlike other districts in the state. Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken recently called a Gettysburg School District’s decision to be “device-free” a “bold leadership decision that I hope other districts follow,” but the Sioux Falls School District won't be weighing the choice any time soon. ...
LSS no longer offering childcare for young kids
Simplified: Nearly 60 infants, toddlers and preschoolers are losing their childcare center in a couple weeks. Lutheran Social Services announced Monday they’ll be discontinuing childcare services at all locations — though their after-school services are unaffected. Why it matters. This is the latest casualty in the ongoing childcare...
Washington High School alumni choir concert happening Aug. 4
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Washington High School choir concert featuring alumni from 1976 to 1991 is coming to the Washington Pavilion on Aug. 4!. Terry Gullickson visited to share the history and excitement behind the event. Copyright 2024 Dakota News Now. All rights reserved.
O'Gorman Students return home after Crowdstrike outage leaves them stranded
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - What was supposed to be a fun trip turned into a travel nightmare. The Crowdstrike outage that happened earlier in July caused many delays and impacted one local school’s trip back home to South Dakota. A group of O’Gorman students were on...
High School Football Media Day in Sioux Falls set
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The high school football season begins in just over three weeks as the calendar will soon turn to the month of August. To prepare for the season, KELOLAND Sports will be hosting a high school football Media Day on Monday, August 5. The event will run from 11 a.m.to 1 […]
Two-day competition features top high school and college golfers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Premier high school and college golfers from the region will compete and showcase their skills at the seventh annual Sanford Golf Futures Tour presented by Sanford Sports Academy. This invitation-only event will take place August 5-6 at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort in Larchwood,...
LSS stopping child care, preschool services
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A child care and preschool provider is stopping services, after serving the community for more than a decade. On Monday, Lutheran Social Services announced to parents it would be closing child care and preschool services at Southern Hills, Hilltop and Here4Youth. The afterschool and summer programs for school-aged kids will not stop at those three locations.
Nontraditional student becomes part of growing support system at Southeast Tech
This paid piece is sponsored by Southeast Technical College. About 10 years after high school graduation, it became clear that Andy Van Surksum had hit a career ceiling without a college degree. The northwest Iowa native had gone to a four-year college for a year after high school in 2010,...
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