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Sioux Falls student awarded Congressional Award Gold Medal
Ronan Maher, a 16-year-old homeschooled junior from Sioux Falls, was awarded a Congressional Award Gold Medal earlier this month at the three-day 2024 Congressional Award Gold Medal Summit in Washington, D.C. Maher was one of 724 youth awardees from 47 states and territories to receive the high honor from Congress,...
Local Moms Share Their Best Back-to-School Tips
Posted by thehoodmagazine | Family, Local Families, Parenting, 4 | 0. As the summer days wind down and the school year approaches, many parents find themselves navigating the excitement and challenges of back-to-school preparation. Who better to offer advice than fellow parents who have mastered the art of the school-year transition? We reached out to local moms in the Sioux Falls Area to gather their tried-and-true tips for making the back-to-school season as smooth and stress-free as possible!
FAFSA completion down 6-12% in South Dakota
Completion rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has dropped more than 12% in South Dakota from the year prior. As many as 4,595 students completed it through May 24, 2023, compared with 4,027 completing it through May 24, 2024, according to new data compiled by USA Today. In the Sioux...
High school journalism removed from Opportunity Scholarship
High school journalism courses no longer count toward South Dakota’s general merit-based scholarship, though schools can seek a waiver, and teachers in the state haven’t been told why. “There was never any knowledge of this being an issue, and the school district didn’t know about it either, as...
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