Category Archives: Schools

VMS band students have superior contest day Vermillion Middle School seventh – and eighth-grade band students participated in the South Dakota Bandmasters Association solo and ensemble contest in Canton on April 10. The VMS entries, instructed by Becky Rider and accompanied by Dave Kulm, received 25 superior (I) ratings, five … Read Article →

Area students named to USD deans' lists Approximately 800 students, or nearly 11 percent of the student body, have been named to Fall semester dean's lists at The University of South Dakota. The lists are broken into the various schools and colleges at USD, according to that academic unit criterion … Read Article →

Vermillion High School releases honor roll Vermillion High School has released its honor roll for the third quarter of the 1998-99 school year. Senior Honor Roll 4.00 GPA Garrett Bruening, Sarah Iles, Jeannine Joy, Dulce Kickland, Kendra Korte, Zebulon Lang, Amy O'Connor, Carolyn O'Connor, Dean Reasoner, Kristen Salverson and Mara … Read Article →

USD music department receives National Honor Society membership The University of South Dakota department of music was recently granted charter membership in the National Music Honor Society of Pi Kappa Lambda. Formal ceremonies for the establishment of the Theta Upsilon Chapter at USD were recently held in the Colton Recital … Read Article →

Jon Hoadley is All-State bound Vermillion High School student Jon Hoadley has been accepted to the 1999 South Dakota All-State Jazz Festival on vibes. This year's All-State Festival will be held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the Northern State University campus in Aberdeen. Clinicians this year will be … Read Article →

Photographer, dinosaur expert featured at Ideafest IdeaFest '99, a celebration of undergraduate research, will feature dinosaur expert John R. "Jack" Horner of Bozeman, MT, and Sam Abell, a freelance photographer of the National Geographic Society from Albemarle County, VA, during events at The University of South Dakota April 22-23. Abell, … Read Article →

USD will host teleconference The Center for Instructional Design and Delivery at The University of South Dakota and South Dakota Public Broadcasting will sponsor a video teleconference April 22 on the USD campus. A live, interactive satellite event, "Pitfalls + Progress: Cost-Effective and Appropriate Use of Technology in Higher Education," … Read Article →

CIDD to sponsor annual Secretaries Day Seminar The Center for Instructional Design and Delivery (CIDD) at The University of South Dakota will host the Annual Secretaries Day Seminar on Wednesday, April 21 at USD's Center for Continuing Education Room 122. A professional development workshop for administrative professionals, the seminar will … Read Article →

Distance education expert will speak April 26 at USD A statewide teleconference, featuring nationally recognized distance education authority Thomas Russell, will be held at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26 at The University of South Dakota's Center for Continuing Education. This seminar, sponsored by the CIDD at USD, will … Read Article →

Pride of Vermillion bands rate superior at contests Vermillion High School's bands have been very busy the last month at jazz band and large group competitions. At both the Coyote Jazz Festival on March 16 and the Northeast Jazz Festival on March 30, VHS Jazz-One received Division I ratings. Patrick … Read Article →