Category Archives: Schools

Students meet with regents, discuss federation The South Dakota Student Federation met in conjunction with the Board of Regents meeting March 18 in the basement of the Trojan Center on the campus of Dakota State University. All six state universities were present as they discussed the process of The University … Read Article →

Students raise funds for Heart Association Vermillion students jumped rope and played basketball March 20 to help raise money for the American Heart Association. A 3-on-3 round robin basketball tournament was held for third-through sixth-graders. In the girls division the "Reds" (Maggie Thorn, Amy Mart, Carrie Christensen and Michelle Olson) … Read Article →

School Comments By Robert Mayer The following article is the third and last in a series on the high school expansion project. The first two articles dealt with a history and need for the project. The subject remaining for discussion is cost. The projected cost of the project is $5,612,433. … Read Article →

New York artist discovers USD, will exhibit, lecture New York artist Sylvia Schuster's works will be on exhibit in Gallery 110 and in the hallways of the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts at The University of South Dakota through March 31. The artist will also visit the … Read Article →

Symphonic band members rate high at Region I Music Contest Members of the VHS Symphonic Band competed at SDHSAA Region I Instrumental Music Contest Thursday, March 18 at Vermillion High School. The original date of March 9 was postponed due to snow. Of 49 individual events, VHS band members received … Read Article →

Baron selected sorority delegate University of South Dakota freshman Sarah Brown was recently selected as the New Member Panhellenic Delegate for the Alpha Rho Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Kappa Alpha Theta is a greek letter sorority which emphasizes social, intellectual and moral growth. Sarah is the daughter of … Read Article →

Erica Iverson on dean's honor roll Creighton University student Erica Iverson of Vermillion, has been named to the dean's honor roll for academic achievement during the 1998 fall semester. Full-time students who achieve a grade-point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the dean's … Read Article →

McAuliffe fellowship open to SD teachers A fellowship named for the first teacher in space is open to South Dakota teachers to help the state improve education. The Christa McAuliffe Fellowship award, worth about $23,800, will support one teacher's efforts to develop and implement standards-based activities and projects which can … Read Article →

Stories of SD's country schools published A collection of stories about learning in a one-room country school has been published by the South Dakota Humanities Foundation and is available for sale from the Humanities Council in Brookings for $12.45. Part of the publication costs came from a $6,000 grant from … Read Article →

School Comments By Supt. Robert Mayer In last week's "School Comments" readers were informed about the scope and history of the high school expansion project. In this column information on the need for the project will be provided. One of the proposed additions is the high school library. Expanding the … Read Article →