Category Archives: Schools

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 →

Debate team wins state Lincoln-Douglas The Vermillion High School debate team won state in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, which is a one-on-one debate focusing on values. The competition took place March 6-7. Mike Vaillancourt, a senior, and Jon Spader, a junior, both won their semi-final round. Vaillancourt was the declared 1999 … Read Article →

Students will soon be taking SAT tests Within the next few weeks, students in grades two, four, six, eight, nine, and 11 will be taking the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Ninth Edition (SAT). The SAT is required by the South Dakota State Board of Education of all students in grades … Read Article →

Rusch named to honor roll Creighton University student Elizabeth Rusch 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 honor … Read Article →

Ofstehage accepted at Minnesota State James Ofstehage, a senior at Vermillion High School, has been accepted for admission into Minnesota State University, Mankato, Walt Wolff, director of admissions, announced this week. Minnesota State University, Mankato offers more than 150 programs of study. Ofstehage is the son of Mr. and Mrs. … Read Article →

Danielson awarded three scholarships Robyn Danielson of Vermillion has been awarded three scholarships for the 1998-1999 academic year at Presentation College in Aberdeen. These scholarships include the Bishop Hoch Scholarship, the Jean Hoch Scholarship, and the Hatterscheidt Foundation Scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, scholastic ability, and other … Read Article →

John Hagemann to present Gunderson Lecture March 22 University of South Dakota Law Professor and Law Librarian John F. Hagemann will deliver the annual Gunderson Lecture on Monday, March 22 in the USD School of Law courtroom. Sponsored by the School of Law, the lecture will begin at 4 p.m. … Read Article →

Vermillion Middle School honors academic achievement Students have been recognized by Vermillion Middle School for academic achievement. They are: Sixth grade � Laura Aga, Jordan Anderson, Sarah Anderson, Keshav Arogyswamy, Krista Barton, John Behrmann, Jaime Bernard, Morgan Brooks, Desiree Bynote, Anne Carlson, Nathaniel Chandler, Alissa Christensen, Alissa Christensen, Sarah Christopherson, … Read Article →

Theatre workshops planned at Vermillion Middle School Commedia Theatre Company will conduct workshops for local sixth-grade students as part of the South Dakota Arts Council's Artists-In-Schools program. The group will work with the sixth-graders during their residency in the Vermillion Middle School from March 15-19. The professionals of the Commedia … Read Article →