Monday, March 18
A shout-out to our Science Bowl teams and their advisers – Michael Grizzaffi and Sam Steinken. The Stevens and Central teams competed at Science Bowl Regionals in Huron on February 16th. Raiders Science Bowl reigns as Region Champions and National ...
RCAS Shoutout
Congratulations to Rapid City’s Teacher of the year -Stevens High School teacher Seth Keene!
Monday, March 18
Rapid City Stevens senior Haley Erickson received the top place NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in our area for the third year in a row! The Aspirations in Computing (AiC) award honors women in grades 9 through ...
Monday, March 18
A group of SDSM&T students received grant dollars to teach middle school students about the various types of engineering fields and the opportunities associated with each. Each Wednesday, the group works with students in the 8th grade Career Exploration class at North Middle School. The first week, SDSM&T students taught the middle schoolers about mining. Students mined chocolate chips out of a cookie. They were paid for each mined chocolate chip and were rewarded for the cookie that was the least damaged. Students received a safety bonus if they did not break their mining equipment (a toothpick and a paper clip). The second session focused on chemical engineering, including chemistry and biology. SDSM&T students arrived with blenders, fruit, soap and rubbing alcohol. The 8th graders were divided into groups and participated in DNA testing of the two fruits. The third session exposed students to environmental engineering, civil engineering, and physics. The students created spaghetti and marshmallow structures as well as catapults and figured out a trajectory to shoot ping pong balls into a bucket. The final sessions are on electrical engineering, computers and technology. For the activity associated with this field, SDSM&T students will bring small robots, robotic arms and virtual reality items. Mrs. Leatha Roland’s Career Exploration students are thankful that the School of Mines & Technology students and professors shared their knowledge and time!
Tuesday, February 19
A team of district leaders, under the leadership of Dr. Robin Gillespie, Director of Federal Programs and Grants, has developed a Rapid City Areas Schools initiative to educate the Whole CHILD. This initiative includes supports to meet the social, ...
Tuesday, February 19
Central High School theater teacher Justin Speck is one of two South Dakota teachers being honored by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). At the State One Act Festival last weekend, he accepted his Outstanding ...
RCAS Shoutout
We want to congratulate RCAS school psychologist Alyssa Marquardt. She recently earned her Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential. It is the only professional credential acknowledging school psychologists who meet rigorous nationally recognized standards. School psychologists who hold this ...
Tuesday, February 19
As part of the Great Kindness Challenge during the week of January 28th, North Middle School students and staff created cards for those experiencing kindness and were able to purchase Happy-Grams. The card campaign was the idea of ...
Tuesday, February 19
First-grade students from across the district attended a book launch event for the book Porter the Hoarder at Central High School’s theatre in early February. The Porter the Hoarder book series is a sequence of look-and-find books written ...
Friday, January 18
Congratulations to South Park teacher Amy Berke and Stevens High School Counselor Melissa Good. Both have earned national certifications in 2018, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skill in their professions. Teachers achieve National Board Certification through a rigorous, ...