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COMMERCIAL STATE BANK HONORS DON KOTAB FOR 60 YEARS OF SERVICE
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The Wagner Community School’s current seniors were asked to attend a post-graduation planning and training program sponsored by the Wagner Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, November 29th. The event was planned and put together by Dana Sanderson with the help of the Wagner Chamber of Commerce and the Yankton Sioux Tribe.
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Wagner Oral Interp competed in the State Competition in Harrisburg Friday, December 1st and Saturday, December 2nd. Friday afternoon, Reader’s Theatre performed and brought home a Superior Award. Reader’s Theatre included senior Trenton Rolston, Juniors Jackson Rolston, Presley Slaba, Macee Stimpson and 8th grader Taya Stone. Friday evening, Presley Slaba performed her storytelling piece. Saturday morning, Jackson Rolston performed his non-original piece. Saturday afternoon, Jackson also performed his humor piece, bringing home another Superior medal. Senior Jennifer Barnett performed her Poetry piece Saturday afternoon, also, winning a Superior award. Wagner Community School was a recipient of the Team Excellence Award! These kids have been working hard since August on their pieces and have put a lot of time, effort, and energy into memorizing, practicing, perfecting, and performing their pieces! Wagner Oral Interpretation has had a strong season, bringing home awards at various meets, including Brandon Valley, Regions and State.
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Thousands of high school senior scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2024 from 4,129 different schools across the country applied for the scholarship earlier this fall. From this talented group of accomplished, community-minded young men and women, more than 4,878 have earned the honor of becoming School Winners in the Heisman High School Scholarship competition awarded by The Heisman Trophy Trust.
Read moreAs the weather changes to match the month of the year and we find colder temps, high winds, and shorter days our minds turn to activities we can do indoors. The library has shelved all our puzzle collection and we have puzzles for all ages. Putting together a puzzle at the library is a possibility, or they can be checked out for a two-week period.
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SVATOS EARNS THE WIN AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING TOURNAMENT
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This week’s featured Andes Central Senior is Carlin Hopkins. Carlin is the son of Charles and Tracey Hopkins. Carlin has three siblings that also attend Andes Central: Adura, Mila and Finnegan. During his high school years, Carlin has been involved in both football and wrestling for four years, track for a year, band, marching band, chorus and All-State Chorus. For community service, he has been a part of picking up trash around Lake Andes. Walking tacos is Carlin’s favorite school lunch and his favorite high school teacher is Mrs. Maynard. Mrs. Maynard is a very caring teacher who has a vast amount of patience with her students.
Read moreThis holiday season, LifeServe Blood Center is urging families in South Dakota to come together and create a new and meaningful tradition: donating blood as a family to save lives in their communities. LifeServe Blood Center is the lifeline for more than 160 hospitals primarily in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Hospitals in your community have chosen LifeServe as their sole provider of blood and blood products, meaning that when you donate blood with LifeServe, you can save lives in your neighborhood. As a community-based blood center, LifeServe only hosts blood drives in the communities where that blood will go back into the area hospitals.
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