On Monday evening, SFSD held an honoring ceremony for its Native American students who are graduating from 8th grade and from High School. This is an important way to recognize these students in a way that is culturally significant and tied in with their communities. Congratulations on graduation! View more photos here:
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25 Classroom to Careers and JAG students spent Wednesday morning painting a Habitat for Humanity twin home. They even got to meet one of the homeowners who was very grateful for all the volunteers who came out to help her house become a home. Way to go Warriors!
Your preteen is navigating their first summer without childcare. Older siblings are caring for younger siblings at home and meal preparation is a little too much responsibility. You’ve hired a teenage companion to take your kids to the parks, camps, and activities but this means funds are tight for food.
These are all real scenarios playing out in homes and apartments across Sioux Falls. That’s why the Sioux Falls School District is proud to, once again, offer free breakfasts and lunches to all children, ages 1-18 during June and July 2023.
Using meal counts from previous summers, the Office of Child Nutrition established a schedule for breakfast to be offered at eight schools on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Lunch will be served Mondays through Thursdays at six locations and Monday through Friday at two locations. The schedule will be emailed to SFSD families and will be posted on the District’s website: sf.k12.sd.us. No income eligibility paperwork is required..
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, APISA, the Asian Pacific Islander Student Association is hosting APISA Night on Monday, May 15th at 7pm in the WHS Auditorium. There will be a cultural talent show and fashion showcase and refreshments will be available afterward. Tickets will be sold at the door and are $5 for adults, $3 for students and free for children under 5.
Congratulations to Washington on this year’s Screen Time Challenge! As a building we reduced our total screen time by -37% for a total of 95,361 minutes in 1 week! Congratulations to our individual champions: 12th Grade Will Hansen; 11th Grade Prashika Gurung; 10th Grade Gage Lukes; 9th Grade Alejandro Cortes and the Staff Champion is Mr. Tom Freese. The winning class was JROTC 3rd Period with 67.14% reduced. This year we challenged Jefferson and came out victorious! Mr Conrad was a good sport and donned the Warrior Orange. A special thanks to Scheels, Chick Fil A and Mr. Thorpe for their donations.
Students: Please make sure your Chromebooks are ready to go for semester test week! If your Chromebook is having any issues, please stop by Student Services before May 17 to get it in for repair.
Graduation day is coming up fast! Join us at the Sioux Falls Arena on Sunday, May 21st at 4:30 PM for the student graduation ceremony.
We have become aware of a scam circulating that appears as if SFSD Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson is asking people to go out and purchase large dollar amounts of gift cards. Gay has NOT sent out a text or an email. Her communication devices appear to have been hacked. Please delete any communication and do not follow through with the request. We apologize for this inconvenience.
We are proud to announce the Sioux Falls School District has been named a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation from @nammfoundation for its outstanding commitment to music education! Congratulations to our music educators, our talented students, and our community for your support!
WHS Student Council will be selling brownie sundaes for $1 during the lunch periods on Wednesday, April 26th.
Congratulations to the WHS Honorfest Award recipients who were recognized earlier today. Use this link to view the event: bit.ly/WHSvideo
WHS Student Council is sponsoring dress up days April 24-28 for Honorfest!
Monday - Future Career/College Day for students - Alumni wear for staff
Tuesday - Pajama Day
Wednesday - Spirit Day
Thursday - Jersey Day
Friday - Summer Vacation
WHS Seniors: If you are interested in giving a speech at graduation, you will need to submit it to Ms. Wounded Head or Ms. Nieuwsma by Thursday, April 27 at 3:30pm. Auditions will be held on Friday, April 28 at 7:00am in the Little Theatre. A flyer regarding guidelines for a graduation speech can be found in Student Services.
WHS Student Council is sponsoring dress-up days for Honorfest April 24-28!
Monday- Future Career/College Day
Tuesday - Pajama Day
Wednesday - Spirit Day
Thursday - Jersey Day
Friday- Summer Vacation
The stats are troubling-47% of SFSD students qualify for free/reduced lunches. Their family's income is not enough to make ends meet. That makes it difficult to support school fundraisers. Operation Hope & Caring helps! Get your tickets to the SF STORM game to support schools!
WHS Senior Joseph Baumann was announced as a 2023 Davis-Bahcall Scholar by the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF). This program introduces students to a variety of STEM disciplines and allows students to spend four weeks exploring universities and laboratories for an opportunity to see what professionals in the field do every day. Congratulations Joseph!
Any girls that are interested in playing for the Warrior Girls' Basketball team for the 2023-24 school year, please make plans to attend the GBB meeting in the Main Gym on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:30am.
WHS Seniors - If you did not make it to the Josten's table to pick up your cap and gown stop by the counseling office to pick it up ASAP.
Does your child have conflict resolution skills to solve everyday problems? Join us Tues, April 18 at 6pm to hear from SFSD & Avera Behavioral Health in this month's Family Forum Series segment. Watch for the link in your email. It's practical advice to strengthen families.
The School Board has voted to move the last day of student classes to Friday, May 26, 2023 - requiring students to make up two of the five days missed due to weather. Staff will report through Friday, June 2, 2023.
