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St. Joseph's Indian School We serve and teach, we receive and learn.Menu Home St. Joseph’s Indian School Our Children Native American Scholar Aims for Teaching Certificate In an era abuzz about the teacher shortage and how it is affecting schools across South Dakota, one Native American scholarship recipient aims to make a difference by achieving a teaching certificate in the coming year. Continue reading Native American Scholar Aims for Teaching Certificate” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on May 10, 2024 May 9, 2024 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on Native American Scholar Aims for Teaching Certificate St. Joseph’s Alum Is Changing the World, One Haircut at a Time Chelsea Wilson, an alum of St. Joseph’s, recently visited to host a hair clinic to help students express themselves through their hair. The slogan for Chelsea Wilson’s RezKutz” business is, Your satisfaction is my goal,” and it’s something she lives out through the satisfaction of giving back to the school she attended from 1 st through 8 th grade: St. Joseph’s Indian School. Chelsea recently offered two three-hour hair cutting sessions for boys in 1 st through 12 th grades. Continue reading St. Joseph’s Alum Is Changing the World, One Haircut at a Time” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on May 3, 2024 April 29, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 3 Comments on St. Joseph’s Alum Is Changing the World, One Haircut at a Time Thiyóšpaye Challenge Welcomes Spring to St. Joseph’s Indian School Proud William Home girls are: (standing, left to right) Melissa and Bresayus; (kneeling, left to right) Angel, Lamya, Jordanna, Emberlynn, MerieOnna, Baylee, Lai’la and Say’Dee. A ripple of colorful ribbon skirts caught the breeze in contrast to the winter-dull grass and signaled, Something special is going on here.” That’s right! Recently, students at St. Joseph’s Indian School were busy welcoming spring by giving equal energy to academic, cultural, linguistic and athletic pursuits in the school’s first Thiyóšpaye* Challenge. Continue reading Thiyóšpaye Challenge Welcomes Spring to St. Joseph’s Indian School” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on April 29, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 3 Comments on Thiyóšpaye Challenge Welcomes Spring to St. Joseph’s Indian School A Note of Thanks to Rec Center Donors It started where a lot of dreams begin — on paper. When we were dreaming about the Recreation (Rec) Center Renovation and Expansion at St. Joseph’s Indian School, we started sketching and making notes about what this new space could be and what it would mean for the Lakota (Sioux) children at our school. Continue reading A Note of Thanks to Rec Center Donors” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024 Categories Uncategorized Leave a comment on A Note of Thanks to Rec Center Donors Students Earn Extra Cash by Painting and Selling Pictures for Youth Art Month St. Joseph’s Indian School students have art for sale in-person at the Akt á Lakota Museum through the end of March 2024. Lakota students at St. Joseph’s Indian School decided to put their creative talents to use in hopes of earning a little bit of extra cash during Youth Art Month. All students had the opportunity to paint any picture in art class using an oil pastel, watercolor technique. Hannah, St. Joseph’s Indian School art teacher, explained she chose this technique and project so students could be more independent while working on their paintings. Continue reading Students Earn Extra Cash by Painting and Selling Pictures for Youth Art Month” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 6 Comments on Students Earn Extra Cash by Painting and Selling Pictures for Youth Art Month St. Joseph’s Indian School Student Takes Third Place at State Free Throw Contest Jevjuan, an eighth grader at St. Joseph’s Indian School, recently took part in an intense battle to the podium during the State Free Throw Contest. Jevjuan rested his toe precisely in front of the free throw line. He had one more shot to shoot before he could allow any thoughts to enter his mind. He took a few dribbles, a few breaths and stared at the hoop. One final shot was all that he had left. He brought the orange, perfectly round ball up to his chest and followed through with one fluid motion, flicking his wrist and holding it. Jevjuan held his breath, frozen like a statue while he watched the ball and net collide. Listening to that satisfying sound he has heard so many times before … Swoosh … Nothing but net. Jevjuan’s body relaxed as he wiped the sweat from his brow. However, he knew the competition was not over and he was heading into a tie-breaker round. Continue reading St. Joseph’s Indian School Student Takes Third Place at State Free Throw Contest” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on March 22, 2024 March 14, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 2 Comments on St. Joseph’s Indian School Student Takes Third Place at State Free Throw Contest St. Joseph’s Alum Earns South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification Richard Two Two Sr., right, receives congratulations from DCI Director Dan Satterlee upon completion of SD Basic Law Enforcement Certification. On Friday, March 1, 2024, Richard Two Two Sr., Chief of Police for Kimball, S.D., received his South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification, one of 42 students graduating the course run by the South Dakota State Attorney General’s Office. Continue reading St. Joseph’s Alum Earns South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on March 15, 2024 March 7, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 2 Comments on St. Joseph’s Alum Earns South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification I Hate Winter Day” Caps Read Across America” Week at St. Joseph’s Eighth-grade girls decked out for I Hate Winter Day” pose with their sandcastle entry. This winter hasn’t been the worst in recent history, but that didn’t keep students at St. Joseph’s Indian School from blowing up a blizzard of activity on Friday, March 1, the school’s annual I Hate Winter Day.” The day capped another annual celebration at the school: Read Across America Week.” Continue reading I Hate Winter Day” Caps Read Across America” Week at St. Joseph’s” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on March 8, 2024 March 4, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 3 Comments on I Hate Winter Day” Caps Read Across America” Week at St. Joseph’s St. Joseph’s Indian School Donors Can Trust the Platinum Candid/GuideStar Seal St. Joseph’s Indian School’s dedication to transparency was recently recognized with the Platinum Seal from Candid. Candid, a leading assessor of nonprofit organizations, recently announced that, for the second year running, St. Joseph’s Indian School achieved the Platinum GuideStar Seal of Transparency for providing comprehensive information about the school’s programs, success measures and services. Platinum is the highest possible rating for a nonprofit organization. Continue reading St. Joseph’s Indian School Donors Can Trust the Platinum Candid/GuideStar Seal” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on February 23, 2024 February 21, 2024 Categories Uncategorized 1 Comment on St. Joseph’s Indian School Donors Can Trust the Platinum Candid/GuideStar Seal Catholic Schools Week Celebrated at St. Joseph’s Indian School During Catholic Schools Week, St. Joseph’s seventh- and eighth-graders took it upon themselves to spread kindness and appreciation to our hardworking maintenance garage team! They brought snacks and smiles to dedicated individuals who keep our campus running smoothly every day. Beginning January 28, St. Joseph’s Indian School joined other Catholic schools across the country in celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Continue reading Catholic Schools Week Celebrated at St. Joseph’s Indian School” Author St. Joseph's Indian School Posted on February 9, 2024 February 6, 2024 Categories...