Lead-Deadwood School District

Mrs. Amberly Rogers is passing the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light on to Mrs. Jessica Yushta this week! “We are very lucky to have this person in our building. She colors our kids lives and helps them to express themselves. She has such a positive impact on our students and employees. She is funny, caring, goes the extra mile, and never gives up. The Shining light goes to Mrs. Yushta.”

Due to the forecasted weather this week being better on Thursday than on Friday, our middle school Black Hills Conference track meet has been moved to be on Thursday, April 25th rather than on Friday, April 26th. Start time is 9:00 - meet will be hosted/held in Custer at their track and field complex. Good luck Diggers! Mr. Nepodal

Hey Diggers! This is Dr. Person, and I am trying out a new to me way of communicating, the LDSD Live Feed! I will be periodically sending out messages about some things that are going on in the Lead-Deadwood School District. I'd like to start with an exciting project that the school board is considering at the middle school. The project will create a new front entrance to the building that is more inviting, some renovated office space that is more accessible and functional, and a new location for picking up and dropping off students, so that the car traffic and the bus traffic are separated. Another added bonus to this project if it goes forward will be some new designated space in the middle school building for CTE and STEM education, designed specifically for hands-on learning. I will continue to push out more information in the next couple of weeks to fill you in on the project.

This week Mrs. Mandee Rantapaa has chosen to pass the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light on to Mrs. Amberly Rogers. "I have chosen this person because she is truly a behind the scenes person. You probably wouldn’t even know she's around unless you need her. She is the most patient person. Always makes time for everyone in every situation. I'm convinced she was a detective in a past life. She is able to figure out most problems with the vaguest of clues. She has a unique knack for asking the right question at the right time. She has taught me so much in the past year and I am incredibly grateful to be able to call her a colleague and even more thankful to be able to call her a friend. I am passing the Shining Light award to Amberly Rogers!"

This is our 2023-2024 Middle School FCA group. Our last meeting of the school year is Wednesday, May 15th during lunch in Mrs. Johnson's room. Join us to learn more about FCA for next school year.

Due to the cold temperatures and forecasted higher winds this Friday, April 19th - our middle school track meet has been cancelled. Thank you. Mr. Nepodal

The high school track meet scheduled for Thursday, April 18th at Custer has been cancelled due to the weather and cold temperatures. It will not be rescheduled. Thank you. Mr. Nepodal

The JV track meet in Spearfish scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th has been cancelled due to the impending weather and conditions. Thank you. Mr. Nepodal

The girls' golf meet scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th has been cancelled due to the weather and will not be replaced on the schedule at a later date. Thank you. Mr. Nepodal

LDHS Students, Baelyan G., Landyn K, Elijah C, Connor B and Rylan B competing at Skills USA for welding on April 11th, 2024. Go Diggers!

LDHS Prom is April 20th at the Historic Homestake Opera House.

The golf meets scheduled for today and tomorrow have both been cancelled. The JV track meet scheduled for tomorrow/Tuesday April 9th has been cancelled as well. No make up dates are planned for these events. Thank you Mr. Nepodal

Reminder MS Track pictures will be in gym 2 tomorrow after school. Please bring your uniform along with paperwork/money. Thanks. Coach Morovits

Update, there will be no school today in the Lead-Deadwood School District. Monday, April 8.

Due to the wet heavy snow that we received yesterday, and more predicted today, there will be a 2 hour late start today for the Lead-Deadwood School District. The city, county, and state crews have done a great job clearing streets and roads, but there may be some areas and private residences still having difficulty. We will update if anything changes. Thank you.

Please note that the middle track meet scheduled for Saturday, April 6th in Spearfish has been cancelled due to the impending weather. Please help spread the word. Thank you and have a great weekend! Mr. Nepodal

This week the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light is being passed from Mrs. Amy Vande Velde to Mrs. Mandee Rantapaa. "The shining light that I have chosen wears many hats and is truly amazing. I feel fortunate that she left her other career to come and work with our students. She is so patient, kind, fun, and caring with students and staff. I have been in awe of her for many years watching her raise her beautiful family, while working , traveling to sports, baking, running 2 different online stores, running a ranch, and still manages to have a great life outside of all of that. I am honored to have Mandee Rantapaa as our newest Shining Light."

Dental-Delta Dental Bus will provide screenings and services to children that register. The Bus will be at Lead-Deadwood Elementary April 29th - May 3rd. There is no cost to the child or family. No insurance is needed. Registration/Consent must be completed and returned to the School Nurse no later than April 19th. Registration form: https://5il.co/1r20i

We are so proud of our school-based mental health providers! Our school counselor, Mrs. Bender, was named the Outstanding Professional School Counselor of the Year. Mrs. Bender will go on to represent South Dakota at the American School Counselor Association’s National School Counselor of the Year gala in Washington, DC later this year. Our school psychologist, Mrs. McPherson, received the Special Contributions Award for making a contribution of unusual significance that directly affects school counselors, students, and their schools. Both were honored to be recipients of these statewide South Dakota School Counselor Association awards.

There will be public forum for City of Lead Commissioners and School Board Candidates on April 2, 2024, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Lead Deadwood High School Auditorium. City of Lead Commissioners will begin at 5:30 pm, School Board Candidates to follow. The City of Lead is planning on live streaming the forum. If you would like to watch the live stream, follow the City of Lead's Facebook page.