Reminder that we will have our Winter Sports Meeting tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 13) at 7:00 for anyone who plans to participate in high school boys/girls basketball, wrestling, and/or cheer. Our meeting will start in gym 1 then we will split from there for your individual program meetings with head coaches. Please plan to be there. Thank you.
Mr. Nepodal
Last week’s Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light was presented to Ms. Alexis Hauf by Ms. Melayna Waisanen.
“I chose someone new to our district. I may not know her very well, yet, but I like the positive attitude and excitement she brings to our school. We are lucky to have her as part of our team!”
Congratulations to the LDMS Red Ribbon Week Contest Winners!
Essay Contest Winner- Kenna Pitlick
Poster Contest Winners- Porter Smith (6th Grade), Lydia Wright (7th Grade), Jace Clopp (8th Grade)
Due to a schedule conflict for Hermosa, our middle school girls basketball game for Monday, Nov. 6 has been cancelled. We will still have our game at Douglas on Tuesday, Nov. 7 and we will host Spearfish on Thursday, Nov. 9. Thank you.
Mr. Nepodal
Just a reminder that we will be holding parent-teacher conferences today from 1-7pm at the HS. There will also be a financial aid informational webinar for juniors/seniors that starts at 6:00pm. The link to the Zoom meeting and the passcode are below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89207975036?pwd=xZxfAgefvvausLh5wWrf28efQTMosk.1
Meeting ID: 892 0797 5036
Passcode: 424185
Our middle school wrestling meet at Spearfish for Thursday, Nov. 9th has been cancelled due to Sundance not being able to participate and a conflict with the facilities at Spearfish. Thank you.
Mr. Nepodal
Ms. Maura Nistler chose Ms. Melayna Waisanen as last week’s Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light.
“In my classroom this year and last, there is a common question. A person might think first graders are asking, 'When is recess?' but they are usually asking, 'Can we go hug Ms. Waisanen?' Melayna Waisanen is our Shining Light because the kindness and compassion she gives to our students is carried with them throughout elementary.”
Lead-Deadwood High School Financial Aid Night is set for November 2nd at 6:00 p.m.
Use this link for an important handout: https://5il.co/2826q
Join the Zoom Meeting here:
Topic: Lead-Deadwood High School Financial Aid Night
Time: Nov 2, 2023 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89207975036?pwd=xZxfAgefvvausLh5wWrf28efQTMosk.1
Meeting ID: 892 0797 5036
Passcode: 424185
November 1st Lead-Deadwood School District will be conducting hearing screenings for the following grades; Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 11th. If your student is screened and there are any concerns, you will be notified with follow up recommendations.
The band fundraiser deadline is tomorrow! We have not reached our goal of $1,500. Be sure to order from a band student to help them go to Disney in 2026!
HSVB regions - 1st round - will be played vs. Hill City at Hill City on Monday, Oct. 30th. Game time is 6:00 - good luck ladies!!
Mr. Nepodal
Middle School has added a CTE class for 8th graders. Mr. Sander plans on his students exploring Flight, Autos, Medical (first aid/cpr) and the Sanford Lab. Students were able to launch their rockets at Mountain Top!
LDHS attends the Robotics Contest in Douglas on Saturday, October 21st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9DAhTQLtI
DIGGER PINK NIGHT!! October 24, 2023. In addition to the games, there will be a raffle for prizes going on in the main gym foyer. Lots of prizes!!!! All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Foundation for Health.
The middle and high school band has started our Disney trip fundraiser! The deadline is Friday October 27th. Please spread the word!
Ascher and Tessa show off their cardboard sculptures from their 8th grade Mixed Media class.
This week, Ms. Dana Schubauer presented the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light to Ms. Maura Nistler.
"Ms. Nistler started with our district in the middle of the year last year which was really difficult, but she did an outstanding job. She even decided to come back this year! Ms. Nistler always comes with a smile, meets our students where they are, and creates engaging lessons that her students love every day. She is such a kind and wonderful person to work with. "
We want to thank the Forest Service and Smokey Bear for taking time out of their busy schedules to come to the Elementary School today to talk to the students about forest fire safety!
Our HSFB game at Lakota Tech on Friday, Oct. 13th will be played at 2:00 - for those of you who can't make or wish to watch it online it will be livestreamed on youtube...go to Lakota Tech/Tatanka Live for the broadcast. You will have to subscribe but there shouldn't be a cost to watch it. This should be the link - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lakota+tech+tatanka+live
Good luck Diggers!!
Ms. Elizabeth Frith presented this week’s Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light to Ms. Dana Schubauer.
“Dana Schubauer is a shining light in our school. Every morning she comes into the cafeteria and writes down our breakfast and lunch menus in a fun & creative way. She then draws a challenging word puzzle on the white board. She may not know this, but many people visit the lunchroom throughout the day specifically to see her new puzzle and try to figure it out. Ms. Schubauer can be found each morning in the lunchroom greeting students as they enter the building to begin their day. She has stepped in and helped me with many different tasks this school year. Ms. Schubauer shows all students love everyday with her common sense approach and fantastic sense of humor.”
Congratulations, Ms. Schubauer!
