Issue one - Dupree School

January 29, 2016
A Student Publication for the Dupree School and Community
Vol. 2 Issue 1
We’re Back!
After a seven month vacation, the
school newspaper is officially back
in full swing. We are all very excited to be back. We are bringing a few
changes with our reappearance, and
we hope you enjoy them. Be on the
lookout for your monthly Tiger
Times. You can pick them up at any
of the following locations: The Central Office of the school, Lakota
Thrifty Mart, The Post Office, the
Court House, the downtown Cenex,
and the First Financial Bank. See
you next month!
Top: Alyssa Roark
Second row: Isabella Olvera, and Shelby Feickert
Third row: Justin Matonis, Garrett Fischer, Taylor Star
Bottom Row: Marie Briggs, Keenan McDaniel, Olivia
Dosch, Mary Duchscherer
Front: Seth Bendigo
Super Message
This month, we did a short
interview with Mr. Shanks.
How is the school year going in general? I think the
school year is going very
well. I’m seeing good things
from the kids. I am seeing
good attitudes from the students and a good effort towards trying for the programs
we’re implementing in the
school. I’m happy with the
new teachers and how they’re
fitting in. I’m especially happy with our music department. The elementary kids
are really enjoying Mr.
Laughlin. The band and the
high school choir just sound
great! I’m not real happy
with some of the weather we
have had, especially when we
lost three days of electricity,
but we have no control over
those sorts of things. I really
enjoy the kids at Dupree.
This is my twenty-fourth year
of being a superintendent.
I’m really enjoying it here.
Is there anything new on
the state or national level
that will be affecting us?
Yes, there is. Congress has
passed a bill. It replaces No
Child Left Behind. This bill
gives the states and school
boards more power on how
they educate their kids. It’s a
good thing. The Federal
Government will allow the
states and more specifically
the school board on how to
educate their kids. In reality,
locals know better than the
Federal Government on how
to educate their kids. On the
state level, Governor Dau-
gaard is pushing for a half
cent sales tax to increase
teacher pay. His goal is to get
the average teacher salary to
$48,000 a year. Right now,
South Dakota ranks fifty first
in the nation in teacher pay.
We will have to see if the
legislature will pass this most
important bill.
Superintendent,
Brian
Shanks
Lindskov’s Locution
January has been and continues to be a very busy month.
Students have returned from
the extended holiday break
and have settled back into the
routine of learning and
school. February is quickly
approaching.
We have been blasted by
frigid temperatures, but students have taken it all in
stride. We encourage parents
to dress their students for the
weather and frigid temperatures.
K-3 staff have been participating in their Reading
Coaching/Class and observations with their Reading
Coach, Coly Blake. Teachers
in Grades 3 - 6 have been
participating in their Math
Coaching/Class and observations with their Math Coach,
Heather Overland. The Building Leadership Team has
been actively involved with
Focus School planning and
activities with our School
Support Team adviser June
Preszler.
I have been busy with all of
the above in addition to
working on Teacher Observations and Evaluations using
the new format "TeachScape"
recently encouraged and
adopted by the South Dakota
Department of Education.
However, we continue to
work through some "technical issues" with the program but overall, everything
is progressing well and much
faster than I am able to maintain at times.
I want to share that no matter
how young or old we are,
"Learning is a life-long process." In proofreading my
thoughts for this edition
of your newsletter, Spellcheck indicated I had a
spelling error. For years I
have spelled the word "advisor" just as you see it. However, MS Office had a red
line beneath it. Utilizing the
'resources at my fingertips, I
went to my trusting friend
and online resource
"Google," and here is what
he/she had to share:
Adviser and advisor are both
accepted spellings of
the noun meaning one who
advises or counsels. There is
no difference between them.
But adviser, the older ver-
sion, is listed as the primary
spelling in most dictionaries,
and it is about five times as
common as advisor in current
news publications from
throughout the Englishspeaking world. In the U.S.
and Canada, advisor is commonly used in official job
titles, but adviser is still generally preferred
over advisor in North America, and advisor is only marginally more common in
American and Canadian English than in other varieties of
English.
In closing, we all know that
the time between February
and April can be the longest
months of the school year. I
encourage you to find some
type of 'happy balance' when
the going gets tough and
make time to do something
extraordinary or fun!!
- Elem. Principal,
Lindskov
Cindy
student is in attendance will
help in improving the performance at our school.
Basketball and wrestling are
in full swing. Come join
the support for our
teams. Have a great year!
-- Principal, Pandi Pittman
K-6 Grades
Ballet
Pittman’s Ponderings
Happy New Year! I look
forward to what the year has
to offer!
Dupree High School and Junior High will be involved
with a Mass Customized
Grant sponsored by the Bush
Foundation. Staff for grades
7-12 are currently involved
with a book study
of Inevitable. A team of
teachers will be meeting this
spring to develop a timeline
of implementation for the upcoming school year. The
change in the learning environment will address the individual academic needs of
the students as well as open
new doors for advancement.
Due to the Smarter Balance
results, Dupree Junior High
has been placed on focus status for the upcoming
year. The Title Focus Lead
team has been working together to develop the turnaround plan to address needs
in mathematics, reading, and
attendance. Insuring your
One of the biggest events
happening in the elementary
right now, is the ballet class
that occurs during the after
school program. For this
month’s issue, we sat down
with the instructor, Amanda
Held, to get an inside look at
the program.
Hi! My name is Amanda
Held and I have been with the
Sioux YMCA for 18 months
now. I grew up in Wisconsin
and danced with Arabesque
Dance Studio for 10 years.
Do you think you inspire
your students?
That’s a hard question to answer. If you came to my
class, it’d be very obvious
that the girls are excited
about dance. I was just the
agent that brought them the
opportunity to channel their
energy through dance. I hope
that my class inspires them to
be active and teaches them
another way they can express
themselves.
What age group do you
prefer to teach?
I enjoy teaching both of my
classes. I have one class of
kindergartners through 2nd
(K-6 Continued.)
graders and one class of 3rd
graders through 6th graders.
For most of the girls, it’s
their first time dancing, so
it’s been really fun sharing
the joy of dance with them.
The little girls are like sponges—they catch on so fast and
are very serious about learning. The older girls just want
to have fun.
How do you describe your
ballet classes?
We like to have fun, but I try
to teach something new every
class. Each class starts with
stretching, then a ballet warm
up, steps across the floor, and
our recital dance. If we have
time at the end of class, I put
on a free dance song. We’re
working hard now because
each class will have a dance
in the school’s spring concert.
How do you handle difficult
students that don’t participate?
I haven’t really run into this
issue. The girls are excited to
be in class. Sometimes they
get distracted and off-task,
but I just redirect them. I’ve
found the easiest way to do
this is to start the music and
start dancing instead of begging them to focus.
Why do you teach ballet
classes?
Dance has always been a
source of joy for me—a time
when I could forget about all
the stresses of the week. It’s a
fun way to get moving and a
skill I could easily share.
Since I moved here, I have
not heard of any opportunities for girls to take ballet. I
started teaching at the Y and
it was very popular. Because
our space is so small, we
partnered with the Dupree
School 21st Century After
School Program and now we
can reach more youth from
many different communities!
The duets are Keenan
McDaniel with Olivia Dosch,
and JT Hunt with Garrett
Fischer.
Snow Queen
This month, we had two of
our local girls compete in the
state Snow Queen, Mikaelyn
Lemke, and Isabella Olvera.
Although they did not place,
they represented Dupree very
well. We sat down and interviewed them about their experience.
Mikaelyn
7-12th Grade
Art Show
Dupree High School recently
held an art exhibit. There was
lots great art work shown.
People had the chance to
view all the spectacular art
work and vote for their favorite. Katie In The Woods won
best in show by receiving the
most votes.
Music Contest
The Region VI Solo/Small
Ensemble contest is coming
up on the Wednesday, February 10th. Soloists participating in the contest include
Olivia Dosch, Kelci Bends,
Shelby Feickert, Keenan
McDaniel, JT Hunt, Garrett
Fischer, and Jacelyn Harris.
Did you have any troubles
at Snow Queen?
I believe the only trouble I
had at the contest would be
that fact that all the girls already knew each other and
were already good friends. So
coming in not knowing anybody, and nobody knowing
me, was a slight challenge
that I fortunately overcame.
What made you want to
participate in the Snow
Queen Contest?
Participating in the Snow
Queen Contest allowed me to
represent my community to
the best of my abilities. It also allowed me to meet many
wonderful girls from the surrounding communities. State
Snow Queen allowed me to
step out of my comfort zone
and meet many life-long
friends.
Is there anything you didn’t
like about doing the Snow
Queen Contest?
Although I felt like I was a
little unprepared for the State
level, I wouldn’t say I didn’t
like it. It just meant I had to
work a little harder than the
rest of the girls. All my fellow contestants had either
participated in the Junior
Snow Queen or another contest of the sort. But I didn’t
mind that challenge.
Isabella
Did you have any troubles
at Jr. Snow Queen?
When I first decided I was
going to go out for Jr. Snow
Queen I was really scared. I
had no idea I was going to
win because the competition
was pretty good. When I won
I wasn’t sure if I was terrified
or happy. I am not a very social person in this school… I
am not very social at all. I
usually tend to keep to myself, but becoming Jr. Snow
queen changed that a lot. Going to state and seeing how
easy it is to make friends really changed how I felt about
being Jr. Snow Queen. (With
a little bonus of learning how
to belly dance.) I used to
have many troubles like stage
fright, people, and public
speaking. Being Jr. Snow has
helped me overcome them.
What made you want to
participate in the snow
queen contest?
I wanted to participate in this
contest because it is really
different from the things I
normally do. I try and do new
things once in a while. My
parents also played a big role
in inspiring me to do the contest as well. When I came
home and told them I was
doing Snow Queen my mom
was really happy, but my dad
was only worried on how
much my dress was going to
cost. In the end he got the
bragging rights so it worked
out for him too.
Is there anything you
didn’t like about doing the
snow queen contest?
I like everything about the
contests, but the only thing
that made me uncomfortable
was the interview. I didn’t
know if the questions were
going to be hard or easy. I
kept telling myself that it’s
only five minutes. It was surprisingly easy, and the questions weren’t that hard to
think about. I was honest
with everything that I told
them. I just gave next year’s
contestant some advice.
Olivia’s Opinions
Student Opinions
As I enter into the second
semester of my senior year, I
have finally realized how
quickly time flies. It seems
like only yesterday I was in
Mrs. Pesicka’s Kindergarten
class learning my colors,
numbers, and shapes. If only
school could be that simple
now! Along with growing
older, this semester has
opened up many different
opportunities for me. One of
the biggest opportunities that
I have taken upon myself is
becoming the editor of the
school newspaper! I realize
the responsibility that Shelby
Feickert (the previous editor)
had. I have taken the task
with open arms and
optimism, despite all of the
challenges that may lie before
me. We have made some improvements to the paper,
which I hope you will find
entertaining and enjoyable.
This opinion page is one of
the additional pages that we
have added as one of our improvements. After this issue,
I will be giving some of my
thoughts and opinions on
varying things. I can’t wait to
write to you again next
month!
Best Regards,
Olivia Dosch
Students at Dupree School
were asked what their opinion was on the following
question: Which wonderful
lunch meal would you want
to be served less at Dupree
School?
Sadie Anderson, 2nd grader,
said, “I like everything.”
Lea Thouser, 3rd grader,
said, “Carrots because I don’t
eat carrots.”
Bobby Brewer, 4th grader,
said, “I would want less pizza.”
Treg Thorstenson, 5th grader,
said, “Chef’s soup.
Kylen B., a 7th grader, said,
"Koos Koos.”
Tiara Selby, 8th grader, said,
"The chicken nuggets."
Racheal Barrera, a freshman,
said, "They should serve
BBQ chicken less.”
Seth Bendigo, a sophomore,
said, “They should change
nothing. I like food, and they
should not serve less food.”
Deja Hiserote, a junior, said,
"They should serve hamburger gravy and mashed potatoes
less.”
Mikaelyn Lemke, a senior,
said "I pretty much like everything they serve. I just wish
that they wouldn't put tomatoes in things, and I would
prefer more fresh fruits and
vegetables.”
teams. There are also some
that participate in ballet and
tap dance that the after school
program provides. Others
enjoy snowboarding and
skateboard when the weather
allows. They all work hard
and lead busy lives.
--Susie De La Rosa
Featured Class
This month’s featured class is
Mrs. De La Rosa’s 4th grade.
Hello,
My fourth grade class has
been working hard on getting
back in the groove of school
after having nearly three full
weeks off. They were excited to be back, but not necessarily excited to work! They
are doing great though.
We have been working hard
on multiplication facts, as we
are finding out that they are
the key to finding the factors,
common factors, and greatest
common factors of numbers.
We even have an ice cream
sundae they are working towards earning. For each level they pass they earn a piece
of the sundae ranging from
the spoon to the cherry on
top.
Our Language Arts time is
expanding our minds. Did
you know that verbs can be
irregular and don’t always
show action? It isn’t always
easy to pick them out, but we
do know what SOUNDS correct and use that to help us a
lot.
Our class also has a number
of students that participate in
after school activities. We
have both boys and girls that
play on traveling basketball
Semester Highlights
The first semester of the
2015-16 school year was an
exciting time for students.
Many different events happened during this time including homecoming, which
was a huge success. The students showed their float
building skills in the annual
homecoming parade, and
cheered at the homecoming
football game. Even though
we lost the game, school spirit was at an all-time high.
The Schimmel family came
to visit the school, and they
talked about their lives and
how basketball has affected
them throughout the years.
Two motivational speakers,
Mr. Jackson and Mr. Brings
White visited the school and
talked about their lives in and
out of prison.
In October, the elementary
kids all dressed up in their
Halloween costumes and performed a mini-parade
through the junior high and
high school. Nearing the end
of the semester, the elementary students and the junior
high/high school choir sang
their hearts out during the
winter concert, accompanied
by the band performing a
couple songs. Parents, grandparents, and families all
showed up to watch the kids.
This year’s concert was directed by the new music
teacher, Mr. Laughlin. All of
the students involved in the
concert performed and sang
wonderfully.
Also, Mrs. Perryman, the
mobile unit teacher for
Graphic Design, left at the
end of the semester for
Tiospaye Topa.
Finally, Christmas break
came early in 2015 as a blizzard caused the last week of
school before break to be
cancelled. Because of the
blizzard, semester testing was
then moved back to the first
week of January, when we
resumed school.
January 29, 2016
Vol. 2 Issue 1
Date
Jan. 04
Jan. 05
Jan. 08
Jan. 11
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 25
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 02
Feb. 08
Feb. 09
Feb. 12
Feb. 18
Feb. 19
Date
Jan. 02
Time
5:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
6:00 p.m. CT
6:00 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
4:00 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
4:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
3:30 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
TBA
5:00 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. CT
Time
7:00 p.m. MT
Opponent
Tiospaye Topa
Faith
McIntosh
Kadoka Area
Potter County
McIntosh
Faith
Lemmon
Newell
Phillip
Lemmon
Timber Lake
Takini
Harding County
Wall
Rapid City Christian
Wakpala
Opponent
Wall
Jan. 04
Jan. 07
Jan. 09
Jan. 11
Jan. 12
Jan. 15
Jan. 19
Jan. 25
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
Feb. 02
Feb. 04
Feb. 05
Feb. 06
Feb. 11
Feb. 16
Feb. 18
Feb. 19
5:30 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. CT
5:30 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
5:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
4:30 p.m. MT
4:00 p.m. MT
4:30 p.m. MT
6:00 p.m. MT
6:00 p.m. MT
TBA
6:30 p.m. CT
5:00 p.m. MT
5:30 p.m. MT
4:00 p.m. MT
Rapid City Christian
McIntosh
Stanley County
Kadoka Area
Harding County
Lemmon
Tiospaye Topa
Bison
Faith
Phillip
Timber Lake
LMC
LMC
LMC
Jones County
Takini
Newell
Wakpala
Location
Ridgeview
Dupree
McIntosh
Kadoka
Dupree
McIntosh
Lemmon
Lemmon
Newell
Phillip
Dupree
Timber Lake
Dupree
Dupree
Wall
Dupree
Wakpala
Location
Kadoka
Dupree
Dupree
Ft. Pierre
Kadoka
Dupree
Lemmon
Ridgeview
Bison
Faith
Phillip
Timber Lake
TBA
Faith
Faith
Murdo
Dupree
Newell
Wakpala
Score
62-32
23-57
38-49
60-54
46-61
40-36
35-55
39-60
53-35
W/L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
Score
54-75
W/L
L
28-77
50-44
47-84
46-55
46-89
40-82
69-58
54-75
58-78
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
LADY
TIGERS
BASKETBALL
TIGERS
BASKETBALL
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree Wrestling
Date
Tournament
Location
Time
Jan. 21
Standing Rock Invitation
Ft. Yates
6:30 p.m. CT
Jan. 23
Winner Invitation
Winner
9:30 a.m. CT
Jan. 30
Red Cloud Invitation
Red Cloud
10:00 a.m. CT
Feb. 1
CEB-Dupree Invitation
Eagle Butte
5:00 p.m. MT
Feb. 6
BDC Conference
Ft. Pierre
1:00 a.m. CT
Feb. 13
Badland Brawlers Tournament
Wall
10:00 a.m. MT
Interviews
Lady Tigers Head Basketball Coach, Mary Farlee
How is your first year as head coach for the Lady Tigers going?
MARY FARLEE: First year coaching is kind of like a first year of anything. It’s exciting, it’s new, it’s exhausting, it’s fun, it’s emotional, and it’s everything you’d want it to be and more. I was the assistant
coach for seven years, but that doesn’t compare to what I’m doing now. There are challenges and
wondering if you are doing everything that you need to do and getting it done when it needs to be
done. There are questions to ask and answer. You hope you are doing right by the kids individually and
as a team. Everything you do is centered on them. At the end of each day you look back and wonder
what you need to do differently and what went well. I’m constantly making adjustments to practices
and game plans. I won’t lie at times it is overwhelming, but I love it. I wouldn’t change it. The kids become your second family because you spend more time with them then you do your own family. We
have the best kids, what a crazy bunch sometimes you just shake your head and say, “That’s our girls!”
Tigers Basketball Assistant Coach, Clint Holmes
As the new assistant coach for the Tigers, how do you think they are doing so far this season?
CLINT HOLMES: Overall, I think we are doing a very good job. There is still some things that we need to
work on, but they are coming along very well. I am also very excited and privileged to coach such a
great group of young men.
NFL Playoff Games
The Carolina Panthers beat out the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 to win 1st in the NFC South.
The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 20-18 to win 1st in the AFC West.
SOME OF THE NEWSPAPER STAFF’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE SUPER
BOWL
Olivia: Panthers are going to kill it!
Seth: I want to say Broncos, but it’s probably going to be the Panthers!
Mr. Peacock: Denver by 7! Go Vikings next year!
Garrett: Broncos deflate Panther’s ball to make it look like they cheated and win!
Alyssa: Panthers are going to win!
Keenan: Blair Walsh should’ve made the field goal
Upcoming Events
Blood Drive
Why you should donate: Family members, neighbors, friends, co-workers, and others in your
community are depending on you. Premature infants are born day and night, often requiring
blood to survive. Cardiac surgery patients may need life-sustaining blood transfusions. Only you
can volunteer to give the gift of life. Follow up: The blood drive was a success; there were
about 25 people who donated. Congratulations to Olivia Dosch, a first time donor and winner of
the $20.00 beef certificate donated by 1st Financial Bank!
February 3rd- School will be dismissed at 12:30pm for a Teacher In-Service followed by Parent-Teacher Conferences from 3-6pm.
February 5th and 6th, 2016- Coyote calling
February 10th, 2016- Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest on February 10th. 7 solo pieces and 2
duets competing. Good luck to all the competitors!
Issue One Team
Lead Editor/Olivia’s opinions: Olivia Dosch
Lead Copy Editor: Shelby Feickert
Junior Copy Editor/Semester highlights: Seth Bendigo
Admin: Garrett Fischer and Keenan McDaniel
K-6: Mary Duchscherer
th
7-12 : Seth Bendigo and Alyssa Roark
Sports: Shelby Feickert and Justin Matonis
Features/Specials: Marie Briggs
Photo Dept.: Alyssa Roark
Funny Page: Keenan McDaniel and Garrett Fischer
Student Opinion page: Isabella Olvera
School News: Taylor Starr
Advisor: Mr. Peacock