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BROOKINGS, South Dakota – A total of 40 members from District Four were awarded their State FFA Degree during the 96th South Dakota FFA Convention, April 18-20, at the Dacotah Bank Center.
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National Teacher Appreciation Day is always celebrated on the first Tuesday of the first full week in May. This year, National Teacher’s Appreciation Day is celebrated on Tuesday, May 7th. The National Education Association describes National Teacher Day “as a day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives”. Teachers play such a pivotal role in the daily lives of their students. These kind, hard-working, patient, dedicated and understanding professionals help to guide and mold the children or the community and prepare them for their futures. No matter where a person is in life, a teacher has influenced them. With this being said, it is a pleasure to honor and thank all teachers for their time and dedication to the educate the community’s youth.
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STUDENTS TO COMPETE AT GENIUS OLYMPIAD
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An exceedingly common question I get in clinic, especially in the heart of a South Dakota winter, is how to remedy dry skin. And the questions aren’t just in clinic; my own kids, family, friends, everyone seems to have an occasional problem with dry and irritated skin.
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One of this week’s featured WCS seniors is Devin Rouse. Devin is the son of Stephanie Chasing Hawk. Devin’s advice for underclassmen is to enjoy your time at Wagner Community School. His best memory from his time at WCS is shooting hoops with his friends. Devin’s biggest pet peeve is when people talk during movies.
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One of this week’s featured WCS seniors is Daniel Soukup. He is the son of Gene and Laura Soukup. Daniel has several nicknames including Danny Dimes and Danielson. During his years at Wagner Community School, Daniel has been active in many extra-curricular activities including band (three years), chorus (one year), FFA (three years), football (four years), journalism (two years), NHS (two years), Student Council (four years) and wrestling (four years).
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One of this week’s featured WCS seniors is Sapphire Simmons. Sapphire is the daughter of Jeremy Simmons and Angel Fallis-Simmons. Sapphire does go by the nickname Saph. During her years at Wagner Community School, Sapphire has been involved in several extra-curricular activities including JAG (three years) and cheer (one year).
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FFA offers 24 different Career Development Events (CDE)s and one activity that students can choose from to compete in. These competitions challenge FFA members to a real-life, hands-on test of skills that can help prepare them for the over 200 available careers in agriculture. Wagner Community School had two FFA members qualify for the State CDE Competition. The FFA students competed in Scotland on Thursday, April 4th and Carter Smejkal and Casey Van Duysen both qualified for the State CDE Competition that will be held in Brookings on April 18-20.
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