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Monday, February 10th, 2025—6:30 p.m. Board Room Join Zoom Meeting https://sdk12.zoom.us/j/9883059751?pwd=dlJMZGRsb1NPcVMvd1cwakxUaGdzZz09 Meeting ID: 988 305 9751 Passcode: 3291 1. Call to order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Student/Staff “Shout Outs!” 4. Approve the agenda. 5.

This past week, I started out in a new job. After six years serving as your lieutenant governor, I had the opportunity to shorten my title. I’d like to take some time to share some things you might not know about me. I have a wonderful wife named Sandy who I have been married to for nearly 44 years.

The 100th Legislative Session is one third of the way done with the completion of Week Three. Governor Larry Rhoden addressed a joint session of the House and Senate for his first time as Governor. Highlights of his speech were the need to keep South Dakota strong, safe, and free.

It has been a historic week of the 100th Legislative Session. We started the week off with Larry Rhoden officially our new governor, who then announced his LT Governor pick. A select committee was formed and a confirmation hearing was held for Tonnis H. Venhuizen.

This week was the start of a lot of long days. We start at 7:45 Monday, Wednesday, Friday in Education. We start at 7:45 on Tuesday and Thursday in Health and Human Services. We have to be done with our meetings by 10:00 so that the next committee meeting can get started in that meet-ing room.

We had an exciting week in Pierre swearing in a new Governor and Lt. Governor to lead South Dakota for the next two years. Our new Governor, Larry Rhoden, chose Representative Tony Venhuizen to serve as our next Lt Governor and preside over the Senate.

Several Charles Mix Electric members took advantage of three local meetings held in January to provide information on rate changes that will take effect on April 1st.

The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This reflects a 35% increase since 2016.

Wagner Community School benchmarks its 100th day of school. Along with that, some students in first grade read 100 books by the hundredth day!

Tom Studelska was a pioneer in the sport of wrestling since the late 1950s. He was on the first wrestling team in Parkston in 1959.