Sioux Falls School District

Look inside new Ben Reifel Middle School

By Jodi Schwan | April 5, 2021

Classrooms arranged as “houses,” spaces for hands-on learning and a gym that promises surprises are some of the features in store for Ben Reifel Middle School students. The new middle school at 6700 E. 41st […]

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Parents take prom into their own hands

By Megan Raposa | March 29, 2021

It wasn’t a question of if prom was going to happen in Sioux Falls this year. It was a question of how. The class of 2020 missed out on the chance to attend the quintessential […]

Meet the 2021 Sioux Falls Teacher of the Year

By Jodi Schwan | March 10, 2021

Her “passion for Native American culture” is contagious and led her to become the 2021 Teacher of the Year for the Sioux Falls School District. Dr. Ann Robertson, Native American Connections teacher at Whittier Middle […]

Southeast Sioux Falls is ‘blowing up,’ especially this neighborhood

By Megan Raposa | March 1, 2021

If you haven’t been out in the southeast corner of Sioux Falls recently, it’s worth a drive. The area around 41st Street and Veterans Parkway in particular is seeing a surge in new residential developments, […]

School news you’ll love: Hawthorne, Laura B. Anderson, R.F. Pettigrew, Rosa Parks

By Jodi Schwan | February 8, 2021

Amazing things happen in our schools every day — if you know where to look! Do you know some school news others would love? Let us know at info@pigeon605.com. In their own words Last week […]

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Sioux Falls schools install COVID-deterring air technology

By Jodi Schwan | February 1, 2021

The air quality inside Sioux Falls schools just got better. The public school district installed an indoor air quality technology called AtmosAir Solutions in January, which brings bipolar ionization to all 23 elementary schools, five […]

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Sioux Falls in 2030: Forecasting the city of the future

By Jodi Schwan | January 26, 2021

Want 2020 to feel as far in the past as possible? Start thinking about 2030. Your city leaders are. Land developers are. Health systems are. And so are school districts. So here’s your first look […]

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Why I mentor: Woman helps support student through virtual school

By Megan Raposa | January 26, 2021

Tina Blessen’s path to becoming a TeamMates mentor started with a chance meeting in a Sioux Falls parking lot. It was the summer of 2019, and Blessen recognized a man she’d previously worked with when […]

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