by R.L. | Feb 10, 2022 | Columns
Hello Kadoka Area, I wrote about our school’s excellence in the STEAM categories in the past column. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. No sooner had I penned the past column than I knew my next column had to be about the...
by R.L. | Feb 3, 2022 | Columns
To the Kadoka Area School District, My pride and passion for our district are running over this week. Probably not for the reasons you would guess, but a realization and recognition for our staff and leadership’s critical mission in developing a STEAM...
by R.L. | Jan 27, 2022 | Columns
Hello, Kougar faithful, It was quite the end of the week for our students. Damon West, a renowned speaker, visited our student body and regaled us with stories from a life that has taken him from our nation’s capital to one of our country’s toughest...
by R.L. | Jan 20, 2022 | Columns
Dear Kougar, Faithful, This week is an exciting week for everyone in the community. Under the direction of our leadership, we can bring Kadoka, one of the foremost speakers, to the Midwest. My teammate, Mr. Jeff Nemecek, has fostered a relationship with the...
by R.L. | Jan 13, 2022 | Columns
Hello Kadoka Area, It seems the new year has our students more active than the last. Most days of the week, there is an activity going on with our students. Amid this busy time, a scene in the background has our attention. The legislature is starting their session in...
by R.L. | Jan 6, 2022 | Columns
Hello, again Kougar family. I hope the entire area had a fantastic start to the Christmas season. The twelve days of Christmas may not be standard for all. However, each of the 12 days after December 25th, I like to list at least all the gifts in my life. In the...
by R.L. | Nov 25, 2021 | Columns
Hello Kougar Family Thanksgiving is here! Festive ‘seasons of giving’ are entirely in the process. As a community, we often give thanks for many things: homes, our jobs, our family, even our society. Today though, I write to thank the teachers and coaches...
by R.L. | Nov 18, 2021 | Columns
We give thanks for all the wonderful things our students do each day. Most of all, we thank those that take the time to get their child to school each day diligently. One of the most underappreciated facts about PK-12 education is that the chief factor in receiving an...
by R.L. | Nov 11, 2021 | Columns
The topic of this column is improvement. In middle school and high school, we stress that we need to think about getting one percent better each day. Some days that won’t happen; other days, we will grow much more than minimum. It is the nature of our...
by R.L. | Nov 4, 2021 | Columns
As we start November, the school year starts to break up as we see many holidays come and go. We have been fortunate to have such fantastic weather for our kids at recess and open campus time in our middle school and high school. Still, we hope to an end to the...
