by R.L. | Feb 24, 2022 | Columns
Dear Kadoka Area, What a year this has been! The writing today is my last column of February. It seems like just yesterday that I started writing this column as a part of our Middle School/High School engagement strategy for our work with the state. We will hit March,...
by R.L. | Feb 17, 2022 | Columns
Dear Kadoka, As playoff sports quickly approach, we celebrate our first success of the extracurricular season. Our One-Act play was able to land three superior actors/actresses at the state competition in Rapid City in the past weeks. Mia Fernandez, Tyrel Mansfield,...
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 Robert Lukens | Dec 23, 2021 | 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 Robert Lukens | Dec 16, 2021 | Columns
How about a sleigh ride? Maybe not this year as the snow is quickly melting, but as a child, some of my most treasured memories are in the back of a horsedrawn sleigh at Christmas time. Each night, I read my sons’ Christmas stories, and I notice the pages with horses...
