In celebration of National Arts in Education Week Gov. Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Arts Council announced the opening of the Governor’s Student Art Competition.
All South Dakota students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate in this program. Selected student work from four age divisions will be exhibited in the state capitol building in Pierre from January through September 2023.
The Hill City School District has an almost entirely new cafeteria team this year. It is led by Erica Layton, the new food service director through Lunchtime Solutions.
Layton and her husband lived in South Dakota for a time before moving to Alaska and later Arizona. However, they always wanted to come back.
“Out of every place we lived, this is our favorite,” Layton said. “This is home.”
South Dakota is playing catch-up when it comes to stemming the so-called “brain drain” of college graduates leaving for careers in other states, with declining college enrollment related to the COVID-19 pandemic adding to the urgency.
