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A special gift

Published by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 10:56am

It takes a special community to do something special for someone in need, and that’s just what members of the ninth grade at Hill City High School did.

Cody Groven was walking out of church one day when he saw his former teacher’s aide, Pam Fowler, getting into her van.

“It was pretty beat up,” Groven said. “I asked her if all the doors worked, and she said, ‘Nah. The back doors don’t open, and it’s really not doing good. We got new parts for it, but we don’t know how to put them on.’”

Hill City Lego robotics dominates regionals

Published by admin on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 10:57am

Two Hill City Middle School Lego robotics team entered the Lego robotics regional tournament in Rapid City Dec. 7.

Two Hill City Middle School Lego robotics teams qualified for the state tournament, with a team consisting of Max Rupert, Leo Daiss, Ethan Eanau, Aiden Voorhees, Grace Daiss and Luke Rupert called the “Ranger Robotics” winning the  tournament.

Students get creative in STEM academy

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 11:27am

Every Tuesday and Thursday for the last couple of weeks students at Hill City Elementary School have been gaining real world, hands-on experience.

This experience is done through the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) academy put on by four Hill City Elementary School teachers—Jamie Henderson, Linda Scott, Karen Gardner and Kassie Willard.

Lots going on with the arts at Hill City High School

Published by admin on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 11:38am

"Hill City quartet performs at All State Choir"

Earlier in the month, Hill City High School students Mikennah Oleson (sophomore), Mercedes Reed (senior), Holden Stach (senior) and Jaydon Rogers (senior) traveled to Sioux Falls to represent their school in the All State Choir.

The All State Choir, Rogers said, is a very large choir that performs every year.