Students, community sail away at Paradise Island-themed prom
Students, community sail away at Paradise Island-themed prom
Placings from last weekend’s State B Visual Art Competition were revealed on Monday afternoon and the results put Wessington Springs Art Students in third place overall.
A thrilling basketball season drew to a close last Tuesday night in the SoDak 16, when the Wessington Springs Spartans lost a hard-fought battle against an intense Canistota Hawks opponent at the Mitchell Corn Palace (43-34).
From the halls of WSHS we bring a new art project recently completed by freshman drawing class student Raylee Fagerhaug.
Quinten Christensen journeyed into this year’s state wrestling competition with eyes wide open and a fiercely determined heart, knowing all too well that “it’s a big jump from third to first.”
Local student wrestlers are state-bound after stellar performances at regions.
From the halls of WSHS, we bring two more art projects completed at the end of the first semester. This selection of art was completed by seniors Angie Paulson (left, oil painting) and NaLea Dunsmore (right, mixed media). They did an excellent job drawing out their pictures, keeping the prop…
Messmer tops 1,000 points
The Spartans charge into another week of home basketball action with some major momentum on the heels of last week’s home victory on Tuesday against Andes Central / Dakota Christian (70-46) and Saturday’s win over Freeman Academy/Marion (60-45).
For the first time in 14 years, the Wessington Springs Spartans served up an exciting victory in the 281 Conference Tournament, coming out on top as the champions of the tourney in a thriller vs. the Wolsey-Wessington Warbirds last Friday in Wolsey. The 47-43 victory moved the Spartans to 7-…
The Wessington Springs Elementary School gymnasium saw plenty of youth sports action last week, drawing fans to town to cheer on their favorite wrestlers and basketball players. More photos, results and recaps can be found in this week's print and e-issue on PAGES ELEVEN AND TWELVE
The Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington wrestling team will host at home in Wessington Springs this Thursday, January 14 at 5 p.m. Back row, left to right: Brock Stevens, Quinten Christensen, Eric Klanchnik, Tyler Eddy and Coach Kevin Haider; third row: Carter Grohs, Carter Gaiko…
As we head into 2021 and the full chill of winter, the Spartan sports schedule lends an opportunity to support student athletes and heat up chilly nights. Below, spectating opportunities — in person, online and on Venture channel 382 — for the next week can be found.
Looking across much of the nation, Wessington Springs was among the few communities able to enjoy a student Christmas concert this year due to the pandemic. To help socially distance and make sure the students were able to perform, the school district held three different concerts this year …
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Among the many service-oriented projects that WSHS FCCLA students are spearheading during the holidays are three trees aimed at giving to those in need of food, cold weather items and children who otherwise may not receive a Christmas gift.
Holiday pie baking action was in full swing at Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) with more than 200 pies sold through the annual Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) pie sale. The yearly pie sale is the group's biggest fundraiser and helps fund student FCCLA projects …
When representatives of the VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest caught a glimpse of Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) student Kenzee Schafer’s artwork at the 2019 State Fair, they encouraged the young artist to think about entering their 2020 art competition.
Dakota Resources announced that Wessington Springs Area Chamber & Development was the recipient of one of the two Community Innovation Prizes awarded this year. De Smet Development Corporation was also awarded a Community Innovation Prize.
The Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central Blackhawks (WWSSC) were defeated by undefeated Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (BEE) in the 11B State Quarterfinals last Thursday in Bridgewater. BEE defeated WWSSC by the score of 42-6 and will move on to face undefeated Mobridge-Pollack Friday, No…
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central played their first home playoff game since 2017 last Friday, defeating Sisseton 33-0 in Wessington Springs. The Blackhawks move to 7-2 on the season, advancing to the Quarterfinals to face undefeated Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan. The game will be play…
Blackhawks Power into the Playoffs
Homecoming Week finally arrived in Wessington Springs this week after being postponed last month due to COVID-19 exposures and concerns within the school community.
From the halls of WSHS we begin our Artist's Corner for the school year. It has been wonderful being able to see the art students in person and get the year off to a great start! The first project we bring is from Advanced Art III senior, Mackenzie Roduner. Mackenzie chose to make her own st…
Spartans bring home four top awards including first overall
The future of golf in Jerauld County looks especially bright, after 21 youth-adult teams participated in a tournament Sunday at the Springs Country Club. Mild fall weather and abundant sunshine graced the golf course during the best ball tournament that was followed by a meal, fellowship and…
The Springs Country Club served as the venue last week as the Spartans hosted a regional cross country meet. Varsity runner AJ Neely fights for the lead early on. Results and the full recap from Coach Becky Krueger will appear in next week's True Dakotan.
The Jerauld County Trap Club along with local HuntSAFE instructors announced this week that the popular youth hunting safety course will not be held in person this year due to concerns around COVID-19.
After learning remotely last spring and navigating a strange summer due to concerns around the coronavirus, smiles and excitement couldn’t be contained as students and teachers returned to school last week. Friends and classmates greeted each other in front of the middle/high school last Wed…
On Friday in Forestburg, the Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central Blackhawks opened up the season with a SESD conference victory over the Chamberlain Cubs 14-0.
Jerauld-Buffalo County Achievement Days took place on August 3-5, 2020. The first day took youth out to the 4-H barn to exhibit livestock. Entries were judged by Jeff VanderWal of Brentford, SD and poultry and rabbits were evaluated by Andy Jensen of Chester, SD.
Laughter roared through the grandstand as a group of local teener baseball players made up of close friends walked down memory lane together, pouring over the trophies, medals and awards they won together over the past three years. Their camaraderie is evident and from what their coaches say…
In game one of the South Dakota VFW 16U State tournament Wessington Springs played Canova. Canova scored first in the third inning on a Springs throwing error. Wessington Springs came back in the fifth inning and scored two runs to take the lead 2-1. Canova then scored in the top of the s…
Area youth wowed the judges in Monday’s culinary “Top Chef” competition held at the Ag Building in Wessington Springs. Kids drew a letter and a sweet or savory card to determine which dish to make for judges Deputy Paul Sheldon and Sheriff Jason Weber (above). Teagan Scheel, (above right) d…
The Wessington Springs 16U VFW Teeners thrilled local fans during tournament play Monday and Tuesday at home, coming out on top Monday against the FH Hitmen 4-3 and again versus Clark area on Tuesday 1-0, catapulting Springs into the championships, slated for Wednesday at 3 p.m. The team is …
Springs to Host VFW Teener Baseball Tourney next week
Tournament Results
Swimmers embrace new safety measures
As with many aspects of life during this unsettling time, uncertainty surrounded Little League Baseball season for area youth. Last week, however, some normalcy returned to the summer season as families cheered on kids at minors and majors baseball games against Kimball-White Lake at home. S…
Parents ask to register kids by June 29
Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the National Junior High Finals Rodeo, the South Dakota Junior High Rodeo Association chose to go forward with the state's finals event The rodeo was held May 22 and 23 in Rapid City, SD.
Despite daily schedule changes, summer ball season begins to come together
Six high-school seniors from Our Savior's Lutheran Church recently received quilts in an informal ceremony outside the church building.
Judged on an in-depth series of interviews, FFA record books and detailed information about his own cattle herd, Wessington Springs High School graduate Landon Wolter took home the coveted State Star Farmer prize.
Despite prom being canceled this year due to COVID-19, several WSHS seniors went ahead with the coveted prom dress/tuxedo photo. Shown above is WSHS senior Taylor Nelson.
Due to COVID-19, in lieu of an in-person, traditional graduation ceremony, Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) Principal Jason Kolousek announced that WSHS graduates will be honored with a procession in the elementary school parking lot east of the gym on May 16 at 3 p.m.
Opportunities available to sponsor WSHS seniors
While remote learning due to COVID-19, Connie McLaughlin organized an opportunity for her fifth graders to participate in a Zoom video conference call with Lauren Tarshis, author of New York Times bestselling series “I Survived.” Tarshis is shown at center in the lowest row, surrounded by im…
Shown above, Easter eggs and teddy bears fill the windows of local daycare center "Kelsey's Klubhouse." A popular activity for young children and their parents during social distancing has been scavenger hunting for a variety of stuffed animals and drawings of teddy bears perched in windows.…
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