Wessington Springs agriculture education teacher Brady Duxbury displays his Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award in the Wessington Springs High School ag shop. Duxbury was named South Dakota’s winner before advancing to earn the Region III honor and will represent agriculture educators from six Midwestern states at the National Association of Agricultural Educators convention in New Orleans in December. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)

With her calendar nearby and notepad in hand, Dar Cuppy works on another edition of “Cuppy’s Corner” in this January 2024 photo. For more than five decades, she faithfully chronicled the people, places and everyday moments that made the Wessington Springs community special. (TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO)

From important dates to staff directory and contact details to back to school night info, the Wessington Springs school community’s need-toknow information before the first day of school can be found in this print and e-edition of the True Dakotan. Be in the know this school year, turn to PAGES FIVE AND SIX