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WSHS Family and Consumer Sciences/Technology Skills teacher Charlotte Mohling teaches eighth graders the basics of pie making with help from senior Riley Roduner.

WSHS Family and Consumer Sciences/Technology Skills teacher Charlotte Mohling teaches eighth graders the basics of pie making with help from senior Riley Roduner.

Long-standing Local Thanksgiving Tradition Carries On

News Staff
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
As area families sit down to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal together this Thursday, chances are they’ll be savoring a pie made by Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) and middle school students, as part of a long-standing local tradition.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Taylor Braun, Zoe Fettig and Ashlyn Weber at the District Oral Interpretation Contest held in Huron.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Taylor Braun, Zoe Fettig and Ashlyn Weber at the District Oral Interpretation Contest held in Huron.

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Oral Interpretation Students Advance to Compete at Districts

News Staff
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
On Wednesday, November 2, three Wessington Springs High School (WSHS) sophomores competed in the District Oral Interpretation Contest in Huron at James Valley Christian School.
KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Shown left to right in front of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins family purchased for the ball field in Wessington Springs are, back row: Randy Shultz, Mike Mebius, Jerry Higgins Jr.. Front row: Terri Mebius, Betty Higgins and Jean Shultz.

KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN Shown left to right in front of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins family purchased for the ball field in Wessington Springs are, back row: Randy Shultz, Mike Mebius, Jerry Higgins Jr.. Front row: Terri Mebius, Betty Higgins and Jean Shultz.

A legacy lives on Family of Jerry Higgins Continues Tradition of Giving With Gift of New Concession Stand at Ball Field

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Excited laughter and expectant grins met the delivery driver of the new concession stand the Jerry Higgins Family recently purchased in his memory for the ball field in Wessington Springs.
Filmmakers Austin Kaus and Jesse Yost at the movie premiere for their documentary The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story.

Filmmakers Austin Kaus and Jesse Yost at the movie premiere for their documentary The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story.

WS native to bring acclaimed documentary to Springs this November

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
With a deep obsession for music and passion to pay tribute to the storied history of a Sioux Falls bar and live music venue, Wessington Springs native Austin Kaus and fellow filmmaker Jesse Yost set out to tell a uniquely South Dakota story in their recently-released documentary, “The Pomp Room: A...
 Escape to Emerald Isle  

 Escape to Emerald Isle  

Traveling with the True Dakotan

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The True Dakotan traveled to Ireland with Cathy and Jason Holzwarth and Gary, Stephanie, Sarah and Molly McEldowney. “We covered all of Ireland top to bottom and included a trip by ferry to an island called Arranmore where Gary’s grandmother was from,” Kathy said.
From the Halls of WSHS: Artist’s Way

From the Halls of WSHS: Artist’s Way

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From the Halls of WSHS: Artist’s Way

Alicia Roesler, Wshs Art Instructor
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
From the halls of WSHS we bring a completed project by Advanced Art III student Sarah Poncelow. Sarah has been busy creating multiple clientrequested art projects through-out this school year. Here is her most recent client project.

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Cinema Falls presents The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Cinema Falls invites nostalgic rock fans and former patrons of a nowclosed watering hole to the film premiere of The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story, a feature length documentary written, produced and directed by South Dakota filmmakers Austin Kaus, originally of Wessington Springs, and Jesse...
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