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Meet This Semester’s WSHS Journalism Students

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Wessington Springs High School journalism teacher Devena Jackson (center) is pictured with her students, from left, Ethan Amick, Gavin Brandenburg, Damien Knippling and Zandon Beyer, during a visit to the True Dakotan office.

Wessington Springs High School senior Ella Fagerhaug stands in the elementary school lunchroom where she hosted a community fundraiser as her senior project, raising money to support children and families through Anchor of Hope Haiti.

Ella Fagerhaug: Looking Beyond Home to Help Haiti

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

What started as a search for a mentor became a global mission for Wessington Springs High School senior Ella Fagerhaug.Fagerhaug learned about Anchor of Hope Haiti after reaching out to local volunteer Ann Scheel, who has long supported the organization’s work with children in Haiti.

Parker Graff: Passing the Love of Basketball

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

For Wessington Springs High School senior Parker Graff, his senior project brought basketball off the scoreboard and into the next generation.

From the Halls of WSHS: Artist’s Corner

Wshs Art Instructor Alicia Roesler

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

From the halls of WSHS we bring a new project our Artist’s corner.This project was completed last semester by Advanced Art Junior Wesley Molnar. He chose to paint a mural in the school representing the new football mascot, the Bucks.

Wessington Springs High School students Tierney Knipfer and Kendall Kolousek smile during Bright Nights, Big Smiles, a glow-themed family engagement event they organized at the Wessington Springs Rec Center.

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Bright Nights, Big Smiles Brings Families Together

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Bright Nights, Big Smiles, hosted by Wessington Springs High School students Tierney Knipfer and Kendall Kolousek, brought families together for an evening of fun and connection on Friday, Jan. 30.

W-W Students Take the Stage With One-Act Comedy

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Laughter filled the school commons at Wolsey-Wessington High School on Jan. 30 as the drama department presented the one-act comedy The Elf on the Shelf Must Die by Don Zolidis.

Benefit planned for WSHS Student Brett Miller

News Staff

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

A community benefit in support of Brett Miller will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, during a doubleheader basketball game at Wessington Springs Elementary School gymnasium and lunchroom.

Priceless Prom Returns This Weekend

News Staff

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Prom season is right around the corner and the search for the perfect dress doesn’t have to wait or break the bank.P.E.O. Chapter D of Wessington Springs is putting the final touches on its third annual Priceless Prom Dress Resale Event, happening Saturday, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wessington Springs Students Receive School Board Recognition at January BOE Meeting

News Staff

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Wessington Springs Board of Education recognized the January 2026 recipients of the school board’s Student Recognition Award at its regular meeting earlier this month.

Wessington Springs Flutist Chosen for Elite Carnegie Hall NYC Performance

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Wessington Springs Flutist Chosen for Elite Carnegie Hall NYC Performance

Kristi Hine / True Dakotan

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

What began as a fifth-grade decision to pick up a flute has led Wessington Springs High School student Taryn Bartel to one of the world’s most prestigious stages.

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