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Mary Rae Carda taught at Andes Central from 1972-2003, and touched many lives in her time here. As a dedication to her career and altruistic nature, her children started a scholarship in her name in 2014 in the amount of $500, which was increased to $1000 in 2015. It is awarded to a graduating Andes Central senior who will be attending a post-secondary institution the year following graduation. This year it is being awarded to 2 seniors. The winners of the 2024 Mary Rae Carda Memorial Scholarships are Nevaeh Morgan and Hannah Tronvold.
Read moreThe 34th annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon was held on Monday, April 29th in Pierre. This event highlights the academic achievements of the best and brightest 1% of students throughout South Dakota from the Class of 2024. This year Andes Central High School senior, Riata Bultje, was honored at the luncheon. Each student is presented with a certificate, South Dakota pin and has the opportunity to meet and have their picture taken with the governor. As Governor Kristi Noem had a prior engagement, the students had their picture taken with Lieutenant Governor, Larry Rhoden. The event had around 200 students who were recognized for their academic excellence.
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The Fort Randall Casino hosted the Indigenous Fashion Show on Saturday, May 18th. The Indigenous Fashion Show was a hugely successful event that will hopefully become an annual event. The fashion show had over 370 attendees in the audience not counting the people watching the livestreams. Organizers of the Indigenous Fashion Show were Taira Little and Cecily Rose Engelhart. Cecily was inspired to create this event because she wanted to be able to experience firsthand a fashion show that featured Native American created fashion. Taira’s desire to create this event was that indigenous artistry comes in many different forms and she wanted to be able to showcase that. Cecily’s only incoming experience with fashion was watching Project Runway until sewing her daughter’s jingle dress this past January. This first garment snowballed Cecily into starting her own collection. The Indigenous Fashion Show showcased designers of a wide variety of items including ready to wear clothing, haute couture collections, large scale jewelry sets, beaded hats and much more. Both Cecily and Taira wanted this fashion show to inspire and uplift young people in the community and show them that there are so many possibilities out there. The fashion show was meant to honor those affected by, while also bringing attention to, MMIW. They honor, respect and remember MMIW and their loved ones. Designers were: Beth Drapeau, Taino Suerte by Kirstie Mattos, Jamie Saunsoci, Jordan Marie Drapeau, Miye by Alysha Crazy Thunder, Taira Little, Wicked Illusions by Christian Garcia, HarmoneyStar Straub, Rosie Matho by Cecily Engelhart with jewelry by Tara Rouillard, Sno Inc by Snowy Pretends Eagle. Photos by Barb Pechous.
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As unique is our loss is as unique is our grief. What do we do when one day we can smile, laugh, and look back at memories with fondness and thankfulness for the life we shared with our loved one; the next day we feel paralyzed by our pain and sadness? We feel broken and feel as though we may never be our “old self” again? We may not like the answer…we feel what we feel. There is no twelve steps, timeline or prescription for our grief. New research supports that as unique as we are as humans, as unique as our relationships are, as unique as our brains, is as unique as how we will process our grief.
Read moreMemorial Day and Veterans Day each honor the military, though the two holidays are not the same. Memorial Day, which is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May, honors the brave men and women who lost their lives while serving in the Americanmilitary.Manycommunities host memorial ceremonies honoring their fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, ensuring such soldiers’ bravery and sacrifices are never forgotten. While many people now view Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of summer, the weekend should not becelebratedwithoutalsopausing to reflect on and recognize the military personnel who lost their livesindefenseof freedomandthe American way of life.
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T-BALLERS SWING FOR THE FENCE AS SEASON KICKS OFF
Read moreThe Southeast Elite 12U softball team prevailed in both games against the Vermillion Flamez (White) Friday night in Avon. In the first game, the Elite jumped on top in the first inning when Leah DeWald started a 2 out rally with a single to left. Raegan Brandt reach on an error by the first baseman. Ashley Soukup followed with a double scoring one run. In the next inning, the Elite scored 5 runs on a combination of walks and errors bytheFlamez.Vermillion managed to score 3 runs in the 3rd and 4th innings. Emersyn Haenfler was on the mound for the Elite. She struck out five while only walking one. The final score was 6-3 in favor of the Elite In the second game the Elite started quickly by scoring 5 runs in the first. Emersyn Haenfler and Rowan Brandt bothwalkedandthenadvanced on a wild pitch. Emersyn then scored on a fielder’s choice by Leah DeWald. Ashley Soukup then drove in a pair with a single. Kensely DeVries followed with a walk and Whitley Wolf singled. Johanna Namminga and Kodi Maggs both walked forcing in the last two runs. In the second, Emersyn Haenfler walked and Rowan Brandt reached on an error. Leah DeWald followed with a hit scoring Emersyn. Reagan Brandt then doubled scoring two. Ashley Soukup was hit by a pitch and Kensley DeVries singled in the final run. In the next inning Whitley Wolf and JohannaNammingawereboth hit by a pitch and Kodi Maggs, StellaRatzlaff,SidneyJohnson all walked forcing in the final runs. Harper Kracht started on the Hill and was relieved by Kensley DeVries. The pair struck out 4 and walked 6 in 3 innings of work. Kodi Maggs and Kensley DeVries cut down the final out of the game at the plate on some great hustle on a passed ball. The final score ended up 12-4 in favor of the Elite. The Elite play next in the Stars and Stripes Tournament inVermilliononSaturdayMay 24th.
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