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No Pluto? No Problem!

Mar. 31 & Apr. 1 from 6-8 p.m.

A spaceship speeds to Earth to confront astronomers about demoted planet Pluto. Queen Charon, monarch of Pluto; scholarly Dr. Maven, librarian Miss Ammonia, reporter Tyson Kuiper and spaceship crew members discuss the issues. Can they change astronomers’ minds? And what was learned during a 2015 flyby of Pluto?

Roles for students K-8th with great roles for middle school students!

Rehearsals Sun-Thurs, April 6—24.

The play performs April 25 at 7 pm and April 26 at 2 p.m. Questions? Call 605-723-1200l.

The Tri-State Museum and Visitor Center

415 Fifth Avenue in Belle Fourche

Dont't Forget This Year's School Pictures!

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Coupon Code for 10% off: S2510OFF

Expires: July 31, 2025

The Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps are offered this summer for incoming 7th and 8th grade students. Applications are open now through March 31. In promoting the camps, you may take advantage of the Spread the News Promotional Toolkit, which includes a templated parent letter and social graphics.

At Our Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Camps, students can take charge of their future and have a blast doing it. Incoming 7th and 8th graders can join our free, five-day career camp this summer. They’ll explore exciting careers, meet professionals and dive into hands-on activities that unleash creativity and ignite passion. With more camps than ever, there’s more reason to join. Help spread the word to your students and learn more at Our Dakota Dreams.

2025 Career Camps Dates & Locations:

• June 15-19, 2025: University of South Dakota + Southeast Technical College
• July 6-10, 2025: Black Hills State University + South Dakota Mines + Western Dakota Technical College
• July 13-17, 2025: Black Hills State University + South Dakota Mines + Western Dakota Technical College
• July 13-17, 2025: Dakota State University + Mitchell Technical College
• July 13-17, 2025: Northern State University + Lake Area Technical College
• July 13-17, 2025: South Dakota State University + Lake Area Technical College

Find the application form here. Each camp will accept roughly 100 participants. The deadline to apply is March 31. Students are expected to be notified of acceptance via email by the middle to end of April 2025. If availability is limited at a particular site, preference will be given to students from school districts categorized as Title I or as having high absenteeism during COVID.

The Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps are a partnership of the South Dakota Board of Regents, South Dakota Technical Colleges, South Dakota businesses and industry, and the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE). The camps are funded with federal dollars available to DOE through the American Rescue Plan Act. For questions, contact Molly Weisgram.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact:

Jon Olson

605-347-3818

jolson@meadecounty.org

**If you are unable to Scan the receipts, please bring your receipts to the front office and the PTA will scan them for our school!**

Cold weather can impact your iPad's performance and integrity. To avoid potential damage, it is strongly advised not to leave your iPad in the car.

Some of the reasons include:

Battery performance: Cold weather can make iPad batteries drain faster and may even prevent them from working properly.

Condensation: When a cold iPad is moved to a warmer place, moisture can form inside it, which might damage the parts.

Hard drive issues: If an iPad has a hard drive, very cold temperatures can make it harder for the drive to spin and work properly.

Screen problems: The screen of iPads can become slow to respond or might even freeze up in cold conditions.

Over all, keeping iPads warm helps them work better.

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March 14:

Dodgeball Tournament

March 20 & 21:
Spring Break No School

March 29:

Volleyball Fundraiser

All students at Stagebarn Middle School will be allowed a maximum of 20 absences per period, per year. Any absence after 20 will result in an unexcused absence. For each missed day, students with excused absences are given two days to make up the work, to receive full credit. Parents/guardians may request that their student be excused from school for the following reasons:

Personal illness: Each absence that is excused by a parent or guardian due to personal illness. In instances of chronic or irregular absences reportedly due to illness, the school administration will require a physician’s statement certifying such absences to be justifiable.

Appointments: Medical, dental and legal appointments will be excused when written notification from a physician’s office, dentist office, or court services’ office is provided to the attendance office. Dr. appointments, with written notification, will not count toward the 20 absences per year.

Parent or family request: For funerals, weddings and other special family events, the school reserves the right to determine whether or not an absence is excused.

Inclement weather or poor road conditions: On days of bad weather, parents will have to use their own discretion in sending their children to school. Road and weather conditions may vary throughout the school district.

Family vacation: All absences of this classification must be requested with reasonable advance notice by the parent or guardian. The student’s parent/guardian must telephone the attendance office or visit the assistant principal’s office stating why and when the student will be absent.

Major religious holidays.

Special circumstances upon prior approval by the administration.

Any absence other than those listed above may be considered unexcused. Administration may at any time refuse to grant an excused absence regardless of parent consent.

Please refer to South Dakota Codified Law (13-27-1) for reference.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCE

An unexcused absence is defined as a school day or period for which a student chooses to skip an academic or non-academic period and/or fails to obtain a documented excused absence from parent and/or legal guardian.

1. Behaviors such as being late to school, oversleeping, skipping, missing class to work on homework, wandering the halls, are considered unexcused absences.

2. Administration may at any time refuse to grant an excused absence regardless of parental consent.

3. Unexcused absences will result in disciplinary action from the school administration

4. Parents have 24 hours to excuse an absence, or it will be considered unexcused.

If your student misses school, this is a great place to check on work that they have missed.

5th Grade Click Here

6th Grade Click Here

Link to 6th Grade Weekly Parent Letter

7th Grade Click Here

8th Grade Click here

Encore Classes Click here

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If you have forgotten your login, please call the office and we will help you get logged in.

(605) 787-4172

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Harlow's Bus

2237 W. Sherman Street • Sturgis, SD 57785

(605)347-5066

Dave Olson, Principal

Amanda Christensen, Assistant Principal

Attendance Email: MeadeSMSOffice@k12.sd.us

Website: www.meade.k12.sd.us/

Location: 12500 Sturgis Rd, Summerset, SD 57769

Phone: 605-787-4172