CUSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT TIDBITS

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SDHwy 16A Project

Current employees send letter/email of interest to AD Skylair Jaure Skylair.Jaure@k12.sd.us all others must complete an application.

1. Competitive Cheer Coach - $4,886 stipend
2. Special Olympics Coach - $510 stipend
3. Destination Imagination (DI) Advisor - $1,018 stipend

CONTACT INFORMATION
Custer School District, 527 Montgomery St., Custer, SD 57730. PH: 605.673.3154 FAX: 605.673.5607, Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 7:30-4:30 p.m. and Fridays, 8-1 p.m.

NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Custer School District 16-1 does not discriminate on the basis of race or color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), disability, sexual orientation, age, religion and creed, military/veteran status, or marital status, in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs and activities: and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For inquiries concerning the District’s compliance with Title VI or the Age Discrimination Act please contact the Superintendent of Schools, 527 Montgomery St., Custer, SD, 57730, (605) 673-3154; for Title IX please contact the Activities Director, 1645 Wildcat Lane, Custer, SD, 57730, (605)673-4473; or for Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) act please contact the Special Education Director, 527 Montgomery St., Custer, SD, 57730, (605) 673-3154. For further inquiries contact the South Dakota Regional Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Dept. of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO, 64106, phone (816) 268-0550, TDD (800) 877-0599, Fax (816) 268-0559, e-mail: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov

Activity schedules are now available!

CHS: https://tinyurl.com/4u6f47vt

Custer Jr HS: https://tinyurl.com/r98jvnkw

Sports:

• Congratulations to Danny Immormino for breaking 1026 yards in football!

• Middle School volleyball girls, please turn in your uniforms to Mrs. Hanis in room #222.

Classroom Happenings:

• Dual credit course registration opens on November 1st - Mrs French will be here on Thursday, October 30th and Wednesday, November 5th to discuss and help juniors and seniors to get registered. Plan ahead! Coming down during your scheduled dual credit hour is encouraged!

• Seniors and Juniors, the Washington D.C. trip is a go. If you are hesitant and now decide you want to go, it is not too late. If you would like to get more information or to sign up, please see Mr. Hanis. The group that is going are about to start fundraising and you can join in this as well to help reduce the cost.

📅 Date: November 10, 2025

🕖 Time: 7:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Custer High School Theater

Join us as we honor the newest inductees of the National Honor Society — students recognized for their exceptional scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

✨ All families, friends, and community members are welcome to attend!
Help us celebrate the accomplishments of these outstanding students.

Proudly Presented by
Custer High School

Mark on your calendar!

1. What is your position and how long have you been with Custer School District? 7 & 8 Math Teacher. 15 years.
2. Why did you choose to work for CSD? The initial reason is that I got married and this is where my husband lived. I have grown to love our school district and the opportunities that it offers for our students.
3. What piece of advice would share with students that you did not learn in school? Always keep learning and embrace failures and mistakes because we learn more from them.
4. What’s a fun fact about you? I enjoy hiking and camping. My kids and I complete the Custer State Park trail challenge every summer. We go tent camping in the Big Horns a couple of times each summer. I spend a lot of time going to watch my kids participate in activities (soccer, wrestling, cross country, basketball, track, and baseball). I have coached soccer for the YMCA for six or seven years.

Thank you, Mrs. Halverson, for your 18 years of dedicated service to the students & staff of Custer! Also, thank you for being willing to sharing photos of you when you were a student! You were a busy student back at Newell High School!

Info. from the 2005 CHS Yearbook

• Custer Jr/Sr HS Newsletter
• Custer Jr/Sr HS Facebook
• Custer High School Media Facebook
• Custer Jr/Sr HS Counselor's Corner Website
• Custer Jr/Sr HS Student Council Facebook
• Custer Jr/Sr HS Choirs Facebook
• Custer Wildcat Booster Club Facebook
• Custer FFA Facebook
• Custer Youth and Alumni Foundation Facebook

Need a Unique Gift Idea?

Custer Area Arts Council - CHS Theatre Seats Project

Sponsor a seat for $100 and get an engraved plaque on the back of the seat:

• BUY A SEAT PLAQUE TO HONOR YOUR FAVORITE THESPIAN, MUSICIAN, DANCER, LOVED ONE, CHS GRADUATE OR CLASS, OR ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS!

• The funds are then used for theatre improvements.
  

Donor plaques are $500 and are on not on the back of the seats, but on a large donor board.

501c3 Tax Deductible Contribution.

Make checks payable to Custer Area Arts Council.
Mail to: Custer Area Arts Council

25088 Shamrock Rd – Custer, SD 57730

Custer Jr/Sr High Assistant Principal: Clay Cates - clay.cates@k12.sd.us

Dean of Students /Activities Director: Skylair Jaure - Skylair.Jaure@k12.sd.us

Administrative Assistant: Kelli Moore - kelli.moore@k12.sd.us

Location: 1645 Wildcat Lane, Custer, SD, USA
Phone: (605) 673-4473
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CusterJrSrHigh/

Click here for the CES Facebook Page - follow for more school information & announcements!

Important Dates:

October 27th-30th: Red Ribbon week

Nov 5: 1st grade field trip to the Bison Center in CSP, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Nov 6: Student Council Meeting at 7:30 a.m. in Mrs. Doyle’s room

Nov 10 – 20th: Stuff-A-Truck

Nov 13: End of first trimester

Nov 18: Chad Ronish from S.U.R.F. in the art room

Nov 20: Student Council Meeting at 7:30 a.m. in Mrs. Doyle’s room

November 26-27: Thanksgiving break

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1. What is your position and how long have you been with Custer School District?
   

   I have been in Custer since 2013. I have taught first grade for most of that time but spent two years teaching kindergarten.

2. Why did you choose to work for CSD? I came to CSD to teach first grade and I choose to stay at CSD because of the awesome people I get to work with everyday.

3. What is the biggest change you have seen in your position during your tenure here? In reading instruction, we’ve been moving more toward the science of reading, and the focus for this age group makes sense.

4. What’s a fun fact about you? A fun fact about me is I grew up in northern Wisconsin and all of my family still lives there. I love being in the woods and deer hunting.

Thank you, Mrs. Becky Treloar, for your 13 Years of Dedicated Service! You are appreciated!

Administrative Assistant Cindy Heyne - cindy.heyne@k12.sd.us

Location: 1415 Wildcat Lane, Custer, SD, USA
Phone: 605-673-4483
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CusterElementarySchool/

Hermosa Facebook Page - please follow for updated daily announcements

Hermosa Spirt Wear Store

- October 29: Picture Retakes

- November1 12-13: 8th Grade Career Fair

- November 13: End of 1st Trimester

- November 14: Teacher Inservice Day

👩🏻‍🏫Tell us a little about yourself: I grew up in Armour, SD, and went on to Dakota State University. After graduating, I taught at Marty Indian School, Wall, and New Underwood before moving to Custer Schools. I teach 1st grade at Hermosa School; this year makes teaching in Custer School District for 19 years.

🏫What is one of your favorite memories while teaching at Hermosa?

My favorite memory is the year I received the CSD Little School House Award for that year the first graders collected school supplies to send over to Afghanistan. This was when my son was deployed there and he was able to hand out the supplies to the children over there.

📚What changes have taken place over your tenure with CSD?

The growing size of Hermosa and the brand new school are the changes I have been part of.

🍎What’s a fun fact about you? I love to take new classes that will help the students in the classroom and love to trying new ideas that will help them grow.

🎇What advice would you give to a new educator? Build relationships first, stay flexible, never stop learning, and celebrate your small wins.

🍎Do you have a favorite quote? I have 2 favorite quotes: “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” ~ Alice Morse Earle. I also love this quote, “ The struggle you have today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow." ~ Robert Tew

A HUGE "Thank You" Sandy, for your 19 years of dedicated service, for all you do and have done for students and staff of Hermosa School! You are appreciated! And, thanks for sharing your precious school photo of when you were a 1st Grader! 💟

Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Conley - jennifer.conley@k12.sd.us

Website: https://www.csd.k12.sd.us/Domain/11
Location: 11 4th Street, Hermosa, SD, USA
Phone: 605-255-4345
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HermosaSchool/

The School Board recently voted not to increase school meal prices. They will remain the same as last year. Board Vice President Hartshorn wanted to remind the community that any individual or business can donate to the Beef-to-Schools Program even if they do not have a ranch - their donation can offset processing costs. Fun fact: Custer School District was the first school in South Dakota to serve donated bison for school lunch!

Contact Teammates Coordinators for more info: Becci Kintigh @ CES 605-673-4483; Keersten Graveman @ Hermosa -605-255-4345; Kelli/Patty @ CHS 605-673-4473

The Mission of Custer School District is to Educate Every Student to His/Her Potential.

Superintendent Dr. Tim Frederick - tim.frederick@k12.sd.us

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Jennie Anderson - jennie.anderson@k12.sd.us

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Administration Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. ~ 7:30-4:30 p.m. & Fridays ~ 8-1 p.m.

Website: www.csd.k12.sd.us
Location: 527 Montgomery Street, Custer, SD, USA
Phone: 605-673-3154
Facebook: www.facebook.com/custerschooldistrict