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Craig and I are now officially retired as of May 5th. Craig taught for 42 years and I taught for 48 years, 31 of those years were overseas. After teaching in Faith for seven years, we decided to go international. We spent 8 years in Brazil and 23 years in Kuwait. The American School of...
Responding to harrowing emergency calls, performing lifesaving skills under stress and providing patient care in intense situations are just part of the job. An EMT’s abilities, determination and resilience are put to the test every day. But for many in EMS, the sense of responsibility to care...
The best and brightest from the Class of 2019 were honored for their academic achievements at the 29th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre on Monday, April 29. In conjunction with Gov. Kristi Noem, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more than 200 students, who were...
Faith Volunteer Fire Department Chief Justin Haines along with firefighters Shara Haines, Lenae Haines, Lee Mortenson, and Jade Mortenson came to the Faith School on Monday, April 22, 2019, to visit with students in grades K - 6th about fire safety. The crew explained how to exit a building from...
The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association have released their list of the High School Basketball Coaches of the year for 2019. A head coach and assistant coach are named for each region in the state. Please join us in congratulating High School Girls Basketball Region 4 Head Coach of the...
Faith Area AAU wrestling team member Jerin Capp and mom Jessica Klein traveled to Brookings, SD, on Friday, March 15, 2019, for the State AAU Wrestling Tournament. Friday was spent checking in and recording weights for each of the contestants participating over the weekend. Jerin was one of...
Rapid City, SD – The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Region 2 (which consists of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota) Semi-Final “HOOP SHOOT”® free throw shooting contest was held at West Middle School Gym, in Rapid City, South Dakota, Saturday, March 9, 2019. The regional contest...
The Faith Volunteer Fire Dept. was called to a house fire in town last Tuesday, February 26 at about 8:30 pm. The firefighters had to fight extremely frigid temperatures, wind and snow. I heard a truck with the motor running on the street outside our house around 8:30 but didn’t think much of it...
The Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby car races on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Jon and Katrina Collins’ shop with a start time of 6:30pm. Parents, grandparents, and friends gathered to cheer on the kids and share in their excitement. The annual race provides the Scouts an...
