GOTCHA! St. Joseph’s Rewards Students ‘Caught Doing Something Good!’

Students at SJIS are rewarded for doing good deeds for others.

Doing the right thing has its rewards – just ask St. Joseph’s Indian School students who are “Caught Doing Something Good!”

As students go about their school days, they have opportunities to help their peers and teachers. Whether that’s holding the door open for someone, standing up for a classmate, or assisting someone who is hurt – the opportunities to do the right thing are endless.

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Instilling Students with a Heart for Giving

St. Joseph’s high school girls showed love to the elderly with a visit to a local retirement center.

Our Native American students enjoy living on St. Joseph’s Indian School’s campus, but every now and then a change of scenery is needed.

The high school girls in the Giles Home recently enjoyed an outing to the Regency Retirement Center in Chamberlain, S.D., to spend time with its elderly residents.

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Authors, Stories & Pirates: Students Loved Attending the SD Festival of Books

St. Joseph’s Indian School students recently attended the SD Festival of Books.

Story by Kim Bartling

“In sharing the journey of life, travel with the humble person on the quiet path.”

– Joseph M. Marshall III The Lakota Way; Stories and Lessons for Living

Marshall was just one of the many authors/presenters at the 2018 South Dakota Festival of Books which was held in Sioux Falls and Brookings September 21-23. During his presentation, entitled, “‘Indians’ vs. Indians: Writing the Truth,” the truth that hope comes in the form of children was shown in the 12 students from St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, S.D. Continue reading “Authors, Stories & Pirates: Students Loved Attending the SD Festival of Books”