Students swam as fast as they could during the Youth Triathlon held at St. Joseph’s Indian School.
To kick-off the 2019 school year, the St. Joseph’s Indian School hosted a youth triathlon at the Rec Center to help welcome back students. Our triathlon consisted of three consecutive events – swimming, biking and running. Students had the option of running all three events on their own or competing as a team of three.Continue reading “Sixty Students Run, Pedal and Swim into New School Year”
Four St. Joseph’s students and two staff members recently returned from a trip abroad!
Every summer, St. Joseph’s Indian School flies four students and two staff members to Germany as part of an exchange program with Gymnasium Leonium in Handrup, which is another school founded by the Priests of the Sacred Heart.
Because of generous supporters, all seven of our recent high school graduates will receive a Senior Suitcase!
They did it, and so did you! Our high school seniors collected their diplomas in May and now, because of generous people like you, they’ll have a Senior Suitcase stashed with essentials to get their next chapters started off right! Continue reading “Supporters Help Graduates with Season of Change”
All students at St. Joseph’s learn the Lakota language in their Native American Studies class.
The Lakota language is dangerously close to extinction.
According to the Lakota Language Consortium, recent linguistic surveys and anecdotal evidence reveal there are only 2,000 first-language Lakota speakers remaining, on and around the reservations of North Dakota and South Dakota. This number represents less than 2% of the total Lakota population. Continue reading “Joining the Fight to Revitalize the Lakota Language”
Thanks to caring supporters, books for all ages are available in South Dakota reservation communities during St. Joseph’s Bookmobile stops!
The following is a reflection written by two St. Joseph’s Houseparents, Mike and Bette, who participated in St. Joseph’s Indian School outreach program: The Bookmobile. This is their experience in their own words.
Dr. Billie Kingfisher (second from right) stands beside two St. Joseph’s eighth grade graduates and President Mike Tyrell as he accepts the Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Therapy to heal from historical trauma and past abuse is available for students on campus at St. Joseph’s Indian School. One such program, is equine therapy.
People’s physical scars are often easily spotted. The visible wounds catch your eye, as if yelling to be noticed. But what about the hidden scars people – especially children – carry with them inside? What about the hurt within their hearts and minds?
Those are more difficult to see … which makes them easier to ignore.