Harrisburg School District (South Dakota)
43°25′55″N 96°41′56″W / 43.432°N 96.699°W
| Harrisburg School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| , Lincoln County, South Dakota, 57032 United States | |
| District information | |
| Motto | Building Strong Foundations for Success |
| Grades | K - 12 |
| Established | 1894 |
| Superintendent | Tim Graf |
| Schools | 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school |
| District ID | 41-2 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,149 |
| District mascot | Tigers |
| Colors | Maroon & Gold |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/ |
Harrisburg School District is one of the largest school districts in South Dakota, located 7 miles from Sioux Falls in Lincoln County, serving 4,547 students as of September 2019[update].[1] The superintendent of the district is Tim Graf.[2] As of the 2019–20 school year, the district will also have five schools within the Sioux Falls city limits, due to the fact that the city limits overlap into Lincoln County.
Former high school principal Dr. Kevin Lein, was shot on September 30, 2015 by Mason Buhl, a student at the school. Current principal Ryan Rollinger (who, at the time, was the assistant principal) tackled the shooter. This marked the second in school shooting in South Dakota, and the first with malicious intent involved. The principal was not seriously injured, sustaining only a shot in his arm.[3]
Harrisburg offers its high school students a "1-to-1 Program" utilizing Apple MacBook Air's and Apple MacBook Pros.[4]
Harrisburg has also Pioneered a Modular Customized Learning option, which allows for students to move through curriculum at their own pace, and perform necessary learning targets with different media based projects.[5]
On December 13, 2019, an unidentified student threatened Harrisburg North, one of the districts 2 middle schools. In an Email to KSFY (now Dakota News Now), the school district said that "the threat was not viable." School was not called off.[6]
Schools
[edit]High schools
[edit]- Harrisburg High School (1,538 students)
The Harrisburg Girls’ Soccer team won the 2022 South Dakota AA state championship on October 15, 2022.
Middle schools
[edit]- North Middle School (724 students)
- South Middle School (401 students)
Elementary schools
[edit]- Endeavor Elementary School (528 students)
- Explorer Elementary School (463 students)
- Freedom Elementary School (448 students)
- Horizon Elementary School (246 students)
- Journey Elementary School (389 students)
- Liberty Elementary School (525 students)
Numbers as of September 2019[update][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Harrisburg District". Harrisburg School District. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Staff". Harrisburg School District. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Harrisburg High School Principal Shot, Shooter In Custody". KELOLAND News. September 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Any time… Any where… Harrisburg High School Laptop Policy, Procedures, and Information" (PDF). harrisburgdistrict41-2.org. Harrisburg School District. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Harrisburg, High School (September 10, 2017). "Mod-CL Handbook" (PDF). Harrisburg High School.
- ^ "Harrisburg North Threat". Dakota News Now.
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