Lakota Tech High School

Lakota Tech High School is a public high school in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It is in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is a part of the Oglala Lakota County School District.

Its high school program is one of five high schools that are within the boundaries of the reservation.[1]

History

Previously the district did not operate a high school building and required high school students staying with the district to attend virtual school.[2]

In August 2019 the district and the state of South Dakota began a partnership to establish the first non-Bureau of Indian Education public high school on the reservation.[3] Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, jointly announced this with management of the school district.[4]

In July 2019 the district hired Stephanie Eisenmenger as the first principal.[5] Groundbreaking occurred in November 2020. There were plans to open in-person use of the school earlier, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota the school itself was not yet open in July 2020. It is centered on career and technical education (CTE).[6] The school opened in fall 2020.[7]

Athletics

By February 2021 the gymnasium opened, and that month it began its athletics programs; the school is not under tribal law so it does not have to follow tribal directives to end athletics temporarily. This meant would-be athletes transferred to Lakota Tech.[7]

See also

References
  1. Haenchen, Brian (2020-08-13). "Multiple Native American schools opt to cancel or suspend fall sports; All Nations pushed to spring". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. Kaczke, Lisa (2019-08-29). "South Dakota, Oglala Lakota schools to construct first public high school on Pine Ridge". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. Murat, Megan (2019-09-18). "Work continues in constructing Oglala Lakota County high school". News Center 1. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  4. "State, Oglala Lakota school district agree to build high school on Pine Ridge Reservation". Rapid City Journal. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  5. Crash, Tom (2019-08-15). "SCHOOLS START SOON". Lakota Times. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  6. Dickens, Chelsea (2020-07-22). "Lakota Tech registration begins but district's back to school plan is "work in progress"". News Center 1. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  7. Case, Matt (2021-02-04). "First-year Lakota Tech hoops enjoying the benefits of transfers across the Pine Ridge Reservation". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

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