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Buehler leaves legacy Hill City won’t soon forget

Published by admin on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 10:07am
Hill City senior Devin Buehler didn’t just leave his mark in Hill City, he graffitied his name all over the record books — figuratively of course. 
Buehler, the son of Dan and Meagan Buehler of Hill City, has attended Hill City school since kindergarten and is knocking at the door of graduation this Sunday. But it’s not the time that he has spent here that is impressive; it’s what he did with it.

Hill City seniors ignite potential at SkillsUSA

Published by admin on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 1:08pm
Two students represented Hill City for the first time ever at the State SkillsUSA competition at Mitchell Technical College April 11. This year’s theme was “Ignite Your Potential,” and that is exactly what the students did. 

Hill City High School jumping into prom

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 9:38am
It’s time to dress to impress and polish up those dance moves. Prom is upon us this Saturday, April 5.
This year’s theme for the Hill City High School prom held at the Diamond Spur Event Center will be “A Night in Greece.” Grand March is at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and a dance from 8-10:30 p.m.
Once the formal event is finished, it’s time to let down those up-dos for some post-prom fun. 
The committee has been hard at work planning, fundraising and collecting donations for the event. 

Student screen background design contest

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:40pm
The Hill City School District will perform background checks…but not how you might think. 
The school will run a design contest, challenging students to incorporate both the use of technology as well as their art skills while designing a computer screen background. 
Students will submit original artwork that will be considered by a panel of judges. The selected artwork will become the lock-screen and background for every computer in the school district for the 2025-26 school year. 

Hill City school to host student job fair

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 1:39pm
The Hill City School District will once again hold its annual job fair over the lunch hour in the Bob Burden Gymnasium March 19. 
The event is geared toward eighth grade through senior students and involves local businesses from Hill City, Custer, Keystone and Rapid City. 
Each business has a table with information about their business and available employment opportunities. Students have one hour to walk around the room and visit with representatives from the different businesses. 

Race to read, Dr. Seuss ignite literacy

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:33am
The Cat in the Hat made an appearance at school because the children made reading so cool. They read with their parents, their teachers and pets. They even were read to by invited guests. They read so many books, over 5,000 in fact. That Cat himself was even impressed by that. 
The Hill City Elementary School students have been reading up a storm. The school participated in the Race to Read challenge Jan. 13 – March 2 sponsored by Black Hills Reads. 

Students gear up for science fair

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:11am
“A scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right questions.”
– Claude Lévi-Strauss
Students from the Hill City School District are gearing up for the all school science fair March 10. The event gives students the opportunity to practice science and engineering for themselves while competing against their peers. 

Hadley Walker takes third at state for Patriot’s Pen

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2025 - 6:17pm

“Kids Can Be Heard”—that was the title of Hadley Walker’s award-winning essay and that is what she proved by winning third place in the State of South Dakota for the nationwide Patriot’s Pen essay contest.
Walker is an eighth grader at Hill City Middle School (HCMS) and the daughter of Sarah and Ethan Walker. She has lived in Hill City since 2018 and was homeschooled up until seventh grade. This fall, Walker had the opportunity to enter the Patriot’s Pen essay contest.

Students honored for writing history

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2024 - 9:35am
This year’s Kids Write History Essay Contest award ceremony featured two Hill City Elementary School (HCES) students, Witten Gardner and Linden Bodensteiner. 
Kids Write History (KWH) is a fourth grade essay contest created by the West River History Conference (WRHC) in 2022. 

Help fund Kieara's dream: the musical journey of a liftetime

Published by admin on Tue, 07/02/2024 - 8:52am
At the age of 15 Kieara Babcock is working five days a week at Sprockets Fun Foundry in Keystone  to save up for the trip of a lifetime. 
Babcock was a freshman when she was nominated by her teacher, Laura Hagen, for the South Dakota Ambassadors of Music Tour. Nominations are based on maturity, character, leadership and musicianship.
Babcock is excited about the trip, which gives students an opportunity to travel to Europe for 15 days to learn about the cultural aspects of five different countries and give musical performances in each.