Fragmented Freedom by Magnus Weber

Congratulations to Magnus Weber for receiving first place in the Congressional Art Competition for his ink drawing titled Fragmented Freedom!  Magnus drew this piece during the Regional Art Wars Competition in Rapid City in February.  He was given the prompt “Fragmented.” He was given 1 ½ hours to complete it.  Fragmented Freedom will be exhibited, along with the pieces from all of the US Congressional Districts in the Cannon Tunnel of the US Capitol!  Magnus will be invited to attend a reception at the capital in Pierre to receive an award given by Dusty Johnson.  This is the second time a TF Riggs student has won first place in the Congressional Art Competition. 

The T.F. Riggs FBLA chapter is proud of their success in all their competitive events at the FBLA Spring Conference in Sioux Falls this week.  Congratulations go out to the following FBLA members for receiving these awards:

Nicole Weiss—2nd in Economics and 5th in Advertising
Bella Pickner—2nd in Organizational Leadership
Jacob Mikkonen—3rd in Financial Math
Charlie Simpson—5th in Financial Math
Charlee Williams-Smith—2nd in Marketing
Campbell Cronin—4th in Business Communications and 1st in Journalism
Brianna Goodman—2nd in Introduction to Marketing Concepts
Chloe Bowers—3rd in Journalism and 3rd in Public Speaking
Harper Reichling—2nd in Journalism
Isabelle Weller—3rd in Networking Infrastructures

Also placing in the following team events were:

Chloe Bowers and Harper Reichling—3rd in Broadcast Journalism
Ava Johnson and Charlee Williams-Smith—4th in Graphic Design
Kate Cremer, Charlee Williams-Smith, and Ava Johnson—3rd in Visual Design

Qualifying for nationals which will be held in Anaheim, CA, June 29 through July 2 are Nicole Weiss, Bella Pickner, Jacob Mikkonen, Charlee Williams-Smith, Campbell Cronin, Brianna Goodman, Chloe Bowers, Harper Reichling, Isabelle Weller, Ava Johnson, and Kate Cremer.

The Pierre School Board approved the 2025-2026 school calendars at the Febuary 10th board meeting.  The school year will start on August 19th, 2025 for all schools in the district. 

2025-2026 Elementary School Calendar

2025-2026 GMMS Calendar

2025-2026 Riggs HS Calendar

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The Pierre School District would like to remind families that the USDA is no longer providing free meals to all students. We encourage eligible families to fill out and submit the free & refuced meal application, which you will find on the Pierre School District Food Service Webpage.