Huron School District (South Dakota)
| Huron School District | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1886 |
| Country |
United States  |
| Location | Huron |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Terry D. Nebelsick, Ed.S. |
| Accreditation | South Dakota Board of Education |
| Students and staff | |
| Athletic conference | ESD |
| District mascot | Tigers |
| Colors |
Orange, white and Black |
| Other information | |
| Website | huron.k12.sd.us |
The Huron School District is a public school district in Huron, South Dakota. It contains four elementary schools, a middle school, a vocational school, a high school, two Hutterite colonies and an alternative high school. The School District owns and operated the local arena and the former Si Tanka University sports center. Huron School District is a member of the South Dakota High School Activities Association. Offers Special Ed and Title I. as well as a huge ESL Program.
The Voters in the Huron School District are voting on a $22.165 Million bond issue to remodel and add to the current elementary school do to the limited space and poor condition for the Students.
History
The Huron School District, was founded in 1880 with 15 students and a converted store, in Downtown Huron. They Stayed there until the first school building were ready to be used.
The Following is list of former and Current School, operated by the district.
- Hamilton School 1882-?
- First Jefferson 1886-1927
- Second Jefferson 1927–Present
- First High School 1904-1914, renovated 1919, 1937; served as the first Jr. High School; demolished 1999
- Second High School 1914-1967
- Third High School 1967–Present; Renovated 2009
- McKinley 1921-1998; added on in 1960; the 1998 demotion was on the 1921 building now the home to The Local Head Start.
- Middle School 1999–Present
- Madison School 1956–Present; Remodeled/expanded: 1960, 2012, 2013
- Lincoln School 1910-1975; Razed to make way for Lincoln Square Apartments.
- Huron Vocational School Building; Built in 1977
- Washington School 1954–Present
- Buchanan School 1961–Present; expanded: 1970, 1996
- The School District owns and operates the city Arena, built in 1950 at a cost of $900,000; Renovated throughout the 2000s
- Huron, bought the Huron University Activities Center in 2008
- Original Football Stadium 1937-1974; Now a Residential Section with street names Quarterback Court and Gridiron Place
- Current Football Stadium; with full Track and Field built in 1974
Notable alumni
- Gladys Pyle, United States Senator in 1938–1939
- Cheryl Ladd, actress who was one of Charlie's Angles