As part of Week of the Child™ the Rapid City Arts Council is collaborating with Early Childhood Connections to present Mini Masters, a children’s art exh... Read More
It can be difficult going out to eat with rowdy kids who can’t seem to remember basic etiquette, much less manners about keeping elbows off the table. There are... Read More
Summer camp is often a place to send elementary-age kids so they aren’t sitting around the house bored and so they’ll make friends and learn new things while ha... Read More
For Hannah Riley, the art of dancing represents the perfect way to express herself. “I listen to the music and either let it tell me a story, or I find a story ... Read More
Morgen Messer was six years old when she started watching YouTube videos of child influencers reviewing new toys. After a while, she began to question if she co... Read More
Do your children have an interest in figuring out how things work? Do they enjoy experimenting with their surroundings? You may have a budding engineer, astrona... Read More
Everybody needs somebody. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? However, for many children in our community, that somebody is lacking in their life. That is where B... Read More
Codi Mills has always had a love of reading. Growing up in the country, she had a mobile library that came to their family once each month. Her mother would all... Read More
Elizabeth Mentele
1st Grade at West Elementary School
Spearfish, SD
When Ms. Mentele was a student, the best thing about going to school was seeing her... Read More
2018 Teachers of Excellence
Black Hills Parent and Denny Menholt Rapid Chevrolet “give an apple” to five teachers in the Black Hills for inspiring their studen... Read More
