Congratulations to Trinity Zopp, Eddy Adkins, Darah Colbert and Ivy Hayes as state qualifiers for next week's State Wrestling Tournament! Great job ladies!!!
Our boys will wrestle this Saturday at regions to determine who goes for their group! Good luck gentlemen! Go Diggers!
Mr. Nepodal
Just a reminder that our HSGB/BB game vs. Custer is still a go for tonight (Feb. 15th) - we will start at 4:00.
4:00 - C team boys (gym 2), JV girls (gym 1)
5:00 - C team girls (gym 2), JV boys (gym 1)
6:15 - Varsity girls
7:30 - Varsity boys
Thank you - Mr. Nepodal
Congratulations to the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Teacher of the Year, Mr. Tony Althoff and the the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Employee of the Year, Mrs. Cindy Sternhagen!
Come out, support the Digger Basketball Teams and get some delicious sweets!
We will be having our Student Council fundraiser at the basketball games on February 13th. The annual silent auction is headed by Gary Linn, our student council advisor! Lots of yummy items will be available for auction!
4:00 - JV boys (gym 2) and JV girls (gym 1)
5:30 - Varsity girls
7:00 - Varsity boys (Auction concludes at half-time)
Our high school wrestling triangular scheduled for tonight - Thursday, Feb. 8th - has now been turned into only being a Dual between Lead-Deadwood and St. Thomas More. Douglas will not be sending a team due to a rash of illnesses within their wrestling program. Here is the schedule:
5:00 - AAU Youth Wrestling Exhibition matches featuring our Little Digger Wrestlers
6:00 - Senior Night and Special Presentation of the new mat donated by Frank Pavich and company
6:15 - Warm-up/Mat time
6:30 - Line-ups/national anthem and start of the dual - we will wrestle girls first followed by the boys matches
Come on out and support the Diggers!
Mr. Nepodal
Mrs. Kelly Bachand has chosen to pass the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light on to Mrs. Jennifer Scott this week!
“I would like to pass the Shining Light to Ms. Jen this week. I appreciate that Ms. Jen always makes things fun in the classroom. She was very welcoming when I started. I want to thank her for all that she does.”
Update for the C team basketball tournament in Spearfish this Saturday, Feb. 10th:
9:00 - Girls C team vs. Sturgis (if we win, we play at 11:10...if we lose, we play at 12:15)
11:10 - Boys C team vs. RC Christian 2 (if we win, we play at 3:30...if we lose, we play at 1:20)
Thank you. Mr. Nepodal
Our MSBB game on Monday, Feb. 12th vs Newell will be only a 7th grade game - Newell only has a 7th grade team. Game time is still 4:00 in gym 2 at the high school.
Mr. Nepodal
A big Thank You to Frank Pavich for the donation of an amazing wrestling mat! Frank is the founder of Black Hills Nationals Wrestling Tournament and Camps Bringing quality wrestling tournaments and camps to the Black Hills of SD since 1992.
Come out to support our Digger Wrestlers February 8th at 5:00pm during the home triangular and see the new mat! The home match is also Parent/Senior Night.
Go Diggers!
Just a quick note on Saturday, Feb. 10 events:
Our C team boys and girls teams are playing in the Spearfish Tourney this Saturday - our girls first game is at 9:00 and our boys 1st game is at 11:10. They will get a 2nd game as well but time will be based on how their first game goes.
Our GBB JV and Varsity will be playing at home vs. Little Wound on Saturday with the JV game at 4:00 followed by the Varsity game at approximately 5:30.
Our BBB varsity team will be playing Redfield at 10:00 AM as part of the Belle Fourche Classic.
Thank you.
Mr. Nepodal
Here's the schedule for varsity boys basketball this Saturday at the Belle Fourche Classic:
10:00 - LEAD-DEADWOOD vs Redfield
12:00 - Little Wound vs. Upton, Wyoming
2:00 - Belle Fourche vs. Kadoka
*this is only a Boys Varsity game on Saturday at Belle Fourche
Congratulations LDMS Students! Read more about the Samsung grant the students were awarded here: https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/l-d-middles-school-reaches-state-finals-in-samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-stem-competition/article_d0e0edfe-bfc0-11ee-bdd8-b3ccbfaac649.html
Snowball Dance!
February 9th - Gym 2
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
$5.00 per person
This week, Mr. Bill Snow passed the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light on to Mrs. Kelly Bachand.
“Miss Kelly wears many hats in our district. She is a para for Early Childhood, she is the van driver, she delivers mail between our buildings and she has other countless duties. Every day, Miss Kelly shows up and does this with a smile!”
Quick reminder that our Evening for the Arts will be tonight - Monday, Jan. 29th - starting at 6:30 at the Homestake Opera House in Lead! Please come out and support our student artists as they perform in Oral Interp, One Play, Choir and Band plus take a look at the student art pieces on display in the lobby! Should be a fun night and some serious talent on display! Thank you.
Mr. Nepodal
Congratulations to the one act cast and crew for a stellar performance at regions and a special shout out to Briar R. and Hudson K. for getting outstanding individual performer awards!
You should be proud the awesome show you produced!
Join us for a Night of the Arts! High school student artist from Art, Band, Choir, One Act and Oral Interp at the Historic Homestake Opera House in Lead on January 29th, 2024 at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Winter! Winter is the 2024 Snocross Scholarship Winner!
Mrs. Kim Ostwald has chosen to pass the Lead-Deadwood Elementary Shining Light on to Mr. Bill Snow this week!
“I am picking this person because he shows a shining light every day. He goes above and beyond his duties without complaining. He’s done a lot over the years on his own time and he’s always the first to help. He’s the best boss ever, Mr. Bill Snow.”
Schedule update for Tuesday, Jan. 23 - our HSWR triangular with Moorcroft and Sturgis JV will now start at 4:00 due to the number of matches that will be held. Originally, it was scheduled for 5:00 but we have moved it back to start at 4:00. Order of matches will be Lead-Deadwood vs. Moorcroft...Moorcroft vs. Sturgis JV...and ending with Lead-Deadwood vs. Sturgis JV. Once we start at 4:00, we will roll the schedule. See you on Tuesday!
Mr. Nepodal