Huron School District (South Dakota)
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. It offers special education, Title I, and a large ESL program.
| Huron School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 150 5th St. SW Huron, South Dakota 57350 United States  | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1885 |
| 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 voters in the Huron School District are voting on a $22.165 million bond issue to remodel and add to the current elementary school due to its limited space and poor conditions.
History
The Huron School District was founded in 1880 with 15 students in a converted store in downtown Huron. They stayed there until the first school buildings were ready to be used.
- The school district owns and operates the city arena, built in 1950 at a cost of $900,000 and renovated throughout the 2000s.
- Huron bought the Huron University Activities Center in 2008.
- The original football stadium stood from 1937-1974 and is now a residential section with street names including Quarterback Court and Gridiron Place.
- The current football stadium with full track and field was built in 1974.
The following is list of former and current schools operated by the district.
- Hamilton School, 1882-?
- First Jefferson, 1886-1927
- Second Jefferson, 1927–2015
- First High School, 1904-1914, renovated 1919, 1937; served as the first junior 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 in 1960, 2012, 2013
- Lincoln School, 1910-1975; razed to make way for Lincoln Square Apartments
- Huron Vocational School, built in 1977
- Washington School, 1954–present
- Buchanan School, 1961–present; expanded in 1970, 1996
Athletics
Huron high school team name is Huron Tigers. The school has a rich history of athletic success with athletic teams for boys' football, basketball, wrestling, track, cross-country, tennis, golf, and soccer. Teams for girls include volleyball, basketball, track, cross country, gymnastics, tennis, golf, competitive cheer and dance, and soccer
State Championships:
- Boys Basketball - 1917, 1927, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1958, 1973, 1981, 1993, 2004
- Girls Basketball - 1989
- Boys Cross country - 1983, 1989
- Girls Cross country - 1978, 1981, 1987, 1989
- Boys Football - 1992
- Boys Track - 1910, 1911, 1952
- Boys Wrestling - 1994
- Boys Golf - 1939, 1942, 1963, 1974
- Girls Volleyball - 1998, 1999
Notable alumni
- Gladys Pyle - United States Senator, 1938–1939
- Cheryl Ladd - actress, Charlie's Angels