District News

Get your piece of history…DRPS will be selling old surplus athletic uniforms and some equipment.  There will be jerseys, sweats, VB nets, a wrestling scale, uniforms, etc.  The sale will be from 5:00 – 8:00PM on the MS stage on Thursday, Jan 23, Friday, Jan 24 and Thursday, Jan 30.

Last fall you received notice from Dell Rapids School District that to continue receiving Bright Arrow alerts, you needed to “opt in”.  If you haven’t done this, unfortunately, you will not receive our text message alerts. 

One school board position will be up for election on April 14, 2020.  The 3-year position, with duties to be assumed in July 2020, will be vacant due to the expiration of the present term of Jeff Traill.  

Families in our school district are eligible to participate in a no-cost Kindergarten Readiness program. This unique opportunity for South Dakota families allows for participation in the Waterford UPSTART program to support home-based kindergarten readiness delivered via technology.

Dell Rapids Elementary School was recently recognized in the 2019 cohort for being
considered an exemplary high performing school. This recognition was given to only six
South Dakota schools and a total of 362 from across the nation.