South Dakota
South Dakota high school working to combat food insecurity in a creative way
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – According to Feeding America, at least one in five children worry about where their next meal is coming from. One South Dakota high school says they’ve found a solution towards combating this issue as well as the stigma surrounding it.
In October of last year, Mitchell High School opened the doors to their very own food pantry for students, they said their goal that first week was to have at least 5 students take advantage of the service. They said that now they’re averaging at least 30 students a week and last week even had 52 students stop by.
Jodi Reiners who created the Mitchell School District Caring Closet, said she’s been working closely with Mitchell High School and the Snack Pack Program towards helping students achieve their academic goals. The most recent endeavor being the Mitchell High School Food Pantry.
“We’re open after school, and we have volunteers here who then supervise students,” stated Jodi and when explaining how the food pantry works she said, “[Students] can come in and get eight food items, two cans of vegetables, a can of fruit and six snack items for over the weekend.”
Since the start of the food pantry a little over a year ago, Jodi said she’s received countless messages from parents sharing what an impact it’s made to their food budget and gives them a chance to stretch the dollars more than they could before.
Jodi went on to state, “You don’t know the difference that this is really making between the food pantry, and also the caring closet, and just helping the kids be able to focus on their academics, that’s what they should be focusing on.”
Dean of Students, Kimberly Max, said that with help from people like Jodi and her volunteers at the MSD Caring Closet they’ve even been able to offer students who don’t have the essentials to cook a meal the proper utensils needed to do so. Kimberly said this in turn helps set the students up for success in the future.
Kimberly expanding on this by saying, “Making it a learning opportunity for them to expand on their own knowledge of things and to be able to care for themselves to become better citizens as they go out into the world.”
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While education can lead to higher paying careers, it all starts with finding that first actual job. At the most recent Board of Technical Education meeting, the state’s education leaders dove into the latest job placement rates.
Advocates say institutional effectiveness, measured in terms of graduate outcomes, job placement, and pay rates for outgoing students, is a critical assessment for higher education institutions, including trade schools. Trade schools that focus on specialty careers like construction, welding, nursing, or IT.
Jenna Reis is the policy and data analyst of the Board of Technical Education. She said the state takes a close look when collecting data.
“Before I jump into the numbers, I want to provide some brief context into how this data is collected,” Reis said. “Our technical college will lead the process, surveying their students starting six months after they complete their programs. In addition, students can supplement information using the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulations reemployment assistance, or that unemployment assistance record to fill in any gaps.”
Reis said these numbers highlight the kind of return on investment students at South Dakota trade schools are getting.
“If we look at employment first, among graduates who are employable, this years’ data shows 99 percent are employed, 93 percent are employed in a program-related field, and 85 percent are employed within their field in South Dakota,” Reis said. “These are strong numbers, in fact, you may notice in the chart we have very few graduates who are not in the labor market or are still seeking employment.”
That combines with an average salary of $53,000 annually for full-time work for these graduates.
The full data breakdown can be found in an online report.
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at May 23, 2025, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from May 23 drawing
07-18-40-55-68, Mega Ball: 18
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from May 23 drawing
04-11-15-19-38, Lucky Ball: 04
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
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