LLC is proud to announce the schools honored for their students’ achievements in Lakota language learning over the past two school years, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Awards for achievement were presented at the Lakota-Dakota Language Summit in Rapid City, SD on November 14-16, 2013.
Hukhúčiyela Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2011-2012
(Most Improved Elementary School) – Wakpala‐Smee School, Standing Rock
Hukhúčiyela Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2012-2013
(Most Improved Elementary School) – Rockyford School, Pine Ridge
Iyókogna Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2011-2012
(Most Improved Middle School) – Solen Junior High School, Standing Rock
Iyókogna Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2012-2013
(Most Improved Middle School) – Red Shirt School, Pine Ridge
Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2011-2012
(Most Improved High School) – Tiospaye Topa School, Cheyenne River
Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa Iyótaŋ Iglúwašte 2012-2013
(Most Improved High School) – Red Cloud High School, Pine Ridge
Hukhúčiyela Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2011-2012
(Highest Achieving Elementary School) – Wakpala-Smee, Standing Rock
Hukhúčiyela Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2012-2013
(Highest Achieving Elementary School) – Rockyford School, Rockyford
Iyókogna Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2011 – 2012
(Highest Achieving Middle School)—Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Junior High School, Cheyenne River
Iyókogna Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2012 – 2013
(Highest Achieving Middle School) – Red Shirt School, Pine Ridge
Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2011-2012
(Highest Achieving High School) – Tiospaye Topa School, Cheyenne River
Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa Waŋkátuyeȟčiŋ Wayúštaŋ 2012-2013
(Highest Achieving High School) – Tiospaye Topa School, Cheyenne River
Lakota language teachers Manny Iron Hawk (Takini School, Cheyenne River) and Thipiziwin Young (Immersion Nest, Standing Rock) presented the awards.
It’s wonderful to see the students’ progress each year. Congratulations to them, and to the teachers who guide them!
