Tiospa Zina Tribal School

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Update from our amazing 8th Grade Horiticulture Class taught by Erin Kiyukanpi! PART 4-Last Part :) Fundamental Horticulture Update (Sept 7 - Sept 11)

Update from our amazing 8th Grade Horiticulture Class taught by Erin Kiyukanpi! PART 3 Fundamental Horticulture Update (Sept 7 - Sept 11)

Update from our amazing 8th Grade Horiticulture Class taught by Erin Kiyukanpi! PART 2 Fundamental Horticulture Update (Sept 7 - Sept 11)

Update from our amazing 8th Grade Horiticulture Class taught by Erin Kiyukanpi! PART 1 Fundamental Horticulture Update (Sept 7 - Sept 11) "We focused our curriculum on the Lead Plant, bridging biology with traditional Dakota practices. The students learned about plant anatomy, food/medicine preparation, and the importance of harvest reciprocity. Best of all, most of our classes were able to get outside onto the trails to successfully identify and harvest the plant themselves. To celebrate their hard work, we hosted an in-class Lead Plant tea party (complete with cookies!), allowing the students to brew and taste the exact plants they had gathered. We also carefully dried portions of the harvest so the students could take the loose-leaf tea home this week to share the experience and the medicine with their families." Erin L. Kiyukanpi

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Come celebrate Homecoming with the Wambdi!! There will be a tailgate provided by Dacotah Bank on Friday at 4 pm prior to the Football Game.

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Volleyball live https://youtube.com/@hcrsportsnetwork?si=4cDXUZYq_NouFwpm

Congrats to TZ Cross Country team for competing in the Redfield Pheasant Invite! Shout out to Harlee Bagola for placing 5th! 🦅💙

2026 Tiospa Zina Wambdipi Homecoming week activities and information. This year we will have a parade float contest! Here are the following categories:
best all-round themed community float (includes tribal programs, casinos, community/individuals) , best all-round themed middle school class float, best all-round themed high school class float.

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Kickoff tomorrow 8/27/26 @ 1:00 pm 🦅🏈💙

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🦅 ATTENTION MS/HS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS❗️We need your help❗️ This year there will be absolutely NO phones in the classrooms. We will also be significantly reducing Chromebook use. 🦅 Concerns About Overuse of Screens With Teens: ➡️ Reduced attention span: Excessive screen use can make it harder for students to sustain attention during lessons and complete tasks without digital stimulation. ➡️ Decreased face-to-face interaction: Heavy reliance on devices can reduce meaningful conversations, collaboration, and development of interpersonal skills. ➡️ Sleep and well-being concerns: Extended screen time can interfere with healthy sleep habits and overall well-being. ➡️ Distraction and multitasking: Notifications, games, social media, and unrelated websites can interfere with learning and reduce students’ ability to focus on instruction. ➡️ Reduced academic engagement: Over-reliance on technology may lead students to become passive consumers of information rather than active readers, writers, problem-solvers, and critical thinkers. 🦅 Benefits of Reducing Chromebook Use and Eliminating Phones in the Classroom: 💙 Stronger student engagement: Students are encouraged to actively listen, participate, ask questions, and engage directly with the teacher and lesson. 💙 Improved communication and relationships: Device-free learning creates more opportunities for face-to-face interaction, collaboration, and building relationships with peers and teachers. 💙 Greater focus and attention: Removing unnecessary devices can reduce distractions and help students concentrate on the learning task. 💙 Development of foundational skills: Students have more opportunities to practice handwriting, reading, writing, mental math, problem-solving, and critical thinking without relying on digital tools. 💙 More meaningful hands-on and culturally responsive learning: Students can participate in discussion, hands-on activities, projects, outdoor learning, and culturally grounded experiences that encourage learning through relationships and direct experiences. Please talk to your student about school phone expectations and less device time in the classrooms. We look forward to working together with you for creating academic excellence for our students. 💙