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Smee School District #15-3 is a public school located in Wakpala, South Dakota on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  We are dedicated to the intellectual and social growth of each student as they learn to live effectively in a contemporary bi-cultural world.  Our school educates students to help them become successful in all aspects of life with attention to individual differences.
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8th Grade Stepping up

Wakpala Public School’s 8th Grade Stepping Up Ceremony will be May 15th at 2:00 p.m. CST in the school theater.
The public is welcome!

Cake & Refreshments to follow in Commons
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MAPS testing

This week and next, students in grades K-8 are undergoing MAPS testing. This testing starts in the first hour of the day so in the interest of everyone's success, please make sure your child is well rested and arrives on-time. Thank you!
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Smile Network

Reminder for parents/guardians: Students who returned a consent form for the Smile Network dental services will be bused to McLaughlin school on Friday, April 25. Students will return and ride their regular bus route home at 3:30. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school nurse at 845-3040 ext 112.
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4 day school week

The Wakpala Public School will be going to a 4 day school week in the 2025-2026 school year. A tentative schedule and more information will be posted as details are finalized.
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Wóuŋspe wašté hiyágleya!
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Lakȟóta Tȟawápaha Olówaŋ (Lakota Flag Song) Tȟuŋkášilayapi tȟawápaha kiŋháŋ oíhaŋkešniyaŋ hé nážiŋ kte ló.
Iyóȟlatheya, oyáte kiŋháŋ wičhíčhaǧiŋ kta čha, léčhamuŋ weló. The President, his staff without end it will stand.
Under it, the people they will grow, so I do this. Lakota Flag Song was composed by Ellis Chips, Pine Ridge, sometime in the 1950’s.
Lakota translation from the New Lakota Dictionary. English translation from Sharing the Gift of Lakota Song.