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Afterschool Day at the Capitol February 8, 2012
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PAST EVENTS

 

Due to weather issues, the 2005 Afterschool Day at the Capitol was cancelled.

Scheduling conflicts prevented us from having the event in 2006.

 

2007 Afterschool Day at the Capitol

 

The 2007 Afterschool Day at the Capitol was held on February 6 from 9:00am – 2:00pm in the Capitol Rotunda, and was a huge success. The participating programs were amazing. They presented information about their programs and the importance of afterschool care to the public as well as the legislators.

The Governor was

present for a photo with the student ambassadors and all of the adults who helped make this event possible. The Governor also took time to sign pictures, t-shirts and

collect trinkets from the children.

 

The Lieutenant Governor was also in attendance. Fifteen programs and thirteen student ambassadors participated in the Day at the Capitol. The wide variety of programs displayed a wonderful showcase of afterschool needs being meet across South Dakota. The participating programs included: Enemy Swim Day School Afterschool Program, BFACC Oasis, Boys and Girls Club of Pierre, Hands on Partnership (Dept Ed., State Library), Southern Hills OST and Preschool, Kids Inc.

Afterschool Enrichment Program, New Visions 21st CCLC, Ellsworth AFB., Wall After School Program, Newell HOPE Program, Wakpala 21st CCLC Afterschool

Program, Totally Kids, Wessington Afterschool Program, Liberty Center Inc., and the Multi-Cultural Center ASP.


Above Photo: Sisseton’s Westside Afterschool
Program (left) & Lennox Totally Kids (right)

 

Afterschool Day at the Capitol raised public awareness of the importance in quality

afterschool care. We hope the event had a positive impact on legislators, to vote in

support of our youth and youth programming. We will be hosting this event again next year and hope to see more programs and new ideas.

Event co-chairs for 2007 were Ryan Zens, Ellsworth AFB and Linda Merkwan, Kids Inc-Sioux Falls. (Photo left to right: Ryan Zens, SoDakSACA President Joan Severson, and Linda Merkwan)

 

Everyone had a great day!

 

Photo at Right: Big smiles from the ‘boys’ from Wakpala 21st CCLC program!

Photo at Left: Displays from So. Hills OST Program –

Sioux Falls & Kids Inc.-Sioux Falls

Photo at Right: Staff member and youth from the Multi-Cultural Center in Sioux Falls.

Photo at Left: Governor Rounds Surrounded!

Students and staff presented gifts to the Governor

from their programs.

Photo at Right: Display booth from Enemy Swim Day School

Photo at Left: Ellsworth AFB Afterschool Program

display.

Photo at left: Governor Rounds signs an autograph

for student at 2007 Afterschool Day at the Capitol.

 

Afterschool Days at the Capitol – Memories Album

 

2004 Afterschool Day at the Capitol

 

The 2004 Afterschool Day at the Capitol was held on February 4 from 9:00-2:00p.m.

Twelve organizations and programs participated in the annual event sponsored by the South Dakota School-Age Care Alliance.

The day was spent visiting with the legislators and visitors to the Capitol about the need for quality school-age care.

 

The following organizations and programs were showcased: Club MORRE – Madison; Club E3 – Wessington; Cooperative Extension Youth Development/4-H – Brookings; YWCA KIDS' KLUB – Mitchell; Mobridge CARE; Wakpala 21st CCLC; Multi-cultural After-school Program - Sioux Falls;

HOPE Program – Newell; EBB – Flandreau; Boys & Girls Club – Pierre; and Boys & Girls Club of the Yankton Sioux – Wagner.

 

Great shot of the rotunda, and some of the exhibit booths participating in 2004!

 

Nice shot of our SoDakSACA booth!

2003 Afterschool Day at the Capitol

 

Governor Mike Rounds with students from the EBB program in Flandreau.

Afterschool Day at the Capitol – 2002

Governor William Janklow, a major supporter of afterschool program development in South Dakota, with students from the EBB program of Flandreau. The students were in costume as “Hugs and Kisses” and were handing out Hersheys candies to people who stopped at their booth.

 

2001 Afterschool Day at the Capitol – Our Very First!

 

The first Afterschool Day at the Capitol was held in Pierre at the Capitol Rotunda during the 2001 legislative session. Lori Laughlin, Black Hills Special Services Cooperative, and Billie Jo Bakeberg, Spearfish Kids Club Kids director, coordinated the event.

Several OST programs from throughout the state were represented at the event, and many state legislators came down to the rotunda to visit the booths. (Photo at Left: Billie Jo Bakeberg & Lori Laughlin)

 

Governor Bill Janklow and Senator Tom Daschle surprised the group by visiting the booths, and posing for numerous pictures. A big highlight of the day!

Photo at right: Senator Tom Daschle posing with Marcie Reagan & students of the YMCA Bridges Program in Aberdeen.

 

(Photo at left: Governor Bill Janklow posing with the Deadwood and Belle Fourche JAM programs.)

Governor Bill Janklow began a statewide initiative in 1997 with the Office of Child Care Services to help develop and support afterschool programs in South Dakota.

 

Photo at right: Governor Bill Janklow posing with students from the Flandreau EBB program. Student at right is a nephew of Senator Sutton, and expressed to Governor Janklow “I’d think I’d like to be Governor some day”.

 

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