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Rapid City Area Schools swears in two trustees and elects board officers; board keeps Rapid City Journal as official newspaper
Summary
At its annual organizational meeting the board administered oaths to two newly elected members, elected officers for 2025-26 and designated the Rapid City Journal as the district's official newspaper after debate about including a Meade County publication.
The Rapid City Area School District Board of Education administered oaths of office to two elected trustees and elected its 2025-26 officers at the annual organizational meeting.
Angela Rafferty and Jamie Clapham were sworn in during an evening ceremony following a brief technical delay. "Having been elected to the office of board member of Rapid City Area School District number 51-4 in Pennington County, do you solemnly…
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