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The Sioux Falls School District is committed to keeping our students healthy and well-fed over the summer months! Our Summer Food Service program, which provides FREE brea...

Superheroes assembled together for the Year End Activities Day! Thanks to the John Harris PTO and our amazing staff for putting together an incredible gathering of characters and...

Mrs. Dykstra's students were crowned with the John Harris Elementary Hurricane HERO trophy for earning the most Hurricane HERO slips this school year. Students earn slips by bein...

State Library Recognizes 21 st Century School Libraries John Harris Elementary led by teacher-librarian Mrs. Hage and supported by administrator Mrs. Dobberpuhl was awarded...

Miss Jensen's 4th grade students spent a little time last week planting plants and doing sidewalk chalk.

You are invited to the 30th anniversary celebration of John Harris Elementary! Please join us on Monday, May 23rd from 5:00-7:00pm for refreshments, conversations, and building t...

5th graders had two opportunities recently to explore the Career Cafe recently! JLG Architects and Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jon Sogn visited John Harris Elementary to ...

Students in Mrs. Pierson's 4th grade class had a book tasting event! The event was possible thanks to a John Harris Elementary PTO grant that was awarded to Mrs. Pierson. At the...

While our Sioux Falls School District educators deserve to be celebrated all the time, the National Education Association (NEA) has dedicated May 2-6 as the official Teacher Appre...

Staff Appreciation Week is coming! Please see the message below from the John Harris Elementary PTO! To show our thanks to the great staff at John Harris elementary during Staf...

This week we celebrate 29 new Public School Proud Grant Winners! In the last two weeks, the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation has awarded 19 new grants to educators...

John Harris Elementary Student art work was on display last Tuesday as students showcased over 1,400 pieces of their art! Each student chose two pieces that were displayed for al...

The John Harris Elementary School talent show is back! Can your student sing, tumble, spin a ball on their finger, or juggle bowling pins?!? Whatever the talent... we would love t...

John Harris Elementary 4th and 5th grade students recently participated in the annual free throw contest. Students participated in qualifying rounds and then the finals took plac...

Last month, John Harris Elementary students participated in the #EverybodyReads initiative. We started the month off with a bare tree, created by Miss Levisay, John Harris Elemen...

We made it! The first-ever #EverybodyReads community-wide reading initiative is officially in the books! So how did we do? Drumroll, please!.............. Together, as a co...

On Fridays from now until the end of the school year, we will be highlighting several of this year's Sioux Falls School District retirees. 🍎 🎉 📚 This week we celebrate Sarah A...

For 150 years, SFSD has provided a high-quality public education to hundreds of thousands of students. Student success is heavily dependent upon the adults who guide learning, d...

Our newest All Star was also a nominee for the 34 th Annual Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Award! Heather Crosby is an Art Teacher at Lowell Elementary. The per...

The 34th Annual Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, March 14 th at Axtell Park. This year, there were 69 outstanding nominees for this p...