The Hot Springs High School, in

Hot Springs, South Dakota Hot Springs (Lakota: ''mni kȟáta''; "hot water") is a city in and county seat of Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,395. In addition, neighboring Oglala Lakota County contracts the ...

is a public high school serving Hot Springs and the local area, in Fall River County. It is part of the Hot Springs School District. The school mascot is the Bisons.

History

The first high school was built in 1894. The school moved to a converted building of the former

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, using that from 1910 to 1924 when the building was destroyed in a fire.

1925 building

The school's current building was built in 1925, with additions in 1953 and 1959. It was listed on the

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in 1980. It is

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in style, and is built of reddish-tan

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cut into rough

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, with bands using lighter tones of sandstone. The entrance has a compound Tudor arch. With .

References

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