The Chiesman Center for Democracy, Inc., held the 16th Annual Kids Voting South Dakota Liberty Basketball Game and Taco Feed. The event took place on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Riggs High School in Pierre, South Dakota. The evening began at 5:30 pm with the Taco Feed with Legislators, Tacos for Top Dogs sponsored by [...]
Nearly 600 fourth and fifth graders from around the Black Hills to took part in the Chiesman Center’s Kids Voting South Dakota (KVSD) 8th Bi-Annual kickoff celebration on Thursday, September 20 at Mount Rushmore National Memorial Amphitheater. The keynote speaker, South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant, stressed the importance of voting and being active [...]
ChildFund International US Program has awarded funding to the Chiesman Center for Democracy to implement a project called “Civic Outreach with Outstanding Leaders” (COOL). The Chiesman Center will partner with Rapid City schools and youth serving organizations to implement Kids Voting South Dakota® (KVSD) and Project Citizen with ChildFund sponsored children in Rapid City. Twenty [...]
The Chiesman Center for Democracy announced on December 22nd, 2011, Ms. Rebecca Andrew as the executive director of the Civic Education programs. Previously, Rebecca Andrew served as the program assistant for the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center, the Strengthening Communities Fund and the Institute for Educational Leadership & Evaluation at the Chiesman Center for [...]
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787. The law establishing the holiday was created in 2004 with the passage of [...]
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