Dupree students will use grant to get food to local families in need

  • The Dupree High School food program team. L-R are students Marion Petersen, Malory Peacock, Valerie Janis, Haley Rapada, and Megan Hinrichs, with their mentor/advisor, Mark Barron, executive director of the Sioux YMCA.
    The Dupree High School food program team. L-R are students Marion Petersen, Malory Peacock, Valerie Janis, Haley Rapada, and Megan Hinrichs, with their mentor/advisor, Mark Barron, executive director of the Sioux YMCA.

    This group of Dupree High School students, who all work part-time for the Sioux YMCA, recently received one of eight grants of $9,210 to get their food program active. Their application, part of a nationwide pool, is Waste Management Advocacy & Activism and their goal is to combat food loss in indigenous communities and beyond. The team is very excited for being chosen and for what they will b…