Magis in Pine Ridge, SD
From the River City to the Prairie
The Pine Ridge Magis Community began in 2007 with Cohort 6, all teaching at Maȟpíya Lúta Owáyawa | Red Cloud Indian School, a fellow Jesuit school in the Midwest Province of Jesuits. Since then, the program expanded to teach at the Elementary and Middle School and Wíŋyaŋ Wakȟáŋ Owáyawa | Our Lady of Lourdes School in Porcupine, SD.
Magis teachers in Pine Ridge simultaneously participate in the Red Cloud Volunteer Program, focusing on justice, Lakota culture and simplicity, in addition to the community, spirituality and academic components of Magis Catholic Teacher Corps. Many Red Cloud Magis teachers have stayed beyond their two-year commitment and one of the most exciting experiences involves obtaining a CDL license to drive the school bus.
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Francis Purcell, C23, MEd in Secondary Teaching
- Undergrad: Spring Hill College
- Placement: Maȟpíya Lúta Hukhúčiyela Owáyawa, MS Social Studies
Amy Wenzel, C23, MEd in Secondary Teaching
- Undergrad: Creighton University
- Placement: Maȟpíya Lúta Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa, HS English
Nicholas Leslie, C23, MEd in Secondary Teaching
- Undergrad: Holy Cross College
- Placement: Maȟpíya Lúta - Wíŋyaŋ Wakȟáŋ Owáyawa, MS Social Studies
Madison Poljan, C23, MEd in Secondary Teaching
- Undergrad: Trinity University
- Placement: Maȟpíya Lúta Waŋkáwapȟaya Owáyawa, HS Science
Magis CTC Contact Info
Creighton University
Education Department
Eppley Building
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
Phone: 402.280.3491
Fax: 402.280.1117
magisctc@creighton.edu
