Monday, August 13, 2012

August 13, 2012

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COBORN’S RECEIPTS:

Coborn’s receipts for May, June and July are due by Wednesday. They can be brought with you to Back to School Night, dropped off at CorTrust Bank in Letcher or Artesian, or sent to school with your student on Wednesday. The Sanborn Central Post Prom Committee will receive 1% of the gross receipts.

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BLACKHAWK GEAR:

From now until Wednesday, August 22, place your orders online for Blackhawk gear using the following link. Items will ship directly to the school the first part of September for distribution. Proceeds will benefit athletics.


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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Back to School Night will be held for all students and their parents tonight, Monday, August 13 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. A free meal will be served, High School students will register for their classes, and teachers will be in their classrooms for visits.

The School Board will have their August meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m.

The first day of school will be Wednesday. There will be early dismissal that day at 12:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served.

School pictures will be taken on Friday.

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SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM:

The Rural Office of Community Services Inc. (ROCS) is offering a School Supply Program for eligible low-income families. The ROCS School Supply Program provides a $20 voucher per school-aged child (K-12) to purchase necessary school supplies so that children can participate fully in school. Household income must be at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty line. Clients must provide income verification to qualify for the program. Home-school children are eligible for this program.

Families who reside in the following counties are eligible for this program: Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Clay, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Sanborn, Tripp, Todd, Union and Yankton.

To receive an application, contact the Lake Andes ROCS office at 605-487-7634 or bsieh@rocsinc.org.