Wednesday, November 7, 2012

November 7, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Thursday’s 5/6th girls and boys basketball games at Ethan have been CANCELLED.
 
In the Sanborn Central Governor’s election yesterday, Rachelle Moore narrowly defeated Drew Duffel and Nick Miller. Students and staff also cast the most ballots for Romney and Noem.
 
Congratulations to the High School Student of the Month nominees for October: Science – Tristen Wormstadt; Social Science – Hannah Spelbring; PE – Todd Stekl; AgEd – Logan Effling; English – Shelby Selland; Math – Jessica Schmit; Computers – Rachelle Moore; Band – Ashley Schmit; and Vocal Music – Jarid Bechen. Star Student of the Month was Todd Stekl.
 
There will be a winter drumline audition practice session tomorrow (Thursday) at Woonsocket and on Thursday, November 15 at Sanborn Central from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. These practices are not mandatory and are set up to answer any questions students may have about the winter drumline audition packet.
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
November is the month of citizenship. Today has been declared Citizenship Day at Sanborn Central. Everyone should wear purple to show their citizenship.
 
The Middle School POP party will be held this afternoon.
 
Representatives from Dakota Wesleyan University and Dakota State University will be at the school this morning to visit with interested Juniors and Seniors.
 
There will be boys’ open gym after school today at Sanborn Central.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
No regular school classes on Thursday.
 
Thursday is Extra Help Day. Students with missing assignments will be notified on Tuesday that they have until noon on Wednesday to turn in their work. Parents of students with missing assignments as of Wednesday afternoon will be notified that their child is required to attend Extra Help Day on Thursday from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
 
There will be Girls Jr. High basketball practice on Thursday in Woonsocket at 3:30 p.m.
 
The 5/6th girls and boys basketball games at Ethan on Thursday have been CANCELLED.
 
There will be a winter drumline audition practice session on Thursday at Woonsocket School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This practice is not mandatory, and is set up to answer any questions students may have about the winter drumline audition packet. There will be another session at Sanborn Central on Thursday, November 15.
 
State football playoffs begin on Thursday at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
No school on Friday in observance of Veterans Day.
 
The State Football Tournament continues at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion on Friday.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
The 5/6th Grade Cancer Benefit Basketball Tournament will be held on Saturday in Woonsocket. The girls will play in the morning starting at 9:00 a.m. The boys will play in the afternoon, starting at approximately 12:00 noon. This event is sponsored by the Sanborn County American Cancer Society.
 
 
The Jr. High girls’ basketball team will be participating in a tournament at Hanson School in Alexandria on Saturday. The tournament starts at 8:00 a.m. SCW will be playing Ethan at 10:00 a.m.
 
 
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SUNDAY:
 
The Letcher Legion and Auxiliary will be sponsoring a Veterans Day Potluck Supper on Sunday starting at 6:00 p.m. This is for veterans, legion and auxiliary members, their families, and the general public. They will be honoring past and present service people from the Persian Gulf War and Afghanistan Conflict. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.
 
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MONDAY:
 
There will be a band meeting at 5:15 p.m. on Monday in the Woonsocket School Commons. Help is needed for a feed to precede the concert on November 20, and the possible purchase of new marching percussion equipment and marching band uniforms. This session is open to the parents of band students and interested community members.
 
The School Board will be having their November meeting on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Coborn’s receipts for August, September and October are due to the school by Tuesday. They can also be left at CorTrust Bank in Artesian or Letcher.
 
The Region Oral Interp Contest is Tuesday at DWU in Mitchell.
 
Basketball cheerleaders will practice in Woonsocket on Tuesday at 3:40 p.m.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
The Tickled Pink store in Mitchell is looking for 2 girls from each of the area high schools to be models for their Prom Style Show in Mitchell on January 13. Girls who are chosen will receive 20% off their prom dress. If interested, please email blissbridalsd@gmail.com or call 605-990-3130.
 
An attempt is being made to locate a couple of extra Letcher cookbooks for the Fred and Kathy Zoss family, who lost everything in a house fire recently. Specifically, they would be happy to get the green Letcher Community Club cookbook from the 1990s, and the yellow Letcher Centennial cookbook from 1983. If you’ve got an extra that you don’t use, please contact Sherri Stekl at stekl@santel.net.
 
The new Blackhawks School Song, as approved by both school boards, is to the tune of “The Minnesota Rouser.” The new words and a link to the tune can now be found both on www.sanborncentral.com and the Sanborn Central mobile app.
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s new mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared.
 
- P. J. Plauger
 
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DAILY WORKOUT:
(The links below lead to many of the items that were contained in last year’s e-News, plus a few more worthwhile sites.)
 
ASK’s Question of the Day: http://www.ask.com/questionoftheday
 
NASA’s Image of the Day: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD
 
(after 30 second ad)
 
The New York Times Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
 
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
 
Math Buddy’s Question of the Day: http://www.mathbuddyonline.com/common/mbqad.html
 
 
National Geographic’s Daily GeoBee: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
 
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CONTACT:
 
Questions, comments, additions: Sherri at stekl@santel.net.
 
Sanborn Central e-News blog/archives: http://sanborncentralenews.blogspot.com