Monday, December 10, 2012

December 10, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Congratulations to the Middle School Student of the Month nominees for November: Band – Austin Schmit, Social Studies – Kayla Olson, VoAg – Cody Ruml, Reading – Maddie Vermeulen, English – Kayla Olson, Math – Madi Moody, Science – Renee Farmer, Health – Abby Vermeulen, Computers – Trent Kingsbury, and Vocal – Renee Farmer. Star Student of the Month honors were given to Renee Farmer.
 
Please remember to send food pantry donations to school with your student. This is being sponsored by Logan Moody as part of her Senior Project (check under Reminders below for more information).
 
From Mr. Kroeger: Due to more estimated events than expected causing students to miss lessons (weather, assemblies, myself not being present for extra music rehearsals and events), I have reduced the number of required lessons for this quarter from seven to five. Please check the Parent Portal to make sure your students are up-to-date on this. All missing lessons become a zero at the end of this week and can be made up by the end of next week. I will be updating the grade book at the end of the day.
 
From Alec Schmidt (Senior at SCHS): The Relay For Life is a fundraiser put on by the American Cancer Society. There are 1000’s of them held nationwide. There are two main goals for a Relay For Life: raise hope for cancer survivors and their caregivers, and to raise money for research and to fund the programs that help the survivors. At the local Relay For Life you will find that it is done in mid-summer and alternates between Woonsocket and Wessington Springs. At the event you will find anything from the luminaries to somebody making balloon animals for the kids. It is designed to be appropriate for all ages so that everyone can enjoy. The 2013 event will take place in Woonsocket at the lake. There is nothing better than celebrating more birthdays! “A world with less cancer is a world with more birthdays.” – American Cancer Society motto. As a survivor myself I know how it affects a person and Relay is one way for survivors to come together and share their stories. So donate to the local Sanborn/Jerauld Counties Relay For Life by purchasing raffle tickets for your chance to win a super soft micro-fleece blanket and a coffee tumbler. Both are purple with the Relay For Life logo and other graphics. Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. Tickets are available through the Sanborn Central office or through me (see information under Reminders below). “Everybody in this lifetime is affected or will be affected by cancer. So why not help us stop it now?” – John R. Seffrin
 
Thanks in advance to all the basketball coaches for providing stats to the e-News for the Blackhawk basketball season.
 
The Blackhawks won all four of their games against Sunshine Bible on Saturday at Woonsocket.
 
The JV girls won, 57-13. Leaders were Tayla Weber with 12 points and 4 rebounds; Myah Selland with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals; Morgan Selland with 9 points; and Bailey Moody with 4 steals.
 
The JV boys won, 61-11. Scoring: Austin Ball 6, Brayden Peterson 1, Josh Feiner 7, Joe Davis 7, Cole Wormstadt 8, Rex Schlicht 8, Jarid Bechen 6, Dillon Moore 6, Brady Tiede 4, Garrett Larson 8.
 
The Varsity girls won, 65-36. Leading scorers were Shelby Selland with 16 points and Marissa Weber with 13 points. Rachelle Moore had 5 assists and 6 steals.
 
The Varsity boys won, 70-49. Scoring: Tyler Krueger 4, Todd Stekl 8, Nick Miller 19, Davion Brooks 13, Drew Hinker 10, Jaedyn Ford 3, Jarid Bechen 3, Tucker Kingsbury 8, Brady Tiede 2. Nick Miller led rebounds with 8 and assists with 6. Davion, Tyler and Nick each had 4 steals. The team forced 29 turnovers, and were 12 of 18 for free throws and 28 of 60 for field goals.
 
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TODAY - MONDAY:
 
Blackhawk Gear order forms are due back at the school by today. See below under Reminders for ordering information.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
Cheer Practice: 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. at Woonsocket
 
The Jr. High basketball teams have games at Sanborn Central tonight against Howard. The JH girls will play at 6:00 p.m. followed by the JH Boys.
 
The School Board will hold their December meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls and Boys at Sanborn Central (No JH practice; Woonsocket Christmas Concert)
 
Cheer Practice: 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. at Sanborn Central
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
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THURSDAY:
 
The Blackhawks travel to Armour on Thursday to take on Tripp-Delmont-Armour for basketball double-header games that will start at 4:00 p.m. in the following order: Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity. The charter bus will pick up the Sanborn Central players at 2:15 p.m. and the Woonsocket players at 2:30 p.m.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
No school on Friday.
 
Friday is an Extra Help Day. There will be no regular classes held and no lunch served. Only those with missing assignments or requiring extra help will be required to attend.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Sanborn Central at 1:30 p.m., Boys at Woonsocket at 1:30 p.m.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
The JV boys are participating in the MCM (McCook-Montrose) Basketball Jamboree at the Montrose School on Saturday. The Blackhawks’ first game will be against the MCM White team starting at 9:00 a.m. in the old gym. Click below for the full schedule.
 
 
The Letcher Legion is sponsoring Santa and Turkey Bingo on Saturday with all events being held at the Letcher Community Center. Santa will be handing out sacks of goodies from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. There will be a supper starting at 6:30 p.m. with BBQs and pie. Turkey Bingo starts at 8:00 p.m. with winning Bingo players each receiving a turkey.
 
The Artesian Community Improvement Association (CIA) Membership Drive and Christmas Ham Drawing will be held on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Artesian Community Center. Lunch will be served. They will be drawing for gifts and Santa Clause will be there.
 
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SUNDAY:
 
From Twin Lakes Resort: Twin Lakes Resort will be opening for Sunday Football from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. during the NFL season. Football games will be playing on all big screens TV’s and a dinner buffet will be offered. All food will be donated by Twin Lakes and proceeds from the buffet will go to the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket School Band to help with the cost of band instruments. Twin Lakes will offer the buffet (free will donation) every Sunday starting at noon until the food runs out or 5:00 p.m., whichever comes first. Stop out, catch the game and help out our band program! Hope to see you all at the Lake.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
The Sanborn Central FFA Chapter has extra fruit left over from fruit sales. The extra fruit includes apples, oranges, grapefruit, and pears. If you would like some of these products please contact Mr. Gross by phone at the school, by emailing to shane.gross@k12.sd.us, or by calling his cell phone at (605) 450-1905 if it's after school hours. Prices are reduced on leftover fruit.
 
The Sanborn Central Spirit Club is selling SCW Blackhawk Basketball short sleeve shirts ($13/$15), long sleeve shirts ($16/$18) and hoodies ($27/$30). Orders and payment are due back at the school by Monday, December 10. The shirts cannot be printed until Saturday, December 21, so will not be available while school is still in session before Christmas Break. However, arrangements for pickup on December 23 and/or December 24 are being made (and will be announced at a later date) for those who wish to have them for Christmas gifts or during break. If you think you’ll want to pick your order up early, please indicate such on your order form. Otherwise, your order will be distributed when school resumes in January. The items are being printed in Mitchell, and are the same material and sizes as the girls’ State B tournament shirts were. Make checks payable to SC Spirit Club. Contact Tracy Moody at tracy.moody@k12.sd.us for questions. Click the link below for the order form.
 
SCW Blackhawks Gear Order Form:
 
Help out the Jerauld/Sanborn County Relay for Life. Alec Schmidt, a Senior at SCHS, is holding a raffle drawing for a coffee tumbler and a very nice blanket. Raffle prices are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. Winners will be announced at the basketball games on Monday, December 17 at Sanborn Central. You do not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets may be purchased in advance or at the games. Tickets are available at the Sanborn Central School office or by contacting Alec Schmidt at 605-412-6212 (text or call) or by emailing toddmichaelster@gmail.com. To see the full flyer and pictures of the raffle items, visit https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxqWDgwTHOqeZUt6RFAtTGl5Q3M
 
If anyone is interested in ordering great books for children for Christmas gifts, Mrs. Pechholt is a consultant for Usborne Books which is a book company with an abundance of books available for all ages. You can visit her consultant page by clicking the following link and start shopping. http://t3164.myubam.com/
 
Logan Moody is conducting a food drive at Sanborn Central as part of her Senior Project, “What Can I Do to Help.” Students are welcome to bring non-perishable food items to the school between Wednesday, December 5 and Friday, December 21. The items will then be donated to the Sanborn County Food Pantry. Donations by elementary students should be given to the classroom teacher. Middle School and High School students will drop off as listed: 6th – Mrs. Swenson; 7th – Mrs. Farmer; 8th – Mrs. Sanderson; 9th – Mr. Danek; 10th – Mr. Flatten; 11th – Mrs. Moody; 12th – Mrs. Whitney. A prize will be awarded to the class with the most donations – for one week classes will be in the lunch line according to the total size of their donation (the class with the most will be served first, second largest served next, and on down the line).
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s new mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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CHRISTMAS TV SHOW TRIVIA:
 
In the 1964 classic “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” TV show, what was the name of the elf that wanted to be a dentist?
 
See answer below.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.
 
- Phyllis Diller
 
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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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CHRISTMAS SONG TRIVIA ANSWER:
 
Hermie
 
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CONTACT:
 
Questions, comments, additions: Sherri at stekl@santel.net or to sanborncentral@gmail.com.
 
Sanborn Central e-News blog/archives: http://sanborncentralenews.blogspot.com