Tuesday, December 18, 2012

December 18, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Reminder: This is the last week for Food Pantry donations. This project is being organized by Logan Moody for her Senior Project. Read more below under Reminders.
 
Congratulations to Kayla Olson. Her Patriot’s Pen Essay has been sent on to the VFW District Auxiliary completion. Her essay topic was “What Would I Tell America’s Founding Fathers.”
 
The Blackhawks hosted Howard at Sanborn Central last night for basketball games.
 
The JV girls won, 41-22. Leaders were Morgan Selland with 11 points; Ashley Schmit with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals; Myah Selland with 8 points and 4 steals, and Kelbi Dean with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
 
The JV boys won, 43-13. Leading scorers: Jarid Bechen – 10, Cole Wormstadt – 9, Brady Tiede – 8, Joe Davis – 6, Josh Feiner – 5.
 
The Varsity girls won, 60-42. Leaders: Shelby Selland – 16 points, 9 rebounds; Marissa Weber – 12 points, Rachel Selland – 10 points. Rachelle Moore – 9 points, 5 assists, 4 steals.
 
The Varsity boys won, 65-56. Scoring: Tyler Krueger – 15, Todd Stekl – 6, Nick Miller – 12, Davion Brooks – 18, Drew Hinker – 6, Jaedyn Ford – 2, Tucker Kingsbury – 6. Leading in rebounds was Nick with 8 and Davion with 7. Nick had 8 assists, and Tyler and Todd had 5 steals each. The Blackhawks were 24/39 for free throws (62%).
 
The Glass Slipper event will once again be held at the First United Methodist Church in Mitchell the second weekend in February, 2013. They are taking donated prom dresses, jewelry and shoes for girls who are in need of prom dresses for this school year. If you would like to donate prom dresses, jewelry or shoes, they can be dropped off with Mary in the Sanborn Central School office and she will make sure they get to the Glass Slipper event. Donations may also be dropped off at the church office at 310 N. Rowley in Mitchell, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
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TODAY - TUESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
Cheer Practice: 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. at Woonsocket
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball pictures for boys and girls will be taken on Wednesday starting at 2:00 p.m.
 
Wednesday is Orange Semester Test Day for high school students. They only need to be at school for the classes that they have tests in, or if their instructor asks that they be there. High School students need to sign in and out, and should be in the High School Lab if they are at school but not testing.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Thursday is Blue Semester Test Day.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
The JH girls and boys have basketball games at Ethan on Thursday. The girls will play at 6:00 p.m. followed by the boys.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
Friday is the end of the 2nd Quarter and the 1st Semester.
 
School will dismiss early at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Breakfast will be served but not lunch.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket at 1:30 p.m., Boys at Sanborn Central at 1:30 p.m.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Sanborn Central at 9:30 a.m.
 
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CHRISTMAS BREAK EVENTS:
 
No school from Monday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 2 (teachers have an in-service that day). School for students resumes on Thursday, January 3.
 
There is a Boys C Basketball Tournament on Friday, December 28 at McCook-Montrose in Salem.
 
The Blackhawks have a big day of basketball games against Hitchcock/Tulare at HITCHCOCK on Saturday, December 29. Games start at 11:00 a.m. in the following order: JH Girls, JH Boys, JV Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls (approx. 3:00 p.m.), and Varsity Boys (approx. 4:30 p.m.). Game times are approximate.
 
Each school will transport their JH girls and JH boys to Hitchcock. The charter bus will pick up JV and Varsity girls and boys at Sanborn Central at 11:00 a.m. and Woonsocket at 11:15 a.m.
 
The boys have basketball games against Andes Central on Thursday, January 3 at Woonsocket. The JV boys will play at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Varsity boys.
 
Basketball practices:
Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Girls at SC at 3:00 p.m. (?); Boys at W at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27 – Girls at SC at 9:00 a.m., Boys at W at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 28 – Girls at SC at 9:00 a.m. Boys at W at 9:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 31 – No practices scheduled
Tuesday, Jan. 1 – Boys at W at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 2 – Girls at SC at 1:00 p.m. Boys at W at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3 – Girls at SC
 
Cheerleading practices:
Monday, Dec. 31 – 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at SC
Tuesday, Jan. 1 – No practice
 
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REMINDERS:
 
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 TRIVIA:
 
How many gifts would you receive if you received all the gifts in the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
 
See answer below.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.
 
- Dr. Seuss
 
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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 ANSWER:
 
364 presents
 
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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