Friday, December 7, 2012

December 7, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Congratulations to Mrs. Easton and the vocalists for a great concert last night!
 
Congratulations to the November High School Student of the Month nominees: Science – Logan Moody, Social Science – Rachelle Moore, PE – Dillon Moore, AgEd – Tyler Johnson, English – Logan Moody, Math – Jared Bechen, Computers – Logan Moody, and Vocal Music – Shane Nelson. Star Student of the Month was Logan Moody.
 
The Middle School update letters for next week can be found by following the links on the Middle School page at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
The Basketball Board sponsored by the Junior Class has been filled. Click the following link to view the board. Winners will be determined by the last (“ones”) digit in the opponent’s score at halftime and the last digit in the Blackhawks’ score at halftime. For example, if the score at half-time is Blackhawks 35 and the opponent 19, then the winner would be Mary Ackman based on 5 in the Blackhawks column and 9 in the opponent’s row. If you’re confused, just wait for the announcement at each Varsity halftime of the winner! Thank you and good luck to everyone who purchased a square.
 
 
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TODAY - FRIDAY:
 
Today is a School Pride Day. Everyone should be dressed accordingly.
 
The Middle School Student of the Month assembly for November will be held this afternoon.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
Check out Sal’s 17th Annual Holiday Open House in Letcher today from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (See entry under Saturday for more information.)
 
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SATURDAY:
 
KMIT Radio’s Coaches Corner on Saturday morning will feature Lady Blackhawks Basketball Coach Tim McCain.
 
The Blackhawks basketball season gets under way on Saturday. They will be playing Sunshine Bible Academy at Woonsocket starting at 12:00 noon in the following order: Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity.
 
The Pep Band is scheduled to play on Saturday starting around 2:30 p.m.
 
Sal’s 17th Annual Holiday Open House will be held on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at her home in Letcher (2 blocks west of school on highway). There will be $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 Avon tables. Also available are her new snowmen (will personalize while you wait or take orders), afghans, blankets, towels, doilies, crocheted angels, and many items discounted to half price or less. Door prizes will be given away. Stop by for a cup of hot cider or coffee, cookies and fellowship.
 
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SUNDAY:
 
The Letcher Community Church Christmas Program/Soup and Sandwich Fundraiser will be held on Sunday. CYU students are asked to please drop off a small crockpot of soup at the church by 5:00 p.m. Students that are participating in the program will help with the serving.
 
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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MONDAY:
 
Blackhawk Gear order forms are due back at the school by Monday. 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 on Monday 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 on Monday at 7:00 p.m. See agenda below.
 
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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:
 
Next Friday, December 14, 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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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA:
 
Sanborn Central Board of Education Meeting
Monday, December 10, 2012
Forestburg, SD
7:00 p.m.
 
A. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
 
B. Additional Agenda Items
 
C. Approval of December 10, 2012 Agenda
 
D. Approval of November 12, 2012 regular board minutes
 
E. Visitors to Board Meeting
 
F. Financial Reports/Bills/Governance
- Approve bills and financial report
 
G. Reports and Items of Discussion
- Superintendent/HS Principal – Linda Whitney
- PK-8 Principal – Connie Vermeulen
- Other discussion items
 
H. Old Business
 
I. New Business
- Approve the resignations of Masey Pechholt and Dayna Tschakert as Co-Head Volleyball Coaches effective immediately.
- Approve a vote for Neil Putnam as the Southeastern Region representative for school districts 1,400-9,999 on the ASBSD Executive Board.
- Approve paying for the remainder of our half of the marching band equipment from Capital Outlay after contributions from fundraisers, etc. so we don’t have to enter into a lease agreement.
 
J. Adjournment
 
Next scheduled regular board meeting will be in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room on Monday, January 14, 2013 at ??? in Forestburg. Note: There is the GBB 281 conference tournament scheduled on that date.
 
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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:
 
The Junior Class is sponsoring a Basketball Board contest for every home game at Sanborn Central this season. There will be ONLY 25 slots on the board so the first 25 people to contact Tracy Moody will be the only participants for our 8 home varsity games. Your slot will cost $20 and $25 will be given away based on the half-time score of each game. Your spot MUST be paid for before the December 17th game or it will be given to someone else. Any questions, please contact Tracy Moody at tracy.moody@k12.sd.us. Once they have 25 participants, the board will be constructed and posted so you can see your slot.
 
Any high school students interested in being in the one act play should see Mrs. Danek this week.
 
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 SONG TRIVIA:
 
Why do I want my two front teeth for Christmas?
 
See answer below.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
 
- Leo Buscagalia
 
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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:
 
So I could wish you a Merry Christmas!
 
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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