Wednesday, January 23, 2013

January 23, 2013

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Due to illness, the One Act Play cast will not be competing in Huron today.
 
Any student or parent that would like to donate blood (bonus points will be issued) is welcome to do so at the Woonsocket Blood Drive on Thursday from 1:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the Woonsocket Community Center. Walk-ins are welcome.
 
Congratulations to all the participants in the KC Free Throw Contest held at Sanborn Central this past Sunday. The following athletes will advance to the District Competition to be held in DeSmet on Sunday, February 10 at 1:00 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.):
 
Age 10: Girls – Katie Schmit, Boys – Tater Moody; Age 11: Girls – Abby Vermeulen, Boys – Alex Wormstadt; Age 12: Boys – Trent Kingsbury; Age 13: Girls – Maddie Vermeulen, Boys – Shaun Snedeker; Age 14: Girls – Kayla Olson, Boys – Trevor Olson.
 
The Blackhawks hosted the Hanson boys for basketball games at Sanborn Central last night. The JV boys won, 40-23. No other stats were available for them. The Varsity boys won, 59-50. Todd Stekl and Nick Miller scored 16 points each with Tyler Krueger scoring 11 points to lead the Blackhawk scoring. Jaedyn Ford and Tucker Kingsbury each contributed 6 points and Davion Brooks had 4. Todd Stekl had 8 assists and Nick Miller had 10 rebounds.
 
Seniors: Applications for the 2013 Ashley and Amanda Loban Memorial Scholarship are now open. Two scholarships will be awarded in remembrance of Ashley and Amanda Loban, whose young lives were cut short by a fatal automobile accident in May 2006 in Brookings County. Scholarships will be awarded to one Brookings High School student and to one student enrolled in another South Dakota High School. For complete details and an application, please visit www.aaloban.com.
 
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TODAY - WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
Seniors will be taking ACT NCRC (National Career Readiness Certificate) assessments this morning.
 
Due to illness, the One Act Play cast will not be competing in Huron today.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Woonsocket
 
Eligibility and Homework Club will be calculated on Thursday.
 
The Lady Blackhawks have basketball games at Wessington Springs on Thursday. The JH girls play at 5:15 p.m., JV girls at 6:30 p.m., and Varsity following.
 
Sanborn Central FFA t-shirt orders are due on Thursday (the date has been extended from January 15 as stated on the order form). These shirts aren’t just for FFA members. Prices start at $18.00.
 
 
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FRIDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket
 
Grade 7 will be having Guidance on Friday afternoon.
 
The Blackhawks have boys’ basketball games against Wessington Springs at Woonsocket on Friday night. The JH game starts at 5:15 p.m., the JV game at 6:30 p.m., and the Varsity game around 8:00 p.m.
 
The pep band is scheduled to play Friday night.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
The JH girls will be participating in a CBH JH Basketball Tournament at Plankinton School on Saturday. SCW’s first game will be at 9:00 a.m. on the south court against Mt. Vernon/Plankinton.
 
 
The JV boys will be playing in a JV Basketball Jamboree at Mt. Vernon on Saturday. Games start at 9:00 a.m. SCW’s first game will be at 9:35 a.m. against Corsica/Stickney in Mt. Vernon’s old gym (on Main Street).
 
 
The annual Dave Olson Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will be held on Saturday in the Artesian Community Center. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dealing to commence between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. Soup will be available and a 31 game will be played. Beneficiaries will be the Artesian Fire Department and The Ronald McDonald House.
 
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MONDAY:
 
The girls and boys have basketball games against Ethan at Sanborn Central on Monday.
 
4:00 p.m. – Girls JV
5:00 p.m. – Boys JV
6:30 p.m. – Girls Varsity
8:00 p.m. – Boys Varsity
 
Booster Club concession stand workers for Monday night are Dennis and Donna Morgan, Clayton and Lanette Dean, and Brett and Kelly Selland.
 
The Booster Club will be selling Caramel Apple Slices with toppings during the games.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
Cheer practice: 3:45 p.m. at Sanborn Central
 
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REMINDERS:
 
WANTED: Sanborn Central is in need of someone to organize and supervise the spring soccer league for our students. The league is Woonsocket, Wessington Springs, and Sanborn Central. It involves lining up coaches for each age group and coaching/supervising all the practices and games. Please contact Mrs. Whitney ASAP at 605-495-4183 or linda.whitney@k12.sd.us if you might be interested.  The pay is $800 for the season.
 
Here’s a link to more information and the necessary forms for the upcoming Young Hearts Screening in March:
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.
 
- W.J. Vogel
 
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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 or to sanborncentral@gmail.com.
 
Sanborn Central e-News blog/archives: http://sanborncentralenews.blogspot.com