Wednesday, February 13, 2013

February 13, 2013

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Sanborn Central welcomes Michelle Moeding to the school. Ms. Moeding will be student teaching under Mr. Danek this spring.
 
Congratulations to last week’s high school vocal contest participants. Ms. Senska was very pleased by the results and the effort put forth. A new scoring system was experienced. Receiving medals were the Girls Ensemble (April, Tamra, Tristen, Jessica, Ashley, Morgan and Amberiah) and Tamra Mann with her solo. Unfortunately, with the new scoring system Ashley as just one point shy of receiving her medal.
 
The Lady Blackhawks played basketball at James Valley Christian in Huron last night.
 
Congratulations to Shelby Selland on scoring her 1000th career point! The Varsity girls won, 84-43. Leaders: Marissa Weber – 19 points, 5 rebounds; Myah Selland – 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists; Rachelle Moore – 14 points, 6 assists, 4 steals; Shelby Selland – 12 points, 5 rebounds; Candace Page- Marten – 6 points, 6 assists, 4 steals; Rachel Selland – 6 points, Ashley Schmit – 6 points.
 
The JV Lady Blackhawks defeated James Valley Christian 38-26. Leading the way for the Blackhawks was Myah Selland with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Ashley Schmit and Savannah Swenson each added 8 points and collected 4 rebounds. Tayla Weber added 4 points and grabbed 6 boards. The Blackhawk JV girls finished their season with a record of 16-3 and outscored their opponents 720 to 388 for the year. Coach Dean would like to say thank you to all the girls for all their hard work throughout the year and their commitment to the basketball team.  A special thank you goes out to the parents for allowing your daughters to play. It’s a time commitment and we as coaches know it. We can all be proud of our Blackhawk girls and we can’t wait for next year already! Go Blackhawks!
 
No information was received on the outcome of the JH game.
 
From Coach McCain: Last Friday at our home basketball game we recognized Candace Page-Marten, Rachelle Moore, Morgan Larson, and Logan Moody for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. We failed to recognize Tristen Wormstadt who has participated in cheerleading, track, basketball and volleyball during her high school career.
 
Here’s the Synopsis from last night’s February School Board Meeting from Mrs. Whitney:
 
 
In an attempt to determine how many will be playing in the community summer ball programs, Intent to Play forms are being sent home with eligible students today. The maximum age for a boy is 12 years old on May 1, 2013. The maximum age for girls is 14 on January 1, 2013. Forms are due back at the school by Friday, February 22. The form will also be online later today (link will be in e-News tomorrow).
 
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TODAY - WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Woonsocket, Girls at Sanborn Central
 
The Juniors have purchased 4 dozen bouquets of roses to be sold for $20/dozen. They come with fern and baby breath, and they have vases available if you would like them to arrange them, or they can be taken in their plastic sleeve. They will be sold on a first ordered basis. Please contact Tracy Moody at tracy.moody@k12.sd.us if you would like to place an order. Orders must be placed by TODAY.
 
The School Spirit Club will be doing their annual candy grams for $1. A candy bar with a short note will be delivered to anyone at school on Valentine’s Day. They would appreciate having all orders by the end of the day TODAY so they can have them organized. They can be ordered at school or by contacting Tracy Moody at tracy.moody@k12.sd.us.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Woonsocket, Girls at Sanborn Central
 
The School Counselor will be at Sanborn Central on Thursday afternoon.
 
Basketball games that appear on the school calendar against Mitchell Christian for Thursday were moved to Friday, February 15 in a double-header matchup.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
No school on Friday. It will be an Extra Help Day.
 
Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
 
If you want to contact Mr. Kroeger (brett.kroeger@k12.sd.us) , Ms. Jarding (katrina.jarding@k12.sd.us) or Mr. Olsen (rick.olsen@k12.sd.us) for conferences, please e-mail or call them as they will not be here on Friday.
 
Parents who are unable to attend conferences may contact their student’s teachers via phone or e-mail. Students in grades 6-12 will be given bonus points in the classes that their parents confer. The deadline for bonus points will be Friday, February 22.
 
There will be a Scholastic Book Fair going on at the school during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Profits in the form of books will be donated to the Sanborn Central Library.
 
There will be double-header basketball games at Mitchell Christian on Friday starting at 4:00 p.m. in the following order: C Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys. The player bus will leave Woonsocket at 2:45 p.m. and Sanborn Central at 2:55 p.m.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
Girls’ basketball districts start on Saturday. For District 9B, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket will have a bye for the first round. Wolsey-Wessington (#4) will be playing Iroquois (#5). The Lady Blackhawks will be playing the winner of that game in the second round of the District 9B tournament at 4:00 p.m. next Tuesday at the Huron Arena.
 
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SUNDAY:
 
St. Wilfrid’s Youth are having their Annual Soup/Sandwich Supper and Bingo on Sunday at the K of C Hall in Woonsocket. Supper is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Bingo starts at 7:00 p.m. Everyone welcome.
 
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MONDAY:
 
No school on Monday in observance of President’s Day.
 
FFA Week begins on Monday.
 
The boys have basketball games against Bridgewater/Emery at Emery on Monday evening. The JV boys will start at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Varsity boys. The player bus will leave Woonsocket at 4:35 p.m. and Sanborn Central at 4:45 p.m.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Sanborn Central
 
A representative from Lake Area Tech will be at the school on Tuesday afternoon to visit with interested Juniors and Seniors.
 
The second round of the girls’ District 9B basketball tournament will take place on Tuesday at the Huron Arena. The Lady Blackhawks will be playing the winner of Saturday’s game at 4:00 p.m.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
The SCW Blackhawks caps have arrived and will be available at home basketball games or by contacting Troy Olson.  Cost is $15.
 
The Way Station in Woonsocket will deliver valentine specials to students for free on Valentine’s Day if ordered before February 14. The basic special is a 9” air-filled valentine balloon attached to a box of assorted candy with a bow for $7.50. Add a 10” bear for $8.25 or a 15” bear for $13.50. They also have candy bouquets, mylar balloons and fresh flowers. Give them a call at 605-796-4348 to customize your order. Delivery is also available to all surrounding areas, or you can pick up your order yourself at the Way Station.
 
Logan Moody’s February Caring Project is to send valentines to the Veteran’s Hospital and local nursing homes. Elementary students will be making valentines. If you would care to donate for postage or make some valentines, please contact Mary at mary.ackman@k12.sd.us.
 
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:
 
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
 
- Mahatma Gandhi
 
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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