Thursday, February 14, 2013

February 14, 2013

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
 
Due to a misinterpretation of information, Mrs. Whitney erroneously reported to the school board that Jason Kolousek had resigned as football coach. Only Jason Bruce has resigned. A corrected synopsis has been posted at the link below. Mrs. Whitney apologizes for the mistake.
 
 
The Sanborn Central FFA Spring CDEs and State Convention agreement is due to Mr. Gross by Thursday, February 21.
 
From Coach Pechholt: Any girls who were planning to attend the DSU Club Volleyball skills assessment camps in Madison in February should visit their site for date changes at http://www.madisonareavolleyball.com.
 
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TODAY - THURSDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Boys at Woonsocket, Girls at Sanborn Central
 
The School Counselor will be at Sanborn Central today.
 
The Middle School Student of the Month assembly for January will take place this afternoon.
 
Basketball games that appear on the school calendar against Mitchell Christian for tonight 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.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket at 11:00 a.m. (changed from 9:00 a.m.)
 
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. The player (and cheerleader) bus will leave Sanborn Central at 2:15 p.m. and pick up Woonsocket players at 2:30 p.m.
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
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REMINDERS:
 
In an attempt to determine how many will be playing in the community summer ball programs, Intent to Play forms have been sent home with eligible students. 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 can also be found online by following this link:
 
 
The SCW Blackhawks caps have arrived and will be available at home basketball games or by contacting Troy Olson.  Cost is $15.
 
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:
 
Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
 
- Judith Viorst, Redbook, 1975
 
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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