Wednesday, May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
The Mid-Dakota Track Meet scheduled for Monday, May 13 at Wessington Springs has been cancelled.
 
Soccer practice for today has been cancelled.
 
Track meet results from yesterday and today should be in the e-News tomorrow.
 
Congratulations to 2013-2014 FFA Officers: President - Jessica Schmit, Vice President - Hannah Spelbring, Secretary - Kelbi Dean, Reporter - Haley Degen, Treasurer - Jarid Bechen, Sentinel - Cole Wormstadt, Student Advisor - Ashley Schmit, Parliamentarian - Tyler Johnson, Historian - Logan Effling.  Receiving the Star Greenhand award was Logan Effling with Jarid Bechen being named the Star Farmer.
 
Congratulations to Kyla Morgan, Jarid Bechen and Amber Schelske for knowing that Drew Duffel was yesterday’s Mystery Senior who plans to attend MTI.
 
Reminder to Seniors: All bills must be paid or you aren’t considered checked out on Friday.
 
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TODAY - WEDNESDAY:
 
The Jr. High and High School CBH Track Meet will be held in Kimball today. Field events start at 9:00 a.m. and running events at 11:00 a.m.
 
 
Soccer practice for today has been cancelled.
 
Today will be the last day to purchase chances on a quarter of processed beef for the Tanna Kingsbury benefit fund. See below under reminders for more information. There are some tickets available in the school office.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Grade 4 will be taking a field trip to Poet on Thursday.
 
Eligibility will be calculated on Thursday.
 
There are U8 and U10/12 soccer games at Woonsocket on Thursday. U8 starts at 5:00 p.m. U10/U12 plays one game at 5:15 p.m.
 
The Awards Night and Potluck Supper will be held on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Food assignments are: Casserole – Grades 6, 9, 10; Salad – Grades 7, 11; Dessert – Grades 8, 12. Staff may bring either a salad or dessert.
 
Registrations for Coach Weber’s Round Ball Camp are due on Thursday.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
8U baseball will practice in Artesian on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
 
Woonsocket’s graduation will take place on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.
 
The Sioux Falls Canaries (they switched their name back from the Sioux Falls Pheasants) are hosting the Sioux City Explorers on Friday in an exhibition game at Memorial Field in Huron with the first pitch to be thrown out at 7:05 p.m. The Jack Links Tailgate Party begins at 5:00 p.m. A free Youth Baseball Camp will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Klock Field. There are free tickets in the school office available on a first come, first served basis.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
Soccer Saturday will take place at Woonsocket.
 
Sanborn Central’s Graduation will take place on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
 
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MONDAY:
 
The Mid-Dakota Track Meet scheduled for Monday at Wessington Springs has been cancelled.
 
The Elementary Book-It Celebration will be held on Monday.
 
Graduation will take place on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Upland Colony.
 
There will be softball practice on Monday for 8U at 5:00 p.m. and 10U at 6:00 p.m. in Letcher. If you have any questions, please call Tatem at 605-999-4573.
 
The School Board will have their May meeting on Monday at 7:00 p.m.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Tuesday is Blue Semester Test Day for high school students. They only need to be at school when they are testing (unless otherwise notified).
 
Middle School Discovery Day will be held on Tuesday.
 
Grade 3 will be taking their Pen Pal trip on Tuesday.
 
There will be baseball practice in Letcher on Tuesday for 10U at 5:30 p.m. and 12U at 6:30 p.m.
 
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WEDNESDAY (May 15):
 
Wednesday is the last regular day of classes for the school year.
 
Wednesday is Orange Semester Test Day for high school students. They only need to be at school when they are testing (unless otherwise notified).
 
Pre-K and Kindergarten Celebration will take place at 12:00 noon on Wednesday.
 
Field Day for Pre-K through Grade 6 will be held on Wednesday afternoon starting at 1:00 p.m.
 
The Middle School Quiz Bowl competition will be held on Wednesday.
 
There will be baseball practice in Letcher on Wednesday, May 15 for the 10U at 5:30 p.m. and 12U at 6:30 p.m.
 
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THURSDAY (May 16):
 
Thursday, May 16 will be an Extra Help Day. Only students with missing assignments will be required to attend.
 
The Regional Track Meet will be held in Mitchell on Thursday, May 16.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
Farmers Union District Camp for youth ages 6 to 13 will be held at Swan Lake near Viborg on Tuesday – Thursday, May 28-30. Bus transportation will be provided on a first come, first served basis to camp.  Transportation going home will not be provided. Santel will sponsor partial registration fees for the first 30 Santel Communications customers to register.  You can get more information and/or a registration form by contacting Pat Larson at 605-796-4548 or woonlib@santel.net  Forms will also be available online at http://www.sdfu.org/education/camp-lists.php by clicking on District I and II camps (if link not available yet, please check back soon).
 
Registration forms for Farmers Union State Camp for youth that have completed 7th grade and up on June 2-7 near Rapid City are available at the same website listed above.
 
Several summer camps are being sponsored by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. For more information, visit this link:
http://www.sdsmt.edu/Academics/Events-and-Outreach/Youth-Programs/YP-Summer-Camps/
 
Sanborn County Farmers Union, the Woonsocket FFA Chapter and the SDSU Extension SD 4-H will conduct a Farm Safety/Day Camp at the 4-H Building in Forestburg on Wednesday, May 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for youth ages 6 to 13. Cost of the camp is $5 to include lunch, a snack and a t-shirt. Pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, May 15. For more information, contact Pat Larson at the Woonsocket School. To download a registration form, go to www.sdfu.org/assets/docs/2013-education-sanborn-county-camp.pdf.
 
Here is the 2013 Yearbook order form. The price is $35.00 each. Personalization adds $5.00 and icons add $2.50. If your yearbook is to be personalized, the order needs to be in by Friday, May 10. Otherwise, it needs to be in by Wednesday, May 15.
 
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
 
- John D. Rockefeller
 
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TANNA FUNDRAISERS:
 
Tanna Kingsbury’s Caring Bridge Page: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tannakingsbury

A new shipment of both sizes of Team Tan-Dog bracelets has arrived, so they are now available for sale again in the office at $5 each.
 
A quarter of beef and the processing fee at Shorty’s Locker have been donated to the Tanna fundraising effort. Raffle tickets are available for $5 each or 3 for $10 from the following: CorTrust Banks in Artesian and Letcher, Sal’s Drive Inn in Letcher, Forestburg Farmer’s Elevator, Country Pumper, Steve Linke, Tambi Wormstadt, Lincoln Feistner and Vickie Fox. All proceeds will go to the Kingsbury family with Tanna drawing the lucky winner on May 11 at Sanborn Central’s graduation. For more information, contact Vickie Fox at 605-933-2009 or vickie.fox@k12.sd.us or Tambi Wormstadt at tambi.wormstadt@fcsamerica.com.
 
There will be a 5K Walk/Run taking place in Letcher on Saturday, June 8 (Letcher Alumni Weekend). Proceeds will benefit Tanna Kingsbury's fight against cancer. Cost is $15 per person which includes a t-shirt. If you would like to order just a t-shirt, they are $15.00. Registration forms are due by Monday, May 20 to Brooke or Riley Zoss, or can be turned in at the Sanborn Central or Woonsocket Schools. Checks should be made payable to the Letcher Community Development Foundation. For more information, contact Brooke Zoss at 605-630-3209 or bazoss@dsu.edu or Riley Zoss at 605-630-8895 or zoss289@mitchelltech.edu.

5K Walk/Run Registration form:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxqWDgwTHOqeV0VFQ0xfMnBncjQ/edit?usp=sharing

Holy Spirit Church is sponsoring “Taverns for Tanna” on Saturday, June 1 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the John Paul II Gym. They will be serving taverns, baked beans, chips, assorted desserts and drink. Free will donations will be accepted.
 
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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