Upcoming Events:
Monday – August 10th:7/8th FB Camp – Woonsocket 9:00 am
Tuesday – August 11th: 7/8th FB Camp – Woonsocket 9:00 am
FB Parent/Player Meetings – 5:30 Springs – 6:30 SC – 7:15 – Woony
Wednesday – August 12th: Booster Playground Clean Up – 6:30 – Meeting 7:30
Thursday – August 13th: HS FB Practice – Woonsocket – 8:00 am
9-12 VB Practice – Woonsocket – 8:00am and 4:00pm
Friday – August 14th: HS FB @ Woonsocket – 8:00am
9-12 VB Practice – Woonsocket 8:00am and 4:00pm
Saturday – August 15th: HS FB @ Woonsocket – 8:00am
9-12 VB @ Woonsocket 8:00am
Forestburg Melon Festival
REMINDER……..all 7th and 10th graders need to have physicals before the athletic season begins!!! Anyone can get a physical but we require all of the above to get a physical every 3 years. Forms can be found at http://www.sdhsaa.com/Forms/Athletics.aspx
Hello!! A new school year is upon us...so with that brings a need for a few items to discuss!! We will be holding a 'spruce up the playground night' on August 12 at 6:30! We need to move some rocks around, fix up the fence, and possibly paint some lines at the basketball hoops! Please bring gloves, shovels, paintbrushes etc!! Following those festivities, the Booster club needs to have a meeting! We will plan to meet at 7:30 in Robin's room! Some items of discussion: signs, dues table at open house, homecoming parade ideas, plans/dates for upcoming year!! Please plan to attend!! Let me know if you have any ideas or concerns!
Roxann Larson
Greetings Blackhawk Football Players and Parents,
Below is some information for upcoming football events:
We will be having a Junior High Football camp on August 10th and 11th at Woonsocket. Camp will be from 9:00 am-11:00 am each day. This is a voluntary camp for this year’s 7th and 8th graders. No equipment needed. Just come in shorts and t-shirts. We will be
getting a jump start on the season. No cost to campers.·
I will be having player and parent meetings for all on Tuesday, August 11th at following times and locations. We will be going over schedules, discussing procedures, handing out equipment, and collecting necessary paperwork such as physicals.
getting a jump start on the season. No cost to campers.·
I will be having player and parent meetings for all on Tuesday, August 11th at following times and locations. We will be going over schedules, discussing procedures, handing out equipment, and collecting necessary paperwork such as physicals.
o Wessington Springs – 5:30 pm – Elementary gym
o Sanborn Central – 6:30 pm – Concession stand area of gym
o Woonsocket – 7:15 pm – Commons area · HS
Practice begins on Thursday, August 13th at Woonsocket at 8:00 am
Practice begins on Thursday, August 13th at Woonsocket at 8:00 am
JH Practice begins on Monday, August 17th.
All schedules can be found under our Forms
& Publications tab – Google Drive – Athletics – Football Folder
& Publications tab – Google Drive – Athletics – Football Folder
Looking forward to a great season.
Jason Kolousek
K-12 Principal
Wessington Springs Schools
Volleyball Practice schedule can be found at
There will be a volleyball parent meeting at 7:00 pm on August 17 & 18th during the school's open house. Feel free to attend the one that works for you. Any questions call Coach Olsen at 770-9005. Thanks.
Have you done your school supply shopping yet? The list can be found at
ATTENTION - Artesian Residents - Rumor has it that many of you may have changed from a PO Box to a street address for your mail delivery. Please make sure that the school is aware of this. Call us at 495-4183 or email mary.ackman@k12.sd.us
The Forestburg Melon Festival will be held on Saturday August 15th. The gates open at 3pm and some of the events include: Car Show, Bean Bag Tournament-Contact Stacy Zoss for more info, kids games and a 4 wheeler train, silent auction, 50/50 drawing and a raffle. There will be concessions available all day with a pork loin supper starting at 5pm. There will also be entertainment all day. Letcher’s Scott Morgan will start at 4pm and Weston Frank Live will begin at 8pm. Camping spots are available, but there are not any electrical hook ups at this time. Contact Adam Alt at 770-8512 for more camping info. The Sanborn Central Cheerleaders are planning to serve root beer floats at the festival as a fundraiser for their group and as a courtesy, we will have the Ruskin Park DVD’s available for purchase at the gate. Proceeds from the DVD sales go towards the Sanborn Central Band. Proceeds from the festival go towards street repair in Forestburg. It is an expensive project and completion will take some time. Please “Like” Forestburg Melon Festival on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for up to date information! Thanks!
FFA State Fair
If your child is interested in showing at the State Fair in the FFA division please send me an email at shane.gross@k12.sd.us I have talked to many of you and have an idea of who wants to show but I want to make sure I don’t miss anyone. Any student, incoming 7-12 grades, is eligible to show. The only requirement is that you must be an FFA member this coming school year. After I know who is interested, I will then be contacting parents to set up a time to sign the forms and talk about the fair. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I have uploaded the FFA State Fair book to the google drive - FFA.
Please note that entries must be postmarked by August 21st. No exceptions and no late entries accepted! Shane Gross
Seniors and Juniors: If you plan to take a dual credit course from any of the technical institutes or universities you need to sign up by Monday, August 24. The forms that you need to complete along with the contact person to send your completed forms are located on the school's website in the "Forms and Publications" tab in the Sanborn Central Forms and Documents "Miscellaneous" folder. Contact Mrs. Whitney if you have any questions.
HUNT SAFE COURSE - Sept 14 & 15 and 19th of September, 2015. The 14th and 15th will be held 6 pm to 9 pm and the 19th will be from 8 am to noon. These classes will be held at the Forestburg 4-H building. This class is offered to all that turn 12 this calendar year or older persons that have not or want to take the course. All materials are furnished. To enroll in the fall class go to the Game Fish and Parks website to register online. This is a 10 hour class that requires all ten hours of attendance. Students will have to register on the web page. It will make things much easier if they do. Once they register they will have to make a username and password. They can use the same login once to buy a license or apply for big game tags.
Donate your old cancer related T-shirts to be recycled into throws for those receiving treatment at the Avera Queen of Peace Cancer Center. Cash donations also accepted. We collect the items and a group of quilters from Woonsocket will use their magic to transform them into throws! Drops offs located at: Mary Fredrichs at Sanborn County Realty & Title - Woonsocket , Dakota Physical Therapy – 910 S Edgerton – Mitchell, Mary Ackman - 214 West Main – Letcher, Hair Affair - 212 West 1st – Mitchell, CorTrust Bank – Artesian, Letcher, Havens in Mitchell (8/10-8/31), Sanborn Central – Forestburg
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Check out our Forms and Publications tab for a wealth of information!
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Often at night there is lightning, but it quivers all alone. ~Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting