Wednesday, April 20, 2016

April 20, 2016

Wednesday – April 20, 2016
Blue Day
Happy Birthday July 20th to Keaton Fridley!
Eligibility & MS Updates due at noon tomorrow!!!!!

Testing today – 3rd ELA and 5th ELA

WWTS at the Artesian 1st Lutheran church at 5:30 today.

Track Results from Corsica - Boys Results:  3rd place with 85 Points:  Long Jump: 4th Wyatt Feistner 18'4 1/2"   3200M Relay: 2nd 9.00.77(Weber, Schlicht, Goldammer, Schlicht) 100M Dash: 1st Logun Feistner 11.76    800M Relay: 4th 1.41.94 (Wormstadt, Feistner, S. Schlicht, Feistner)  1600M:  1st  Rex Schlicht 4.43.18 (State Qualifying)  400M Relay: 3rd  48.82  (Wormstadt, Feistner, Weber, Feistner)   300M Hurdles: 1stRex Schlicht 43.09  Medley Relay:  1st 4:06.20  (Feistner, Feistner, S. Schlicht, Weber)    800M:  1st Rex Schlicht 2:09.08  6th Jared Goldammer  2:30.13    3200M: 3rd Spens Schilcht 12:05.41  5th Sawyer Senska 12:42.54    1600M Relay:  (Fr/So division) 3rd  4:19.11 (Wormstadt, Schmit, Larson, Goldammer)                 Girls Results:  5th Place with 64.5 Points:  Shot Put: 4th Kaylee White 27’7    Triple Jump: 5th Maddie Vermeulen 27’,  6th Sarah Morgan  24’ 9       Long Jump: 4th Sydney Zeller 13’1-3/4     3200M Relay: 2nd 11:15.06  (Quinn, Lindsey, VonEye, Zeller)  100M:  6th Abby Vermeulen  14.26    800M Relay:  3rd 1:57.36    1600M:  3rd Sydney Zeller 6:07.80  4th  Ellie VonEye 6:10.03   400M Relay: 4th ( Vermeulen, Vermeulen, Morgan, Brick)   Medley Relay: 5th 5:09.92  (A. Vermeulen, Brick, Quinn, VonEye)   800M:  2nd Zeller 2:49.39    1600M Relay:  (Fr/So Division)  4th 5:00.02
The gym is closed to everyone April 27th thru May 1st (all day & day night) for bleacher removal and installation.

ACADEMICS
Friday, April 29th is our extra help day.  We will run missing assignment reports for students from Campus the morning of Wednesday, April 27th.  We will re-run the campus list Thursday, April 28th, and begin calling parents at 1:00.  If you are failing a class or have missing assignments you will need to be here at 8:00 am the morning of the 29th.  Students - be sure to check out your portal and get a head start on any missing assignments.  Teachers be sure to use the missing and turned in options in your grade book so the portal is correct.  Thank you!

Mrs. Johnson is excited to announce a free ACT preparation course for anyone looking at taking their ACT!  Feel free to visit with her or find the details at

Seniors – Upcoming Scholarship dates: 
April 22nd - Conservation Scholarship

Ms. McClane is gone Monday, April 25th - no speech.

Mrs. Miller adjusted April tutoring dates due to the Spring Concert –no tutoring April 26th – MS/HS tutoring on April 28th.

ATHLETICS
Football players in grades 6-8 – Saturday, April 23rd Blackhawk Jacob Fouberg will be hosting a football camp at Woonsocket from 9:00-3:00 as part of his senior project.  The only cost would be your lunch! Jacob will be assisted by our other football coaches.  What a great way to pick up some excellent training.  Forms have been distributed - more information as well as registration can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxqWDgwTHOqedmI2VGxEeXkzdVE/view?usp=sharing

The JH track meet at Howard on Friday has a 1:30 start time (not 3:00).  The bus will leave at 12:30 with Aiden, Katie, Samantha, and Cassidy on it.  The schedule can be found at

Have you returned your Weber Roundball Camp registration?  The deadline is this Friday, April 22nd!

FFA
Mr. Gross is seeking a Letcher FFA Jacket for display in the Ag Room.  Please contact him at the school 495-4183 or shane.gross@k12.sd.us

If any student or parent has pictures they think would be good for the FFA scrapbook, please email them to Mr. Gross at shane.gross@k12.sd.us

WANTED
The Artesian-Letcher baseball program is looking for a coach for the upcoming summer season.  Please contact Steve Larson at 770-9818 if you are interested or have questions. Position is open until filled.

Help Wanted for the 2016-2017 School Year:  Route bus driver (CDL required) w/wo mechanical skills (District pays for required physical and CDL tests)                    7&8 BBB Coach      Contact Linda Whitney or Justin Siemsen if interested:  linda.whitney@k12.sd.us or justin.siemsen@k12.sd.us or call 605-495-4183.

Sal’s Drive Inn (Letcher) is looking for summer help.  If interested please contact Kim at khsolarqueen@gmail.com  or 605-553-7534.  Who wouldn’t want to work at an ice cream place?

Countryside Living in Mitchell is looking for summer help.  Check out their ad at

UPCOMING
Thursday – April 21st: JH/HS Track @ Home
                       Jr LA Testing – 5th ELA                             
                      Eligibility & MS Updates due at noon
                      U6 & U8 practice at 5:30 U10 & U12 at 6:30
                      Act II practice at 7:45
Friday – April 22nd: JH track @ Howard – Bus at 12:30   
                     HS track practice @ Home
                     Testing: Jr Math test 8:20, 3rd ELA,
                     Weber Camp Registration Due       
                     Ethan 3 on 3 registration due
                     Poppy Posters Due                    
                     State Shooting Sports
                     JH/JV Golf @ Springs    Bus 12:30 Woony (Garrett)                
                     Act I practice 7:45                    
Saturday – April 23rd: State Shooting Sports           
Sunday – April 24th: Ducks @ McCook
Monday – April 25th: U8 & U12 @ Springs 5:30       
                     JH Golf @ Fish Lake
                     JH/HS Track @ Home                 
                     Act II @ 7:45
                     4th Grade Arbor Day Presentation 2:30
                     No Speech – Shrine Circus @ Mitchell 7:00pm
Tuesday – April 26th: Spring Concert 7:00pm
                     HS Golf @ DeSmet              
                     JH/HS Track @ Home
                     Act I practice 7:45
                     No Tutoring
                     Shrine Circus 4:30 & 7:15
Today’s Menu: Pizza – Mixed Vegetables – Salad Bar – Fruit Choice – Milk Choice
Tomorrow’s Breakfast: Mini Pancakes – Sausage Patty – Fruit Cup – Juice Choice – Milk Choice
       Menu: Taco Burger on a Bun – Black Bean & Corn Salsa w/Whole Grain Tortilla Chips (9-12) Salad Bar – Refried Beans – Carrots – Fruit Choice – Milk Choice

I don't cry over spilt milk, but a fallen scoop of ice cream is enough to ruin my whole day. ~Terri Guillemets