Friday, October 20th 2023-Orange Day

Reminder! NO school on Monday, October 23rd in observance of Pheasant Monday:)

All report cards will go home today.

The VB ladies will be at Emery today vs. Bridgewater-Emery (7,8,C,JH, V). The games will start at 4:00. The bus is lvg Woony at 2:30 and SC at 2:45.
https://www.youtube.com/@bridgewater-emerystreaming755/streams

Oral Interp. today at SF Washington. Mrs. Farrell-Poncelet will be leaving at 12:00 with today's contestants.

5/6 b-ball @ White Lake

Last night's football game did not end in our favor. The boys put together a valiant effort to take down Rapid City Christian but fell short with a score of 36-7 ending the 2023 football season for the Blackhawks.

On Monday, Oct 23rd the VB ladies will have 9-12 practice at 8AM at SC.

Saturday, October 28th from 4-6 the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket FFA will be hosting a Halloween Festival. Cost is $5 per family. It has been decided by the FFA team that the Carnival is FREE this year!  https://5il.co/26cxu

On November 13^th (Orange Day) all 7-12 students will be attending a distracted driving presentation in Woony from 9-10 AM. All students and teachers will load the buses at 8:35 AM for the presentation and will return directly after the presentation.

The Blackhawk Dig Pink Night will be held on October 24th. Classrooms will be sponsoring gift baskets for the silent auction. Middle School monetary donations may be given to Mrs. VanWinkle by Friday, October 20th.

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Extra Curricular
Anyone interested in being a basketball cheerleader for the 2023-24 basketball season please contact Shelley by Wednesday, October 25th.
Text/Call: 605-354-4231 or email: shelley.schlicht@k12.sd.us
GO BLACKHAWKS!!!!

The Dig Pink game will be at SC on Tuesday, October 24th starting at 4:00. The line-up starts with 7th grade followed by 8th, C, JH, and V. Pep Band will be playing for Dig Pink Night.  Please be here by 6:30.  Wear either your "Dig Pink" shirt or Band shirt or Black Hawk gear.

The JH Volleyball Tournament in Iroquois is Saturday, October 21st. The SCW ladies will take the court at 9:45 vs. Wolsey/Wessington.
Iroquis Big Spike Tourney

Miley, Aubrey M, Parker, and Evan will be attending All-State Chorus in Rapid City.  Tune into PBS 7:00 PM MT/8:00 PM CT on October 28^th to watch the live performance!

Students will leave at 11:30 on Thursday (Oct. 26)

Anyone interested in ordering All-State Chorus & Orchestra apparel can visit the link below.
Link to online store:
https://www.ajscreening.com

Oct. 26-29: All-State Chorus in Rapid City (Concert on Oct. 28)

The 7/8 Girls Basketball team will be participating in the Hanson Early Bird Tournament again this year. It is on Saturday, November 11 at Hanson School.  We will be setting up a practice schedule once their volleyball season is completed.

Congratulations to the following students who are selected to participate in the Region Junior High Music Festival on November 14th in Platte:
Choir:  Olivia, Sophie, McKenzie, Brooklyn, Ramsey, Lucy, Madilyn, Carley, Landree, Kaidence, Ledoux, Hector, Westen
Lunch is $8.00.  Please give lunch money to Mrs. Easton as soon as possible.
There will be a concert open to the public at 2:30 pm.  Parents/guardians are welcome to attend. More information to come!

Oral Interp
October 20th-Warrior Invite-Sioux Falls
November 8th-Districts-Mitchell
November 14th-Regions-Mitchell
December 1-2-State-Harrisburg

Speech & Debate-more information to come
November 3-4th-Aberdeen
December 9th-Lennox
December 15-16-Brookings

Lunchroom News: 

Available at the touch of the screen: My School Menus Mobile App in the iTunes Store or the Google Play store. Follow this link for more information: https://5il.co/24nft. The Food Service Department is excited to offer My School Menus Mobile App as a valuable nutrition resource. You can access the web version by visiting out website at https://www.myschoolmenus.com/organizations/1329.  

Please let Laura Conrad in the kitchen know if you need any additional information on how to use this information to support your student’s specific nutrition needs. 

With it being an orange day today there weren't many seniors that attended the ACT prep session today. If seniors would like to take the ACT science practice test Monday morning at 7:45 AM, I would be happy to sit in the room with them and start the timer.

Please reach out to me with any questions and/or concerns. 
Ms. Amundson

Community

A few of our area students from Sanborn/Jerauld County are attending National 4-H congress in Atlanta, Georgia in November. Students attending are Aubrey Senska, Teagen Moody, Tori Hoffman, Miley Adams, Delaney Zoss, Cannon Zoss, Raylee Fagerhaug and Abby Kolousek.

Come help them support their trip on October 21st at the Letcher Community Center from 5:30-8:30 with a free will donation supper. Fun filled night with silent and live auction items. Free popcorn and fun! A community Pheasant Opener Breakfast will also be served Sunday morning from 8:30-12:30 at Letcher Community Center. Bring your hunters!

The back 9 is hosting a High School Golf Winter League this year. It is $65 a person or $130 for a team and is in a best ball format for grades 8-12th. This league will run on Sunday evenings and sign-up is at the back 9. Please contact Megan at 507-469-3470 or Rod at 605-350-5374. Registration closes November 1st.
Visit www.theback9woonsocket.com for more information.

October 27th, 28th and 29th from 7-10PM catch the Haunted Trail at Reclamation Ranch 4 miles south of Trail King. Tickets are $15 and family friendly trick or treat is free on Sunday, October 29th from 2-4.
https://5il.co/26alq

The Madison Booster Club is hosting a basketball tournament on December 2nd for both boys and girls grades 3rd-8th for the cost of $140.
https://5il.co/26pop

Sophie Kelly and Letcher Junior Post 93 Legion Auxiliary are collecting gently used shoes for Veterans again this year. A collection box is located outside the office.

Upcoming
Saturday, October 21st
CC State Sioux Falls

Monday, October 23rd-NO SCHOOL
VB 9-12 practice @ 8:00
5/6 B-Ball @ Mitchell Christian G @ 6:00 B @ 7:00

Tuesday, October 24th
VB vs. MVP @ Forestburg (7,8,C,JH,V)-Dig Pink Night
5/6 b-ball practice G/B @ Woony

Wednesday, October 25th
VB V only @ SC 3:45-5:30
Sonshine Club
WWTS 3:50-5:30

Thursday, October 26th
FB Quarterfinals VB @ SC 3:45-5:30 (Varsity)
All State Chorus in Rapid City

Friday, October 27th
VB (Varsity) @ SC 3:45-5:30
All State Chorus in Rapid City
5/6 b-ball game vs. Ethan @ SC G @ 6:00 B @ 7:00

Saturday, October 28th
All State Concert in RC

Monday, October 30th
VB (V) @ SC 3:45-5:30
5/6 B-Ball @ WS G@ 6:00 B@7:00

Tuesday, October 31st
VB Regions

Thursday, November 2nd
VB Regions
5/6 b-ball practice G@SC Boys @ Woony 3:45-5:00

Friday, November 3rd
FB Semifinals
Speech Debate-Aberdeen
5/6 b-ball @ Woony vs. Springs G @6 B @7