Monday, March 11th 2024-Blue Day

Congratulations to our Middle School 8th grade royalty Weston While, Ledoux Bracha, Hector Melendez, Maddie Morris, Olivia Conrad, and Kenzie Uecker.
The Middle School Lock-In will be Thursday, March 14th from 3:30-6:30. Eighth grade coronation will take place at 6:40 6:30

It's another CDE day for our FFA.
The bus will pick up Woony students at 8:00 and Sanborn at 8:15.  We will be back by 3:15 or before.

Here is the list of students representing Sanborn Central
Carter Edward

Parker Ettswold
Willam Simonds
Payton Uecker
Evan Easton
Teagen Moody
Hudson Fouberg
Cody Slykhuis
Bryce Larson
Keaton Fridley
Grant Edwards
Clay Moody
Aubrey Senska
Kara Wormstadt
Cameron Edwards
Tori Hoffman
Miley Adams

Ian Octavo

Cole Wilson
Layton Zoss
Aubrey Moody

Seniors will be with Mr. Steele on the 20th to go to Aberdeen and watch the Supreme Court at NSU.  We will be leaving at 6:00 AM from the school and back in the afternoon 

The Sanborn Central School is in need of a bus driver. 
Job Title: Transportation Director/Bus Driver
Sanborn Central School District Forestburg, SD
Application Window Closes 3/11/2024
Position Type: 12 Month (Salary is dependent on experience and capabilities)
Qualifications: Must have Class A CDL with a passenger and school bus endorsements
For more info, contact Superintendent Corey Flatten at 605-495-4183 or email corey.flatten@k12.sd.us
https://www.sanborncentral.com/documents/employment-applications/73009

All student council members are attending state in Rapid on March 26-27 (leave around noon on the 25th, coming home the evening of the 27th):
Miley Adams
Cameron Edwards
Clay Moody
Payton Uecker
Bryce Larson
Isabella Bitterman
Cody Slykhuis
Aubrey Senska
Carter Hitchcock

Teacher of the year 
Do you know a teacher who is dedicated, inspiring, and making a difference? The classroom teacher is the backbone of the American educational system. No one person has a greater impact on the education of a child than a valuable teacher.
Teacher of the year nomination
Non-Certified Staff of the Year Nomination

Lunchroom News: 

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.  

*Items on menu's are still subject to change

Extra Curricular
There will be an informational golf meeting on Tuesday, March 12^th @ 11:15 a.m. in Mr. Weber's classroom.
Sanborn Central students will meet via zoom with Mr. McCain.

There will be a track meeting on Wednesday, March 13^th at Sanborn at 8:30AM and at Woonsocket during SRB. I will hand out schedules then.Track practice for all 7th-12^th athletes will start on Monday, March 18^th at Woonsocket.  

Here is the 5-6th VB spring schedule
We added a game with JVC on the 9^th at JVC.

Here is the 2024 Golf Schedule

Music
March is "Music in our Schools Month!" In Honor of this our music teachers are celebrating. Blackhawk got talent was last week, and we keep the ball rolling with more activities as the month rolls on.

*7-12^th Grade Blackhawk Concert Band (Coop) will be going to Chamberlain for the Region 5 Large Group Contest on March 20th! (We may have a dress rehearsal here on the 18th...more on that to come!)

*Several of the 5-6-7 grade band students will be going to the MS Young Band Festival on March 26 in Mitchell!

The band students will be demonstrating to the fourth graders musical instrument options for next year 

FFA
On Tuesday, March 19th the following students will be touring Jack Links in Alpena
Payton Uecker, Even Easton, Caleb Kneen, Erick Melendez, Bryce Larson and Randy Bitterman

MS Updates
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade

Notes from Ms. Amundson
Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps applications are open
Applications are now open for incoming 7th and 8th graders to attend the Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps. Applications are due March 31, so please help share the news with students and parents. You may find the Spread the News Promotional Toolkit useful, which includes a parent letter template and social graphics. These five-day career camps will allow students to explore exciting careers, meet professionals, and dive into hands-on activities that unleash creativity and ignite passion. Below are the camp dates and locations. Find the application form here. Each camp will accept 100 participants. As mentioned earlier, the deadline to apply is March 31. Students are expected to be notified of acceptance via email by mid-April 2024. If availability is limited at a particular site, preference will be given to students from school districts categorized as Title I or as having high absenteeism during COVID. The Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps are a partnership of the South Dakota Board of Regents, South Dakota Technical Colleges, South Dakota businesses and industry, and the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE). The camps are funded with federal dollars available to DOE through the American Rescue Plan Act. Questions? Contact Molly Weisgram.

I am reaching out to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, along with parents/guardians to inform you of the upcoming ACT dates and prep sessions. 

The next ACT is being offered on Saturday, April 13th. Students are able to take this ACT in Huron, Mitchell, or Madison in the morning. Please note that our prom is on the same day as this ACT. There are ACT test dates available this summer on June 8 and July 13. Additionally, we are planning to have the district ACT offered here at the school again this coming fall 2024. This allows students to take the ACT during the regular school day, here at the school. 

Students can register for the ACT online at act.org and must be done by March 8^th to avoid late fees. I would like to remind you that students who qualify for free or reduced lunches can take the ACT for FREE. Please come see me before registering to receive your voucher code to take advantage of this opportunity if you are eligible.

Dakota State University is offering a chance for students to attend ACT prep sessions. 

This will include 5 sessions:

March 11 - Reading

March 18 - Science

March 25 - Math

April 1 - English

April 8 - Tips, Tricks, and Test Prep

Session time: 6:30-8:30 PM

Location: 

Tunheim Classroom Building

DSU Campus - Madison, SD

Cost:

$50 for all 5 sessions

To register for the ACT prep sessions at DSU you can register online at dsu.edu/actprep. You must register by March 6th.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns regarding the ACT!

Community

Sanborn County 4-H is sponsoring a Day Camp on Easter Monday, April 1 at the 4-H Building from 10-4:30. The camp is open to all ages 8-18 – you do not need to be in 4-H!

 

We request that you please register by Friday, March 15th to help with our planning.

 

The day includes numerous hands-on sessions including first aid, photography, consumer decision making, bike safety, precision ag, and poster making, games and food!!! The day is free, but a free will offering will be taken with proceeds to help purchase tables & chairs for the 4-H Building. We are thankful to our sponsors that allow us to offer this fun day at no charge: Farmers Elevator Forestburg, Horizon Healthcare-Woonsocket, Santel Communications, Dakotaland Federal Credit Union, Thrivent Financial, Modern Woodmen of America, Agtegra-Woonsocket, and finalizing a few more. Here is the link to the flyer and registration form.

 

http://www.sanborncounty4h.com/doc/SanbornCountyDayCamp2024.pdf - flyer and registration in pdf format

http://www.sanborncounty4h.com/doc/SanbornDayCampRegistration.docx - flyer in Word format

Allie Applegarth will begin taking donations (both items and monetary donations) for her senior project that will benefit Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota (formerly Mitchell Area Safehouse). 

Donations will be accepted March 1-22 at Sanborn Central School. See the attached flyer for the list of requested items.
Allie Applegarth Senior Project
Here is the link for the safe house wishlist https://www.safeplace-esd.org/wishlist and here is the link for in a village, which is for mothers in need, http://www.inavillage.org/ways-to-give

Attention parents and students for 7th, 8th and 9th grade. There will be an informational meeting on Monday, March 11th at 6PM. If you have additional question please contact Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Farrell-Poncelet
Belize Flyer
Megan.wilson@k12.sd.us

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