Monday, April 29th 2024-Blue Day

Blackhawk Nation,

I wanted to take this time to introduce myself.  I am originally from Brandon, South Dakota and attended the University of Sioux Falls.  I have been married for over twenty years to my wonderful wife Joselyn.  I have coached and taught for twenty plus years at various levels.  I have experienced coaching at Huron, Aberdeen Central, Leola Frederick, and Eagle Butte.I have coached various positions on the field, including defensive line, secondary, quarterbacks, offensive line, and wide receivers. I have been able to learn from great coaches along my journey.  As the Head Coach in Huron I was able to lead the tiger to the 11AA Championship game.  I am very excited to be a part of the Blackhawk family and look forward to seeing the journey we have in front of us.  I will be setting up a player and parent meeting in the next week or two.  I am working on our summer schedule and summer workouts as we speak and I will get that out to everyone as soon as I can.   

Coach Micheal Schmitz

If you have signed up for the Blackhawks Basketball Skills Camp it will take place Saturday, May 4th.

Where: Woonsocket Gym

Ages: Boys & Girls 1st - 7th grade

Time: 1:00-3:00pm, 3:30-5:30pm

**Please note the change of time from the original flyer. Update was made to accommodate any soccer players that would be playing soccer in Wessington Springs that same day.**

The Colony graduation will be Tuesday, May 14th at 2:30

The spring Concert is April 30^th at 6:30 PM. Fifth-Pre-school, please be in your classrooms at 6:15. All 6th-12th grade non-band students need to be in their seats in the gym by  6:15. Band students will meet in the music room between 6-6:15. 
Mrs. Easton and Mrs. Karlen

Mrs. Easton: 

11:30-12:25 Grades 6-12

1:00-1:30 Grades 3-5

1:45-2:15 Grades PK-2

Save the date-Declaim on Wednesday, May 1st for grades 1-3 starting at 8:30

May 2nd a representative from the Sanford Underground Research Facility will be at our school digging deeper into the art of science with experiments and hands on education for the kids.

8:45-9:30 - PK-2^nd - A Day in the Life of a Sanford Lab Scientist 

9:35-10:30 - 3^rd - 5^th - How Hot is It? 

10:35-11:25 - 6^th - 8^th - Dark Matter

11:30-12:20 - 9^th - 12^th - Neutrinos

https://sanfordlab.org/foundation

A potluck supper will be held in conjunction with Awards Night on May 6.

Families are asked to bring a food item to share:  8^th grade:  hot dish, 7th:  hot dish, 6th:  dessert, 12th:  salad, 11th:  salad, 10th:  hot dish, and 9th:  dessert.  If you have more than one student being honored at Awards Night, please bring the item designated to the oldest student.
The meal will start at 6:00 and awards at 6:30

May 15th starting at 12:45-Pre-K-5 track and field day

Here is a list of students for Senior and 8th grade graduation
Allie Applegarth
Isabella Bitterman
Brock Edwards
Keaton Fridley
Cooper Goldammer
Carter Hitchcock
Trey Moody
Aubrey Senska

Cody Slykhuis
Attley Tarbox 
Kara Wormstadt

Jared Edwards

8th Grade
Lucy Applegarth
Cody Berscheid
Sean Bitterman
Ledoux Bracha
Olivia Conrad
Sophie Kelly
Hector Melendez
Jason Moran 
Madilyn Morris
Evalynn Olson
McKenzie Uecker
Weston White

Order your 23-24 Yearbook Order Form by May 20th. 
Yearbook order Form

Music

Catch the Spring Concert with a 6:30 start time on Tuesday, April 30th

Summer Lessons!

Mrs. Karlen will be offering summer lessons Mondays & Thursdays from 10-3 at the Woonsocket School Music room during June & July.  This coincides with the Library Summer hours of 10:30-2:30.  She is offering instrument, Piano, Guitar, & Voice lessons.  Please see Mrs. Karlen after the Spring concert for a informational/sign up sheet as space is limited.  Thank you!

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

Middle School Updates

6th Grade-The Week of April 29th
7th Grade-The Week of April 29th
8th Grade-The Week of April 29th

Extra Curricular
The 281 junior high track meet has been moved to Wednesday, May 1 at 10:00.

Miller will be canceling the JH/JV Golf Meet on Thursday 5-2-24 due to course conditions and forecast for rain.

The 281 junior high, JV and V golf meet has been moved to Friday, May 3 with a 10:00 start.

No golf meet tomorrow in Wessington Springs

Here is the updated  Track Practice Schedule with all the practice and meets,
there were a few meets on there that we are not attending.

DON DIEDE RELAYS
Freeman High School – April 30, 2024
FIELD EVENTS       Noon   Boys Javelin followed by Girls
1:00 Girls High Jump 2:00 Boys High Jump
Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put
Girls Triple Jump Boys Triple Jump
Boys Discus Girls Discus
Boys Long Jump Girls Long Jump
Boys Pole Vault Girls Pole Vault

TRACK EVENTS
3:00 100 Meter Hurdles Girls
3:05 110 Meter Hurdles Boys
3:15 3200 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
3:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
4:10 800 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
4:20 1600 Meter Run Girls, Boys
4:50 400 Meter Relay Girls, Boys, 
5:05 400 Meter Dash Girls, Boys

5:25 300 Meter Hurdles Girls, Boys
DON DIEDE RELAYS
Freeman High School – April 30, 2024
FIELD EVENTS Noon Boys Javelin followed by Girls
1:00 Girls High Jump 2:00 Boys High Jump
Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put
Girls Triple Jump Boys Triple Jump
Boys Discus Girls Discus
Boys Long Jump Girls Long Jump
Boys Pole Vault Girls Pole Vault
TRACK EVENTS
3:00 100 Meter Hurdles Girls
3:05 110 Meter Hurdles Boys
3:15 3200 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
3:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
4:10 800 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
4:20 1600 Meter Run Girls, Boys
4:50 400 Meter Relay Girls, Boys,
5:05 400 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
5:25 300 Meter Hurdles Girls, Boys
5:40 Medley Relay Girls, Boys
6:00 800 Meter Run Girls, Boys
6:15 200 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
6:35 400 Meter Weight Relay CO-ED
6:45 3200 Meter Run Girls, Boys
7:15 1600 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
** We will run ahead of schedule if possible.5:40 Medley Relay Girls, Boys
6:00 800 Meter Run Girls, Boys
6:15 200 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
6:35 400 Meter Weight Relay CO-ED
6:45 3200 Meter Run Girls, Boys
7:15 1600 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
** We will run ahead of schedule if possible.

Here is the 2024 Golf Schedule 
We have added a JH/JV golf meet at Miller for May 2.  Athletes will be leaving at approx. 10:00AM
Even E
Cole W
Ian O
Teagen M
Parker E
Miley A

Golfers going include:

Evan, Cole, Ian, Teagen, Parker, and Miley.

Attention Football Players! 🏈 We're thrilled to announce that the Woonsocket gym will be open bright and early for your training needs! Starting next week, join us on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 5:30 am to 7 AM for dedicated lifting sessions to help you dominate on the field.

Whether you're looking to build strength, increase endurance, or fine-tune your skills, our gym is the perfect place to kickstart your day and elevate your game.

Here are the details: 📅 Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 🕒 Time: 5:30 am - 7:00 am 📍 Location: Woonsocket gym 🏋️‍♂️ Focus: Football player-specific training

Spread the word and bring your teammates along! Let's work together to reach our peak performance this season. FFA The SCW FFA Chapter Banquet will be held Tuesday, May 14th at 6PM 9th-11 graders please bring a main dish 10-12th graders-dessert and salad https://5il.co/2j4sd

Community
Call all kids 14 on up for a summer time opportunity to work at Old White's Drive-In. Complete a standard application for employment from a google search and e-mail it to Oldwhitesdrivein@gmail.com

Hand in your application May 6th from 8-5 at the diner

Sanborn Central Soccer Schedule

The next food giveaway is Wednesday, May 1st at 4PM at the Sanborn Co. Courthouse 
Food Pantry Giveaway

May 20-23 the Letcher Community Church is inviting your child from age 4 to this year's 5th grade to attend vacation bible school from 5:30-8:15. Please preregister call or text Roxann Larson at 605-770-2077

https://5il.co/2j28p

Information on the Summer Reading Program Woonsocket
June Schedule 
July Schedule

The National Indian Council on Aging’s (NICOA) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)‘s mission is to provide opportunity for low-income elders through paid training, meaningful community service and skills development. Visit the website below to view job opportunities, and resources.
https://www.nicoa.org/newsroom/videos/scsep/

All reactions

                                                                    Upcoming

	THIS WEEK	NEXT WEEK
MONDAY		Awards Night 6:00 Meal-Metals 6:30
TUESDAY	Spring Concert 6:30 Golf @ WS 281 Conf-JH, JV, V Don Diede Relay Freeman 1:00 st. -No JH practice	Golf JVC-Huron 10AM start 281 Track Conference Meet-Huron 10AM start No JH practice Night Soccer Games @ Woonsocket 4th/5th Field Trip
WEDNESDAY	Declam 8:30 281 JH track meet-10:00 st Track practice @ Woony	PBIS Party Track Practice @ Woonsocket Pre-K Field Day
THURSDAY	Eligibility (V)Golf @ DeSmet 10:00 (JH/JV) Golf at Miller Night Games @ WS track practice @ Woony Sanford Science Presentation	Eligibility Golf @ DeSmet (V) 10:00 JH/JV golf meet @ Miller Night Soccer games @ Springs Track Practice @ Woony Sanford Underground Research Faciltiy here 6th-12th grade
FRIDAY	Howard Wood Relay's SF (TBD) The 281 JH, JV and V golf-10:00  -NO JH Practice Blackhawk Service Day	track practice @ Woony 2nd/3rd Field Trip
SATURDAY	Howard Wood Relays SF (TBD) -No JH practice All Day Soccer games @ WS	Graduation 4:00 All Day Soccer Games @ Woony

Friday, April 26th 2024-Orange Day

Today we dismiss at 12:30

The following students will be inducted into the National Honor Society during Awards Night on May 6th.  These students qualified for acceptance based on their GPAs and were selected by a team of faculty members based on their scholarship, service, leadership and character. Congratulations to Isabella Bitterman, Keaton Fridley, Cooper Goldammer, Caleb Kneen and Tori Hoffman!

Due to the weather, HS will practice after Woony's 1:30 dismissal in Woony. NO JH practice today. 

Our pre-school meet and greet is today. 

Miller Results

Girls
Liz Boschee- 1^st in 100M Hurdles 17.02s, 1^st in 300M Hurdles 49.91s, 2^nd in High Jump 4’8”, 1^st in Long Jump
Aubrey Senska—7^th in High Jump 4’2”, 7^th in Triple Jump 26’09.5”
4x800M Relay—4^th 12:36.10 (Kali Hofer, Ellie Hofer, Addy Baruth, Jaycee Baruth)
1600Medley Relay 6^th—5:16 (Kali Hofer, Jayda Hohn, Macey Beigh, Jaycee Baruth) 

Boys

Grant Edwards-- 7^th in 400M Dash 58.57s, 3^rd in Long Jump 18’2”
Cody Slykhuis-- 4^th in 110M Hurdles 16.94s, 5^th in 300M Hurdles 45.51s, 2^nd in HJ 5’6”, 2^nd in Triple Jump 40’.02”
Will Simonds—8^th in 110M Hurdles 22.58s
Jeff Boschee—4^th in 300M Hurdles 45.50s, 1^st in HJ 6’2”, 2^nd in Long Jump 18’5.75”
Tyson Eddy—7^th in 300M Hurdles 46.76s
Dawson Baye-Larson 5^th in Long Jump 17’6.25”, 3^rd in Triple Jump 35”3.25”
Peyton Uecker—5^th in Triple Jump 33’07” 
4x200M Relay—3^rd 1:42.57 (Tyson Eddy, Grant Edwards, Carter Hitchcock, Eli White)

The Colony graduation will be Tuesday, April 14th at 2:30

The spring Concert is April 30^th at 6:30 PM. Fifth-Pre-school, please be in your classrooms at 6:15. All 6th-12th grade non-band students need to be in their seats in the gym by  6:15. Band students will meet in the music room between 6-6:15. 
Mrs. Easton and Mrs. Karlen

Mrs. Easton: 

11:30-12:25 Grades 6-12

1:00-1:30 Grades 3-5

1:45-2:15 Grades PK-2

Save the date-Declaim on Wednesday, May 1st for grades 1-3 starting at 8:30

May 2nd a representative from the Sanford Underground Research Facility will be at our school digging deeper into the art of science with experiments and hands on education for the kids.

8:45-9:30 - PK-2^nd - A Day in the Life of a Sanford Lab Scientist 

9:35-10:30 - 3^rd - 5^th - How Hot is It? 

10:35-11:25 - 6^th - 8^th - Dark Matter

11:30-12:20 - 9^th - 12^th - Neutrinos

https://sanfordlab.org/foundation

A potluck supper will be held in conjunction with Awards Night on May 6.

Families are asked to bring a food item to share:  8^th grade:  hot dish, 7th:  hot dish, 6th:  dessert, 12th:  salad, 11th:  salad, 10th:  hot dish, and 9th:  dessert.  If you have more than one student being honored at Awards Night, please bring the item designated to the oldest student.
The meal will start at 6:00 and awards at 6:30

May 15th starting at 12:45-Pre-K-5 track and field day

Post Prom fundraising-8th through 11th grade (as of next year) are asked to sell Dakota Tom's Sandwiched to help raise money for the 2025 post prom party! Raising money now will allow the post prom parent planners to shop for the best prices on a wide variety of prizes! Please sell as many sandwiches as you can. They are due to Ashly Uecker next Monday, April 29at school by noon. These sandwiches all freeze well and would make a great meal or snack for basketball games, field work, calving or just a quick meal.
Be sure to put names on your sheets. 
We will have the sandwiches sorted into each seller's orders on May 6th and get them to students to deliver on May 7th. Collect money at the time of sale. Checks can be made to teh SC Post Prom. The sandwiches are $4.00 each. If you have any questions let Roxann or Ashly know.
Dakota Tom's Order

Here is a list of students for Senior and 8th grade graduation
Allie Applegarth
Isabella Bitterman
Brock Edwards
Keaton Fridley
Cooper Goldammer
Carter Hitchcock
Trey Moody
Aubrey Senska

Cody Slykhuis
Attley Tarbox 
Kara Wormstadt

Jared Edwards

8th Grade
Lucy Applegarth
Cody Berscheid
Sean Bitterman
Ledoux Bracha
Olivia Conrad
Sophie Kelly
Hector Melendez
Jason Moran 
Madilyn Morris
Evalynn Olson
McKenzie Uecker
Weston White

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

Middle School Updates

6th Grade-The Week of April 22nd
7th Grade-The Week of April 22nd
8th Grade-The Week of April 22nd

6th Grade-The Week of April 29th
7th Grade-The Week of April 29th
8th Grade-The Week of April 29th

Extra Curricular
Here is the updated  Track Practice Schedule with all the practice and meets,
there were a few meets on there that we are not attending.

The track meet tomorrow will be canceled due to the rain. Thank you all for being patient and understanding.

DON DIEDE RELAYS
Freeman High School – April 30, 2024
FIELD EVENTS       Noon   Boys Javelin followed by Girls
1:00 Girls High Jump 2:00 Boys High Jump
Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put
Girls Triple Jump Boys Triple Jump
Boys Discus Girls Discus
Boys Long Jump Girls Long Jump
Boys Pole Vault Girls Pole Vault

TRACK EVENTS
3:00 100 Meter Hurdles Girls
3:05 110 Meter Hurdles Boys
3:15 3200 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
3:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
4:10 800 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
4:20 1600 Meter Run Girls, Boys
4:50 400 Meter Relay Girls, Boys, 
5:05 400 Meter Dash Girls, Boys

5:25 300 Meter Hurdles Girls, Boys
DON DIEDE RELAYS
Freeman High School – April 30, 2024
FIELD EVENTS Noon Boys Javelin followed by Girls
1:00 Girls High Jump 2:00 Boys High Jump
Girls Shot Put Boys Shot Put
Girls Triple Jump Boys Triple Jump
Boys Discus Girls Discus
Boys Long Jump Girls Long Jump
Boys Pole Vault Girls Pole Vault
TRACK EVENTS
3:00 100 Meter Hurdles Girls
3:05 110 Meter Hurdles Boys
3:15 3200 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
3:45 100 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
4:10 800 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
4:20 1600 Meter Run Girls, Boys
4:50 400 Meter Relay Girls, Boys,
5:05 400 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
5:25 300 Meter Hurdles Girls, Boys
5:40 Medley Relay Girls, Boys
6:00 800 Meter Run Girls, Boys
6:15 200 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
6:35 400 Meter Weight Relay CO-ED
6:45 3200 Meter Run Girls, Boys
7:15 1600 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
** We will run ahead of schedule if possible.5:40 Medley Relay Girls, Boys
6:00 800 Meter Run Girls, Boys
6:15 200 Meter Dash Girls, Boys
6:35 400 Meter Weight Relay CO-ED
6:45 3200 Meter Run Girls, Boys
7:15 1600 Meter Relay Girls, Boys
** We will run ahead of schedule if possible.

Here is the 2024 Golf Schedule 
We have added a JH/JV golf meet at Miller for May 2.  

Attention Football Players! 🏈 We're thrilled to announce that the Woonsocket gym will be open bright and early for your training needs! Starting next week, join us on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 5:30 am to 7 AM for dedicated lifting sessions to help you dominate on the field.

Whether you're looking to build strength, increase endurance, or fine-tune your skills, our gym is the perfect place to kickstart your day and elevate your game.

Here are the details: 📅 Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 🕒 Time: 5:30 am - 7:00 am 📍 Location: Woonsocket gym 🏋️‍♂️ Focus: Football player-specific training

Spread the word and bring your teammates along! Let's work together to reach our peak performance this season. FFA The SCW FFA Chapter Banquet will be held Tuesday, May 14th at 6PM 9th-11 graders please bring a main dish 10-12th graders-dessert and salad https://5il.co/2j4sd

Notes from Miss Amundson
Avera Academy:
The third Annual Avera Academy is taking place at Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell.  This will be offered June 4-6, 2024 for current 8^th grade-Juniors. The youth will learn about various healthcare careers by exploring various departments at the hospital with hands-on-activities.  The youth will also go to Dakota Wesleyan and Mitchell Technical College and Avera Brady Long Term Care. If a student is interested, they can come to myself, Ms. Amundson, for the application. The application must be returned to me by April 26^th.  They will be limiting this experience to 8 youth in the surrounding area.

Community

Call all kids 14 on up for a summer time opportunity to work at Old White's Drive-In. Complete a standard application for employment from a google search and e-mail it to Oldwhitesdrivein@gmail.com
Hand in your application May 6th from 8-5 at the diner

Sanborn Central Soccer Schedule

The next food giveaway is Wednesday, May 1st at 4PM at the Sanborn Co. Courthouse 
Food Pantry Giveaway

May 20-23 the Letcher Community Church is inviting your child from age 4 to this year's 5th grade to attend vacation bible school from 5:30-8:15. Please preregister call or text Roxann Larson at 605-770-2077

https://5il.co/2j28p

Information on the Summer Reading Program Woonsocket
June Schedule 
July Schedule

The National Indian Council on Aging’s (NICOA) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)‘s mission is to provide opportunity for low-income elders through paid training, meaningful community service and skills development. Visit the website below to view job opportunities, and resources.
https://www.nicoa.org/newsroom/videos/scsep/

All reactions

                                                                    Upcoming

	THIS WEEK	NEXT WEEK
MONDAY	JH track 281 Conference at WS-lvg at 11:30	Awards Night 6:00 Meal-Metals 6:30
TUESDAY	Spring Concert 6:30 Golf @ WS 281 Conf-JH, JV, V Don Diede Relay Freeman 1:00 st. -No JH practice	Golf JVC-Huron 10AM start 281 Track Conference Meet-Huron 10AM start No JH practice Night Soccer Games @ Woonsocket 4th/5th Field Trip
WEDNESDAY	Declam 8:30 Track practice @ Woony	PBIS Party Track Practice @ Woonsocket Pre-K Field Day
THURSDAY	Eligibility Golf @ DeSmet 10:00 Night Games @ WS track practice @ Woony Sanford Science Presentation	Eligibility Golf @ DeSmet (V) 10:00 JH/JV golf meet @ Miller Night Soccer games @ Springs Track Practice @ Woony Sanford Underground Research Faciltiy here 6th-12th grade
FRIDAY	Howard Wood Relay's SF (TBD) -NO JH Practice Blackhawk Service Day	track practice @ Woony 2nd/3rd Field Trip
SATURDAY	Howard Wood Relays SF (TBD) -No JH practice All Day Soccer games @ WS	Graduation 4:00 All Day Soccer Games @ Woony