SCHOOL OFFICE:223-7741
STUDENTS OF THE
MONTH
Senior: Jordan B.
Junior: Whitney B.
Proud to be S C
Sophomore: Cheyenne W.
M A R C H
2 0 1 3
Freshman: Tya L.
8th: Carson W.
7th: Jennifer S.
We dedicate this issue to Dallas Heninger
April 3, 1995 – February 23, 2013.
6th: JD C.
5th: Brooke G., Chantelle D.
4th: Raef B., Kaylie R.
3rd: Alainna F., Antonio G.
2nd: Jonnie F., Chase H.
1st: Tatum S., Barret S.
KG: Brylee K., Kaysen M.
JK: Jersey A.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 7-10: Senior Music Trip
March 11: Track Starts
Band and Chorus to Perform
U14 Team Takes First
The Stanley County High School band and chorus
students will attend the Region VII music contest
in Murdo on February 27th. Members will perform their solos and ensembles that they have
been working on for several weeks. Students who
are competing are: Kaycee C., Slater P., Kevin B.,
Meranda B., Tawnee W., Sierra I., Cheyenne W.,
Kaci D., Breeze O., Daulton M., Martee L., and
Makenzie S..
Carson
W. (front
row, 1st
person),
an 8th
grader at
Stanley
County
Middle
School,
was on
the Pierre Insanity U14 boys indoor soccer team that
took 1st place in the Spearfish Holiday Classic February 8th-10th, 2013 at the Donald Young Center on
the BHSU Campus. The boys had a great weekend
with 3 wins and 1 tie taking them to the Championship game and winning 3-2. Great job!!!
The senior band and chorus students will be traveling to Denver, Colorado for their senior music
trip in March. Each year a trip is scheduled for
those students who have been in band/chorus all
through high school. Highlights of the trip will be
a dinner theater and a hockey game.
March 11: Board Mtg. 5:30pm
March 14, 15: KG roundup
March 14: Art show
March 15: End of Quarter,
Enrichment Friday 8-12
March 19: Think & Drive,
Riggs HS
March 19: Rodeo Club Spaghetti Feed, Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center, 5-7 pm
March 20: MS Quiz Bowl,
White River
March 28: NHS Blood Drive,
HS Gym
March 28: FFA to Miller
March 29-April1: Easter Break
April 2-15: Dakota Step Testing
April10: Keya Paha Art Show
Art Show
SC art students will host an art show on March
14th. Beginning at 2:30, Ginger Jepson will offer a
pastel presentation and demonstration to the students. Jepson specializes in people and animals.
Students who are interested will need to bring
pastels/chalk, pencils, and paper for their project.
Categories to be judged include: Pencil Drawings,
Black & White (any medium except pencil), Colored Drawing, Watercolor Painting, Acrylic/Oil
Painting, Printmaking, Traditional Grayscale Photography, Traditional Color Photography, Digital
Photography, Fiber, Sculpture, Clay, Collage/
Assemblage/Altered Art, and Mixed Media. The
public is welcome to view the art work beginning
at 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm in the high school gym.
Thank you to Dakota Prairie Bank and
Pizza Ranch, sponsors of
Student of the Month!
Spaghetti Feed
The Fort Pierre-Pierre High School Rodeo Club will
be holding its annual Spaghetti Supper and silent auction on March 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Casey
Tibbs Center. Advance tickets may be purchased until
March 6th from any of the members. Tickets will also
be sold at the door. The tickets are $5.00.
In other rodeo news, senior Carson M. (tie-down
roping), junior Bailey T. (goat tying) and sophomore
Casey H. (bull riding) competed in the 20X High
School Rodeo the 26th of January at the Black Hills
Stock Show. This is an annual event to showcase high
school top talent from the four regions in the state
from the previous rodeo season. Each region is allowed three contestants per event. They compete for
buckles and prizes sponsored by the Sutton Rodeo
Company. Congratulations for qualifying for this
event and representing our school and region!
The next rodeo club meeting will be March 6th at 6:30
pm at the Casey Tibbs Center.
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Scholarships
The following scholarships are due March 1st:
Dakota State Bank Scholarship
Knight Family Scholarship
Fort Pierre Senior Citizen’s Scholarship
Zonta Club of Pierre-Fort Pierre Scholarship
Dakota Prairie Bank Scholarship: Due April 2
Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship
“Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow” Scholarship Farmers Union Insurance/SD Farmers Union Foundation/SDHSAA: Due April 15
SD Amateur Softball Scholarship
SC Booster Club Scholarship: Due April 19
SD Agri-Business Associations Scholarship
American Legion Auxiliary Senior Member Scholarship
Fort Pierre Development Corporation Scholarship: Due May 1
American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship
F.R. Fackleman Robert K. Clair, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Due May
1
Northern Plains Eye Foundation Health-Care Education
Regent Scholar: http://doe.sd.gov/secretary/regents.asp
Scott Mecham Better Business Bureau of Student Integrity
Award: Due March 8
US BANK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: www.usbank.com/
scholarship
BJ PEO Chapter Scholarship: Due March 13
Scholarships Due March 15th:
Golden West
SD Engineering Society Scholarship Program
Missouri River Energy Services Scholarship
Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarship
https://sites.google.com/site/mrsgillspagesc/
You should be getting your resume ready to use with scholarship
applications to give to counselors, teachers or whoever is doing a
recommendation for you.
**When you need recommendations make sure you give the person
doing the recommendations plenty of time to do it and give the person all the information about the scholarship and yourself (resume).
If recommendations need to be mailed by the person doing the recommendation, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.
Scholarships Due March 23:
Lyman County/Jones County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Dakota Credit Unions’ Scholarship
Junior Achievement SD Scholarship: Due March 30
Scholarships Due March 31:
Scholarship Help Night:
6:00pm Tuesday, March 20th
in Smart Lab
Snacks and Drinks Provided
Mrs. Gill and other staff will be present
Janice M Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund
IHELP-Student Loan Finance Corporation
KARST Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships Due April 1:
Fort Pierre Moose Lodge
Pierre/Fort Pierre Adult Prom Scholarship
Robert L. Scott Scholarship
FCCLA State Meeting
The Stanley County FCCLA Chapter has been busy preparing for the
State Meeting to be held in Sioux Falls on April 22-24th. Students
will present on what they have done as a chapter this year. Members
have been participating in fundraisers for local community members,
Children's Miracle Network, and promoting FCCLA by holding a
membership drive meeting and lunch. If you are interested in becoming a member for the 2013-2014 school year visit with an
FCCLA member today!
Gold Team Places in LEGO Tournament
Six SC students, called the
Stanley County GOLD
from the 21st Century
Community Learning Center in Fort Pierre, excelled
at the FIRST LEGO League
State Tournament in Sioux
Falls on February 16th.
GOLD team members
include Reid W., Trey F.,
Alex S., Antonio G., Zane
W., Lathan P., and coaches
Brian Wieczorek and
Travis Frost.
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TATU Members Needed
Stanley County is looking to get a Teens
Against Tobacco Use (TATU) Team up and
running. TATU is a student led anti-tobacco
club that organizes activities that raise awareness about tobacco, talks to others about the
dangers, and plan activities to motivate other
teens to take action.
SC GOLD is quite a young
team but they scored their highest score ever in state competition. They were
especially pleased to have a “perfect run” during the competition, meaning that
their robot did every single task it was programmed to accurately. In the world
of Lego robots, that is quite an accomplishment.
“Senior Solutions” was the theme of the 2012-13 competition. In addition to
building and programming a robot, teams had to propose a solution to a problem
within the theme. The teams researched the problem, designed a solution, gathered feedback and created a presentation to communicate their solution.
“The kids really enjoyed meeting with senior citizens at the CYC in Fort Pierre
to interview them about what difficulties they experienced as they aged.” said
Coach Brian Wieczorek. From that meeting the team proposed “muscle-assist”
pants that used carbon nanotubes and sensors to stimulate muscles in the elderly
who might need assistance walking or getting out of a chair.
The team had the honor of presenting their prototype, via a Skype meeting, to
Dr. Ilia Ivanov, a research and development scientist at the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory in Tennessee. Through that conversation they learned that their
concept was theoretically doable based upon current research being done at the
lab to create fabric with embedded sensors and ultrathin fabrics. The meeting
also raised issues that would require future trouble-shooting, including the possibility of an extremely small power-pack made of nanomaterials to run the pants
and the need to design the fabric in a particular way so that the nanotube wouldn’t break free and become imbedded in the skin.
The team’s participation in FIRST Lego League was supported by the SD Discovery Center and funded through a Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Turner
grant written by the students. Others who would like to learn more about building with Legos or robotics are encouraged to register for current and summer
programs (www.sd-discovery.com) from the SD Discovery Center. The FIRST
Robotics season begins in September of each year. Those interested in forming a
team should contact the SD Discovery Center, [email protected].
Seven middle and high school students attended a training to gain more knowledge
about starting up a SC TATU Team. If you are
interested in becoming a part of the team,
please tune in to the announcements for information on meetings.
Your Trash, Our Cash
Stanley County Elementary continues to collect Box Tops for Education, Labels for Education, and Land-O-Lakes lids. The money from
the box tops goes into our playground fund
and the points from Campbell’s are used to
purchase school items from their catalog.
We appreciate all the support parents and
community members give us in this area. If
you have any of these items you may send
them to school with your child or drop them
off at the elementary office.
Contact Information
Have you moved? Has your phone number
changed?
Having the most up-to-date contact information on file at the school is the best way to
ensure the school can reach you in the event
of an emergency. If you have moved, changed
jobs, or changed phone numbers since school
began, you need to update the contact information for your child in the school office. You
can do this by simply calling the elementary
office at 223-7745 ext. 156 or the middle/high
school office at 223-7745 ex. 120.
Daylight Savings Time: Sunday March 10, Clocks “Spring Ahead” One Hour
United Blood Services Blood Drive Thursday, March 28, SC High School Gym, 10 - 3:30
April 11: Athletic Banquet at Community Youth Center,7pm
ACT Test Dates/Registration Deadlines
SC School Code 420 455
Pierre Test Center Code 184530
Test Date
Registration Deadline
April 14, 2012
March 9, 2012
June 9, 2012
May 4, 2012
Register online at www.actstudent.org (you will need to
create a free ACT Web account to register and you will also have
the option to receive email updates as well as view your scores
online). You will need a credit card to pay for the test you wish to
take.
Seniors that have not taken the ACT and are planning to
go on to college or technical education schools, be sure to sign-up
for the December test date. If you are unsure if you will need to
take the ACT, please see Mrs. Gill to find out for sure. Some of the
technical schools still require ACT scores, while others have an
alternate assessment that they offer. Again, check with Mrs. Gill to
find out for sure what the schools you’re interested in require.
Juniors should look at taking the ACT for the first time by
February or April. Mrs. Gill will be leading Juniors in a practice ACT
test before the February deadline. Look online or see Mrs. Gill for
the many available ACT preparatory resources.
Kindergarten Round-up
Stanley County Elementary will be holding its Kindergarten Roundup on March 14 and 15 in the JK-2 building. It is important to call
and schedule an appointment.
Kindergarten Round-up is designed for children who will be five
years old prior to September 1, 2013, and who live in Stanley
County or are interested in attending Stanley County Elementary.
During the round-up, children will go through a screening process
to determine their readiness for kindergarten. While children are
being screened, parents will participate in an informational meeting
regarding the school and preparing for kindergarten.
This screening process is very important not only for your child but
for the school as well. The school will also need a copy of your
child’s certified birth certificate; bringing it to your round-up appointment would be greatly appreciated. Please call Krista
Kerns in the elementary office at 223-7745 ext. 156 to set
up your appointment.
Prom
will be
held on
April
26th,
Performing for the student body are: Martee L.,
Breeze O., and Slater P..
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Senior To Do List
Turn in senior picture to Miss Vietor
Check deadlines for college admissions applications and
get them in early
Attend Financial Aid Information Night
Encourage parents to complete taxes early
Once taxes are done, complete the FAFSA. This must
be done as soon as possible!
Do campus visits
Request letters of recommendations
Complete scholarship applications
Be sure to keep copies of every document. This will
save you time, money, and aggravation if an application
is lost.
In Jan/Feb, check with the college registrar to see if
your application is complete and they have all the necessary data.
Watch for Mrs. Gill’s scholarship website
Decide on announcements, and get them ordered
Keep working hard, as every grade counts!
Hockey News
The JV State Hockey Tournament will be held at the Expo
Center in Fort Pierre on March 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Stanley
County students Grady T. and Tyler S. will be playing. They
are both leading the league in scoring. The JV Capitals are
in second place in the league. (They are actually tied for 1st
but ended up in 2nd because of the way tie breakers are
figured.) It should be very good to watch, and our two
lonely SC boys would love some fans!
Also, sixth grader Layna T. and fifth grader Garrett S. just
finished their state Pee Wee tournament in Rapid City. They
ended up fourth out of eleven teams. They knocked off the
Yankton and Sioux Falls teams before losing to Rapid City
Black and Gold. They played some outstanding defense!
Congratulations to our SC hockey players!
Choir, Band Students Perform
Showing they have plenty of courage, several SC band and
choir students performed solo acts for the entire
student body on February 21st. Led by their instructor, Mrs. England, the students
performed the pieces they would be
using at the Region VII music contest
on February 27th, and did an absolutely outstanding job! Many “tough”
upperclassmen were heard to say that
they didn't think they would be able to
perform as well before their peers.
Senior Sierra I. sings for
the student body.
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Junior Achievement
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Junior Achievement is paving the way to help students understand the importance of money-management and education!
Volunteers play a vital role in bringing Junior Achievement to life. By sharing their personal and professional experiences, volunteers help students make the connection between what they are learning in school and what they will need to succeed in work and
life.
Please extend a special thank you to the volunteers and teachers listed below who participated in JA during the 2012-2013 school
year. With their support, Junior Achievement is able to inspire over 47,000 South Dakota students.
If you would like to share your knowledge and business experience with students in elementary, middle, or high school, please contact the JA office at (605) 336-7318 or [email protected]. Volunteers are critical to JA’s mission to provide students with a better understanding of their financial and economic future.
2012-2013 Junior Achievement Volunteer Consultants and Teachers
Stanley County Elementary School
Teacher
Sarah Lutz
Grade JA Program
3
JA Volunteer Consultant
JA Our City
Colleen Weiss
Andrea Siemonsma
3
JA Our City
Laurel Sharp, American State Bank
Shari Beeghly
4
JA Our Region
Larry Deiter, SD Dept of Labor & Regulations-Div. of
Securities
Linda Clair
5
JA Our Nation
Bob Jeffries, Beck Motors, Inc.
John Latham
5
JA Our Nation
Nate Lukkes, Governor's Office of Economic
Development
Read Across America
Parents/Guardians:
Saturday, March 2, 2013, people around the country will be celebrating Read Across America Day. This day is Dr. Seuss’s birthday
and what better way to celebrate this wonderful children’s author
than reading with a child.
Reading with your child is one way you can help your child in
school. The simple act of reading together can help build vocabulary, reading readiness, and comprehension.
Stanley County Elementary will be doing activities of February 28
to celebrate this day. We have invited community members from
various professions to come in and share a story with a class.
The goal of the day is to re-enforce the idea that no matter what
you chose to do in life reading will be a part of it.
I am also looking forward to the opportunity to go into all the
classrooms that day to share my favorite Dr. Seuss book, “Oh!
The Places You Will Go.”
"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and
read to a child."
Sincerely,
Michelle Glodt
Elementary Principal
We are
SC!
Careers in Second Grade
Mrs. Somsen's second graders continue to work hard on their
career projects, and are writing reports to tell about the career they have chosen. Special guest speakers have visited the
classroom to share information about their careers. The students enjoyed listening to Mr. Matt Jensen. Mr. Jensen shared
information about the different jobs he does for our
school. He explained to the students that he teaches several
classes in our high school, serves as our Athletic Director, and
is our girls basketball
coach. The students
enjoyed learning
many things about
Mr. Jensen's career. The students
will give presentations about their careers to parents,
grandparents, and
Mr. Jensen telling students about his
classmates in early
many responsibilities as AD.
March.
Second graders
busy writing their
career reports in
Mrs. Somsen’s
room.
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Senior Spotlight
Jordan B.
Carson M.
College Plans: Attend college
for Occupational Therapy
College Plans: Attend college
on a rodeo scholarship
Favorite Class: Animal Science
Favorite Class: Senior Math
with Miss Herr
Favorite School Memory:
Senior homecoming
Favorite Non-School Activity:
Rodeo
Advice to freshmen: Enjoy
your high school years, because
they
really
do go
by fast.
Soren I.
Post HS Plans: Army/school
Favorite Class: Multi-Media
Favorite School Memory:
Homecoming
Favorite School Memory:
Senior homecoming
Favorite Non-School Activity: Rodeo
Favorite Non-School Activity: Rodeo
Advice
to
freshmen:
Have
fun!
Advice to Freshmen: Don’t
let
yourself
fall
behind.
Post HS Plans: Work
Favorite Class: Band
Favorite Class: Computer
class with Mr. Stotts
Favorite School Memory: I
don’t have a favorite.
Favorite School Memory:
Homecoming 2012
Favorite Non-School Activity:
Coyote hunting
Favorite Non-School Activity: Racing Motocross
Advice to Freshmen: Enjoy life.
It is too
short to
worry
about
the little
things.
Advice to Freshmen: No
matter where life takes you,
keep your head up.
Weston H.
College Plans: Attend Southeast Tech for Computer Networking Security
Favorite School Memory:
Homecoming
Cody A.
College Plans: Attend college
for a degree in Agri-business
Kaci D.
Favorite Class: Senior Math
with Miss Herr
Favorite Non-School Activity:
Bonfires with friends
Advice to freshmen: Have fun
while it
lasts.
Shantel G.
College Plans: Attend SDSU to major in
Animal Science and become a large animal
reproductive specialist
Favorite Class: Any class we dissected in
Favorite School Memory: “Bug hunting” in Biology
Favorite Non-School Activity: Rodeo,
barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying
Advice to Freshmen: Take advantage of
all the opportunities you have
in high school.
Have fun, and
don’t worry
about what anyone else thinks,
be unique.
“The journey home
is never a direct
route; it is in fact,
always circuitous,
and somewhere
along the way, we
discover that the
journey is more
significant than the
destination, and that
the people we meet
along the way will be
the traveling
companions of our
memory forever.”
Nelson DeMille
SC School Carnival April 18, 7-9 pm.
Tickets 50 cents each.
Contact Miss Harms at 223-7743 ext. 148 if you wish to have a booth.
Senior Spotlights
Kaiden K.
Brady W.
College Plans: Attend college
for fisheries and wildlife
College Plans: Attend SDSU
for a degree in Athletic Training
Favorite School Memory:
Homecoming 2012
Favorite Class: Any history
class
Favorite Class: Anatomy
Favorite Non-School Activity: Eating
Non-School Activity: Having
fun with friends.
Advice to freshmen: Make
your years of high school
worth
it.
Once it
is gone,
you
can’t go
back.
Advice to freshmen: Do your
work, and don’t fall behind.
Give everything you have in any
sport
and you
won’t
have
regrets.
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Grady T. Nominated for King of Hearts
SC senior Grady T., son of Darla and Raymond,
was nominated as a candidate for KOH by the
Job’s Daughters Bethel #10 King of Hearts committee. Grady is a member of the Oahe Capital
hockey team, the National Honor Society, a 4-H
member, and has lettered in track. He has been
a teacher’s aide, tutored younger students, and
enjoys helping with various community projects.
While Grady did not get selected as KOH, he
represented our school very well, and we congratulate him on
this honor!
SC Art Work Displayed
Stanley County’s art students have a new showcase for their art
work. Their instructor, Mrs. Jones, has designed a new website
to display their creations at: www.stanleycountyart.weebly.com.
We welcome the public to view their amazing works of art!
One Act 2013
Graduation will be held Sunday, May 19th, in Parkview Gym.