Senior band students please come to the band room during advisory today to start putting together marching band uniforms.
First yearbook meeting will be on Thursday, September 13 in room 304
during advisory. Check in with your advisory teacher before you go to
the meeting.
Groton FBLA K5 Color Run/Walk is October 3, 2015. Registration forms are in the office.
There will be a short meeting for anyone interested in oral interp
during Advisory in Mrs. Gonsoir's room (room 308) on Wednesday,
September 9. Please check in with your advisory teachers first. If you
cannot attend the meeting and are interested, please
see Mrs. Gonsoir next week.
If you are absent any part of the school day be sure that you check out and check back in at the office.
Thank you!
Carnival of Silver Skates registration form are in the office.
Registration and Costume Measuring will be Sunday, September 13 or
Monday, September 14 at the warming house.
ICU during advisory will be held in the library conference room from
now on. Your advisory teacher will let you know if you are on ICU and
after attendance is taken in advisory you are expected in ICU
immediately. Remember, you are here until 5:00 or until
you get the work finished.
Student Council elections will happen on Tuesday, September 8th with
the first meeting on Thursday, September 10th during advisory. Freshmen
and sophomores, you are extremely under-represented on the sign-up
sheet. If your class wants a voice you need
representatives!
FCCLA will have their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 9 during advisory. New members are welcome!
Students wanting to go out for DI please fill out the registration form in the office and return it by September 11th.
Upcoming Picture Dates
Boys soccer memory mate pictures Tuesday Sept 8 @ 6:30.
Girls volleyball pictures Wednesday Sept 9th @ 3:00.
Cross country (girls and boys) Thursday Sept 10th @ 3:00.
Boys golf Thursday Sept 10th approximately 4:00 at the golf course.
Junior High Volleyball pictures will be September 22nd at 3:00.
Seniors, if you are interested in applying for the Prudential Spirit
of Community Awards Program, please see Mrs. Sternhagen for more
information.
There is a need for OST help at the Elementary. If you are interested contact Mr. Schwan at the Elementary office.
Good luck to the Cross Country Team today at Britton.
Wendys Heisman: Scholarship opportunity and recognition for scholar/athletes.
School, state, region, and national winners are selected. Fill out the
application online. It must be verified by me – put me as the Reviewer
(Jodi.Sternhagen@k12.sd.us)
Please make sure your GPA (unweighted),
class rank and ACT scores are accurate. Unweighted GPA’s are found on
your transcript. In order to insure that the verification process goes
smoothly, please complete the application by Sept. 29, 2015 as the site
is too busy later in the week.
www.wendysheisman.com.
Grades 11-12: US Senate Youth Competition and Scholarship competition:
Opportunity to win a free trip to Washington, DC for two SD students.
GHS will select two students to take the test and send the results to
the state. Only students
who hold an elected or appointed office in student government, civic or
educational organizations can apply. Test covers government and
history. Stop by the GO if you are interested. Deadline Friday,
9/18/15.
Grade 12 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards: If
you have performed community service in the past year you may want to
fill out this award/scholarship. One student will be recognized from
Groton and will go on to compete statewide and
possibly nationally. Go to http://spirit.prudential.com
and click on “Apply Now”. Once you have completed the application go
to the “Certification” page and enter Mrs. Schwan’s name and email as
the certifier –
Anna.Schwan@k12.sd.us
Please print out the completed application. The local deadline is
going to be early – October 16, 2015 – again you must be certified so
please complete by the local deadline. We can only
submit one so PRINT out the application and bring it to Mrs. Sternhagen.
Grades 9-12 Scrubs Camp – October 12, 2015 at Presentation College
(deadline Sept. 25 but may fill sooner) or October 7th
at Hurton. Learn about health care careers including psychologist,
EMT/fire rescue, medical assisting, chiropractor, pharmacy, physical
therapy and wound care. Huron Careers
are behavioral health, EMT / fire rescue, medical assisting, biomed,
physical therapy, surgery technician, and medical coding. http://scrubscamps.sd.gov/camp-locator/. Application requires a recommendation
from a teacher or counselor and a parent signature.
The Big Idea Business Plan Competition: Check your email (sent to you Tuesday, 9/1/15). Or go to
http://www.bigideasd.com/ Tell the judges about your best business idea to compete for cash and scholarships.
SDSU Senior Day: Saturday, September 12, 2015
www.sdstate.edu/seniorday Attend major fair, talk to admissions, free barbeque and admission to football game
Grade 12 ACT September: Reminder to those that registered – Saturday, Sept. 12 is the ACT test is Aberdeen. See Mrs. Sternhagen if you have questions.
Grade 12 ACT October: Registration for the October 24 test is due online by Sept. 18. Register at
www.actstudent.org and pay
with a credit card. You will test in Aberdeen or Groton but be sure to
list Groton as your home school. Remember you must upload a photo to
register and then print the admission ticket.
Fee waivers are available – stop by the GO. Test dates are: October
24 and December 12. ACT sign up help is available from Mrs.
Sternhagen.
Grades 11-12: The following college representatives
will be in the School Counseling Office to visit with students. Please
make arrangements with your teachers.
September 15 10:00 am University of Sioux Falls
October 20 9:45 am University of South Dakota
December 7 2:00 pm NDSU
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