MS/HS Bulletin January 4, 2016

Lunch Line Order Changes – 1^st Lunch  7, 6, 8    2^nd Lunch 12, 11, 10, 9

MathCounts meets Tuesday morning, beginning at 7:45 a.m.

Yearbooks are for sale at the business office. 
$50.00 for the book.
$5.00 for personalization and
$3.00 for any icon they want added to their cover.
These sale prices will be good until the end of the 1st Semester (January 8th)
After January 8th - the prices of the book will go up.  New prices will be
$55.00 for the book
$ 5.00 for personalization
$ 3.00 for Icons

Good luck to the Girls’ Basketball teams against Langford tonight.

Table Talks will be on Wednesday.

Grades 10-12:  Columbia University, New York, student representative Jadrian Guy will be in Groton to talk about the school on January 12 at 1 pm in the conference room.  If you are interested in Columbia University please stop by and talk with him. 
 
Grades 9-12:  Class changes can be made on Wednesday and Thursday this week with Mrs. Sternhagen
 
Grade 9:  Please return your sheet to Mrs. Sternhagen.  Caroline G, Alexa H, Jodi H, Lucas H,  Spencer J, Jeremy J, Clayton K,  Wyatt L, Micah P,  Detention starts next week.
 
Grades 11-12  ACT:  Registration for the Feb. 6, 2016 test is due online by Jan. 8.  Register at www.actstudent.org   and pay with a credit card.  You will test in Aberdeen 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.  Other test dates are: April 9 (Groton) and June 11.   ACT sign up help is available from Mrs. Sternhagen. 
 
Grades 9-12:  When making class changes please keep in mind the requirements for the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship –4 math, 4 science, 2 CTE or language, no final grade lower than a C, B average GPA, plus a 24 on the ACT = 6500 over 4 years for a SD school.
Grade 12:  Please return ACT Books to Mrs. Sternhagen:  Taryn Rossow,Keri Pappas, Kaili Aberle, Lily Cutler, Aubray Harry, Katie Miller, Alexia Musch, Hai Ku, Jack McKiver
 
Grade 12:  Scholarships and Awards
Jan.                  American Legion www.legion.org/needalift 
Jan.                  Mt. Marty, School of Mines
Jan. 6               JFK Courage http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx
Jan. 7               GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship  www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships
Jan. 11             Kiwanis Educational Foundation to me (emailed on 12/7/15)
Jan. 13             SDSU  https://www.sdstate.edu/admissions/financing/aid/scholarships.cfm
Jan. 15             Davis Bahcall https://doe.sd.gov/secretary/DAVIS-BAHCALL.aspx
Jan. 15             Augustana
Jan. 19             SD Engineering Society www.sdes.org
Jan. 22             Dakota Wesleyan University