MS/HS Bulletin

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton CCD youth, Grades 11 and 12 will not have CCD classes in April.

FBLA meeting Wednesday, March 30th during advisory in Ms. Lingbeck's room.

Any junior high or high school girls interested in golf this spring should meet in Mr. Kjellsen's room right after school on Thursday.

If you would like to model your prom dress in the FCCLA Style Show on Thursday, April 28, please sign up in the FACS room or email Mrs. Tietz.

If you are interested in entertaining at the FCCLA Style Show by singing or playing piano, please contact Mrs. Tietz.

Lunch line order will switch today:  1^st Lunch  7, 6, 8     2^nd Lunch 9, 12, 11, 10

The sign-up for grand march, post prom and prom pictures is in the library.

Students planning to attend prom and post-prom will sign up in the library.  When the students sign up, they will also need to bring a $20 prom fee or $40 per couple fee.  This fee will be returned to all students who stay through the entire prom and post-prom party.  If there is a valid reason that a student is not able to stay for the post-prom, a parent must notify the school by Monday, April 11th.  If this prior notice is given, the fee will be reimbursed.

If you have a prom date from out of town, please stop by the library and pick up a form that will need to be filled out by your date and your dates principal.  Forms are due by April 11.

8^th graders (who will be 9^th graders next year): SD School of Mines and Technology will be hosting camps throughout the summer. Camp topics include: Wild Weather, Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, Build the Future, Mining and Explosives, Chemical and Biological Engineering Summer Institute, and Green Chemistry. Scholarships are available. For more information see Ms. Seeklander.

6-8 Graders AND Teachers!: NASA, LATI, and SDSU are sponsoring a two Summer Bridge program August 1-5, on the campus of SDSU. One program is Gallery of Echoes (Where art meets science) and the second program is Minecraft Camp (Serious gaming meets flight). Scholarships for students and teachers are available. See Ms. Seeklander for more information.

Students--Use the water fountains as they are, do not move or shift any components of the fountain.  You will be responsible for charges incurred from repair work.

7-8 track will start today right after school in the old gym

ICU during advisory will be held in Mrs. Honerman's room until further notice. 

If any group is interested in hosting a blood drive at the school for the United Blood Services on May 4th, please contact Fern Elofson at felofson@unitedbloodservices.org or at (701) 361-5028.

Students interested or in need of volunteer hours please contact Mr. Brett Schwan or Mrs. Kim Weber to help work at Family Math Night on Tuesday from 5:00-7:00. 

May 6 is the last day to purchase a yearbook.  $55 for a yearbook, $5 for personalization, and $3 for an icon.


The Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering is once again host the Girls, Engineering, Math, & Science (GEMS) workshop for 8^th grade girls on Saturday, April 2^nd. This workshop will be held in Brookings, on the SDSU campus, and costs $25 if registered by March 25. After March 25 the cost goes to $35. GEMS registration can be completed using the following link:  http://www.sdstate.edu/engr/camps/registration.cfm.

Good luck to the track participants at the NSU Track Meet today.  You are dismissed at 11:00 a.m.

Bulletin announcement for students on Testing 2016:
 
Schedule by Date
March 29-30                7^th Grade ELA                         Jan Seibel (computer lab)
March 29-30                11^th Grade ELA                      Sarah Hanten (conference room)
There will be two groups of students for ELA and Math – one will test in the morning and one in the afternoon.  Testing groups will be read to you during English classes and will be posted outside the conference room/computer lab and Mrs. Sternhagen’s room.     
DSTEP science testing grades 8 and 11 will take place during science class. 

Grade 12:  Scholarships and Awards
March 25         NSU  Howard Wood http://www.northern.edu/financialaid/Pages/otherscholarships.aspx
March 25         SD DAR Scholarship (emailed 3/14/16)
March 28         Web Water http://www.webwater.org/web-water-scholarship-info
March 30         Crazy Horse summer program www.usd.edu/summer-school/crazy-horse.cfm
March 31         IHELP drawing https://www.slfc.com/
March 31         Karst Memorial Ag Scholarship (emailed on 1/12/16)
March 31         South Brown Robert Knickrehm Ag Scholarship (emailed on 1/12/16)
March 31         Scottish Rite Book Grant  (emailed to you on Jan. 29, 2016)
March 31         Janice M. Scott Memorial (emailed to you on 3/14/16)

Summer Opportunities: 

1. Grades 9-11:  USD Healthcare Career Summer Camp June 19-24, 2016 at USD.  Tuition is $100.  App. Due April 1.   http://www.usd.edu/medicine/healthcare-careers-camp 
2. Grades 9-11 SDSU Health Professions Career Camp at SDSU Brookings July 12-15, 2016.  Cost $100.  Deadline is April 15 but fills up before that date.  Apply online at www.sdstate.edu/nurs/outreach/health-camp;

1. Grades 9-11:  SDSU Nurses Camp in Rapid City Nurse camp June  in Rapid City http://www.sdstate.edu/nurs/outreach/nurse-camp/index.cfm

4. Grades 9-11:  SDSU Youth Engineering Adventure http://www.sdstate.edu/engr/camps/yea.cfm  June 19-23, 2016  $100
5. Grades 10-11:  Beacom School of Business 2016 Summer Accounting Institute July 10-14, 2016 http://www.usd.edu/business/accounting/accounting-institute .  Cost is $75.  Register by May 16, 2016
6. Grade 11 and 12 (Students ages 16-17):  Youth Trooper Academy for students interested in a career in law enforcement.  June 27-July 1, 2016 in Pierre.  Apply by March 26.  http://dps.sd.gov/enforcement/highway_patrol
7. Grades 9-11:  Youth Excursion – free trip to tour the ND power generation facilities in mid July, 2016 (July 25-28).  Sponsored by Northern Electric and Lake Region Electric.  Deadline to apply is May (LRE).  Youth Tour – win free trip to Washington DC  http://www.northernelectric.coop/content/youth-programs
8. Grades 6, 7, 8 - SD Governor’s Camp at USD   July 24-29, 2016  Gifted and talented students http://www.usd.edu/education/gifted-programs/south-dakota-governors-camp
9. Grades 9, 10, 11 – SD Ambassador’s of Excellence Camp at USD.  Gifted and talented  July 18-29, 2016.  http://www.usd.edu/education/gifted-programs/ambassadors-of-excellence-program  
10. Grades 9-12:  Summer Chemistry Camp – SDSMT July 17-22, 2016  Cost $975  : http://www.sdsmt.edu/Academics/Events-and-Outreach/Summer-Camps/Camp---Green-Chemistry/
11. Grades 9-12  Summer Camps at SDSMT:  Civil Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology Camp, Mining Engineering, Geo Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry http://www.sdsmt.edu/youthcamps/     
12. Grades 9-11:  Boston University Summer Term High School Programs http://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/
13. Grade 6-8 Girls:  Cyber Security Camp  http://www.gen-cyber.info/  June 20-24, 2016. 
14. Grades 9-12:  SDSU Fishback Summer Scholars program at SDSU for talented, motivated high school students to go to SDSU for a week long college and career prep activities July 11-15.  Cost is $265.  Apply online at http://www.sdstate.edu/scholarscamp   In-depth ‘major’ experiences in the following subject matter areas: Architecture, Aviation, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, English, Journalism, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Sociology, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences by May 1, 2016.  Work with researchers and learn leadership.