MS/HS Bulletin December 7

PAC will be sponsoring a pork loin dinner during the double-header on Friday, December 9th.  The meal will begin at 5:00 pm and will consist of a sandwich, chips, a bar, and lemonade.  The price will be $6/plate. Juniors are reminded to bring $5 and a pan of cut 2x2 bars to the office by Friday at 3:00 pm.

BBB Memory Mates will be Monday, December 12th after school.
JH Girls’ Basketball and Cheerleaders Memory Mates will be taken on Tuesday, December 13.  JH at 3:30 with Cheerleaders to follow.
Memory Mate pictures will be taken on Wednesday, December 14^th:  Wrestling at 3:30 and GBB to follow. 

      There will be a drama club meeting on Wednesday, December 7 during lunch. Please bring lunch with you. We’ll be talking about upcoming events, including logistics for the Chanhassen trip!

Wrestlers are having a fundraiser for the Groton AAU.  They are selling shirts, sweatshirts, shorts and sox.  See any wrestler to place an order.  Items will arrive early January. 

Attention all 6-8^th graders: The Elks Lodge is sponsoring the Elks Drug Awareness Program Poster, Essay, and/or video contest. All entries must be received by December 31, 2016. If you are interested please see Ms. Seeklander for the contest rules and forms. Thank you.

There will be no Table Talks on Wednesday, December 7. 

Grade 12:  NCRC Make-up Testing has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 7^th starting 5^th hour.  We will test in the conference room – please come there when the bell rings at 12:39.  Bring your computer, charger, and calculator.  Please let Mrs. Sternhagen know if you have questions.  Corbie McKay, Patrick Gengerke, Megan Malsam, Whitney Voss, Tevin Abeln, Dillon Freeman, Brett Benda, Colton Hokana, Hai Ku

Grade 9:  Pathway forms need to be returned to Mrs. Sternhagen:   Thomas Cranford, Cyruss DeHoet, Jonathan Doeden, Ashley Fliehs, Joseph Gleason, Tadyn Glover, Dylon Graf, Peyton Johnson, Austin Jones, Makayla Jones, Colby Merkel, Grady O’Neill, Mackenzie Patton, Hunter Schaller, Garret Schroeder, Madeline Schuelke, Mugel See, Darien Shabazz, Jamesen Stange, Houston Stone, Riley Thurston, Noah Tullis, Lee Williams.   Please see Mrs. Sternhagen if you have any questions or if you need another form.   

Grades 11-12:  The following college representatives will be in the School Counseling Office to visit with students. 
SDSU                          December 8                 2:30 – 3:00
           
Grade 12:  Scholarships and Awards
Dec. 5              SD Farmers Union Foundation http://www.sdfu.org/
Dec. 9              Spokeo Connections http://www.spokeo.com/spokeo-connections-scholarship
No deadline    Alert Drug & Alcohol Awareness  http://www.alertmagazine.org
Dec. 15            Burger King Scholars  https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/burgerkingscholars/information.php
Dec. 15            SD JCI Scholarship (emailed on 9/13/16)
Dec. 16            Kiwanis Educational Foundation (emailed 11/22/16) Local to
Mrs. Sternhagen
Dec. 29            SD Plumbing, Heating and Cooling   www.sdphcc.org
Jan.                  American Legion www.legion.org/needalift 
Opens Jan. 1    Build Dakota http://www.builddakotascholarships.com/
Jan.                  Mount Marty              
Jan                   School of Mines          .
Jan 5                GE Reagan https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/ (emailed 10/18/16)
Jan. 4               JFK Courage http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx
Jan. 6               Davis Bahcall https://doe.sd.gov/secretary/DAVIS-BAHCALL.aspx
Jan. 13             Better Business Bureau video contest (emailed 11/3/16)
Jan. 15             SDSU, Augustana
Jan. 17             SD Engineering Society www.sdes.org

Grade 12:  SD 4 year school online application  https://apply.sdbor.edu/login.cfm