MS/HS Bulletin January 6

The January FCCLA Meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the FACS room during lunch.  Lunch will be served!

Drama club students: If you sold coffee and did not get your order forms and money to Mrs. Honerman yesterday, please do so ASAP today!

One Act students – please check your school email. You have been sent a copy of the rehearsal schedule. It is IMPERATIVE that everyone is at the rest of our rehearsals!

Table Talks will start Wednesday, January 11.  

There will be a Women in Science conference for Middle School and High School girls on March 8^th in Aberdeen. If you are interested please see Ms. Seeklander for registration information. Thank you.

Yearbooks are on sale for $55.00.  Please order your yearbook with Mrs. Morehouse.

Good luck to the girls’ and boys’ basketball players at Hamlin today.  Dismiss time is 12:50.  You are required to go to your 5^th hour class. 

Good luck to the wrestlers at Miller on Saturday.

Good luck to the girls’ basketball players at Redfield on Saturday.

Open Gym on Sunday from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Grades 11-12  ACT:  Registration for the February 11 test is due online by January 13, 2017 .  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, and June.   See Mrs. Sternhagen if you have questions.

Grade 11:  June 17-27 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference at the Newseum in Washington, DC.  Free trip, $1000 scholarship for student interested in journalism careers.  Apply at freespirit.org .   Deadline is February 1.
 
Grade 11:  Summer Research program. Sanford Research welcomes rising seniors (current HS juniors) interested in careers in research to spend their summers in a total-immersion biomedical research experience through the Sanford PROMISE Scholars program.  Applications are due January 15 of a student’s junior year of high school.  Students work alongside scientists in a mentor lab and present their efforts at the Sanford Summer Research Symposium.  PROMISE Scholars earn a $2500 scholarship and 3 undergraduate credits from USD throughout their experience.  http://www.sanfordresearch.org/education/k12students/sanfordpromisescholarsprogram/ for more information
                                                   
Grade 11:  Youth Business Adventure:  Applications are due Jan. 26 to Mrs. Sternhagen.  YBA is a 1 week program held in June in which students learn about economic, management, and market-oriented issues.  It is a leadership experience in which all students (regardless of what career interest area) will benefit.  Cost is $250 but financial assistance is available if needed.  The application was emailed to you on Jan. 4.
 
Grade 9:  See Mrs. Sternhagen:  Joseph Gleason, Colby Merkel, Mackenzie Patton, Darien Shabazz, Noah Tullis, Lee Williams. 

Grade 12:  Scholarships and Awards
Opens Jan. 1    Build Dakota http://www.builddakotascholarships.com/
Jan.                  Mount Marty              
Jan                   School of Mines          .
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. 15             SDSM&T Scholarships (must be accepted and apply through portal)
Jan. 17             Wells Fargo Scholarship for People with Disabilities
  pwdscholarship@scholarshipamerica.org
Jan. 17             SD Engineering Society www.sdes.org