MS/HS Bulletin March 20

Congratulations to the following students for becoming members of the National Honor Society:
    Kate Helmer, Trey Wright, Madison Sippel, Hannah Lewandowski, Madilyn Wright,
    Alex Stange, Hattie Weismantel, Jenifer Fjelstad, and Emma Donley

Junior High Boys and Girls track will start on Tuesday March 28th right after school in the old gym.

All students--You are in the lunchroom during lunch.  If you walk home and get back before the bell you return to the lunchroom.  You will not be in the hallways or in classrooms.

No printing to the main computer lab during testing!

Talks on Wednesday.

Summer registration for dual credit is now open.  Applications are on the counter in the office.  Please see Dr. Schwan for questions.

Testing 2017:
Students Grades 6-7-8- 11 will be taking the Smarter Balanced and SD Science test in the next few weeks.  Please make plans to be here during testing as it must be made up.   All students will need headsets – please bring these to school. 
All backpacks and cell phones must be put away during testing.  Cell phones can not be accessed during testing.   All computers must be charged – you will test on your computer! 
 
Bring other work to do after you are finished testing.  
Schedule by Date
March 21-22                6^th ELA                                   Mary Johnson (computer lab)
March 21-22                8^th ELA                                   Diane Kurtz (conference room)
March 23-24                7^th ELA                                   Jan Seibel (computer lab)
March 23-24                11^th ELA                                 Sarah Hanten (conference room)
March 27-28                6^th Math                                   Lance Hawkins (computer lab)
March 27-28                8^th Math                                   Jordan Kjellsen (conference room)
April 5^th                       8^th Grade Science                    Lance Hawkins and Travis Kurth
                                                                                    Computer lab and conference room
April 6^th                       11^th Grade Science                  Kristin Gonsoir and Travis Kurth
                                                                                    Computer lab and 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.    

Grades 6, 8, and 11 will test periods 1-3 and periods 5-7.  Grade 7 ELA will test periods 1-2 and 5-6 on Day 1 and periods 1-3 and 5-7 on Day 2.  Grade 7 Math will test periods 1-3 and 5-7 on both days.

The testing schedule will look like this:
ELA and Math
Day 1:  CAT   (Non-performance)
Morning
                        Group 1           Test in conference/computer room
                        Group 2           Go to class as usual
            Afternoon
                        Group 1           Go to class as usual
                        Group 2           Test in conference/computer room
Day 2: Performance (PT)
Morning
                        Group 1           Go to class as usual
                        Group 2           Test in conference/computer room
            Afternoon                    
                        Group 1           Test in conference/computer room
                        Group 2           Go to class as usual
 

Grade 11:  Lake Area Tech Junior Day is March 30.  Mitchell Tech has several visit days – March 30, and July 13. NSU junior visit day is Feb. 17.  USD Junior Days are April 1 and 22. 
 
Grade 12:  Scholarships and Awards
March 24         NSU  Howard Wood http://www.northern.edu/financialaid/Pages/otherscholarships.aspx
March 28         Web Water http://www.webwater.org/web-water-scholarship-info
March 30         Marlin L. Johnson Memorial Aberdeen Gun Club (emailed 1/20/17)
March 31         Robert Knickrehm and Karst Memorial (emailed on 1/31/17)
March 31         IHELP drawing https://www.slfc.com/
March 31         Scottish Rite Book Grant (emailed 1/18/17)
April 1             SD STE (Information Technology) – emailed to you 3/7/17
April 1             SD Cattlemen’s Foundation  -interest and involvement in beef industry
May 1              Day County Crop Improvement
April 1             Tom and Barbara Paepke Fine Arts and Ag (local)
April 1             Groton Hopps Dow Scholarship http://www.sfacf.org/ScholarshipDetails.aspx?CategoryID=8
Reminder that this goes to two Groton students.  Online application
April 1             Jean Conley Brokaw – Day County student
                        Groton Area Anthony O Brokaw – Groton student
                        Bristol Jerald W. Peterson – student who attended Bristol
April 1             SE Tech                      
April 3             James Valley Telecommunications (emailed 1/12/17)
April 11           SD Street Master’s Car Club (emailed on 2/28/17)
April 14           Crazy Horse Summer University Program http://www.usd.edu/summer-school/crazy-horse
April 15           Full circle Ag Careers in Agriculture Scholarship (emailed 1/30/17)
April 15           InsuringBrighter Future.Farmers Union Ins.  www.sdfufoundation.org
                   http://www.fuiagency.com/scholarships
April 15           Horatio Alger SD scholars.horatioalger.org  (emailed 3/19/17)
April 21           NSU Deanna Mauck E-learning http://northern.edu/academics/elearning
May                 SD Opportunity Scholarship (we will fill this out in class)
May 1              Plains Commerce Bank – student to attend SD school, member of bank