Announcements
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School News
Jim VanDenHemel Day to be
held on Friday, May 6
The Woonsocket City Council and
the Woonsocket school have approved and dedicated Friday, May 6 as Jim
VanDenHemel Day. Mr. VanDenHemel has been a part of the Woonsocket
School and community for 45 years and will be retiring as the Woonsocket School
Industrial Tech teacher at the end of the school year.
Various activities will go
throughout the day starting with a staff breakfast. The community is invited to
a walk-around-the-lake with Mr. V at 1:00PM (weather permitting) and an
assembly in the gym at 1:30PM. Ice Cream bars will be handed out
afterwards provided by the Woonsocket Student Council.
No soccer games
today in Woonsocket!!!
Saturday's games in Sanborn
are questionable.
Eligibility
will be taken next Monday, May 2nd.
The
Juniors have started setting up for Prom, so please no one in the gym this week.
Upcoming
Scholarship dates:
May 1st
- James H. Jessen
** Those
of you eligible for the SD Opportunity Scholarship (ACT score of 24 and
GPA of 3.0 and required classes completed) please see me.
Changes have been made to the
testing schedule. Here is the new schedule
Smarter
Balance
4th
- 28th
* Make up tests will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday preferable
in the morning *
Athletics
Track Practice at Woony today.
JH Track at Hanson today has been
cancelled.
HS Track Meet at
Menno has been cancelled for today.
The JH and
Freshman Track go to Wessington Springs on Monday, May 2nd.
We are going
to the High School Miller Track Meet on Tuesday, May 3rd due to the Spring Concert that night.
The soccer games that were cancelled on Monday, April 18th in Woonsocket will be played April 28th in Woonsocket. Same times.
A complete track schedule and
calendar have been uploaded to the Google Drive under the Track and Field
folder.
Here is the 2016 Golf Schedule
FFA
SC/W
FFA Banquet is on the evening of May 2nd, at 6:00 pm held in the
Woonsocket School gym.
Below
are the meal assignments for this year’s potluck:
Freshmen –
Main Course
Sophomores –
Main Course
Juniors –
Side and Dessert
Seniors –
Side and Dessert
Mr. Gross will be
putting on an informational night for parents about Supervised Agricultural
Experiences (SAEs). This informational night will cover the following:
- What is an SAE
- The types of SAEs
(Entrepreneurship, Placement, or Agribusiness)
- The expectations of SC/W FFA
members as related to SAEs (during the school year and the summer)
- How to access the record
keeping system the FFA uses (www.theaet.com)
- How to enter basic SAE records
- FFA awards from SAE projects
(proficiency awards, SD FFA Star awards)
More information will
be released next week on the specifics on date(s) and location(s). Please email
Mr. Gross if you have any questions.
FFA Summer Activities
Talk to Mr. Gross by
May 18th if you would like to attend.
June 21-22 - Rangeland
and Soils Days
Soils Days - Open to
incoming 9th and 10th Grade Members
Rangeland Days - Open
to incoming 11th and 12th Grade Members
There is no cost to
attend
July 12-15 - SD FFA
Leadership Retreat
Open to all incoming
9th-12th Grade Members
Cost to attend is $65
per member
August 17 - SD FFA
State Fair Entry Forms Due to Mr. VanderWal (SD FFA Livestock Superintendent)
Post Prom
Post Prom
will be hosting their final fundraiser of the year prior to the Spring Concert.
Each family is asked to bring a pie to the school the morning of May 3rd.
Thanks again for all your support throughout the year!
The Woonsocket Post Prom
Committee is having a pie social on Tuesday, May 3 at 6:00 pm in the commons
area of the school before the Spring Concert. Pie will also be
served after the concert. It is $3.00 for a slice of pie and a drink.
The concert starts at 7:00 pm.
We are
asking the Seniors that are attending to make an Egg Bake and drop it off at
the Community Center Friday, April 29 between 6-8. We are asking students 9-11
that are attending to bring $5.00 to help with the cost of food. In the past we
have had people donate bars, pop, ect. but decided we would try this way this
year.
Thanks
Post Prom Committee
WEPC
Next
Meeting: Wednesday, May 4th – 6PM Commons
Coborn’s
Labels for Learning are due by the last day of school! Please turn in any
Coborn’s receipts before then.
Keep
saving the following and turn into the library any time!
· Box
Tops
· Campbell’s
Labels for Education
· Pop
Tabs
· Coborns
receipts
· Coke
Points – caps, codes inside boxes
Community News
The Town N
Kountry Kids 4-H Club and the Woonsocket American Legion Post #29 are working
together to have a Flag Burning Ceremony for the disposal of unserviceable US
flags. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 5th at
2:30 pm by the museum/bridge area of the lake. The public is invited to
attend. If you have unserviceable flags that need to be burned, please
get them to any Legion member, or drop them off at the Woonsocket Library.
The
Lutheran/Methodist Community Vacation Bible School (for pre-school children)
and Day Camp (for students having completed Kindergarten through fifth
grade.) will be held June 12-16. Registration Forms are available at
Wednesday Night Live or from Sarah Jensen. All children are
welcome!
Lunch Menu
Today’s Lunch- Hot
Ham and Cheese, Carrots, and Apple Crisp
Tomorrow’s Lunch- Chicken Nuggets, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, and Corn
Today’s Breakfast- Cereal
Tomorrow’s Breakfast- Cereal Bar and Cheese Stick
Upcoming Events
Thursday, April 28th:
Track at Woony
Friday, April 29th:
Tutor Day
Saturday, April 30th:
Prom (Grand March at 9PM)
Monday, May 2nd:
JH & Freshman 281 Track at
Wessington Springs (Bus at 11:40AM)
JH Golf at Howard
HS Track at SC
FFA Banquet 6PM
Tuesday, May 3rd:
Spring Concert 7PM
HS Track at Miller 11AM (Bus at 9:00AM)
Golf at Springs
Wednesday, May 4th:
Senior Project Presentations
WEPC 6PM
Thursday, May 5th:
Flag Burning Ceremony 2:30PM
NHS Induction Ceremony 7PM at
Twin Lakes
Track at Woony
Golf at Woony
Friday, May 6th:
Jim VanDenHemel Day
Dare Graduation 6PM
