Announcements
Link to the Google Drive
School News
Spring Pictures will be
sent home today and tomorrow. If you do not plan on keeping any of the pictures
please send them back with your child by Thursday,
May 5th. If you plan on keeping them please return your money by
Thursday, May 5th.
The 5th and 6th Grade Classes are going to the Ronald McDonald House for their Field Trip this year. They need your help to make it past their goal!!! On May 11th they will be going to the Ronald McDonald House and they still need many items to reach their goal! Please help make this possible for them so they can help others! They are in need of toiletry items, such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, paper towels, and Kleenexes.
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.
Eligibility will be checked this morning!!
Athletics
The JH
and Freshman Track go to Wessington Springs on Monday, May 2nd. Students
attending are Spens, Erica, Sarah, Corey, Jordan, Wesley, Carter, Weston, Cage,
Malachi, Miles, Kaylee, Taylor, Tyler, Morgan, Caycee, Ellie, Josie. Bus leaves at 11:45PM (Please
Dismiss at 11:35 to eat lunch)
JH Golf
goes to Howard today. Students attending are Collin Schmiedt, Xavier Baysinger,
and Evan Ohlrogge. Leave at 9:30AM
HS
Track Practice at Woony with SC. Mr. Flatten will be coming over as Shelley and
Emily will be at Springs for the Track Meet.
We are
going to the High School Miller Track Meet on Tuesday, May 3rd due
to the Spring Concert that night. Bus leaves at 9AM. Students attending are Rex,
Tayla, McKenzy, Wyatt, Destiny, Peyton, Colton, Jared, Matt, Sydney, Trey,
Tristan, Spens, Erica, Sarah, Corey, Jordan, Ellie, Kaylee, Taylor, Caycee.
Dakota
Wesleyan University Women’s Basketball Team is hosting a Girl’s Individual Camp
on June 13th-15th in Mitchell, for grades K-8. If you
would like a Form please come see Emily.
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
FFA members must be in Official Dress for the
FFA Banquet.
SC/W FFA Banquet is Tonight,
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.
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! REMINDER, REGISTRATION FORMS ARE
DUE BY MAY 1ST!
Lunch Menu
Today’s Lunch- Sweet and Sour Chicken, Brown Rice, Asian
Vegetables
Tomorrow’s Lunch- Spaghetti &
Meatballs, Garlic Bread, and Green Beans
Today’s Breakfast- Breakfast Corndog
Tomorrow’s
Breakfast- Donut
Upcoming Events
Monday, May 2nd:
JH & Freshman 281
Track at Wessington Springs (Bus at 11:45AM)
JH Golf at Howard (Bus
leaves at 9:30AM)
HS Track at Woony
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
Howard Wood Relays
Saturday, May 7th:
Howard Wood Relays
Monday, May 9th:
Varsity Golf at Howard
Triple A Banquet
Tuesday, May 10th:
HS 281 Track Meet at
Huron 9AM
School Board Meeting 7PM
Wednesday, May 11th:
HS and JH Track CBH Conference
at Kimball
Any announcements you
would like added to the Woonsocket School News can be emailed
to emily.olson@k12.sd.us
