S C H O O L O F F I C E : 2 2 3 - 7 7 4 1

Proud to be S CM A R C H 2 0 1 3

S T U D E N T S O F T H E

M O N T H

Senior: Jordan B.

Junior: Whitney B.

Sophomore: Cheyenne W.

Freshman: Tya L.

8th: Carson W.

7th: Jennifer S.

6th: JD C.

5th: Brooke G., Chantelle D.

4th: Raef B., Kaylie R.

3rd: Alainna F., Antonio G.

2nd: Jonnie F., Chase H.

1st: Tatum S., Barret S.

KG: Brylee K., Kaysen M.

JK: Jersey A.

March 7-10: Senior Music Trip

March 11: Track Starts

March 11: Board Mtg. 5:30pm

March 14, 15: KG roundup

March 14: Art show

March 15: End of Quarter,

Enrichment Friday 8-12

March 19: Think & Drive,

Riggs HS

March 19: Rodeo Club Spa-

ghetti Feed, Casey Tibbs Ro-

deo Center, 5-7 pm

March 20: MS Quiz Bowl,

White River

March 28: NHS Blood Drive,

HS Gym

March 28: FFA to Miller

March 29-April1: Easter Break

April 2-15: Dakota Step Test-

ing

April10: Keya Paha Art Show

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

The Stanley County High School band and chorusstudents will attend the Region VII music contestin Murdo on February 27th. Members will per-form their solos and ensembles that they havebeen working on for several weeks. Students whoare competing are: Kaycee C., Slater P., Kevin B.,Meranda B., Tawnee W., Sierra I., Cheyenne W.,Kaci D., Breeze O., Daulton M., Martee L., andMakenzie S..

The senior band and chorus students will be trav-eling to Denver, Colorado for their senior musictrip in March. Each year a trip is scheduled forthose students who have been in band/chorus allthrough high school. Highlights of the trip will bea dinner theater and a hockey game.

Band and Chorus to PerformCarsonW. (frontrow, 1stperson),an 8thgrader atStanleyCountyMiddleSchool,was on

the Pierre Insanity U14 boys indoor soccer team thattook 1st place in the Spearfish Holiday Classic Febru-ary 8th-10th, 2013 at the Donald Young Center onthe BHSU Campus. The boys had a great weekendwith 3 wins and 1 tie taking them to the Champion-

ship game and winning 3-2. Great job!!!

U14 Team Takes First

The Fort Pierre-Pierre High School Rodeo Club willbe holding its annual Spaghetti Supper and silent auc-tion on March 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm at the CaseyTibbs Center. Advance tickets may be purchased untilMarch 6th from any of the members. Tickets will alsobe sold at the door. The tickets are $5.00.

In other rodeo news, senior Carson M. (tie-downroping), junior Bailey T. (goat tying) and sophomoreCasey H. (bull riding) competed in the 20X HighSchool Rodeo the 26th of January at the Black HillsStock Show. This is an annual event to showcase highschool top talent from the four regions in the statefrom the previous rodeo season. Each region is al-lowed three contestants per event. They compete forbuckles and prizes sponsored by the Sutton RodeoCompany. Congratulations for qualifying for thisevent and representing our school and region!

The next rodeo club meeting will be March 6th at 6:30pm at the Casey Tibbs Center.

Spaghetti FeedSC art students will host an art show on March14th. Beginning at 2:30, Ginger Jepson will offer apastel presentation and demonstration to the stu-dents. Jepson specializes in people and animals.Students who are interested will need to bringpastels/chalk, pencils, and paper for their project.Categories to be judged include: Pencil Drawings,Black & White (any medium except pencil), Col-ored Drawing, Watercolor Painting, Acrylic/OilPainting, Printmaking, Traditional Grayscale Pho-tography, Traditional Color Photography, DigitalPhotography, Fiber, Sculpture, Clay, Collage/Assemblage/Altered Art, and Mixed Media. Thepublic is welcome to view the art work beginningat 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm in the high school gym.

Art Show

We dedicate this issue to Dallas HeningerApril 3, 1995 – February 23, 2013.

Thank you to Dakota Prairie Bank andPizza Ranch, sponsors ofStudent of the Month!

P A G E 2

ScholarshipsThe following scholarships are due March 1st:

Knight Family Scholarship

Zonta Club of Pierre-Fort Pierre Scholarship

Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship

SD Amateur Softball Scholarship

SD Agri-Business Associations Scholarship

American Legion Auxiliary Senior Member Scholarship

American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship

Northern Plains Eye Foundation Health-Care Education

Scott Mecham Better Business Bureau of Student IntegrityAward: Due March 8

BJ PEO Chapter Scholarship: Due March 13

Scholarships Due March 15th:

Golden West

SD Engineering Society Scholarship Program

Missouri River Energy Services Scholarship

Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships Due March 23:

Lyman County/Jones County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Dakota Credit Unions’ Scholarship

Junior Achievement SD Scholarship: Due March 30

Scholarships Due March 31:

Janice M Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund

IHELP-Student Loan Finance Corporation

KARST Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships Due April 1:

Fort Pierre Moose Lodge

Pierre/Fort Pierre Adult Prom Scholarship

Robert L. Scott Scholarship

Dakota State Bank Scholarship

Fort Pierre Senior Citizen’s Scholarship

Dakota Prairie Bank Scholarship: Due April 2

“Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow” Scholarship Farmers Union Insur-ance/SD Farmers Union Foundation/SDHSAA: Due April 15

SC Booster Club Scholarship: Due April 19

Fort Pierre Development Corporation Scholarship: Due May 1

F.R. Fackleman Robert K. Clair, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Due May1

Regent Scholar: http://doe.sd.gov/secretary/regents.asp

US BANK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: www.usbank.com/scholarship

https://sites.google.com/site/mrsgillspagesc/

You should be getting your resume ready to use with scholarshipapplications to give to counselors, teachers or whoever is doing arecommendation for you.

**When you need recommendations make sure you give the persondoing the recommendations plenty of time to do it and give the per-son all the information about the scholarship and yourself (resume).If recommendations need to be mailed by the person doing the rec-ommendation, enclose an addressed, stamped envelope.

Scholarship Help Night:6:00pm Tuesday, March 20th

in Smart LabSnacks and Drinks Provided

Mrs. Gill and other staff will be present

FCCLA State MeetingThe Stanley County FCCLA Chapter has been busy preparing for theState Meeting to be held in Sioux Falls on April 22-24th. Studentswill present on what they have done as a chapter this year. Membershave been participating in fundraisers for local community members,Children's Miracle Network, and promoting FCCLA by holding amembership drive meeting and lunch. If you are interested in be-coming a member for the 2013-2014 school year visit with anFCCLA member today!

P A G E 3

United Blood Services Blood Drive Thursday, March 28, SC High School Gym, 10 - 3:30

Stanley County is looking to get a TeensAgainst Tobacco Use (TATU) Team up andrunning. TATU is a student led anti-tobaccoclub that organizes activities that raise aware-ness about tobacco, talks to others about thedangers, and plan activities to motivate otherteens to take action.

Seven middle and high school students at-tended a training to gain more knowledgeabout starting up a SC TATU Team. If you areinterested in becoming a part of the team,please tune in to the announcements for infor-mation on meetings.

TATU Members NeededSix SC students, called theStanley County GOLDfrom the 21st CenturyCommunity Learning Cen-ter in Fort Pierre, excelledat the FIRST LEGO LeagueState Tournament in SiouxFalls on February 16th.GOLD team membersinclude Reid W., Trey F.,Alex S., Antonio G., ZaneW., Lathan P., and coachesBrian Wieczorek andTravis Frost.

SC GOLD is quite a youngteam but they scored their highest score ever in state competition. They wereespecially pleased to have a “perfect run” during the competition, meaning thattheir robot did every single task it was programmed to accurately. In the worldof Lego robots, that is quite an accomplishment.

“Senior Solutions” was the theme of the 2012-13 competition. In addition tobuilding and programming a robot, teams had to propose a solution to a problemwithin the theme. The teams researched the problem, designed a solution, gath-ered feedback and created a presentation to communicate their solution.

“The kids really enjoyed meeting with senior citizens at the CYC in Fort Pierreto interview them about what difficulties they experienced as they aged.” saidCoach Brian Wieczorek. From that meeting the team proposed “muscle-assist”pants that used carbon nanotubes and sensors to stimulate muscles in the elderlywho might need assistance walking or getting out of a chair.

The team had the honor of presenting their prototype, via a Skype meeting, toDr. Ilia Ivanov, a research and development scientist at the Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory in Tennessee. Through that conversation they learned that theirconcept was theoretically doable based upon current research being done at thelab to create fabric with embedded sensors and ultrathin fabrics. The meetingalso raised issues that would require future trouble-shooting, including the possi-bility of an extremely small power-pack made of nanomaterials to run the pantsand the need to design the fabric in a particular way so that the nanotube would-n’t break free and become imbedded in the skin.

The team’s participation in FIRST Lego League was supported by the SD Discov-ery Center and funded through a Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Turnergrant written by the students. Others who would like to learn more about build-ing with Legos or robotics are encouraged to register for current and summerprograms (www.sd-discovery.com) from the SD Discovery Center. The FIRSTRobotics season begins in September of each year. Those interested in forming ateam should contact the SD Discovery Center, kristiemaher@sd-discovery.com.

Gold Team Places in LEGO Tournament

Daylight Savings Time: Sunday March 10, Clocks “Spring Ahead” One Hour

Stanley County Elementary continues to col-lect Box Tops for Education, Labels for Educa-tion, and Land-O-Lakes lids. The money fromthe box tops goes into our playground fundand the points from Campbell’s are used topurchase school items from their catalog.

We appreciate all the support parents andcommunity members give us in this area. Ifyou have any of these items you may sendthem to school with your child or drop themoff at the elementary office.

Your Trash, Our Cash

Have you moved? Has your phone numberchanged?

Having the most up-to-date contact informa-tion on file at the school is the best way toensure the school can reach you in the eventof an emergency. If you have moved, changedjobs, or changed phone numbers since schoolbegan, you need to update the contact infor-mation for your child in the school office. Youcan do this by simply calling the elementaryoffice at 223-7745 ext. 156 or the middle/highschool office at 223-7745 ex. 120.

Contact Information

April 11: Athletic Banquet at Community Youth Center,7pm

P A G E 4ACT Test Dates/Registration DeadlinesSC School Code 420 455 Pierre Test Center Code 184530

Test Date Registration Deadline

April 14, 2012 March 9, 2012

June 9, 2012 May 4, 2012

Register online at www.actstudent.org (you will need tocreate a free ACT Web account to register and you will also havethe option to receive email updates as well as view your scoresonline). You will need a credit card to pay for the test you wish totake.

Seniors that have not taken the ACT and are planning togo on to college or technical education schools, be sure to sign-upfor the December test date. If you are unsure if you will need totake the ACT, please see Mrs. Gill to find out for sure. Some of thetechnical schools still require ACT scores, while others have analternate assessment that they offer. Again, check with Mrs. Gill tofind out for sure what the schools you’re interested in require.

Juniors should look at taking the ACT for the first time byFebruary or April. Mrs. Gill will be leading Juniors in a practice ACTtest before the February deadline. Look online or see Mrs. Gill for

the many available ACT preparatory resources.

Senior To Do List Turn in senior picture to Miss Vietor Check deadlines for college admissions applications and

get them in early Attend Financial Aid Information Night Encourage parents to complete taxes early Once taxes are done, complete the FAFSA. This must

be done as soon as possible! Do campus visits Request letters of recommendations Complete scholarship applications Be sure to keep copies of every document. This will

save you time, money, and aggravation if an applicationis lost.

In Jan/Feb, check with the college registrar to see ifyour application is complete and they have all the nec-essary data.

Watch for Mrs. Gill’s scholarship website Decide on announcements, and get them ordered Keep working hard, as every grade counts!

Kindergarten Round-upStanley County Elementary will be holding its Kindergarten Round-up on March 14 and 15 in the JK-2 building. It is important to calland schedule an appointment.

Kindergarten Round-up is designed for children who will be fiveyears old prior to September 1, 2013, and who live in StanleyCounty or are interested in attending Stanley County Elementary.During the round-up, children will go through a screening processto determine their readiness for kindergarten. While children arebeing screened, parents will participate in an informational meetingregarding the school and preparing for kindergarten.

This screening process is very important not only for your child butfor the school as well. The school will also need a copy of yourchild’s certified birth certificate; bringing it to your round-up ap-pointment would be greatly appreciated. Please call KristaKerns in the elementary office at 223-7745 ext. 156 to setup your appointment.

The JV State Hockey Tournament will be held at the ExpoCenter in Fort Pierre on March 1st, 2nd & 3rd. StanleyCounty students Grady T. and Tyler S. will be playing. Theyare both leading the league in scoring. The JV Capitals arein second place in the league. (They are actually tied for 1stbut ended up in 2nd because of the way tie breakers arefigured.) It should be very good to watch, and our twolonely SC boys would love some fans!

Also, sixth grader Layna T. and fifth grader Garrett S. justfinished their state Pee Wee tournament in Rapid City. Theyended up fourth out of eleven teams. They knocked off theYankton and Sioux Falls teams before losing to Rapid CityBlack and Gold. They played some outstanding defense!Congratulations to our SC hockey players!

Hockey News

Choir, Band Students PerformShowing they have plenty of courage, several SC band and

choir students performed solo acts for the entirestudent body on February 21st. Led by their in-structor, Mrs. England, the studentsperformed the pieces they would beusing at the Region VII music conteston February 27th, and did an abso-lutely outstanding job! Many “tough”upperclassmen were heard to say thatthey didn't think they would be able toperform as well before their peers.

Senior Sierra I. sings forthe student body.

Performing for the student body are: Martee L.,Breeze O., and Slater P..

Promwill beheld on

April26th,

Junior Achievement is paving the way to help students understand the importance of money-management and education!

Volunteers play a vital role in bringing Junior Achievement to life. By sharing their personal and professional experiences, volun-teers help students make the connection between what they are learning in school and what they will need to succeed in work andlife.

Please extend a special thank you to the volunteers and teachers listed below who participated in JA during the 2012-2013 schoolyear. With their support, Junior Achievement is able to inspire over 47,000 South Dakota students.

If you would like to share your knowledge and business experience with students in elementary, middle, or high school, please con-tact the JA office at (605) 336-7318 or jasd@ja.org. Volunteers are critical to JA’s mission to provide students with a better under-standing of their financial and economic future.

2012-2013 Junior Achievement Volunteer Consultants and Teachers

Stanley County Elementary School

Teacher Grade JA Program JA Volunteer Consultant

Sarah Lutz 3 JA Our City Colleen Weiss

Andrea Siemonsma 3 JA Our City Laurel Sharp, American State Bank

Shari Beeghly 4 JA Our Region Larry Deiter, SD Dept of Labor & Regulations-Div. ofSecurities

Linda Clair 5 JA Our Nation Bob Jeffries, Beck Motors, Inc.

John Latham 5 JA Our Nation Nate Lukkes, Governor's Office of EconomicDevelopment

P A G E 5

Junior Achievement

Parents/Guardians:

Saturday, March 2, 2013, people around the country will be cele-brating Read Across America Day. This day is Dr. Seuss’s birthdayand what better way to celebrate this wonderful children’s authorthan reading with a child.

Reading with your child is one way you can help your child inschool. The simple act of reading together can help build vocabu-lary, reading readiness, and comprehension.Stanley County Elementary will be doing activities of February 28to celebrate this day. We have invited community members fromvarious professions to come in and share a story with a class.The goal of the day is to re-enforce the idea that no matter whatyou chose to do in life reading will be a part of it.

I am also looking forward to the opportunity to go into all theclassrooms that day to share my favorite Dr. Seuss book, “Oh!The Places You Will Go.”

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book andread to a child."

Sincerely,Michelle GlodtElementary Principal

Read Across AmericaMrs. Somsen's second graders continue to work hard on theircareer projects, and are writing reports to tell about the ca-reer they have chosen. Special guest speakers have visited theclassroom to share information about their careers. The stu-dents enjoyed listening to Mr. Matt Jensen. Mr. Jensen sharedinformation about the different jobs he does for ourschool. He explained to the students that he teaches severalclasses in our high school, serves as our Athletic Director, andis our girls basketballcoach. The studentsenjoyed learningmany things aboutMr. Jensen's ca-reer. The studentswill give presenta-tions about their ca-reers to parents,grandparents, andclassmates in earlyMarch.

Careers in Second Grade

Mr. Jensen telling students about hismany responsibilities as AD.

Second gradersbusy writing theircareer reports inMrs. Somsen’sroom.

We areSC!

P A G E 6

Senior SpotlightJordan B.

College Plans: Attend college

for Occupational Therapy

Favorite Class: Animal Science

Favorite School Memory:

Senior homecoming

Favorite Non-School Activity:

Rodeo

Advice to freshmen: Enjoy

your high school years, because

they

really

do go

by fast.

Carson M.

College Plans: Attend college

on a rodeo scholarship

Favorite Class: Senior Math

with Miss Herr

Favorite School Memory:

Homecoming

Favorite Non-School Activ-

ity: Rodeo

Advice

to

fresh-

men:

Have

fun!

Kaci D.

College Plans: Attend South-

east Tech for Computer Net-

working Security

Favorite Class: Multi-Media

Favorite School Memory:

Senior homecoming

Favorite Non-School Activ-

ity: Rodeo

Advice to Freshmen: Don’t

let

yourself

fall

behind.

Weston H.

Post HS Plans: Army/school

Favorite Class: Senior Math

with Miss Herr

Favorite School Memory:

Homecoming

Favorite Non-School Activity:

Bonfires with friends

Advice to freshmen: Have fun

while it

lasts.

Cody A.

Post HS Plans: Work

Favorite Class: Computer

class with Mr. Stotts

Favorite School Memory:

Homecoming 2012

Favorite Non-School Activ-

ity: Racing Motocross

Advice to Freshmen: No

matter where life takes you,

keep your head up.

Soren I.

College Plans: Attend college

for a degree in Agri-business

Favorite Class: Band

Favorite School Memory: I

don’t have a favorite.

Favorite Non-School Activity:

Coyote hunting

Advice to Freshmen: Enjoy life.

It is too

short to

worry

about

the little

things.

Shantel G.

College Plans: Attend SDSU to major in

Animal Science and become a large animal

reproductive specialist

Favorite Class: Any class we dissected in

Favorite School Memory: “Bug hunt-

ing” in Biology

Favorite Non-School Activity: Rodeo,

barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying

Advice to Freshmen: Take advantage of

all the opportu-

nities you have

in high school.

Have fun, and

don’t worry

about what any-

one else thinks,

be unique.

“The journey homeis never a direct

route; it is in fact,always circuitous,and somewhere

along the way, wediscover that thejourney is more

significant than thedestination, and thatthe people we meet

along the way will bethe traveling

companions of ourmemory forever.”

Nelson DeMille

SC School Carnival April 18, 7-9 pm.Tickets 50 cents each.

Contact Miss Harms at 223-7743 ext. 148 if you wish to have a booth.

Kaiden K.

College Plans: Attend college

for fisheries and wildlife

Favorite School Memory:

Homecoming 2012

Favorite Class: Anatomy

Non-School Activity: Having

fun with friends.

Advice to freshmen: Make

your years of high school

worth

it.

Once it

is gone,

you

can’t go

back.

Brady W.

College Plans: Attend SDSU

for a degree in Athletic Training

Favorite Class: Any history

class

Favorite Non-School Activ-

ity: Eating

Advice to freshmen: Do your

work, and don’t fall behind.

Give everything you have in any

sport

and you

won’t

have

regrets.

P A G E 6

Senior Spotlights

SC Art Work DisplayedStanley County’s art students have a new showcase for their artwork. Their instructor, Mrs. Jones, has designed a new websiteto display their creations at: www.stanleycountyart.weebly.com.We welcome the public to view their amazing works of art!

Grady T. Nominated for King of HeartsSC senior Grady T., son of Darla and Raymond,was nominated as a candidate for KOH by theJob’s Daughters Bethel #10 King of Hearts com-mittee. Grady is a member of the Oahe Capitalhockey team, the National Honor Society, a 4-Hmember, and has lettered in track. He has beena teacher’s aide, tutored younger students, andenjoys helping with various community projects.While Grady did not get selected as KOH, he

represented our school very well, and we congratulate him onthis honor!

Graduation will be held Sunday, May 19th, in Parkview Gym.

One Act 2013