Friday, March 31
White Day
No track today
A. Krueger practice - 5:30-7:30
Breakfast: Long John
Lunch: French bread cheese pizza
If you would like to nominate a Teacher and/or Staff member for "Teacher of the Year", please click here for nomination form.
**Reminder** Several of the Build Dakota Scholarships are due March 31st. See below for scholarship information.
SOCCER
If your child is interested in playing soccer this spring, please turn in your form to Shelley. Forms were sent home with students last week.
Also, any JH or HS students who would like to play soccer, please talk to Shelley ASAP!
Hawks Teener Baseball
Baseball season is getting closer, which means we need to find out who is intending to play Hawks Teener Baseball for the 2023 season. Please click on the link to fill out the Intent to Play Form. Please try to have the form filled out by Saturday, April 1st.
3rd and 4th Grade Boys Basketball players - please turn in your black and white jerseys if you haven't already. They can be dropped off in the office. Thank you.
Make-Up Day
Make-up day is scheduled for April 28th with a 1:30 dismissal and teacher in-service in the afternoon. This will be a White Day.
2023 Track practice schedule & Meet schedule with leave times
5th/6th Spring Volleyball
I am looking forward to another year of 5th and 6th grade volleyball. This will run through the months of March and the first part of April. The attached form is our tentative practice/game/scrimmage schedule. If your child is interested in playing please fill out the attached form or the google form link. -- Coach Rodriguez
Free, online tutoring available for K-12 students
South Dakota students and families can access a new, online tutoring program, staffed by college students who are preparing to become teachers. The Dakota Dreams Online Tutoring Program offers FREE online tutoring to K-12 students across the state. One-on-one tutoring sessions can help students with their homework, tackle specific trouble areas, and address broader educational concepts.
Infinite Campus for Parents
The parent portal makes it easy to:
The parent portal makes it easy to:
- Review & Pay Lunch Balance (no additional fee to pay online)
- See your child's grades and assignments
- See your child's attendance
Woonsocket School Wellness Policy
Stakeholders can participate in the development, review, update, and implementation of the local school wellness policy. If you would like to participate during the next assessment, please contact the school.
Band & Chorus Updates
Woonsocket Band Schedule - don't forget your instruments and music!
- April 4th, Tuesday
- April 12th, Wednesday
- April 18th, Tuesday
- April 26th, Wednesday
- May 3rd, Wednesday
- May 9th, Tuesday
- May 17th, Wednesday
-- Mrs. Selland
Counseling Corner
Boys State - May 29 - June 2, 2023 @ Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. Click here for additional information. Boys must be a high school Junior or Senior who have never attended Boys State before.
Agtegra Agriculture Scholarship - Agtegra is offering 10 scholarships, $500 value, to high schoolers graduating in the class of 2023. Additionally, Agtegra is offering 1 collegiate scholarship, $1,000 value, for current college students. Scholarship eligibility: must plan to attend a 2 or 4 year post-secondary institution in SD or ND, must plan to pursue or currently pursue an agricultural degree/program, and must be a U.S. citizen. Click here for more information and for the scholarship application. Applications are due March 31st.
Woonsocket American Legion Post 29 is proud to offer a $500 scholarship for a graduating Woonsocket High School Senior. Click here for application. Applications must be received or postmarked by April 15th.
Weskota Foundation awards three scholarships to a high school senior going into a healthcare related field. It is open to any senior at these high schools: Wessington Springs, Woonsocket, Sanborn Central, White Lake and Plankinton. This year the amount has been raised to $750 each!
We are also the trustees of the Rueben and Edna Butz scholarship fund which awards a scholarship to one HS senior and one post-secondary student in a health care related field. These students must be from Jerauld County. These scholarships are also $750 each.
Please remind students to go to their school counselor or come to the hospital business office for an application.
Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota. Apply today for "Servince Other Scholarship". Please visit sd.insure/scholarship or see attached for additional information. Applications due by April 15th.
South Dakota Telecommunications Association - 3 scholarships: 2 for $2,000 and 1 for $1,500. Qualifying students: have a high school diploma, GED equivalent or will at graduation in 2023; are accepted into or attending a multi-year program degree at any accredited technical college or accredited post-secondary higher education institution in SD for the fall 2023 semester; are majoring in a degree/program or field of study that is useful in the telecommunications or broadband industry or which significantly relies on the use of broadband services and related technologies; and, is a customer/member or have a parent/legal guardian that is a customer/member of a SDTA member company. Click here for more information and application. Application deadline is June 15th.
Plains Commerce Bank Scholarships - The Mitchell branch has (2) $500 scholarships available to be awarded to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend a post-secondary SD college, university, or vocational technical school on a full-time basis. Please click here for additional details, eligibility requirements, and application. Applications are due by April 15th.
CHS Scholarships:
- CHS Farmers Alliance Scholarship (attached PDF).
- 2 - $2,000 scholarships for high school seniors
- Due April 3rd
- CHS Foundation Scholarship opportunities through participating colleges
- South Dakota State, Mitchell Tech, Lake Area Tech are supported as well as other select out of state schools
- Website for all the details: https://www.chsfoundation.org/scholarships
- Build Dakota Scholarship (Due March 31st)
- CHS is proud to partner with Mitchell Tech and Lake Area Tech’s Agronomy, Ag Business, and Precision Ag Programs
- Full ride scholarships for students
i. Must attend MTC or LATC for 1 of the above majors
ii. Must intern and work for CHS within the state of South Dakota after college graduation for 3 years
iii. This is a relatively new program for ag (going into year 4) and CHS is ramping up and partnering with more students each year
- Website for all the details: https://www.builddakotascholarships.com/
- CHS Workforce Scholarships
- CHS does offer opportunity for tuition help in Ag programs that don’t qualify for the Build Dakota Fund
i. Details are very similar to Build Dakota, please contact me on this one.
Scholarship information can be found on the Woonsocket Counselor's Corner at: Scholarships - WOONSOCKET COUNSELOR CORNER (weebly.com)
Community Corner
April 2023 Food Pantry - Wednesday, April 5th at 4:30 (until gone) at Sanborn County Courthouse, weather permitting. Details here.
April is "Month of the Military Child". VFW Post 2750 Auxiliary in Mitchell has teamed up with Logan Luxury Theaters and Community Sponsors to purchase movie tickets for military kids in the are. Click here for more details.
There is a donation box in the Woonsocket School Commons for the collection of used tennis shoes for Veterans. Organized by Sophie Kelly and Letcher Junior Post 93 Legion Auxiliary.
**If concessions stands are needed for your event please contact Woonsocket Booster Club: Bobbi White 999-4629.**
Monday, April 3
Red Day
FFA @ Howard. Bus leaving Woony at 8:15, SC at 8:30.
5th/6th VB practice @ SC - 3:30-5:30
Track practice @ Woony
J. Von Eye practice - 6:00-8:00
Breakfast: French toast sticks
Lunch: Spaghetti
Tuesday, April 4
White Day
Parkston Track Meet - 2:00pm. Bus leaving Woony at 11:45, SC at 12:00.
5th/6th VB vs Hitchcock/Tulare @ Woony - 6:00
Wednesday, April 5
Red Day
Thursday, April 6
White Day
Early Dismissal - 1:30
5th/6th VB vs Wessington Springs @ Wessington Springs - 6:00
J. Von Eye practice - 6:00-8:00
Friday, April 7
No School - Good Friday
Sunday, April 9
Easter Sunday
Monday, April 10
No School - Easter Monday
Golf @ Mitchell Lakeview (varsity) - 10:30am
JH Tract @ Wessington Springs - 1:00pm (no HS track)
J. Von Eye practice - 6:00-8:00
To add anything to the announcements, please contact sarah.swenson@k12.sd.us.
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