Woonsocket Blackhawks: 12.17.2024

Tuesday, December 17

White Day

GBB/BBB vs Hitchcock/Tulare @ Hitchcock - 4:00pm - Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls V, Boys V. Bus leaving SC at 2:00, Woonsocket at 2:15 (due to the forecasted weather, leave times moved up 15 minutes.) Click here for livestream link or here for YouTube link. You can also tune in on 1220 KOKK radio.

Breakfast: Breakfast pancake, cereal or breakfast sandwich, fruit, juice and milk

Lunch: Taco, fruit & veggie, fruit & veggie bar, milk

Congratulations to Alexa Goertz for scoring her 1,000th point on Saturday in the Blackhawk Girls Basketball win over SBA! Way to go Alexa!

Devoted Students
With the craziness of schedules, our next Devoted Students will be over Christmas break. It is open to all SC/W 7th through 12th grade students. Plan to attend on Tuesday, December 31st @ 11:30 a.m. We will meet in Mrs. Rodriguez’s room with lunch and a study provided. Please RSVP by letting either of us know, or by sending us a quick message, so we can plan an appropriate amount of food. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there! 🙂
If there are any community members that would like to donate to our meals, please reach out to Mrs. Rodriguez (605-520-4544) or myself (605-770-4520). -- Thank you, Mrs. Rodriguez and Mrs. Deinert

🎄🎅 Elementary Christmas Activities and Dress-Up Days - 12.16 - 12.20🎄🎅

Monday, 16th: Elf/Green & Red Day

Tuesday, 17th: Tacky Christmas (everything Christmas themed)

Wednesday, 18th: Ugly Sweater Day

Thursday, 19th: Tree Topper Day (Christmas hats, headbands, etc.)

Friday, 20th: Christmas PJ Day

Sanborn County Food Pantry -- To show the true meaning of the season we are taking the opportunity to give back. We will be collecting paper products & toiletry items for the Sanborn County Food Pantry. Items can be dropped off in the box located by the elementary entrance.

🎄🎅 Grades 7-12 - Dress up Wednesday, December 18th🎄🎅

Wear your favorite Christmas pj's or ugly sweater to show your Christmas spirit.

Prizes will be given to the best dressed boy and girl from each class.

The 2023-2024 yearbooks have arrived. High School Students can pick them up from Mrs. Potrament's room from 8:00-8:15am, during SRB from 11:15 to 11:45, or After School from 3:00-4:00.

Little Blackhawks Cheer Camp 📣

Registration forms for Little Hawks Cheer Camp Jan. 11th and 13th are due Friday, December 20th! Forms were handed out earlier this month and copies can be found with Tatiana Roberts. Please submit filled out forms to Shelley Schlicht or Laura Licht. Virtual submissions can be sent to Tatiana Roberts (605) 354-9384 - tatianaroberts25@gmail.com.

Click here for camp details.

WWSSC Football Co-op

The WWSSC football co-op has and will continue to look for ways to improve the program for the future. The School Boards and administrative representatives from all 3 schools met and decided that one way to improve is to rebrand the co-op with a new mascot. This will give the WWSSC co-op it’s own identity instead of having the same mascot as SCW. This would also be the best time to make a change as it’s the year we order new uniforms. The colors of the co-op will remain the same and students from each school will have an opportunity to help rebrand. Administration will work with their 7-12 student body to come up with the top mascot idea from each school with a deadline of December 16. Then we will have a vote with the top 3 mascot ideas with all schools voting to decide on what mascot best represents our co-op. The timeline is very short and we would like to have everything decided by the Holiday Break.

Color Guard Sign-Up

9-12 students interested in joining Color Guard, there is a sign-up sheet in the hallway by the office. Deadline to sign-up is March 7th. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Karlen.

Post Prom preparation has begun. We are planning a fun night of activities and prizes. Any donations can be sent to the school or Venmo @Woonsocket-PostProm2025 or contact Bobbi White Thank you.

Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Sport Memory Mate pictures are Thursday, December 12, beginning at 1:50pm. Here is a link for online ordering.

MVPCS Titan Youth Wrestling

Who: Boys and Girls in Pre-K thru 6th grade from MVP and the surrounding communities.

What: Youth Wrestling Practice

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning December 10^th @ 5:45 for all wrestlers. There will also be a parent meeting on this day starting at 5:45. Practice times will be 5:45-7:00.

Where: Practice is held at the Ag Building at the fairgrounds in Plankinton.

Please detach and send the registration form to the first practice with your child.

2023-2024 Yearbook Sales Re-opened.

Several individuals have asked how to get a yearbook from last year, so we have re-opened the online purchase site.

Please order as soon as you can so we can get the books shipped this week. All books should arrive before Christmas.

If you are unable to purchase online, please send $25 to the office with your name and number before Friday, November 15th!

Purchase Link

https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/Woonsocket2024

2024-25 Basketball Schedule

Anyone interested in being in the spring play (actors or stage crew), please sign up on the drama poster outside the HS office. This is a preliminary sign-up to see how many people are interested so a suitable script can be chosen.

If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Potrament.

Eligibility will be checked weekly. Pre-eligibility will be checked every Wednesday and Final eligibility will be checked every Friday.

Anyone interested in joining the Yearbook Club, please get in touch with Mrs. Potrament. Meetings will be held based on what fits member schedules.

rebecca.potrament@k12.sd.us

There have been some Phishing Emails going to parents of the Woonsocket School. Some emails are portraying Staff members, Teachers, and even Dr. Weber. They are requesting phone numbers and personal information. Please double check the email addresses that they are coming from. Our Woonsocket Staff uses example-----Rod.Weber@k12.sd.us emails. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

2025-26 Sports Calendar

If you have not been receiving updates/reminders via text message and would like to be receiving them, please contact the office.

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Updates

The announcements will be used for the school’s form of communication to students and parents. If you have any questions, please contact Supt. Rod Weber.

Early symptoms

Similar to a cold, such as a runny nose, low-grade fever, sore throat, and mild cough

Later symptoms

Violent coughing fits, a high-pitched "whoop" sound after coughing, vomiting, and difficulty breathing

Other symptoms

Red or blue face, fatigue, poor appetite, dehydration, and fractured ribs

Current Cases reported to the Woonsocket School-

K-6 Elementary-

Unconfirmed Cases- 0

Confirmed Cases by the DOH- 0

7-12 High School-

Unconfirmed Cases- 0

Confirmed Cases by the DOH- 0

NOTE- Cases will be dropped when a case is closed

General School Letter – Click If your child is in the reported sections of school with a case reported.

Close Contact Information

Close contact for whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is defined as exposure to a person with the disease that likely involved respiratory aerosols. This can include:

Sharing a confined space with an infected person for more than an hour
Having direct face-to-face contact with an infected person
Coming into contact with an infected person's respiratory, oral, or nasal secretions
Living with someone who has whooping cough
Working with high-risk populations
Spending the night with someone who has whooping cough

NOTE- The school will contact the DOH and parents if we feel there was close contact made with an infectious person.

Close Contact Letter & Doctor Information- Click If you believe your child has been in close contact.

The Woonsocket School District recommends following the guidelines from the Department of Health, but they are not required. The DOH recommendations are to stay out of school for 5 days once the antibiotics have started or 20 days without antibiotics.

Band & Chorus Updates

Upcoming Dates & Events:

Counseling Corner

Important Dates:

For college and career information, email danielle.kohlmeyer@k12.sd.us or click here.

Community Corner

Woonsocket Athletic Hall of Fame
The Woonsocket School has been approached by past alumni to start a Woonsocket Athletic Hall of Fame. We are looking for 8 diverse committee members representing different decades, etc. If you are a Woonsocket High School graduate and would be interested in serving on the Hall of Fame committee, please contact Supt. Rod Weber, Rod.Weber@k12.sd.us, 605-796-4431 by November 15th. More information will be provided about the Woonsocket Hall of Fame when the committee is established.

Information on Pertussis - from Horizon Health

With the rise in pertussis in our State and Country we wanted to get out information to the families at the school. Click here to educate yourself on the disease.

If anyone is interested in becoming an EMT, please contact Aaron Fink at 605.350.6712.

Spirit of Faith Wednesday Night Live

PK4 – 6 grade; Wednesdays from 5:30 – 6:45
Spirit of Faith Youth Group – Open to ALL high school students grades 9-12!
Wednesdays from 7:00 – 8:00 PM -- Bring a friend!

Sanborn County Courthouse "Parade of Trees" can be placed on any of the three floors (artificial trees with no lights). If interested in participating, please have your tree placed between December 2nd and December 20th, and will remain until after New Year's Day. Santa will be visiting the courthouse on December 20th, 3:00 - 4:30pm. See flyer for additional information.

Wednesday, December 18

Red Day

GBB practice @ SC - 3:30pm

BBB practice @ Woonsocket - 3:30pm

Breakfast: Omelet, cereal or breakfast sandwich, fruit, juice and milk

Lunch: Tangerine chicken, fruit & veggie , fruit & veggie bar, milk

Thursday, December 19

White Day

GBB/BBB vs Corsica/Stickney @ Corsica - 5:15pm - Girls JV HS gym, Boys JV Elem gym, 6:30 Girls V, 8:00 Boys V. Bus leaving SC at 3:30, Woonsocket at 3:45.

Breakfast: Mini eggo, cereal or breakfast sandwich, fruit, juice and milk

Lunch: Calzone, fruit & veggie, fruit & veggie bar, milk

Friday, December 20

Red Day - Early Dismissal 1:30pm

GBB practice @ SC - 1:45pm

BBB practice @ Woonsocket - 1:45pm

JH GB/BB vs Corsica/Stickney @ Woonsocket - 6:00pm

Breakfast: Long john, cereal or breakfast sandwich, fruit, juice and milk

Lunch: Turkey dinner, fruit & mashed potatoes, fruit & veggie bar, milk

CHRISTMAS BREAK DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 5

Saturday, December 21

GBB JH/C Round Robin @ Woonsocket - 9:00am - SCW, MVP, W

Sunday, December 22

3/4 BBB practice @ Woonsocket - 12:00pm

Larson GBB practice @ Woonsocket - 3:00pm

Thursday, December 26

Larson GBB practice @ Woonsocket - 4:00pm

Friday, December 27

GB practice @ Woonsocket - 9:00am (No JH)

BB practice @ SC - 9:00am (No JH)

Saturday, December 28

GB Holiday Classic @ Huron - TBD

Sunday, December 29

BB Varsity shoot around @ 4:00pm

Monday, December 30

BB Holiday Classic @ Huron - TBD