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STANLEY COUNTY SCHOOL
OFFICE: 223-7741
Students of the Month
Seniors: Casey Heninger
Juniors: Kim Geuther
Proud to be SC!
Sophomores: Morgan Masteller
Freshmen: Carlee Olson
8th: Riley Hannum
7th: Kylie Heezen
6th: Augustyna Goodbird
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 5: NHS Induction,
Senior Center, 6:30 pm
November 10: Vocal Festival,
Parkview, 7pm
November 7,8: Fall Play, HS
Gym, 7pm
November 11: Veterans Day
Program, Parkview, 2:30 pm
November 13: Midterm
November 24: ASVAB test
8:30-11:30
November 26: Early release
1 pm
December 8: MS/HS Christmas Concert, 7pm
December 15: Elementary
Concert, Parkview, 6:30pm
1st Quarter Little Buffs
JK: Jaylen Dog Eagle
N O V E M B E R
Stanley County School Veterans
Day Program
To commemorate Veterans Day, Stanley County
Schools will present their Veterans Day Program on
November 11 at 2:30 PM in Parkview Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Our Flag”. Superintendent
Dan Martin was quoted, “On this day, we would like
to honor our veterans for the sacrifices they made to
defend our country and protect our freedoms.” The
program will include musical and oratory student participation from students ages kindergarten through
high school. Parents and the public are encouraged to
attend this meaningful event for our country and its
veterans.
Responsible Behavior Pays
The Stanley County freshmen, sophomores, juniors
and seniors were thanked by the Stanley County Sheriff’s Office and the Stanley County States Attorney’s
Office for their responsible behavior during Stanley
County's Homecoming this year.
"We feel it is just as important to reward good behavior, as well as punish bad behavior," stated Chief Deputy Greg Swanson.
This is the second year in a row the students have
been treated to Pizza Ranch pizza as the result of a
trouble free homecoming.
KG: Eddie Duffy
1st: Essie Munroe, Hailey
Deal, Kryston Traversie
2nd: Morgan Hoffman, Nicole
Johnson
3rd: Mattie Duffy
4th: Orlando Lame, Cody
Russell
Contributors were:
Sheriff Brad Rathbun
Chief Deputy Greg Swanson
Deputy Dustin Baxter
Stanley County States Attorney Tom Maher
Stanley County States Attorney Secretary Christina
Whitley.
Thank you to Steve Hayes and Dakota
Prairie Bank for being our community
sponsor of Little Buffs for the 1st
quarter. We greatly appreciate your
support of this program.
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Academic Achievement
Stanley County had all seven of their extracurricular groups qualify for academic achievement awards for the fall activity season. Initiated during the 1996-1997 school year and sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association, the program was designed to
recognize students for their academic excellence. The award is open to only varsity level
teams in sports and fine arts activities. In order to qualify, the cumulative grade point average of the group must be a minimum of 3.0.
Qualifying for the honor were: Boys Cross
Country, Football, Football Cheerleaders, Volleyball, Girls Cross Country, All-State Chorus,
and Oral Interpretation. Congratulations to
our hard-working extra-curricular groups!
Radio Spots
Stanley County Middle School students Diana
Williams, Slater Tople, and Kylie Heezen were
the winning students in a substance abuse/bully
prevention PSA contest Mrs. Garrett held in her
classes. The winning students were able to read
a PSA for KCCR to play throughout the week
on the radio.
Special thanks to Mrs. Garrett for her efforts to
help promote positive behaviors in our students,
and for taking these students to KCCR for the
recordings!
All State Chorus
Stanley County High
School students Kevin
Boring, Angel Gloe,
Daulton Mercer, and
Cheyenne Whaley
were selected to participate in All State
Chorus to be held October 30November 1 in Sioux Falls. The concert will air
on PBS Saturday, November 1. Concert tickets
are available through the South Dakota High
School Activities Association.
ACT Test Dates/Registration Deadlines
Test Date
Registration Deadline
December 13, 2014
November 7, 2014
February 7, 2015
January 9, 2015
April 18, 2015
March 13, 2015
June 13, 2015
May 8, 2015
Register online at www.actstudent.org (you will need to
create a free ACT Web account to register and you will
also have the option to receive email updates as well as
view your scores online). You will need a credit card to
pay for the test you wish to take.
College Visits
Students wishing to talk with college representatives will
want to take note of the following schedules:
Lake Area Tech- Monday, November 17th, 1:00
Mount Marty College- Monday, November
18th, 9:45
South Dakota State University– Wednesday, December 3rd, 10:00
Money for Labels and Lids
Stanley County Elementary continues to collect Box
Tops for Education and Labels for Education. The money
from the box tops goes into our playground fund and the
points from Campbell’s are used to purchase school
items from their catalog.
We appreciate all the support parents and community
members give us in this area. If you have any of these
items you may send them to school with your child or
drop them off at the elementary office.
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Box Tops for Education
Campbell’s Labels for Education
NHS Blood Drive
Stanley County’s National Honor Society held a blood drive on October 9th in
conjunction with United Blood Services.
The drive had 38 donors being able to
give and collect 44 units. UBS Donor
Recruiter Abbie Titze said, “It doesn’t
get much better than this, and your
NHS students ROCKED!” A heartfelt
thanks to those who took the time to
give!
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Senior To Do List
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Turn in senior picture and baby 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 application is lost.
In Jan/Feb, check with the college registrar to see if your application is complete and they have all the necessary data.
Watch for Mrs. Gill’s scholarship website
Decide on announcements, and get them ordered
Keep working hard, as every grade counts!
Thank You!
Stanley County’s student council would like to thank staff, students,
parents and community members for a great homecoming week! We
would also like to thank the SC theater department and Kevin Gabriel for letting us borrow your sound systems for the homecoming
parade. Also, thank you to Gary Johnson and Tony Mangan for
announcing the parade. A big thank you also goes out to Fine Line
Auto for the use of a pickup and golf cart for the homecoming parade.
Unity Day
On Thursday, October
23rd, Stanley County
celebrated Unity Day.
Unity Day is a nationwide campaign in which
schools and communities wear orange to
show awareness of
bullying. We had a large
number of students
wear orange to school on this day and also to the football game
Thursday night. Students and parents joined together for a balloon
release at the game to show their support. In classrooms in the upcoming weeks, student lessons will be focused on issues surrounding
bullying. Thank you for participating!
Marking Clothing
Please take the time to mark your child’s winter weather clothing with
his/her name. With numerous kids having similar looking items, it will
be very helpful in keeping them straight and tracking the items down in
the event that they do go missing.
Thank you!
Region VII Honor Band Selected
Twenty students were selected to represent Stanley County at
the Region VII Honor Band on Monday, October 20 at White
River. The
public was
invited to
attend the
7:00 pm
concert at
White River
School.
Back
row: Austin Brown, Ali Scott, Kevin Boring, Slater Pauly,
Jaylen Brown, Carson Wyly, Adam Brown, Kelsey
VanDenHemel, Cassidy Carda, Angel Gloe, and Kaycee
Cronin. Middle row: Kailyn Shaffer, Andrew Kliewer, Jadon
Pauly, Mady Titze, Ally McQuistion, Courtney Brown, and
Shelby Seale. Front row: Trent Adams, Reid Wieczorek.
SC Alums Finalists
Two SC grads were among the seven finalists for the title of Mr.
Dakota, USD's homecoming king. The winner of that honor was
announced at halftime of the USD Dakota Day game. The two
students in the final voting were Josh Rogers and Robby Jeffries. Congratulations to our alums!
SC Alum Featured
Stanley County graduate Samantha Ostarello is one of two
South Dakota graduates featured on a poster for the 2014-2015
school year who have gone on to great collegiate and now professional careers. Sam Ostarello, a 2009 graduate of Stanley
County High School, attended Purdue University and set numerous records as a member of the Womens' Basketball team. Sam
has gone on to play for Team USA in China and has played professionally for Alanya Belediye in Turkey during the 2013-2014
season, and will play for Kara Trutnov of the Czech Republic
during the 2014-2015 season.
Student Attendance
If your child is going to be absent or tardy for school, it is very
important that you contact the school office. Calls to the office
may be made in advance for planned absences or by 8:15 A.M.
on the day of an unexpected absence or late arrival.
Elementary School Office – 223-7745 ext. 301
Middle/High School Office – 223-7745 ext. 120
Your assistance with this matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Stanley County Schools Administration
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National Parent Involvement Month
Parents/Guardians:
November is National Parent Involvement month. While we
do not necessarily need a “special” month to remember the
value of this, it is a good reminder of how important your
role as the parent is in the education of your children.
Parent involvement can take on many different forms; however, some of the simplest things can have an impact on your
child’s school experience. We can never reinforce enough
the value of simply reading with your child, especially young
children. Even if you read the same book over and over, you
are improving your child’s print awareness, fluency, and comprehension skills.
Another way to stay involved in your child’s education is
simply asking questions. Going beyond just asking “how was
your day” and getting real answers from your child can make
a difference in your understanding on how things are going for
your child.
To get “real” answers from your child, avoid yes or no questions such as “Did you learn anything new today?” Also, avoid
leading questions such as, “Was your favorite part of the day
math?”, especially if your child is a people pleaser.
Below are some conversation starters to get beyond the typical “how was your day” questions.
 Ask them to share their best and worst of their day and
don’t forget to share yours.
 Play your own version of Would You Rather. For
example, “Would you rather: Have a math class or
reading class?
 Who did you play or hangout with today?
 What’s one fun thing you did today?
 What’s one hard thing you did today?
 What was the nicest thing you heard today?
 What put a smile on your face today?
 What’s one thing you’re thankful for today?
 What’s one thing you would like to learn to do well this
school year?
Reading and having effective communication with your child
are two great ways to begin steps to having meaning involvement with your child’s education.
Michelle Glodt
Elementary Principal
Sign Up to Receive Our Announcements
The district will be using Remind; a one way messaging system to communicate emergency announcements and reminders to parents this year. This system will allow us to efficiently send messages to parents via text and/or email.
Please note that standard text message rates do apply. This
is a one way system so if you reply to a message it will not be
received. Also, it does require that you sign up as the
district cannot simply add you.
If you have any questions, please contact the school office at
223-7741.
Directions to Sign Up for Mrs. Glodt’s 2014-2015 Elementary School Messages:
To receive messages via text, text @2013elem to (605) 4131968.
To receive messages via email, send an email to
[email protected] and leave the subject line blank.
Directions to Sign Up for Mr. O’Boyle’s 2014-15 Stanley County Secondary School Messages:
To receive messages via text, text @stanleyco to (703) 3955222. You can opt out of messages anytime by replying,
unsubscribe @stanleyco.
To receive messages via email, send an email to [email protected] and leave the subject line blank. To
unsubscribe, reply with unsubscribe in the subject line.
NHS Induction
The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony will be
held on November 5th at 6:30 pm in the Senior Citizens
Center in Fort Pierre. A soup supper will be held after the
induction ceremony. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
Elves and the Shoemaker
Stanley County theater students will be presenting the play,
Elves and the Shoemaker, by Karen Boettcher-Tate on Friday,
November 7th, and Saturday, November 8th in the high
school gym. The cast will include close to thirty children,
grades Kindergarten through eighth. The cast and crew extend an invitation to the entire community to watch them
perform this fun filled tale. There is a free will donation at
the door. The show will begin at 7pm each evening.
Proud to be SC!
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The Elementary Counseling Corner
Tips and strategies for talking to your kids about bullying (from
stopbullying.gov)
Help them understand bullying by:
Encourage kids to speak to a trusted adult if they are bullied
or see others being bullied. The adult can give comfort,
support, and advice, even if they can’t solve the problem
directly. Encourage the child to report bullying if it happens.
Talk about how to stand up to kids who bully. Give tips, like using humor and saying “stop” directly and confidently. Talk about
what to do if those actions don’t work, like walking away
Urge them to help kids who are bullied by showing kindness or
getting help.
Watch bullying videos online and discuss them.
Keep communication open
Research tells us that kids really do want to talk to
their parents or caregivers for advice.
Spending an extra 15 minutes a day may reassure
kids they can talk to their parents if they have a
problem.
Start daily conversations about life and feelings
Keep up to date with your kids by checking school
newsletters, school website, and attending
school events.
Encourage kids to do what they love
Help kids take part in activities, interests, and hobbies they like.
Kids can volunteer, play sports, sing in a chorus, or
join a youth group or school club.
These activities give kids a chance to have fun and
meet others with the same interests. They can
build confidence and friendships that help protect kids from bullying.
Model how to treat others with kindness and respect
Kids learn from adult actions.
By treating others with kindness and respect, kids
learn there is no place for bullying.
Even if it seems like they are not paying attention,
kids are watching how adults manage stress
and conflict, as well as how they treat their
friends, colleagues, and families.
Winter Clothing Reminder
Students need a winter coat, hat, gloves, snow pants, and
snow boots to have full access to the playground during
these cold, snowy months. Please remember to label your
child’s items as many children have similar looking pieces.
If you need assistance in obtaining one or more of these
items, please contact the elementary office at 223-7745.
November 2014 Menu Stanley County School
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Cherry Frudel
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Cherry Bloom
Chicken
w/ Rice
Fruit/ Vegetable Bar
10
4
Cereal or Muffins
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Chicken Nuggets
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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Egg/ cheese Sand.
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Scalloped Potatoes
& Ham
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
12
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Oatmeal
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Pepperoni Pizza –
Stuffed Crust
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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GOLD
PROGRAM
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Pancakes
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Pulled Pork Sand
Fruit/ Vegetable Bar
Cereal or Muffins
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Cheesebugers
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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Breakfast Pizza
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Teriyaki Chicken on
Flat Bread
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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Apple Frudel
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Hot Ham & Cheese
Sandwiches
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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GOLD
PROGRAM
Ham & Cheese Bake
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Breaded Chicken
Sand.
Fruit/ Vegetable Bar
Cereal or Muffins
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Pizza Burger
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
French Toast
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Smothered Burritos
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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Maple Pancake &
Saug on a Stick
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Fish Nuggets
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
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Apple Frudels
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Walking Taco
Fruit/ Vegetable Bar
Muffins or Cereal
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THANKSGIVING
DINNER
We
are
SC!
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Pancakes
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Chili Crispito
Fruit/ Vegetable
Bar
Thursday
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No School!
Thanksgiving Break
Friday
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GOLD
PROGRAM
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Our Veterans Day Ceremony will be held November
11, at 2:30 pm in Parkview Gym. All past and current
service members, their families, and all community
members are invited to attend.
No School!
Thanksgiving
Break