Eureka School District

Activities announcement. The boys basketball games on Thursday, January 20th are in Herreid starting at 4:00 PM with 6th grade boys. Will be a 6th, 7th, 8th, JV, and Varsity boys games in Herreid tomorrow. On Friday, the girls basketball games are in Bowdle. We have a 4/5 game at 5:00 and then JV at 6:30 with Varsity to follow. Finally, the games on Saturday in Langford will start at 1:00 PM with Girls JV. Boys JV 2:15, Girls Varsity 3:30, Boys Varsity 5:00 PM. Go Thunder!!!

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Congratulations to the Thunder Girls JV team who won against Ipswich on a last second shot! The Girls Varsity team ended up with a loss by 3 points. Boys Varsity lost against Ipswich 68-35 and JV lost as well. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, January 20th- MS BBB Herreid/Selby Area at Herreid 6th 4:00 PM; 7th 4:45 PM; 8th 5:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:45. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM.; HS BBB Herreid/Selby Area at Herreid JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Bus leaves at 5:30 PM. Friday, January 21st- HS GBB Herreid/Selby at Bowdle JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Bus leaves at 5:30 PM. Saturday, January 22nd- MS BBB Jamboree at Warner 9:40 AM. Bus leaves at 7:30 AM; HS GBB at Langford JV 1:00 PM; Varsity 3:30 PM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM.; HS BBB at Langford JV 2:15 PM; Varsity 5:00 PM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 8, 2022 – Scrubs Camp for high school students at Presentation College in Aberdeen. It is a one-day career exploration event to learn about the health science career cluster by participating in hands-on sessions led by professionals. Registration due by March 1, 2022. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 10 – Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship – Seniors – Must be attending a college or technical school in South Dakota. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources. See Mrs. Mettler for application. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, January 18, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sirenna Wells! Ms. Jundt needs a final count for the school play! Please sign up outside her room by the end of today if you are interested in acting or stage crew! Play auditions will be held in late February with practices starting at the beginning of March. Practices will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Tonight, HS basketball at Roscoe against Ipswich. Girls JV 4:00 PM; Varsity 6:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM. Boys JV 5:15 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Students dismissed at 3:15 PM. Bus leaves at 3:30 PM. Good luck Thunder! UPCOMING EVENTS: Wednesday, January 19th- Math Counts at Eureka 9:00 AM Thursday, January 20th- MS BBB Herreid/Selby Area at Herreid 6th 4:00 PM; 7th 4:45 PM; 8th 5:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:45. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM.; HS BBB Herreid/Selby Area at Herreid JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Bus leaves at 5:30 PM. Friday, January 21st- HS GBB Herreid/Selby at Bowdle JV 6:30 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Bus leaves at 5:30 PM. Saturday, January 22nd- MS BBB Jamboree at Warner 9:40 AM. Bus leaves at 7:30 AM; HS GBB at Langford JV 1:00 PM; Varsity 3:30 PM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM.; HS BBB at Langford JV 2:15 PM; Varsity 5:00 PM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 10 – Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship – Seniors – Must be attending a college or technical school in South Dakota. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources. See Mrs. Mettler for application. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

The Junior High YTC games will be livestreamed at http://play.keemotion.com/417/6623/0/pGhvTC.html tomorrow starting at 10:00 AM. They will also be on Valley Channel 290. GO THUNDER!!

The Junior High YTC Boys Basketball tournament for tomorrow has been pushed back one hour and will now start at 10:00 AM. In addition, the girls basketball games scheduled for tomorrow at Aberdeen has been postponed to a later date. Also, there will be no girls basketball practice today. The boys will play tomorrow in Aberdeen starting with JV at 3:30 PM The boys varsity will follow. Bus leaves Eureka at 1:15 PM.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Ms. Jundt needs a final count for the school play! Please sign up outside her room by Tuesday, January 18th if you are interested in acting or stage crew! Play auditions will be held in late February with practices starting at the beginning of March. Practices will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Results from the boys and girls game against Leola/Frederick ended in a loss for all JV and Varsity games. Avera Eureka Health Care Center has job opportunities! Call Ahren Dosch at 284-2145 for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, January 13th- MS BBB Strasburg/Zeeland at Strasburg 6th/7th 4:30 PM; 8th 5:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:45 PM. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM. Friday, January 14th- No School – Staff Development 8:00 AM- 3:30 PM Saturday, January 15th- MS BBB YTC Tournament at Eureka 9:00 AM; HS GBB Great Plains Lutheran at Aberdeen JV 1:00 PM; Varsity 3:30 PM. Bus leaves at 10:45 AM. HS BBB Great Plains Lutheran at Aberdeen JV 2:15 PM; Varsity 5:00 PM. Bus leaves at 10:45 AM. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 10 – Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship – Seniors – Must be attending a college or technical school in South Dakota. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources. See Mrs. Mettler for application. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, January 11, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Noah Ingerson! Ms. Jundt needs a final count for the school play! Please sign up outside her room by Tuesday, January 18th if you are interested in acting or stage crew! Play auditions will be held in late February with practices starting at the beginning of March. Practices will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights. Chance Mehlhaff, Landon Wolf, Carissa Schwingler, Savanna Bluhm, Autumn Carmon, Tim Rucker, & Carli Andren are scheduled to work concessions tonight. Please be there by 3:30 PM. Good luck to the boys and girls Thunder athletes as they take on Leola/Frederick here in Eureka. Game times are GBB JV 4:00 PM; Girls Varsity 6:30 PM. HS BBB JV 5:15 PM; Boys Varsity 8:00 PM. Avera Eureka Health Care Center has job opportunities! Call Ahren Dosch at 284-2145 for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Wednesday, January 12th- Math Counts at Simmons Middle School Aberdeen. Leave 7:00 AM from bus loop. Thursday, January 13th- MS BBB Strasburg/Zeeland at Strasburg 6th/7th 4:30 PM; 8th 5:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:45 PM. Bus leaves at 3:00 PM. Friday, January 14th- No School – Staff Development 8:00 AM- 3:30 PM Saturday, January 15th- MS BBB YTC Tournament at Eureka 9:00 AM; HS GBB Great Plains Lutheran at Aberdeen JV 1:00 PM; Varsity 3:30 PM. Bus leaves at 10:45 AM. HS BBB Great Plains Lutheran at Aberdeen JV 2:15 PM; Varsity 5:00 PM. Bus leaves at 10:45 AM. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 10 – Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship – Seniors – Must be attending a college or technical school in South Dakota. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources. See Mrs. Mettler for application. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Friday, January 7, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Aiden Witlock! Happy Birthday to Jeremiah Naylor who will celebrate his birthday on Saturday! High school meeting day will be held today. The following groups are scheduled to meet: 9:46 – 10:02 – FCA in the High School Social Studies Room, 10:02 – 10:19 – Yearbook in the High School Social Studies Room, & 10:19 – 10:36 – FCCLA in the FACS Room. Basketball action happening tonight- HS GBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 4:00 PM; Varsity 6:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM.; HS BBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 5:15 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM. GO THUNDER! Avera Eureka Health Care Center has job opportunities! Call Ahren Dosch at 284-2145 for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Saturday, January 8th- MS BBB Faulkton at Bowdle 11:00 AM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM; HS GBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 12:00 PM; Varsity 2:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM.; HS BBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 1:15 PM; Varsity 4:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 10 – Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship – Seniors – Must be attending a college or technical school in South Dakota. Preference will be given to applicants pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources. See Mrs. Mettler for application. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

Lunch Menu for today will be the French Toast Sticks & Omelets. Tomorrow will be Walking Tacos.

Due to drifting snow and extremely cold weather, school will start at 10:30 AM on Thursday, January 6th. 7th through 12th grade students will report to their 4th hour classes.

We are starting a 2nd & 3rd grade boys basketball team for the North Central Thunder. Information will be handed out to the boys in those classes. There is a meeting scheduled for 9:00 AM in the Bowdle Gym on Saturday, January 8th at 9:00 AM. We will practice until 10:00 AM.

No school today, Wednesday, January 5th due to blowing snow and drifting on roads.

Due to weather, school will start at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 5th. Grades 7-12 will report to their 4th hour classes, and there will be no discovery class with Mrs. Quenzer in the morning.

Due to the weather, there will be no after school practices or activities today.

If there are still students in grades 2-5 that are interested in being Junior Thunder, you can still sign up! Cost is $15 per game. You will receive a shirt, get into the game free, get to be announced with the team, and get to have a picture with team/players, and have the team sign your shirt if you want! Please contact the following coaches if you are interested - Girls: Kaci Vander Vorst or Ashley Grenz Boys: Logen Secker or Derrick Walz

MORNING MEMO Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Avera Eureka Health Care Center has job opportunities! Call Ahren Dosch at 284-2145 for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, January 6th- MS BBB @ Leola 6th/7th 3:30 PM; 8th 4:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:00 PM. Bus leaves at 2:15 PM. Friday, January 7th- High School Meeting Day; HS GBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 4:00 PM; Varsity 6:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM.; HS BBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 5:15 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM. Saturday, January 8th- Robotics at Groton; MS BBB Faulkton at Bowdle 11:00 AM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM; HS GBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 12:00 PM; Varsity 2:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM.; HS BBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 1:15 PM; Varsity 4:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Monday, January 3, 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Jake Wolf. 4th & 5th grade boys will start basketball practice around 4:15 pm in Eureka. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, January 6th- MS BBB @ Leola 6th/7th 3:30 PM; 8th 4:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:00 PM. Bus leaves at 2:15 PM. Friday, January 7th- High School Meeting Day; HS GBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 4:00 PM; Varsity 6:30 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM.; HS BBB Warner @ Roscoe JV 5:15 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM. Students dismissed at 2:15 PM. Bus leaves at 2:30 PM. Saturday, January 8th- Robotics at Groton; MS BBB Faulkton at Bowdle 11:00 AM. Bus leaves at 10:00 AM; HS GBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 12:00 PM; Varsity 2:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM.; HS BBB Faulkton @ Bowdle JV 1:15 PM; Varsity 4:30 PM. Bus leaves at 11:00 AM. Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

The 4th/5th grade boys will start basketball practice on Monday, January 3rd in Eureka around 4:15 when Bowdle and Edmunds Central get here. We will hand out tentative practice and game schedules that day. Hope to see your kids there!!!

MORNING MEMO Thursday, December 16, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO the following students and staff who will celebrate their birthday over the Christmas break: Montana Johnson, Tristan Kauk, Cayden Yarr, Kendall Bennett, Jerimany Hoff, Brionna Wolff, Easton Kunz, Jake Wolf, & to Mrs. Nelson! Good luck Thunder! BBB South Border at Ashley JV 6:00 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM; MS GBB at Ipswich 6th 5:00 PM; 7th 6:00 PM; 8th 7:00 PM. Students dismissed at 3:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:15 PM. Congratulations to Amanda Gage who placed 1st in the Geography Bee, 2nd place went to Ella Batie, and 3rd- Carsten Engelhart. We would like to thank everyone who donated food and items to the Holiday Food Drive! This was, by far, our most successful food drive yet. Between Pre-K through 12th grade, we will be donating 970 items to our local food pantry. That will help to feed a lot of families this holiday season! For the elementary contest, the 6th grade class were the winners with 82 items and the high school edged out the elementary with 524 items. Good work everyone and thanks again for your generosity. -Ms. Jundt, Mrs. Mettler, and Mrs. Ingerson It’s FCCLA Christmas Spirit Week. Celebrate Christmas week with the following themes. Friday- Wear your dodgeball team outfits or anything festive. UPCOMING EVENTS: Friday, December 17th- School Dismissed at 12:00 PM Saturday, December 18th- MS GBB Tournament at Faulkton TBA Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.

MORNING MEMO Wednesday, December 15, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Jaxson Kaiser! Good luck to all the Geography Bee contestants. Contestants should be in the MPR at 2:30 pm and the competition will begin at 2:40 pm. Congratulations to the North Central Thunder girls’ basketball team. JV won their game as well as Varsity girls taking the win 35-30 against Ipswich last night. Unfortunately, both the boys JV and Varsity lost. JV 17-30 and Varsity 56-24 were the final scores. FCCLA members – Just a reminder that the MinnTex Fruit will be arriving at approximately 3:45 PM today. Make plans to pick up your orders. Results from the Holiday Food Drive contest will be announced Thursday. It’s FCCLA Christmas Spirit Week. Celebrate Christmas week with the following themes. Thursday- Dress up as a cowboy or a cowgirl and Friday- Wear your dodgeball team outfits or anything festive. UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, December 16th- BBB South Border at Ashley JV 6:00 PM; Varsity 8:00 PM; MS GBB at Ipswich 6th 5:00 PM; 7th 6:00 PM; 8th 7:00 PM. Students dismissed at 3:00 PM. Bus leaves at 3:15 PM. Friday, December 17th- School Dismissed at 12:00 PM Saturday, December 18th- MS GBB Tournament at Faulkton TBA Scholarship/Student Opportunities: **December 15, 2021 – Burger King Scholarship – Seniors –must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher - application available at bk-scholars.com **January 15, 2022 – Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society – Seniors – Must be pursuing an engineering degree and planning to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines and Technology. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 4 – Cam Wal Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors – applicants must be an US citizen and a dependent of a member-system consumer. See Mrs. Mettler for an application. **February 11 – FEM Electric Cooperative Scholarship – Seniors whose parents are a FEM Electric member – see Mrs. Mettler for an application ** February 12, 2022 - SD State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants - Seniors - must plan to attend an institution of high learning, a resident of SD, and is the child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran. See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 15 – Bellator Titans Scholarship – Seniors – must attend SD college or tech school, resident of SD, and demonstrate financial need and motivated to succeed – see Mrs. Mettler for application **March 15 – Horatio Alger Scholarship – JUNIORS – Application form is online at scholars.horatioalger.org - see Mrs. Mettler for more information **Deadlines will vary (most due by March 15, 2022) – Sioux Falls Community Foundation – Seniors – over 150 different scholarship opportunities are available to students who will be attending college this fall – not every scholarship will be available to you. Awards range from $400 - $6,000 per academic year. Application is available at www.sfacf.org See Mrs. Mettler for more information. **March 26 – Resource Conservation Speech Contest – 9th—12th grade – Topic:” Rivers and Streams Benefit South Dakota”. Cash prizes totaling $2,300. See Mrs. Mettler for entry form.