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Brandon Valley High School Brandon Va ll ey H igh School 301 S. Sp lit rock B l vd. Brandon, SD 57005 605-582- 3211 Principal Dr. Gregg Talcott Gregg.Talcott@k12.sd.

Merrigan@k12.sd.us (Student names H-N) Michelle Stemwedel Michelle.Stemwedel@k12.sd.us (Student names O-Z) Katie Hartz Katie.Hartz@k12.sd.us Office Phone 605-582-3211 Fax 605-582-2652 School Website brandonvalley.

1 Brandon Valley High School Brandon Va ll ey H igh School 301 S. Sp lit rock B l vd. Brandon, SD Principal Dr. Gregg Talcott Gregg.Talcott@k12.sd.us Web Page: Brandonvalley.k12.sd.us Link: Principal Associate Principal Mark Schlekeway Mark.Schlekeway@k12.sd.us Associate Principal Randy Marso Randy.Marso@k12.sd.us (Student names A-G) Sonja Merrigan Sonja.Merrigan@k12.sd.us (Student names H-N) Michelle Stemwedel Michelle.Stemwedel@k12.sd.us (Student names O-Z) Katie Hartz Katie.Hartz@k12.sd.us Office Phone Fax School Website brandonvalley.k12.sd.us From the Principal April brings testing, the Musical, the Prom, spring sports in full swing, the Turkey Supper, the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, a home track and field invite, a Bloodmobile visit, the Region Music Contests, Senior Athletic Banquet, Eighth Grade Class Visit, the High School Press Convention, the State FFA Convention The state-mandated testing requires that all juniors take the Smarter Balanced Reading and Math test and the DakotaSTEP Science test. This year all of these tests will be taken on computer on April 8 and 9. While the juniors are testing those days the rest of the student body has a variety of activities scheduled. The seniors will have their annual retreat with staff from Youth Frontiers out of the Twin Cities on April 8. Thanks go to the Senior Parent Organization for paying for the event and to the Brandon Lutheran Church for providing April 2015 a place for the retreat. A series of breakout sessions are planned for seniors on April 9 that are intended to prepare them for life after high school. Dr. Gregg Talcott, Principal Gregg.Talcott@k12.sd.us The sophomores will take the ASPIRE test which is like a pre-act test and is used to help them to determine where they need to focus their academic efforts to improve their ACT results. They will use their non-testing time to attend a variety of breakout sessions and to see a documentary on bullying. Junior Achievement is bringing in local business leaders to discuss ethics with the freshmen and BVHS teacher Nick Massmann will share with them his story about being a student in a school where a student shooting took place and how it impacted his life. They will also watch the bullying documentary and have a variety of other sessions. A huge thank you to new school counselor Katie Hartz for her efforts coordinating these two days and to her colleagues Sonja Merrigan and Michelle Stemwedel for their assistance. Brandon Valley Band Parents Present 51st Annual Turkey Supper Saturday, April 25, :30 to 8:00 p.m. Brandon Valley High School Turkey and Pork Meal from Tony s Catering Great Food! Great Music! A Great Tradition! Tickets available from any band member Tickets also available at the door Adults: $10.00 ($11.00 at the door) Child 3 to 10 yrs: $6.00 ($7.00 at the door) -Dr. Gregg Talcott

Page 2 www.brandonvalley.k12.sd.us Band News Jesse Miller, Director Jesse.Miller@k12.sd.us April is a very busy, exciting month in the BV band room! Here is a look at some upcoming events.

Wednesday, April 15th All three Brandon Valley High School bands, along with bands from Sioux Falls, Brookings, and Tea Area will be performing at the Region II Large Group Contest in the Brandon

Thursday, April 16th The Band Awards Banquet takes place in the HS c o m m o n s a t 6:30pm.

2 Page 2 Band News Jesse Miller, Director Jesse.Miller@k12.sd.us April is a very busy, exciting month in the BV band room! Here is a look at some upcoming events. We cordially invite you to all of them! Wednesday, April 15th All three Brandon Valley High School bands, along with bands from Sioux Falls, Brookings, and Tea Area will be performing at the Region II Large Group Contest in the Brandon Valley PAC. A panel of judges will provide comments are ratings for the bands. The performances are open to the public. Performance times are not published yet. Thursday, April 16th The Band Awards Banquet takes place in the HS c o m m o n s a t 6:30pm. We will be honoring all of the great accomplishments of the band students from this year and we will take a sneak peak into next year with the announcement of our upcoming field show program. We also will have more information regarding the band's trip to Memphis next year. Saturday, April 25th The 51st Annual Turkey Supper and Pops Concert! Tony s Catering will be serving up a mouthwatering meal of turkey, pork loin, and all the fixings! The Brandon Valley bands will be serving up fun, exciting, and upbeat pop favorites! Serving begins at 4:30, music begins at 5. Tickets for 11 and older are $11, tickets for children 3-10 years are $7.00, 2 and under are free. Sunday, May 3rd - The Loyalty Day Parade Event in Brandon! This parade begins at 2pm! The members of The Marching Lynx will bring music through the streets of Brandon. Thursday, May 14th Spring Concert. This will feature all three of our concert bands. It is a special evening as we also recognize our seniors. The concert is free and will begin at 7:30pm in our Performing Arts Center. Thank you for your continued support of the arts at Brandon Valley! GREASE Kevin Brick, Director Kevin.Brick@k12.sd.us Lace up the saddle shoes and stock up on the Wildroot hair cream Brandon Valley presents Grease (The School Version) on April 9, 10, 11, 12. Show times are 7:00pm on April 9, 10, 11 and 1:00pm on April 12. This new version of the stage classic was written by the show s original authors, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. It has all the characters and music from this modern tribute to the 1950 s and life at Rydell High. The rehearsals have already begun and our student cast members are loving all the vocal and dance styles From Summer Lovin to Shakin at the High School Hop. Reserved seat tickets are on sale now! Ticket prices are $6.00 for Adults and $4.00 for Students. Our box office phone number is Remember, Grease is the Word! Choir News Terry Gullickson, Director Terry.Gullickson@k12.sd.us Thirty choir members from BVHS participated in this year's Region 2 Vocal Solo/ Ensemble Contest at Augustana College March 17. The students had been preparing solo and ensemble pieces since January. Each singer performed for an adjudicator, and received written comments, numerical scoring, and brief one-on-one verbal comments. Seventeen singers received a Superior rating for their solos: Jeanna Brandsrud, Alexa Hokenstad, Kevin Huizenga, Adam Else, Andrea Poole, Lydia Eichelberg, Rachael Fredrickson, Braden Paulsen, Johnny Hoffmann, Keaton Reindl, Kirstyn Polasky, Autumn Driscoll, Eli Suchowacky, Katie Wright, Marshall Elkin, Mason Blue, and Isaiah Dietz. In addition, a boys ensemble featuring Huizenga, Dietz, Paulsen, Hoffmann, Reindl, Suchowacky, Brad Gingles, and Chase Kunkel also received a Superior rating. The BVHS Concert Choir, Lynx Choir, and Chamber Choir will participate in the Region 2 Large Group Contest Wednesday, April 15 at Brandon Lutheran Church. In addition to the BV choirs, the contest will feature two dozen high school choirs from Sioux Falls, Tea, and Brookings. The public is welcome to attend the Region 2 Contest at any time during the day; admission is free. A schedule for the day will be posted at sometime shortly after the Easter break. Reminder to choir parents: ALL CHOIR MEMBERS will need their concert black shoes (and boys need black dress pants/socks) in school Wednesday, April 15. The BV Choirs will perform their Spring Concert May 5, 7:30 PM in the PAC. Admission is free. The concert will feature music performed at the April 15 contest, as well as music to be performed on the choir trip to Florida June 2-8.

Page 3 PROM! Carolyn Ebright, Advisor Carolyn.Ebright@k12.sd.us The El Riad Shrine Mosque will once again be the site for the BVHS prom. This year s prom will be held on Saturday, April 18th.

They will first be transported back to the 1920 s Great Gatsby events with a feathers, beads, and fedoras photo op stop.

Students are expected to pick up his or her prom ticket April 2nd-April 10th in the High School office.

3 Page 3 PROM! Carolyn Ebright, Advisor Carolyn.Ebright@k12.sd.us The El Riad Shrine Mosque will once again be the site for the BVHS prom. This year s prom will be held on Saturday, April 18th. The theme for the evening event will be "Classique Magnifique." The ballroom will be decked out in classic décor rev o l v i n g around the colors of black, gold and cream. They will first be transported back to the 1920 s Great Gatsby events with a feathers, beads, and fedoras photo op stop. Even further back in time, the classic Venetian Masquerade décor encourages students to wear a mask amidst glittery gossamer in a second photo op stop. Students are expected to pick up his or her prom ticket April 2nd-April 10th in the High School office. Students are allowed to bring guests from other schools provided that they are a junior or a senior at that school. We will use the week of prom to contact schools to confirm guests student status. Students may bring guests that have graduated from high school provided that they have not yet reached the age of 20. If a guest has dropped out of school they will not be allowed to attend our prom. Students may not bring guests who have had a drug or alcohol violation in the last year. All guests will be required to bring photo identification and documentation that demonstrates their current age. The behavior of all guests is the responsibility of the student that brings them to the dance. Any inappropriate behavior will result in removal and the consequences will transfer to their sponsoring student. BVHS students will be required to present their student identification cards to collect their tickets and will not need their identification cards the night of the dance. The dance is free to all juniors and seniors that worked at one of the concession stands during their junior or senior years. The out-ofschool guest is also free if a student had worked at a c o n c e s s i o n stand. Students that have not worked a concession stand will be charged $25. This amount will cover them individually and will also cover their guest. At the dance, hors d'oeuvures will be served to the students courtesy of the Advanced Foods class from Brandon Valley High School. One bottle of water per student is available for free to each prom attendee and the Mosque will also have pop available for purchase. The dance is over at midnight. The doors will open at 8:00 pm. Parents and guests are welcome to the Mosque to take pictures, but will be asked to leave by 9:00 pm before the dance begins. Doors will be locked at 9:30 pm. After that time, students will not be allowed entrance. Parents of students that have tickets for prom that do not show will be called just to notify the parents of their absence. Parents of students that wish to leave prom prior to 11:00 will also be called to notify them of their child s early departure. AFTER PROM BREAKFAST The junior/senior parents are also hosting an After-Prom Breakfast event. After prom is done at midnight, students are encouraged to meet at the Brandon Fire Station for a pancake feed. Students will be placed in a drawing for various door prizes if they attend the breakfast. Only Brandon Valley juniors and seniors can receive the prizes. Students can also take some final, fun prom pictures with the fire trucks. The event will conclude around 1:15AM. Students of the Month 9 th -Grace Malsam, Kyle Heidebrink 10 th- Matt Eigenberg, Sydney Trout 11 th -Kaily Davis, Jaidon Birath 12 th -Riley Bennett, Kevin Huizenga, Ali Fatone Yearbook Deb Rothenberger, Advisor Deb.Rothenberger@k12.sd.us About sixty Lynxonian yearbooks are left to sell out of 600. So, be sure to purchase yours by the end of April. Jostens must receive your payment by then in order for you to have your name stamped on the cover. Mail in your check now or pay online: OR go to the Brandon Valley High School homepage and click on the yearbook icon. If you are uncertain whether you paid for your yearbook, check online at the Jostens yearbooks website. No extra yearbooks will be ordered for fall purchases.

4 Page 4 APRIL CALENDAR Wed Apr 1 Content Area Meetings Thu Apr 2 GG at O G 4:00 pm Base (Valley) 5/7 Base SFL(@ Aspen Park) 5/7 Track ABERDEEN IN/OUT (A) 4:00 SB Watertown H-Fields) 6:00 Tue Apr 14 JV GG Metro at Elmwood 4:00 pm BT at Vermillion 4:00 pm TR Mitchell/Yankton 4:00 pm Base SFR (@ SF Harmondon) 5/7 Base Yankton (@ Aspen) 5/7 Fri Apr 24 GG at Mitchell Inv 10:30 am TR at Pierre Inv 1:00 pm Park) 5/7 Base O G (@ Harmodon Park Field 2) 5:30 & 7:30 Base RCC (@ RC Pete Lien Field) 6/8 Fri Apr 3 NO SCHOOL Spring Break SD Honors Choir Auditions Sat Apr 4 TR at Aberdeen Indoor/Outdoor 11:00 SD Honors Choir Auditions Mon Apr 6 NO SCHOOL Spring Break GG at SFW Quad 2:00 pm Tue Apr 7 BT Roosevelt/Yankton 1:00 pm Park) 5/7 Base Yankton (@ VS) 6/8 SB Diamonds Elite (V) & Eclipse (JV) H - Fields B & C) 6:00 Thu Apr 9 JV GG Metro at Kuehn Park 4:00 pm JV BT at SFW 4:00 pm JV TR Metro Meet 4:00 pm Base O G (@ Aspen Park) 5/7 Base SFL(@ VS) 5:30(V) & 7:30 (JV) Fri Apr 10 SB West Fargo Inv (Single-A) BT BROOKINGS/O G (H) 1:00 Sat Apr 11 TR Lynx Inv 10:30 am Base Huron 1:00 & 3:00 Base WC (@ Aspen) 12:00 & 2:00 SB West Fargo Inv (Double-A) TBA Sun Apr 12 Musical 1:00 pm TBA Mon Apr 13 GG Madison 3:00 pm BT Central/Roncalli 11:00 am Base SF O G (@ VS) 5:30(V) & 7:30 (JV) Wed Apr 15 Region II Large Group Band/Choir Contest Thu Apr 16 BT O G 4:00 pm JV BV vs SFC, 4:00 Band Awards Dinner 6:00 Base SFW(@ Aspen Park) 5/7 Base SFW(@ VS) 5:30(V) & 7:30(JV) GG METRO (@ WILLOW RUN) SB Brookings H-Field B) 6:00 Fri Apr 17 BT Stevens/Watertown 12:30 pm Base Brookings (@ Brookings Bob Sheldon Field) 5/7 Base SF O G (@ Aspen Park) 5/7 GG YANKTON INVITE (@ Hillcrest) 10:00 Sat Apr 18 Prom 8:00 12:00AM Mon Apr 20 BT SFW Tri 1:00 pm JV BT SFW 4:00 pm Base Pierre (@ Pierre Hyde Stadium) 5:15 & 7:15 Base SFW(@ SF Harmodon Park) 5/7 SB SD Flash B) 6:00 Tue Apr 21 JV GG Metro at Kuehn Park 4:00 pm BT Madison 4:00 pm TR at Yankton Quad 4:00 pm Park) 5:30 & 7:30 SB Diamonds Thunder C) 6:00 Thu Apr 23 JV BT at SFL 4:00 pm BT 12:00 pm at Milbank JV TR at Lennox Inv 4:00 pm SB Diamonds Elite H-Field B) 6:00 Sat Apr 25 Band Turkey Supper Base RC Stevens (@ RC Pete Lien Field) 12:00 & 2:00 SB ESD League (Three at each 8:00 BT MITCHELL JAMBOREE (MS) (A) 10:00 Mon Apr 27 GG at SFW Inv 9:00 am JV GG Metro at Westward Ho 4:00 pm BT at Luverne 4:00 pm Senior Athletic Banquet 6:30 pm Sub-V BT at SFR V BT - 4:00 pm Tue Apr 28 JV GG Metro at Elmwood 4:00 pm BT at Watertown 4:00 pm Base SFL (@ SF Harmodon Park) 5:30(V) & 7:30(JV) Base SFR (@ Aspen Park) 5:30 & 7:30 Thu Apr 30 JV GG Metro Hidden Valley 3:00 pm Base O G (@ SF Harmodon) 5:30 & 7:30 SB Watertown (Double - A) 4:30

April 2015 w w w. s i o u x l a n d l i b. o r g Brandon Community Library Saturday, April 18th Family Storytime at 10:15 am with an emphasis on stories, songs and craft for preschoolers.

5 April 2015 w w w. s i o u x l a n d l i b. o r g Brandon Community Library Saturday, April 18th Family Storytime at 10:15 am with an emphasis on stories, songs and craft for preschoolers. Elementary Movie at 2:00pm Come watch a movie on the big screen based on the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. For more information check out our website at Early Literacy Classes Preschool Storytime Encourage the love of reading while developing your preschooler s early literacy skills at this program filled with stories, rhymes, songs and movement activities. Tuesday mornings at 10:15 am. Registration required. Toddler Time Toddler Time is for 2 year olds and their caregivers to attend together. Wednesdays at 10:15 am. Registration is not required. March 17 May 8 Lapsit Lapsit is for babies 6-24 months and their caregivers to attend together. Lapsit will be held Friday mornings at 10:15. Registration is not required. Pajama Storytime Pajama Storytime is a weekly program for preschoolers. Grab your teddy bear and wear your pajamas! Thursday nights at 7:00pm. Registration is not required.

Brandon Va ll ey H igh School

Brandon Valley High School Brandon Va ll ey H igh School 301 S. Sp lit rock B l vd. Brandon, SD 57005 605-582- 3211 Principal Dr. Gregg Talcott Gregg.Talcott@k12.sd.us Web Page: Brandonvalley.k12.sd.us