HolgateHappenings Holgate Middle School IMPORTANT DATES May 10th Band Concert in HMS Theatre May 2012 May 10th May 17th May 17th Try-outs @ CHS for Show Choir Awards Program 8:00 am 8th Grade Spring Grand Finale May 18th Last Day of School - Dismiss at 11:45 May 29th Summer Drivers Education Begins at CHS When: Where: What: 8th Grade Spring Grand Finale Thursday, May 17th at 9:30 am Holgate Middle School Theater Fun Awards Retrospective Slide Show CHS Student Speaker Parents of 8th graders are invited to join us in celebrating the culmination of these students middle school Summer 2012 Driver Education Summer Driver Education classes begin at CHS on Tuesday, May 29th. There are two separate class sessions each morning. You need to sign up for one session only. The first class session is from 7:30-9:00 am. The second class session is from 9:00-10:30 am. There will be three additional mandatory Wednesday night sessions from 5:30 7:00 pm. More information and registration forms are available on the CHS website or in the HMS office. Registration forms need to be turned into the CHS Principal s office. The cost is $200.00 and payment is due to Sharon Kerby in the CHS Principal s office on or before the first day of class. 2012 Holgate Yearbooks Yearbooks can be purchased from your Homeroom Teacher May 7th - 11th. Cost is $10.00 and delivery will be Friday, May 18th. Any questions please contact Mrs. Swalve PTA Activities Last meeting of the school year is May 14th at 6:30. We are collecting Ken and Kessler receipts, box tops, Land O Lakes milk caps, and Campbell soup labels. Please send them to school by May 10th. 7th grade auction is this month. If you would like to help, please call Vicki Krueger. We are still looking for officers for next year. If you are interested, please contact Vicki Krueger at 226-2127. Thank you everyone for a successful year.
HISTORY DAY COMPETITION Seven Holgate students competed at the State History Day Competition in Brookings on April 14th. They were Amanda Jacobs, Eden Schanzenbach, Maggie Fouberg, Madison Hardy, Natalie Bollinger, Thomas Krueger and Gabbie Brandt. The following students took top honors. In the Performance category, Thomas Krueger in Lawless of the Nation took 1st place, Maggie Fouber as Jane Goodall took 2nd place and Gabbie Brandt in Martha Graham took 3rd place. Natalie Bollinger placed 1st in the Documentary category with her project Louis Armstrong: The Revolution of Jazz. Special money awards were given to the following: Eden Schanzenbach for Best Native American Middle Division Project with The Revolution of the Gold Rush, Maggie Fouberg for Best Women s History Middle Division Project, Thomas Krueger for Best Legal History Project. Thomas, Maggie and Natalie will represent South Dakota at the National History Day Competition at the University of Maryland on June 10-14. - Way to go! 3M Provides Grant to HMS on behalf of Jason Unruh The 3M Foundation has donated $250 to Holgate Middle School in recognition of Jason Unruh s commitment to the community. Jason has donated 80 hours to HMS. As a volunteer he worked with the Holgate Math Counts program. 3M employees and retirees generously give their time and skills to help others, said Robin Torgerson, vice president, 3M Community Affairs. We are pleased to recognize their commitment to their communities. As part of the 3M Volunteer Match, the 3M Foundations will donate $250 to eligible non-profit organizations for which a 3M employee volunteers 20 hours or a 3M retiree volunteers 25 hours or more per calendar year. For more information on this program, please contact 3M Community Affairs at 651-733-0144. 3M Community Giving consists of product donations and cash grants by 3M and the 3M Foundation and bolstered by employee and retiree volunteerism. In 2011, over $60 million was awarded to education and charitable organizations. Since 2000, Volunteer Matches totaling over $4 million have gone to over 2,600 schools or non-profit organizations in 50 states plus the District of Columbia. For more information on 3M Community Giving, visit www.3mgiving.com SPRING BAND CONCERT Thursday, May 10th - 7:00 pm in the HMS Theater. Band students meet in the band room at 6:40 pm to warm-up and tune. Orchestra Camp All students enrolled in orchestra next year should try to come to Orchestra Camp August 6-10. Orchestra camp is a great way to get back in the swing of music and orchestra. If you are interested, please pick up a form from Mr. Kimball. All eighth graders interested in high school show choir Try-outs will be held on Thursday, May 10th at CHS. We will begin about 3:30 pm. Students will need to be dropped off at the high school and will learn a very short dance routine as well as singing two selections which will be practiced in 8th grade vocal the week prior to auditions. If you have any questions, please see or call Miss Nguyen at 725-7743.
Winners Worthy Opponents Back Row: Andrew Beringer, Adrianne Schaunaman, Nathan Thone, Cristin Bengston, Porter Johnson Front Row: Molly Hogg, Mikayla Wieker, Lincoln Schanzenbach, Daymon Steuck, D Art Schmitz Winners Back Row: Bailey Lane, Madison Merritt, Alice Scott, Sierra Kamin, Cassidie Gergen, Hamza Jamal, Daniel Sharp, Noemi Picazo Front Row: Eric DeBoer, Jagr Wasem Worthy Opponents Back Row: Austin Antonides, Wade Wagemann, Gavin Noeldner, Rayanne Austin, Jeff Severson, James Bock Front Row: Katrina Marnette, Ashley Head, Keyli Sawatsky, Matt Hollan, Lucas Fredrick, DeSean Parter Winners Back Row: Mariah Vikander, Taya Vining, Krysten Stringer, Shay Karlen, Kelsie Siefkes, Josh Rohrbach Front Row: Hailey Scoular, Jasmine Dargatz, Kassy Eckhoff, Sarah Severson, Aaron Johnson, Austin White. Attention Students and Parents Check this website for current assignments www.holgate6.wikispaces.com 6 th www.holgate7.wikispaces.com 7 th www.holgate8.wikispaces.com - 8th Mikayla DeLeon, John Prosper, Alec Yada Have a great summer!
Holgate Middle School Students of the Month April 2012 6th 7th 8th Art Hailey Huff Hayden Morrissey Jayde Sturdevant Computer Taylor Schmidt Blaine Burdette Alci Kelly Directed Study Parker Aman Calley Wipf FACS Bronson Cole Kasynda Eckhoff Tori Schaunaman Health Sydney Kost Industrial Tech Bailey Biegler Nathan Thone Jon Wolfgram Music Alex Wagemann - Band Krysten Stringer - Vocal Elle Grewe - Orchestra P.E. Landon Lundquist Kyle Albee Directed Reading Spanish Nicholas Goeman Study Skills Math Language Arts/ Reading Science Social Studies Christopher Elsen Kody Alston Trista Eaglestaff (Neubert) Aliah Davidson (Jordre) Rebekah Henschen Amanda Holmes 7th & 8th Grade Core Classes (overall in Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts & 7th Reading) Jose Montanez Kenadee Torrence Allisen Nielsen Zachary Serr Shay Karlen Jace Bohn Tyler Bogue Kaitlin Dodds Austin Fischer Noelle Hanson Zackary Martinmaas Cortlyne Rystrom