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Upcoming Events FRIDAY, MAY 1 LIBERTY, Father Daughter Dance, 3:30pm, @Liberty Commons SATURDAY, MAY 2 Harrisburg Clean-Up Day, 8am-11am MONDAY, MAY 4 City Council Meeting, 6pm-8pm Business Office: 4804 S. Minnesota Ave, Ste 104, Sioux Falls, SD 57108.
TUESDAY, MAY 5 Chamber Luncheon, 11:30am-1pm
Worship: Sundays at 10am North Middle School, 95th & Western, SF 605-610-8256 www.ariseonline.org brendavb@ariseonline.org
THURSDAY, MAY 7 5-8th Band Contest, 5pm, @SMS FREEDOM Talent Show, 7pm Harrisburg Economic Development Board, 6:30pm7:30pm
MONDAY, MAY 11
Business Hours: Worship on Sundays at 10am (during the school year, Sunday school is at 9:15am) at the North Middle School, 95th & Western, Sioux Falls
Harrisburg Planning & Zoning Meeting, 6pm-8pm
How many employees do you have?: 5
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
When was your business established?: Arise Church was established in 2014, born out of the merger of two churches: The Connection which had been in Harrisburg since 2007, and
FRIDAY, MAY 8 5-8th Band Contest, 5pm, @SMS
Baccalaureate, 6:30pm Harrisburg City Park Board Meeting, 7pm-8pm
The Crossing which had been in Sioux Falls since 2002. Arise Church may be new, but we have been serving the Lord in this area for some time. What are three key points you want people to know about your business?: • Our vision is to live life in the light of Christ. • Our mission is to Love God and neighbor as Christ commanded, Grow in knowledge of God and self, Worship God in Spirit and Truth, and Go and make disciples as Christ commissioned. • We gather for worship on Sunday mornings at 10:00am in the Harrisburg North Middle School. We also meet during the week in houses (as Life Groups) all over Sioux Falls and Harrisburg. Life Groups (small groups) are where we attempt to live into our mission to Love, Grow, Worship and Go!
SUNDAY, MAY 17 Graduation, 1pm MONDAY, MAY 18 City Council Meeting, 6pm-8pm WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Last Day of School
Coming In June: • Harrisburg Days Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Harrisburg • All School Reunion
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IN THIS ISSUE
Upcoming Events Coming in June: Tiger Times Subscriptions Available City Contact Information
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Community Harrisburg Water Restrictions Street Light Outages Harrisburg Community Library Corner Ribbon Cutting and Open House – Harrisburg City Hall Animal Ordinance Harrisburg City Compost Site Lawn Mowing Season Has Returned! Eggsellent Turnout for 3rd Annual Harrisburg Easter Eggstravaganza
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Looking for Volunteer Work? Look no Further!
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Harrisburg Days - Celebrating 125 Years! Do You Know Your Harrisburg History? Alvin Dempewolf - Harrisburg Hero School Board Welcomes Newest Member
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District Looking Ahead Tiger Nation Recognizes 2014-15 Success Girls Wrestling Club
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High School Congratulations Class of 2015! HOSA Happenings Student Congress Season Begins 2015-2016 HHS Cheerleading Try-Outs Summer Employment Opportunities Fusion Fair 2015 Champions Summer Workout Program High School State Art Show FFA Excels at State Convention
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North Middle School Be Yourself North Encore Shakespeare Up North Combine Results Computer Coding Club
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South Middle School South Middle School Welcomes Student Teacher Want to travel to Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration? Genius Hour ~ The Possibilities are Endless
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Explorer Elementary Meet Explorer’s 5th Grade Students of the Month for March “Go West”
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Freedom Elementary Fourth Grade
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Liberty Elementary The LPTO Holds Fun Events for Our Liberty Students
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City Contact Information CITY WEBSITE – www.harrisburgsd.gov
Make sure to “Like” The City of Harrisburg on Facebook for city notices at: http://bit.ly/CityOfHarrisburg Mayor: Julie Burke-Bowen Email: Julie.BurkeBowen@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 20 Ward I Alderpersons: Ryan Berg Email: Ryan.Berg@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 23 Ryan Wolbrink Email: ryan.wolbrink@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 21 Ward II Alderperson: Allison Sanderson Email: Allison.Sanderson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 24 Ryan Olson Email: Ryan.Olson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 22 Council Meetings: City Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Liberty School Board Room unless announced otherwise. If a meeting falls on a City holiday, typically the meeting will be scheduled for the following Tuesday.
City Offices Locations/Hours City/Finance Office: 301 E Willow Street Phone Number: 605-743-5872 Monday – Thursday – 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fridays – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. City Maintenance: 801 S Prairie Street Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Police - Lincoln County Sheriff Dispatch (Non Emergency) – 764-2664 Emergency – 911 HELP!Line – 211 SD One Call – 811 Post Office – 743-2791 Community Library – 767-7910
The City of Harrisburg contracts with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. In case of an emergency, dial 911. For non-emergency calls, dial 605-764-2664 for dispatch. Keep your garage doors closed at night and when not at home. If you keep your vehicle outside, keep it locked. Speed limits in residential areas are 20 mph, please remember to SLOW DOWN. Reminder: Any chance of two inches of snow or blowing snow may trigger a snow alert, all vehicles should be removed from city streets to avoid ticketing and towing!! HELP!Line Center is available 24 hrs. a day/7 days a week for any personal or family crisis. Dial 211
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Harrisburg Water Restrictions
Animal Ordinance
MARY MCCLUNG
The City of Harrisburg is contracted with the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society in Sioux Falls. Any lost animals or animals in violation of city ordinances will be brought to SFAHS, (605) 338-4441. Owners of any dog, cat, or other animal held as a domestic pet shall license their animals annually and keep their shots up to date the cost of a license is $5.00 per pet per year. Licenses and tags may be obtained at City Hall. Owners of any dog, cat, or other animal held as a domestic pet shall not permit such animal to run at large at any time. A leash is required at all times. If found, these animals are impounded and expenses and fines are paid by the owner. The City and Sheriff’s Department receive many complaints of barking dogs. These cases may be considered a disturbance of the peace by animals. Please take necessary steps to prevent this to avoid being fined. When walking your pet, please carry a bag with you to clean up after your pet and dispose of properly. You may find a copy of all the current City Ordinances on the city website www.harrisburgsd.gov. Check out the city’s Dog Park located at 805 Kent Street.
City of Harrisburg Water Restrictions are in effect year round. Watering restrictions apply to the sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of lawns. Trees, shrubs, flower and vegetable gardens may be watered as needed. These restrictions are strictly enforced and failure to abide by them will result in up to a $200.00 fine. Currently we are at a Level 2 Restriction which limits watering or irrigating of yards to 2 days per week using the last digit of your physical address. Water use shall occur before 10:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. If your address ends in: 0, 3, 6 - you may water on Monday and Thursday 1, 4, 7 – you may water on Tuesday and Friday 2, 5, 8, 9 – you may water on Wednesday and Saturday No watering is allowed on Sundays or between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.! Should the level of restriction change, notification will be done by the following methods: city website, Tiger Times publication, and on your monthly water billing.
Harrisburg City Compost Site
To establish a new lawn, new sod and seed watering permits are available for a one-time, two week period. The permit is $50.00 and can be obtained from City Hall. Please contact City Hall at 743-5872 in advance if you are interested in obtaining a permit.
Residents living within the city limits of Harrisburg only! The Harrisburg City Compost Site located at 801 S Prairie Street – Harrisburg Maintenance Facility will be open Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., weather permitting. Allowed at this site are branches, grass clippings, and leaves. No plastic bags or garbage! Absolutely NO other materials! THIS IS NOT A DUMP SITE To report a street light outage in any area other than the Greyhawk Estates and those caught dumping would be in violation and turned over to the Addition, please call Xcel Energy at 1-800-960-6235 or visit their website at authorities. www.xcelenergy.com. To report street light outages in the Greyhawk Estates Addition please call Southeastern Electric at 1-800-333-2859.
Street Light Outages
Harrisburg Community Library Corner PHILIP OLINGER Harrisburg Community Library is looking forward to summer, so please come down to 200 E Willow Street and check out our vast selection of books, DVDs, audio books, E-Readers, and Blu-Ray Discs. Please visit our FaceBook page and “Like Us” to stay up to date with library happenings. We are always adding new material and we have just started offering educational classes to the community. The library is gearing up for the summer reading program and we are excited to announce that this year’s theme will be “Super Heroes”. The summer reading kickoff will be May 28th at 1:00 pm with a puppet show. This program will help provide valuable incentives to keep children reading throughout the summer months. As a community library we are now searching for committee members to be on our Friends of the Library board. For more information please call the library at 605-767-7910. We really appreciate all your support. MICHAEL MCMAHON, PLANNING & ZONING COMMUNITY EDUCATION: Thanks to all of those who attended the April’s Spring has sprung and the grass is starting to grow like crazy! Please keep container gardening class, it was another success. In May and June we are your lawn mowed and the weeds pulled or sprayed. Remember that looking to offer classes on photography and bike safety. We are still working you are responsible to mow and maintain the boulevard or ditch area on the specifics and details about these classes, so check out our FaceBook between your yard and the adjacent street driving surface. We issue tall page for signup information. grass violation notices when grass exceeds eight inches in height. This
Lawn Mowing Season Has Returned!
SUMMER HOURS START May 26th Monday - Thursday: 10am-7pm Friday and Saturday: 10am-2pm Closed on Sundays
can result in the issuance of a citation for a $150 fine and/or abatement of the nuisance at your expense (and abatements are very expensive). We also issue violation notices for concentrations of weeds and noxious weeds. This is also a good time to make sure your pets are licensed and vaccinated. Dogs love to spend time outside and are required to wear a collar with a pet license tag and leash. Stop by City Hall and pick one up! Enjoy your spring and summer and stay safe!!
Ribbon Cutting And Open House – Harrisburg City Hall On March 19, 2015 the Harrisburg City Hall held an open house and ribbon cutting. It was attended by members of the Harrisburg Economic Development and Chamber, City Council, staff, residents, Stockwell Engineers, American Legion members, Mayors from Worthing and Canton and several others. It was an excellent opportunity to show off the city hall that was completed in 2014.
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Eggsellent Turnout for 3rd Annual Harrisburg Easter Eggstravaganza It was a breezy March afternoon, but that didn’t stop the children of Harrisburg from dashing after Easter prizes at the third annual Harrisburg Easter Eggstravaganza. An estimated 500 children and adults turned out at Heartland Park on Saturday, March 28th for what has become a Harrisburg tradition. Children had the opportunity to hop through the grass in search of Easter goodies, visit with the Easter Bunny, and bounce around on the large inflatable structures. The event was sponsored by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. “I was so pleased to see the great turnout at the Easter Eggstravaganza. We are fortunate to live in a community where the local businesses are committed to providing events like this for our residents,” said Adrienne McKeown, president of the Harrisburg Economic Development Corporation and Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. McKeown said that in addition to providing fun events for the community, the Chamber’s goal in sponsoring these activities is to show how vital it is to support local businesses. “It’s easy to take these activities for granted, but someone has to provide the resources in order for the events to happen. We hope that people think about their local businesses and choose to patronize them so that the businesses continue to thrive and can continue to support community events.” A full listing of Harrisburg Chamber members can be found on the Chamber’s website at www.chamberofharrisburgsd.com. The Easter Eggstravaganza was presented with sponsorship support from Bounce Around Inflatables, City of Harrisburg, Country Apple Orchard, Customeyze Designs, Harrisburgers, Monsanto, Ransom Church, Sam’s BP, Set to Sell/Sense of Style, and Sisson Printing.
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce thanks all who helped make the Easter Eggstravaganza a big success! Please join us in thanking these Chamber members who sponsored the event by providing monetary or in-kind donations.
Bounce Around Inflatables City of Harrisburg Country Apple Orchard Customeyze Designs Harrisburgers Monsanto Ransom Church Sam’s BP Set to Sell/Sense of Style Sisson Printing
Looking for Volunteer Work? Look no Further! JORDANN KROUSE At Sertoma Butterfly House & Marine Cove, they have everything you need for a fantastic volunteer experience. Sertoma is a non-profit organization which relies on volunteers and donations. With 12 volunteers working daily, there are plenty of chances for acceptance, even if you have no experience. Work with the public in furthering our knowledge of sea life in the marine cove, with attractions such as the Touch Tank, a tank where visitors can touch certain sea creatures such as anemone and starfish. Or explore the Tide Pool where you can interact with stingrays and sharks. Don't worry, they don’t bite! You can also relax in the beautify Flight Room, which is home to more then 800 butterflies and moths. Not to mention the dozen of tiny button quails running around everywhere. At Sertoma, there is something for everyone. And volunteering there is a fanatics experience that will be sure to leave you with knowledge and skills for a lifetime. You can contact them via email at http:// sertomabutterflyhouseandmarinecove.org (Must be 16 years or old, or have parents permission) (Open 10am-5pm)
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Training & Service
Harrisburg Days - Celebrating 125 Years! We want you to join the Harrisburg community as we celebrate our 125th birthday by attending Harrisburg Days, June 12th-14th. Spend Friday night listening to your favorite country songs performed by The Dustin Evans & Good Times Band. Kick off Saturday morning with the Walk Run Race for Their Lives charity run and finish the day dancing to the greatest hits of the 80’s with Arch Allies. For a complete look at the events, check out our website at www.harrisburgdays.com.
Volunteering We’ve said it time and time again. But without our great volunteers this event wouldn’t be the same. Last year, we had 189 volunteers to thank. That equals 723 of hours donated. Did you know you can have a great time and help improve your community both at the same time? It’s true! How, you ask? You volunteer with us at the various Harrisburg Days Foundation events. The bonus is that we have so many opportunities on so many different days and times we’re sure we can find an opening for you no matter how much time you have available to help. None of the events that the Foundation holds are possible without volunteers and you being there helps make sure it’s fun and safe for everyone and we all get one step closer to our goal. Sign up at HarrisburgDays.com.
Do You Know Your Harrisburg History? The city we now call Harrisburg has been located in several different places in north Lincoln County and gone by several other names. In 1871 Harrisburgh (yes, spelled with an ‘h’ on the end) was first established with a post office several miles east and south of our current location on the 9 Mile Creek. Some maps and documents also refer to this place as Harris. In 1880 the post office at Harrisburgh was moved to a site south of current Harrisburg and went by the name of Selina. In 1883 a new post office was established north of current Harrisburg and the proposed name was again Harrisburgh, however the name was rejected by the postal service and was instead called Springdale. Sometime between 1880 and 1883 the rail road depot in Canton, SD was sawed in half and part of it was moved to the same site as the Springdale post office. In 1890 the depot in Springdale was moved to the current site of Harrisburg. In 1892 a post office was opened at the current site of and called Harrisburg. Also in 1892 the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Rail Road filed the first plat for Harrisburg. In 1893 and 1894 the post offices in Selina and Springdale were closed. There are two competing stories for how Harrisburg got its name. The first story is that we received our name from the Harris family whose homestead was the location for the first Harrisburgh post office on 9 Mile Creek. The other story is that we received our name from a conductor on the rail road named Harris. For the purposes of celebrating our Centennial our city leaders chose 1890, the year the rail road depot was moved to current day Harrisburg, as our founding year. This year we continue that tradition by recognizing our 125th Birthday or Quasquicentennial. Courtesy City Offices of Harrisburg Facebook Website
A Special Thank You to: Manaal Ali & Jordann Krouse, Tiger Times Assistants Ms. Kaye Weber’s Students for their contribution of articles and excellent proofreading skills. Kylie Berndt Tanner Brown Madison Corcoran Bradyn Doell Daniel Gladush Shianne Hilligas Andrea Hodom Chris Jaminet Katelin Johnson Hannah Marlow Rachel Schroeder Zachary Selchert Thomas Teigen Leif Thorson Garrett Tiehen Jerica Warwick
Alvin Dempewolf - Harrisburg Hero Did you know Lake Alvin was named for Alvin Dempewolf, the only World War soldier form Harrisburg who died overseas. Lake Alvin is great for fishing, kayaking, and swimming. At City Hall we will soon be able to sell State Fishing / Hunting Licenses as well as State Park Stickers.. The Harrisburg Legion Post 45 is also named in honor of Alvin Dempewolf. Courtesy City Offices of Harrisburg Facebook Website
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School Board Welcomes Newest Member JONAH RASMUSSEN
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Stacy’s vision of Harrisburg’s School District is that there will be more houses, apartments, schools, roads, businesses, and overall growth, which will bring more children to our district to take a part in our growing educational system. Some of the priorities she finds important in the future includes continued safety of our students because the safer they feel, the better they perform. She would really like to create a family and community atmosphere for our schools as well. Due to Stacy’s belief that Special Olympics help both the special needs students and their peer volunteers emotionally, physically, and academically, increased Special Olympic opportunities are also on Stacy’s priority list. Our district appreciates Stacy’s passion and dedication.
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The Harrisburg School District welcomes its newest school board member, Stacy Haber. Stacy is a stay-at-home mother of three who grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from USD. She believes that Harrisburg is a growing family and community that has made substantial progress in the past decade. Her main motivation for running for the Harrisburg School Board is to help facilitate solutions in the Harrisburg education system. Stacy also possesses political experience and feels comfortable with voicing Harrisburg’s concerns in Pierre. Since Stacy believes that the school board has done a commendable job in the past of promoting our schools and our community, she is eager to become a part of this committed group. In addition, she also would like to try to make sure that there are open-minded people on the board in the future so that our board can determine tough decisions head on when it faces them. She thinks that taking on the task of representing everyone throughout the entire district is a very serious matter.
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CAR HOP Burgers, Hot Dogs and Homemade Ice Cream
Sunday, May 31st 5:00-7:00 pm Don’t miss the classic cars and raffle! Benefits the Harrisburg United Methodist Youth Group Cost: Free-will donation Harrisburg United Methodist Church 204 Grand Avenue • (605) 767-2253 THE TIGER TIMES • MAY 2015 • PAGE 6
District Looking Ahead JOEY STRUWE, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR I can’t believe that the school year is almost over already! I want to thank everyone at Harrisburg for making this such a wonderful year. The students, staff, coaches, and administrators have been so great to work with and have made me feel welcome. I am looking forward to next year as we continue to work in concert to provide positive, successful opportunities for our students. As the school year begins to wind down, I want to let you know about several planned changes and improvements we have planned for next year. I just want to put these on your radar so that it doesn’t take anyone by surprise. Physicals for students in grades 7-12 for the 2015-16 school year can be taken at any time. This year all registration material will be available online, links to registration materials and instructions can be found on your school website. https://harrisburghs-oar.rschooltoday.com/ Follow the steps at
this link to obtain all the paperwork you need for the physical and to fill out the registration form. The only forms you will need to take with you will be the pre-participation history form and the physical form itself. The physical form needs to be either uploaded to this side after it is complete or returned to the school office of the school your child attends. We will be changing our calendar system to a more streamlined system that will incorporate school activities and outside group activities to one merge in to one place to make it easier for our staff to coordinate efforts. This change will be made at the end of this school year and more information will be posted to the web site at that time and published in the June issue of Tiger Times. In order to help medical personnel identify possible concussions and protect our students, all students who will be participating in any sport (712) next year will be required to have a baseline ImPACT test on file. These will be given at times throughout July and there will be more information posted to the web site when school is out and in the June and July Tiger Times.
Tiger Nation Recognizes 2014-15 Success Congratulations to the Class of 2015! You have entertained and amazed us at the podium, on stage, on the field, on the court or course! Thanks for your commitment to extra curricular activities at Harrisburg High School and best of luck in your future endeavors. Here are few of our Harrisburg student successes this past school year: TRACK & FIELD Automatic 2015 AA State Qualifers - Haley Bruggeman 100m Hurdles, Dan Mastick 100 Hurdles, Conner Erickson Long Jump, Paul Paul 100 & 400m Dash, and Erin Kinney 100m Dash, State Provisional Qualifiers - Haley Bruggeman 300m Hurdles, Greyson Zamora 3200m Run, Conner Erickson Triple & High Jump, Paul Paul 200m Dash, Darien Polstra 100m Hurdles, Sarah Westerman Long Jump, Justis Clayton Long Jump, Sammi Slaughter High Jump, Jack Anderson Long Jump, Zach Andela 100m Dash, Sydney Halling 100m & 200m Dash, Erin Kinney 200m Dash, New Harrisburg Records 2015 - Matt Pohlmann Pole Vault 11’6”, Erin Kinney 100m Dash in12.3 seconds, and Girls 4 X 100m Relay team - Erin Kinney, Sydney Halling, Hannah Loos & Haley Bruggeman 51.2 WRESTLING State Champion and All-ESD Conference honors - Matt Schirado, 4th Place State & Region IIA Champion - Lane Warzecha, 5th Place State & Region IIA Champion - Jacob Hanssen GIRLS BASKETBALL State All-Tournament Team - Danni Honner, ESD- All Conference Honors - Danni Honner & Sammi Slaughter, Academic AllState - Jordan Beiswanger, Haley Bruggeman & Danni Honner BOYS BASKETBALL Academic All-State - Jayce Corlett, Cody Eide, Justin Jacobson, Logan Slack & Kian Wilcox ART - State AA 3rd Place - Gabe May with 3D Sculpture and Gabe May Peoples Choice Award with his Charcoal Drawing, State AA 3rd Place Emma Jordan, Watercolor BAND - All-State honors - Nicole Pierson, Solo Superior Ratings at Regions - Sylvie Larson, Danielle Eckert, Sydney Hirschkorn, Katelyn Decker, Nicole Pierson, Madeline Gould, Jadyn Ulrich, Emilie Larson, Ben Aasheim, Garrett Buchanan, Ellie Dykstra & Morgan Lanier, Ensemble Superior Ratings at Regions - Megan Yee/Meghan Krull, Jadyn Ulrich/Sylvie Larson, Connor Engberg/Parker Brown/Grace Aasheim/Bailee Jensen/Loren Secor/Emilie Larson, Ben Aasheim/Rilyn Fox, & Paige Schnetter/Cole Hanselman/Dan Mastick/Marisa Morris/Isaac Hettver/Anna McAllister CHOIR honors - SD Senior Honor Choir - Dan Mastick & Allison Meyer, SD Junior Honor Choir - Annika Paulsen,
Dan Mastick & Belle Ross, Nashville National Honor Choir - Dan Mastick All-State Chorus - Brooklyn Boyles, Gabe May, Kirynn Hogan, Dan Mastick, Allison Meyer, Isaac Hettver, Aanna Okerlund, Adam Larson, Madeline Gould, Connor Hoback, Sylvie Larson & Noah Bunger, Alternates Kailee VerSteeg & Nolan Carlson SDSU Men’s Festival Choir - Noah Bunger, Adam Larson, Nolan Carlson, Isaac Hettver & Garret Buchanan Region Vocal Contest /Augustana - **Perfect Score, Superior Solos Allison Meyer, **Kailee Becktold, Kailee VerSteeg, Diana Strizheus, Ivory denHoed, Jadyn Ulrich, Noah Bunger, **Adam Larson, Maria Potratz, Sylvie Larson, Levi Blodgett, Dan Mastick & **Allie Loftesness, Superior Duets - Ivory denHoed/Darby Kruetzfeldt & Connor Hoback/Rachel Penniston, Superior Quartet - ** Levi Blodgett/Dan Mastick/Connor Hoback/Adam Larson and Superior Ensemble - All-State Singers DEBATE honors - National Qualifiers Public Forum Debate - Sydney Tuttle & Lucas Davis, Ann Marie Anderson & Alex Cain -1st alternates, Grace Aasheim & Marisa Morris - 3rd Alternates, Jordann Krouse - 5th place and 3rd alternate in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking at National Qualifying Tournament Sydney Tuttle & Lucas Davis - Quarterfinalists at SDHSAA State Debate Tournament in AA Public Forum, Manaal Ali & Jordann Krouse Quarterfinalists at SDHSAA State Debate Tournament in AA Public Forum, Manaal Ali - 2nd Place AA Original Oratory at SDHSAA State Debate Tournament Landon Dinger & Hayden Cole - 1st Place in Public Forum at Great Midwestern Novice Debate Championship in Iowa City, Landon Dinger - 5th place top speaker award at the 2015 GMNDC and Sydney Tuttle was nominated by schools across the state as a finalist for the Donus Roberts Public Forum Debate Senior Award DECA National Qualifiers - Jacob Harms, State1st Place Principles of Finance, and Vandi Bymers, Brody Mouw & Cameron Kleinsasser - 2nd Place Regions in Restaurant Virtual Business Competition, and Jacob Harms & Claire McDowell - State 2nd Place in Sports Entertainment FCCLA - 2014/15 State President Ashton Auch, 2015/2016 Arianna Feller State Officer, and South Dakota Healthy Living Youth Council Members Mya Hanisch & Alaina Ford
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FFA - seniors receiving their State FFA Degree at the Convention, equivalent to All-State honors - Jonathon Bolte, Sydney Hirschkorn, Amanda Jandl, Anna McAllister, Sarah Hotchkins, Jordan Brock, Danielle Eckert, Morgan Lanier & Karlie Westall HOSA - 87 Harrisburg students competed at State Conference April 9-10th -our Tiger National Qualifers: Biomedical Debate team – Manaal Ali, Grace Aasheim, Ann Marie Anderson & Marisa Morris, Forensic Medicine team – Haley Bruggeman & MacKenzie Mellick, Health Education team– Manaal Ali & Sarah Westerman and Taylor Kelly, Darien Poelstra, Samantha Reuer, Clinical Specialty - Kelsi Snyder, Sarah Westerman & Arianna Feller, Public Service Announcement team – Josh Boraas, Matt Pohlmann, Dylan Tams & Chase Wallace, HOSA Bowl teams - Ann Marie Anderson, Shouri Dirks & Mallory Lanier and Clay Miller, JT Miller, Devon Thilges & Pat Wiebers, Nursing Assisting – Briana Gross, Creative Problem Solving team, Grace Aasheim, Ross Lanier, Marisa Morris & Noah Peterson, Medical Innovation team - Sydney Gibson, Mya Hanisch & Ireland Nichols, Researched Persuasive Speaking - Marisa Morris, Medical Photography – Kailee Versteeg & Kenadee Taylor, Dental Science – Hannah Markman, Health Care Team - Manaal Ali, Grace Aasheim, Briana Gross, Ross Lanier & Marisa Morris, Prepared Speaking – Manaal Ali, Epidemiology - Belle Ross, Medical Math – Colby Reynolds, Medical Terminology - Ross Lanier, 2015-2016 SD HOSA State Officers, President – Briana Gross, President-Elect – Marisa Morris & Secretary/Reporter – Manaal Ali, also Manaal Ali & Ross Lanier were selected to be 2015 Sanford PROMISE Scholars
Argus Leader Media ACADEMIC All-Stars - Shouri Dirks & Mallory Lanier CROSS COUNTRY - All-State Greyson Zamora 10th & Alexander Auch 25th, ESD All-Conference Greyson Zamora 4th & Alexander Auch 7th, Academic All-State - Sydney Hirschkorn, Mallory Lanier, Connor Mellick, & Loren Secor FOOTBALL ESD All-Conference honors - Cody Cook, Jonathan Kabambi, Lukas Johnson, Bailey Schriever, Devon Thilges, Vasiliy Stefanyuk & Lane Wazercha BOYS SOCCER - ESD All-Conference - Tarek Nour & Aaron Hanson, ESD Honorable Mention, Brett Deetz
GIRLS SOCCER - First Team All-State - Darien Poelstra & Taylor Kelly, Honorable Mention - Kori Fink, Girls Soccer - ESD All-Conference First Team - Jordan Beiswanger, Taylor Kelly, Nicole Pierson and Darien Poelstra, Honorable Mention - Kori Fink & Hannah Loos SOFTBALL - All-State - Mallory Lanier & Aanna Okerlund, Honorable Mention - Steph Gabel & Brooke Severy VOLLEYBALL - All-State Second Team - Sammi Slaughter, Honorable Mention - Haley Bruggeman and Haley Bruggeman Academic AllState, ESD All-Conference - Sammi Slaughter, Honorable Mention Haley Bruggeman
Girls Wrestling Club If you have an interest in joining the girls wrestling club, please plan on attending a meeting in the High School Little Theater May 5th at 6pm. Girls K-12 are welcome, but the main emphasis will be on middle and high school girls.
@AugustanaSD Congratulations to members of the
Augustana Class of 2019! Thank you for choosing to Go Viking!
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B E N A A S H E I M Congratulations Ben!!! We love you and are very proud of all that you have accomplished and are very excited to see what the future holds for you!!! Mom & Dad
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Congratulations Drew! We are so proud of you! You have become a wonderful young man!
We are so blessed to have you in our lives. Astounded by the things you have already accomplished and can’t wait to see what comes with your next venture at Augustana this fall.
Love you,
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Mom, Dad and Cam
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Tink, as parents we are extremely proud of the remarkable young woman that you have become and all of your tremendous accomplishments. You have achieved so much already and have an amazing future ahead of you. We cannot begin to express the joy that you have brought to our lives. Congratulations on another milestone, we are looking forward to cheering for you as a DWU tiger! We love you Ashton!
J o r d a n Beiswanger Congratulations Jordan! All of your hard work and dedication has paid off! We are extremely proud of all you have accomplished and the person you have become. We know that you have a bright future ahead of you.
Love, Mom & Dad
Dad and Mom
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Congrats!! Super Proud of you!! Go get your dreams!!!
We’re so proud of you!! Thank you for taking us on such an amazing ride through your high school years! We wish you the very best at USD!!!
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Jayce, Believe in yourself and you will succeed! We are proud of you and love you!
I am so proud of the young man you have become. Good luck in life’s journey. I am excited to see what the future holds for you!
Love, Mom, Dad, Geno & Sam
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Congratulations on your Graduation. We are very proud of you! Enjoy this time with friends and family. You have a bright future ahead of you.
Congratulations Chaz!
Mom & Dad
Love, Mom, Dad, Aaron, Tara & Angel!
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Lukas & Paul J o h n s o n We are so proud of the young men that you have become. Your perseverance, integrity, and work ethic will get you to where you want to go! Remember who you are!
Congratulations, Danni! We are so very proud of you! Love, Mom, Dad, Brecli, Jerzy, and Kiley!
Love, Mom and Dad
J A N A KOLL ARCIKOVA I hope you had a great Senior Year. This year was special because of YOU! Congrats!
Love you, Jaekob
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M A L L O R Y L A N I E R Congratulations, Mallory, on your achievements! We are so proud of you and wish you the best at the University of Kansas - Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Love, Dad, Mom and Zach
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Congratulations Adam, we are so proud of you and cannot wait to see what the future holds. Love you to the moon and back a million times!
Congratulations Hannah! We are so proud of you!
Love, Love,
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Congratulations Abbey! You have brought us immeasurable joy and we are so proud of you and the person you’ve become. You are kind and compassionate, driven, self-reliant, and have a fantastic sense of humor. Good luck in college - you’ll do great!
Matt, we are so proud of you and excited for your future!
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We love you! Mom, Dad, Kinsey, Jackson & Tucker
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S h a y e S l a u g h t e r Congratulations Shaye!!
Congratulations Logan! We are proud of you.
Love, Mom, Dad, Sami and Blair
Love, Mom, Dad, Caitlyn & Laura
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Congratulations Devon! We are so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments.
We are so very proud of all you’ve become over the past 18 years and are so excited to see what your future will bring.
You rocked it! Love you. Love,
Love Always, Mom & Dad, Madelyn & Matthew
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HOSA Happenings KAY BASS & ANGELA WACHAL – HOSA ADVISORS
HOSA Bowl
National Qualifier – 2nd place – Team 1: Ann Marie Anderson, Shouri Dirks, Mallory Lanier
National Qualifier – 3rd place - Team 3: Clay Miller, JT Miller, Devon Thilges, Pat Wiebers
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Creative Problem Solving Congratulations to all HOSA members who competed at the HOSA State Leadership Conference on April 9th and 10th in Sioux Falls. We are happy to say that the 2015 SD HOSA Conference was a success! See the results from the conference below – Harrisburg had 34 students qualify to compete this June at the National HOSA Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California. A special congratulations to Briana Gross, Manaal Ali, and Marisa Morris who will serve on the 2015-2016 State HOSA Officer team.
National Qualifier – 1st place - Team 1: Grace Aasheim, Ross Lanier, Marisa Morris, Noah Petersen
Medical Innovation
National Qualifier – 3rd place - Team 1: Sydney Gibson, Mya Hanisch, Ireland Nichols
National Qualifier – 2nd place – Kailee Versteeg
National Qualifier – 3rd place – Kenadee Taylor
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National Qualifier – 1 place - Team 3: Manaal Ali, Sarah Westerman
National Qualifier – 3rd place - Team 7: Taylor Kelly, Darien Poelstra, Samantha Reuer
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National Qualifier – 3rd place – Hannah Markman
2nd place – Team 1: Manaal Ali, Grace Aasheim, Briana Gross, Ross Lanier, Marisa Morris
Prepared Speaking National Qualifier – 1st place – Manaal Ali Epidemiology
2nd place – Belle Ross
Medical Math National Qualifier – 2nd place – Colby Reynolds
National Qualifier – 1st place – Kelsi Snyder
National Qualifier - 2nd place – Sarah Westerman
National Qualifier – 3rd place – Arianna Feller
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President – Briana Gross
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Student Congress Season Begins JORDANN KROUSE As the end of the year rolls around, the new season of student congress is just beginning. With high school students who are involved in debate/speech participating, this is sure to be an exciting competitive experience. Students from all over the state will meet in Pierre, SD on April 10, to debate and discuss bills that they submitted earlier. The topics of the Bills can range anywhere between something as fun as colonizing the moon, to more serious ones involving ISIS. No matter what the bill is, students are encouraged to put all their effort into researching and analyzing the topic. They then present speeches on whether the congress should pass the bill or not. It is a very knowledgeable experience that provides insight into how our nations government works. THE TIGER TIMES • MAY 2015 • PAGE 12
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Summer Employment Opportunities EMMA BOLGER As the school year approaches an end, high school students are starting to look for summer jobs. Some of the benefits to a summer job include earning extra money, taking part in activities during the day, and learning the importance of responsibility. While some students may get a job, other students may take part in an internship. This opportunity helps the students get a feel for what they like as they start finishing up their high school career. According to the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, the youth minimum wage for employees under age eighteen is set at $7.50 per hour. The counselors at Harrisburg High School provide job options and post them online for the students such as Monsanto, Trail Ridge Retirement Home, Tea Aquatics, Wild Water West, Bakker Crossing, Pizza Rev, Nyberg Ace, and nannying. Some students might also consider volunteering with the Red Cross or Humane Society. These are just a few of the opportunities that students can consider as they progress and advance through high school.
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MRS. LISA CARDILLO AND MYAH DINGER Please help raise money and goods for the Sioux Falls Humane Society. Myah Dinger, a HHS sophomore, is planning Harrisburg High School’s Fusion Fair for May 7th from 6-8 pm. The event will showcase events, projects, and activities that HHS students have done over the last year. From Senior art students sharing their work to science research students presentations on display, come see some of the amazing things that the high school students have done this year! There will also be a bake sale to raise money for the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. If you have any old blankets, towels, pet food, or other items that you would like to donate to the Humane Society, a box will be located at the entrance of the commons. Please contact Lisa Cardillo at Lisa.Cardillo@k12.sd.us if you have any questions about this event. We look forward to seeing you there!
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High School State Art Show TRACY BIRD The weekend of March 20th the first annual High School state art show was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Over 200 pieces of artwork from students all across the state were exhibited. Artwork was judged based on originality, creativity, quality, presentation, and the artist statement, which accompanied each piece. Of the nine entries from Harrisburg, two received a place medal in the AA division. Senior Gabe May received 3rd place for his sculpture of a carved dog and Junior Emma Jordan received 3rd place for a watercolor painting of a seascape. Gabe May also took home the People’s Choice award for his hyper-realistic charcoal drawing of the Afghan Girl, a well-known photograph from the cover of a 1984 National Geographic.
Freshman Alexis Tjaden colored pencil drawing, Dream-catcher. THE TIGER TIMES • MAY 2015 • PAGE 14
Gabe May’s hyper-realistic charcoal drawing of the Afghan Girl.
FFA Excels At State Convention TODD MARKS & TARA FASTERT, ADVISORS The Harrisburg FFA chapter finished another successful year at the 2015 South Dakota State FFA Convention held at SDSU on April 12-14. 58 members of the Harrisburg chapter participated in workshops, proficiency awards, and Career Development events at the convention and returned home with many honors. Ten different Career Development Teams participated at this year’s convention. The top three teams receive a plaque and the top 10 individuals receive medals in each CDE. The Nursery Landscaping Team of Kailyn Mutsch, Sydney Gibson, Austin Harris, and Grant Paulsen had the best performance for Harrisburg by bringing home the 2nd place, state runner up award! Individually, Mutsch finished 4th, Harris 8th, Gibson 9th and Paulsen 11th out of the 59 individuals in the competition. Two teams from Harrisburg brought home 3rd place honors. The Milk Quality team of Connor McAllister, Alyvia Ahnberg, Marianne Bishop, and Chase Jensen set a HHS FFA record by placing 3rd out of 45 teams. This is the first time in school history that a Milk Quality team finished in the top 10! Of the 152 individuals in the event, McAllister placed 8th and Ahnberg placed 10th. Also placing 3rd was the Food Science team of Noah Hovorka, Nicole Hudson, Grace Aasheim, and Morgan Lanier. Hovorka brought home 8th place individual honors out of 63 competitors. Our agronomy team placed 5th out of 35 teams with Noah Hoback finishing 11th out of 116. Brady Samuelson, Cassidy Rippentrop and Sydnee Lewellen rounded out the agronomy team and all three placed in the top 25. The meats team and the Vet Science teams also finished well by placing 8th and 14th respectively. FFA Proficiency awards are based on a members Supervised Agricultural experience program. Eleven HHS members were recognized in 14 different proficiency categories. Winners at the state level receive a plaque, and cash prizes of $250 for first, $100 for 2nd and $50 for third place. State first place winners this year for Harrisburg were Shelby Strand; Equine Science Placement, Amanda Jandl; Grain Production Placement, Anna McAllister; Home and Community Development, Sydney Hirschkorn; Fruit Production, Nathan Harmer; Outdoor Recreation, and Sydney Gibson; Nursery Operations. Second place winners
from HHS were Sawyer Strand; Equine Science Entrepreneurship, Samantha Peterson; Agricultural Services, Nathan Harmer; Agricultural Education, and Karlie Westall; Small Animal Care and Management. Our third place winners included Ben Ostebee; Turf Grass Management, Rowdy Hillmer; Agricultural Sales, Amanda Jandl; Diversified Crop Production Placement and Sydney Gibson; Diversified Horticulture. The FFA Star awards are also based on a members Supervised Agricultural Experience program as well as their overall involvement in the FFA. This year, Ashlynn Beninga was recognized as one of the four Star Greenhand Finalists. The Star Greenhand program recognizes sophomore members who have started a strong SAE program and who have been very active during their first year of membership. Ashlynn won the District 7 Star Greenhand award and her application was selected to advance to state competition where she received a plaque and $25 prize money for being a state finalist. Nine senior FFA members received the highest degree of membership that the state association can bestow upon a member. The State FFA Degree is the equivalent of All-State honors and the following HHS members received their degrees. Jonathon Bolte, Jordan Brock, Danielle Eckert, Sydney Hirschkorn, Sarah Hotchkins, Amanda Jandl, Morgan Lanier, Anna McAllister, and Karlie Westall. Harrisburg Chapter President, Anna McAllister applied for and competed for one of the six State FFA Officers who were elected to manage the state organization for the 2015-16 school year. After a lengthy interview process, Anna was not elected but gained valuable experience, business contacts and great memories of her senior state convention. Mr. Marks & Ms. Fastert would like to congratulate all of our members for an outstanding year and excellent convention. Special thanks to all of the parents who took the time to attend the convention and support our members and also to Danny Harris and Roger Timmerman for driving bus to the convention.
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North Middle School Be Yourself
Combine Results
TAMMY ADNEY, NMS
JEREMIAH CRAMBLIT
The week of March 23rd the sixth grade team worked on activities that focused on being yourself and your own unique characteristics. The week started off watching the movie titled Temple Grandin, which is a biography about her life and her struggles that she had with autism. On Tuesday the students made puzzle pieces labeling their own piece with their own individual qualities. These were linked together in the vortex. On Wednesday the improv group from the high school came and performed for the sixth grade class. They focused on bullying, and acted out social situations that sixth graders might face. The students were involved in the performances and had a great time. On Thursday the students rotated through the sixth grade advisories and were involved in different activities. The kids learned a lot about themselves and others and gained valuable knowledge on the golden rule.
North Middle School students had a chance to participate in a miniNFL combine during the month of March. Some of the combine events correlated nicely with the students’ 4th quarter fitness tests. These events included the 20-yard dash, Pro-agility, Broad Jump, Bench Press, and Vertical Jump. Combine events are designed to look at participant’s speed, agility, and strength. Due to time constraints, some of the tests were limited so listed below are the top three boys and three girls in the 20-yard dash, Pro-Agility, and Broad Jump. Hopefully we will be able to make the combine an annual event at North with support from local college football programs.
North Encore ENCORE STAFF The North Encore Team is entering their last rotation and wants to let you know that we have loved having your students in class! Your students have enjoyed learning healthy eating habits in FACS class, combating heat disease in Health, exploring Hispanic artists in Spanish, launching rockets in TechEd, and firing their original clay designs in Art. We hope that through the exposure to non-traditional classroom experiences, your students will not only become more well-rounded learners, but also find life-long hobbits and hobbies. Thank you for sharing your kids with us and we look forward to our final rotation with them!
Shakespeare Up North HEIDI STREIT, KELLY ANDREWS, AND AMANDA OLINGER While William Shakespeare was most active in the sixteenth century, he is alive and well at North Middle School in the Enrichment ELA classes. From sixth to eighth grade the students will all get a taste of the Bard in some way from reading and acting out one of his works in its entirety to reading parts of his works; we are all getting our fill of Renaissance works. In Advanced 8th grade the students will be reading “Romeo and Juliet” and acting out portions of the play. They will also analyze the different ways that film directors have interpreted the world’s greatest tragic love story and to end, the students work with their acting troupe to present a scene from the play. In Advanced 7th the students will be analyzing the comedy of Shakespeare by analyzing a few select scenes from “A Midsummer’s Nights Dream.” The unit starts out with a strong analysis of humor and humorous elements, and then they continue that analysis by analyzing the humorous elements present in the play while also performing a scene from the play. In Advanced 6th grade the students focus on presenting monologues and working with stage directions. Then they prepare and perform a dialogue from “Twelfth Night.” The unit starts off with a focus on monologues, it moves into analyzing poetry for performance, and then the students analyze Shakespeare in text, in film, and in performance as they act out a dialogue on stage. We really enjoy that our curriculum is vertically aligned and provides a progression from 6th to 8th grade. We also appreciate that all of our students are having a fun and educational experience with the infamous William Shakespeare. THE TIGER TIMES • MAY 2015 • PAGE 16
6th Boys: 20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
2.93 Kamen Hudson
3.03 Blaze Lubbers
7’5 Kamen Hudson
3.00 Evan Henderson 3.38 Hayden Muirhead 7’2 Lincoln Boetel 3.06 Sam Raburn
3.47 Tristan Jansma
7’2 Thiago Falco 7’0 Kaden Heisler
6th Grade Girls: 20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
3.22 Kiah Pieters
3.72 Josie Bowers
6’9 Liz Dierks
3.28 Olivia Pfeifle
3.78 Isabelle Moore
6’5 Ella Rasmussen
3.30 Mallory Fokken
3.81 Chloe Kirschen
6’5 Olivia Hruby
20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
3.06 Connor Murray
3.06 Payton Metzger
7’8 Sam Peterson
3.06 Jack Raburn
3.22 Sam Christianson
7’8 Jack Raburn
3.09 Miguel Distor
3.22 Sam Menke
7’6 Alex Holt
3.15 Myles Tippton
3.22 Jack Raburn
7’5 Payton Kleinsasser
7th Grade Boys:
3.31 Brady Schultz
7th Grade Girls: 20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
3.06 Erin Kinney
3.60 Ellie Dikaryova
7’9 Ellie Dikaryova
3.07 Ellie Dikaryova
3.66 Madison Roeman
7’7 Erin Kinney
3.13 Hallie Mertz
3.71 Olivia Pfeifle
6’8 Makaylee Fischer
8th Grade Girls: 20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
3.28 Shelby Specht
3.66 Ka’Tavia Watson
7’4 Kylie Larson
3.31 Kylie Stevens
3.78 Hailey Langston
6’8 MaKenzie Peterson
3.34 Kylie Larson
3.85 MaKenzie Peterson 6’6 Majesta Johnson
3.34 Ka’Tavia Watson
8th Boys: 20 yd Dash
Pro-Agility:
Broad Jump:
2.81 Jackson Schroeppel
3.18 Sam Pham
8’7 Evan Mattson
2.96 Evan Mattson
3.31 Evan Mattson
8’3 Malcolm Reid
3.0 Kristian Willis
3.32 Grady Gulbranson
8’2 Sam Pham
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Want To Travel To Washington, D.C. For The Presidential Inauguration? TAMRA HUFFMAN Attention current 6th and 7th grade students and parents: An amazing opportunity is available for you! Mrs. Huffman, 8th grade American history teacher, is offering a trip for students to Washington, D.C. to witness the next presidential inauguration. She is currently presenting to all North Middle School’s 6th and 7th grade students during their advisories about this unforgettable experience to travel to our nation’s capital. The trip will be offered January 18 – 21, 2017 and will include much more than just the inauguration. Mrs. Huffman has arranged stops at the following locations: White House US Capitol Washington Monument Smithsonian Museums Night tour of all Memorials
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Mount Vernon – home of President George Washington Ford’s Theatre/Peterson House – location where President Lincoln was assassinated Holocaust Memorial Museum National Archives – see original Declaration of Independence and Constitution! Our student group will also travel to Arlington National Cemetery which is one of the oldest cemeteries established during the Civil War. We will visit the Kennedy Gravesites as well as the Challenger Memorials. Four students from North Middle School will also be chosen to participate in the wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Friday, January 20 will be the highlight of our trip. We will start off the morning witnessing the inauguration on Capitol Hill by listening to the Oath of Office and the President’s first address to the nation. Later that afternoon, we will watch the inaugural parade and participate in the celebrations welcoming in the newest President. In the evening, Mrs. BRAD HARTZLER For the past four months, the HNMS computer coding club has been Huffman has planned a boat cruise on the Potomac. Students will enjoy meeting every Monday and Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. to learn the an inaugural dinner and dance while cruising along the river. They will also language that drives our computers. The club worked on learning a have the opportunity to meet other students from all over the country. variety of computer languages such as HTML, JavaScript, Ruby, jQuery, This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. All 6th and 7th grade students PHP, and Python through a self-paced, free tutorial company named were given an informational packet about the trip. Please look through “Code Academy.” During this time, several students mastered two to the material and contact Mrs. Huffman with any questions about the three programming languages and have solved numerous practice sets trip. There is an early-bird discount if you sign up before the end of the with a couple students writing their very own code. The program allows school year. Mrs. Huffman also plans on having a meeting for parents and for students to work on it at home as well as at school and offers tutorials if students in the fall once school starts. You will receive more information students get stuck, which is great because some students went home and about the trip and the parent meeting during next year’s open house. expanded their knowledge of computer language. Please contact Mrs. Huffman at tamra.huffman@k12.sd.us
Computer Coding Club
One example of a coding set students worked through with Mr. Hartzler was building an online version of “rock, paper, scissors.” At the conclusion of the exercise, students play an online version of the classic schoolyard game against the computer. Several students noted how empowering it was for them to create programs—on a minor scale—that operated like major websites they’ve interacted with in life.
South Middle School South Middle School Welcomes Student Teacher JASON DONNELLY This spring, the 6 grade team is excited to have Justin Cook on our team. Mr. Cook will spend seven weeks student-teaching with Mr. Donnelly and Mrs. Plaine, teaching 6th grade math and science classes. He will be teaching a variety of units and projects with both the general and advanced 6th grade math and science students. Mr. Cook says, “I am enjoying my time at Harrisburg South Middle School because the students are full of energy and are excited to learn. The staff works hard to provide them with opportunities where they can grow and become leaders who are ready for the future.” th
Mr. Cook is a student at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. Mr. Cook has been involved in track and field at Augustana and is active in the Augustana College Education Association and will graduate in May with a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Reading and English as a New Language. He recently finished an elementary education placement working with 4th grade students in Luverne, Minnesota. Mr. Cook is originally from Lakefield, Minnesota. Harrisburg South Middle School is excited to have Justin working with us!
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Genius Hour ~ The Possibilities Are Endless 8TH GRADE TEAM What does writing an app, designing a cabinet, building a rocket and organizing a fundraising for a homeless shelter all have in common? These are three of the many passions of eighth grade students at South Middle School. During the Spring Semester students have had the opportunity to explore these passions through Genius Hour. Genius Hour encourages creativity and exploration by allowing students choice in what they learn for a given period of time. Each week for one class period students worked on a Genius Hour project of their own choose. Ranging from designing a football helmet to creating a stop motion video, the possibilities of topic choices were endless. After brainstorming and settling on a topic students sought out experts to serve as resources throughout their project. Each project then took on a life of
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its own. At the end of fourteen weeks students then brought all of their research and final projects together to share with their fellow classmates. A portion of the students also present their Genius Hour Projects to the community at Show Case night. So the next time you come across eighth grade students, ask them about their Genius Hour project and watch their passion overflow.
Explorer Elementary Meet Explorer’s 5th Grade Students Of The Month For March Name: Ayden V. (5E)
Name: Storm K (5V)
Family: Mom, Dad, Axton, and Addsion
Family: Mom, Dad, River, Ryder and Sky
Favorite Subject: Math
Favorite Subject: Study Hall or Math
Best Part of School: Recess
Best Part of School: When I get to work on Mangahigh
My Hero: Rex Burkhead
My Hero: My friends
Why: I want to grow up to be like him and play for Nebraska.
Why: I want to as cool as them.
When I have free time I like to: Hang out with friends.
When I have free time I like to: Play games
My best vacation was to: California
My best vacation was to: Mall of America
Favorite Movie: Avengers
Favorite Movie: How the Earth was Made videos
Favorite TV show: Top Gear
Favorite TV show: Total Drama Island
Favorite Band/Musician: Mathew West
Favorite Band/Musician: Mr. Parr
I would like to be thought of as: A kind and good friend.
I would like to be thought of as: An awesome guy.
“Go West” EXPLORER 5TH GRADE TEAM Explorer Elementary 5th Graders performed their final Spring Music Concert March 26th, at the North Middle School Auditorium. They performed a musical entitled “Go West” which featured songs about pioneers traveling to the western frontier. Students were led by our outstanding music teacher, Mrs. Short. This was an extra special musical for Mrs. Short, because it was her final show! Mrs. Short ordered “Go West” a few years ago but was unable to perform it because of class sizes in Explorer being too large, and then too small. “Go West” was an excellent choice as students were learning about the frontier in Social Studies at the same time. Students were able to make connections to their roles in “Go West” to the historical figures in the texts. This is Mrs. Short’s last year here at Explorer, and we are sad to see her go. She has done exceptionally, and always demands the best performances out of her students. Mrs. Short’s shoes will be difficult to fill, but we know retirement will treat her well.
Freedom Elementary Fourth Grade KATHLEEN PETERSEN & DANIELLE PLACE As the school year winds down, it’s time for the Freedom fourth graders to get down to business. Each of the students is putting their hard work and skills gained throughout the year to test by creating a wax museum. They work hard to complete the research steps during the last month and a half of school with the goal of presenting it to their parents and fellow students of Freedom Elementary. In the end, each student will present on and dress up as a wax figure. Both fourth grade classrooms are given the chance to choose an influential figure from history that they would like to learn more about. The students go through the process of researching their figure, organizing their ideas, creating a rough draft, and writing a final draft. When all of these steps are complete, students create a speech from their research as well as design and display a poster to show pictures and interesting information about their figure. This will be the third year in a row that the fourth graders have created a wax museum. It is a lot of hard work for the students, but they always enjoy showing off their research and talents! THE TIGER TIMES • MAY 2015 • PAGE 19
Liberty Elementary The LPTO Holds Fun Events For Our Liberty Students MRS. ENEBO, MRS. GRAFF, AND MRS. HANSON The Liberty Parent Teacher Organization has held many fun events for Liberty Elementary this year. They started the year with Pizza Bingo and a 50’s Themed Sock Hop. They hosted their annual Carnival on Saturday, April 11th in the Liberty Elementary Gym and Commons Area. It is one of Liberty’s biggest fundraisers. There were many fun games, wonderful prizes, and a Candy Walk in place of the Cake Walk. Each classroom was responsible to put a themed basket together to raffle off at the end of the carnival. A few of the basket examples were pamper baskets, a gift card basket, a Lego boy and Lego girl basket, and many family fun baskets. The LPTO would like to thank all of the volunteers, the classrooms for the baskets, the vendors, and all that made donations to make the carnival a success. The LPTO’s next big event is the Belle of the Ball, which is also known as the Father Daughter Dance. It is scheduled for May 1st. Tickets are on sale now and all elementary girls in the Harrisburg District have been invited to attend. A dinner from Harrisburgers of chicken strips, potato wedges, dinner roll, and a beverage is being served at 6:00 and 6:30 for purchase. The dance starts at 7:00 and the cost is $5.00. The balloon drop is at 7:15. There will be a photographer taking pictures. Volunteers are needed for this event! They need people to help with serving dinner, serving desserts and punch, ticket takers, photographers, and chaperones. They also need desserts to be served at our event. Please be sure they adhere to the peanut policy. Desserts can be dropped of to the Liberty Office between Thursday April 30 and Friday, May 1. Please see your child’s Tiger Tuesday Website for more information. The LPTO Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 in the Library. Everyone is welcome.
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