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HARRISBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

PARTNERS WITH THE TIGER TIMES T

he Tiger Times is proud to announce a partnership with the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. Our hope is to keep Harrisburg School District students, staff, parents and community members informed of the events in the surrounding area. We hope to bridge the gap of communication between community and school. The Tiger Times and Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce are excited to partake in this new endeavor and look forward to keeping you up-to-date on all our growing community has to offer!

or further information on how your Harrisburg business can participate, please contact the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce at 605-743-2300 or email at harriburgchamber@gmail.com.

HARRISBURG SENIOR ORGANIZES VETERAN’S DAY MEMORIAL FITTING FOR THOSE WHO SERVED

ith the help of a Harrisburg High School Eagle Scout, Veterans and community members of the Harrisburg area celebrated Veteran’s Day in a special way this year. Matthew Blow, HHS student and member of Troop 171 in Harrisburg was an integral part in making this day possible. Each year their scout troop assists in the American Legion’s Memorial Day service at Pleasant View Cemetery. “Last year, I took notice of just how worn down and neglected their monument was. The flag pole on top had been broken in half, and the small brick structure it stood upon seemed rather small compared to what those veterans had sacrificed for their country.” Matt says.

ut it wasn’t easy. “Organizing this : MIKAYLA AXTELL PHOTO COURTESY project was quite an undertaking. I gave presentations to several organizations to help secure materials, such as the American Legion and the city commission of Harrisburg. I had to make sure everything arrived on time and in full quantity. For some things, like concrete, this was crucial. If left sitting too long, it would harden and be of no use.”

very young man with aspirations of becoming an Eagle Scout needs to do a service for the community, a lot like the high school’s required senior projects. It shouldn’t be done for profit, and leadership building is emphasized. Matt saw the disrepair of the memorial as an opportunity. “We began to conceptualize our project last spring. We finalized our design and began work early in the summer of 2013. Construction was finished in about September.”

PHOTOS COURTESY: LYNN MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY

hile Matt was a major player in bringing it all together, he couldn’t do it alone. “My father, Mark, was very helpful in providing the engineering knowledge and expertise I really needed. He gave me the drive and ambition necessary to complete the project. The scouts of Troop 171 were also instrumental in helping me to get all the physical work done. The cemetery helped with the granite, and the Legion helped to fund-raise. Both organizations contributed to critiquing the project’s design.” SEE MEMORIAL ON PAGE 19

COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY - December 7th Breakfast with Santa, 8:30 - 11 a.m. Shalom Lutheran Church

IN THIS ISSUE:

SUNDAY - December 8th Holiday Jam, 4 p.m. Harrisburg HS Performing Arts Center

AROUND THE COMMUNITY

AROUND THE DISTRICT

HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY

EXPLORER ELEMENTARY

FREEDOM ELEMENTARY

TUESDAY - December 10th Holiday Band Concert, 8 p.m. Harrisburg HS Performing Arts Center FRIDAY - December 13th A Prairie Christmas, 7 p.m. Harrisburg HS Performing Arts Center FRIDAY - December 20th EARLY RELEASE

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AROUND THE COMMUNITY

HARRISBURG CHAMBER WELCOMES THE LION’S CLUB

arrisburg Chamber of Commerce welcomes Harrisburg Lion’s Club as a member. The mission of the Harrisburg Lion’s Club is to server members of the community through volunteerism while developing professional social skills and building relationships.

ontinuing and upcoming Harrisburg Lions Club projects include: Habitat for Humanity House, eyeglass buckets at areas businesses, pancake breakfast during Harrisburg Days, football raffle tickets, preschool eye screenings, contributions to school backpack program, pancake breakfast for Chamber sponsored Breakfast with Santa.

he Lions club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30pm in the Showplace Kitchens Training Center, 420 N Cliff Avenue, Harrisburg. You are invited to visit any of their meetings and learn more about this organization. You can visit their website at www.harrisburglions.shutterfly.com for more information.

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AROUND THE COMMUNITY TIGER NATION PRESENTS The 4th Annual

A Prairie Christmas A Great Evening for the Whole Family Featuring

Stories of the Holiday with Radio Personality, Jeff Gould M usic of the Season performed by

Harrisburg Musicians Friday, December 13th, 7pm Performing Arts Center

Harrisburg united Methodist church 204 Grand Ave. • 767-2253

Children’s Christmas Program “The Christmas Clinic” December 15th, 10:30 am Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 5 pm and 7 pm Join us as we celebrate the “Reason for the Season” December 29th at 10 am

Tickets available at the door for $5 Proceeds Help Student Extra-Curricular Activities Refreshments, Raffle Items & a Great Evening of Entertainment, Nostalgia and Fun!

TIGER NATION

Hall of Fame

iger Nation welcomes the community of Harrisburg to get your nominations in for the 2014 Hall of Fame Induction. The second class of the Harrisburg High School Hall of Fame will be inducted on Friday, April 11th, beginning with the 5:30 social hour, 6:30 banquet and 8:00pm Induction Ceremony, .

ominations are due January 15th, with the following categories:

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ATHLETICS - 10 YEARS PAST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HONORED HARRISBURG TIGER ATHLETE

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FINE ARTS - 7 YEARS PAST HIGH SCHOOL, AN HONORED HARRISBURG TIGER FINE ARTS PERFORMER

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MENTOR - 5 YEARS PAST EMPLOYMENT, AN ADVISOR, COACH, DIRECTOR AT HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL

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CONTRIBUTOR - TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR, ALUMNI OR FRIEND OF HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL

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TEAM - RECOGNIZED, SUCCESSFUL TIGER TEAM

PLEASE NOMINATE ON-LINE AT WEARETIGERNATION.COM.

he 2013 inaugural Hall of Fame Class included Fine Arts performer, Kathryn Welter, Class of 1982; Mentor - Keith Huber, coach and administrator from 1979-2004; Contributor - William Allen (1923-1996); Athlete - Andrea Thompson, Class of 1984 and Athlete - Shannon Poppinga, Class of 1996.

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AROUND THE COMMUNITY THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT. All Season's Property Maintenance American Legion & Auxiliary Anderson-Jones-Corcoran Funeral Chapel Artistic Edge Salon & Spa Avera Medical Group Harrisburg *Beautiful Midwest Photography & Design BHI Construction BJ Construction Blue Seed Entertainment Boss' Pizza & Chicken * Bounce Around Inflatables Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire Bramstedt Upholstery Service Carpet Direct Casey's General Store Christmas Tree Acres City of Harrisburg Complete Garage Doors, Inc Country Apple Orchard * Customeyez Designs Dakota Large Animal Clinic Diggers Taxidermy Fibber McGee's First National Bank of Sioux Falls * Fresh Horses Saloon George Boom Funeral Home/The Care * Graff Insurance Agency Green Eggs and Ram Hardscapes Outlet by Concrete Materials Harris Burgers Harrisburg Community Library Harrisburg Days Foundation

Harrisburg Eye Care * Harrisburg Family Chiropractic * Harrisburg Lions Club Harrisburg Materials * Harrisburg United Methodist Church Hurco Technologies, Inc J & M Transmission, Inc Jason Ahrendt State Farm Insurance Jeff Stanton, Keller Williams Judith Omer, Hegg Realty Kohli's Kuts * KN Construction Knology Kortan Real Estate, Hegg Realty Kouri Insurance Lakota Septic & Sewer Larsons Auto Glass & Tinting * Lynn Marie Photography Miller Funeral Home Monsanto Soybean Research Neighborhood Dental Clinic Next Inc Novak Sanitary Service Prairie Rehabilitation Prestine Clean Rise Structural Associates Riverview Insurance Sam's BP * Schoeneman's Building Materials Center Set to Sell & Sense of Style

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Shalom Lutheran Church/Preschool Showplace Wood Products Sioux Falls Sanitation Springdale Lutheran Church Subway The Connection The Ransom Church The Robin's Nest Tifanny Rolfing, Harr & Lemme Realty Tiger Tots Preschool & Childcare Tryon Gym * WATS Electric White Wrapper Meats Xcel Energy *Denotes Gold Level Event Sponsor

AROUND THE DISTRICT VOICES ACCEPTED FOR SDSU FESTIVAL OF VOICES Thirty students from grades 4-5-6 have been chosen from the Harrisburg School District to participate in the 2014 SDSU Elementary Honor Choir. Harrisburg schools are proud to congratulate these young singers. From Endeavor Elementary: Norianne Batoon, Grace Anderson, Katherine Doubledee, Liv Jordan Moya, Macie Coleman and Rachel Roach. From Explorer Elementary: Abigail Beaumont, Alayna Keckler and Eli Rudnick From Freedom Elementary: Alex Handshumaker and Kayden Schwebke From Journey Elementary: Sydney Hybertson and Taylor Thomas From Liberty Elementary: Devanie Andre, Ella Bergsmith, Alivia Cable, Sydney Hage, Mason LeMaster, Tessa Meikle, and Amanda Wilcox From North Middle School: Amanda Audersch, Britta Larson, Genevieve Westerman, Hannah Disbrow, Jordyn Osmond, Julia Sanderson and Rudy Renville From South Middle School: Spencer Larsen, Lexi May and Rylee Yoshino Students will travel to SDSU and work with guest conductor, Emily Ellsworth. Emily is a noted children’s choir conductor and educator. She is also a lecturer for Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and has conducted all-state choirs and festivals in over 20 states. Emily is the Artistic Director of ANIMA – Young Singers of Greater Chicago and holds a graduate degree from the University of Southern California and the Artistic Teacher Certificate from the Choral Music Experience Institute for Choral Teacher Training.

COURAGE OF A TIGER

obert Peary meets Sacajawea; Sally Ride meets Amelia Earhart; Carl Sagan meets Copernicus…for a Tea Party. How is this possible? Liberty and Endeavor students in the HSD Tiger Reserve program for academically able students spent the last six weeks studying biographies of famous people in a unit entitled, “With the Courage of a Tiger”. As a celebration of what they learned each student took on an identity and wrote letters to another person with whom they share a trait or vocation. At the Tea Party, real identities were revealed as students, in costume, exchanged artifact boxes that told the highlights of their life and shared snippets of letters that incorporated facts about their famous person. Parents who hosted each small table group and then debriefed the unit’s essential questions were very impressed with the complexity of detail in student presentations and with the creativity shown in both costumes and artifact box items.

LEVERS, PULLEYS, LOAD, EFFORT, NEWTONS!!!

iger Reserve students in grades 2 and 3 spent some science time building, experiencing and learning about Simple Machines and related concepts in a roomsized Simple Machines Lab. Tiger Reserve students then became an “expert” on one machine so that they could teach this information and lead the lab activities with a class of second-graders. They learned a great deal about how and why machines help us do work and also that being a teacher is harder than it looks!

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DISTRICT TO PRESENT FIRST MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL WITH OLIVER!

he HS Theatre Department is looking forward to having a huge cast for the first-ever Middle School and High School district musical! We encourage all middle and high school students interested in performing to audition. The show will run April 3 & 4, at 7pm, and April 5, at 1pm and 7pm.

uditions will be held in the High School Performing Arts Center. HS students will audition February 11 (3:15pm) & 13 (3:45pm), and MS students will audition February 12 & 13 (3:45pm). We need eleven leads that can sing (5 girls, 6 guys) and dozens of girl and guy students to fill out several choruses.

udience favorites include the roles of Oliver, The Artful Dodger, Fagin, Nancy, Bet and Bill Sykes. Other memorable characters include Mr. Bumble, Widow Corney, and Mr. and Mrs. Sowerberry. A workhouse chorus, Fagin’s gang of pickpockets, pub goers, and London merchants and shoppers also give our girl and guy performers the chance to sing, dance and bring this Dicken’s story to life.

here will be a parent informational meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 3:45pm, in the High School Performing Arts Center. Future announcements will be made on the PAC’s Facebook page (facebook. com/HarrisburgPerformingArtsCenter) and info will also be posted at northmsmusic.shutterfly.com. Adult volunteers will be needed for sewing, set construction, prop finding, and student supervision. Be looking for more info about these needs via school announcements, Tiger Times, the PAC Facebook page and the North MS Music website already listed.

ur production staff is getting anxious to see the talent we have in our middle schools come together with the talent at our high school! All are welcome to audition! The production staff includes: Dr. Kip McKee/Harrisburg Arts Council and the Harrisburg School District (Producers), Michael Smith (Director), Melissa Olson (Assistant Director/ Vocal Director), Jaren Guetter (Choreographer), Jason Groon (Pit Orchestra Director), Libby Gould (Vocal Assistant), Kendra Dexter (Costumer) and Jack Mortenson (Tech Director).

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HIGH SCHOOL FFA BEGINS CDE’S MALLORY LANIER

n the 8th of November a group of FFA students graciously got on a bus off to Brookings on their day off. Tweinty-five kids went to compete, time, and help with events. 9 students competed in individual CDE’s like: Extemporaneous Speaking, Job Interview, Ag Broadcasting, and the FFA Creed. CDE’s are Career Development Events. We had two teams compete in Parliamentary Procedure. The Senior Parliamentary team placed 4th out of 13 other teams and the Junior Parliamentary team placed 3rd out of 10 teams.

week later we held Districts here at the high school. The whole bottom floor was full of kids running around searching for prep rooms and contest rooms. With 10 schools competing in 11 events and over 170 students the place was super busy. The people who placed 3rd or higher are going off to State CDE’s on December 11th and 12th. Kailyn Mutsch, Sydney Gibson, Chase Wallace, and Grace Aasheim are going to compete in the individual CDE’s. Our Senior Parliamentary team will also be going to Pierre to compete in state CDE’s.

HOSA NOAH BUNGER

OSA is busy yet again this month. We recently sent our student officer team and a few select leaders to the HOSA Fall Leadership Conference. HOSA members also visited the Sanford Research Center for Sanford Science Discovery Days where we met many great scientists and got to learn more about the science related careers that we strive to be apart of. Last but not least, poinsettias are here! We had a great poinsettia fundraiser. Look for us again next year if you missed it. They are beautiful!

about the work with animals in the field and in the lab. This is a quote from some students who were at Sanford that day, Grace Aasheim, “I thought it was very interesting that we got a tour of the entire Sanford Research facility, and got

ur Fall Leadership Conference changed us for the better. Our HOSA leaders learned more about themselves as stated in this quote from one leader, Alex Peterson, “HOSA Fall Leadership Conference was a fun, informational day in which I learned what kind of leader I am and the different requirements for a lot of the HOSA state events.” This Conference will continue to help our leaders in their future decisions and actions.

anford Science Discovery Days was a great experience for all those who went. As we toured throughout the booths of colleges we learned more about future career paths in their fields and which college could help us achieve our goals. Also, We toured through the labs of all the scientist of Sanford and got the chance to see their workstations and their research conditions. Not to mention we got to talk to see professionals that work at Sanford. Professionals like a Veterinarian who told us

to conduct some fun experiments. Talking to the college career booths opened many new possibilities for my future, and showed me what opportunities are out there. The guest speakers were intriguing and I throughly enjoyed the entire visit!" said Hannah Loos. "I really enjoyed the tour, it was fun looking around at all the different labs and what projects were going on. It's cool to know that the science that's going on there can change something so significant such as cancer treatment" added Delina Gardner. “The Sanford Science Days was a very informative way of gathering kids interested in a future of science and exposing them to what options SEE ‘HOSA’ ON PAGE 19

STUDENT COUNCIL IN THE NEWS BROOKLYN DEVRIES

ovember has been an activity filled month for the Harrisburg Student Council combing fundraising activities, charity events, and fun. The month began with the annual student council haunted house at Freedom Elementary. The turnout was great and many kids left terrified which equals a successful haunted house.

dditionally, student council has continued our 2013 fundraising campaign with the selling of bears for sick children. Each bear

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CLUBS TEAM UP FOR A HAUNTINGLY GOOD TIME KRYSTAL KVALHEIM, FCCLA REPORTER

he night after Halloween (November 1, 2013), the Harrisburg Student Council and the Harrisburg FCCLA Chapter hosted a Halloween Party for children up till fourth grade. Children were able to wear their favorite Halloween costumes while attending children’s games and a haunted house. Pictured is a FCCLA member painting a child’s face at the face painting booth.

cost twenty dollars and was donated to children in Sanford Children’s hospital. By selling these bears at fall conferences, student council raised over $2,500 dollars to buy bears that will be given to the children at Christmas time.

he fun has also continued with the annual breakfast hosted by Student Council for Harrisburg staff. It is part of appreciation week and way we can thank our staff for all that they do. Coming up this next month, the student council looks forward to selling candy grams and creating holiday cheer as Christmas approaches.

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HIGH SCHOOL AN INTERVIEW WITH FATIMA SESSAY KEVINA DARIO

here are many students here at Harrisburg High School who have come from near and far, including a few bilingual foreign exchange students and bilingual new students. It is always a pleasure to see new faces and share new experiences with people from different backgrounds.

ne of the many new students I decided to interview is a senior from Silver Springs, Maryland, Fatima Sessay. She is a spunky, charming girl originally from West Africa, and she agreed to describe her transitions moving from the East coast to the Midwest.

re there big differences between the Midwest & the East coast ? “There’s a big difference! It’s mainly in the people here; they seem much nicer. In Maryland, people seem tough, and you don’t look at someone and expect them to smile at you. Not just that, there’s a huge fashion difference. Ya’ll in the midwest are BEHIND.”

eing a new student can be nerve-racking at times. Would you say that’s how you ﬁrst felt? Or still do? “Honestly, I don’t usually get nervous, so I didn’t when I was first here, and I still don’t. Everyone seems pretty chill and seems to mind their own business,so it wasn’t too bad. I can see how some people might feel nervous, but it’s important to remember to just be yourself.”

hat was your biggest transition? “The greatest transition was the change in environment. In Maryland, there’s much more to do and see and I was from a bigger city, so I still haven’t completely adjusted to this small town life.”

ow are the learning styles at Harrisburg different from your past experience in Maryland? A: “It’s a little more focused here, if that makes sense, and I have numerous options to take classes that I want to take. I think it’s a better environment to learn here.”

id you have a hard time adjusting to the school/midwest style? A: “Yes and no. It was not exactly hard; it’s just something I had to get used to overtime but it was no biggie. I’m used to different people, environment, and even clothing styles!”

HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCES HONOR ROLL FOR FIRST QUARTER

arrisburg High School submits two honor roll categories for each quarter of the school year, the Honor Roll(3.5-4.0) and the Merit Roll(3.0-3.499). In the first quarter, 369 students earned status in one of the categories. *designates 4.0 or above. 406 students were on the Harrisburg Honor Roll the first quarter, or 65 percent of the student body.

ONOR ROLL (257 students) – Benjamin Aasheim, Alyvia Ahnberg, Briar Ahnberg, Manaal Ali*, Dalton Allen, Ann Mari Anderson, Yelena Andruschenko, Brandon Bartling,, Ambrey Bechtold*, Jordan Beiswanger, Kali Bendix, Ashley Benning*, Austin Benning, Colter Benson*, Rachael Berg*, Cade Berry, Austin Bicknase, Jaden Bingen, Levi Blodgett, Connor Bollweg, Miranda Boraas, Broklyn Boyles, Jordan Brock, Haley Bruggeman, Drew Buller, Aaron Bunger, Joshua Burg, LeAnn Bushar, Alexander Cain, Tristan Chasing-Hawk, Austin Clemen, Cody Cook, Kyle Corcoran*, Jayce Corlett, Samantha Cumberland, Morgan Darner, Lucas Davis*, Katelyn Decker, Ivory denHoed, Baylor DeVries*, Brooklyn DeVries*, Shouri Dirks*, Kyle Dummer, Danielle Eckert, Jordan Egan, Connor Engberg, Tyler Ensz, Conner Erickson, Tiahnna Evans, Kiley Everson, Kody Everson*, Sydney Fiske*, Kori Fink, Nicholas Fisher, Delina Gardner, Abby Gibson, Sydney Gibson, Daniel bould, Madeline Gould, Jacob Grady, Erin Gropel, Courtney Halling, Hailey Halling, Mya Hanisch, Cole Hanselman, Aaron Hanson, Jacey Hanssen, Nabila Hariadi*, Hunter Harms*, Abbigail Hatch, Isaac Hettver, Kyle Hill*, Sydney Hirschkorn*, Cameron Hoffpauir, Kirynn Hogan*, Laura Hohweiler, Adam Holmstrom, Danni Honner*, McCade Ivarsen, Justin Jacobson, Alexy Jakowicz, Jordan Janak, Bailee Jensen, Alexandra Johnson, Lukas Johnson, Brady Jones, Emma Jordan*, Karen Kabambi, Alexis Karow, Alisha Kaske, Maraya King, Jacob Klemme, Talia Klocker*, Kylie Koerner*, Shaniah Koops, Ashley Kowalski, Jordann Krouse, Darby Kreutzfeldt, Krystal Kvalheim, Paige Lacey, Mallory Lanier, Ross P Lanier*, Emilie Larson, Slvia Larson, Alexander Leafgreen, Ashley Lefdal, Christopher Levisay, Korissa Lindner*, Casey Lint*, Allie Loftesness, Kira Loftesness*, Morgann Lommen*, Daniel Mastick, Alexandra Mayer, Igor Mazan, Anna McAllister, Ellie McDowell*, Austin McLemore, Saide Meikle, Connor Mellick, MacKenzie Mellick, Allison Meyter, Aiden Miller, Clay iller, Madison Miller, Carmen Moir, Jessica Moir, Macy Moir, Conner Monsees*, Brody Mouw, Taylor Mouw, Brittan Murphy*, Kaiilyn Mutsch, Sklya Neuharth, Ireland Nichols*, Karli O’Connor*, Brooklyn Oehlerking, Aana Okerlund*, Alexis Parker, Alejandro Patino, Alexandra Peterson, Sophia Pfeifle, Nicole Pierson, Rebecca Podgorski, Darien Poelstra, Matthew Pohlmann, Maria Potratz, Haylee Rasmussen, Samantha Reuer*, Ethan Reynolds, Carly Ribstein*, Tyler Roach*, Justin Rocamora, Nadezhda Romanyuk, Meagen Schenk*, Caleb Schneider, Mary Schnetter*, Paige Schnetter*, Logan Schultz, Loren Secor, Shayla Sehr, Fatima Sesay*, Brooke Severy, Andrey Shknider, Logan Slack, Amnda Smeenk*, Jessica sSmith, Kateryna Snizhko,, Rostyyslav Snizhko, Mariya Stefanyuk*, Vasiliy Stefanyuk, Steffen Stoutamire, Shelby Strand, Dylan Tams, Tessa Tecklenburg*, Trevor Tecklenburg*, Taylor Telford, Morgan TeSlaa, Devon Thilges, Antonia Toledo Zarate, Sabrina Tommeraasen, Christian Trainor*, Sydney Tuttle, Tiara Ugofsky*, Jadyn Ulrich, Kelsey VanderPoel, Krisiti Vander Waal, Denis Verbovskiy*, Kailee Versteeg, Vivien Voigt, Blake Wallace, Chase Wallace*, Hunter Wallace, Michael Walter*, Lane Warzecha, Karlie Westall, Sarah Westerman*,

Patrick Wiebers, Kian Wilcox, Danielle Wilson, Kaylee Yager, Cheyenne Zephier. Class of 2017 – Eleni Belbas*, Arianna Feller*, Grace Aasheim*, Marissa Morris*, Samantha Slaughter*, Kaitlyn Suhr*, Zachary Selchert*, Madison Corcoran*, Madison Adams*, Nathan Miller*, Megan Parsons*, Stephanie Gabel, Christy Wipf, Caitlin Kelly, Katelin Johnson, Sarah Gjerdrum, Justis Clayton, Zachary Lanier, Alexander Sjovold, Alexandra Lindner, MaKayla Karow, Madeline Schipper, Bradyn Doell, Sydney Wood, Alaina Ford, Callie Cook, Ashlynne Beninga, McKenna Mathiesen, Leif Thorson, Natalie Daugaard, Nicole Hudson, Wil Johnson, Benjamin Ross, ason Tonsager, Shianne Hilligas, Jon Arvarsson, Bailey Pickering, Kaitlin Reuer, Jessica Peters, Caronal Tanner, Ashlyn Christensen, Gage Anderson, Noah Bunger, Fiona Khim, Adam Grady, Madison Swirtz, Noah Petersen, Gabrielle Schmunk, Myan Dinger, Elissa Sattler, Macyn Andersen

ERIT ROLL (149 students) – Ashton Auch, Hailey Axtell, Mikayla Axtell, Brooklyn Baatz, Morgan Beaner, Danny Berg, Seth Bettin, Jonathon Bolte, Joshua Boraas, Tyler Bowen, Jessica Brockberg, Lauren Burns, Vandi Bymers, Hunter Christensen, Christopher Cox, Wyatt Deelstra, Brett Deetz, Justyna Eberle, Cody Eide, Elizabeth Ernst, Jackson Fink, Anthony flores, Cody Frerichs, Jessica Garcia, Lexus Garibay, Katherine Gjerdrum, Christopher Glanzer, Savannah Gordon, Tanner Griesenbrock, Tylee Groeneweg, Abigail Gross, Brianna Gross, Kyle Gullickson, Samuel Hanson, Nathan Harmer, Matthew Harms, Jacob Headlee, Sabrena Heimes, Aliso Hendrix, Alek Hensch, Connor Hoback, Sarah Hotchkin, Travis Howard, Tetyana Iskenderova, Amanda Jandl, Paul Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Kabambi, Evan Kelly, Taylor Kelly, Cameron Kleinsasser, Brittany Klinkel, Kayley Klinkel, Spencer Kruse, Parker Lacey, Morgan Lanier, Ashton Larson, Adam Larson, Sydnee Lewellen, Gabrial May, Blake McCoy Cade McLaughlin, Kaden Mellema, James Miller, Shay Norris, Andrew Nygaard, Emma Olson, Benjamin Ostebee, Paul Paul, Abbey Phillips, Kobey Phommany, Macy Pirlet, Bethany Poppinga, Gunar Rang, Vanessa Reynolds, Nathan Robar, Ethan Roth, Trevor Samuelson, Andrea Sauer, Jace Saxon, Matthew Schirado, Benjamin Schmunk, Bailey Schriever, Heiley Schriever, Oleg Sipovich, Tiyah Spaans, Ciarra Stadin, Taylor Steen, Aaliyah Sterkel, Taylor Suhr, Noah Sundstrom, Sidney Tatge, Josh Taylor, Tyler Thill, Parker Thomas, Cole Thompson, Alexander VanBeek, Taylor Van Holland, Ryan VanderWaal, Roza Verbovskaya, Brandon VerMulm, Tate Voss, Kendall Wahlgren, Damon Zomer. Class of 2017 – Hannah Marlow, Caleb Deist, Samantha Distor, Isiah Kittelson, Alicia Aseltine, Kylie Berndt, Hannah Lane, Bailey Klemann, Mikian Zomer, Cortney Kieffer, Nolan Carlson, Spencer Harris, Andrea Hodom, Garrett Buchanan, Jakob De Vos, Jace Eckert, Hunter Dunteman, Jacob Rumer, Patience Slocum, Skylar Drey, Samantha Wahl, Garrett Tiehen, Chase Jensen, Connor McAllister, MacKenzie Gropel, Rachel Kieffer, William Carr, Jerica Warwick, Alec Hammond, Kylee Gronseth, Jalena Smallfield, Sofiya Silchik, Haley Lukken, Tyler Benson, Rachel Schroeder, Cheyenne Selchert, Kenadee Taylor, Elizabeth clyde, Nicholas Morton, Sean Worlie, Seth Bunger, Tanner Brown, Towdy Hillmer, McKenzye Gunderson, Kayla Nelson, Avery Niemeyer 9 • THE TIGER TIMES • VOLUME 37, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2013

GIRLS SOCCER 2013 SOUTH DAKOTA SOCCER ACADEMIC ALL-STATE SOCCER TEAMS •

Hailey Halling, Morgan Darner, Brooklyn Oehlerking

2013 SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHS SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER ALL STATE TEAMS •

FIRST TEAM - Hailey Halling, Morgan Darner

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SECOND TEAM - Darien Poelstra

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HONORABLE MENTION, Hannah Loos

PHOTO COURTESY: JON KLEMME

HARRISBURG FOOTBALL BY CODY BERKHOF

he Harrisburg Tiger football team finished the regular season 3-5. It’s not what we expected, but we made the playoffs so that was an accomplishment. Three out of the five games we lost were only by one touchdown or less. The other two games were against AAA teams, whereas we are AA. We could have been 8-0 no doubt about it. From there, we played our hardest in the playoffs, but we didn’t make it as far as we would have liked. We beat Huron in the first round of playoffs with a score of 27-20. In the second round, the only game stopping us from making it to the dome, we lost to Pierre’s T.F. Rigg’s with a score of 45-13.

his football team is our family. We win as a team and lose as a team. You mess with one of us you get all of us. None of us would rather be playing for another team. We fight sometimes, but thats what all families do.

e only have 11 seniors on the team this year, so we are a young team, but that doesn't change anything. Most of us seniors have been

playing all four years of high school and it has come to an end now. Of course we’re happy to be seniors, but it’s sad because most of us won’t be playing college ball. This year was our last time to shine, so we made it count and had no regrets. We left it all out on the field.

his was our first year going up to AA. Some of our competitors doubted us and thought we were going to get beat pretty badly in all of our games, but that just made our team even more motivated to prove ourselves. We didn’t get discouraged when people talked down to us because it’s that much sweeter to prove them wrong. It was a great season with a great bunch of guys, and it was sad to see it end.

ESD ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM

everal Harrisburg players were named to the 2013 Eastern South Dakota AllConference Football Team. Congratulations to the following players: • • •

RUNNING BACK: Jonathan Kabambi DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Vasiliy Stefanyuk LINEBACKERS: Christian Trainor & Adam Holmstrom

SOFTBALL ALL-STATE - Korissa Lindner, Kianna Smallfield SOFTBALL ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION - Brooke Severy, Anna Okerlund

BOYS SOCCER 2013 SDHSAA BOYS SOCCER ALL STATE TEAM • 2ND TEAM - Evan Kelly • HONORABLE MENTION - Aaron Hanson, Sam Hanson

VOLLEYBALL ACADEMIC ALL STATE - Hailey Axtell

FOOTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-STATE Christian Tranior, Cade Berry, Hunter Christensen, Hunter Wallace ALL STATE Adam Holmstrom, Vasiliy Stefanyuk, Jonathan Kabambi ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION Cody Cook, Christian Trainor

CROSS COUNTRY ACADEMIC ALL-STATE - Connor Bollweg ALL-STATE - Greyson Zamora, Meagan Schenk and Jasmyne Cooper

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Harrisburg Tigers win the Girls ESD Cross Country meet at Bakkers Crossing with 58 points.

Dalton Allen and Morgan Beaner, seniors at Harrisburg High School, signed their national letter of intent on November 15th in the High School Commons. Both signed with Augustana College in Sioux Falls. Allen plans to play baseball while Beaner intends to play softball. 10 • THE TIGER TIMES • VOLUME 37, ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 2013

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT. SEARCH FOR HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE APP STORE.

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NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL TIS THE SEASON TO BE THANKFUL! 7TH GRADE TEAM

ere at Harrisburg North Middle School, we have a lot to be thankful for. As a first year teacher, I can’t even begin to describe the amount of support and encouragement I have received from the administration, the teachers, and the families from the Harrisburg Community. To be a part of an educational community that really values its students and teachers is more than I could ever ask for. As I reflected on my thankfulness, I decided to ask my students and fellow teachers to write down a few things that they are thankful for at Harrisburg North Middle School. Here are a few quotes from some of our seventh grade students at HNMS:

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I am thankful for wonderful food choices; we get five food choices every day when some kids are starving. I appreciate the work of the lunch ladies preparing yummy food!” --Maycie S

HEATHER LINK

PENNY WAR

is the season! Our Penny War was in full swing the week of November 18-22. All advisory classes participated. The Advisory group that wins will be able to watch a movie in the new auditorium and have front of the lunch line passes all week for lunch! They will also get a special treat one day during advisory! All money raised will go to Harrisburg families in need.

TEDDY BEAR FUNDRAISER

ongratulations HNMS on reaching our goal of $1000 for Children's Miracle Network! A grand total of $1,414 was raised which will be enough to purchase 70 teddy bears! Way to go!

tay tuned for updates on individual and advisory class top sellers. Also, whichever advisory wins the Penny War will select a student to do the honors of shaving the principals’ heads! Game On!

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At our school, I am thankful for all of the teachers that help the kids to learn things so they can have a good future.” --Nick W

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I am thankful that we have a wonderful learning environment with nice things.” --Abby B I am thankful for the staff and students that make it a pleasure to come to work every day” --Ms. Olson & Ms. Bruinsma

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I am thankful for the friends that I have because they are like family to me. They love me as family, and I love them as family…” --Ka’Tavia W

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I am thankful for all the great teachers, education, friends, and memories…” --Sophia V I am thankful for the positive atmosphere and wonderful staff.” --Izzy S

I am thankful for the buses at HNMS. With the buses I don’t have to walk home and it gives me time to do my homework.” --Trey P

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I am thankful for the nice building, the great staff, lunch ladies, and all my friends. I’m really thankful for my friends.” --Tiffany K

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I am thankful for my Harrisburg North Middle School family and Basketball Wednesday.” --Mr. Hartzler

FEATURE TEACHER

arrisburg North Middle School welcomed a few new staff members this year when the second middle school was added. This month we want to introduce you two of them. Mr. Joel Shotwell is the new 6-8 band teacher. He previously taught in Beresford. He is married to a lucky lady and has an 8-month-old daughter. He stays busy outside the classroom with golf, bowling, and plays in a couple bands-Main Avenue Warehouse and Dakota Jazz Collective.

e is enjoying his time at North Middle School and is really glad he now has a finished classroom to make beautiful noise in, instead of the D wing hub. A couple of students had this to say about him, “He is fun. Willing to answer questions and doesn’t call any one student out but the whole trumpet section to redo a part.” Pictured are Mr. Shotwell and um, Mr. Shotwell.

et’s meet Ms. Melissa Olson! Ms. Olson is new to the middle school, but not new to the district. She has taught sixteen years in the Harrisburg district. We are grateful to have her here at HNMS. She stays busy with her 5 kids, theater club, 4-wheeling, snowmobiling, and vacationing at the lake. She loves her job more than ever and her students seem to like her, too, saying, “She is fun, awesome, and has really fabulous hair. She makes students better people because of her teaching.”

I am thankful for the wonderful teachers that keep us engaged and interested.” --Allyson B I am thankful for the facility that we get to learn in and all the people who make our education possible.” --Brooklyn B

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I am thankful for a new school and teachers that care about me here. I am also thankful for all of the new things and technology we have because it allows me to have a better learning experience.” --Brayden S

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I am thankful for wonderful co-workers who motivate me to teach like a champion every day and Basketball Wednesdays.” --Mr. Haag

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I am thankful for all of the great technology that we have to do activities and homework on.” --Taylor B

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I am thankful for the opportunity to play volleyball and thankful for the cool uniforms. I’m also thankful for the competitions that we have in Advisory throughout the school year.” --Emma L

t’s evident that there is a plethora of things that we are thankful for at HNMS. We are certainly a system that cannot operate independently of one another—staff, teachers, students, and parents alike need each other. I value being a part of this Tiger team, and I couldn’t be more thankful to be a 7th grade teacher at Harrisburg North Middle School.

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NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE TEAM AMANDA OLINGER

t is business as usual as we fly through the second quarter. History continues to work on Colonial America with the many simulations and fun activities that Mrs. Huffman and Mr. Homan give them. Math is charging through similar figures, functions, and other number related items with Mrs. Sheets and Mrs. Hofer, while Science investigates subatomic particles and atoms in Mrs. Duncan’s classroom and weathering and erosion in Mr. Savages. ELA is taking a trip space and time in the widely popular Science Fiction novel Ender’s Game (so if you could wait to see the movie until AFTER we read the book Mrs. Weideman and Mrs. Olinger would thank you!) and in Advanced ELA the students are examining authorial style through short stories and comparing it to directorial style through film analysis.

owever, we have been specifically focusing on social and emotional development, especially in advisory time. During this time we try to create a relationship-or a home base- between students and students and students and staff. We try to promote healthy social and emotional skills-skills that will help students be successful in school, but also in their future lives in high school, post-secondary schooling, and their future careers. Because of the season and our society that tends to be excessive and indulgent, we tried to focus on giving and being thankful. Not only are we giving with the drives and fundraisers that the NMS is putting on, but we are also reflecting on the items that we are lucky to have, and thankful for their presence in our lives. The 8th grade team is working on two projects: 1-our THANKFUL TURKEY, and 2-our THANKFUL FOR video that allows students to think about and decide upon what it is in their life that they are thankful for having. We hope that this permeates into the home life, and you all can also think about the many blessings that we all have (big or small) including the thankful turkeys that come home from school! (i.e. eight graders) Keep an eye on the NMS Facebook page to see the video we create!

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? TAMMY ADNEY

amily, friends, homes, support, sports, all creatures big and small, homework, these are some of the items that some of the sixth grade students have wrote down with a Thanksgiving activity that they are participating in during advisory.

ith Thanksgiving fast approaching the sixth grade team and students have been taking a deep look into their lives and writing down what they are thankful for. With Christmas around the corner and stores putting Christmas items out earlier and earlier too many times Thanksgiving can be overlooked. During advisory the students have been making a thankful chain, and writing down what they are thankful for and then linking the chains together. These chains will be displayed in the sixth grade hub as Thanksgiving approaches. We hope that this will carry forward into your home all year long.

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” - Oprah Winfrey

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL REVS UP FOR A NEW SEASON, NEW COACHES JARED VLASTUIN

ith Thanksgiving break over and done with, basketball season at the middle school level has started, and the pace is quickly picking up. Games are right around the corner. Harrisburg South Middle School has had a number of new staff additions, and this has created openings for two new coaches to join the Harrisburg boys’ 8th grade coaching staff. Both Matt Dick and myself, Jared Vlastuin, are new to the Harrisburg School District, and we are both bringing differing levels of coaching experience to the Harrisburg basketball program. Coach Dick brings a large amount of coaching experience, including college and high school varsity, to the middle school program, and I am opening my coaching career in basketball with the 8th grade boys. This difference in experience will not play a huge role, however, because both of us have the same goals for the program: to help the students-athletes improve and to feed the high school program.

inning is not the ultimate goal for both. We both strive to help their student-athletes improve in all aspects of their basketball skill sets and believe by doing this winning will undoubtedly be a product of that improvement. Don’t get me wrong, Coach Dick and I enjoy winning, and we both hope that it happens…a lot, but we hope to develop the players skill sets and help them improve so that they can have success in the future playing for the Harrisburg High School basketball program. By focusing on improvement and working hard, we both feel that winning will happen, and most importantly, our student-athletes will develop skills that will benefit them down the road as they continue to positively represent our school with that Harrisburg Tiger jersey they wear each game.

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SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS FROM SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICE… MARIA MCKNIGHT

t’s hard to believe that December is already upon us. We have had a busy first semester so far with Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball and now Basketball season is starting. We would love to have you come and support our students at their games. You can find a schedule of the basketball games on our South Middle School homepage, just click on the athletics tab.

e also had our first Tiger Stripes of the year on November 1. The Tiger Stripes program was created for and is devoted to rewarding student achievement. The Tiger Stripes program gives all students the opportunity to be rewarded with a celebration at the end of each quarter. Students invited to Tiger Stripes receive a pin to display and is the ticket into the celebration. Getting into the celebration requires students to have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students can also be invited by nomination from a teacher or staff member on the basis of character, participation or academics and automatically qualify students regardless of grades. Students may be disqualified if they have infractions with the office. The kids really enjoy the Tiger Stripes celebrations and work hard to celebrate.

ate Reminders: December 20, early dismissal for Christmas Break at 1:15 and classes resume on January 2.

omework is a very important part of the learning experience at HSMS. Homework not only helps a child learn about their school subjects; it also helps them develop responsibility. The skills they learn now will be skills your student needs for life. Homework can be trying for students, but with help from a parent, it can be a positive experience. Here are a few ways you can help: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Designate a regular place to do homework. Choose a time every day to work on daily assignments. Let your student play a role in setting the rules. Observe you student’s homework habits. Don’t do your student’s homework for them. Give your student positive feedback. Keep in touch with your student’s teacher.

or more information about this topic, go to www.parents.com under “7 Ways to Establish Good Homework Habits”.

ust a reminder, parents can see grades, attendance and behavior referrals on our Parent Portal. Those who do not have access to the Portal yet should contact Carol Bucholz, School Registrar at carol.bucholz@ k12.sd.us.

emember, when parents, students and teachers work together to support education, great things happen! On behalf of the Administration and Staff at HSMS, we wish you all a safe and happy holiday season!

Congratulations to those who have earned 1st Quarter Honor Roll and Merit Roll.

1ST QUARTER HONOR ROLL 6th Grade RyleeAnn Andre Lovena Billy Brenden Blakney Kiahna Bonrud Madison Brink Jenna Brodkorb Zachary Burmood Avery Cantalope Logan Cotter McKenzee Danielson Nathaniel Gordon Clyde Gregoire Keeper Gross Autumn Haffner Dylan Hage Tyffani Hanson Isabelle Kehrwald Blake Kooiman William Kuiper Karter Lein Alexandria May Karina Mazan Luke Morris Macey Oppelt

Lyric Oslund Isabel Roth Kiana Sauer Ethan Scarbrough Graham Scheaffer Sydney Slouka Austyn Smithback Charlotte Souter Cael Sutton Bree Titze Nathan Tuttle Christian Zephier 7th Grade McKenzie Beaner Jacob Bezug Aubrey Bowen Kallee Bushfield Brookly Charrlin Rivers Clark Bransen Cotter Jordan Dayton Emma De Vos Alesya Gladush Magenta Hammond

Lucy Hartman Mitchell Healy Logan Helms Michaela Heyn Madisyn Heyn Justin Hirschkorn Jared Inskeep Halleigh Kokenge Jalee Krueger Jake Kruempel Kirsten Lakner Emma Malcom Daniel Maurer Ryan Meyer Alyssa Munce MacKenzie Nord Ashley O’Connor Allison Preator Kelsey Raue Sadie Roth Trinity Selland Olivia Slack Blair Slaughter Kayla Smeenk Mariah Spotanske

Autumn Spyksma Jeniah Ugofsky MaKenzie Voss Rylie Zakrzewski 8th Grade Jack Anderson Sheridan Andre Anahi Aragon Trevor Axtell Kailyn Bonte Shelby Brodkorb Cade Bruggeman Lincoln Bryant Jessica Cain Kessler Decker Noah Deist Ellie Dykstra Shawn Ensz Trevor Groeneweg Sydney Halling Jacob Harms Brylee Harris Brynn Hass Hunter Headlee

Alexis Hoverson Noah Hovorka Derek Johnson Collin Kehrwald Katrina Keuser Blake Krueger Anthony Lanier Malcolm MacDonald Breanne Meikle Tarek Nour Madison Rust Hallie Sagness Nicholas Schirado Ivan Snizhko Madeline Souter Kelsie Spotanske Lindsey Thomas Cole Titze Lauren Van Holland Tiffany Waldner Logan Warzecha Seth Wilcox

1ST QUARTER MERIT ROLL 6th grade Avery Alvarado David Andrushchenko Lauren Bastemeyer Kayla Benson Cade Boyer Kadin Brouwer Kiyana Cheever Lake Cory Grace Davis Richard Dirks Breken Hamilton Amaya Heller Gavin Hettver Sterling Hillmer Luke Hohwieler Gabriel Hyatt Aaron Ideker Tyler Johnson Christopher King Dylan Klenk Spencer Larsen Breanna Magnuson

Alexis Magnuson Jayden Miles Peyton Moore Teagen Niemeyer Jared Olofson Neil Peltier Kailey Roach Claire Rydberg Levi Smith Joshua Tassler Terran Thomas Taylor Titze Cole Van Holland Rylee Yoshino 7th Grade Jaden Anderson Max Anderson Ryan Anderson Mason Bernards Isaac Brower Justin Cable Rylee Callies

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Caleb Carr Joshua Carr Holly Ceroll Jaida Cooper Allen Danish Samuel Gibson Dennis Gladush Brianna Grimsley Jayda Hallman Cole Hansen Bryanna Hass Kaedin Hogan Jackson Klemme Chloe Kunkel Jacob Larsen Kacey Lias Cole Patten Jackson Reuwsaat Rebecca Rowenhorst Eli Sehr Hunter Stanga Madison Sundt Bryn Titze

Bailee Wescott Kaleb Westerman Kaiah Willard Kylee Wodzinski Richard Wood Collin Zahrbock 8th Grade Austin Alby Nolan Boyer Micsuihya Brian Abigail Bushar Allan Charrlin Haili Cornell Adam Flores Tara Harter Noah Hierholzer Grayson Irvine MaKoy Ivarsen Alexis Janssen Benjamin Johnson Michael Kumlien Haven Larson

Samuel Loos Katharine Mathiesen Irina Romanyuk Jordyn Schwartz Olga Silchuk Kira Snow Serinity Stack Jakson Stoutamire Wyatt Thomas Isabelle Trainor Devon Ulrich Landen Vietmeier Peyton Voss Mesa Wallman

SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATER CLUB ORGANIZING THIS YEAR’S TALENT SHOWS MADELINE KROGER

he HSMS Theater Club is helping to organize the Talent Show this year! We are looking for any 6th-8th grade students at HSMS to display their special skills and talents! This year the date and number of performances will be dictated by the amount of acts entering. Students have until November 27th to sign up. December 2nd, there will be a short meeting after school. At the meeting students will get a schedule of audition dates. The Master(s) of Ceremonies will come from the theater club group. Mrs. Lafrentz is putting those students through a challenging audition process.

tudents may sign up for more than one act as long as it is a different type of act. For instance, a person may sign up to sing a solo and then sign up with friends to do a skit as well. Do not be intimidated by the audition process; Mrs. Lafrentz just wants people to feel prepared enough to perform in front of a crowd. Our goal is to get more students a chance to perform and show their great talents!

room for more to come: December 2 (Monday) • Short meeting after school in the choir room • Schedules with audition and performance dates will be handed out • Bring your planner to see which audition date will work for you December TBD • Auditions Spring 2014 • Talent Show Performances on the HSMS Stage

emember that there are many more skills and talents than singing, dancing, and acting. Get creative and show us what you can do! If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Lafrentz: Janelle.lafrentz@k12.sd.us

If you are interested, put these dates on your calendar for now and make

SMS CELEBRATES RED RIBBON WEEK BETSY ATWOOD, HSMS COUNSELOR

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arrisburg South Middle School celebrated Red Ribbon Week from October 21-25.

ed Ribbon week is the biggest substance abuse prevention campaign in the nation. It started in remembrance of Special Agent Enrique Camarena (“Kiki”) who was tortured and murdered by drug traffickers in 1985. Kiki gave his life in the fight against drugs. Soon after his death, people started wearing Red Ribbons to symbolize their commitment to provide a safe and drug-free environment for youth. The act of wearing Red Ribbons took on national significance and grew into what is now known as the Red Ribbon Campaign.

his year, Harrisburg South Middle School focused on positive alternatives to substance use. Seventh and Eighth grade students learned about artists, athletes and other successful young people who have chosen to avoid substance abuse. They followed up these lessons by discussing and expressing some of the passions or natural highs they have in their lives. To explore some of our Red Ribbon materials, visit www.naturalhigh.org. Sixth graders enjoyed Red Ribbon week as well, they addressed the possible consequences of substance use through classroom activities and explored fun and healthy alternatives. The entire school got into the spirit with fun dress up days, a scavenger hunt and a pledge.

f you are concerned about substance use in your middle school student, we have resources to help. Carroll Institute provides free alcohol and drug screening/assessments to Harrisburg Middle School students. Contact Betsy Atwood (Harrisburg South Middle School Counselor) or Krista Groeneweg (Harrisburg North Middle School Counselor) for more information. You can also contact Taylor Funke, Harrisburg’s Carroll Institute Counselor directly at 336-2556 or tfunke@carrollinstitute.org.

ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY PAINT THE PLOW When the snow starts to fly, be on the lookout for a plow painted by Mr. Glanzer's and Mrs. Norris's 5th grade art classes. Students spent several weeks designing and painting the plow at Endeavor.

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ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH ASSEMBLY

EXPRESSIONS

t Endeavor we are celebrating all the positive things that our students are doing! We have an assembly once a month to honor the students who worked hard to earn student of the month, "paws"itive notes, and showed other great behavior. We invited the Tiger to help us celebrate and join in the fun.

igning comes alive in this performing arts group. The group exposes students to a new language and the deaf culture. Students will learn a variety of signs, with a focus on performance interpreting. We will learn several songs and then sign them at different occasions. Using expression and movement is key to the success of Expressions. This club meets weekly after school for grades 2-5.

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iger Paws is a sign language club designed to teach signs to our youngest students. They will meet the month of December to learn about the deaf culture and also learn signs just for them. This club is open to all kindergarten and first grade students.

DRUM CLUB Taught by Tim Stockman

CHECK MATE

heck Mate is a club for the veterans and newcomers in the strategic game of chess. Students enjoy learning the rules and a variety of strategies in this age-old game. Check Mate is held weekly after school for grades 2-5.

e are very proud to offer students the opportunity to participate in our after-school music program, Jambo Djembe. We are a non-audition group, open to any 3rd-5th grade student at Endeavor Elementary. This year the program has 67 students, making it the largest elementary music club Harrisburg has ever had. The students perform using a mix of singing, drums, mallet instruments, Boom Whackers, and much, much more. The students perform a large variety of music, from African and Latin traditional to modern music such as Katy Perry's "Roar". This years performances include Fall Music Showcase, SuFuDu, Skyforce game, and many others.

IGNITE

nterpretation, Gestures, Narratives, Improvisation, Theatre and Expressions all encompass this exciting group. IGNITE is a performing arts group that meets weekly for students in grades 3-5 . These students have a passion for theatrical opportunities! This club allows students a place to express themselves through creativity and develop their performing arts skills. An added bonus is the confidence it instills in students as they become fluent in public speaking and performance.

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EXPLORER ELEMENTARY HONORING OUR VETERANS AT EXPLORER

n November 12th, Explorer Elementary hosted a Veteran’s Day Assembly. Explorer was honored to have two members from the Patriot Guard Riders in addition to over 20 active and inactive members of our Armed Services. The program consisted of performances by the 5th Graders.. Our Choir Club, Student Council, and our DRUMM Club. Our kids did an amazing job performing, and honored our Veterans with their efforts.

r. Brian Henry and Gene Jorgensen spoke to our students about the purpose of the Patriot Guard Riders. Which is to honor our fallen heroes serving in our military, and to shield them from unwanted protesters. They also spoke about Honor and Respect. Delivering an alway important message for our students. Explorer parents, faculty, and families should be extremely proud of our students with the attention and respect they showed our visitors on this day. Explorer Elementary once again would like to thank all the Veterans for what they do for each and every one of us on a daily basis!

NOVEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH PILLAR IS: CARING Kindergartners Khloe Johnsen, Allen Fields, Macy Stadheim 1st Grade Addison Bohy, Jaeley Christensen, Elliot Snyders, Katie Conzemius 2nd Grade Jacob Hanson, Hope Mason, Ella O'Connor

3rd Grade Lauren Mattson, Saharra Chambers, Kaleb Holt 4th Grade Victoria Vazquez, Weston Mason 5th Grade Brianna Sandvig, Courtney Meyer Congratulations to ALL our Student of the Month Winners! Keep up the great work!

FREEDOM ELEMENTARY TIGER TUBE CAPTIVATES STUDENTS KYLE KNIPS

echnology has made it so much easier to reach a large audience. Just within the last few years, Facebook and Twitter have entranced hundreds of millions of users around the world. But within the confines of Freedom Elementary, the talk of the school is Tiger Tube, a student newscast that airs every other Friday.

ive years ago this month, Tiger Tube got its start in Mr. Muth’s 5th grade classroom at Liberty Elementary. “I created Tiger Tube because it was a way to incorporate technology in my classroom while having students work on reading and writing,” Muth cited. Mrs. Pederson, the principal at Liberty Elementary at the time, saw this as a great opportunity to reach the rest of the student body. “We wanted a unique way to share announcements with the students,” Mrs. Pederson stated, “We also wanted teachers to have the flexibility to play the announcements when it was a good fit for their classroom. We didn’t want to interrupt important class time.”

hile the goal of Tiger Tube has remained the same – to share important reminders, dates, and fun news stories – the set and segments have evolved with the times. Mr. Muth recalled its humble beginnings: “When we first started, there was no news desk, no teleprompter, and definitely no green screen!” Now there is a whole room dedicated to the Tiger Tube production. Mr. Knips, Technology Integrationist, has continued the tradition at Freedom Elementary. “On the weeks that we film Tiger Tube, we start on Monday brainstorming ideas and segments for the show. We then write a script on Tuesday, film the main anchor parts during recess on Wednesday, and finish any other segments on Thursday. Finally, after hours of editing, the final product is up on our website by Friday morning.”

he two anchors of the show are 5th graders nominated by their teacher, but other segments can involve anyone at the school, including faculty, staff, and students. “I think that is why Tiger Tube is so appealing,” commented Mr. Knips, “students enjoy seeing themselves and their teachers on the show.” Mrs. Pederson also noticed an impact on Freedom’s school culture: “Students look forward to watching it! By watching Tiger Tube students have an opportunity to learn what is happening in other classrooms, get to know teachers better through fun features, have gentle reminders of what the school rules are, and celebrate different events that are happening around the school. Students also look forward to being on Tiger Tube and feel it is an honor to be selected. I know the younger children mention they can't wait to be a 5th grader to be an "anchor" on Tiger Tube!”

he popularity of Tiger Tube has sparked similar shows at two other Harrisburg elementary schools. Find out what the hype is about by viewing some of our previous episodes online at http://tiger-tube. weebly.com.

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THE HISTORY OF HARRISBURG AUSTIN MCLEMORE

arrisburg, a once-small town in Lincoln County, is quickly growing. From 2000 to 2010, the population shockingly grew from 958 to 4,089. Before the population boom, however, Harrisburg was just another small, country town.

efore the railroad was built, a stagecoach brought mail to the Johnson Harris Homestead. Soon after, Johnson Harris built a post office and named it in honor of himself. A few years later, the post office was moved to the Emory J. Darling homestead. The name was also changed to Salina in honor of Mrs. Jim Stillwell, an early settler and very highly respected teacher of the time, but when the trains started coming through Harrisburg, the post office was moved back and the name was changed from Salina back to Harrisburg.

ne of the first businesses in Harrisburg after the train tracks were built was the State Bank. The bank still stands today in the original place that it was built. The bank was built in 1901 and was a working bank up until 2006 were it was turned into a construction management/structural engineering firm called RISE. Legend has it that the Wild West’s own, John Dillinger, once robbed the bank. As he was leaving the bank, he fired off one round into the teller counter as a warning not to follow him. The bullet hole is still there today. Whether or not this is true is up the reader. Who would have thought that the tiny town of Harrisburg has such an extensive history?

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MEMORIAL, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

he Veteran’s Day event was held on Sunday, November 10th to a large Harrisburg crowd. Speakers for Congresswoman Kristi Noem, and both senators John Thune and Tim Johnson spoke at the event. The American Legion were present as well, along with servicemen from every branch of the military, except the US Coast Guard, which Matt was given then honor of representing during the flag raising ceremony.

att would like to thank all of those who helped to make the project a reality, “the American Legion for being with me all the way, the Cemetery for being so helpful, and the city for supporting me in my endeavors.” A complete list of contributors is shown below. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The Benson Family Mayor Burke-Bowen/City of Harrisburg Mark D. Blow, Asphalt Institute Dale Penning Pleasant View Cemetery Association BJ Construction Myrl and Roy’s Paving Sweetman Construction Jans Corporation Harrisburg Chiropractic George Boom Funeral Home Miller Funeral Home Harrisburg Funeral Chapel Numerous Cash Donations

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HOSA, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 are available. There were many displays and hands-on activities to help students see what different job opportunities there are. My favorite part of the Sanford Science Days was going from booth to booth learning about all the different jobs that the science field has to offer. Even as a senior, I think the Sanford Science Days really opened my eyes and expanded my options that I would have going into the science field. I strongly suggest that anyone even with the slightest interest in the science field attend next year's Sanford Science Days and see what the science field has to offer!” We all can’t wait to go there again and we encourage anyone to come along who has the opportunity.

ecember will be a busy month for HOSA as we plan to hold a CPR/First Aid certification class for our members on December 11th from 3:30-6:30 after school. We also look forward to volunteering in the community and helping donate towards the FCCLA Angel Tree.

INTERIOR DESIGN

arrisburg's Interior Design Class attends Brown & Saenger during a class field trip on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Paula Kruetzfeldt, Brown & Saenger furniture manager, visited and showcased the workings of being an interior designer.

tudents include: Olivia Weigel, Kailee Versteeg, Shayla Sehr, Morgan Bream, Abbey Phillips, Paula Kruetzfeldt, McKeely Andersen, Sommer Williams, and Sidney Tatge.

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CONTRIBUTORS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

BETSY ATWOOD, HSMS COUNSELOR CODY BERKHOF JON KLEMME LYNN MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY 7TH GRADE TEAM, NMS AMANDA OLINGER AUSTIN MCLEMORE BROOKLYN DEVRIES HEATHER LINK JARED VLASTUIN KARI WAGNER KEVINA DARIO KRIS GRAFF, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE KYLE KNIPS MADELINE KROGER MALLORY LANIER NOAH BUNGER SUE GJERDRUM TAMMY ADNEY

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