The FCS class has been busy making Christmas ornaments for their Sewing Unit. They have learned to do different kinds of stitches and how to appliqué designs on felt to make these ornaments.
Events for the week of Dec 11:
Monday, Dec 11:
--Preschool Field Trip, 9:00 am
--School Board Meeting in Library, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Dec 12:
--B WR at Axtell, 11:00 am--vans leave at 6:00 am
--G/B BB with Maywood-Hayes Center in Stapleton--5:00 / 6:00 / 7:30
Wednesday, Dec 13:
--G/B JH BB with Sandhills/Thedford in Stapleton--2:00 / 3:30
Thursday, Dec 14:
--G WR at McCook, 4:00 pm--van leaves at 11:15 am
Friday, Dec 15:
--G/B BB at Twin Loup in Sargent, 5:00 / 6:00 / 7:30--bus leaves at 3:35 pm
Saturday, Dec 16:
--G/B WR at Cambridge, 10:00 am--vans leave at 5:00 am
--G/B BB with Wauneta-Palisade in Stapleton, 4:00 / 4:30 / 5:30 / 7:00
GO MAVERICKS!!!
One Act State Update: Stapleton Play Production finishes 4th in D-1. But there is some hardware coming back to the village! Senior Tessa Hansen received the outstanding female performer for D1! Also receiving outstanding acting certificates were Kelsey Amos, Cameron Berliner, Mariah Duran, Cayson Johnston, and Tessa Hansen. We are extremely grateful for our performers this year and to Coaches Deanna Klosen, Melody Hansen and Robin Davis for their leadership. Thanks for your efforts and all the laughs!
Thank you all for supporting our FFA by purchasing products from our fundraiser. As students begin delivering items please let Miss Nichols know if you are missing items or have any damaged items before the end of the school day tomorrow (Thursday).
Santa can't find us on any bad list. We are all dressed in camouflage!
Tuesday was Christmas in July and the students dressed in red, white and blue to show their spirit.
Cast and crew have begun preparing for their State Performance. 11:30am showtime at the Carson Theatre!
K-12 Christmas Concert
Tuesday, Dec 7 at 7:00 pm
Elementary Band meets in the Music Room at 6:40. Jr/Sr High Band meets in the Music Room at 6:50.
Students in Elementary and JH Choir & Jr/Sr High Band sit in classes in the folding chairs on the floor.
Concert Dress is Christmas colors.
After the Concert, Santa will be in the Commons for pictures.
FFA Fundraiser items are on their way! All student boxes will be sorted and ready to be picked up from the shop today between 3 and 4pm.
Attention parents/community members: As can happen with day to day events - schedules do change due to a variety of circumstances. We try to do our best to inform our patrons of changes as soon as possible. The school calendar is always a reference to utilize to stay up to date on the latest changes. Every effort is made to update that as frequently as possible. There are changes to basketball games this week. The calendar has been updated to reflect those changes. Thank you.
After practice activity can schedule this week: Mon-Tues-Wed (normal time) - there will be NO activity van Thurs and Friday 12/7 and 12/8 due to Christmas concert and away events. Thank you
Events for the week of Dec 4:
Monday, Dec 4:
--One Act Performance for Student Body, 8:30 am
--B/G JH BB with Wallace, 2:00 / 3:30 pm
Tuesday, Dec 5:
--G/B BB at SEM, 3:30 / 5:00 / 6:30 pm--bus leaves at 1:00 pm
Wednesday, Dec 6:
--One Act at State Contest in Norfolk, 11:30 am
Thursday, Dec 7:
--K-12 Christmas Concert, 7:00 pm
Friday, Dec 8:
--B WR at Twin Loup (Sargent), 11:00 am--van leaves at 6:30 am
--G/B BB at Sutherland, 4:00 / 4:45 / 6:00 / 7:30 pm--bus leaves at 2:00 pm
Saturday, Dec 9:
--G WR SVM Invite in Stapleton, 10:00 am
--G/B BB vs Arthur Co in Tryon, 4:30 / 5:00 / 6:00 / 7:30--bus leaves at 3:00 pm
GO MAVERICKS!!!
CORRECTION: K-12 CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Thurs, Dec. 7: This year the program will be combined K-12 all in one. Elementary Band is due in the music room by 6:40. PreK-4th grade are asked to sit with their TEACHERS. At 6:50 Jr/Sr High band is asked to come to the music room. SHOWTIME for all grades begins is 7:00PM.
K-12 CHRISTMAS CONCERT, Thurday, Dec. 7th: This year the program will be combined K-12 all in one. Elementary Band is due in the music room by 6:40. PreK-4th grade are asked to sit with their parents. At 6:50 Jr/Sr High band members are asked to come to the music room. SHOWTIME for all grades begins at 7:00PM.
In hopes to promote some Christmas Cheer, we invite one and all to join us in having a little bit of Christmas Fun. Below you will find a Calendar of Dress days to lift our spirits through the rest of December.
FFA fundraiser items will be coming in Tuesday December 5th. FFA members, their parent or another designated individual are encouraged to pick up the items they sold right after school on Tuesday. Due to all of the activities scheduled for Tuesday if there is no one available to pick up the items your student sold please contact Miss Nichols to make arrangements for the fundraiser items your student sold.
REMINDER: We are no longer using the Youtube channel for streaming all of our events this year. For the 2023-24 year we will be using HUDL. The link is listed below. it is also posted at the top of the Stapleton School Webpage. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/stapleton/organization/40010/sandhills-valley-high-school
STATE BOUND!!!!
Stapleton One-Act Play Production is the District D1-6 Champions!
They will be heading to state one-acts in Norfolk next Wednesday for the fourth consecutive year!
Congrats to Senior Tessa Hansen for winning a gold medal as Overall Best Actress in D1-6
The following students won Outstanding acting certificates: Tessa Hansen, Mariah Duran, Kelsey Amos, Cayson Johnston, Cameron Berliner, and Sheek Bruns!
Congrats to the crew for their 2nd place Tech Crew award as well! Way to go team!
Your coaches and community are so proud of you!
Sudents in 7th grade science are using Jolly Ranchers to understand the rock cycle. Students started them as whole rock. They crushed them, representing weathering and erosion. They then put them in a cup with another cup on top and squised them with a large textbook for a week. This represented compaction, when the took them out it was a solid chunck, sedimentary rock. I asked them how can we make igneous rock from this...and they were able to figure it out!
Students in Anatomy have been working hard on a fingerprint and hair analysis lab. Studens were able to discover what features on fingerprints made them differentiated to each person. They also compaired blonde, brown, and red hair under the microscope, did a scaler imprint of there own hair, and looked at different species hairs under the microscope.
