February 2021

The Sanborn Central/Woonsocket FFA Chapter kicked of National FFA Week (Feb. 20-27) with a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 20, for the Sanborn Community. Over 100 people came to the Woonsocket Community Center between 8-10 a.m. to enjoy fresh pancakes, sausages, coffee and orange juice. FFA members that worked at the breakfast were Maddie Schmiedt, Morgan Schmiedt, Cassidy Slykuis, Xavier Baysinger, Mason Moody, Casady Dean, Brooklyn Johnson, Bailey Feistner, Brady Larson, Kenlie Fridley, Kailynn Eggleston and Lane Burkel. Other volunteers included Jaxson Applegarth, Jeanette Linke, Todd Welch, Owen Welch and Paula Linke.

The event was free will donation, and all proceeds were donated to Riley Schmiedt and family. On Feb. 5, Riley had an emergency CT Scan that showed a mass on his brain. He was taken from Brookings to Sioux Falls, where an MRI showed a brain tumor. They were referred to Mayo Clinic where a 14-plus hour surgery was performed. Ninety percent of the tumor was removed. Another six-plus hour surgery was performed to re-excite the facial nerves on the right side. A shunt was placed at that time as well. Riley has a lot of therapy ahead of him and with that comes medical and travel costs for the family. Riley is a former member of the SCW FFA Chapter, his sister, Morgan, is the current Chapter President, and his family are great friends of the FFA. Thanks to many generous donations, the FFA chapter was able to give over $1,600 to the Schmiedt family!

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

The Town and Kountry Kids Blue Group met on Feb. 7 at the Letcher Community Center. The meeting was called to order by President Brady Larson.  The pledges were led by Teagen Moody and Cannon Zoss.  Roll call of your favorite football team was answered by members. The secretary’s report was read by Delaney Zoss and approved. The treasurer’s report was given by Payton Uecker. A motion was made by Teagen Moody and seconded by Brady Larson to approve the treasurer’s report. Members were reminded to keep writing letters to their adopted grandparents monthly. Committee reports were as follows: Christmas hayride and food pantry donations – Teagen Moody reported that all went well.  Courthouse treats – Morgan Hoffman said she delivered microwave popcorn bags to all employees and said most were surprised and brought a smile. Coffee donations at Buckshots and Country Pumper were delivered and appreciated. 

 The safety officer, Sophie Kelly, gave a safety tip.  Bryce Larson, health officer, gave a health tip for the club.  

Old Business: Updates on improvements in Letcher will be continued closer to spring. 

New Business: Fruit sales were explained by Stacy Zoss.  Orders are due March 2. Each member is responsible for getting their orders online and money collected. The delivery date is March 28. Letcher Fun Days are June 12-13. Events were discussed to assist with Fun Days.  

A motion was made and passed to purchase a buzzer board to assist with quiz bowls and club activities. Steve Zoss will purchase the equipment.

Teen Leadership Academy sign up was discussed and encouraged.

Club goal planning sheets were handed out to all families. These need to be returned to club leaders by March 18 for a planning meeting with club officers at 6:30 p.m. at the community center. 

Stacy Zoss gave the leaders report. YQCA trainings are on Feb. 27 at Forestburg at 2 p.m. and on March 5 at Plankinton at 5 p.m. April 23-25 is the state shoot. Achievement days are Aug. 5-7.

Talks given included: Delaney Zoss – Elements of a Good Presentation and Tori Hoffman – Special Foods Tips.

The next meeting will be March 19 at the community center at 6:30 p.m. with leaders in charge of lunch. Talks will be given by Cain Zoss and Morgan Hoffman.  

…See a picture of the meeting in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

The Sanborn Central Middle School student council, under the direction of Mrs. Vermeulen, sponsored a Kindness Week from Feb. 16-19. Each student council member chose one elementary grade to facilitate kindness activities with. The SC middle school students who participated were: Bryce Larson, Caleb Kneen, Morgan Hoffman, Aubrey Kropp, Clay Moody, Cami Edwards, Hudson Fouberg, and Miley Adams. Reading of a children’s novel, art projects, discussions, and worksheets were a few of the activities students in grades PreK through fifth grade completed. 

A bulletin board was located in the hallway for MS/HS students to display kindness quotes such as “Kindness is caring for others even when they may not care for you.” 

An Appreciation Station was also located in the hallway. Students and staff had the opportunity to write kindness and thank you notes for someone in the building. These notes were then dispersed. 

One of the books which was read to classes was “The Jelly Doughnut Difference.” In order to correspond with the theme of the book, PreK-12 grade students and staff were treated to mini doughnuts on Friday afternoon.

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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