Issue 18 February 2016c

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Business Spotlight

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Upcoming Events MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Region II Music Contest, 6:30pm-8:30pm City Council Meeting, 6pm-8pm @Harrisburg Liberty School Board Room TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 MOD/CL Discussion Forum, 5:30pm-7pm @ HS Little Theater Chamber Luncheon, 11:30am – 1:00pm Harrisburg Economic Development Board Meeting, 7pm8pm @City Hall WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Early Release, 1:05pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, 3:30pm FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Boys’ Wrestling, 6pm SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Girls’ Basketball, 2pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 School Board Meeting, 6:30pm-9:00pm @Liberty Board Room TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 HS Band Pops Concert, 7:00pm-9:00pm @HS PAC WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Ash Wednesday Catholic Mass, HS PAC, 6pm Park Board Meeting, 6:30pm – 7:30pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Early Release, 1:05pm Parent-Teacher Conferences, 2:00pm-8:30pm MOD/CL Discussion Forum, 5:00pm-8:00pm @HS Little Theater FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 NO SCHOOL State Debate, 7am-8:30pm Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, 4pm SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, 2:30pm SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Sunday Catholic Masses begin in Harrisburg, HS PAC, 10am Community Yoga, United Methodist Church, 7pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, 4pm City Council Meeting, 6pm-8pm @Harrisburg Liberty School Board Room WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Tiger Nation Meeting, 7pm @HS Library THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Varsity Wrestling, 5pm FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Varsity Wrestling, 6pm SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Community Yoga, United Methodist Church, 7pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 School Board Meeting, 6:30pm-9:00pm @Liberty Board Room TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, 4pm SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Community Yoga, United Methodist Church, 7pm

Deadline for the next issue of the Tiger Times is Feb. 17th.

From The HEDC/Chamber President: An Exciting Year In Harrisburg Adrienne President

McKeown,

HEDC/Chamber

I know it’s only February, but I can already tell you that 2016 is going to be an exciting year in Harrisburg!

With home building and population growth that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, new and expanding businesses on the horizon, and some other great developments in the works, this is an exciting time to be a part of the Harrisburg community.

It takes a lot of people and many different entities working together to create and maintain a vibrant community. As president of the Harrisburg Economic Development Corporation and Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce, I am proud to call Harrisburg my home and to share with others why Harrisburg is a great place to live and do business. I also recognize that communication is one of the greatest challenges our community faces, so I want to use this monthly column to give you a glimpse into what your HEDC/Chamber is doing for you and how we can all work together to make Harrisburg even better.

Let’s start with some of the more traditional Chamber activities. In 2016, we will once again sponsor the Easter Eggstravaganza, the Business Trick or Treating, the Business Expo, and Breakfast with Santa. Maybe you never realized that these fun community activities are sponsored by the local businesses who belong to the Chamber, but without the generous support of our local member businesses, these community events wouldn’t happen. So the next time you stop into one of our local merchants, thank them for their contributions to ensuring we have fun, no-cost, family-friendly activities in our community.

And keep an eye out for the dates for each of these events. The Easter Eggstravaganza will be next month!

As for what’s new in 2016, I want to share an exciting update that has been many years in the making. Three years ago, while serving on the City Council, I had the opportunity to represent the people of Harrisburg on a committee exploring the possibility of establishing a new Catholic church in our community. I’m so excited to share that now is the time! Thanks to the visionary leadership of Father Chuck Cimpl at Holy Spirit Church in Sioux Falls, we are going to establish a “satellite parish”, so to speak, to get a Catholic parish off the ground in Harrisburg. I invite you to join us as we meet for our first celebration of the Mass at 6:00 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, February 10th. We will meet in the Performing Arts Center at the Harrisburg High School, and then we will regularly celebrate the Mass each Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the same location. The hope is that as we start meeting as a parish community, we will start to form committees to explore the next steps of finding land, building a church, establishing a Religious Education program, and more.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to serve at one of the upcoming Masses, please either contact me, or give Father Chuck or Kathy Davis a call at Holy Spirit. And please spread the word and invite your friends and neighbors to join us. All are welcome!

This is just the beginning of what is to come in Harrisburg this year. We have a vibrant, growing community, and with all of us working together, we can only grow stronger! I look forward to sharing more with you each month and keeping you informed about what’s happening in our community.

IN THIS ISSUE

Upcoming Events Special Census on April 1 City Contact Information

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Community Drug Collection Box Available in Sheriff’s Lobby 3 City of Harrisburg Capital Improvement Plan and Water and Sewer Rates 3 Street Light Outages 3 Important - Harrisburg Consumer Water/Sewer Bills 3 Harrisburg Community Library Corner 3 Harrisburg Area Food Pantry Neighbors helping Neighbors 3 Notice of Vacancy 3 Updated City Ordinances Take Effect 3 The City Park Board Needs Members 3

District Business Spotlight: Perfect Practice Community Volunteer of the Year Showplace Creates Showcase for HHS Harrisburg Flag Football Position Open

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High School HOSA Happenings That’s a Wrap!

American Legion Presents Teacher of the Year Award Speech & Debate

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Publicly submitted articles do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or beliefs of the Harrisburg School District. The Harrisburg School District has the right to decline publication of advertisements and/or articles that are deemed inappropriate for publication in the Tiger Times.

Special Census On April 1 The City of Harrisburg is working with the US Census Bureau to perform a special census on April 1. The purpose of this special census is to determine if the City has over 5,000 residents. By showing that we have over 5,000 residents we become a Class 1 City under South Dakota law and become eligible to receive an annual allocation of highway funds from the state Department of Transportation. We intend to use these funds for major projects such as adding turn lanes and traffic control signals at the Cliff Avenue and Willow Street intersection. Your cooperation and participation in this special census is very important to all of us!!!

JOBS AVAILABLE FOR SPECIAL CENSUS We are currently recruiting for the following jobs with the US Census Bureau:

Enumerators:

20-25 positions paying $14.25 per hour

Crew leaders:

2 positions paying $15.75 per hour

Office operations supervisor: 1 position paying $17.25 per hour To be eligible for these positions, applicants must be US citizens that are at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and are able to work a minimum of 25 hours per week, be available for day, evening, and weekend work, and be available to attend a 3-day training session on March 2931. All applicants are required to take a written examination which will be scheduled and conducted by the Census Bureau during the weeks of February 15 and 22. Job applications can be obtained at Harrisburg City Hall (301 E. Willow Street in Harrisburg) or can be downloaded as a .PDF document from http://www.census.gov/regions/Denver/www/jobs.

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Ryan Wolbrink Email: ryan.wolbrink@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 21

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.

Liberty Elementary

2 positions paying $12.75 per hour

Ward I Alderpersons: Ryan Berg Email: Ryan.Berg@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 23

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Office clerks:

Mayor: Julie Burke-Bowen Email: Julie.BurkeBowen@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 20

Ryan Olson Email: Ryan.Olson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 22

Freedom Elementary A Special Gift

Make sure to “Like” The City of Harrisburg on Facebook for city notices at: http://bit.ly/CityOfHarrisburg

Ward II Alderperson: Allison Sanderson Email: Allison.Sanderson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 24

South Middle School SMS Walks in the Woods with Drama South Middle School Show Choir

CITY WEBSITE – www.harrisburgsd.gov

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North Middle School Guest Speaker From Spain Fine Arts at North Middle School

City Contact Information

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

Drug Collection Box Available In Sheriff’s Harrisburg Area Food Pantry Neighbors Helping Neighbors Lobby The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently purchased a Prescription Drug Collection Box that will be permanently located in the lobby at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office located at 128 N. Main Street in Canton. The lobby will be open during business hours. Lincoln County citizens now have a safe and convenient way of disposing of unwanted or expired prescription drugs. There is no cost associated with the drop off, nor questions asked.

Each properly disposed of item reduces contamination in our water system, alleviates potential for accidental overdose or ingestion of outdated or incorrect medication. This initiative is part of an effort to prevent the increasing problems of prescription drug abuse and theft that continues to occur nationwide.

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We’re growing!

In February, we’ll again be open the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm and the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – noon.

Beginning in March, in order to better serve our community, our days/hours of operation will expand to the following: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 4:00 – 7:00 pm.

1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 10:00 – noon.

We are located at 203 Prairie St in Harrisburg. In the event of a food emergency, you can reach us by phone: (605) 929-0599 or (605) 767-2253.

As we continue to experience increased usage of the food pantry, you can help in many ways: - Non-perishable food items can be left at the food pantry during normal hours of operation or Harrisburg United Methodist Church at 204 Grand Ave. Our immediate need: adult protective undergarments ie Depends (for both men and women).

- Perishables such as milk, cheese, eggs, butter or produce should only be dropped at the food pantry starting 15 minutes prior to our opening or by appointment.

- Monetary donations may be mailed to the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry, PO Box 456, Harrisburg, SD 57032.

- If you are interested in volunteering, we’d love to hear from you. You can contact us via email at harrisburgareafoodpantry@yahoo.com.

When you’re online, go to facebook.com/harrisburgfoodpantry and ‘Like’ us!

City Of Harrisburg Capital Improvement Plan And Water And Sewer Rates

Notice Of Vacancy

At their city council meeting on Monday, February 1, 2016, the Harrisburg City Council will be discussing projects identified in the Capital Improvement Plan and the affect they will have on the utility water and sewer rates. The Harrisburg City Council meeting will be held at the Harrisburg Liberty School Board Room, 200 E Willow Street beginning at 6:00 p.m. We encourage and welcome you to attend.

The following offices will become vacant due to the expiration of the present term of office of the elective officer.

Municipality of Harrisburg, South Dakota

Mayor – Four Year Term Alderman Ward I – Three Year Term Alderman Ward II – Three Year Term

Street Light Outages

Circulation of nominating petitions may begin on January 29, 2016 and petitions may be filed in the office of the finance officer located at the To report a street light outage in any area other than the Greyhawk Estates Harrisburg City Hall, 301 E Willow Street, Harrisburg, SD Lincoln County Addition, please call Xcel Energy at 1-800-960-6235 or visit their website between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., central standard time, at www.xcelenergy.com. To report street light outages in the Greyhawk Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Fridays and not Estates Addition please call Southeastern Electric at 1-800-333-2859. later than 5:00 p.m. on the 26th day of February, 2016.

Important - Harrisburg Consumer Water/ Updated City Ordinances Take Effect City Council and staff have spent the last year reviewing and updating Sewer Bills The following ordinance will be enforced and payment arrangements on utility bills will no longer be honored.

All utility water/sewer bills are due on the twentieth (20th) day of the month.

If bills are not paid by the due date, a twenty (20) percent penalty shall be assessed the following day. If a bill for utility services is not paid in full the customer shall be given notice by mail or by personal service by posting on the property that service shall be terminated within five (5) working days of the date of posting. Failure to pay all charges and penalties will result in disconnection of services. All utilities disconnected for nonpayment must pay a reconnect fee plus payment in full of the amount owed on the account before any utilities will be reconnected. Reconnections will be made only during business hours, 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday.

Harrisburg Community Library Corner PHILIP OLINGER Harrisburg Community Library is continuing its effort to best serve the local community, 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. February book club selection is “ All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. A few copies will be available from the library. Also, we are offering basic CPR classes, dates and times to be announced.

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.

the codified City Ordinances and these updates became effective on January 20, 2016. The effort has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of pages of regulations and made the regulations easier to read and understand. The updates include elimination of noise permits, changing the City’s adopted building codes to the 2015 International Building Codes, revising the vicious animal investigation process, and extending the effective life of pet licenses from 1 year to up to 3 years to match the period of protection provided by new rabies shots. Please visit the City’s web site (www.harrisburgsd.gov) to view the 2015 updated City Ordinances.

The City Park Board Needs Members The City Park Board is seeking two community residents to serve on the Board. The Park Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Liberty Elementary School Board Room at 200 E. Willow Street. The Park Board advises the City Council on maintenance and development of City parks, green space, and trails. Members serve threeyear terms and are appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval.

The Park Board is currently working on the design and construction of the new Central Park, funding and design of a skateboard park, the first City Arbor Day event, a bike rodeo, a new season of gardening in the Grand Gardens, improvements to existing City parks, and construction of new multi-use trails. If you are interested in serving and improving your community, please drop off a letter of interest at City Hall or send an e-mail to michael.mcmahon@harrisburgsd.gov.

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Business Spotlight: Perfect Practice Perfect Practice is a 12,000 square foot facility and includes an indoor baseball/softball turf, indoor soccer/kickball/dodgeball as well as a concessions stand, and 160 spacious, comfortable 2nd floor mezzanine seating which overlooks the turf area.

Perfect Practice specializes in teaching proper techniques, use of study film and enhancing athletic performance with up-to-date routines and training protocols.

For more information visit perfectpracticesd.com or call 605.213.3300

Community Volunteer Of The Year Dale Thorpe received the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his outstanding service and dedication to improving the business community within Harrisburg. He is pictured with Chamber President Adrienne McKeown.

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Harrisburg has been selected to host the next South Dakota School Nurse Conference in July 2016. We are looking forward to showcasing our wonderful community. We are looking for sponsors, vendors, and donations to help make this a fantastic conference. Donations can be in the form of money, food, services, or goods. If you would like to consider this opportunity, please contact Amy GageHarrisburg School Nursing Supervisor and President Elect for the South Dakota

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School Nurse Association. Amy.gage@k12.sd.us Thanks so much for your consideration!

Kindergarten Registration • Now Offering Junior Kindergarten •

Thursday, February 11, 2016

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm (No Appointment Needed) Harrisburg Public Schools will be registering children for junior kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2016-17 school year. Children must be five (5) by September 1, 2016 to be eligible.

Please bring the following to registration: 1. State Certified Birth Certificate 2. Immunization Record

Appointments will be set during registration for Kindergarten Assessments on April 19th and April 21st.

Please register in the office of the school in which your child will attend. Those students attending our newest elementary school will have registration and assessments at Journey Elementary. Please call the school at (605) 743-2567 and listen for the options if you have any questions.

Endeavor Elementary

Journey Elementary

2401 W. 95th St. • Sioux Falls, SD 57108

6801 S. Grange Ave. • Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Explorer Elementary

Liberty Elementary

4010 W. 82nd St. • Sioux Falls, SD 57108

200 Willow St. • Harrisburg, SD 57032

Freedom Elementary

NEW Elementary • Coming in 2016

1101 Tom Sawyer Trail • Harrisburg, SD 57032

5800 S. Bahnson Ave. • Sioux Falls, SD 57108

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Elementary SPA (grades K-5) is a two-week exploratory workshop full of activities such as creative dramatics exercises and theatre games. Students develop characters, create plays, and perform for each other on a daily basis. Also, on the last day there is a studentprepared public performance. Elementary SPA will be held in the little theater at Harrisburg High School.

Middle School SPA (grades 6-7) is a fourweek session focusing on drama, dance, and music. The focus of this program is process rather than product, so emphasis is placed on training. The end performance is a show and tell of what they have learned throughout the session.

Middle School SPA will be held at North Middle School.

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To sign up or get further information please contact Kami Rasmusson at (605) 215-4914 (call or text) or kamirasmussonspa@gmail.com

Showplace Creates Showcase For HHS THANK YOU, SHOWPLACE! The new trophy cases down the hallway to the locker rooms at Harrisburg High School are underway thank to the generous donation of Showplace Wood Products! Along with more athletic record boards ordered, Tiger Nation will also purchase needed glass and shelving to complete the trophy cases as our promise to the district for the 2015-16 school year. The Blue Ribbon Committee of Joey Struwe, Coach Brandon White, Coach Ronette Costain, Diane Slaughter and Vicki Lanier is pleased with the progress on these projects. This committee is still looking for more donated items to complete the trophy case displays. Calling all Tiger alumni, if you wore it, cheered in it, competed with it, whether in athletics, fine arts, or music and are willing to donate it for display, we want it! Please drop any donated items to the high school office with your name, graduation year and phone number. Also, if you are interested in assisting decorating these new trophy cases, please reach out to a committee member. Our current trophy cases capture the 2000 athletic accolades only, we have a multitude of trophies, athletics and fine arts, etc., to sort through and choose for display.

Summer Performing ArtsHarrisburg

Introducing School Year Theater Camps A shortened version of our Summer program

Elementary SPA camp:

Kids will play theater games, develop characters, participate in dramatic exercises, create short plays, perform for each other on a daily basis.

Camp at Explorer

Grades k-2: Feb 16th-19th (3:30-5:30p) Grades 3-5: Feb 22nd-25th (3:30-5:30p)

Camp at Endeavor

Grades k-2: Mar 7th-10th (3:30-5:30p) Grades 3-5: Mar 14th-17th (3:30-5:30p)

Camp at Journey

Grades k-2: Apr 4th-7th (3:30-5:30p) Grades 3-5: Apr 11th-14th (3:30-5:30p)

Middle School SPA camp: Kids will be

Upcoming Events: Thursday, February 4th, Hawaiian Night at HHS for the doubleheader basketball games, leis and smoothies for sale, prizes for best dressed Hawaiian fans.

Wednesday, February 17th, 7pm Tiger Nation monthly meeting at 7pm high school library. Wednesday, March 16th, 7pm Tiger Nation monthly meeting at 7pm high school library.

Wednesday, April 20th, extra curricular fund requests and fund distribution meeting during the monthly Tiger Nation meeting at 7pm in the high school library.

Saturday, May 21st, South Dakota Youth Track and Field Championships at Harrisburg High School. Ages 6 - 14 can compete on this Saturday in every youth track event from javelin throw, shot, discuss, hurdles, long and high jump, and the youth variety of relays and races. Tiger Nation along with the assistance of our high school and middle school track teams will put on this new and much needed event in South Dakota. The competition is open to area states and will be promoted to all of this state’s and area gym teachers. Tiger Nation, in assistance with the sponsors of this event, will purchase the youth javelins, shot puts, discusses, etc needed for our own elementary and middle school buildings so Harrisburg youth can prepare in gym class before the competition. More information to come, mark your calendars today!

introduced to the four main aspects of Musical theater: Drama, Music, Dance, and Tech. They will share what they have learned each day with their peers.

All camps are $25. If you would like to sign your child up please contact Kami Rasmusson at (605) 215-4914 (text/call) or email kamirasmussonspa@gmail.com

Camp at North (for North and South students)

Grades 6-8: Apr 8th (3:30-5:30p) and Apr 9th (9a-12p)

On the 8th students will be fed and attend a high school drama performance

Get involved! As we all wish to raise our sons and daughters to grow up and be great volunteers, Tiger Nation provides just that opportunity to be an example for your children. Attend a monthly meeting, join the board (get your ideas and voice heard), volunteer to work in the concession stand, registration table, or time races for the Youth Track Meet, join us!

All proceeds from Tiger Nation’s fundraisers are handed back to our high school competitors, athletes, singers, etc, we are the booster club that supplements all Tiger extra curricular activities. Have fun and volunteer for a great cause - get involved in Tiger Nation!

Harrisburg Flag Football Position Open Harrisburg Flag Football is in search of an Executive Director to coordinate and grow this community-focused kids program. This is a paid position perfect for summer employment. The program runs yearly late May through October with the majority of time spent June through August. If you are a highly organized leader with a passion for the goals and mission of this program, please submit a letter of interest and personal bio to Angie Kuiper at foundation@harrisburgdays.com.

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High School

HOSA Happenings ROSS LANIER (HOSA REPORTER)

This February, Harrisburg HOSA is staying busy in preparation for the fast approaching state competition at the end of March. Most importantly, students will be taking their round one test(s) February 22nd. For some competitors, these tests are vital to qualifying for nationals if one scores well enough. For others, their entire event culminates in this test. A few examples of competitive events that include a round 1 test include CPR/ First Aid, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, HOSA Bowl, Forensic Medicine, Sports Medicine, Nursing Assisting, and Clinical Nursing, just to name a few.

Other major events in February include the monthly meeting on February 1st and Science Saturday on February 27th.

American Legion Presents Teacher Of The Year Award JOANNE VERMULM Congratulations to Mr. Todd Marks, recipient of the Harrisburg American Legion Post 45 Educator of the Year award. Mr. Marks was presented with the award by Dean Axtell and David Gaard in front of an audience of students working in the shop. Mr. Marks has been with the Harrisburg School District for 33 years. He has been the Ag-Ed teacher/FFA Advisor for just as long, as well as coached football for 20 years and wrestling for two. We congratulate him on this well-deserved award.

That’s A Wrap!

The Cast and Crew of the High School Musical “Beauty And The Beast” would like to thank all those who were able to come and see the show!

Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

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The Harrisburg High School Speech and Debate team continued its season at the Sioux Falls Lincoln Silver Bowl tournament January 15 and 16. The team was led by varsity public forum debaters Grace Aasheim and Marisa Morris. They went 4-1 in preliminary rounds to advance to the semifinals before dropping a 2-1 decision. IN the JV division, Cody Schriever debated without a partner, called maverick, and also went 4-1 to finish in third place. The novice, first-year, debate team of Julia Hopes and Liz Ocegueda finished in second place. They went undefeated in prelims before dropping the final round. Two Harrisburg debaters received speaker awards for their outstanding performances. Jordann Krouse was the second ranked varsity speaker and Noah Bunger was the third rated novice speaker. In the speech part of the tournament, both Megan Simonich and Jordann Krouse competed in Honors Finals, with Megan receiving 5th place in novice oratory speaking and Jordann receiving 4th in international extemporaneous speaking.

The team also competed at the Brookings Bell tournament right before the holiday break. The team was led by Evan Papka and Megan Yee going undefeated in JVPF to capture first place. Liz Ocegueda and Cole Teigan also went undefeated in the novice division but finished in second place based on speaker points. In the varsity division, Jordann Krouse and Claire Tufty finished with a 4-1 record in third place. Krouse also placed first in the international extemporaneous speaking.

North Middle School Guest Speaker From Spain

Fine Arts At North Middle School

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MIKAYLA WALLACE, SKYLAR KING, MEGAN HOLDEN

Seventh and eighth grade students at North Middle School had the chance to learn more about life in Spain when they heard from a native speaker on Monday, December 21st. Guillermo del Rio Fernandez-LaBandera, a foreign exchanged student from Spain, is currently a student at Harrisburg High School. As a guest speaker in Spanish class, he answered basic questions in Spanish and talked about his life in Spain. Students had written questions for him beforehand and were interested in knowing how life in South Dakota was different than in Spain, what stereotypes he had of Americans (and if they were true), and what some of his favorite things to do were. He told stories and anecdotes about learning English and living in Harrisburg. He spoke highly of his host family and Midwesterners in general and is enjoying his time as a Tiger. Students enjoyed the chance to hear him talk about life as a teenager. Thanks for speaking, Guillermo!

There are many important Fine Arts events coming up in the next few months. On February 22nd, the North Middle School choir will be having their Pops Concert. North’s show choirs--collectively called Refractions--will also perform that night. We have two show choirs, a Monday/Wednesday group and a Tuesday/Thursday group. Both show choirs are performing different Motown melodies. There will be three competitions, all in March.

Our first competition is on March 5th in Sioux City, the second will be on March 11th at Washington High School and the season ends March 19th in Mitchell. North’s Jazz Band, “The Northerners,” have begun practicing a blues scale and preparing for upcoming concerts and jazz festivals. The North Middle School has sent out ten kids for Middle School All-State Band.

We are glad to present Megan Holden(8th), Reese Anderson(8th), Grace Anderson(7th), Stewart Nickel(7th), and Emily Shields(8th), all of which have made it into Middle School All-State Band. The Middle School AllState Band will be performing in Pierre, South Dakota on March 5. These are some of the Fine Art events coming up in the near future.

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SMS Walks In The Woods With Drama ZOEY MAGER, 6TH GRADE

“I loved it! It was very funny!” Hadley Marquardt (student at South Middle School, also a fan of the play) The Harrisburg South Middle School performed a play titled “A Walk in the Woods” by Debbie Metzler. The Producers were Darren Ellwein, Ryan Hutchinson, Kip McKee, and Aaron Weaver. The Directors were Louise Perrion, Randi Van Der Sloot, and Kara Youngworth. The play had a mix of childhood stories from “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to “Hansel and Gretel.” There was a malfunction during the performance, but the students helped out and stalled. “Just keep going and act like nothing ever happened!” exclaimed Kara Youngworth, so we did. The play was practiced every Monday and Wednesday, sometimes even extra days. “I loved working on and in the play! It was very fun and exciting around every corner! It was fun!” said Ella Bergsmith (who played baby bear.) We are eager to see what SMS does for next years’ play!

South Middle School Show Choir LAUREN BASTEMEYER, 8TH GRADE This is about Novum Voce which means new voice, this is what the South Middle School Show Choir is called.

In Novum Voce we had been working our songs for the show “Cruisin.’” Our songs are “Car Wash,” Drive My Car,” and “Maps.” At our first retreat we worked on one song, this song is called “Car Wash.” We had a Novum Voce retreat so we could learn the choreography to the song. We had a neon theme, and we also had taco bar, it was so delicious. At our second retreat we worked on learning the choreography for “Maps.” At this retreat our theme was Ugly Christmas Sweaters. Our last retreat is in January and we will learn the choreography for “Drive my Car.” Our show choir will have a concert in March and will compete at “Best of Show” at Washington High School in March. We will go on an elementary tour to Liberty and Freedom in the spring. Our group practices two times a week before school.

I am so excited to be a part of Novum Voce this year. It is a combination of two thing I love singing and dancing. I am also excited for the songs that we are doing they come from many different genres and eras. In Novum Voce we are a family who has a special bond and when someone needs help or a hug or anything we know we can count on our Novum Voce family. We will be the new voice that represents Harrisburg South Middle School.

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Genius Hour: A 7th Grade Learning Experience 7TH GRADE TEAM The 7th grade students at South Middle School were introduced to Genius Hour on Wednesday, December 2. The one hundred sixteen students gathered in the commons area with their teachers and administrators to kick off this learning experience. The students viewed a couple of inspirational videos including one about a group of young boys creating their own soccer team, and another about being the individual who challenges what they know so they can learn more about the world and themselves. Genius Hour is a concept which encourages students to find their passion, and to take the time to research their passion.

While in the commons, the students worked together to brainstorm different topics they were interested in learning about during the Genius Hour time.

The students were encouraged to make a connection between a chosen topic and making the world a better place. There were seven categories the students sorted their ideas into. They included technology, science/ health, art/music/literature, construction/design, school improvement, community service, and other. The students wrote ideas on sticky notes and stuck them all over the walls. Once the students finished brainstorming

ideas, advisories walked around together in a gallery-walk style activity to view the different ideas and discuss what had been brainstormed.

The 7th graders will be given one hour each week to research a passion of their choice. They will use this time to plan, research, make contacts outside of the school, and develop an end product or display they will share with the school. The students have the option to work with a partner on this learning opportunity, or they may choose to work individually. It is important for students to take ownership in their learning. Genius Hour provides students with this chance to go above and beyond their regular classroom expectations and challenge themselves to discover what is important to them.

Final displays will be shared with the students and staff at South Middle School on Thursday, March 24. Each student or pair of students will display the learning outcomes for the research completed. This time will allow others to come view and ask questions about the displays so they can learn more as well.

Students Wasting School Supplies: How Can We Improve?

ISABEL ROTH It is well known students from all over the United States are getting rid of many of their school supplies each school year. What some parents and children alike do not know is that the money students waste each year from this mass disposal adds up to be quite a lot of money. But the real question here is, why is this occurring, and how much money could citizens save?

Members of Harrisburg, SD’s Tiger Robotics conducted an experiment to see what is really going on. They sent out a survey to the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders of Harrisburg South Middle School to see what they had thrown away going from one school year to the next. Their studies revealed approximately 77.91% of the 86 seventh grade students who took the survey claimed they had reused school supplies they had bought for sixth grade the year before. However, 92.27% of the 194 students who partook in the survey threw away some school supplies, be it their trapper keeper, or a backpack full of materials. When considering how expensive school supplies can be, that is a lot of money saved. But with the solution the all-girls division of Tiger Robotics came up with, the community can easily raise those numbers and achieve new goals.

The solution is simple: set up a series of donation boxes to allow students to deposit their used school supplies at the end of the day. This will ensure at least two things. For one, students will be donating supplies to the local Harrisburg Food Pantry, where they will be given to other students who need them. And if they are not accepted into the Pantry, teachers can keep the supplies for their classrooms each year. Either way, the unused school supplies would go to a good cause.

When prompted, students from Harrisburg South Middle School have revealed their own thoughts on the matter. In summary, they are claiming that they, too, threw out their old and/or used school supplies, but believe this is a serious enough matter we can solve.

In greater detail, their solution to this dilemma was to set up a series of boxes sorted either by price of the item or grade level. There would not be a lot of technology involved in this project, the only major one being an app for tablet devices the team would create and design with the help of

their mentors. Said app would have a display showing about how many school supplies were donated total (inputted by a parent and/or teacher volunteer), as well as, possibly, the total approximate amount of money donated through the school supplies. There could also potentially be a TV screen displaying the data, which could also show our goals, and if they reached them. Otherwise, there would be a point system set up as a form of currency. The volunteers would write down the amount of points the students would receive (the amount or points dependent on each item), which they could turn in for prizes. Currently, they plan on purchasing 600 prizes, all of which include sticky hands, bouncy balls, various porcupine characters, and slinkies. Tiger Robotics looks to raise around $130 to purchase the prizes, so they would appreciate donations and/or sponsors.

So, how can you help to donate supplies to students in need and save money yearly for both teachers and students? Partake in and use the donation system Tiger Robotics has planned for students in the Harrisburg, SD district, and, in the future, farther out.

Freedom Elementary Coding MS. VYHLIDAL, MS. SIMONETT, MS. GACKE With the help of the technology integrationist, Mr. Knips, second grade students learned how to program and run games through coding.

The coding was done through Tynker. Tynker is a website that provides interactive exercises, tutorials, and fun tools to create coding instructions in popular games like Minecraft, Angry Birds, Frozen, and many others.

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With this website no experience or training is necessary because it is a self-paced program fit to each child’s learning ability. It incorporates the importance of computer science and is a great way for children to learn programming in a fun and imaginative way!

Research Reports FREEDOM FIRST GRADERS The first graders at Freedom Elementary have been learning how to write a research report. They chose an animal of interest to read about from a book. They are learning how to take notes, write a rough draft and a final copy. We also are going to incorporate technology into this unit of study

by having the students research another animal by using the San Diego Zoo website. They will then create a PowerPoint slide to show where the animal lives, what it eats, its predators, what the animal looks like, and some interesting facts about the animal. Our students LOVE to write, especially when they get to use our technology!

Liberty Elementary A Special Gift AMANDA MAROHL Instead of bringing presents this year for each other, 5M at Liberty Elementary decided to do something very special for children in the area.

Together, we made 13 beautiful tie blankets for Project Linus. This is a charity that accepts newly made fleece blankets and distributes them to children in need. Blankets are collected locally and distributed to children in hospitals, shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a BIG hug. This was made possible through the generous monetary donations from the families in 5M. We were able to complete the blankets during an allotted time slot during the school day, with tremendous assistance and help from parent and adult volunteers. We couldn’t have made all 13 blankets in 1.5 hours without them – THANK YOU! Students were invited to join me at the drop-off location in Sioux Falls one evening. We met with the South Dakota Project Linus director, Giselle, and learned that our blankets will be donated to the Children’s Hospital in Watertown, SD. We really enjoyed learning how to make tie blankets, working together as a class, and ultimately giving other children a chance to receive an extra warm hug, if they needed one! It feels awesome to help other people!

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Register your student monthly online at: https://harrisburghosa.shutterfly.com $20 due at 8:45 AM registration Parent pick-up at Noon in the High School Commons

HHS HOSA members will be holding breakout sessions varying from dissections, chemistry experiments, engineering projects, and other hands-on activities.

HOSA is a student organization at HHS focused on developing future healthcare professionals giving leadership opportunities, career explorations, and involving them in community awareness, education, and outreach.

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