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School Pictures for K-12^th will be Wednesday, September 18^th.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

2019 Yearbooks

  The yearbook staff has three 2019 yearbooks left. The cost is $60. If you are interested in purchasing one please call the high school office at 712-829-2162.Get one before they are all gone!

Homecoming

  Homecoming preparations are underway for September 27^th. This year the theme is “Western”.

  The festivities begin with spirit week with each day having a theme. Students are asked to show their school spirit and dress accordingly.

Monday-Pajama Day
Tuesday-Mismatch Day
Wednesday-Role Model Day
Thursday-Patriotic Day
Friday-Purple Day

The Queen and King Candidates are

Carlee Culbertson, Madalyln Johnson, Haylie Huddle, Devin Isaacson, Kami Tibben, Keygan Day, Easton Hultman, Tyler Peterson, Will Roberts, and Colton Thornburg

The Class representatives are:

        Juniors: Kaitlyn Bruce and Matthew Herrick

        Sophomores: Ashley Henneman and John Peterson

        Freshmen: Jenna Stephens and Joshua Martin

The Flower Girl is Mackenzie Ward and the Crown Bearer is Greyson Whigham.
  The Homecoming Pep Rally and Coronation will be held on September 26^th at 7:00 PM. The parade is September 27^th at 1:30 PM. and the game against East Mills starts that evening at 7:00 PM.

Homecoming Parade Entries

  Homecoming is on Friday, September 27^th. All commercial parade entries should contact Jody Druivenga in the Elementary Office at 829-2171 so that your entry can be listed in the Homecoming program. Stanton, Villisca, Red Oak, Essex or any other town businesses are welcome to have a float in the parade.

  The “Kiddie Parade” is always a popular part of the parade. There are three categories for the “Kiddie Parade”–Vehicle, Pet and Costume. All students in 6^th grade and below are encouraged to participate and show their enthusiasm and pride in support of our Vikings! Sign up for the “Kiddie Parade” will begin at 12:45 PM at the corner north of FMTC office. All entrants should be checked in prior to 1:15 PM. The Homecoming Parade begins at 1:30 PM.

Scholastic Book Fair

  The Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday, October 21^st, through Thursday, October 24^th. Come visit the Book Fair being held in the elementary concourse those days.

ATHLETICS

Season Passes

  Stanton fans that have purchased season passes please show the pass to the ticket taker at all the athletic events. If you have not

purchased a season pass or any sport pass, they may be purchased from the high school office. 

Casey’s/Stanton Gold Cards

  The football and volleyball teams are selling Casey’s/Stanton Gold cards as a fundraiser. The school has the cards available for $20.00 in the high school office if interested. Great values on pizza, subs, gas, etc.

Viqueen Volleyball

  On Thursday, September 5^th, the Viqueens hosted Sidney for a conference match. The junior varsity lost in two sets (14-21 and 13-21). The varsity squad lost to the #1 ranked 1A team in three sets, 11-25, 21-25 and 13-25. On Saturday, the varsity squad traveled to Clarinda for the Clarinda tournament. In pool play, the team won matches against Clarinda and Wayne and dropped their match to St. Albert. 

  On Monday, the junior varsity squad traveled to Sidney for triangular action against Sidney and Fremont-Mills. The team was victorious against Fremont-Mills (21-17, 17-21 and 15-10) but dropped their match against Sidney (14-21, 13-21).

  On Thursday, we will host a triangular with East Mills and Bedford.  Varsity and junior varsity action commence at 5:30 PM.

  On Saturday, the varsity squad will travel to Shenandoah for the Fillies Tournament. Stanton’s schedule for the day is as follows:

        8:30        Stanton vs. Fremont Mills

        10:10      Stanton vs. Creston

        11:00      Stanton vs. Shenandoah

        11:50      Stanton vs. Missouri Valley

        12:40      Stanton vs. Bedford

        1:30        Stanton vs. Lenox 

Viking Football

  The varsity could not overcome 6 turnovers and a few penalties and CAM was able to take advantage of those situations and come up with the victory last Friday night. The varsity will begin district play and their run to qualify for the playoffs tonight at Bedford. Kickoff in Bedford is at 7:00 PM. Go Vikings!

  The JV team opened their season in Council Bluffs by defeating Heartland Christian 32-22, in a game with numerous lead changes!  The Vikings were able to score late in the 3^rd quarter to give them a 26-22 lead. The defense improved were able to hold the Eagles scoreless in the 4^th quarter. The JV team will play next Monday night at Fremont-Mills. Kickoff will be at 6:00 PM; following the 4:00 PM JH game.

Junior High Volleyball

  The junior high volleyball team hosted Sidney on Thursday, September 5^th. The young Queens put great effort into their performance on the court and came away with 4 wins out of the 6 sets that were played. Game scores were 21-19, 9-21, 13-21, 21-10, 21-7 and 21-17. On Tuesday, September 10^th, the team traveled to Clarinda Lutheran for a match. The Queens won 2 out of their 4 sets (25-22, 20-25, 26-24, 20-25). The team will travel to Griswold on Tuesday, September 17^th and will host Bedford on Thursday, September 19^th. Both matches will start at 4:00 PM.

PRINCIPAL

  I think the start of the year has gone well. The students have started the year in a positive way and the teachers, paras, kitchen staff, maintenance team, coaches and secretaries have all helped to make this start a successful one. We are always looking and planning ahead but we also focus on the day to day opportunities to make sure we focus on the students each day and what we all can do as a team to make their educational experiences positive and successful.  

  We have 22 non-certified staff. Throughout the year we want to recognize them. They spend a lot of time with the students and staff and we would not be successful without them. This week we want to recognize Melissa Yeager. Melissa is married to Chet Yeager. They have 2 older daughters, Chelsey and Amanda, that graduated from Stanton. Their son, Max is currently a 7^th grader here. This is Melissa's 14th year here as a para. She has also done some maintenance work in the summers at the school. Thank you for all you do and for being a big part of Stanton Community School.

GUIDANCE

Sept. 3–Oct. 18: Save Now, Save Later: College Savings Plan Parent Giveaway

Open to: Parents and guardians of Iowa students in grades 6–12

• Awards: Fifty $1,000 deposits into College Savings Iowa accounts
• Requirements: Visit the Parent Handbook guide for important college financing information and enter contact information to register for a random drawing.
• Start at: www.IowaStudentLoan.org/SaveNow

ANNOUNCEMENTS

After School Bible Club

  After School Bible Club starts on September 18^th after school until 5:00 PM. It is open to kindergarten- 5^th grade students. Go to www.stantoniowa.org and click "Bible club" to register.

5^th Quarter

  Fun, Food, and Friends- 7^th-12^th grades please come to Mamrelund Lutheran church basement after Friday night home football games. (Except homecoming) till 11:00 PM. Come “Hang out” with your friends. Anyone wishing to help support this through a monetary donation to help purchase food or to donate food please contact Susan Isaacson. Thanks so much in advance for helping our kids have a safe place to “Hang Out” after home Friday night games!

Stanton Youth Volleyball Tournaments

  The fall youth sport seasons are underway with games and tournaments about to hit in full force on weekends. Stanton will be hosting the 3^rd-6^th grade tournament on Saturday, September 21^st.  Our tournament will begin at 8:30 AM and last until the evening time, with 3^rd/4^th grade playing in the morning and the 5^th/6^th grades in the afternoon. With 16 total teams coming and 4 courts running all day, there are a lot of responsibilities and moving parts throughout the day. Although we do have some visiting teams help, as well as the junior high/high school volleyball teams, we will still be in need of volunteers to help run the tournament to keep things moving as smooth as possible. We are asking that parents, community members, and students to help out with these responsibilities! We will need people to take money in two shifts, from 7:30 AM-10:30 AM or from 10:30 AM-2:00 PM in both the Viking Center and the high school. We will also need people to help run scoreboards, line judge, be a main official on one of the courts, and CLEANUP at the end of the day in both the Viking Center and at the school (cleanup will begin when games are done in one gym and we move the rest of the games to the other). If you have a child participating in the 3rd/4th tournament in the morning, please consider helping out with the 5th/6th grade tournament and vice versa. There are multiple spots available and would appreciate all of the time put in if volunteers could stay on a court for two or three games.

 The full schedule of games for our tournament will be released today. Please take a look at it and let me know what you would be able to help out with. I will have teams listed from other towns that will help out on some courts, but there will be courts still open all day, as well as cleanup at the end of the day. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything. 

  There is a reason we have this many teams each year come play in the Stanton tournament, and we would love to keep it that way with your help to keep things running smooth. We greatly appreciate your help in advance! 

There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board of the lower level of the Viking Center, or click the editable, online continuously updated sheet with the link below for the 3^rd-6^th grade tournament September 21^st.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svsS6PD_dJZRf9UAaHq2SI05QqMM7_mV0rlxCrgYHSM/edit?usp=sharing

COMING EVENTS

Friday, 13^th            7:00-High School Football at Bedford

Saturday, 14^th        8:30-Shenandoah Volleyball Tournament

Monday, 16^th         1:05/1:15-Early Dismissal

                              4:00-Junior High Football at Fremont-Mills

                              6:00-Junior Varsity Football at Fremont-Mills

Tuesday, 17^th        4:00-Junior High Volleyball at Griswold

                              5:30-High School Volleyball at Griswold

Wednesday, 18^th   K-12^th Picture Day

Thursday, 19^th       4:00-Junior High Volleyball with Bedford, Here

Saturday, 21^st        10:00-Griswold JV Volleyball Tournament