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Volume 14 Issue 6 |
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student council decided to have a Penny War between the grades. What a success! The Penny War brought in over $1,000- enough for us to adopt 3 Plymouth County families!!! The grade that was able to donate the most money to our charity was the 8th grade. They were rewarded for all their hard work with a pizza party! After all that hard work, we needed another dance to relax and recharge. January was the perfect month to have a dance- before the hubbub of Valentine’s Day celebrations. February is our month to sell orange Crush pop to their friends, as a fund raiser for the student council. Would you believe we sold thirty-three 12 packs of Crush pop? Now, as we march into spring, we are looking at new fun and exciting things to do in the middle school. One idea we have is to have a cutest pet competition to raise money for the Siouxland Humane Society. With a student council as creative as this one, there’s just no telling what great project we’ll be working on next. By: Jessica Koedam |
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After taking some time in October to have a little fun, the student council decided it was important to get back to charity work. So, in November the kids decided we should have a canned food drive. In order to bring some fun to this event, a friendly competition was held between homerooms. The winning homeroom was the recipient of a donut party. This food drive was a hit! The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders collected 440 pounds of canned food for the Food Bank of Siouxland. A lot of food was brought in by all the middle school kids, but Mrs. Petersen’s homeroom won the donut party. Way to go 6th graders! The holidays were upon us, no time to take a break from charity work. The middle school student council was right back at it, this time to raise money for needy Plymouth County families. We decided to participate in the Adopt a Family charity project, which helps make the Christmas season brighter by buying gifts for families who are less fortunate. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we knew we had to do something special to bring in as many donations as possible. So, the |
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For the last couple of years, the middle school student council has been open to all students who want to be a part of it- no more elections, hurt feelings, and people being left out. These days, if you want to be on student council, are a sixth, seventh, or eighth grader, you can be! The only two things you need to do are: come to the meetings and bring your great ideas. Let me tell you, this group of kids is full of great ideas! The first undertaking of the new student council was a big one. The kids decided they wanted to do their part to help in the fight against cancer. So, some of the student council members decided to sell baked goods during lunch. Each day for one week, a group of students brought in sweet treats for the other middle school kids to buy. By doing this one little task, these kids were able to raise over $100 for cancer research! The second thing these kids wanted to do was have a Halloween dance. So, on October 19th, the kids had their dance party. They dressed up in spooky Halloween costumes and came out, with the rest of their middle school friends, for a little Halloween fun. |
Middle School Student Council |
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The Hinton Community Scholarship, Hinton Education Association Scholarship, Emily Jordt Memorial Scholarship, and the Math Club Scholarship applications are available online at www.hintonschool.com. Students and parents can access these scholarships by opening the |
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school web page and then clicking on Administration and then Scholarships. If senior parents were unable to attend the financial aid meeting provided this year by the guidance office, please call with any questions you have concerning financial aid. (947- |
Scholarships and Financial Aid |
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4328) Financial Aid applications are available in the guidance office or online at www.fafsa.ed.gov ; deadlines for the application vary from institution to institution, so applications should be completed as soon as possible. By: Dan Hudek |
