Last week we finished up our NWEA MAPS testing for both the MS and HS. We will be sending home these results by the end of next week. I have attached some parent resources at the bottom of this newsletter for you. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Teachers use the NWEA MAP Growth assessments to better understand your child's individual needs and to help him/her progress in the assessed area. Because the assessment is a growth measure, it can track the growth of the student between testing events and over multiple years of testing.

This week we will have some grade level meetings as students prepare for homecoming week. More information on themes for each grade level and events will come out in next week's newsletter and on the district's Facebook page. Our students do a lot of the planning for the activities for Homecoming and we appreciate both the student and teacher leadership that takes place to make this an exciting week for everyone. The community involvement is appreciated as well. We are looking forward to another week of school with our students. As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, September 15th because of Teacher In-service.

Sincerely,

Ms. Heggelund

Principal, Clark Middle & High School

Week of September 11th - September 17th

September 11th - Varsity Cross Country at Webster 2:-00 P.M., JV Football @ Willow Lake vs. Sioux Valley 4:30 P.M., FCCLA Quiz Bowl Tryout at 7:30 A.M. in Mrs. Paulson's room, Board Meeting @ 6:30 P.M. in HS Library, All class meeting on Monday to plan for Homecoming over lunch (Freshman in Library, Sophomores in Begeman, Juniors in Seefeldt, Seniors in Paulson)

September 12th - Varsity Volleyball vs. Florence/Henry @ Willow Lake 6:00 P.M., JH Volleyball @ Willow Lake vs Florence/Henry at 4:00 P.M./C Team 5:00 P.M., Elem. School Pictures

September 13th - School Pictures for MS & HS

September 14th - Varsity Volleyball vs. Groton @ Clark 6:00 P.M., JH Volleyball @ Clark vs Groton at 4:00 P.M./C Team 5:00 P.M., Varsity Cross Country @ Aberdeen Roncalli 4:00 P.M.

September 15th - No School/Teacher In-service, Varsity Football @ Parker 7:00 P.M.

September 16th - JH/JV Football Jamboree @ Webster 10:00 A.M.

A Look Ahead

September 18th - Start of Homecoming Week, Cross Country @ Deuel 4:00 P.M., JH Football @ Clear Lake 4:00 P.M.

September 19th - CHS Coronation 7:00 P.M. in High School Gym

September 21st - Varsity Volleyball vs. Deuel @ Deuel 6:00 P.M., JH Volleyball @ Deuel 5:00 P.M./C Team 5:00 P.M., Varsity Cross-Country @ Clark 2:00 P.M., Dance @ Sioux Valley 6:00 P.M.

September 22nd - Clark Homecoming Parade @ 1:00 P.M., VarsIty Football vs. Mobridge/Pollock at Clark 7:00 P.M.

September 26th - Varsity Cross Country @ Sioux Valley 4:00 P.M., Varsity Volleyball @ DeSmet 6:00 P.M./JH 4:00 P.M.

September 28th - Varsity Volleyball @ Clark vs. Roncalli 6:00 P.M./JH 4:00 P.M./C Team 5:00 P.M., Seniors take NCRC (National Career Readiness Certificate) Assessment from 8:00 - 12:00 (Arrive by 7:45 A.M. and report to the gym)

September 29th - Varsity Football @ Dakota Hills (Wilmot) 7:00 P.M.

September 30th - Cross Country @ Grand Forks Border Battle 10:00 A.M.

Stop on in the main office at MS/HS and pick up a Retired Cyclone Jersey for $10.

If any 7th - 9th grader is a member of FCCLA and wants to try out for Junior Quiz Bowl see Mrs. Paulson for a study sheet. There is at try out test on Monday. Practice starts Tuesday morning at 7:30 A.M.

I am ready to go for senior parent meetings! Can we put out an email and into the newsletter that Senior Parent Meetings will need to be completed with me by October 27th. Senior Parent Meetings are required for all senior students. Senior Parent Meetings consist of going through important information such as credit audits, gpa, class rank, test scores, FASFA, scholarships, etc. Post secondary awards and scholarships and high school graduation endorsements are also discussed. Only one parent/guardian needs to attend. The meetings usually take around 45 minutes. I am willing to meet before, during and after school. They can call me to make an appointment.

A Message From Ms. Reed

Seniors will be participating in the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) on September 28th. Testing will be in the gym and will begin promptly at 8:00 am. Students are to arrive no later than 7:45 am. Students are required to bring their laptop, therefore it is important that their laptop is fully charged. Cell phones and smart watches are NOT allowed during testing. If a student accesses their phone or smartwatch during testing, he/she will be asked to leave and their test will be voided.

District ACT Testing is October 17th. If you are interested in taking the ACT in October or have questions regarding the ACT please see Mrs. Hofman. $50 will need to be paid to the Clark School District BEFORE testing. If this payment is not made before testing, you will NOT be able to test. Testing starts promptly at 8:00 am so students will need to be in the gym no later than 7:45 am. This is a paper/pencil test so laptops will not be needed. Students can bring their own #2 pencils and calculators, however, these will be provided. Drinks and snacks are allowed only during breaks and can only be kept outside of the testing area. Cell phones, smartwatches and airpods are not allowed. If a student brings a cell phone, smartwatch or airpods into the testing area or their cell phone goes off while testing, they will be asked to leave and their test will be voided with no refund. Cell phones, smartwatches and airpods cannot be accessed at any time during or between testing. If a student accesses any of these items at any point in time during or between testing they will be asked to leave and their test will be voided and no refund will be given.

Practice booklets for the ACT are available in Mrs. Hofman’s office. There are also ACT Prep Guides available in the library for students to check out.

There will be Non-Test information required before testing. This is something that will be done with Mrs. Hofman. More information concerning Non-test information will be given out as it gets closer to the test date.

The Pre-ACT will be given October 18th. If you are interested in taking the Pre-ACT please meet with Mrs. Hofman. Testing starts promptly at 8:00 am so students will need to be in the gym no later than 7:45 am. Students can bring their own #2 pencils and calculator, however, these will be provided. Drinks and snacks are allowed only during breaks and can only be kept outside of the testing area. Cell phones are not allowed. If a student brings a cell phone into the testing area or their cell phone goes off they will be asked to leave and their test will be voided with no refund. Cell phones cannot be accessed at any time during or between testing. If a student accesses their phone at any point in time during or between testing they will be asked to leave and their test will be voided and no refund will be given.

Free Application Period begins October 1st. Senior’s, you may apply to as many South Dakota public colleges and universities as you wish during the free application period!

Pre-ACT = cixfqr4 (optional/9th-10th only)

District ACT = ro7fzes (optional/11th-12th only)

National ACT = fqgwzc7 (optional/11th-12th only)

Accuplacer = pzpbw2v (optional/11th-12th only)

Junior Class = ettq5cv (REQUIRED/11th only)

Sophomore Class = jkjhoxs (REQUIRED/10th only)

Freshman Class = brfkeno (REQUIRED/9th only)

Online Classes = 34uoepc (REQUIRED/online class students only)

Dual Credit = 46e2h75 (REQUIRED/dual credit students only)

Student Council = dqwvjxr (REQUIRED/student council members only)

SADD = upqsujz (REQUIRED/SADD members only)

Senior Class = mfplktv (REQUIRED/12th only)

Student & Family Resources = 7ezdc4j (REQUIRED for ALL students)

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE

8:10 - 8:55 - 1ST PERIOD

8:58 - 9:43 - 2ND PERIOD

9:46 - 10:31 - 3RD PERIOD

10:34 - 11:08 - 4TH PERIOD

11:11- 11:37 LUNCH

11:40 - 11:58 HOMEROOM

12:01 - 12:46 - 5TH PERIOD

12:49 - 1:34 - 6th PERIOD

1:37 - 2:22 - 7th PERIOD

2:25 - 3:10 - 8th PERIOD

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

8:10 - 8:55 - 1ST PERIOD

8:58 - 9:43 - 2ND PERIOD

9:46 - 10:31 - 3RD PERIOD

10:34 - 11:25 - 4TH PERIOD

11:28 -12:20 - 5TH PERIOD

12:20 - 12:46 LUNCH

12:49 - 1:34 - 6th PERIOD

1:37 - 2:22 - 7th PERIOD

2:25 - 3:10 - 8th PERIOD