FARGO SOUTH GRADUATION
June 4, 2023
6:00
FargoDome
(streamed @ fargo.k12.nd.us/south)
Mandatory Graduation Practice is
June 1 @ 3:00
@ the Fargodome
SENIOR IMMUNIZATION RECORDS
IMMUNIZATION RECORDS WILL BE IN WITH YOUR DIPLOMA
It is your responsibility to send your immunization records to the college you will be attending.
2023 TEACHER OF THE YEAR
South High School vocal music teacher Sara Lichtblau has been named the Fargo Public Schools 2023 Teacher of the Year. Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi surprised her with an announcement at South High School on Thursday.
Lichtblau has served as the vocal music teacher at South since 2009, and a staff member said her impact on the school was felt immediately upon starting and has continued to be felt ever since. Her education career began as a K-12 vocal music teacher at Enderlin Public School in Enderlin, N.D., where she worked from 1998-2000. She was an elementary music teacher at Dilworth Elementary School in Dilworth, Minn. from 2000-09.
Lichtblau holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from North Dakota State University.
As the vocal music teacher at South, Lichtblau conducts the school’s choirs and helps students to grow as musicians in both large group choral settings and small group and one-on-one vocal lessons. She prepares the students to perform at concerts and compete in Eastern Dakota Conference and state choir competitions.
Lichtblau conducts South’s audition choir, Belle Orso Vocci, and dedicates time for BOV to perform outside of school hours. BOV spreads holiday cheer with a caroling tour each December and is set to perform at Fargo’s Patriots Day celebration this year. She coordinates choir students to perform the “Star-Spangled Banner” at nearly all Bruins athletic events. And she serves as the vocal music director and pit orchestra conductor for the South High Drama Club’s annual musical productions.
She was named the North Dakota American Choral Directors Association Director of the Year in 2021 and the South High School Choir was selected as the Governor’s Choir in 2011-12.
A staff member from South described Lichtblau as an irreplaceable instructor and a superstar teacher who has earned the esteem of students, parents, peers and principals. There is not a day that she does not have a smile on her face and a kind word to share. She believes and sees the best in people and helps them work towards their potential.
Her love for music is described as being infectious. That infectious love for music is on full display in a story from a South High School parent who says Lichtblau helped their child discover and develop a late-blooming love for music. The student had shown little interest in singing until their junior year, but got a role in the musical and enjoyed it so much they joined choir and it became their favorite class.
Lichtblau’s immense level of caring for students was on full display as she helped guide students through a time of upheaval and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. One student said that they were struggling to reorient themselves to attending school in person after an extended period of distance learning, and choir became that student’s foundation for regaining a sense of normalcy. They said they made it through that first semester back in-person because they could always look forward to choir and knew how much Lichtblau cared about them.
Lichtblau follows Amy Anderson, an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher at Longfellow Elementary School and Early Childhood Literacy Partner at Agassiz, as the District’s recipient of the Teacher of the Year honor. Her name will now be considered for the Cass County Teacher of the Year Award. The Cass County Teacher of the Year is then forwarded to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction as a candidate for the North Dakota Teacher of the Year award.
The Fargo Public Schools Teacher of the Year award has been presented within the District since 1957. The honor is an award regularly bestowed as part of the District’s annual Staff Recognition Program. The District also annually recognizes a Support Staff of the Year and an Administrator of the Year as part of this recognition program.
SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR
Mrs. Boehm is so well-deserving of this award and recognition for her outstanding work that she does for the students and community of South High. Mrs. Boehm is instrumental in her work as a counselor but also in her efforts to support Bruin Brains and Brawn, Celebrate your Future, Counselor in the Commons, Bruin Bash, Freshman Orientation, Freshman retreats and the grant writing that often funds these events. On top of creating opportunities for all students, Vanessa also is an advisor for the South High Honor Society Chapter, and Philanthropy and Youth. She works relentlessly to brainstorm new ideas and is committed to helping students succeed. Mrs. Boehm loves being a school counselor and supports all students to Strive for Excellence.
2023 PROM
"UNDER A STARRY NIGHT"
April 1
$ 40.00/couple
Grand March - 7:00 pm
$5.00 entrance fee
Dance to follow in Gym
Spectators of Grand March
- Park on North Side
- North doors will open at 6:00.
- Tickets are $5.00
SUMMER SCHOOL 2023
1st Semester
June 8 - June 29
2nd Semester
July 6 - July 27
PE classes are June 8 - July 27
Vacation from June 30 - July 5
For the summer school booklet and registration go to www.fargosummerschool.com
Registration began February 1
Contact your school Counselor for more information.
ACT Exam Schedule for 2022/23
South High School Code: 350-565
ACT Fee: $63.00
ACT with Writing: $88.00
Late Registration—add $36.00
website - act.org
SAT Exam Schedule for 2022/23
South High School Code: 350-565
SAT Fee: $60.00
Late Registration: Add $30.00
website - collegeboard.com
ATTENDANCE OFFICE (701) 446-2023
Good attendance, whether at school or on the job, is very important. If a student must be absent from school, please call Tyann Schlenker @ (701) 446-2023.
Class attendance will be reported daily by period. It is the intent of the attendance secretary to contact parents at home or work the same day by phone to directly report any class(es) that have been reported as absent.
Parents would you remind your students that are leaving school early for ANY reason that they need to pick up their exit pass from the Attendance Secretary. We are not always able to deliver passes in a timely manner. If students are leaving early for an appointment or other reason, they need to pick up their pass prior to their appointment. Also – If your student is going to an appointment dentist, doctor, etc. they need to bring an appointment slip back from the doctor/dentist to attendance when they return to school to have the absence excused for an activity.
Fargo South High School
Greta Evenson, Asst. Principal
Dr. Shannon Mortrud, Asst. Principal
Mike Beaton, Activities Coordinator
