Breakfast

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Mini Bagel, Fruit or Juice, Milk

Wednesday: Donut, Fruit or Juice, Milk

Thursday: Mini Waffle, Fruit or Juice, Milk

Friday: Cereal, Fruit or Juice, Milk

Lunch

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Orange Chicken, Rice, Broccoli, Pineapple, Milk

Wednesday: Chili, Cinnamon Roll, Pears, Milk

Thursday: Mini Corndogs, Potato Smiles, Oranges, Milk

Friday: Goulash, Green Beans, Peaches, Dinner Roll, Milk

**Salad bar is available at every lunch**

Monday, February 17th

No School

GBB @ Willow Lake vs. GPL

Tuesday, February 18th

BB DH @ Clark vs. TZ 5pm

Wednesday, February 19th

Thursday, February 20th

Girls Region Wrestling @ Clark 4:30pm

BB DH @ Hamlin 5pm

Friday, February 21st

JH BBB @ Willow Lake

• 7th 4pm
• 8th 5pm

Saturday, February 22nd

Region Wrestling @ Hamlin

Calling all Thespians Grades 8th-12th! If you are interested in going out for the school play, please stop in the library and let Mrs. Bratland know. For the ones I have already spoken with, you are good to go.

Dawn took the 5th grade students to the new gym and they worked on some real world math. Plaques are going to be hung in a walled section. Kids measured the distance of the wall and figured out how many pieces of lumber will need to be purchased for the project. Students will also help her figure out the placement of the plaques.

The Willow Lake Choir went and joined the Clark Choir for a rehearsal and sang a special song, ___, for Levi. The choirs were able to FaceTime with Levi for a chat. Thank you to Mrs. Vandersnick and Mrs. Nelson for making this happen!

The Freshman class has had a busy week! As part of Mrs. Cheryl Hovde's Career Exploration Class, they ran the WLHS Balloon Business. Students set up, priced, and ran the Valentine's store. They took orders and delivered Crush Cans later in the week.

On Wednesday, February 12th, the Willow Lake Senior Government class traveled to Pierre to visit our State Capitol building and watch the State Government in action. The class was fortunate to spend time with Senator Steph Sauder and Representatives Kent Roe and Dylan Jordan in the morning. We appreciate our representatives taking the time to speak with students, show them around the Capitol building, and talking about the issues currently being debated in the State Legislature. After lunch the class was able to watch our State Government in action and appreciated Senator Sauder announcing our presence in the viewing gallery to her colleagues in the Senate.

The Kindergarten class sported 100th Day of School Hats!

Mrs. Edleman's second graders enjoyed a 100th Day of School snack! The students brought 100 of a snack and students made 100 using groups of 10.

☝🏻👇 The preschool class celebrated with crafts and games!

👇 The 4th graders worked on writing compliments to each other in writing. We worked on sincere, positive, and specific compliments. Students enjoyed reading their compliments.

👇 Food Technology students make a special treat for the holiday--Jolly Rancher Roses!

Who: Open to all Willow Lake Sophomores

1 HOBY honor and 1 alternate will be selected

What: Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) State Leadership Seminar

HOBY’s leadership seminar allows high school sophomores to realize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, workplace and community.

When: June 5-8, 2025

Where: Dakota State University, Madison, SD

Why: Opportunity to participate in leadership training, service-learning, and motivation-building experiences.

To Apply: Compete the attached application and a 500-word essay on the prompt listed below.

Submit both the completed application and essay to

Mrs. Mohr by 3:00 pm on Friday, February 21st, 2025.

· Your essay should include your name in the header.

· Names will be obscured, and essays will be scored anonymously by at least 3 staff members.

The Willow Lake School will be offering district ACT testing for grades 10-12 on March 11th (alternative date March 25th). The parent/guardian will be responsible for payment to the Willow Lake School upon scoring the test. There is a signup sheet for the test located in the front office. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Nelson.

State Wrestling Tournament Reserved Seat Ticket Information
Combined A, B, & Girls Tournament, Rapid City
Summit Arena at The Monument - February 27-28 & March 1, 2025

• Pre-Sale Ticket Orders - Only all-tournament tickets will be sold in advance
•Advanced orders DUE by Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
• All adult tickets are sold as “Reserved Seats.”
•Tickets purchased will all be grouped together in a “CWL Cyclone” section at the tournament.
• All student tickets are “general admission” and will allow students to sit in the designated student sections (209-211 of the Upper Deck). If a student wishes to sit in the CWL Cyclone section, they must purchase a full-priced, reserved-seat ticket.

NO REFUNDS on any tickets purchased.
Tickets MUST be paid in advance or the order will not be placed.
Ticket Prices:
• Any Reserved Seat or Adult Ticket All-Tournament Ticket $50.00
• Student General Admission $30.00
• Single-Session Ticket available for on-site purchase only – not located in the Cyclone designated section.
•Adult - $15.00 and Student - $10.00
•Members of the general public not ordering tickets through their school may purchase tickets through The Monument directly or online beginning 2/1.

Please make checks payable to: CWL Wrestling Booster Club – the club will send in 1 check for the entire order. You may also Venmo payment to @Christina-Kannegieter or @RaisingCyclones. Please include State Tickets w/ quantity in the note.

Please get money and ticket count to Meghan Marx or Christina Kannegieter by Jan. 22nd at the latest! We will be mailing the order right away to ensure it gets to the box office by the deadline. Text Meghan at (605) 881-0903 or Christina at (605) 881-0028 to arrange to get your order dropped off.

If you are in need of cold weather gear--please reach out to ICAP in Clark. They have many sizes of coats, snow pants, gloves, and hats. If you are unable to make it to Clark and are in need of items, please call the school office and we will find a way to get the items to Willow Lake.

116 N. Commercial PO Box 119 Clark, SD 57225 Phone: 605-532-3722 Fax: 605-886-0973

Mrs. Terhark had her Senior Class write letters of gratitude to teachers that made a difference in their lives. Before Christmas break, each Senior read their letter to the person and gifted them with a t-shirt stating, "I have made an impact. WLHS Class of 2025". In the following weeks, I will share a quote from the Senior letter and a picture of the student and their teacher of influence. Thank you Mrs. Terhark and the Class of 2025 for their work on this cool project!

Ginny & Mr. Tonak

"One of the most important lessons you taught me was hard work pays off. You have always believed in me and made me feel like I could do anything I set my mind to, but not without hard work and dedication. I will always be grateful for the encouragement and dedication that you gave me. Thank you for being such an inspiring teacher and mentor to me. You've made a lasting difference in my life. I will carry the lessons you taught me wherever I go I hope to someday impact people the way you impacted me."

At the beginning of the school year, each student chose what their intention was with their cell phone. They had three options. 1.) Get a key and leave their cell phone in a lock box at the school. 2.) Leave their phone in their vehicle. 3.) Leave their phone at home.

With the cold temperatures, if you or your child would no longer like to leave their phone in their car, they will need to come and talk to Mrs. Mohr to get their key.

🚨 If your student has lost the key to their box--they should see Mrs. Mohr. I can change out the lock for $3.

Thursday, February 9, 2025

Thoughts from Erica: It's game day and Levi's ready to cheer on the Chiefs! He's still been feeling pretty blah these past couple of days with a sore throat, cough, muscle and bone pain and has been fighting fevers. The blood cultures they drew on Thursday have been negative and he tested negative for influenza and other respiratory illnesses which is good. They also drew additional blood cultures yesterday which are all still negative. The lab watches the blood cultures continuously for 5 days to see if any bacteria grow. Dr. Nelson said everything could be from his body working extra hard to get his blood counts back up so we're hoping once his counts really start coming back he will start to feel better. His ANC is 8 today so hopefully we are headed in the right direction 🧡.

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Thoughts from Erica: Levi's been feeling about as well as the Chiefs played on Sunday - not great, but he finally seems to be on the upswing today. He's been fighting a cough, sore throat, and inflammation in his lungs and ended up developing pneumonia. His coughing has made it difficult for him to sleep sometimes and he's needed oxygen at times while sleeping. His up and down fevers seem to be better and he's starting to eat a bit as he hasn't had much of an appetite the past few days. His ANC is back down to zero and the doctors are thinking that once his ANC starts consistently going up it will help clear up his lungs. The past two rounds have taken longer to recover from than the other three, but the doctors say that's pretty typical. He was admitted January 10th so he's definitley ready to get out of here.

Although the Super Bowl didn't go the way he wanted he still enjoyed being able to watch the game on a larger screen. They even had the room decorated for him! He had a fever off and on all day on Sunday and was feeling ok at the start of the game, but by the time the game was over his temp was up and he was ready for bed.

Praying that his lungs clear up and his ANC starts increasing so he can get ready to come home before too long 🧡.

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Thoughts from Erica: Just a quick update with good news - he seems to have turned a corner and is starting to feel better. His ANC is 104 today - yay! His lungs and cough are also sounding better and he's gotten a little bit of an appetite back. As long as he continues to improve and his ANC keeps rising the doctor is thinking maybe sometime this coming week he will get to ring the bell and go home 😊.

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Superintendent: Chris Lee

Principal: Claire Mohr

Email: claire.mohr@k12.sd.us

Business Manager: Melissa Burke

Main Office: Dawn Spieker

Website: https://www.willowlake.k12.sd.us/

Location: 400 Garfield Ave. Willow Lake, SD 57278
Phone: (605)-625-5945