Week of January 14-18, 2019
"You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone. . .Perhaps you will forget tomorrow, the kind words you say today, but the recipient will cherish them over a lifetime." Dale Carnegie

Dear Southern Door Community,
It is that time of year when we are in for the long haul before breaks and everyone's getting a bit of "cabin fever" with the cold weather, icy roads, and short days. It also means that we are all in such close company with family and friends that we may get on each other's nerves. Research shows that it takes 4-5 positives to balance out 1 negative. You may want to consider your interactions with the important people in your lives - your children, your family members, your co-workers, and others that are part of your life. Would they say that you are providing them with enough positives and appreciation? If we all could do this a little more often, just think how we would make our entire community Eagle Strong!
Patti
Patricia Vickman, Superintendent
IN THIS ISSUE


* Reminder about Drop-Off Lane
* Geography Bee Champion Named
* Winter Eagles Nest Thank You
* Fifth Grade Musical Tickets Go On Sale Soon
* Firefighters' Appreciation Night at Wrestling
* Nominations for Alumni Hall of Fame Due
* SD Student Leaders Have Questions for Board
Candidates
* Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees Announced
* Pump Pride to Benefit Library Media in January
* Art for Health Program at Southern Door
* Big Brothers Big Sisters Papa Murphy Promotion
THIS COMING WEEK



Jan 12 - Wrestling @ New London
Jan 14 - Dr. Martin Luther King Observance Day; Tickets on sale for 5th grade musical; Math team at Sturgeon Bay
Jan 15 - Boys basketball vs Gibraltar (Parents Night)
Jan 16 - Fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters at Papa Murphy's; 6p Athletic Booster Club meeting
Jan 17 - Middle school PBIS sledding event; Wrestling vs Peshtigo (Firefighter Appreciation Night); 6p Music Boosters meeting
Jan 18 - End of First Semester; Early Release (dismissal at 11:55am); Girls basketball vs NEW (Parents Night)
Jan 19 - V Wrestling Tourney @ Sheboygan North; JV Wrestling @ Bayport; Boys basketball @ Freedom
IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT DROP-OFF LANE
The student drop-off lane is clearly marked for your convenience. Parents are asked to remain in the car and have their students exit the vehicle quickly and safely. Parents wishing to spend more time with their students (to write a note, put on student’s coat, etc.) need to park their car and then walk their child to the office. Please follow these guidelines, as well as the directions of staff on duty, each day before school. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in ensuring that our drop-off process in the morning is safe and flows as smoothly as possible.
JOSIE KENNEDY IS SD GEOGRAPHY BEE CHAMPION There were 46 finalists for the Grades 4-8 Geography Bee. Josie Kennedy and Kori Larsen-Ploeger made it to the championship round with Larsen-Ploeger finishing in second place and Kennedy winning the School Geography Bee Championship! Gary Barta finished in third place and Jonas Jandrin finished in fourth place. We wish Josie luck as she takes the State Geography Bee qualifying test to try to make it to the state GeoBee this spring! Pictured from left to right are: Kennedy, Larsen-Ploeger, Barta, and Jandrin.
WINTER EAGLES' NEST THANK YOU

On December 17 and 18, elementary students had the opportunity to visit the Winter Eagles' Nest. Students earn BEAK tickets for following the Eagle Proud, Eagle Strong expectations of Stay Safe, Offer Kindness, Act Responsibly, and Respect All. They used their BEAK tickets that they collected during the month of December to show kindness and “buy” gifts for two of their family members at the Winter Eagles Nest. Thank you to the Southern Door community for donating items to the Winter Eagles Nest for students to pick out. A special thank you goes out to Mike and Carrol Toneys for organizing and overseeing the Winter Eagles Nest.

Thank you to the following volunteers who helped with set up and providing assistance to students while they shopped: Mike Toneys, Carrol Toneys, Linda Denissen, Maryanne Zjala, Bruce Kokko, Terry Vogel, Kristi Kluge, Miranda Blasier, Ann Kierzek, Lu Ann Knapp, Cindy Noll, Jen Willming, Amy Everard, Linda Phillips, Colleen Michiels, Sue Schmitz, Kim Valley, Katie Bosman, Bonnie Miller, Toni Sorenson, Joanne DuBois, Steven Clark, Sheila Bohling, Brooke Petrina, Jamie Schmiling, Suzanne Parins, and Theresa Kay-Meredith and therapy dog Dex.
In addition, six 5th grade students helped Mike and Carrol Toneys during their recess to store boxes of excess gifts for next year and rearrange furniture in the media center after the holiday break. Thank you Reya Schmidt, Addison Blahnik, Logan Blasier, Samantha Walker, Martina VandenHeuvel, and Isabel Jeanquart.
SOUTHERN DOOR FIREFIGHTERS' APPRECIATION NIGHT

The Southern Door Wrestling Team will provide a special tribute to honor firefighters from the B.U.G. and Southern Door fire departments at their home match on Thursday, January 17, 2019 against Peshtigo. Firefighters in uniform will be granted free admission. The entire community is invited to come out and celebrate our firefighters and cheer on our student wrestlers. The SD pep band and dance team will also be performing at this special event.
NOMINATIONS FOR ALUMNI HALL OF FAME DUE JANUARY 25

If you know of anyone who graduated from Southern Door High School 25 or more years ago and has distinguished themselves in their career and community, you can place them in nomination. The nomination form is available at this link on the district website or by contacting the district office. In early May, the honorees are presented and then give some words of advice to all the high school students at a special program and reception.
SD STUDENT LEADERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES – Door County Daily News reporter and SDHS student, Delilah Rose has written an article about the upcoming Board election for two vacancies. Pictured are Alex Quigley, Student Representative on the School Board and Delilah Rose, Eagle Pride Newspaper Editor, both of whom were invited to participate in the drawing of the board candidates for the February primary ballot. Order of the candidates as randomly selected are Milly Gonzales, George Sincock, Matthew Tassoul, Penny L. Price, and Adam Urban. Pictured are Quigley, Rose, Pamela Parks (School Board Clerk), and Sue Ann Hubbard (Executive Assistant). Go to this link for Rose's article:  https://doorcountydailynews.com/news/418502
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME HONOREES ANNOUNCED
The SD Athletic Booster Club is proud to announce that this year’s inductees include Keri Drake class of 2001, and Alex Tassoul class of 2010. The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, February 8, 2019 at half-time of the Eagles girls’ basketball game vs Sturgeon Bay, in the Eagle gym. Game time is 7:15 p.m.
 
Drake , a multi-sport, 11 varsity letter winner for the Eagles, competed i n cross country, basketball, and track and field. Keri, earned All-Conference honors in each of her 3 sports, including Packerland Conference Basketball Player of the Year her senior year. She excelled as a distance runner and pole vault competitor where she was a WIAA Division 2 state participant. Keri graduated from the University of WI Medical School completing her pediatric training at the University of Minnesota, and was a fellow in pediatric nephrology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Keri Drake currently is a Pediatric Nephrologist at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center in Dallas Texas. She and her husband Adam live in Dallas with their two children.
 
Tassoul , a 12 varsity letter winner, at Southern Door competing in football, basketball, and track and field. Alex earned multiple All-Conference awards, he also was selected to play, and was a Captain on the WI Football Coaches Association All-State football team. His excellence in track and field earned him a WIAA Division 2 Long Jump Championship his senior year. Alex attended NWTC to earn a degree in Criminal Justice and then went to UW Whitewater to continue his education and sports career competing in track and field at the college level. At UW Whitewater Alex qualified twice for the NCAA Division 3 National meet in the long jump and on the 4X100 relay team, where he achieved All-American accolades. Alex graduated from UW Whitewater with a degree in Health and Human Performance and is working at ETS Performance in Holland Michigan, working with youth, high school, college and professional athletes to take their performance to the next level. Alex and his finance Claire Sedlacke are busy planning a 2020 wedding in Michigan.
 
The Hall of Fame was established by the Southern Door Athletic Booster Club, to establish pride, preserve tradition, and honor former athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics through their performance and representation of Southern Door High School. Plaques honoring all inductees will be on display in lobby outside the Eagle Gym.
SCHOOL FUNDRAISER for K-12 Library Media Programs!
Pump Pride Promotion
Door County Daily News and Jandu Petroleum are working together to raise money for Southern Door. Two cents from each gallon of gas sold at a pump with the SD logo (pump #3) at 1328 County Road DK in Brussels will be donated to the K-12 Library Media Program during January. Help spread the word and support Southern Door schools!