Sheldon High School

Sheldon Middle School and High School students had another successful year at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI) on March 27 and 28, at Hilton Coliseum on the Iowa State University Campus, in Ames, IA. All students had a chance to present their projects to the judges and members of the general public. Pictured (left to right): Douglas Nilles, Teacher/Sponsor Jim Gude, Ashley Brinkman, Ava Honkomp, Andie DeGroot, Taylor Stellinga, Makaiah Vermeer and Brooke Jonas. Thursday evening Special Awards Ceremony •Douglas Nilles - 2nd place in the FFA’s Division 5 Plant Sciences. Friday evening Grand Awards Ceremony •Brooke Jonas and Taylor Stellinga - 3rd in the Junior High Plant Sciences Division •Brooke and Taylor - 3rd place honors in the 8th grade Biological Science Seminar Competition, a special competition that required them to submit their research for prior consideration to qualify •Andie DeGroot and Makaiah Vermeer - honorable mention recognition in the Animal Sciences Division •Andie and Makaiah, plus Brooke and Taylor also qualified to have their project entered in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a nationwide competition for Junior High level research projects.

Join Our Team! Apply online through IowaWORKS.gov or contact the Superintendent’s office: Sheldon Community School District 1700 E. Fourth Street, Sheldon, IA 51201

National School Librarian Day is observed on April 4th each year, a day to recognize the important contributions of school librarians who help students succeed academically and foster a love of reading. Thank you for creating such a welcoming and inspiring space for learning and reading!

Good luck to Sheldon High School students that will be attending the State Band/Choir Solo/Ensemble Contest on Saturday! It will start roughly at 8:15am and will go until round 4pm at Western Christian High School in Hull. This event is an opportunity for students to perform solos and in small groups. Judges will score them and assign a rating of 1-5, with 1 being "outstanding". There will be vocal and instrumental performances that take place in 7 minute blocks throughout the day. Some students are doing both and have several different performances.

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday of April each year. A huge thank you to our paraprofessionals for your incredible dedication and hard work. Your support makes a real difference in our students' lives and your guidance is instrumental to their success!

This Monday, four students from Sheldon High participated in the Iowa High School Speech Association Individual All-State Festival at the Univeristy of Northern Iowa! For the first time: CJ Richards - Double nominated for After Dinner Speaking and Solo Musical Theater Preston Crawley - Double Nominated for Radio News Announcing and Solo Musical Theater Theresa Nilles - Radio News Announcing For the third time: Rachel Besaw - Literary Program Amazing job for these outstanding performers! #Sheldon #Orabs #LeadON #Speech #IHSSA #All-State **Images created by Sheldon High School Mass Media student Rachel Besaw**

Good luck to the Sheldon High School students who are traveling to Iowa High School Individual All-State Speech on Monday! For more information, go to: https://www.ihssa.org/contests/individual-events/all-state/

Mr. Kleinhesselink's High School Anatomy & Physiology class toured the Biology facilities at Northwestern College. NWC faculty took the time to share state-of-the-art technology and resources their students interact with, including a demonstration in the Human Cadaver Lab. It was a great experience for our students!

Come out and support the Sheldon Jazz and Show Choir on Friday and Saturday night! The event will start at 7:00 PM each night in the Sheldon High School Auditorium.

Sheldon High School students competed in a space design competition at SDSU. Their task was to design and pitch the first major settlement on Mars- a port city called Argonom. Students are given a press release describing the task in a very general way and a request for proposal (RFP) with much more detail when they arrive. They were responsible for designing a city for 1500 full-time residents and 2500 transients, including the structural design, operations and infrastructure, human factors and safety, and automation on a planet with relatively no atmosphere, intense dust storms and winds, and 1/3 the gravity of Earth. They had 21.5 hours to complete this task, and many students worked all night. Their final products were impressive! Feel free to ask these students about their experience! Rachel Besaw, Gage Haan, Olivia Prewitt, Cohen Bruns, Jordan Verburg and Kylie Robinson. Rachel, Gage, and Jordan were on the company that won the bid. Rachel and Gage were invited to participate in the national competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this July! Thank you for your support of these students and the programs that give these students these kinds of opportunities!

Congratulations to the Sheldon High School students who received Individual All-State Speech nominations!

No School Wednesday, March 19.

Help the Sheldon Middle School replace their piano by “purchasing” one or more of its keys! Check may be mailed to: ORAB Music Boosters, PO Box 204, Sheldon, IA 51201. Venmo at @orabmusicboosters! Make sure to include who to honor with your purchase.

Congratulations to the Sheldon High School speech participants who attended the 2025 State Individual Speech Contest this past Saturday!

Apply online through IowaWORKS.gov or contact the Superintendent’s office. Sheldon Community School District 1700 E. Fourth Street, Sheldon, IA 51201

Come check out the 3rd Annual Dordt University Juried Art Showcase. It is open to the public at the Campus Center Art Gallery from March 17th-April 3rd. Congratulations to these super hard working and creative students!

Reminder: There will be no school Friday, March 21.

Chad White visited with shop classes about the high school construction project. Chad is the vice president of W.A. Klinger, L.L.C., a construction company founded in 1919, known for building enduring value and trust, specializing in industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings, and serving as a design/build contractor, general contractor, or construction manager.

Join us tonight at the Orab Athletic Booster Club Meeting!

Join us tonight at the Sheldon Community School District Board Meeting!