Sheldon High School

Our High School Library Club had their Halloween Party last Thursday night. Students came in their costumes and enjoyed a night of games, food and a movie. Our Library Club keeps the High School Library decorated for each month, picks out books for the monthly display, hosts book club meetings and recently performed some Readers Theater performances at East Elementary. #LeadOn #orabs #library #halloween

In Physics class, students constructed devices to safely land an egg from varying heights around the school grounds. Students had to account for gravity's effect on the egg and air resistance as the heights increased. All but one, succeeded at the tallest height tested, the top of the football field bleachers. #leadon #orabs #sheldon

The first graders got to enjoy a special performance during library time this week. The High School Library Club came over to do a readers theater of the story, "The Leaf Thief" Thank you to our High School Library Club for coming over to share your talents and stories with our Elementary students. #leadon #orabs #library

Reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL Friday, October 28 due to a Teacher Professional Development Day. Enjoy your day off and we will see you on Monday! #leadon #orabs

Our High School P.E class got to enjoy a beautiful fall day on the turf field playing Ultimate Frisbee. The turf field has been a great addition to our facility for not only our high school sporting events, but for our P.E classes, band performances, Sheldon Rec teams and soon to be NCC's soccer program. #leadon #orabs #turf

The shop class is applying their woodworking skills to make a battleship game piece. Once completed, students will get to use their game pieces to play others in the class. #leadon #orabs #shopclass

The Sheldon FCA Group is excited to be helping to distribute and fill boxes for Operation Christmas Child! Their goal is to fill at least 120 boxes, this goal is 5 more boxes than they filled last year. They are asking for your help in reaching their goal! If you are interested in helping out or have questions, please contact Mr. Letsche at the High School for more information. A rough estimate is the cost to fill a box is around $25. In addition there is also a suggested $10 donation for shipping. There are instructions inside the boxes as to what things can and cannot go in the boxes. Also, information about age appropriate gifts. #orabs #leadon

Dr. Erin Anderson from Sheldon Family Dental Clinic in Sheldon came to talk with the seniors in Physics class on Friday about undergrad and graduate programs. Students learned the difference between the two, what you can do with a degree from both and students were able to ask any other questions they had about college. Thanks Dr. Anderson for coming in to talk to our students! #leadon #orabs #collegeprep

The Sheldon CAPS Program hosted the "Friday Coffee" for local Sheldon businesses this morning. The CAPS program shared more about their program and what they do. CAPS has Student-Associates that develop problem-solving and professional skills to work on real projects for real business clients. This experience along with focused development on career exploration helps prepare each of them for their purpose beyond their life as a student. CAPS is an example of how business, community and education can partner to produce personalized learning experiences that educate the workforce of tomorrow. Thank you to the businesses that came to learn more about CAPS.

Students in Biology did a cell membrane lab to observe its function, structure, and behavior. Students were able to learn the different concepts associated with cell membranes: Concept 1: Membranes are fluid and flexible. Concept 2: Membranes can self-repair. Concept 3: Eukaryotic cells feature membrane bound organelles. Concept 4: Proteins provide a passageway for large or electrically charged molecules. This was a great lab for students to "see" what is happening in the cell. #leadon #orabs

Sheldon Volleyball will play at home on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 PM vs. Spirit Lake. Tickets must be purchased online using this link https://sheldonschools.hometownticketing.com/embed/all **No passes of any sort will be accepted at this game**

Some of our High School Students participated in SkillsUSA Day in Sioux City. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms. Our students had a great day of hands on learning in multiple areas of trade. #leadon #orabs

Students at the Little Orab Preschool had some special visitors this week. The FFA members brought some of the pumpkins that they grew this season to the preschoolers to paint! The students had a great time painting their pumpkins! #leadon #orabs #fall

Thanks to POET Bioprocessing in Ashton for the tour of their plant this morning. Our high school chemistry students were able to travel to POET and see the behind scenes of what happens at POET daily to produce around 56 million gallons of ethanol annually. Students were also able to learn more about the careers available in this industry. Thank you POET for opening up your plant to our student's learning today. #leadon #orabs #poet

Congratulations to Makayla Van Voorst for being named a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students become eligible for the NMSC by taking the PSAT during their junior year. The test consists of 4 subtests, Reading, Writing & Language, Math no calculator, and Math with calculator. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students nationwide. #leadon #orabs

The Sheldon FCA group is hosting Fields of Faith tonight on the football field starting at 7:00 pm. This event is open to all students in middle and high school.

The High School's Life Skills Class came over to East Elementary to do a peer activity group. Students spent some time together frosting and decorating cookies. Seeing our older students form relationships and do activities with our younger students is so great. We have some great student leaders in our district. #leadon #orabs

Our Intro to Industrial Tech class was able to visit Rosenboom in town to learn more about what they do at Rosenboom on a day to day basis as well as learn more about the different careers that are available at Rosenboom. Thank you to Rosenboom for offering this opportunity for our students!

This week at Sheldon Community School District #leadon #orabs #sheldon

The Sheldon High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes is very excited to be helping to distribute/fill boxes for Operation Christmas Child! Their goal is to fill at least 120 boxes, this goal is 5 more boxes than they filled last year. They are asking for your help in reaching their goal! A rough estimate is the cost to fill a box is around $25. In addition there is also a suggested $10 donation for shipping. If you are interested in helping them reach their goal, contact Mr. Letsche (see image for email information) There are instructions inside the boxes as to what things can and cannot go in the boxes. Also, information about age appropriate gifts. DUE BACK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL November 11. Thank you for your consideration. #leadon #orabs #opperationchristmasbox