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Congratulations to Coach Dana Vige. He has been named one of two Assistant Basketball Coaches of the Year by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association (IGCA). He will be honored at the IGCA Hall of Fame Banquet in Cedar Rapids on April 5.

Congratulations to the South O'Brien Science Fair exhibitors. Place winners are listed on the Academics Awards page, listed under the Academics tab above.

Congratulations!
Bret Puhrmann was named to the Iowa Boys Basketball Academic All-State Team. He will be recognized on March 14 in Des Moines during the state tournament.
War Eagle Conference Recognition
Bret Puhrmann, unanimous first team
Rachel Struve, first team
Mikayla Hintz & Hannah Schueder, second team
Dallas Jalas & Leta Wester, honorable mention

Congratulations to the Varsity Quiz Bowl Team for placing 2nd at the Boyden-Hull Quiz Bowl on Sat, Feb 22. Members of the varsity team were Wyatt Hicks, Eric Koehlmoos, Brody Schiefen, and Daniel Wester.

Congratulations to the South O'Brien FFA chapter. They were selected as the top FFA Chapter at the Spencer Ag Outlook.
Congratulations to Eric Koehlmoos for being slated for the position of Vice-President on the NW District FFA Officer Ballot. Elections will take place at the NW District FFA Leadership Conference in Manson on March 8.
Congratulations to the South O'Brien FFA members who competed in Sub-District Leadership and Skills events Feb 24 in Sheldon.
Karlene Negus-(Extemp Speaking)-Gold-Advances to Districts
Eric Koehlmoos-(Ag Broadcasting)-Gold-Advances to Districts
Kellie Einck-(Job Interview)-Gold-Advances to Districts
Jake Sells, Leah Bunkers, Olivia Sickelka-(Chapter Program)-Silver-Advances to Districts
Salome Porten-(Creed Speaking)-Bronze
Dylan Riedemann-(Farm Business Management Exam)-Silver
Kelly Puhrmann, Denny Weber, Chase Fuhrman, Andrew Richter, Brennan Sampson-(Ag Mech Team)-Silver

Preschool sign-up will be Tuesday, March 4 at the elementary building in Primghar. Sign-up will begin at 5:30 p.m.

TK/Kindergarten Round Up will be held Thursday March 27 at the elementary building in Primghar. Times are from 8:45- 11:30 am. Readiness assessments will be done March 27 in the afternoon and March 28. Please call the Primghar School office at 712-957-3755 to sign up your child.

Please read and follow South O'Brien Sportsmanship Guidelines.

The Wolverine Booster Club has a variety of apparel and other items for sale. Purchase them at home games. You can also order apparel online.

Click here to order

Click on the image above.
A huge variety of apparel can be ordered from MY LOCKER.
Customize to any school activity.
The South O'Brien Booster Club gets 100% of the profits.

Peanut allergies
An allergic reaction can be life threatening.
All of South O’Brien Elementary has been designated as peanut allergy aware. Practices have been put in place to help prevent student exposure to peanut products. Please read the details on the Elementary page or the Health and Wellness page.

Read information on the Health and Wellness page from Nurse Pat Sickelka.

Remember to occasionally refresh your page to see the revisions we make during the day.
Parents and family members are encouraged to read the Announcements and check the All Events Calendar to learn about upcoming school events and activities.

Bus Route and Shuttle Bus schedules are available using links on the Parent Access page.

 

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Schedule Notes:

March 21, Fri; end of 3rd Quarter

Sunday Open Gym 7- 8 pm, March 16, 23, 30 in the West and East Gyms.

Thank you to the South O'Brien Publications Class. They provide most of the pictures that appear in the box above. Their instructor is Kris Faust.

Free or Reduced Price School Meals
You can apply for free or reduced price school meals AT ANY TIME. You may complete the forms supplied in the August 2013 online newsletter. Forms are also available in either office. Select the South O'Brien tab above and then scroll down to Newsletter.

Backpack for Kids Project
Please donate food items or cash. To read about the project, hover over the Academics tab above, then select Backpack 4 Kids. Thank you to those who have already generously donated to the project.

Every little bit helps...
Please collect Campbell's Soup labels, Box Tops for Education, Sunny D Labels, and Pizza Ranch Wagons. Send them to school with your child.

The South O'Brien FFA is accepting old cell phones which will be sent in to be recycled.

FFA is also collecting WIX filters box tops.