St. Francis Indian School

Newsletter Vol. 3 Iss. 1 September 2018

What’s inside...Fall Sports ..........................................................................2-3Suicide Awareness Month..................................................4-5Student News...........................................................................6Student Leaders......................................................................7Spotlight..................................................................8

Dear St. Francis Indian School 7-12 Parents & Students,

Deb Boyd and I are privileged to have the opportunity to start this school year as your Principals and we are honored to work with our highly qualified and dedicated staff, our wonderful students, and all of the supportive parents/guardians. We are committed to deliver excellent leadership and together, we will strive to create a school where safety, respect, ac-countability, support, and excellence are highly evident.Lakota values along with our vision and mission are our main focus and will allow us to continue offering a excellent curriculum program that will bring parents, students, and staff together. We will continue to create a culture of college readiness. This year we will build strong relationships with parents/guardians and a shared understanding about what this means and ways parents/guardians and teachers can work together to ensure the success of every SFIS student.Deb and I are honored to serve as the 7-12 Principal’s for SFIS. It is truly a privilege to be a part of a community where parents, teachers, students care for each other and strive to build positive relationships that support academic and social growth. Once again welcome back! Let’s make it another great year in SFIS together!

Please feel free to contact us any time.Respectfully,Kimberly Hicks M.Ed 7-8 khicks@sfisk12.orgDeb Boyd M.Ed 9-12 dboyd@sfisk12.org

Welcome Back From Our Principals

2Volleyball/Golf

3Football/Cross Country

Warrior Athletics

4Suicide Awarness Month

On Saturday September 15, 2018, the To-kala Inajinyo Suicide Prevention Program held a walk in Rosebud, SD. “We came to-gether to walk in remembrance of all our loved ones who left t oo soon. Suicide ef-fects everyone and it was so amazing to see all walks of life here to support one anoth-er, everyone from our sweet babies to our loving elders,” said Michelle Colombe, Tokala Inajinyo Staff.

Suicide Prevention Walk

5Suicide Awareness Month

Tomorrow Needs YouWorld Suicide Prevention Day was Monday, September 10th, 2018. On this day, an every day on National Suicide Prevention week (9/9-9/15) organizations and individuals from across the country and globe are working to change the statistics.

Together, we can help people stay to see tomorrow.

We’re glad you’re here

Love Yourself It’s odd, I loved you so much for sureI adapted myself entirely to you, i wanted to live for you.But as kept on doing so, I became unable to bear the storm inside my heart.I got to fully reveal my true self under the smil-ing mark.Im the one I would love in this world. The shining precious soul of mine.I realize only now, so I love me though I’m not perfectIm so beautiful I”m the one I should love

By: JoVaughn DeCory

6Student NewsBoys Golf

Oct,1 State Meet dell rapidsCross Country

Oct,2 SFIS Invitational Oct,4 Cheyenne Eagle ButteOct, 6 Philip Invitational

Oct,11 RegionalsOct, 20 State MeetFootball

Oct,5 bennett County (home coming)oct,12 todd county (mission)

oct,18 vermillion (home)Volleyball

oct,1 oelrichs (homecoming week)oct,2 lower brule (home)

oct,4 little woundoct,13 douglas invitation

oct,16 todd countyoct,22 white river

oct,25 pine ridge (parents night)

ACT Reminder Date October 26,

2018.

7Student Leaders

Middle School Student Council

President Matilda AndersonVice President Haylee Quick BearSecretary Verene MarshallTreasurer Paige McCloskeyReporter Bernadette RoubideauxSergeant-At-Arms Egdar Boneshirt12th Grade Rep Jeffrey Curry12th Grade Rep Charlize Arcoren11th Grade Rep Shaylee Black Bear11th Grade Rep Cayliah Brady10th Grade Rep Kendall Sharkey10th Grade Rep Natalie Bordeaux9th Grade Rep Isadore Sharpfish9th Grade Rep Israel Sharpfish

Adviser Caitlin Bordeaux

High School Student Council

President Kaydence CampbellVice President Mason Horse LookingClass Rep Maguwin Little Thunder Class Rep Tim Broken LegAdviser Steve Morel

8Spotlight

EditorsCover Linda EnriquezPage 2 JoVaughn DecoryPage 3 Echo MetcalfPage 4 Loren White Hat

Page 5 Payton McCloskeyPage 6 Thomas DeNoyerPage 7 Caitlin BordeauxPage 8 Artimus Spotted Calf

PhotographersBaron Spotted TailRich Crow EagleCaitlin BordeauxSina Luta ReynoldsLinda EnriquezArlene Iron HawkIeshia Charging Hawk

DeNoyer and Wright State Golf Qualifiers

Marshall Honored for Service at SFIS

State Qualifiers. (Top Left)Tyler Wright, a junior at SFIS who qualified for state golf. (Top Right) Thomas DeNoy-er, a junior at SFIS, qualified for state golf for a third time. Congratulations to these amazing Warriors!

Thank you Nicole. Above are photos from Nicole Marshall’s lunch in honor of her years of service to SFIS. Nicole’s last day at SFIS was Wednesday September 12, 2018. Thank you for being a great team member at SFIS Nicole!