The Comet

Sports, FAFSA, yearbooks, Art

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Menu 3

ACT, Book Fair, Girls Basketball

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Activity Calendar 6

21st Century 8

Boys Basketball 9

Prom/Banquet/Post Prom

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School Board Minutes

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Volume 36 Issue 8

April 2014

Rolette Public School District #29 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, or disability in admission or

access to our treatment or employment in its program and activities.

Visit our website at www..roletteschool.k12.nd.us

Congratulations to Zakary Mora, Payton Senechal, Gabe Beaver and

Gretchen Fritel for being voted students of the month for February.

The Pillar of Character was Citizenship. The criteria for this pillar

was:

Do your share to make your school and community better.

Cooperate

Get involved in community affairs

Stay informed; vote

Be a good neighbor

Obey rules and laws

Respect authority

Protect the environment

Zakary is a first grader, son of Kim and Robert Mora. Payton is a sec-

ond grader, grandson of Keith and Janet Senechal. Gabe is an eighth

grader, son of Cordell and Michelle Beaver. And Gretchen is a fresh-

man, daughter of Randy and Lynette Fritel.

Spring

Concert-

April 3, 2014

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2014 Art Show The Taube Museum in Minot presents the 2014 ND Stu-

dent Art Show. We have several talented young artists

who’s art work was chosen to exhibit at the Taube Museum.

on April 8 – May 2. Judges list:: Kiarah Marsh-K, Preston

Nielsen-K, Kashea Morin-1st, Elizabeth Smith-2, Edwin

Hein-2, Emma Laducer-3, Hannah Strong-4, Kjersten Sebe-

lius-4, Breanna Johnson-4, Brenna Boucher-6, Zoe Kavlie-5,

Keiara Grant-6, Aubrey Crofutt-6, Drew Norby-6. Congratu-

lations to these Rolette artists for presenting their fine art

work!

Yearbooks for Sale

The yearbook staff has been

working hard to finish this

year’s annual and will be

selling them once again. The

annuals will be on sale from

April 1 to April 30 for $40.

There is no disc included

with this year’s annual ei-

ther. If you would like to

purchase one, you can do so

in the main office. Thanks.

FAFSA Reminder for Seniors and their Parents/Guardians:

Have you completed the Free Application for Federal Student

Aid (FAFSA)? Their website is www.fafsa.gov.

Please remember to submit your completed application by the

following deadline:

State Deadline: April 15, 2014

College Deadlines:

Each college may have a different deadline. Check with the

college(s) you are interested in attending.

Students already attending college should submit their Renew-

al FAFSA by April 15, also.

Baseball

It’s that time of year again. The snow is melting and our spring sports have begun! Baseball

practice started on March 17, just coming back from our spring break. Coach Engelstad says

that he has about 15 boys out for the team this year. The boys are practicing inside right now,

but are hoping the snow melts soon so they can get outside. When I asked TJ Martin how he

thinks the season will go this year he said, “We’re going to win every game.” Let’s hope he’s

right and we’ll wish the boys good luck in this up-coming season.

The schedule for Baseball can be found on page 11.

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ACT ACT testing for Juniors:

Our juniors will spend the

morning of April 23rd tak-

ing the ACT in our high

school math classroom. This

one-time testing fee will be

paid by the state of North

Dakota. The ACT is Ameri-

ca’s most widely selected

college entrance exam. Stu-

dents may prepare for this

exam by taking a “paper-

version” practice test or by

using the TestGEAR portion

of the www.rureadynd.com

website.

Book Fair

The book fair has arrived

once again. Taking place in

the library March 31–April

4. The fair will be open 30

minutes before and after

school. It will also be open

30 minutes before and after

the spring concert on April

3.

Track & Field Track and Field is in full swing. The athletes have been work-

ing hard in practice and are excited about the upcoming track

season. Hopefully the weather cooperates this year and we can

get out in April to compete in some track meets. We have re-

turning and some new athletes this year. A new addition also,

the Wolford boys are able to join us on the team. Seniors this

year are Rae Beaver, Kirsten Stave, Alyssa Graber, Brittany

Tumey, and Josh Morrow. The juniors are Ashley Fritel and

Rylan Graber. Sophomores are Vaida Crofutt, Lexy Wittmay-

er, Dawn LaVallie, Baylee Grenier, Tayler Scott and Timothy

Yoder. Freshmen are Gretchen Fritel, Zachary Biberdorf, and

Linden Stave along with the eighth graders Kinze Martinson,

Gabriel Beaver and Justin Yoder. Seventh graders include

Sydney Tastad, Emma Arstein, MacKenzie Azure, Connor

Grenier, and Koby Marchus. And rounding out our roster are

the sixth graders, Aubrey Crofutt, Keiara Grant, Maria Leon-

ard, Tyreece Gunville, Cole Martodam and Cody Yoder.

Looks like the team has a big bunch out this year and should

have a good season as well.

Schedule for the Track Season can be found on page 12.

Prom is coming up fairly quickly along with the final month

of school. The date is set for Saturday, May 3rd and is open to

freshman through seniors. The public is welcome to attend

Grand March which begins at 8:30 PM. Juniors and Seniors

without dates, from both Wolford and Rolette, are welcomed

to participate in the dance after grand march if they would like

to.

Out of town dates must get a permission slip signed and hand-

ed in before the May 3. These slips can be picked up in the

office or there is a copy of the form found on page 13.

The Junior Senior banquet is at 6:30 pm on the following

Monday, May 25.

Prom

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Rolette Public School

3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Grade A Honor Roll Grade B Honor Roll

12 Beaver, Rae Ann 12 Myhre, Nicholas

12 Boucher, Samantha 12 Tumey, Brittany

12 Daniel, Cody 11 Entzi, Clay

12 Gottbreht, Trevor 11 Fritel, Ashley

12 Haggerty, Lindsey 11 Martin, Theodore

12 Stave, Kirsten 11 Richard, Riley

12 *Stewart, Katie 10 Brown, Heather

10 *Arstein, David 10 Grenier, Baylee

10 *Crofutt, Vaida 10 Haggerty, Sarah

10 *Gilje, Sonja 10 Myhre, Madison

10 *Scott, Tayler 10 Pfeifer, Jalen

10 *Thompson, Carly 10 Wittmayer, Lexy

9 Fritel, Gretchen 9 Anklam, Nikki

8 *Beaver, Gabriel 9 Berg, Brendan

8 Leonard, Gabe 9 Mongeon, Kacey

8 *Martinson, Kinze 9 Richard, Megan

8 Medrud, Hunter 9 Stave, Linden

8 *Thompson, Courtney 8 Anderson, Tanner

8 Tumey, Evan 8 Boucher, Tucker

7 *Arstein, Emma 8 Casavant, Hailey

7 Grenier, Anaka 7 Grenier, Connor

7 *Poitra, Sydnee 7 Mattson, Chelsie

7 *Tastad, Sydney

*= 4.00 GPA

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Rolette High School Champions

Eight of our Junior High and High School students were recognized on Monday, March 24, for

their outstanding achievements and accomplishments. These eight students went on to state in

each of their own activities.

Rae Beaver, daughter of Cordell and Michelle Beaver, participated in state track last year for

Javelin. Kirsten Stave, daughter of Deb and Luther Stave, got first in State Speech last year.

Tucker Boucher, son of Brenda and Danny Boucher, participated in the state math counts this

year. Nicholas Myhre, son of Jay and Judi Myhre, participated in and took first in state golf in

the 2013 golf season last year. Lexy Wittmayer, daughter of Kristina Smith and Jason Wittmay-

er, participated in last years state track meet and took 3rd place in high jump. Kenady Martin-

son, daughter of Lori and Mark Martinson, received a Gold Certificate of Merit for the North

Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals Academic All-State Team. Emma Arstein,

daughter of Richard and Nancy Arstein, participated in this years state spelling bee and took 9th

place. Hunter Medrud, son of Michael and Celeste Medrud, participated in last years state

spelling bee.

Congratulations to all of you!

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21st CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS

March 26, 2014

ART after SCHOOL in April is for Kindergarteners and 1st graders; the Kindergarten students have

Art from 3:30 to 4:00 pm, at which times parents can pick them up in the FACS/ART room or they will

go to the Elementary Computer Lab and can be picked up anytime between 4:00 and 6:00 pm. First

graders will have Art from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Art after School will meet on Thursday, April 3, April 10,

April 24, and on TUESDAY, April 15.

Please remember that there will be NO Art after School in May.

Because there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 18, there will be NO AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING on

Thursday, April 17. There WILL BE school on Monday, April 21. (Easter Monday)

For those parents of students in grades 7 – 12, remember that the High School Homework Room opens

at 8:00 am in the High School Computer Room and goes until 8:30 am if your student needs help. This

homework room is open every day that school is in session.

The 21st Century Summer School Enrichment program will run on June 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25,

and 26 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This Enrichment program is for students who were in grades K-5 dur-

ing the 2013-2014 school year. This program will consist of four 45 minute activity-filled sessions/day

in Science, Physical Activities, Reading, and Math. Students attending should be prepared to have a fun

three hours each day! If you are interested in signing up your child/children, please fill out the following

registration blank and return to me by May 1, 2014. Spaces are limited, so please sign up ASAP.

Still waiting for Spring…..

Marilyn K. Walsh

Marilyn Walsh

If you have any questions, give me a call at school or send me an email at Marilyn.Walsh@sendit.nodak.edu.

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___________________(child’s name) has my permission to go to the 21st Century Summer School

Enrichment program. (June 10,11,12,17,18,19,24,25,26 from 1:00 -4:00 pm) at Rolette Public

School.

________________________________ (parent signature)

________________________________(date)

Rolette Public School

Marilyn Walsh – Site Manager

2013-2014

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Boys Basketball I would like to start out by saying thanks to all the boys for making this year a lot of fun.

The year started out with us playing in the Ramsey Tournament where we finished third. We

then went into districts as the fourth seed. We ended up coming out of the district tournament

with a second place finish. We ended the season with a hard fought loss to Harvey in the re-

gional tournament. The team battled injuries throughout the season as Jalen Pfeifer started out

with a broken foot. He came back just before tournament time. Then, Senior, Trevor Gottbreht,

went down with a severely bruised thumb just before tournament time, he tried hard to play but

just wasn’t himself. I was very proud of the way the rest of the team stepped up in there ab-

sence. When the season was all said and done we ended up with a 10-13 record. The Coaching

staff, players, and stats, I would like to say thank you. I would also like to send a very big thank

you to all of the parents who supplied the goodie bags each time we went on the road. It got to

where we wanted to play on the road because of all the great treats. I would also like to thank

my assistants Mr. Engelstad and Tory Danielson for all the help they gave during the year and

for the great job they did with their players.

Thanks again to all the players, assistant coaches, stats and parents for the fun and excit-

ing season. Remember, for us to reach our goal, there should be no off season. Keep your eyes

open for open gyms, team camps, and basketball camps as they are an important part in the de-

velopment of our players and teams.

Thanks again, Coach Heinz.

Coach Heinz also mentioned some of the stats the boys had and are as follows.

-Captains: Nick Myhre and Trevor Gottbreht

-Scoring Leaders: Nick Myhre (377 points), Casey Julson (342 points), TJ Martin (184

points), and Trevor Gottbreht (181 points).

-Rebounding leaders: Nick Myhre (172 rebounds), Trevor Gottbreht (171 rebounds),

Rylan Graber (86 rebounds), and Devon Olson (82 rebounds).

-Assist Leaders: Casey Julson (80 assists), Jalen Pfeifer (41 assists), Trevor Gottbreht

(41 assists), and TJ Martin (41 assists).

-Steal Leaders: Casey Julson (51 steals), Trevor Gottbreht (45 steals), and Devon Olson

(28 steals).

As you can see the boys had a good season this year. The team will lose two seniors, Nick

Myhre and Trevor Gottbreht, as they graduate this Spring. Congratulations to the boys for a

great season.

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Post-Prom Party

There will be a post prom

party taking place after Prom

on May 3. Planning is cur-

rently underway for the Post

Prom Party which will be

held at the Memorial Hall

after the dance. This has

been an annual event for the

Rolette and Wolford stu-

dents. This event has been a

fun and safe alternative for

the students. If you would

like to help with the plan-

ning, make a donation or

would like more infor-

mation, you can do so by

contacting Jason Brorby at

550-7310 or Emily Tumey at

201-0637.

There is a sign up sheet in

the office at the school for

anyone that would like to

attend in grades 9-12 and

their dates. Also, there is a

permission slip that each stu-

dent planning to attend the

post prom must get signed.

These can also be picked up

in the office or found on

page 14.

They will also be ordering T

-shirts and sweatshirts again

this year from idesign. If you

would like one, sign up for

one next to your name and

you must pay $20 for your

shirt or sweatshirt when or-

der is placed.

The girls had a great basketball season this year! They had a

good run with a final record of 17-6. Coach Murtaugh said

that the girls set some milestones this year as they won the

first round game in regionals for the first time since 2000!

That’s awesome. Also the girls finished the highest in school

history for the girls program by placing 3rd overall in the re-

gion. Good Job Lady Comets.

This year was the end of high school basketball for five of the

teams’ girls—Rae Beaver, Sam Boucher, Callie Brorby, Alys-

sa Graber, and Brittany Tumey. Rae said, “We had a success-

ful season. It was rewarding to end the season with something

that hadn’t been done in Rolette for a long time. I’m definitely

going to miss playing basketball here.” I’m sure that each of

these girls will miss playing with their other team mates and

that it’s going to be different not playing ball next winter.

Score Leaders: Rae Beaver (average 18.3 per game), Lexy

Wittmayer (avg. 15.4 game), and Callie Brorby (avg. 9.1 a

game).

Rebound Leaders: Rae Beaver (avg. 9.7 a game), Lexy Witt-

mayer (avg. 9.5 a game), and Callie Brorby (avg. 5.0 a game).

Rae Beaver and Lexy Wittmayer were named to the All-

District team for District 8.

Girl’s Basketball

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Rolette-Rolla-St. John Comets 2014 Baseball Schedule

Date Opponent Site Times

Monday, April 14 Dunseith Rolette 4:00

Tuesday, April 15 North Star Cando 4:00

Thursday, April 17 Bottineau Bottineau 4:00

Monday, April 21 Rugby Rolette 4:00

Tuesday, April 22 Turtle Mountain Rolette 4:30

Thursday, April 24 Harvey-WC Harvey 4:00

Friday, April 25 Langdon Langdon 4:00

Monday, April 28 North Star Rolette 4:00

Thursday, May 1 Dunseith Dunseith 4:00

Friday, May 2 Turtle Mountain Belcourt 4:30

Tuesday, May 6 Bottineau Rolette 4:00

Friday, May 9 Rugby Rugby 4:00

Monday, May 12 Harvey-WC Rolette 4:00

Thursday, May 15 Region Play-in

May 19, 20, 21 Regional Tournament

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Track and Field Schedule Friday, April 4 Minot -CNDC Varsity 3:00PM/12:45 BT

Thursday, April 17 Rugby Varsity 2:00PM/12:45 BT

Tuesday, April 22 Fessenden Varsity 3:00PM/1:00 BT

Thursday, April 24 Rugby Jr. High 3:30PM/2:15 BT

Tuesday, April 29 Rugby Varsity 3:30PM/2:15 BT

Thursday, May 1 St. John-Con. Var/JH 3:00PM/1:30 BT

Tuesday, May 6 Fessenden-CNDC Var/JH 3:00PM/1:00BT

Thursday, May 8 Rugby Varsity 3:30PM/2:15BT

Friday, May 9 St. John Jr. High 3:30PM/2:15 BT

Saturday, May 10 Fessenden Varsity 10:00AM/8:00BT

Monday, May 12 Devils Lake Varsity 4:00PM/1:45BT

Saturday, May 17 Rugby Regional-Varsity 11:00AM/TBA-BT

Friday, May 23 Bismarck State-Varsity TBA

Saturday, May 24 Bismarck State-Varsity TBA

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BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Rolette Public School District #29

February 26, 2014

The regular meeting of the Rolette Public School Board was held February 26, 2014. The fol-

lowing members were present: President Richard Arstein, Kimberly Lemieux, Chad Arm-

strong, Mike Stewart and Wade Grenier. Others present: Superintendent Wade Sherwin, Busi-

ness Manager Janelle Carnahan, High School Principal Katie Crofutt, Joan Norby.

Official meeting was called to order 6:05 p.m.

Additions to the agenda are as follows: School Demographics, Advanced Education Accredita-

tion, and Procedure for concerns, Contracts, Building and Grounds. It was moved by Kimberly

Lemieux to approve the additions to the agenda. Wade Grenier seconded the motion. There was

no discussion. Motion approved and carried.

It was moved by Wade Grenier to accept the minutes of the previous meeting as amended. Chad

Armstrong seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

It was moved by Wade Grenier to approve the Business Managers Report. Kimberly Lemieux

seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

It was moved by Mike Stewart to approve the bills as presented for payment. Wade Grenier se-

conded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

Reports:

Transportation

N/A

Buildings & Grounds

Mike Stewart would like to have the building and grounds committee, janitors, and

Mr. Sherwin make a priority list of items that need attention regarding the build-

ing and grounds.

Mike Stewart presented information about lockdown procedures after his visit with

the Rolette County Sherriff.

Curriculum

The Elementary will need to upgrade math standards by increasing the rigor of the

curriculum

Math needs to be all the same curriculum throughout all grades

The High School will need textbook updates. Math and English are a top priority

High School Principal

The school will be getting a new website from EduTech. The website is provided

free of charge

Ms. Muehlberg will likely be out for the remainder of the year due to health issues.

A Physical Ed/Social Studies position has been posted

Athletic Director

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Mr. Sherwin spoke with the Rolla Public School Superintendent and came to an

agreement that a coop will not be forming during this school year. There will

need to be more discussion about the possibility that will involve both school

boards and community.

Elementary Principal

Kindergarten Pre-Registration was the 1st week of February. Five students registered

during that time.

The spelling bee is March 5th for grades 3-8.

The NDSA Scores are in. They are close to the same as last year

Personnel

Mr. Sherwin is going to email Mr. Baker about Drivers Education this summer.

There will need to be a Special Education sub for the last few weeks of May

The shared counselor contract with Wolford Public School was presented. It was

moved by Wade Grenier to accept the shared counselor contract as presented by

Wolford Public School. Mike Stewart seconded the motion. Motion approved

and carried.

The head cook, Sherrie Boucher, will be out for several weeks due to medical rea-

sons in April.

It was moved by Mike Stewart to accept Jema Acra for the math teacher position.

Wade Grenier seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

Contracts for teachers will be issued on March 3rd.

Superintendant

The 2014-15 school calendar was presented. It was moved by Chad Armstrong to

approve the 2014-15 school calendar. Wade Grenier seconded the motion. Mo-

tion approved and carried.

Impact Aid part one is complete

One more section of Indian Ed will need to be completed

The school passed the Hot Lunch Review

There will be suicide prevention training in Wolford.

It was moved by Kimberly Lemieux to continue to use the services provided by the

NESC. Chad Armstrong seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

It was moved by Wade Grenier to approve the agreement with TLC. Chad Arm-

strong seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

It was moved by Mike Stewart to continue with a Title I Coop with Wolford. Wade

Grenier seconded the motion. Motion approved and carried.

A Rolette/Wolford joint meeting is tentatively planned for early April

Mr. Sherwin excused himself from the meeting. The board then completed the Su-

perintendent Evaluation. Mr. Sherwin rejoined the meeting.

Mr. Sherwin discussed how the demographics of the school are changing and are

going to continue to change

Discussion was held about Advance Ed Accreditation. It is a grading system. Train-

ing will need to be held.

Discussion was held about the proper procedure for handling concerns. Parents/

Teachers need to follow chain of command. Documentation is also needed.

Finance

The Rolette County Tax payment was $62,336.19

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The ND State Aid was $143,144.63

Indian Ed: $4,130.00

Budget adjustments were presented. It was moved by Mike Stewart to approve the

budget adjustments as presented. Kimberly Lemieux seconded the motion. Mo-

tion approved and carried.

The state mandated an increase to the cost of lunch for adults. It was moved by

Wade Grenier to increase Adult Lunch cost by $0.75. Mike Stewart seconded the

motion. Motion approved and carried.

The next regular school board meeting will be March 26, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

APPROVED: __________________________________

Richard Arstein, President

ATTEST: _________________________________

Janelle Carnahan, Business Manager

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Board Report - Newspaper

03/27/2014 3:15 PM Vendor Name Amount

Checking 1

Fund: 01 GENERAL FUND

Advanced Business Methods 301.26

AFLAC 1,063.73

AMAZON 339.24

BEAVER, KEVIN 81.91

BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ND 15,754.60

CHASE, CARDMEMBER SERVICES 1,342.65

CHURCH, KEITH 150.00

Computer Store, Inc. 109.99

Connecting Point 395.00

Dacotah Paper Co. 834.27

Dakota Assemblies 385.00

DANIELSON, TORY 35.00

DBA TOWN & COUNTRY TSERO Jewel 179.21

DOC, Digital Office Centre 33.18

ENGELSTAD, SETH 400.00

Farmers Union 1,414.67

Heinz, Jason 400.00

Hot Lunch Account 100.94

Houghton Mifflin Company 644.88

JOHNSON OIL CO. 84.39

Kitzman, Angela 53.76

LANGDON AREA HIGH SCHOOL 30.00

MID-DAKOTA EDUCATION COOPERATIVE 375.00

ND Center for Distance Education 155.00

ND Department of Motor Vehicle 98.00

Ottertail Co. 6,939.23

PITNEY BOWES INC. 122.38

PITNEY BOWES PURCHASE POWER 601.82

Praxair 20.08

ROLETTE POSTMASTER 112.00

Rolette Super Valu 147.15

Rolette Water Dept 300.10

ROLLA FLORAL 71.52

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SANDFORD HEART OF AMERICA 3,893.00

Turtle Mountain Communications 324.99

UND ENVIROMENTAL TRAING INSTITUTE 350.00

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 74.29

Walsh,

Marilyn

76.84

Wibe Electronics 203.89

Checking 5

Fund: 05 HOT LUNCH FUND

BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ND 1,011.40

DBA TOWN & COUNTRY TSERO Jewel 46.35

DPI - CHILD NUTRION AND FOOD 311.84

Pride

Dairies

1,161.06

Rolette Super Valu 748.88

THOMAS,

TAMMY

38.00

UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF 11.79

US FOOD-

SERVICE

5,790.94

WALMART CREDIT CARD 8.50

Checking 6

Fund: 06 STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS

ANDERSON'S

INC.

5,536.28

COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS 512.46

Computer Store, Inc. 185.91

ENTZI,

TERI

290.50

Hot Lunch Account 331.76

I DESIGN 623.68

LEMIEUX, KIMBERLY 400.00

MONGEON,

GAIL

45.00

PEPSI 2,468.40

PITNEY BOWES PURCHASE POWER 13.92

Pizza Cor-

ner

468.75

PRAIRIE WINDS BAND INSTRUMENT 66.00

SUNNY 101.9/KBTO FM 81.50

Training Room, Inc. 192.16

TUMEY, BRITTANY 10.00

UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC 207.29

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