New Dress Code items for grades 6 – 12! Students have expressed that they would like a warmer uniform option, for layering.  Lands’ End was unable to provide anything to our liking. In cooperation with Hoppers, two new items have been added to the approved MS/HS dress code.  These items are NOW available for purchase at Hoppers and eventually at the SMSA Scrip office!

• One item is a simple black fleece ($30); the other is more of a jacket ($55). Both items are full zip.  These items may be worn with any of the collared SMSA dress code items.

• SMSA Vocal Jazz sings the National Anthem for the Wisconsin Herd on December 16^th @ 7 PM in the Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh, WI.

• High School Christmas Concert is on Wednesday, December 20^th at Sacred Heart @ 7:00 pm.

Upcoming Events/News

• The Counseling Office has received information about the Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Program.  It’s available to graduating seniors to spend a year in Germany living with a host family, participating in a school or training program, and getting hands-on work experience through an internship with a German company. More information is available in the Counseling Office.

• Upcoming ACT test dates are February 10, April 14, June 9 and July 14, 2018. Register at act.org.  Find the college that’s right for you.
• UW-Oshkosh is offering an ACT Test Prep course on Saturday mornings, Jan. 6^th -Feb. 10^th, 2018 from 9 a.m.-Noon.  Cost is $200. You may register and find out more information at uwosh.edu/go/actprep or call (920) 424-1129.

Job Opportunities

• Summit Automotive is seeking students for part time work.  They are in need of 2 students to wash cars and do a lot work at their dealership.  Most positions are filled by sophomore-senior high school students. The hours are generally M-F 4-8 and Saturdays 8-5.  Please contact Chris Olig at 920-979-5472 or colig@summitauto.com if interested.
• Agnesian HealthCare has part time positions available to students.  For more information please stop in the Counseling Office.  Applications must be filled out online at agniesiancareers.com.
• The Girl Scouts of Manitou Council operate two camps: Camp Evelyn in Plymouth, WI and Camp Manitou in Two Rivers, WI.  They are seeking to fill seasonal positions of Counselors and Kitchen Aides.  Candidates must be female and 18 by summer, 2018.  More information in the Counseling Office.

• Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation will be offering scholarships to boys and girls who are residents of Wisconsin, public and private high school students, Basketball program participants in their senior year and planning to attend a University of Wisconsin System school.
• Fond du Lac Area Insurance Association is offering a $500 scholarship to a senior entering into college for a degree in business.

• Marine Credit Union is offering five-$1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors and his/her parents must be members in good standing of Marine Credit Union.
• The Wisconsin Professional Police Association is offering a scholarship to graduating seniors enrolling in a college or vocational/technical school in a course of study leading to a two-or four-year degree in police science, criminal justice, or a law enforcement-related field-which does not include law school.

• Aurora Health Center in Fond du Lac is offering a $500 non-renewable scholarship to students who are Fond du Lac County residents enrolled in an accredited medical, nursing or other health-related program.
• Ellington Mutual Insurance Company is offering $500 scholarships to graduating seniors who are planning to attend college or technical college. Their parents must be policyholders of Ellington Mutual Insurance Company.
• The Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship is available in the Counseling Office.  You do not need to be a member or a dependent of an Elk to qualify.  More information in the Counseling Office.
• The P.E.O. Chapter BD Scholarship is available for graduating senior girls who have financial need, who plan on attending college and graduating from a Fond du Lac County high school.
• The Engineers Foundation of Wisconsin has a scholarship available to graduating high school seniors who plan to study engineering at a 4 year accredited program leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.  More information may be found at http://wspe.org/efwi.shtml.  Or stop in the Counseling Office for more information.
• 40 Days for Life is offering a scholarship for $4,040 for applicants who have participated in the pro-life movement in any capacity.  More information is available in the Counseling Office.