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SWO Johnson O’Malley Program

Attention

Elementary Only

Grades K-5

Schools: Sisseton, Browns Valley, Waubay, Wilmot

If a parent attends the school’s parent teacher conference and signs in verifying 

that they met with their students teacher, the JOM student will be eligible for 

the 1st semester SWOJOM grade incentive and will not have to complete a 

passing form at semester time.

Congratulations to Caleb Barse and Johnny 

German III, TZ golfers headed to the state A 

tournament! Photo by Darrell DeCoteau.

Submitted by Darrell DeCoteau

Caleb Barse shot an 86 and 10th overall in the Region 1 meet, and 

Johnny German III shot a 93, finishing 23rd.

Both are qualified for the State A golf meet in Dell Rapids, October 1st 

and 2nd.

Tiospa Zina has moved up to “A” golf after being “B” golf for many 

years.

Caleb and Johnny are the first golfers to head to the State since the 

switch last year.

By J. Jeeannine Metzger

Instructional Principal

Enemy Swim Day School

We have been running “Minute to Win It” 

challenges each Thursday morning with our middle 

school students. For September, out overall winner 

was our 7th grade winning the most challenges over 

the month to win Root Beer floats for their classroom. 

Our 6th grade came in 2nd place. The challenges 

will continue on into the month of October, but the 

challenge field is anew. In the pictures we had our 7th 

grade class as our winners and in the other two our 

students completing the challenge.

Submitted by Dean Shultz

Wildlife Conservation Officer

SD Game, Fish & Parks

Sisseton, SD

At 7:30 a.m. on the morning 

of September 15, 2018, over 

50 volunteers eagerly set up for 

the Fourth Annual Larry Sand 

Memorial Youth Outdoor Event. 

This program was put together in 

order to get more children exposed 

to the many different activities that 

can be done in the outdoors.

The day’s activities started 

with participants getting broken 

down into ten groups that where 

guided to the stations by volunteers. 

After getting in their groups the 

kids participated in twelve different 

stations that consisted of fishing, 

bio diversity, archery, Boy Scout 

camping activities, muzzleloader 

shooting, shotgun shooting, .22 rifle 

shooting, large bore rifle shooting 

(.223 and .243 caliber rifles), sling 

shot and .22 pistol shooting, ATV 

/ Snowmobile safety, trapping and 

working dogs.

During the fishing station the 

kids fished for about 25 minutes 

of their day. The fish did not seem 

like they wanted to cooperate this 

year and only three catfish took the 

bait, unfortunately it was at a time 

the kids were not at the station 

or having lunch. The volunteer 

crew that helped with that station 

showed the kids how to clean their 

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important to birds. The kids the n 

got to take those houses home to 

put up in their yards.

The boys and leaders of Boy 

Scout Troop #35 of Sisseton ran a 

station showing kids how to set up 

a camp site, start a camp fire and 

make S’mores.

During the shooting portion 

of the day the kids got to shoot 

muzzleloaders at metal targets. Each 

participant shot between three to 

four rounds of muzzleloader.

The archery station participants 

shot tons of arrows at targets. 

Targets were bullseye type or 3-D 

animal style targets.

The shotgun station 

participants shot a couple of rounds 

of trap. The volunteers helped teach 

the kids proper shooting techniques.

During the rifle station the 

participants got to shoot .22 rifles at 

metal targets of various animals.

In the large bore rifle station 

each participant also got to shoot 

a .243 caliber rifle, a Mini-14 .223 

caliber rifle and a AR-15 .223 

caliber rifle at metal targets.

During the Sling shot and 

.22 pistol station kids got to 

experience an “old School” source 

of entertainment in learning how to 

hit pop can targets with a sling shot. 

In that same station the kids got to 

shoot at bullseye targets with a .22 

pistol.

Kids learned proper safety 

equipment and proper riding 

techniques for ATV’s, UTV’S and 

snowmobiles from the members of 

the North-east Trail Blazers.

During the trapping station 

kids learned where animal would 

live in the wild by taking a nature 

walk. During the walk the kids 

learned about animal signs, tracks 

and scat along the way.

At the working dog station 

Kylee Shotkoski taught the kids how 

to train a hunting dog and what 

the dog would do while out in the 

field hunting. Kids were also showed 

what drugs and apprehension dogs 

do for the local police departments. 

The South Dakota Highway Patrol, 

Roberts County Sheriff’s Office and 

the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal 

Police Department helped with that 

station as well.

The kids received a hay wagon 

ride to their next station thanks to 

the Hanson Family for letting us 

borrow your wagon.

The kids were served barbeque 

(donated by Deano’s, Dakota Line 

Lodge and Lake Traverse Resort) 

and potato chips (donated by K&K, 

Cross Roads C-Store and Cenex of 

Browns Valley) for dinner.

The kids at the beginning of 

the day were handed out a tee shirt. 

At the end of the day the kids had 

their names entered to win different 

door prizes.

catch. The kids also learned how to 

cast fishing poles while playing a 

backyard bass game.

The Bio Diversity station the 

volunteers showed kids the different 

amphibians and reptiles we have in 

this area.

The kids got to learn how 

to build a bird house, as well and 

learned what kind of birds used that 

type of house and why houses are 

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