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Any questions may be directed to head coaches or athletic director, Brian Schuring, at (605) 397-8381.
• GRASP (OST) Program
• The GRASP program services children in junior kindergarten through grade five with before and after-school homework help, supervised learning activities, and snacks.  The GRASP program will be held in the Groton Area Elementary School from 7:00AM - 8:00AM and 3:25PM - 6:00PM each day that school is in session.  Rates are $2.50 per hour, per child.  Any OST questions or registrations may be directed to elementary principal, Mr. Dalchow, at (605) 397-2317.
• K-12 Breakfast and Lunch Program
• The school provides breakfast and lunch for all students each day school is in session.  All meals are on a cash basis (i.e. pay as you go), while recognizing the provisions for free and reduced price meals.  Guidelines for 2013-2014 applications for free and reduced priced meals were mailed out on August 1, 2013.  Parents are encouraged to apply for free and reduced priced meals if there is a possibility they may qualify.  Prices are as follows:
•  Groton Area Elementary:
•     Milk  Juice
•   Monthly $5.90  $7.00
•   Semester $23.60  $28.00
•   Yearly  $47.20  $56.00
•   Daily Breakfast   $2.25
•   Daily Lunch   $2.75
•   Prices for second servings at the elementary are $0.50.
•  Groton Area Middle School/High School:
•   Daily Breakfast   $2.75
•   Daily Lunch   $4.00
• Prices for second servings at the middle/high school are $0.75. 
• Activity Tickets
• Activity tickets are intended to admit all students to regularly scheduled home activities or events, with about the only exceptions being tournaments and the Pops Concert.  Students in grades 1-5 may purchase an activity ticket, if they wish.  All students who participate in activities for which an activity stipend is paid are required to purchase an activity ticket as a condition of participation since they are the primary beneficiaries of the activity programs.  For example, staff activity stipends include:  all sports, marching band, forensics, cheerleading, drama, oral interp, DI, FFA, FCCLA, etc.

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