SCHOOL CALENDAR

August 24-26:  Teacher Workshop Days

August 31:  First Day of School

September 7:  Labor Day (no school)

September 23 & 24:  Josten’s Picture Day

September 28:  Staff Development Day (no school)

October 12 & 13:  Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:15 pm – 8:00 pm)

October 22 & 23:  Teachers’ Instructional Conference (no school)

October 28 & 29:  Josten’s Picture Retake

October 30:  End of First Quarter

November 11:  Veteran’s Day (no school)

November 26 & 27:  Thanksgiving Break (no school)

December 22:  Last Day of School before Holiday

January 4:  School Reconvenes after Holidays

January 15:  End of First Semester

January 18:  Martin Luther King Day (no school) 

February 12:  Staff Development Day (no school)

February 15:  President’s Day (no school)

February 22 & March 1:  Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:15 pm – 8:00 pm)

March 15:  Staff Development Day (no school)

March 19:  End of Third Quarter

April 2:  Good Friday (no school)

April 5:  Parent-Teacher Conference Day Off (no school)

April 30:  Storm Make Up Day (no school)

May 28:  Last Day of School

May 30:  Commencement (7:00 pm)

June 1:  Teacher Work Day

June 7- June 25:  Summer School – Session One

June 28- July 16:  Summer School – Session Two

My Payments Plus will be open to make purchases on parking permits, planners, lunch fees, activity fees, fine art fees, etc. starting on Monday, August 3, 2020. Please login or register at www.mypaymentsplus.com. 

Registration: BPS is registering NEW students for the 2020-2021 school year! Documents can be uploaded online, faxed or e-mailed to Central Registration to complete the process. Registration information can be found on our website at https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/3785. If you have problems, call 701-323-4110 or fax 701-323-4111.

The North Dakota Department of Health School Immunization require a second dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) for students entering eleventh or twelfth grade. This vaccine can be given any time after their 16^th birthday.  Students who are not up to date by October 1, will be excluded from school and will count as an unexcused absence.  Please make sure to take care of this over the summer!

Clinics are open & scheduling well-child visits & vaccination visits with COVID safety protocols in place.

You can either fax, email or drop off a complete Certificate of Immunizations at BHS. 

Fax: 701-323-4805 

Email: michelle_schmidt@bismarckschools.org

BHS Graduates and families:

The BHS Download Gallery for Graduation Photos is up and ready for everyone to access. The gallery will prompt you with some helpful pop-up windows to help you access the images, downloads, and how to order prints.

If you click on an individual photo you'll see a download button at the top. Or you can choose to download the entire gallery. If you create a favorite list, the gallery will store your selected images for quicker access for downloads.

Thank you BHS and congratulations to this year's graduates!

Gallery Link: https://kylemartinphoto.pixieset.com/bismarckhighschoolgraduation/

Masks are required. Cloth masks are recommended. Masks should be washed daily. Here is the CDC guidance on washing masks: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-to-wash-cloth-face-coverings.html. BPS recommends all students in grades K-12 have a backpack with a padded compartment or a padded Neoprene sleeve (14 inch) to carry their Chromebook/laptop back and forth to school this year, if needed. We also suggest that students have their own earbuds or headphones that include the built-in microphone.

High Schools don't have school supply lists. On the first day, students should bring notebooks, pens, and pencils. Each teacher will tell the students if they need something specific for that class.

Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Applications can be found at https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/2616 or call BECEP at 701-323-4400 to request an application be mailed to you. There is a black drop-box to the right of BECEP’s front door to return applications and required documents. BECEP is located at 720 North 14^th Street.

The Bismarck School Board will meet at 5:15 pm at the City-County Building at 221 N. 5th Street. The public is invited to attend the meeting or watch it LIVE on cable channel 2.

We are sorry for any confusion relating to the Bismarck Public School Band Camp but the district has decided to cancel the upcoming band camp scheduled for August 10th through the 20th.   With limited time to put all necessary safety procedures and protocols in place as stated in the recently approved re-entry plan students will instead begin learning to play their instrument at their middle school when the school year begins.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in this process.  Please contact Dr. Shawn Oban at 701-323-4201 with any questions.

Dr. Shawn Oban
Myhre Principal
Fine Arts

Mark your calendars for Fill the Bus on Thursday, Aug. 20, 6 am-6 pm, at the Red Carpet Car Washes by Century High School or on Washington Street & Expressway. Drop off new school supplies or monetary donations to buy supplies for kids in need! If you bring us supplies, Red Carpet Car Wash will give you 9.3 cents off per gallon for your fill-up that day! You can also donate ONLINE by clicking here and scrollinig down to choose Fill the Bus: https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donate/

For each schools lists, go to the school's homepage, click the Resources tab, then School Supply List.

Parents who are in need of school supplies for their children should contact their children’s schools in mid-August with the grade levels of each child and when they can pick up the materials, which will typically be on the first day of school.

We are asking for donations of diapers, wipes, tampons, and feminine pads. These donations will help serve children 0-18 that receive support from the BPS Students in Transition program, BECEP, South Central High School, all BPS social workers working with families in need, Healthy Families of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota, and the Adopt-A-Block program.

We have seen an evident need to help people in our community with basic items such as diapers, wipes, and feminine hygiene products. This underlying need in our community is now exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting rising unemployment. WIC and SNAP benefits help with food, but do not help with these items or other personal hygiene items for children and families in our community. A group of organizations along with faith leaders are working with families and have come together with the goal of meeting the current above-mentioned needs and building relationships between churches and organizations to continue and increase the scope of support into the future.

Our first goal is to collect and build resources so the above organizations can distribute to families in need. Donations can be dropped off at:

Century Baptist Church (205 Colt Dr.) Monday & Thursday 11:00 am-1:00 pm.

Evangel Church (3225 N 14th St.) Wednesday 12:00-1:00 pm.

J&R Vacuum (223 E Main Ave) Monday-Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Drop off at loading dock and call 258-5619 at time of delivery.

To have donations picked up, call Becky Matthews at 701-220-5271. To learn more about the Needs Nook, contact her at rebecca239@bis.midco.net or 701-220-5271.