Daily Announcements

This fall, Sanford Health Children’s Clinic will be holding a seasonal influenza vaccination clinic at your child’s school for students 6^th through 12^th grade.  Sanford is committed to making vaccinations more convenient to receive and increasing the number of children vaccinated against influenza in our community.  Flu vaccination is the single best way to help prevent your child from getting and spreading the flu.  All individuals 6 months and older are recommended to receive an annual flu vaccine.

Linked below are:

• Parent Letter
• Vaccine Information Sheet
• Influenza Vaccination Record
• Influenza Vaccine Registration Form

If you are interested in having your child receive the flu shot, please complete the Influenza Vaccination Record and the Registration Form linked below and send it to the school office. You can send it with your child, mail, email Donna Mattern or fax it (323-4555).

Parent Letter

Flu Registration

Flu Vaccine Record 

Vaccine Information Sheet

Check out this link for the Chromebook Troubleshooting Guide if you're having problems with your Chromebook.  

Or watch this video here for more help. 

North Dakota requires all 7th & 8th graders to have received the meningococcal and Tdap vaccines prior to 7th grade, or if you're new to the district as an 8th grader.  You are able to receive the vaccinations any time after your 11^th birthday. 

Students who are not up to date by October 1 will be excluded from school and this will count as an unexcused absence.  Contact your child’s health care provider or Burleigh County Health (355-1540) about the immunizations your child will need. 

Please fax the updated immunization certificate copy to Student Services at 323-4555 or email Sarah Larson.  

*If you have already received the required vaccines and submitted a certificate copy last year, you do not need to submit another copy this year.

Please click on the link for more information on ordering lunches for hybrid and distance learning students. This process has to be done every week.  

 Ordering Lunches

The link below is the recording from the Parent Univeristy for Distance Learning.

Hybrid Parent University Recording

The recording from the Parent University Hybrid Q & A can be found here:

Parent University Q & A Recording

The 2020-2021 Yearbook Cover Contest has started! 

Students may submit drawings and/or digital designs for a contest to have their art on the cover of the yearbook! The winner receives a free yearbook.

All art must be submitted on an 8.5 x 11 piece of computer paper. Design needs to be vertical and say Horizon Middle School 2020-2021. Art can be hand drawn, digital art, or a combination of both.

All entries must be submitted into the folder on the door of room 235EL no later than 8am, Thursday, October 15^th.

The 2020-2021 Yearbooks are also available to purchase at this time at www.jostensyearbooks.com. All orders for the 20-21 books must be placed ONLINE.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, no students will be allowed to attend indoor competitions such as volleyball unless they are playing in the contest.

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.

Donate to Family Assistance Fund
The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a COVID-19 BPS Family Assistance Fund.  Those that wish to donate may do so through the foundation website or by mail. To donate online, go to https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donations/cv19bps-faf/. To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “COVID-19” in the memo line. Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their counselor or social worker who will connect them to established community resources as well as submit requests for funding needs that cannot be met within existing resources. The BPSF thanks those who have already reached out to volunteer and/or provide monetary donations to help those within our community who are struggling.

Donate to Student Feeding Efforts
BPS has had many kind offers to help with student feeding. If you want to make a monetary donation to help feed students in need, go to www.bpsfoundation.com/meals. 

Bismarck Public Schools will not have school Monday, Sept. 28 for staff development day.

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.

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.

Though meals are free for all BPS students right now, this benefit won’t last through the 2020-21 school year. So, if you were receiving free or reduced-price meals in the 2019-20 school year or think you qualify this year, you must complete a new application to continue to receive meal benefits for the entire 2020-21 school year. Students will be charged full price for meals if no application is received by the Tuesday, October 13 deadline. Charges will continue until the application is received, entered, and approved. These meal charges will not be reversed and will become the parents’ obligation to pay. Apply online at https://frapps.horizonsolana.com/BISP01, pick up a paper app at any BPS school, or print at www.bismarckschools.org/Page/2193.

Bismarck Public Schools will not have school Thursday, Oct. 22-Friday, Oct. 23 due to the school administrators’ convention. Classes will resume on Monday, Oct. 26.