Monday, October 18  

Attention 8th grade girls basketball players:
There will be a short meeting in the cafetorium today after school. This is required for all 8th grade basketball players who have signed up. If you cannot attend, please email Mr. Fike or stop by room 224 to confirm that you will be participating this year. Thank you. 

The Fall/Winter semester of The Husky Art Club begins Tuesday, October 26th from 3:30 to 4:45. You do not need to be in any art class or have any art experience to join.
If you want to join-- pick up the registration forms found outside of Room 132.  You can not join until a form has been filled out and signed by your parent or guardian – along with the $10 fee. See Mrs. Worrel for more details.

Horizon Robotics will be starting on Monday, October 25 from 3:30-5:30.  If you’re interested in joining, you can go to that first meeting.  They will meet every
Monday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30 in Mrs. Casavant’s room 225.  

This week is college awareness week.  To celebrate, tomorrow is college major, which means dress in the profession you would like to be; and Wednesday is college rep day so wear gear that represents your favorite college.  

The week of October 25-29 is Spirit Week. Check out the posters around the halls or the Horizon website for more info and the costume rules.  

Picture re-takes are October 27.

There will be no school this Thursday and Friday due to Administrator Convention days.  

Monday - Monster Monday (Green, Blue)

Tuesday - Terrifying Twins (Twin with someone)

 Wednesday - Whiteout Wednesday (White)  

Thursday - Wear your color

6th - Orange

7th - Purple

8th - Black 

Staff - Green

Friday - Freaky Friday (Halloween costume or Halloween colors)

Costume Rules 

• No Fake blood (red make-up is acceptable)
• No weapons 
• No costumes that advertise or promote drugs or alcohol 
• No Masks 
• No Morph suits
• No costumes which are sexually suggestive, demeaning to the opposite sex, demeaning to an ethnicity, or disruptive to the school climate

Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for October 28  4pm-8pm and November 2 4pm-8pm. Signups were emailed to parents/guardians by homebase teachers.  Contact your student's homebase teacher for more information. 

Picture re-takes will be on Wednesday, October 27.  There is no fee for retakes.  All parents/guardians should have received an email from Jostens. If you haven’t,  please check your junk email, or call Jostens at 877-515-1447.

On the Horizon Issue 1 

On the Horizon Issue 2

Order your Josten's 2021-2022 yearbook online here.    

Parents and guardians can create their own PowerSchool username/password and view all children's information from one account. This account will remain the same from year to year to access their children's academic progress, attendance, and meal account information in PowerSchool. All parents will need to create a new login by entering an email address and choosing your own password.

Here's how to create a new account: 

1. Go to https://bismarck.ps.state.nd.us;
2. Click the "Create Account" button;
3. Enter your information at the top;
4. Link your students to the account by entering: student name, ID, and password in the bottom section. If you don't have an Access ID and password, call 323-4550 or email your school secretary. 
5. Once the account has been created you can sign in to the parent portal using the username and password created and see all of your students! 

Questions? View the video at http://youtu.be/Yk9UBBJ4BP8.  Or view the instructions here.

Traffic Map

Please do not use the parking lots to pick up or drop off students. This is a huge safety concern for students and staff. The north area is only for busses and staff parking. 

Morning and Afternoon Traffic

Please notice the attached map above of the traffic flow in and out of Horizon from Ash Coulee.  Both entrances and exits are two way traffic with vehicles coming in and out. 

Also, in order to help ease the morning traffic congestion on Ash Coulee Drive, please consider the following:

*use the bus if your student is registered for it;

*drop your student off at the lighted sidewalk located on Fountainblue Drive behind the school;

*carpool

Please share this information with others that pick up or drop off your student.  

Thank you for your cooperation.

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 can receive the vaccinations any time after your 11^th birthday. 

Students who are not up to date or don’t have an exemption turned in 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. 

You can drop off the updated immunization or exemption in the front office, or email Kelly Dietz for more information.  *If you have already submitted the required documents, you do not need to submit another copy. 

If you change your ADDRESS, please contact Central Registration, 323-4110 or online here.

If you change ANY phone numbers or emails please contact the office at 323-4550 or email with the updated information. Most of the information the school sends out is via email or phone. It is VERY important to keep your child’s contact information current.

Morning drop off and afternoon pick up safety

Thank you to those that are following the directions about the morning and afternoon safety procedures. Please share the following information with others that may be picking up or dropping off your child.

1. The parking lots are for parking only. Do not drop off or pick up students in any of the parking lots.

2. Do not drop off or pick up students in the accessible parking signed areas.

3. Do not use the north side of the school to drop off or pick up your students. Only busses are allowed on the north side.

4. Do not drop off or pick up students in the middle lanes before the crosswalk in front of the school, only at the crosswalk.

5. Always watch out for pedestrians and make sure your child is using the crosswalk.

We want to avoid interrupting classes during teaching time.  In order to avoid this, please make sure you do the following:

• If your child has anappointment scheduled during the school day, send a note with your student to the Front Office so they can get a cut slip.  The cut-slip allows them to leave class for the appointment. This is very important so class doesn't get interrupted by calling into the classroom for the student.
• It is important to inform your child of their after school arrangements before school. If it is an emergency and you need to call during the day, make sure it’s before 2:30 in order to be able to deliver the message in time. 

Parents, please refrain from bringing in outside food.  No restaurant or fast food deliveries for your child will be accepted. Students have the choice of bringing a cold lunch from home or having the school’s lunch options. 

• If a student has to be gone from school during their lunch time, have your child eat lunch before returning to school. No lunches are allowed to be brought into the classrooms.    

Cell phones are to be put away and turned off during school.  To make a phone call, go to the front office.  If sick, go to Student Services.  

Upload ALL activity (sports) paperwork and fees, including physicals through the following website.  We are unable take any hard copy or fees in the office or Student Services. The following site breaks everything down for Horizon and Century. https://century-ar.rschooltoday.com/ 

Lunch payments and fees should be done online through MyPaymentsPlus.

The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a 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/bps-faf/. To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “BPS-FAF” 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.