The 2^nd Annual Horizon Teacher vs. Student Exhibition Basketball game is quickly approaching.  Student Council is pleased to invite you to join us for an evening of entertainment. This event will showcase multiple student groups from Horizon.  8th-grade pep band, including teachers, the Husky Singers, Adajios Dance team, HMS cheer team, New York Culinary Trip students, teacher cheer team, and of course, the amazing teacher and student basketball teams battling for bragging rights. We hope to see you there.  Let’s pack the gym!

Date:  Thursday, April 4^th

Time:  Doors open at 6:30 with Tip-Off at 7:00

Admission:  $1

Concessions Available

A culinary trip to New York City will be offered again summer of 2020, any 6th or 7th grader is welcome to attend. There will be a parent meeting on March 28th at 5:30 in the foods room. Those interested should see Mrs. Schneider or Ms. Kamphuis.

The Century Centahnas Dance Team will be holding tryouts for the 2019-2020 dance season on April 23rd, 25th, and 26th.  There will be a quick informational meeting on Tuesday, March 26th at 3:45 in room 103.  Pick up a packet in HMS student services.

Any 6^th, 7^th, or 8th-grade girl planning to play soccer should sign up in Student Services. There will be a player/parent meeting on Thursday, March 21 at 6:00 PM in the cafetorium. Soccer practice will start on Tuesday, March 26.

If you are interested in registering your child for summer school, please use the link https://swift911v4-ch.swiftreach.com/Public/Email/AttachedFile.ashx?c=202676&j=37916568&l=0&e=207da62f-d6b3-457b-b553-b95439df543c&n=7th%208th%20grade%20SS%20letter%20and%20reg.pdf&f=0193ed69-ab81-403c-a960-58ec8cba935b

Attention all girls in grades 7-12 interested in playing on the Century High School tennis team! Order your team uniform now! A new coach will be hired soon, and an orientation meeting held soon after. Practices will start on April 1. To order your team uniform, please visit the Century Tennis webpage and click on the team uniform information.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lervick at Century.

The 2018-19 Horizon Scholarship will be awarded to two graduating Bismarck Public Schools seniors.  Please click on the link to for more information!

https://goo.gl/forms/D5NbTflDEySMan5x1  This is due April 3.

We are having concerns with dropping students off and picking up from HMS  PLEASE follow the directions listed below.

Parents,

We have two requests when dropping off and picking up your student:

1. Please DO NOT drop off or pick up students in the middle lanes.  The middle lanes are for travel only.
2. Signed parking spots for handicapped are for handicapped students/employees only.  Please do not drop off or pick up students in the handicapped signed area.

       3. No dropping off students in the front parking lot. This is for staff only! 

Doug Vanderpan

Gretchen Masset

Assistant Principals

Issue 1

Issue 2

Issue 3

Issue 4

Issue 5

Issue 6

Issue 7

Issue 8

Monday-

Tuesday- Chess Club 3:30-4:45

Wednesday- FCA 7:30

Thursday- SADD 7:30 & 3:30

                Book/Mango &LEGO/Maker Club 3:30

Friday- Student Council 7:30

Times & Dates may change.                  

The Bismarck School Board wants to determine if you support the direction of the School District and what perception you have of how the district communicates with you. Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey by Sunday, March 31, 2019: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QV8GY3M. THANKS!

To see a list of all BPS Fine Arts events, click here.

March 25 is a Staff Development Day, no school.

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.

Student teachers working in Bismarck Public School classrooms will showcase examples of Project Based Learning (PBL) at a symposium for the Out of the Gate Project on Tuesday, March 26, 5:30-7:30 pm at the National Energy Center of Excellence’s Bavendick Room at Bismarck State College, 1200 Schafer St. The University of Mary, Dickinson State University, and the Bismarck Public School District are involved in a grant administered by PBLWorks and funded by the ECMC Foundation. This partnership will continue through the spring of 2020 to prepare student teachers to teach PBL in K-12 classroom settings, which engages students in deeper learning.

ALC Dance Fundraiser

The public is welcome to a Dancing Around the World fundraiser on Tues., March 26 from 5:30-8 pm at the BPS Career Academy, 1221 College Dr. All ages of kids and adults are welcome. Try dances from other countries like African, Native American, and USA dances (Cha Cha Slide and Fortnite). Pizza will be served and free will donations will be taken. All proceeds will help Adult Learning Center (ALC) students with medical needs, transportation, employment, etc. For more information, call ALC 701-323-4530 or email jacinta_baker@bismarckschools.org.

Bismarck Public Schools is holding a meeting for parents interested in having their children start school early based on the impression that their child is displaying indications of having advanced intellectual and developmental talents or abilities and social and emotional readiness when compared to their same age peers; and might meet the criteria for Early Entrance. During the Early Entrance Information meeting, parents will learn the criteria a child must meet in order to start school early, the evaluation procedures that are followed, and information on the pros and cons of early entrance into kindergarten or first grade. That parent meeting will take place Thursday, March 28^th from 6-7 pm at the Career Academy at 1221 College Drive. If you have questions, call 701-323-4018.