RSCHOOL REGISTRATION - is ready to accept registrations.  Any student participating in an activity must have their registration submitted WITH a physical exam or they will not be allowed to participate in practices or games. 

PHYSICAL EXAMS - A yearly physical exam is required for every student participating in activities of BPS.  Physical exams performed AFTER April 15, 2019 are valid for the 2019-20 school year.  Here is a list of medical providers offering physical exams and dates. https://www.bismarckschools.org/cms/lib/ND02203833/Centricity/Domain/88/2019%20Sports%20Physicals.pdf

ATHLETIC FEES - Please click the link for info regarding athletic fees. https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/163
Fees may be paid in person by cash or check at the school, or you may use the MyPaymentsPlus system beginning on August 12^th.  Please remember that MyPaymentsPlus DOES NOT track individual and family maximum, you will need to track that on your own.

FALL ATHLETE/PARENT MEETINGS
Girls Golf - Sunday, August 4, 7 PM - Pebble Creek GC
Boys Tennis - Monday, July 29, 6 PM - LHS Auditorium
Volleyball - Monday, August 26, 6:30 PM - LHS Auditorium
Football - Monday, July 15, 7 PM - LHS Auditorium (Use door #9 to enter, park in southwest parking lot)
Boys Soccer - Monday, July 15, 6 PM - Zion Lutheran Church
Girls Swimming - Monday, August 12, 6 PM - Bismarck Aquatic Center
Boys and Girls Cross Country - TBA

FALL ACTIVITY START DATES
First practice dates for all fall activities are as follows:
Boys Soccer, Girls Golf - Monday, August 5
Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys Tennis - Monday, August 12
Football - Wednesday, August 14
Volleyball, Girls Swimming - Monday, August 19

Dates and Times are Tentative

Aug. 5, 2019 - Schedule Change Day Seniors 8-11 am & Juniors 12-3 pm  
Aug. 6, 2019 - Schedule Change Day Sophomores 8-11 am & Freshmen 12-3 pm 
Aug. 12, 2019 - Freshmen Orientation 6 pm Auditorium
Aug. 21, 2019 - First Day of School
Aug. 21-23, 2019 - Chromebook Deployment During Class
Aug. 26, 2019 - LHS Parent Night 6-8 pm Gym
Sept. 2, 2019 - No School (Labor Day)
Sept. 5, 2019 - Student Picture Day  
Sept. 16-20, 2019 - Homecoming Week vs Jamestown
Sept. 15, 2019 - Mr. LHS 7 pm
Sept. 16, 2019 - Powderpuff Football 
Sept. 20, 2019 - Homecoming Dance 9-12 pm
Sept. 21, 2019 - Zaps ACT Test Prep, Register online at zaps.com
Oct. 3, 2019 - Make up Picture Day
Oct. 9, 2019 - Free ND College Application Day at LHS
Oct. 16, 2019 - PSAT Test for Sophomores & Juniors 7:45 am-12 pm
Oct. 17-18, 2019 - No School (Convention Day)
Oct. 24, 2019 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7:45 pm
Oct. 25, 2019 - End of Quarter 1
Oct. 27, 2019 - Sweets & Treats
Oct. 28, 2019 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7:45 pm
Oct. 28, 2019 - Financial Aid Seminar at the Career Academy 5:30 pm
Nov. 1, 2019 - No School (Staff Development)
Nov. 5, 2019 - Financial Aid Seminar at the Career Academy 5:30 pm
Nov. 11, 2019 - No School (Veteran’s Day)
Nov. 14-17, 2019 - BPS Fall Musical at LHS
Nov. 19, 2019 - Sabers Got Talent
Nov. 28-29, 2019 - No School (Thanksgiving & Conference Day Off)
Dec. 20, 2019 - Last Day of School for 2019
Jan. 2, 2020 - First Day of School for 2020
Jan. 10, 2020 - End of Semester 1
Jan. 20, 2020 - No School (Martin Luther King Day)
Feb. 8, 2020 - Snow Ball Johnson Gym 
Feb. 17-18, 2020 - No School (Presidents’ Day & Staff Development)
Feb. 24, 2020 - Late Night in Saber City 7 pm
March 3, 2020 - ACT Test for Juniors
March 13, 2020 - No School – Storm Makeup Day
March 16, 2020 - No School (Staff Development)
March 16, 2020 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7:45 pm
March 19, 2020 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7:45 pm
March 20, 2020 - End of Quarter 3
March 22, 2020 - Dodgeball 6-10 pm
April 4, 2020 - Prom
April 6, 2020 - National Honor Society Ceremony
April 10-13, 2020 - No School (Good Friday & Conference Day Off)
April 27, 2020 - No School – Storm Makeup Day
TBD - Academic Pep Rally
May 4, 2020 -  Senior Banquet 7 pm
May 4-15, 2020 - AP Testing
May 22, 2020 - Last Day of School
May 24, 2020 - LHS Graduation at the Event Center 7 pm
June 1-June 19, 2020 - Summer School Session 1
June 22-July 10, 2020 - Summer School Session 2

Students, you can view tutorials on how to access your email & PowerSchool!

Email  https://youtu.be/LLBdQikpy9g

PowerSchool  https://youtu.be/nyexd1pxx-M

Claw Corner Hours 

For hours and questions please contact the office 701-323-4850
School Store Website Claw Corner

Chromebook Information

Bismarck Public Schools offers a FREE summer lunch program for local kids ages 18 and under through Friday, July 26. 

11-11:30: Wachter Middle School

12-1 pm: Bismarck High, Century High, Grimsrud Elementary School playground, Hillside Park, Jaycee Park, Sons of Norway Park, Wachter Wave Pool, and Will-Moore Elementary School playground.

Band/Orchestra Camp 2019 (For BPS Students Entering 6th Grade - Band or Entering 4th Grade - Orchestra)

Dates:  August 5 - 15, 2019 (Week 1 - Monday thru Friday; Week 2 - Monday thru Thursday) - students attend both weeks.

Location: Simle Middle School - 1218 Simle Drive, Bismarck ND  58501

Concert(s):  Thursday August 15th - Simle Middle School - 7:00pm (Band) - 5:30pm (Orchestra)

Morning Session: 9:00am - 11:30am
Afternoon Session: 12:30pm - 3:00pm

2019 Band Camp Handbook

2019 ONLINE Band Camp Registration 

2019 Orchestra Camp ONLINE Registration

Power announcement reminder will be sent to parents/guardians 7-10 days before start of camp - with session and student name

For more information/questions, please contact Shawn Oban @ 323-4201.

Elementary (K-5)

Horizon
Simle
Wachter

The 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.

Middle School Orientations 
Horizon 
-6th grade: Tuesday, Aug. 13, 9:30 am-3 pm 
-7th & 8th grade: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 9:30 am-3 pm 
Simle, Thursday, Aug. 8
Previous elementary: 
-Miller, Pioneer & Sunrise, 8:30-9:30 am.
-Murphy, Apple Creek & new BPS 7th & 8th grade students, 10:30-11:30 am. 
Wachter, Monday, Aug. 12
-6th graders with last name M-Z & new BPS 7th & 8th grade students, 8-10 am.
-6th graders with last name A-L, 1-3 pm.

Incoming Freshman Orientations
Bismarck High: Tuesday, Aug. 13, 5:30 pm, BHS.
Century: Monday, Aug. 12, 7-8:30 pm, CHS.
Legacy: Monday, Aug. 12, 6-7 pm, LHS Auditorium.

Centennial Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5:30 pm
Grimsrud Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-6 pm
Highland Acres	Monday, Aug. 19, 4:30-5:30 pm
Liberty Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5:30 pm
Lincoln Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 5:30-6:30 pm
Miller Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5:30 pm
Moses Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4:30-5:30 pm
Murphy Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 5:30-7 pm
Myhre Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4:30-5:30 pm
Northridge Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4:30-5:30 pm
Pioneer Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5:30 pm
Prairie Rose Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4:30-6 pm
Roosevelt Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 5:45-6:45 pm
Solheim Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 5:30-6:45 pm
Sunrise Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5:30 pm
Will-Moore Elementary	Monday, Aug. 19, 4-5 pm
Horizon Middle School	to be determined
Simle Middle School	Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1:30-3 pm
Wachter Middle School	Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2-3:30 pm
Bismarck High School	Monday, Aug. 26, 6-7:30 pm
Century High School	Monday, Aug. 26, 6-8 pm
Legacy High School	Monday, Aug. 26, 6-8 pm
South Central High	to be determined
BECEP ECSE	The week of Aug. 26, by appointment.
BECEP Headstart	Monday, Aug. 26, by appointment.

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.

Mark your calendars for Fill the Bus on Thurs., Aug. 15, 6 am-6 pm, at Red Carpet Car Washes by Century High or Washington Street & Expressway. Drop off new school supplies or donations to buy supplies for kids in need! 

For the elementary school supply list, click here. For middle school 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.