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Sylvan ACT Prep Specials for BPS Juniors

Practice Test
Saturday January 25th, 2020 at 7:45 am – 12:15 pm
Bismarck Career Academy Center
Register on myPaymentsplus or call Sylvan 223-0010, cost is $30
Bring 2 pencils and a Calculator

Parent & Student Result Session
Wednesday, January 29th at 5:45 – 6:45 pm
Bismarck High Auditorium
Free and no registration needed

Boot Camp
Sunday, February 23rd at 1 – 5:30 pm (alternative date of Feb. 3 & 5 from 6:15 – 8:15 available)
Century High Auditorium
Register on myPaymentsplus or call Sylvan 223-0010, cost is $150 (if you took the Jan. 25th Practice test, cost is only $120)
Bring 2 pencils, highlighters, Calculator, drink and snacks
ACT Personalized Prep Course and/or Speed Reading
Call Sylvan to learn more 223-0010

December 2019 Newsletter

Dates and Times are Tentative

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 22, 2020 Academic Pep Rally
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 

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday 9:10-10:30, 12:10-1:10, 2:10-3:30

Wednesday 12:50-3:10

Thursday 10:50-12:50

Friday 11:50-1:30

School Store Website Claw Corner

Chromebook Information

The Choral Department invites your child to participate in the 4th & 5th Grade Children's Choir! This choral experience is intended for Bismarck Public School students in 4th & 5th grade. It is an excellent opportunity for students to develop their musical skills and have the enjoyment of singing with other students. Your child will be able to meet and interact with many students from the different feeder elementary schools and may develop long lasting relationships, which will extend to middle school and beyond. Information letter usually goes out in December with practice starting in January (each feeder has its own schedule). Here is the information for 2019-2020:

Feeder system(s) include:

Horizon/Century High School Feeder - Centennial, Grimsrud, Highland Acres, Liberty, Northridge & Roosevelt. (Registration deadline is Jan. 7)

Rehearsals are every Tuesday at 4-5 pm from Jan. 7-Feb. 25 at Horizon Middle School choir room; concert Monday, Mar. 2 at 7:30 pm. Cost is $20.

HMS/CHS Feeder ONLINE Registration Form

HMS/CHS Feeder HARD COPY Registration Form

Simle/Legacy High School Feeder - Miller, Murphy, Pioneer & Sunrise. (Registration deadline is Jan. 22)

Rehearsals are every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:45-4:45 pm from Jan. 28-Mar. 9 at Legacy High School choir room; concert Tuesday, Mar. 10 at 6 pm. Cost is $20.

LHS/SMS Feeder Registration Form

Wachter/Bismarck High School Feeder - Lincoln, Moses, Myhre, Prairie Rose, Solheim & Will-Moore. (Registration deadline is Jan. 24)

Rehearsals are every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:45-4:30 pm from Jan. 28-Mar. 17 at Bismarck High School choir room; concert Tuesday, Mar. 17 at 7 pm. Cost is $20.

WMS/BHS Feeder ONLINE Registration Form

WMS/BHS Feeder HARD COPY Registration Form

Please call BPS Fine Arts Secretary Nicole McGrady at 701-323-4082 with any additional questions.

12/2: Joe Schmidt
12/3: Mandy Hoff
12/4: Colin Entringer
12/5: Brian Beehler 
12/5: Leon Dietrich 
12/6: Brian Mertz
12/9: Jessy Wetsch
12/10: Laurie Thompson
12/10: Bob Stenerson
12/11: Sue Wardner
12/12: Tammy Blumhagen
12/12: Travis McCloud
12/13: Jennifer Schlinger
12/16: Adam Christ
12/17: Karen Ehrens
12/18: Megan Houn
12/19: Krista Burman
12/20: Billie Madler
01/02: Deb Dobler
01/03: Bob Ford
01/06: Kathy Wachter
01/06: Jeff Van Beek
01/07: Mandy Lawrence
01/08: Dolly Heinert
01/09: Melanie Heitkamp
01/10: Gwen Bosworth
01/10: Kay Zander-Woock
01/13: Brad Barnhardt
01/14: Sheila Rogstad
01/15: Gabe Lautenschlager
01/16: Twila Johnson
01/17: Jason Will
01/21: Terry Sawick
01/22: Cary Huschka
01/23: Pat Nagel
01/24: Colin Entringer 
01/24: Linda Sullivan

6th: CHS Band, SIPs Concert, 5th Grade, Wind Ensemble—Legacy High School—9:30am & 1:00pm
9th-10th: All State Try-Outs, Choir—Bismarck State College—All Day
11th: All State Orchestra Auditions—Bismarck State College Leach Music Center—All Day
13th: LHS Band, Winter Percussion & Jazz Concert—LHS Auditorium—7:30pm
14th: Bis/Man Middle School Jazz Band, “January Jazz Jamboree”—Legacy High School Auditorium—7:00pm
16th: Rita Murphy Elementary 1st Grade Music Program—Rita Murphy Gym—6:00pm
23rd: LHS Band, Music Boosters Jazz Potluck (Jazz Too, Jazz Ensemble #1, Synergy, Evolution, Gold Standard)—LHS Marketplace—6:00pm
24th-26th: UND Honors Orchestra, Choir, Band—Grand Forks, ND
27th: Miller Elementary 2nd Grade Music Program—6:00pm & 7:00pm
27th: Solheim Elementary 4th Grade Music Program—7:00pm
28th: Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade Music Program—6:30pm
30th: BHS Band, Jazz Dzert Night—BHS Commons—7:00pm
30th: Moses Elementary 4th Grade Music Program—7:00pm
31st-February 1st: Middle Level Honors Orchestra Festival—Devil’s Lake Middle School, Devil’s Lake, ND—All Day
31st-February 1st: University of Mary Jazz Festival—Bismarck, ND

Fall kindergarten registration is underway through March 6 for children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31. If you have an incoming kindergarten student, or know someone who does, registration is online at www.bismarckschools.org. Click the Registration tab, then K-12 Registration to get information needed to complete the registration. People who do not have access to a computer can visit any public elementary school to use one or stop by Central Registration at 806 N. Washington St., door #2. Those who need assistance can call 701-323-4110 or email registrar@bismarckschools.org. Students who attend BECEP can be registered for kindergarten at BECEP. NOTE: Parents of any K-12 student moving into the city must register by August 1 to be assured a spot in their neighborhood school due to lack of space.

Spring 2020 Kindergarten Open Houses

Centennial	Thursday, May 7, 4:30-5:30 pm
Grimsrud	Thursday, April 30, 5:30-6:30 pm
Highland Acres	Tuesday, April 28, 6-7 pm
Liberty	Thursday, April 30, 4:30-6 pm
Lincoln	Thursday, April 30, 5:30-6:30 pm
Miller	Thursday, April 30, 4-5:30 pm
Moses	Thursday, May 7, 5-5:45 pm
Murphy	Tuesday, May 7, 6-7 pm
Myhre	Thursday, April 30, 4:30-6:30 pm
Northridge	Thursday, May 7, 5:30-6:30 pm
Pioneer	Thursday, May 7, 6:30-7:30 pm
Prairie Rose	Thursday, April 30, 5:30-6:30 pm
Roosevelt	Tuesday, April 28, 5-6 pm
Solheim	Thursday, April 30, 5-6 pm
Sunrise	Monday, April 20, 4-5 pm
Will-Moore	Thursday, May 7, 4-5 pm

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.

For the full list of Varsity Sports events this week, click here.

Bismarck Public Schools instructional aide and local chess expert Todd Wolf is hosting a free chess tournament for students in grades K-12 on Saturday, February 1^st, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Knaak Center at Bismarck High School. Registration is at 10 am; the tournament will begin at 11. Trophies will be awarded and concessions will be available. If you wish to pre-register, email wolfpack@bis.midco.net or text or call 701-426-3768.