Order your 2019-2020 yearbooks at http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A06115650.

Any student in grades 6, 7, or 8 planning to participate in athletics next fall must have a physical on file before they will be allowed to practice. A physical completed after April 15 is valid for the 2019 – 2020 school. rSchool registration doesn’t open until July 1, but please get your physical completed before the first practice this fall.

Mark Hager

Dean of Students – Century High School

Athletic Director – Horizon Middle School

Sports physicals  Any 7th or 8th grader planning on playing a sport next school year remember you will need a new physical.  Any sports physical completed after April 15, 2019, will count for next year.  Plan ahead beat the rush next fall.  For current 6th graders getting their sports physical be sure to get your immunizations updated at this time.  

Immunizations  Just a reminder that ND requires ALL 7th & 8th graders to have received the meningococcal and Tdap vaccines to be in school.  Students who are not up to date by October 1, will be excluded from school and will this will count as an unexcused absence.  As soon as you get your updated vaccines please bring in a copy to student services.  

6th-grade orientation 8/13/19 from 9:30-3:00

-pick up schedule/lockers

-school pictures will be taken by D'Joyce

-bring updated immunization forms

7th & 8th-grade orientation 8/14/19 from 9:30-3:00

-pick up schedule/lockers

-school pictures will be taken by D'Joyce

-bring updated immunization forms

       7th and new 8th graders 2 new vaccines are required to be in school 

              -Meningococcal

              -Tdap

Interrupting class during education time makes it difficult for teachers. 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 that day, make sure it is before 2:30 to enable us to have time to deliver the message.  After 2:30 we may not be able to notify the student.

If your child has an appointment, they need a cut slip. Please send a signed note, your student comes to the office before school for a REQUIRED cut-slip allowing them to come to the office at the stated time. This is necessary to not interrupt class and also if the students are in gym, band, or choir we cannot call into those areas.

If your child will be absent for a full day or more, please send a note previous to those dates so they can get an Advanced Dismissal slip and have all their teachers sign it.

Please text Harlows if your student is not riding the bus home in the afternoon.  If for any reason you pick up your student and they will not be riding the bus home you need to text 701-354-2625 to let Harlows know.

Just a reminder that back to school night is Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2-4 pm.

A reminder:  Cell phones are to be IN a student's locker and turned off.

                   If they need to get a hold of their parents, they MUST come to the front office or student services

                   If your student is not feeling well they MUST go to student services before calling home.

BPS continues to improve safety standards across the district. One of our most current physical safety upgrades is the installation of buzzers at all pre-K-8 schools.

Effective 2018-2019 school year, pre-K-8 buildings will have buzzer access control. For buildings with a line of sight to the front door, a simple buzzer with speakerphone will be installed. For buildings without line of sight to the front door, a camera buzzer system will be installed. All visitors must now buzz the office and speak to a secretary before leaving the main entrance.

Becky LaBella

Safety Coordinator

Bismarck Public Schools

School Hours 8:10-3:20

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 should be done online through MyPaymentsPlus on the Horizon website or at https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome.

Please refer to the Resources tab on our website and click on Handbook for more information on:
Attendance, Dress Code and other useful information. 

Bismarck Public Schools is in need of volleyball officials, particularly at the middle school level for the Fall 2019 season.  If you are interested, please contact the BPS activities office at 323-4080.

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.

Monday, Aug. 19 is the "District Day" when ALL staff meet at Legacy High School in the morning. More information to follow.

BPS schools/offices will be closed 8 am-noon on Monday, Aug. 19.

The first day of school for all Bismarck Public School students in grades K-12 is Wednesday, August 21.

For the month of August, Clothes Mentor (100 W Front Ave., Bismarck) is offering 15% off to any BPS staff member who comes in with an ID. Clothes Mentor sells women’s gently used name-brand and designer clothing, shoes, and accessories.