The Horizon soccer games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled. 7^th & 8^th grade girls soccer will practice tonight from 6:30 – 7:30 in the gyms. 

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.    

Congratulations to the Horizon Science Olympiad team for taking second at regionals! They will now advance to the state competition on April 21-23, hosted by NDSU.

Congratulations to the following students who made Middle Level Honors Orchestra and performed this past weekend: Fynn Sagsveen, Aubrey Jensen, Shaylee Sitter, Lauren Zent, Aidan Johnson, and Ben Peske.

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.  

 Daily Announcements

Please go to this link to find out more on the Free and Reduced Meal applications.    

There has been a change to the policy regarding sports physicals for the 2020 – 2021 school year. 

If an athlete had a sports physical last school year, they will not need one for the upcoming school year.  Instead they will need a Form B (link below) that is filled out and signed by a parent or guardian. It is electronic so it will need to be uploaded to the rSchool online registration just like a physical would be. 

**All incoming 7th graders will need a current physical if they are planning to participate in athletics regardless if they had one for BMFL or any other organization last year as 6th graders.**

rSchool online registration for the 2020 – 2021 school year opens July 1. https://century-ar.rschooltoday.com/

Pay for the sports fees on My Payments Plus around August 10. 

Form B link: https://ndhsaa.com/uploads/files/NDHSAA-Preparticipation-Form-B.pdf   

The office cannot accept paper copies of the Form B or physicals.

Upload the physical into rSchool after you register for your sport. 

Questions about registering?  Contact Mark Hager at 323-4900 extension 6521.

Morning Drop Off and Afternoon Safety

There have been several incidents of staff nearly being hit by cars dropping off students in the north parking lot in the mornings. 

DO NOT USE THE NORTH PARKING LOT TO DROP OFF OR PICK UP YOUR STUDENT.  This is a huge safety concern for students and staff. This area is only for busses and staff parking. 

Morning and Afternoon Traffic

In order to help ease the morning traffic congestion on Ash Coulee Drive, 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

Health forms can be found here.

PARENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS TAKING MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL

1. Medication should be taken at home if at all possible. Medications not required during school hours may be declined for administration at school.

2. Medications that a child has never taken before must be started at home before requesting the school to administer them.

3. Medications needing to be given at school are to be brought to and from school by a parent/guardian.

4. All medications (prescription or non) must be in their original container with a current unaltered label. The medication must be unexpired and prescription labels must be dated within the past 12 months.

5. Tablets must be sized for proper dosage (e.g. cut in half, etc.) prior to bringing them to school.

6. Parents should provide the dosing utensils (e.g. cup/spoon) where needed.

7. Limit amount of prescription medication brought to school to the amount needed for 2 weeks or less. Limit the amount of non-prescription medication to 10 doses or less. Please do not bring large quantity sizes.

8. Medication authorization forms must be completed and signed by the parent/guardian before medication is given. Forms are available online and at the school office.

9. Students who carry and self-administer inhalers or EpiPens require physician approval and signature on specific BPS forms, which are also available online and at the school office.

10. Medications will be kept in a secured office area and will be administered by designated trained staff or a school nurse. Emergency medications will be stored in the office area and/or other locations allowed by the student’s Individual Health Plan.

11. Parents should encourage their child to report to the office on time if they receive a daily medication. School staff will call the child’s classroom if they do not come on their own.

12. Timely refill of the prescription is very important and is the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

13. Expired medications will not be administered.

14. Parents are responsible for their child’s medication. Parents must pick up all unused (expired or current) medication when the school requests, and/or by the last day of school.

JULY, 2016 BPS

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 are able to receive the vaccinations any time after your 11^th birthday. 

Students who are not up to date 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. 

Please fax the updated immunization certificate copy to Student Services at 323-4555 or email Kelly Dietz for more information.  

*If you have already received the required vaccines and submitted a certificate copy last year, you do not need to submit another copy this year.

The Horizon Band is collecting Dan's Supermarket receipts and Box Tops. 

For every $150,000 worth of receipts collected, the band will receive $1,000 that will go towards band instruments.  Students can drop off the receipts in the box in Student Services.  We need the original receipts, so please no photocopies or cut receipts.  We will be collecting the receipts all school year.  

To submit Box Tops, go here. 

Check out this link for the Chromebook Troubleshooting Guide if you're having problems with your Chromebook.  

Or watch this video here for more help. 

Due to the pandemic we need to make a few changes. 

Parents need to call the office at 323-4550 when picking up their child and the secretaries will send them out. Please remind your child to not EVER get into someones vehicle they don't know.

Deliveries like flowers and balloons will not be accepted. Along with that we are asking parents to not deliver things that are not urgent to school such as water bottles, forgotten books or sports clothing.

Remind your child that they should NEVER text or call their parent from their cell phone. That is against school policies. They need to come to Student Services and use the phone. If they are going home sick, we will direct them where to wait and they will be in the office and ready to go when you come to pick them up.

Masks are required.

If you have questions, please call 323-4550.

All chromebook repairs are going through Century High School.  There are 3 ways to log a ticket (see below).  From there we will either troubleshoot or replace as needed, but our whole repair model is running through CHS at this time. 

Anyone with chromebook issues on district chromebooks is more than welcome to submit a ticket and we will get back to them as soon as we can.

They can fill out form

http://bit.ly/BPSSupport2

email

chs_tech@bismarckschools.org

or call

701-323-4925 and leave a message

The Bismarck School Board wants to assess public support of the District’s direction, while also gauging the efficacy of District communications.

We are requesting that stakeholders set aside a few minutes to take this survey, which is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LXYQFKC through Friday, April 23. Results will be presented to the School Board.

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.

BPS summer band camp is for students entering 6th grade and will take place August 9-13 & 16-19 at Simle Middle School, 1218 Simle Dr. Choose the morning (9-11:30 am) or afternoon session (12:30-3 pm). Reminders about the camp will be sent via email by the district. For up-to-date information, go to www.bismarckschools.org/Page/162. For questions, contact Fine Arts Secretary Nicole Fitzgerald at 323-4082.

Hardcopy registration *return to music teacher by Apr. 30
ONLINE registration *due by June 1

For a list of events, click here. 

BHS Prom is Apr. 24, 2021. Prom will be streamed live on Saturday at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeT2oGiksGuOLxYBAYGrC3g.

The public is invited to register to participate in the Live Your Legacy 5K/10K event to support Brave the Shave. It will take place Sunday, April 25, at Sertoma Park Community Center in Bismarck, with registration at 1:30 and race at 3 pm. The event is being sponsored by the Legacy High School Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) to fight childhood cancer. Registration is $25 and includes a shirt on race day if you register by April 8. Register at https://donate.bravetheshave.net/Campaign/LiveYourLegacy. For more information, go to the Facebook event page https://fb.me/e/16P7BooGY.