LHS students, We hope you are starting to get accustomed to doing your studies and connecting with your teachers in a distance setting.  Given the asynchronous makeup of this work, attendance is going to look and work much different than it looked when you came to the building and followed a scheduled routine.    During this time of distance learning, attendance will be recorded as an unexcused absence if you are not completing work assigned by your teacher(s) or not connecting with your teacher(s) to work through reasons for non-completion.   You can think about this as a simple checklist: Follow the schedule your teacher has posted and complete your work by the timeline stated on the schedule If you are unable to complete your assignment on time due to circumstance (illness, funeral, etc.) or you need your teachers’ assistance to work through the task, connect with them to make arrangements for completion. If either of these two points are satisfied, you will not be marked absent. One of the biggest differences you will experience with this attendance model is the increased amount of responsibility expected of you to maintain pace with your studies.  When we meet face to face, you have the constant interaction with teachers to remind you of and reiterate deadlines. With the absence of constant interaction, you need to study your schedules and organize/prioritize your time accordingly.  Moreover, overpreparing and working ahead any opportunity you have will help alleviate the anxiety of upcoming deadlines.    In closing, since responsibility is a key foundation to growth and development in your formative years,  our hope is that unexcused absences are minimal or non-existent.   If it does occur, do know an unexcused absence during this distance learning time has the same implications as an unexcused absence throughout the normal school year.  Also know, you will have differences in the frequency in which attendance is taken in your classes.  By studying your schedules and timelines, the completion dates of content should give you much insight into this frequency.  #saberpride LHS Administration

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LHS PROM POSTPONED - A DATE WILL BE DECIDED AT A LATER TIME

LHS Prom “a Walk in the Garden of Lights” will be April 4 for seniors & juniors; sophomores may attend if asked by an upperclassman.
- Packages will be sold in the office March 4-23, $45/couple $23/single.
- Extra spectator tickets will be sold March 30-April 3 for $5 each.
- Students that owe fees will not be allowed to attend prom, fees must be paid before sign up.
- Students that are ineligible as of March 20 and students that have 6 week or more suspensions may attend prom, but will not be allowed to walk in Grand March.
- Nobody 21 or over may attend. Non LHS guests that are not in high school must provide a copy of their ID to the office along with the guest form by March 23. Non LHS guests in high school only need to return the form by March 23. Forms will be available in the office or in the links.
Dance Guest High School
Dance Guest Non High School
- On April 4, Doors will open at 6, attendees must be in line in the aux gym by 7:15 and Grand March starts at 7:45. Dance ends at 11.
- Students in grades 10-12 that do not attend prom may attend the After Prom Party from 11-2 at Midway Lanes for $15 at the door.

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

BPS expanded its food distribution sites to 23 total locations, so review the schedule for locations and times. For frozen food safe handling instructions, click here.

No BPS meals April 10, 13 & 27: There will be NO to-go meals on Good Friday, April 10; Parent-Teacher Conference Day off on Monday, April 13; and the Possible Storm Make Up Day on Monday, April 27.

Donate to Family Assistance Fund
The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a COVID-19 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/donate/ and click “COVID-19 BPS Family Assistance.” To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “COVID-19” 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.

Donate to Student Feeding Efforts
BPS has had many kind offers to help with student feeding. If you want to make a monetary donation to help feed students in need, go to https://www.bismarckschools.org/Page/3381 and follow the instructions listed. If you are not currently a MyPaymentsPlus user, you can set up an account! 

Our homeless program liaison is helping to collect personal care items for families in need in our community. This includes things like diapers, wipes, tampons, feminine pads, etc. Pick up/drop off times, dates & locations are listed on this poster.

Bismarck-Mandan Area Resources

For Adopt-a-Block information, click here. The Banquet continues to serve to-go meals and distribute perishable food products. Click here for more details.

Bismarck Public Schools will not have classes Friday, April 10 in observance of Good Friday and Monday, April 13 due to parent-teacher conference day off.

Bismarck Public Schools will not have classes Friday, April 10 in observance of Good Friday and Monday, April 13 due to parent-teacher conference day off. 

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.