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All Kids Bike Programs Comes to Northridge

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Students in Transition Raffle Ticket Winners

Jan. 30th Raffle Ticket Winner - $100 Deb Schmidt (click the heading to see all winners!)

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Q1 Honor Rolls

Congratulations to our BPS students who made the Quarter 1 Honor Roll!

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Superintendent Dr. Hornbacher Announces Retirement

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Don Prouty Memorial Scholarship

The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation is honored to announce the development of the Don Prouty Memorial Scholarship for a longtime Bismarck Public Schools principal and entrepreneur, Don Prouty.

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Roosevelt Elementary Named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School

The U.S. Department of Education has named Roosevelt Elementary School in Bismarck a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022. Roosevelt is one of three schools in North Dakota, and 297 nationwide, to receive this honor.

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Elk Ridge Teacher Honored as a Finalist for 2023 ND Teacher of the Year

Abby DuBord, a first-grade teacher at Elk Ridge, was honored as one of the four finalists for the 2023 North Dakota Teacher of the Year Award.

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Scholarship Developed to Honor Former BHS Principal

The Tom Hesford Memorial Scholarship has been established in Tom’s memory by his family and friends who would like to see his passion, for education and helping others to succeed, be passed on to future generations. Starting in the spring of 2023, one $1000 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from Bismarck High School to continue their post-secondary education.

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BPS Registration

Do you need to update your address or request a transfer, please visit our Registration page for more details!

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BPS Free Meals & Free and Reduced Application

Bismarck Public Schools would like to make all families aware that school meals will no longer be free. Please fill out the Free and Reduced Meals Application.

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Quick Facts

Who can attend South Central High SChool?

Any Student who is 16 - 20 years old and lives in the Bismarck School District can attend. They must have an academic reason to transfer.

SCHS uses what they call a "positive attendance model" and "flex scheduling." What does that mean?

Positive attendance model means that the minutes a student attends class are recorded in PowerSchool. Absences or tardies are not recorded. For example, if a student attends English for an hour, the teacher will put "60" in PowerSchool to show that the student attended English and worked for that long.

Flex scheduling means that students are not assigned a time to attend class. SCHS is open for 300 minutes every day, and students have the freedom to come and go as they please during that time. Each day students are responsible for deciding when they go to class and how long they are in class. Students are generally enrolled in 3 classes at a time.

How does education happen at South Central High School?

There is no class lecture, no group work, and no class discussion. Students work individually with help from teachers on their assignments, which are tied to the state standards. Students work at their own pace.

How long does it take to complete classes at SCHS?

Generally, it takes 36 to 42 days. For example, English and Social Studies are 36 day classes. Math and Science are 42 day classes. If students do not complete a class on time, they recieve an incomplete. Students are allowed to re-enroll to complete the class. It is not uncommon for students to take more than the allotted time to complete a class at SCHS.

Students can complete a class early as long as they have a B or better. To complete classes early, students must have a great deal of self-discipline since they are responsible for the pace of their education.

If a student at SCHS completed all classes on time without getting any incomplets during the year, the student would earn 6-7 credits during the school year. More common is 3-4 credits a year.

When students transfer to SCHS during the school year, do they get credit for assignments already done at their home school?

A copy of thestudent's grade sheet will be given to the teacher at SCHS. Each teacher will decide what assignments the student will get credit for.

Does SCHS provide busing?

Bismarck Public Schools does not bus students to South Central High School.

District Announcements

BPS Superintendent Survey

All stakeholders are asked to complete the following survey, which has been designed to give the Bismarck School Board insight into the qualities our community considers most important in a superintendent: https://forms.gle/YCRgzxpmhAhyH4oVA

All responses will remain anonymous. The feedback that is collected will be reviewed and taken into account prior to the selection of a new superintendent.
Students in Transition Raffle Winners

Students In Transition Raffle Ticket Winners:

Jan. 31st -
Jan. 30th - $100 Deb Schmidt of Bismarck
Jan. 27th - $50 Caitlin Magilke of Bismarck & $100 Beth Campbell of Bismarck
Jan. 26th - $50 Michelle Zimney of Bismarck
Jan. 25th - $50 Kim Dolajak of Bismarck
Jan. 24th - $50 Doug Reinke of Bismarck
Jan. 20th - $50 Brandon Koch of Mandan & $100 Shayla Muhm of Rapid City, SD
Jan. 19th - $50 Shay Hunt of Bismarck
Jan. 18th - $50 Maggie Kunick of Cedarburg, WI
Jan. 13th - $100 Alvin Stenerson & $50 Bob Stenerson
Jan. 12th - $50 Alvin Stenerson of Bismarck
Jan. 11th - $50 Anonymous and donated back to program
Jan. 10th - $50 Jerry Bonagofsky of Baldwin
Jan. 9th - $50 Tammy Blumhagen of Bismarck
Jan. 6th - $500 Jerry Bonagofski of Baldwin
Jan. 5th - $50 Becky Van Beek
Jan. 4th - $100 Tim Hovet - donated back to program
Jan. 3rd - $100 Dan Weber of Casselton
Dec. 22nd - $300 Sara Vaughan
Dec. 21st - $100 Dave Alexander
Dec. 20th - $200 Peggy Lutovsky
Dec. 19th - $100 Ken Salwey
Dec. 16th - $100 Jed Geer
Dec. 14th - $80 Sandra Lovelace-Peters of Bismarck
Dec. 13th - $50 Lindsey Dirk of Bismarck & $50 Serra Irmen of Bismarck
Dec. 12th - $50 Doug Reinke of Bismarck
Dec. 9th - $50 Jamie Hale of Bismarck & $100 Lynn Wentz of Bismarck
Dec. 8th - $50 Wendy Hafner-Bakken of Bismarck
Dec. 7th - $50 Darin Scherr of Bismarck
Dec. 6th - $50 Heather Bullinger of Oberon & $50 LeEtta Schafer of Bismarck
Dec. 5th - $50 Bruce Carman of Bismarck
Dec. 2nd - $100 Tina Pletan of Mandan
Dec. 1st - $50 Elyssa Bakk of Minot
School Supplies Lists 2022-2023
BPS Family Assistance Fund

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.

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