Reminder: The deadline to enroll your child in the distance learning program is December 7th at 4:30pm. Parents must call the building principal to enroll their child. If you used the distance learning option during the fall semester, you will need to call to enroll your child in the spring semester. When you enroll your child distance learning, you are committing to the entire semester.
Elementary students who are online are welcome to join our Lunch Bunch on Teams! It's a great time to hang out with some classmates who are in-person at school and laugh and talk with friends! Attached is a schedule of lunch bunch dates. The elementary school counselor, Mrs. Cuypers will start a meeting in the grade level counseling Team for your group. This is not required at all, but you can join when you'd like to. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cuypers at the elementary school!
Mrs. Evensvold's Desktop Publishing/FBLA students created their own Christmas Activity Book as a class. Almost every page was created from scratch and I am very impressed with their work! Copies were given to students in grades 1-3, but you can view and print your own copy by following the link below.
https://www.mrsevensvold.com/christmas-activity-book
Sign up for next semester’s distance learning will close on December 7th. If you are enrolling your child in distance learning, this will be for the entire semester. Additionally, if you miss the sign up deadline, your child will not be able to sign up for distance learning. Families will need to make their decisions regardless of a mask mandate, as students will not be able to move back and forth from distance learning to in-person learning. Again, you will be signing up for the entire semester.
Our previous link was to gauge interest in distance learning. To formally sign up for distance learning, you must call the building principal. Deadline for signing up is December 7th at 4:30pm. Please call your building principal with any questions. Thank you.
Stanley Elementary 701-628-2422
Stanley High School 701-628-2342
No objections here! Senior forensics successfully concluded the 2020 mock trials. All teams came with their game faces and ready to argue. The epic courtroom battles resulted in two not guilty verdicts.
A special thanks to Wade Enget, Heather Lee, and Traci Hysjulien of the Mountrail County Courthouse for making this day a possibility. An additional thankyou to the jurors who volunteered their morning listening to the cases and deliberating the verdicts. The 2020 jurors included Pam Germundson, Matthew Heidbreder, Cammi Hysjulien, Lauri Hynek, Lisa Lapica, Calli Hennessy, Barb Nesheim, and Heather Lee. Thank you for your time and service.
A shout-out to all participating seniors. Your efforts and preparedness were remarkable. The way each of your handled the pressures of the courtroom and dominated were outstanding! #ScienceSwag
The staff of Stanley Public Schools would like to thank the wonderful people at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Ross for gifting each of us with a $10 gift card to The Rustic Bean. Your generosity put a smile on our faces and joy in our hearts. Thank you for being our #daymaker. We appreciate your kindness and will most certainly enjoy our gift cards!
Students, please join us in our December dress-up days!
COZY FRIDAY!
Reading students wore their coziest clothes while listening to Jan Brett's newest story Cozy. Check out this awesome story and the musk ox farm in Alaska that inspired its main character. https://www.janbrett.com/
NDHSAA Q and A:
1. Q. Are winter sports teams able to practice in-person between November 16, 2020 and
November 29, 2020?
A. No. E.O. 2020-43 does not allow any organized activities outside of school hours.
2. Q. Are winter Fine Arts activities able to practice in-person between November 16, 2020
and November 29, 2020?
A. No. E.O. 2020-43 does not allow any organized activities outside of school hours.
3. Q. Are coaches allowed to hold virtual practices/workouts between November 16, 2020
and November 29, 2020?
A. Yes, provided they are approved by the local school district. Class A Basketball virtual
practices/workouts prior to their traditional first allowable practice dates may not be
mandatory.
4. Q. Do virtual practices/workouts count towards the nine-minimum practice rule for sports?
A. No.
5. Q. Are Fine Arts activities allowed to hold virtual practices between November 16, 2020
and November 29, 2020?
A. Yes, provided they are approved by the local school district.
6. Q. Are Fine Arts activities allowed to hold virtual competitions between November 16,
2020 and November 29, 2020?
A. Not at this time.
7. Q. Are coaches able to work with students in the school weight room between November
16, 2020 and November 29, 2020?
A. No. E.O. 2020-43 does not allow any organized activities outside of school hours.
8. Q. May a high school student use the school’s weight room or athletic facilities as part of a
physical education class?
A. Yes, provided it is done during the instructional day.
9. Q. Are schools able to sponsor an ‘open gym’ or ‘open ice’ or ‘open mat’ session off school
grounds.
A. No.
10. Q. Are school sponsored camps allowed?
A. No.
11. Q. Are winter sports participants allowed to attend individual camps, off school grounds,
on their own?
A. No. Sports-specific, special training camps during the season are not allowed.
12. Q. Are winter sports coaches able to instruct their players as part of a non-school team?
A. No. Student participation on non-school teams during the season is not permitted.
NDHSAA FAQs for ND Executive Order 2020-43
NDHSAA Board Approval: 11/17/2020
Updated: 11/18/2020
13. Q. May students participate out-of-state during the winter activities suspension?
A. No. A student that participates on a non-school team in a similar sport during the
season is suspended for six contests for each non-school contest they participate in.
14. Q. May a student participate on an out-of-state winter sports team through a coop with an
out-of-state school?
A. No. E.O. 2020-43 applies to all North Dakota schools and students.
15. Q. May a non-school team use school facilities?
A. No.
16. Q. Will NDHSAA postseason event dates be altered?
A. At this time the plan is for all NDHSAA winter postseason events to be held as
scheduled.
17. Q. Will sports specific regulations, including maximum allowable contests, be altered?
A. Sport-specific regulations will be reviewed in the near future.
18. Q. Are schools able to hold previously scheduled concerts, musicals, plays, esports, etc.
prior to November 30th?
A. These events are not sanctioned by the NDHSAA. Administrators may refer to guidance
from the Governor’s Office.
19. Q. Is the nine-practice rule waived once activities resume on November 30, 2020?
A. No. Students will still need to participate in nine daily practices prior to competing in a
contest.
20. Q. Do practices prior to November 16, 2020 count toward the nine-practice rule?
A. Yes. Sports that were suspended in the middle of their season (hockey, wrestling, junior
high basketball in some areas, etc.) may begin playing contests on December 14, 2020.
21. Q. When is the first allowable contest for sports that were not delayed?
A. Sports that have their first practice on November 30, 2020 may begin playing games on
December 14, 2020.
22. Q. Is the deadline for winter sports teams to submit their schedule, roster, photo, and
cutline extended?
A. Yes. The new deadline for submission will be Monday, December 21, 2021
Governor Burgum has announced that sports practices and extracurricular activities will be allowed to resume on November 30 with extra precautions in place. Competitions will remain suspended until at least December 14. More information will be provided as we get it.
Stanley Community Schools is pleased to have three projects enrolled in the St. Joseph's Community Health Foundation's Twice Blessed program. With this program, any donation made to the SACK Program, Stanley Elementary School playground project or the Will Athletic Complex will be matched by Twice Blessed. Your donation will be doubled, making your contribution go farther. To participate in this program, please donate at the following link.
https://sjchfnd.com/twice-blessed/
Student Council expresses gratitude for our teachers! Thank you teachers for all you do! Enjoy your breakfast.
Check out what our talented Ag 1 students have been working on! Head on over to the Stanley FFA Facebook Page to cast your vote for your favorite Corn Hole Board design!
Our students have done a great job wearing their masks today! Please be sure they’re coming with clean masks each day. Masks also need to be worn on buses. Thank you, parents and students. We appreciate you! 💙
Due to the state health officer order and Governor Burgum’s executive order, starting Monday, November 16 face masks will be required at school through at least December 14. Also, all extracurricular activities including all games, practices, and open gyms are cancelled through December 14.
Congratulations to seventh grader Cody Anderson! He passed the most quizzes and spent the most time on software in reading class to earn his ND word search shirt!! Be proud of yourself, Cody!!
Parents, as we move into the holiday season, please know that distance learning is not for vacation purposes. It is meant for quarantining and ill students only.
Our online book fair ends this Sunday.
All purchases support the Stanley Elementary School Library. https://efairs.follettbookfairs.com/guest/home?classCode=M478G
For the second semester (January 4 – May 21) our full-time online option will look different than the first semester. For the second semester, our students who opt to learn full-time online will be utilizing an online learning platform called Edgenuity. The students will be learning from this platform and will not be learning directly from the teachers in our buildings. Everyone should realize that this is a rigorous program that will not be an easier option to in person learning.
Parents/guardians will need to assist students in grades K-6 with coursework as they will not be working directly with a teacher. Older students (7-12) will have to watch their pacing and make sure they are getting their work done so they can complete their classes prior to the end of the school year, this will require parents to help monitor their student’s progress and students to be self-motivated and organized. Again, all online learners should expect that the online courses will be quite rigorous.
Students who choose the online option will not be learning at the same time as the learners in our buildings, rather they will be learning asynchronously through this new platform. Students will be able to work on their classes at their own times. We will have a staff person who is monitoring student progress and helping to keep students on track to complete their courses by the end of the semester. This staff person will be the point of contact for all online learners.
Any questions on the new online learning option should be directed to the building principals – Mrs. Klabunde at the elementary school (701-628-2422) and Mrs. Pulver at the high school (701-628-2342).
Please complete the survey at the link below by Monday, November 16.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Kni_2_HO8UqGyB-SAQYdtluIF0g7CthOsy3ZDOrrYz9UNFROSUw0ODhOVUpEQTJNWllWQlJTVlo1RC4u