The SHS Esports team is selling Candy Cane Grams for $1.50 at the High school & Elementary school. All money raised goes towards purchasing more computers for the program. Orders need to be in by December 13th and Candy Canes will be delivered, with your message, to students by the 19th.
Upcoming Events: Thursday 12/8
JH GBB @ Trenton 4:30
Girls Basketball @ Killdeer Tournament
Stanley vs Bowman @ 6pm (MT)
Game will be streamed on NFHS
Mr Hellman's 4th grade class has been working very hard on their core muscle exercises in Physical Education. Today they challenged Mr. Hellman to do their core muscle work out with them. Thank you to Mr. Hellman for being a good sport.
Mr. Hellman's Social Studies classes have been learning about the early settlement of North Dakota. We have learned about Bonanza farms, the impact of the railroad on early settlement, how ND helped Teddy Roosevelt become president and even how the territorial capital was moved (its a VERY interesting story). The state put out online books that the class is using to learn about our history. Check out the book we are currently using here: https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/early-settlement-north-dakota (the capital story is in section 4 a secret trick)
On Tuesday, December 6th, students in grades 1-3 had the opportunity to listen to North Dakota author and musician Jessie Veeder. Her presentation was sponsored by grants from the Minot Area Council of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Jessie read her book “Prairie Princess” and talked about the benefits of growing up in rural North Dakota. Then she led the students in singing “You are My Sunshine.” Finally, she treated the students to a rendition of her original song “Happy”. To learn more about Jessie Veeder and purchase her book or music, please checkout her website https://jessieveedermusic.com/.
Upcoming Events: Tuesday 12/6
JHGBB @ Powers Lake @ 4pm
Varsity GBB @ Killdeer Tournament vs New England @ 4:30 Mountain Time
*Please note Bracket times are in Mountain Time
JV GBB @ Trenton Tournament vs Ray @ 6pm
Cheer and Boys Basketball Pictures today after school. Order pictures thru Blue Jay Boosters
Mrs. Stafslien’s third graders have become penpals with the residents of the Assisted Living Rosen Place this year. Today, the class went to meet them in person and gave them a gift for Christmas! Students made the residents a sock snowman and handed them their penpal letters! They also got to play Bingo together! What a fun day and experience for both groups! They can’t wait to go back! 💌💌💌
Today's Events: Monday 12/5
JH Girls Basketball @ Tioga 6pm * Please not time change
JV/C Girls Basketball VS WTC @ Trenton 6pm
JH Wrestling @ Minot Bishop Ryan 4pm
Ms. Verano's 7th graders learned about vertebrates and wrapped up learning with a hands on experience of dissecting a frog. Students had to identify the parts of a frog and were surprised to learn that a frog's tongue flips forward to catch their prey.
Congrats to our very own Ms. Hawbaker for being recognized at the National Association of Agriculture Educators Convention in Las Vegas as a Teacher Turn the Key recipient. At the convention, Ms. Hawbaker was able to attend sessions on teacher retention, work/life balance, and how to better educate the future of agriculture. We are very proud of Ms. Hawbaker and her wonderful accomplishments in the field of agriculture education!
This morning, Ava delivered a package of hand-tied fleece blankets to the nursing home. Ava is a member of the Stanley Chapter of the ND Association of Honor Society, which tasks her to complete a community service project during her senior year. She said she chose this project because "these blankets will bring happiness and help keep the residents cozy and comfortable". Way to go Ava! Special thanks to bravera for sponsoring her project, and to Hadley for lending a helping hand.
On December 9th, Stanley students in grades 7-12 will participate in a health and wellness fair called Skittles Skool. This event is joint project between Stanley High School, The Mountrail County Health Foundation and The Stanley Park Board. Our effort is to provide students with information and guidance on difficult topics they face in their everyday lives. Students rotate through each speaker in 20 minute intervals. This event has proven to be a worthwhile day for our students.
The list of speakers and topics is included in this post. Should you have any questions, please reach out to our high school principal at 701.628.2342 or alecia.pulver@k12.nd.us.
If you would like to exempt your child from Skittles Skool, please return the opt out slip that was sent home on December 1st. A permission slip not returned will be considered permission to attend the Skittles Skool event.
Junior class families: We need concession workers for the wrestling tournament on December 10th. Tournament starts at 10:00am. Please remember this is a fund raiser for junior class with the proceeds paying for prom and graduation expenses. All students are expected to sign up to help at events. If you can help, please email amber.bock@k12.nd.us. Thank you.
Upcoming Events:
Friday 12/2
GBB vs Velva @ Minot Aud JV @11:30 V@2:30
Wrestling @ Velva @ 3pm
Saturday 12/3
Wrestling @ Velva @ 9am
BBB Scrimmage in Stanley games start @ 10
GBB C squad @ Trenton Tournament vs Trenton @ 12:30
GBB vs South Prairie @ Minot Aud JV @ 1:00 V@11:30
If you notice state trooper vehicles in our parking lot at the high school today, please don't be alarmed. The NDHP will be utilizing our multipurpose room for training today.
Kudo's to our 4th Grade students and teachers for representing Stanley Community Schools so well. I just received a phone call from the ND Heritage Center in Bismarck, and they expressed how exceptionally well behaved they were on their field trip last week. Several staff/volunteers took notice and conveyed the need to recognize their outstanding behavior. Way to go Blue Jays.
JH Wrestling will be streamed on Twitter Live Stream.
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Parents of juniors: We need at least one junior student to work concessions tonight. Please remember this is a fund raiser for their class to use for prom AND for graduation expenses. Student participation is very important. If your child can help please email amber.bock@k12.nd.us.
Tuesday November 29th Activities
JH Wrestling @ Minot Jim Hill 4pm
JH GBB game @ Minot Ramstad 6pm
Girls Basketball game A/ B vs Killdeer @ 5:45 game is Central time
Today JH girls basketball game at Plaza has been cancelled.