April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Families Flourish ND is North Dakota's Statewide chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America.
The Families Flourish ND Website is host to several resources and opportunities to engage for community members, parents, and caregivers.
Check out some notable upcoming opportunities below.
Upcoming Webinars:
April 16, 2026 - 12:00 PM CT
Fostering Healthy Boundaries & Body Awareness
April 30, 2026 - 12:00 PM CT
Safe Screens, Healthy Kids: A Learner’s Guide to Digital Content and Child Development
Click here to register for one or more of these webinar opportunities.
We had a great day at Region 7 small group music contest Friday in Washburn. Our students received 17 Excellent ratings, 10 Star ratings, and 2 Outstanding Performance Awards. 18 students qualified for State Music contest at BSC on May 2nd. Congratulations to all!
EXCELLENT Rating:
--Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin’ (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Izzy, Breonah, Taeya, Charice, Tessa, Natalie, Whitney, Jennacey, Angel, Paytynn, Jaedyn, & MaKenzie
--Will There Really Be a Morning? (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Izzy, Breonah, Taeya, Charice, & Tessa
--Vocal Solo: Cherdan
--Vocal Solo: Jennacey
--Mixed Instrument Ensemble: Paige, Kara, Ally E., Lauren, Shayla, Taryn, & Cherdan
--Saxophone Trio: Paige, Nikki, & Jayden
--Brass Duet + accompanist: Ally E., Natalie, & Whitney
--Clarinet Duet: Taryn & Charice
--Percussion Duet: Shayla & Izzy
--Mixed Instrument Duet: Ally G. & Angel
--Alto Saxophone Solo: Paige
--Baritone Saxophone Solo: Paige
--Trumpet Solo: Lauren
--Snare Drum Solo: Josh
--Clarinet Solo: Kitra
--Flute Solo: Xander
--Snare Drum Solo: Leon
STAR Rating—Advancing to State Music Contest:
--Wind in the Pines (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Kara, Ally E., Lauren, Shayla, Taryn, Cherdan, Sydney, Ally G., Nikki, Destiny, Kitra, & Rica
--I Love the Mountains (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Lauren, Sydney, Ally G., Nikki, Destiny, Kitra, Aaliyah, Rica, Natalie, Whitney, Paytynn, & Jaedyn
--Vocal Trio: Kara, Taryn, & Cherdan
--Vocal Duet: Taryn & Cherdan
--Vocal Solo: Kitra
--Vocal Solo: Rica
--Trumpet Trio: Kara, Lauren, & Trevin
--Flute Duet: Cherdan & Destiny
STAR Rating—Advancing to State Music Contest and OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD (best performance of the day awarded by the judge). This is equivalent to a Regional Champion!
--Grace (Girls Vocal Ensemble): Kara, Ally E., Lauren, Shayla, Taryn, & Cherdan
--Vocal solo: Taryn Mittleider
There were only 2 vocal Outstanding Performance awards given, and Medina received both of them! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Gage Hofmann on being selected to play in the Lion's All-Star Basketball Games this summer. Gage will play on July 8 at Legacy High School in Bismarck, and on July 9 at Fargo South High School in Fargo. Good luck, Gage!
Please join us for a Community Movie Night on Friday, April 17th at the new Dakota Heritage Bank Activity Center. All students 6th grade and below must attend with an adult or caregiver. This is a free event, sponsored by the MPS Student Council. If you plan to attend and have not had a chance to vote for the movie we will show, you can do that here (please vote only once). The voting link will close tomorrow. We hope to see you there!!
All students participating in sports for the 2026-2027 school year must have a valid sports physical. Trisha Fennern, Nurse Practitioner from Minot Health Clinic will be conducting sports physicals at Medina School on Friday, April 17 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. These physicals are valid for the 2026-2027 school year. If you have questions, please call Minot Health Clinic at 701-837-1551
• Cost: $50
• Appointment required—Please schedule at the following link : https://pci.jotform.com/form/260814813760154
The Medina Student Council is planning a community movie night on Friday, April 17th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Dakota Heritage Bank Activity Center for families and community members. We would like your help in selecting the movie for this event. If you are interested in attending, please click on the link to provide your vote on the movie that will be shown. Please keep in mind that this is a family event. Students 6th grade and under must attend with a parent/caregiver.
Vote for movie here
And many thanks to everyone who bought tickets to support our students Washington, DC trip!
(If you live in the Medina School District or have students that attend school in Medina, you will receive a copy in your USPS mailbox. If you don’t receive your copy, please contact the school office and we will make sure you get your copy.)
