Medina Public School District 3

Due to the impending weather, all after-school activities are cancelled for today.

The elementary boys' basketball game scheduled for today in Hazelton has been cancelled. There will be no elementary boys' basketball practice today.

Due to the impending weather, the State Cross Country meet has been moved to Saturday, October 28. Class B girls will race at 12:00 PM. Class B boys will race at 12:45 PM. Good luck to our cross country team and coaches! https://ndhsaanow.com/news/1969/schedule-update-2023-ndhsaa-cross-country-state-meet

Red Ribbon Week will be next week, October 23-27. Here are the dress up days planned for next week:

Junior high girls' basketball practice begins on Tuesday, October 24. Here is a link to the practice schedule. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nhbiSOg_MU4Uw0KNgGonu9SK6qtCPtr610tWexH1j18/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the information for the elementary boys basketball tournament that will be held in Steele on Saturday, October 28. https://5il.co/278n5

Hank LaBore a retired North Dakota teacher spent the day with the 4th graders teaching them about our great state.

Tonight's varsity volleyball match in Oakes will be televised on BEK. If you can't make it to Oakes tonight, tune in on BEK. Go Thunder!

Just a reminder... There will be 3 Choice Ready/State Scholarship presentations taking place today during parent teachers conferences. If you have a student in grade 8-12, please consider joining us for one of these presentations. I will cover information that will help you assist your student in meeting the state scholarship requirements so they can earn a $6,000 scholarship to use toward their college or career training programs. Presentations will be in the commons area at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30. Hope to see you there!

On Friday, Oct. 20, BSC will be hosting an event for any junior or senior who is interested in BSC and a hands on experience with their programs. Please see the flyer for details.

Here is the bracket for the District 6 VB Tournament. Good luck players and coaches! https://5il.co/271rh

Parent Teacher Conferences will be tomorrow, Monday, October 16 from 1:30-7:30 pm. Students will be dismissed at 1:15 pm. We hope to see all our parents at conferences. We will have some informational sessions on Choice Ready for our high school parents as well as some information for all parents about our new communication tool "Rooms."

You are Invited! If you are the parent of a student in grades 8-12, you are invited to attend a Choice Ready/State Scholarship Presentation on Monday during Parent Teacher Conferences. There will be 3 presentations throughout the evening (2:30, 3:30 & 4:30) so you can choose the time that works best for you. The presentations will take place in the commons area. Choice ready is part of the Every Student Succeeds Act that helps increase student readiness for whatever path they choose following graduation, whether that be post-secondary education, entering the workforce or joining the military. Our goal as a school (and as a state) is to graduate at many choice ready students as possible! The state scholarship, which is a $6,000 scholarship available to any high school student who meets the criteria, is now aligned with the Choice Ready framework. Therefore, it is imperative for parents to understand the Choice Ready and State Scholarship requirements to help their students choose courses, high school activities, service projects, etc. to set them on a path to meet the state scholarship requirements. Please join us for one of the presentations! We look forward to seeing you there!!

To access the "Rooms" parent communication tool, make sure you download our app and enable notifications.

Student Council is kicking off their fundraiser to raise money. The fundraiser will be running from 10/12/2023 – 10/26/2023. To order, please contact any member of Student Council, or you can place an order online by clicking this link! Thank you for supporting Student Council! https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/7724db18-43ab-4c5c-8898-df9fefdd5d4f

9th & 10th graders are participating in an industry tour tomorrow to Collin's Aerospace in Jamestown. We will leave the school at 9:20 and return by 12:15. They have been told to wear long pants and closed toe shoes so please help them remember to do so tomorrow morning! Also, there are a handful of students who have not returned their photo consent form... if your student has not asked you to sign a form for the field trip, please ask them about it. Collin's Aerospace is a aircraft part manufacturer and our tour is aligned with Manufacturing Week. If you would like to know more about Collin's Aerospace and what they do, you can check out their website here: https://www.collinsaerospace.com/

Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the Medina app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents/ guardians, look out for a message this evening with instructions to sign up and access new features.

Congratulations to our senior VB players, Alaina and Allison! This past weekend, they each celebrated an accomplishment: Alaina had her 2000th dig and Allison had her 1000th kill! Way to go ladies!

Here is the information for the JH VB tournament scheduled for Saturday, October 14 in Wishek. The bus will leave Pingree at 6:45 AM and the Medina bus will leave at 7:30 AM. https://5il.co/26rix

Thank you to all the families that came to gym class last week!!! The kids really enjoyed having you. I encourage you to find ways to be active with your kids at home either inside or outside! We all have a kid inside of us yet!