Thompson Public Schools

Principal’s Report

• The Jr/Sr Big Bingo will be held today (Sunday, February 1st) at 1:30pm in the new gym. Bingo cards ($20) will be available at the door if you did not purchase any in advance. A huge thank you to our junior parents for organizing this fundraising event in support of  the After Prom Party, and a special thank you to Northdale Oil for generously donating the pizzas and to Applegren Construction for donating all of the concession items!

• Congratulations to our Speech team on a successful first meet of the season on Saturday at Central Valley: Alexis Vanyo – 2^nd place (Serious Prose) & 7^th place (Dramatic Interpretation), Shae Decker & Owen Gallant – 3^rd place (Humorous Duo), Veronica Cunningham – 2^nd place (Storytelling)

• The Student Council is holding their annual Super Bowl Food Drive this week! Please bring non-perishable and non-expired food items and place them in the team box (Seahawks or Patriots) of your choice by the teacher's lounge. All food will go to the local food pantry.

• Congratulations to the Tommie Boys Wrestling team on their victory over Grafton last week! Also, congratulations to Garrett Krebs, Rowdy Otto, Colton Krebs, and Dominic DeFoe on picking up wins at the Larimore Tournament on Saturday. Rowdy Otto placed first and Garrett Krebs second in their respective weight classes in the JV division. Great job!

• Our two Thompson girls competed with the GF wrestling team at the “Belle of the Brawl” tournament in Casselton over the weekend with Kaylee Kurz taking 2nd place out of 32 wrestlers in her weight class and Aulani Long finishing in the top 8 of her weight class. The team finished 8th overall out of 36 teams.

• Students (Gr. 8-11) who have not completed and returned their 26-27 couse interest surveys are asked to do so ASAP! 

• Congratulations to our Jazz Band students on a great performance at the Myra Jazz Festival last week! Also, thank you to Mr. Uhlir and the pep band for playing at our home basketball games this winter! 

• The junior class (and a few seniors) will be taking the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) test on Thursday morning. The ASVAB is a test that helps students understand their strengths and interests related to a variety of career paths.

• Our middle school students will have their Trimester 2 classes conclude on Friday, February 20.  

• The next eligibility check for our Gr. 6-12 students will take place on Wednesday, February 11. We will also be checking grades for juniors and seniors who have study hall privileges. 

• Have a super week!

Test Schedule –  Mon: No Tests!   Tue: 6^th Science (Mr. Potter), 8^th Health   Wed: 6^th Math (quiz)  Thur: 6^th Math (quiz)   Fri: 8^th Financial Literacy (vocab quiz), 6^th Math (quiz), Clothing & Textiles, 7^th Math (Mrs. George)