Thompson Public Schools

Principal’s Report

• Spring activities should be in full swing this week! Students are reminded to check in with their teachers for any classes they will miss when leaving early for activities. Please note that extensions will not be granted for tests, assignments, or other coursework due to absences for school activities.

• Congratulations to our local FCCLA chapter on an outstanding performane at the State Conference in Bismarck last week: Sophie Kayl – silver in Repurpose and Redesign level 1, Chloe Determan & Sophie Willis – gold in Focus on Children level 1, Molly Kayl – gold in Teach or Train level 1, Nora Gauderman & Allison Nygaard – gold in Focus on Children level 2, Halle Bohlman & Ella Herrig – gold  in Event Management level 2, Rylynn Kostelecky, Sienna Lafromboise & Delaney Thompson – gold in Professional Presentation level 2, Nolan Bawek & Eli McHugo – gold in Food Innovations level 2, Noah McHugo & Carter Bartels – gold in Sports Nutrition level 2, Josie Zuschlag – silver in Repurpose and Redesign level 1, Kiera Willis – gold in Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation level 3, Evelynne Lunnie – gold in Fashion Construction level 3, Alexa Gauderman – gold in Spots Nutrition Level 3, Faith Krebs – gold in Food Innovations level 3, Katelyn Kuster – gold in Job Interview level 3. A total of 20 of our FCCLA members qualified for the National FCCLA Leadership Conference taking place this summer! Great job! 

• Congratulations to THS junior, Kiera Willis, on being elected to serve as the North Dakota FCCLA State President for the 26-27 school year! Also, congratulations to Katelyn Kuster and Faith Krebs on earning the FCCLA Senior Honor Award for their positive contributions to their chapter!  

• We will be checking grades on Wednesday for eligibility and Jr/Sr privileges. Students who are failing a class at this time will be ineligible to compete in extra-curriculars until Wednesday, May 13. Jr’s & Sr’s with privileges will be required to attend their study hall if they have a grade below 80%. 

• Good luck to our middle school Music students as they present their spring concert on Thursday evening! 

• Good luck to our students (Dominic DeFoe, Kamryn Nissen, Alexis Vanyo) who will be competing in the State “B” Speech meet in Bismarck on Saturday! Also, a big thank you to Mr. Bittner and Mrs. DeFoe for coaching the team this year! 

• We will be sending a letter home this week to our seniors, and their parents, regarding the graduation ceremony. Please reach out if you have any questions. 

• Semester tests for students in grades 9-12 have been scheduled for May 19-21. 

• Good luck to our 6^th grade volleyball team as they begin competition this week! 

• This will be the last week for Gr. 8-11 students to make 26-27 class schedule changes. Students will have another opportunity to request schedule adjustments during the first week of school in August. The deadline to make changes for students planning to take classes at the Career Impact Academy in Grand Forks is May 8. CIA students will not be permitted to make changes in August.  

• Sanford Power has opened up summer registration for students going into grades Sanford Registration Form 

• Have another great week at THS/TMS!

Test Schedule –  Mon: 9^th Citizenship, 9^th Family Health  Tue: No Tests!   Wed: No Tests!   Thur: No Tests!  Fri: 8^th Financial Literacy (vocab quiz), 7^th Health, 9^th Algebra I (quiz)