Garrison Public Schools

🌽 FROZEN SWEET CORN FOR SALE! 🌽
The Garrison FCCLA chapter is selling frozen sweet corn to help support our chapter and the activities we do throughout the year!
3 cups of sweet corn per bag
$3 per bag
Available for pickup tomorrow during Parent/Teacher Conferences!
Stock up your freezer for fresh corn all winter long!
Please comment or email Mrs. Lovro at abigail.peterson2@k12.nd.us to order!

Bob Callies Elementary is hosting a vehicle fair this afternoon from 2-3pm for all PreK-6th grade students. The event will be held in front of the elementary school and in the St. Nicholas Catholic Church parking lot. Our students will be learning about how vehicles and tools are used for various careers, and we invite area daycares, families with younger children, and homeschool students to join us to check out the vehicles! If you are bringing children to the vehicle fair, please ensure they will have immediate adult supervision. We hope to see you there!

We have World's Finest Chocolate Bars available at the elementary school for $2 per bar or $80 for a box of 40! Halloween is coming soon! Stop in any time before we run out and support our students for activities and reading program!

What a great way to celebrate Fire Prevention Week! Thank you to the Garrison Volunteer Fire Department for providing excitement for this morning with rides to school in the fire trucks! We were excited to eat breakfast with so many of these local heroes today! We had classroom visits to learn from them this week as well! We are grateful for all of the services they provide for our community!

Due to the Bob Callies Elementary School Vehicle Fair on Friday, October 9th, the street in front of the school (2nd St. NE) from 2nd Ave NE to 3rd Ave NE will be closed to traffic and parking from 1:30pm until shortly after 3pm.

Don't worry if you see so many fire trucks pulling up to the elementary school this morning! It is Fire Prevention Week and we have kids arriving in style, as well as firefighters eating breakfast with our students!

Good news, 7-12 school pictures are available: School Pictures Are Ready! View and order at: https://shop.jostenspix.com/login School Name: GARRISON HIGH SCHOOL Event Code: FE1526 Thank you

Grades 7-10 lock-in on Oct 16 starting at 9pm with pick up on Oct 17 at 7am.

The "Most Extra" Award goes to a teacher who represents the very best of what it means to be an educator. This teacher holds her students to high standards because she genuinely believes in their potential. She teaches her students that their learning matters, their effort matters, and their choices matter. She holds them accountable while also giving them the support, encouragement, and guidance they need to succeed.
She meets students where they are, helps them recognize where they can go, and walks alongside them until they get there. She celebrates their successes, encourages them through their challenges, and reminds them that a difficult moment does not define their ability to succeed.
She makes lessons fun, engaging, and relatable. She connects what students are learning to the world around them and creates experiences that make students want to participate, ask questions, and discover something new. In her classroom, learning isn't simply something students are required to do--it is something they can experience, enjoy, and take ownership of.
The way she cares for all of her students inside and outside the classroom is truly remarkable. She is kind, caring, compassionate, and empathetic. She takes the time to listen to and understand that every student who walks into her classroom is carrying a different story, different experiences, and different needs. It is an honor to have this teacher be a part of our school team.
Congratulations, and thank you for being the kind of teacher every student deserves, Miss Sammi Benjamin!

Elementary school pep rally tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:05-2:50 at elementary gym! Wear Blue or Jerseys to share in the spirit of the day! Limited space in our gym but join in the fun to get ready for the events of the evening! We hope to see you cheer on our young students!

Attention 6th, 10th, and 12th grade parents. Part of ND Century Code, all school districts are required to provide human trafficking and exploitation prevention and awareness education. Tomorrow we will have the 31:8 project present to these students. 10th graders will meet during first hour, 6th graders will meet 2nd hour, 9:21-10:15, and 12th graders will meet 3rd hour. More information about this presentation can be found at www.youthworksnd.org. Also, an opt-out form was sent home if you wish to opt-out your student. Please fill out the form and have them return it to the appropriate teacher. 6th graders who opt-out will remain at the elementary while the others are bused to the HS. Any 10th/12th grader who opts-out will give their form to their 1st or 3rd hour teacher. They will remain at school and in their classroom, this doesn't become an open period for them to leave. Thank you and please reach out to Mr. Dangel or Mrs. Fuller with specific questions.

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6th graders attended EcoEd Day at Audubon Refuge today! What an excellent opportunity to learn both indoors and outdoors on a beautiful ND day! Thank you to Mr. Belisle, Ms. Dostert, and Mrs. Schatz for taking the students and for the photos!

Congratulations to our Bob Callies Elementary School September Students of the Month! Their nominations were so thoughtfully written: "Avery has been extremely conscientious and vocal about her academic goals each week. She strives to earn the Presidential award at the end of the year and checks in with me to know what she can improve upon. She is kind in her thoughts, words, and actions. She journals frequently about her intention to make other students happy and to make their day more special." "Merrick is consistently respectful, hard-working, courteous, and kind. I can always count on him to participate and help out. Merrick is an excellent role model to his classmates and younger students. He is a great leader now and no doubt will be for years to come!" Congratulations Avery and Merrick!

On Thursday Oct 1, 2026, we will have our Induction to the North Dakota Association of Honor Society. The Garrison Chapter will introduce 12 new members. The ceremony will begin at 10am. Doors will be open at 9:45am if you wish to attend. Please check into the main office, you will not need to fill out a visitor information card. Families of current members and inductees are invited to refreshments in the multi purpose room following the ceremony.

Here are the October events for the elementary school as of Sept. 29, 2026, in a printable calendar format.

Attention Elementary Families: Our World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser is coming to an end this Friday! We have a LOT of chocolate still available for pickup to sell! We need your help in order to make this profitable and support our reading program and student council projects throughout this school year. Without this fundraiser, we will have fewer monthly and end of year prizes for reading. Stop in to pick up a box (or 5) today!

All, Mr. Andes's bus just broke down. Given the timing, all students on his route will need to be transported to school by their parents as we do not have anyone who can fill in to assist at this time.