Attention All Students Entering Kindergarten in Fall 2025-26:
We are thrilled to announce a 4 session Kindergarten Transition Program (Gearing Up for Kindergarten) to help prepare you and your child for this new and exciting adventure called Kindergarten! All students age 5 by August 1 planning to attend kindergarten at Bob Callies Elementary School are invited to register! Deadline to register is April 16! All participants will be included in our special Open House prior to the first day of kindergarten in August! See attached registration brochure for details or call Mrs. Fuller at 701-463-2213 if you have any questions!
Our fourth graders toured the State Capitol and Heritage Center and State Museum yesterday and were honored to meet Governor Kelly Armstrong! He was gracious enough to answer some questions and take a photo with our group! What a memorable experience!
What a great show the Garrison High School and Junior High put on last night! A huge thank you to all of you who provided pies. This event wouldn't be successful without all of your generosity. On top of beautiful entertainment, the following awards were given out.
Scholarships:
August
Leslie
Kedra
Avery Z.
Skyler
Star at state:
Skyler
Outstanding Performance:
Skyler
JH Band 7th Grade most improved:
Grant
JH Band 8th grade most improved:
Molly Coble
Outstanding JH Band Member:
Liam
JH Choir 7th grade most improved:
Rylan Klemish
JH Choir 8th Grade most improved:
Draven
JH Choir Outstanding Member:
Journey
Congratulations to our Poppy Poster winners for each division. Each winner will be sent on to the state level and received $10 in Garrison Bucks.
Thank you to all who participated in the Poppy Poster contest. The Memorial Day program is on Monday, May 26th at 10 am. All the posters will be displayed at this program. You are invited to join them for the program and stay for cookies and juice afterwards.
The first picture is Lexi and Piper Z (vase) and the second one is Harmony (cross) and Molly (hands)
We are quickly approaching the end of the school year and we have many traditional events for our elementary school students! Some of these involve our families and we could use some help! Please contact Mrs. Fuller at 463-2213 or michelle.fuller@k12.nd.us if you could volunteer for any of these!
*Wed., May 7 1:45-2:45 House Winners Mystery Field Trip (Would appreciate 5-6 parent volunteers!)
*Fri., May 9 2:05-3:00 Kindergarten Bike Ride Down Main Street (Need people to cheer them on as they ride by!)
*Wed., May 14 9:00 Talent Show (Families of participants invited due to space constraints)
*Wed., May 14 12:30 - 2:45 Field Day at HS Football Field (Would appreciate volunteers to help with events)
*Thurs., May 15 9:00 All School Assembly (Recognize accomplishments of students, particularly 6th graders--families welcome)
Thank you for a successful school year and any help you would be able to provide for any of the activities listed!
Thank you to all of our teachers at Bob Callies Elementary and Garrison High School! We appreciate you every day!
Mark your calendar and start your pie prep(if you have a JH or HS music student) for the 2025 Pops Concert and Pie Auction. It is shaping up to be a beautiful night full of music entertainment. Letters were sent home with the JH and HS students with information for this night.
Happy School Lunch Hero Day! We are grateful to Brynanne, Shaunda, Jane, and Jess for all the hard work they put into making and serving our meals each day! We also thank the administrative supports from Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Heinzen for the school lunch program!
There is still time to sign up!
Families and students:
As we end our school year with nicer weather, please watch for bike riders on the way to and from school! Remember to wear your helmets and please use the bike racks provided in front of our school to keep our entrance looking nice! Happy spring!
Tomorrow's softball game against Hazen has been moved to 3:30 instead of 4:30. Hoping for beautiful weather for the last home game of the season. Come out and cheer on the girls 🥎
Huge congratulations and a big Thank You to Mrs Jacobs who took our students to Fargo for Science Olympiad. Mrs Jacobs and our students had a great time. Aiden Schmidt got 1st place in the category Reach for the Stars!!
Bob Callies Elementary School Schoolwide Title Annual Review Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM in the elementary school library. Participants who cannot join in person may also participate via Teams. The link is following:
Meeting ID: 277 039 372 575 4
Passcode: AZ6ki9dW
The agenda is posted and will be reviewed at the meeting. All parents, staff, and community are welcome to participate in person or online. You will be asked to sign in. Thank you.
All,
We will be doing a send off for the archers heading to Nationals in Utah. We will be leaving at 4:00 pm and will be escorted out of town. Please join us on Main Street and wish them good luck. Thanks!
Golf meet at Fessenden that was scheduled for Thursday has been moved to Wednesday. Bus leaves at 6:30 AM⛳️
**Information**
JV Baseball today will be postponed to 5/08/25 @ 4:00
JH Track today is postponed, date TBD
Thursday's track meet in Stanley has been moved, Troopers will still be going to Washburn tomorrow.
Elementary VB @ McCluskey @ 4:30 today.
Pathfinder Services of North Dakota is offering families an opportunity to attend The Pathway to Partnerships Conference. This is a one-day conference on April 26th, 2025 in Minot. The Conference is for youth, families, and professionals, focusing on building partnerships between school and home, while also highlighting available special education and parent services across the state of North Dakota. For more information or to register, please see the attached brochure.
**Update for Elementary VB**
Friday's event is now a Triangular with Sawyer and Washburn. Game times are
Washburn vs Sawyer- 4:00, Washburn vs Garrison - 4:45, Sawyer vs Garrison 5:15
Monday's game has been moved to McClusky and will start at 4:30 with 5th Grade and 6th grade will follow.
Thank you to Governor Armstrong for taking 15 minutes to meet with our Jrs/Srs today. This was unexpected but very much appreciated. Mr. Folk and Mr. Ermer along with Mr Dangel took the classes to Bismarck for a day of Legislation.
