Garrison Public Schools

This week is National School Counseling week. We'd like to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Ruud for her willingness to be our school counselor. She's currently working on another master's degree to be our school counselor. She has tremendous dedication to our students and students and staff. Additionally, Deputy Kamp works in conjunction with our counselor in proactive manner to serve our students. We are immensely appreciative of both individuals! Lastly, next year we will be adding to our counseling staff by adding another full-time counselor, Mrs. Hansen. She will serve the elementary school, Mrs. Ruud will be at the high school, and Deputy Kamp will be in both buildings. Please extend a warm thank you to these individuals if you see them!

Several 6th graders enjoyed a sweet treat to celebrate their reading accomplishments and cash in their certificates from our local Dairy Queen last week! We appreciate our local business sponsors!

We’d like to extend a special congratulations to Mrs. Fuller. She was selected as Region 7 Principal of the Year and recognized as a finalist to represent our state as a National Distinguished Principal Candidate 2022.

DreamBox Math : Grant L has met all of his 4th grade standards and is well on his way with 5th grade standards! Way to go!

Congratulations to Connor for being named to the Sports Honor Roll. Connor earned this honor for his efforts versus Washburn. Here is a link to the story: https://youtu.be/wHZB1mXZuvs

Our Food Pantry drive was a success! We collected 217 items to donate and will tabulate the weight when we take it to the pantry! Little by little, we make a big difference.

PS no spelling bee today and students should arrive no earlier than 9:45 to school.

Dr. K. here…. Visibility on roadways is surprisingly good this morning. However, due to the extremely high winds and several county/gravel roads being glare ice, we will not have morning buses. The highway conditions are actually not real bad other than the wind. In addition, the school start time today is delayed and we will start school at 10:00 am with staff reporting at 9:30 am (please notice the times). There will be no early bird or breakfast this morning. Wind speeds are supposed to reduce this afternoon. Buses will run where possible. If your gravel road is still extremely icy this afternoon, please contact your driver for travel arrangements or call the school. As always, it will be at the driver’s discretion if they choose to travel select roadways. Travel safe!

Happy 100th Day of School! More pictures will be posted on our Facebook page!

Over past 4 years, the schools have completed over $5 million dollars in improvements via numerous grants and a loan against our building fund. The purpose of this survey is to garner input from the community in order to assist in providing a direction to the board in possible next steps for our district's needs. Please note, none of the options have been formally discussed by the board. This survey is intended for the community to provide input. https://forms.gle/xn44kHWkVW4LfnxP7

Dr. K. here… School will start on time today, but please allow for extra time for travel as driving speeds are reduced in some areas. Plows have gone out both east and west of Garrison as of 5:15 this morning. Please contact your bus driver or call Mrs. Chase (701-463-2818) if your road is plugged with snow. Bear in mind, it’s the driver’s discretion if they go down any road. Drive safe. Thank you.

Dr. K. here…. I’ve received some reports of blocked roads due to snow. Also, main roadways are very icy. I will be out at 5:15 am to do some further checking. If your road is plugged with snow, please contact your driver or call Mrs. Chase at 463-2818 at 6:00 am Thursday morning. If we are delayed, I will send an alert through the notification system by 6:00 am. Thank you.

A big thank you to Spencer Seidler who came in and demonstrated how to cut a Sirloin. Mrs. Reimers class is in the Meats trailer. Spencer also demonstrated how to wrap the steak after.

We have some Dreambox math wizards at Bob Callies Elementary School! 5th grader Aiden S has completed 5th and 6th grade math standards, has 1 standard left in 7th grade and has completed approximately 1/2 of 8th grade standards! 1st grader Gus S has completed all of the 1st grade math standards and approximately 83% of the 2nd grade standards! We are so proud of our students’ hard work! Keep striving for excellence!

Join us with the Canned Fruit and Vegetable Collection Challenge this week for the Garrison Food Pantry! We were challenged by newly crowned Miss Teen ND International 2022 Jocelyn Birklid to donate as much as we can in support of her platform with food pantries! Which House is the most generous? 4 Houses-1 Family! Together we make a great impact!

Big news about AJ and Dreambox. AJ has completed all the 7th and 8th grade standards in Dreambox. He has moved into the High School standards. He has completed all those standard but four. Of these four standards, AJ has scored 95% or higher in two of these standards. Great Job AJ and keep up the phenomenal work!!

Good evening. With deteriorating weather conditions, we will have a 10:30 late start Monday morning. Buses will run where possible; please contact your driver if needed. Staff report at 10:00. We will not have early bird services and students should not arrive before 10:15. We will not serve breakfast. We will have preschool for those who come for the short time.

Bob Callies Elementary School Students: we have a new House challenge for helping our Garrison Food Pantry! Newly crowned Miss Teen North Dakota International 2022 Jocelyn Birklid wants to promote helping local food pantries throughout our state. We need canned fruits and vegetables. Bring them by Friday. We will get our House colored tables up Monday to collect them! Four Houses-One Family! Together we make a big impact!

Dr. K. here… I’ve been out driving highways this morning and roads west of Garrison are snow covered with ice beneath them. Travel speeds are reduced, but drivable (no cruise control). Plows have headed East of Garrison not west as I write this post. Please allow for extra time to travel this morning. School will start on time. My next concern will be the wind, as it’s supposed to pick by this afternoon which could cause blizzard conditions. I will continue to monitor this throughout the day. Drive safe!

Dr. K. here... We are in desperate need of additional sub bus drivers. If you or someone you know would be willing to drive, please have them contact me as soon as possible. Drivers are required to have a Class B driver's license, which we we will assist you in getting along with a physical that we pay for each driver. Many of us have filled in as much as we are able to, but it is likely there will be some days in near the future we may have to cancel routes on select days and parents will have to pick up their children due to no subs. We are paying $25/hour to sub as a bus driver and the average trip is be 2.5-3 hours pending weather. Please call me at 701-463-2818 if you're interested or email me at nick.klemisch@k12.nd.us Thank you. Please share...