Tioga School District

ND EduTech and ND BCI presented to the 7-12 student body yesterday on Digital Citizenship.

THS Student Council Announcement:

Greetings! The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be stopping in Wildrose and Ray on December 29th and Tioga on December 30th. Hunger is an issue that we can do something about. Here are several ways you can help: Volunteer! Volunteers are CRITICAL right now – we need you! REGISTER HERE! Once you are registered you can sign up for a slot at a Mobile Food Pantry near you! Spread the word! Post the flyers around town, share the attached JPG on your social media networks, or talk about the events with those you know! Respond and share to Facebook event links to get updates and reminders! Anyone in need of food assistance from any community is welcome to attend! We will ask clients to complete a short intake form onsite, then drive through the distribution line. We will ask clients to remain in their vehicles at all times and wear masks while interacting with staff and volunteers. We welcome those who cannot attend to designate someone to pick up for them. Volunteers will be asked to sanitize, wear masks, and follow social distancing guidelines. Thanks for your help in addressing hunger in your community! View our website for all upcoming distribution information. If you wish to be removed from this list, please let me know. Zoe Absey Program Coordinator Great Plains Food Bank 1720 3rd Ave. N, Fargo, ND 58102 Direct: 701.793.4874 GPFB Horizontal Cropped

Congratulations to the Tioga JV Girls’ Basketball team on taking first place at the Trenton JV Tournament! They fought hard in the Championship and won 44-41!

Tioga High School Fall 2021 Semester Test Schedule

This afternoon's Junior High basketball game vs Stanley is going to be played at Stanley's Elementary gym at 4:30. Good luck ladies!

The THS Student Council decorating a Christmas tree today outside of TMC for its residents to enjoy. A special thank you to Tioga ACE for donating and setting the tree up. The THS Student Council wishes you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

The Central Elementary Gift n Things fund raiser items, should tentatively arrive next Week on December 14th or 15th. That is the information I just received from our Sales rep. Once I get a confirmed confirmation date, I will get that out ASAP.

Our FBLA & FCCLA kids are busy helping out at the Magical Main St. Christmas festivities. Members are reading kids Christmas books at the Soda Shoppe. Mandy is at Pinnacle selling socks to help raise money to send a girl in Uganda to school. Stop by at both places now until 5:00 today.

Socks for Education! Help Jane from Uganda go to school by purchasing a pair of socks. Location(s): Pinnacle Saturday December 4th from 10am-5pm, Mrs. Carkuff’s classroom December 3rd-15th, and at Tioga High School’s girls’ basketball game on Thursday December 9th 4:30pm-8:00pm Available for purchase online at https://go.wehelptwo.com/campaign/?campaignid=15187

Tioga Food Pantry will be putting together boxes for families to help with breakfast and lunches for students during the Christmas break. The items in the baskets will be cereal, juice, and oatmeal for breakfast. Items for lunch will be an assortment of canned pasta, soup, mac & cheese, fruit cups, peanut butter, canned meat, a possibly other items. They will be available for pickup on Dec 21st at the food pantry. Families that may need assistance, can contact: Roxy @ 701-641-3349, for more information and details. Please leave a message with your contact info and I will get back to you. Thanks Roxy

The monthly December Tioga School Board meeting date has been changed to December 15, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at Tioga High School. All are welcome to attend.

For Sale at Tioga Schools: Portable Table Saw. 5-year-old DeWalt 10" portable table top Table Saw with a 15 amp motor and rip ability of 1/2" to 32 1/2". It comes with a miter gauge, wrenches for blade adjustment. No stand. A written sealed bid with name, phone number, and bid amount needs to be submitted Tioga Schools at 303 N. Linda St. or can be mailed and to Tioga School District, ATTN Ronda; PO Box 279; Tioga, ND 58852 and needs to be received before December 15, 2021, 4:00 p.m. Bids will be opened at the regular December School Board Meeting that evening. Tioga School District has the right to reject any or all bids. For more information or to inspect the table saw, please contact Jeremy Carkuff at (701) 664-2333.

We are excited to have concerts this year back at Central for our students. It will be a full house.... Here are a few reminders for tonight's concert: Doors will open at 5pm, not before. We will have doors #1, 2 and 8 open. Door #2 is the door that goes to the playground, so if you park on main street, you can cut through the playground and enter. Grades 1-3 need to be here at 5pm, with their concert starting at 5:30pm. Grades 4-6 need to be here at 6:30pm, with their concert starting at 7pm. There will NO food served. We will have two racks of lost and found in the hallway by office or near Door #1 entrance. Please stop and look. Any questions please contact Mr. Schaffer. thanks

Central Elementary CSOTM winners for November. The Pillar was Responsibility. Congrats!!!!!! Here are the winners: Lila Myers—6th Michael Grimes—6th Cooper Hayes—5th Ashlyn Foss—5th Marli Lalim—4th Maysun Weyrauch—4th Julian Guevara—3rd James Sagaser—3rd Audrey Ferguson—2nd Katelyn DeVore—2nd Keilyn Rehak—1st Arielle Schultz—1st Ruby Moberg--K Lucas Rice--K

THS student body enjoying Chris in the Classroom's presentation on building self-resiliency to manage the rude and mean behaviors that are inevitable encounters in life. He left us with a new and fresh perspective. "I Bully You." (If you know, you know, if you don't, ask a student)

We have had a great day with "Shoof" in both buildings today! This is a reminder of the Staff/Parent/Community session tonight at 7:00 pm in the THS gym. His focus on conflict resolution and resilience has been great for our students to hear. Now it will be fantastic to hear how we as staff, parents, and community can continue to support our students! We are pleased to announce that Chris in the Classroom will be coming to Tioga Public Schools on November 30th, 2021. Chris will be meeting with the student bodies at both the elementary and high school. In addition, there will be a parent presentation at 7pm that evening for parents and community members. Chris “Shoof” Scheufele is one of the most sought-after youth speakers in the United States. He’s a comedian with a license to teach. With more than a decade in the classroom, Chris has developed clever interventions that resolve conflicts instantly and promote a culture of resilience. He makes social emotional learning fun! His entertaining and educational programs have been recognized by educators nationwide, earning him a Teacher Of The Year Award. For more information you can visit his website at https://chrisintheclassroom.com/home .

At Central today we Chris Sheufele talk to our students in grades K-2 and 3-6 . Thanks Chris for coming to Central!!!!! Chris “Shoof” Scheufele is one of the most sought-after youth speakers in the United States. He’s a comedian with a license to teach. With more than a decade in the classroom, Chris has developed clever interventions that resolve conflicts instantly and promote a culture of resilience. He makes social emotional learning fun! His entertaining and educational programs have been recognized by educators nationwide, earning him a Teacher Of The Year Award.

Central Elementary is going to have dress up days starting Wednesday, December 1st. Here is the list of date, group and what each group picked. Enjoy and have fun.... 15 days of dress up: Dec 1: Schaffer: Dress up Like Mr. Schaffer/Coach Schaffer!!!!! Dec 2: K Germundson: PJ day Dec 3: K Molenda: Superhero Day Dec 6: 1st Meyer: Favorite Outfit day Dec 7: 1st Volz: Tie Dye Day Dec 8: 2nd Klug: Favorite Character Day Dec 9: 2nd Lyon: 80s day Dec 10: 3rd Heier: Tourist Day Dec 13: 3rd Iverson: Beach Day Dec 14: 4th Gunderson: Whoville Day"/ Grinch Day  Dec 15: 4th King: Disney day! Dec 16: 5th Mosley: Camouflage Day Dec 17: 5th DeMoe: Favorite team/sport apparel day! Dec 20: 6th Farrow: Hippy/70's day Dec 21: 6th Roses/Smithberg: Christmas sweaters   

Positions available at Central Elementary in Tioga: 1) Full-time custodian 2) Full-time kindergarten teacher. Must be licensed to teach kindergarten. For more information, contact Tim Schaffer at 7016643441. Positions open until filled. EOE