Marli Lalim has qualifed for state in Carrington! Marli finished 8th in a very tightly contested Region championship held today in Ray. Marli travels to Carrington to particpate in the state tournament taking place September 28th and 29th.

2026 Homecoming Dance

Show up to tonight's volleyball homecoming game versus the Parshall Braves! Be loud, dress up, and support our Lady Pirates! The theme for tonight's game is monochromatic, or all one color!

Tioga School District is accepting quotes for snow removal.

Central Elementary Principal for the Day!
Central Elementary had a special guest in the principal’s office today! 5th grader Arrow Harris earned being our Principal for the Day by getting over 500 AR points.
Today, Miss Harris gets to spend the day alongside Mr. Schaffer, experiencing what it’s like to be the principal and helping out around Central Elementary.
Congratulations, Arrow! We are excited to have you leading the way today!
Keep reading, keep leading, and keep raising the bar!
Central Elementary had a special guest in the principal’s office today! 5th grader Arrow Harris earned being our Principal for the Day by getting over 500 AR points.
Today, Miss Harris gets to spend the day alongside Mr. Schaffer, experiencing what it’s like to be the principal and helping out around Central Elementary.
Congratulations, Arrow! We are excited to have you leading the way today!
Keep reading, keep leading, and keep raising the bar!





📢 EARLY DISMISSAL REMINDER! 📢
Pirate Families, please mark your calendars! 🏴☠️
📅 Wednesday, September 23rd
🏫 Early dismissal for staff professional development
⏰ Dismissal Times:
• Central Elementary: 1:50 PM
• THS: 1:55 PM
Please make sure your child knows their transportation plans. Buses will run their normal after school routes. Thank you for helping us support our staff as they participate in valuable professional development!
Pirate Families, please mark your calendars! 🏴☠️
📅 Wednesday, September 23rd
🏫 Early dismissal for staff professional development
⏰ Dismissal Times:
• Central Elementary: 1:50 PM
• THS: 1:55 PM
Please make sure your child knows their transportation plans. Buses will run their normal after school routes. Thank you for helping us support our staff as they participate in valuable professional development!

Free and Reduced Meal Application due date for carry-over from last school year.

Firestorm golfers finished in 5th place today, 9 strokes back of 3rd place Stanley and 6 back of Divide County. Marli finished in 8th, Maci 15th, JaiLynn 21st and Lily in 42.
The Region 6 Championship takes place this Thursday in Ray with tee-off starting at 10.
Introducing the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. Coronation will be held Friday, September 18th at 2:30pm.

Assistant cook position available at Tioga High School.

Due to field conditions, the JH Football game vs Bishop Ryan scheduled for today will be postponed to a later date.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides low-cost or free nutritionally balanced lunches to children each school day, and some of the school’s federal funding is based off number of students who qualify for free or reduced breakfasts and lunches.
If you have not submitted an “Application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals” this year, I encourage you to do so. If you completed this application last year and your children qualified, the carry-over period into this school year ends on Monday, September 28, 2026. Therefore, I urge you to complete another application this year prior to the September 28th end date.
Applications can be picked up from the secretary at either the elementary or high school. You can also apply on-line by going to your Infinite Campus parent portal. Once you are in Infinite Campus, go under menu and choose more and then select meal benefits.
If you have not submitted an “Application for Free or Reduced-Price Meals” this year, I encourage you to do so. If you completed this application last year and your children qualified, the carry-over period into this school year ends on Monday, September 28, 2026. Therefore, I urge you to complete another application this year prior to the September 28th end date.
Applications can be picked up from the secretary at either the elementary or high school. You can also apply on-line by going to your Infinite Campus parent portal. Once you are in Infinite Campus, go under menu and choose more and then select meal benefits.
Show up and support the Pirate Football team as they honor all US military tonight in a home game against the Stanley Blue Jays. They will be wearing their military uniforms given to them by Post 139. Let's show some Pirate Pride while wearing red, white, and blue!

The Williams County Firestorm secured a 3rd place finish at the MLS Invitational. Marli Lalim tied for 8th, Maci Moe 15th, Bella Schultz 21, JaiLynn Garvey 28th, Mila Weflen 31st and Lily Cotton 36th.
The next time the Firestorm tees it up will be this coming Tuesday at Kenmare.
Come out and support the Lady Pirates volleyball as they take on the MLS Mavericks in their home opener!

If you are interested in helping on the 17th in Ray or have any questions, please contact Ryan Albrecht at ryan.albrecht@k12.nd.us.

Central Elementary has some new graphics on our doors! We want to give a big thank you to SignsToday, Inc. for doing the installation and helping give our school a fresh new look.
A special thank you to Nikki Judkins for taking the lead on this project and getting the ball rolling.
We were also fortunate to have part of the cost covered by leftover funds from the 2024 Tioga All-School Reunion. Thank you to everyone involved in making those funds available to support our school!
The remainder of the cost was funded through the annual fundraiser that Central Elementary students participate in each fall. We will be holding that fundraiser again in October, and we appreciate the continued support of our students, families, and community.
We are excited about the new look and appreciate everyone who helped make it happen! Go Pirates!
A special thank you to Nikki Judkins for taking the lead on this project and getting the ball rolling.
We were also fortunate to have part of the cost covered by leftover funds from the 2024 Tioga All-School Reunion. Thank you to everyone involved in making those funds available to support our school!
The remainder of the cost was funded through the annual fundraiser that Central Elementary students participate in each fall. We will be holding that fundraiser again in October, and we appreciate the continued support of our students, families, and community.
We are excited about the new look and appreciate everyone who helped make it happen! Go Pirates!






Next week is homecoming week! Check out the fun dress up days for each building.
GO PIRATES! 💙🏴☠️
GO PIRATES! 💙🏴☠️


Wishing our cross country runners the best in their meet today.

FIRST LEGO League Robotics
Open to grades 6-8
If you have not already, please fill out the availability form so we get students into the best times for practice that work for their schedules.
Availability Form: https://forms.gle/kLLqMZJRkFqvqda29
Questions/Concerns: sarah.skarphol@k12.nd.us

