At the December 16 Tioga School Board meeting, the board voted to require students that choose to distance learn to change instruction from attending on Google Meets with the classroom teacher to the use of Edgenuity, an on-line program, starting January 4, 2021. Mr. Odegaard will be contacting parents of distance learning students in grades 7-12, and Mr. Schaffer will contact grades K-6 distance learners.
Students need to make a decision as soon as possible whether to attend classes at THS or Central, or to participate in distance learning. Please notify the school as soon as a decision is reached. We plan to begin distance learning classes on January 4. A monitor will be hired to oversee the program, and expectations as to attendance, work progress, etc. will be available to parents and students.
Students will not be allowed to attend in-person classes for music, PE, CTE, or any other programs in the school except library. Limited classes for elective classes are available through Edgenuity. Students will be allowed to participate in extracurricular programs. Students with IEP's and ILP's will still receive services and those will be worked out with the special education staff. Building administrators, technology, and counseling personnel will also be available for questions and assistance.
Students will remain eligible for free lunch that can be picked up at the elementary in the same manner as earlier this year.
Please contact Mr. Odegaard or Mrs. Eide at (701) 664-2333, or Mr. Schaffer at (701) 664-3441 for more information.
Reminder this is a great chance to have someone else do the wrapping for you!
Tioga Schools is seeking a part-time paraprofessional/aide to serve as a monitor for distance learning students that will be attending class on an on-line program. Position starts prior to January 4, 2021. For more information, contact Carolyn Eide, Superintendent, at (701) 664-2333. EOE
On Friday, December 18, Tioga will host its first home basketball game after the postponement of winter sports.
1. Our gym is limited to 260 fans due to size restrictions. At this time, we will only limit fan attendance to games where the visiting team has a large fan following. Right now, tickets will be required at the Stanley, Ray, Powers Lake, and Divide County games. Parents/family members of the players will be the first recipients of tickets, students second, and all other tickets will be available on a first come-first serve basis. For the December 18 game, attendance will only be limited once there are more than 260 fans in the gym.
2. Masks are required of ALL fans. Consequences of not following the mask mandate ranges from a letter of reprimand to potential suspension of post-season play. Please wear masks during the competitions and cheer on our Pirates! Thank you for your support.
Big shout out to all the Student Council members who helped organize the Christmas Tree Decorating for the Tioga Long Term Care Center. The tree and base were donated by Nathan Germundson, manager at Ace Hardware, ornaments were donated by the Tioga Community Members, and the lights were provided by the Tioga FFA. Tioga Student Council usually plays Bingo with the LTC Residents in December, but due to unfortunate circumstances we were unable to do so this year. Wanting to interact with the residents they came up with the idea of decorating a tree for all to see. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Reminder that if you still have Christmas gifts to wrap and you don't have enough time you can have the Tioga Close Up group wrap them for you!
The Close Up group is taking free will donations for wrapping gifts this evening and Thursday from 6-8 in the lunch room at the high school.
Link for the BBB Game tonight. Good luck boys!
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/lewis-clark-high-school-berthold-nd
Tomorrow's Junior High Boys and Girls games vs District 8 have been postponed (non-medical) to a later date. When that date has been determined we will make it available.
Tonights GBB vs Glenburn is available to watch on the NFHS network.
Just search for Glenburn, ND in the search bar.
Close Up Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
THS Fall 2020 Semester Test Schedule
Central Dress Up Days this week:
Monday 14th: Camouflage day.
Tuesday 15th: Twin Day.
Wednesday 16th: Nerd Day.
Thursday 17th: Beach Day/Hawaiian Day.
Friday 18th: America day: Red/white/blue day.
Just a friendly reminder for the safety of our students/staff/parents/bus drivers at Central. With winter upon us, mornings are darker and even foggy, roads are icy/frosty please slow down during school drop-offs and pick-ups. Safety of all our students and staff are of paramount concern to the school district, and we take it very seriously. Please note the following and adhere to the procedures that are in place to protect the safety of students. When dropping off or picking up your child, make sure to park your vehicle and do not wait in the middle of the road. Do not make U-turns in front of Central During School Hours of 8:10am-8:45am and 3:10 to 3:45pm (This is the busiest time for students to be dropped off or picked up.)
Students may not be dropped off before 8:10am.
The front of Central (Benson Street) is a drop off area only. You may not park where signs are located, just a drop-off (note sign times). Attached is also a Bus reminder to help our Bus drivers who are out driving in these winter conditions.
Any questions please contact Mr. Schaffer at Central 701-664-3441 or tim.schaffer@k12.nd.us. Thank you for your Help.
Future job today at Central. We had a future Principal!!
Our school has purchased a season subscription and this will allow our fans to watch our home games for free. This does not apply for away games. To watch any away games you will need to have a personal subscription for the NFHS.
We will be posting links for any away games that are being streamed.
Miss Heier’s 4th grade class brought their ornaments to the police station today to help decorate the tree!
Please see the following picture of the NDHSAA regular season attendance guidelines. In a follow up post, we will have home and visitors numbers for each of our district's for boys and girls games.
District 16 has decided to follow Region 6 in how to distribute tickets for home and away fans. The best way to do this was to go with 75% home and 25% away. This does make it difficult with the various sizes of some of our gyms. Each gym has different capacities and that determines our numbers.
Tioga 260 = 195 and 65
Lignite 102 = 76 and 26
Bowbells 116 = 87 and 29
Stanley, Divide Co., and Ray 300 = 225 and 75
Kenmare 150 = 112 and 38
For wrestling the numbers are still being worked on. Those are dependent on the number of teams and wrestlers in attendance. When we have info available we will pass it along.
Mrs. Iverson and Miss Long’s 3rd grade classes visited the police station to decorate their tree.
Mrs. Iverson and Miss Long’s 3rd grade classes visited the police station to decorate their tree.