The 1st day of school for Tioga Public Schools is Thursday, August 20th. This date has NOT changed.
Jr. High VB players/parents please add the Remind app to your phone. Text code: @vbmosley to 81010 or look up Tioga Jr. High VB 2020. This will help with sudden changes in schedules. Reminder-- practice starts Aug. 20th after school at Central and will end about 5pm.
High School Volleyball Practice begins Monday, August 17 from 4:30pm - 7:00pm. We will have a brief meeting with the players at the beginning of practice. All information will be handed out then. Make sure to bring a water bottle.
High School Volleyball Practice begins Monday, August 17 from 4:30pm - 7:00pm. We will have a brief meeting with the players at the beginning of practice. All information will be handed out then. Make sure to bring a water bottle.
Reminder football practice tomorrow morning for grades 9-12. Practice starts at 8am (which means dressed and ready to go). Remember to bring your water bottle. Helmets, shoulder pads, and shorts. If you were not at meeting, you can still come out. See you tomorrow. Pirate Pride!!!
Junior High Volleyball Practice for grades 7 & 8 will begin Thursday, August 20th right after school at Central Elementary. Reminder to all athletes that you must have a physical prior to attending. All athletes should plan on bringing their own water bottles for use during practice.
The Tioga Restart Committee met this past week to discuss the Restart Plan. The committee, at this point, agrees with the Plan and are asking for feedback before the second meeting to be held the week of August 10. Please contact the school or committee members with questions or concerns. This is the same plan that was given at registration and can be viewed at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17v4Kegtx00-kHg08ehZY_v1wDblwSusK/view?usp=sharing
Volleyball Open Gym has come to an END for the summer. Thank you to all who participated these past couple months!
Be on the lookout for a practice schedule, game schedule, etc as I receive more details.
First day of practice is AUGUST 17. (Gr. 9-12)
**Time will be announced shortly.**
Hope to see you there.
Registration August 5th and 6th! 9-5 pm!!
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Kindergarten Screening will be held on these days! Please call Steph at 701-664-3441 to book an appointment.
All returning and new students(grades 1-6)must register. No appointment necessary.
We will not know your child’s teacher until after registration. During registration we will have you fill out a survey choosing if you will distance learn or send your child to school.
School supply list will be handed out and posted on these days!!
We have a tentative start date of August 20th.
Thank you! 💙💛
Order your Pirate football gear by Thursday, August 6th. Here is the link: https://pirate20football.itemorder.com/sale
Reminder, Registration at both Central Elem. and the Tioga High School is set for Wednesday and Thursday, August 5th and 6th from 9:00-5:00 (Closed for lunch from 12:00-1:00). Kindergarten screening will also take place these days.
All returning and new students in grades 1-12 are asked to attend. No appointments are needed.
For THS students in grades 9-12, if you check your PowerSchool, what is listed for courses is the best I (Mr. Odegaard) can do based off of your pre-registration requests and known graduation requirements. I am uploading a copy of the Master Schedule for you to use prior to coming to registration to complete your schedules. It may be a good idea to have a backup plan for what courses you would like to take as more restrictions will be placed on electives this year. We will sit down together to complete class schedules during registration.
Also a note that decorating your lockers will not be allowed at the beginning of the year this year.
Reminder about football meeting for grades 9-12 tonight (Monday, August 3rd) at 7pm. Please come in door by weight room. We will check temp as you walk into gym and we will social distance in gym.
Also, you can get your physical tonight from 5pm to 6:30 pm for grades 7-12 interested in football. Call clinic.
Please answer the following questions:
Has your child had close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days?
Does your child have a new or worsening shortness of breath?
Does your child have a new or worsening cough?
Does your child have a fever of 100.4 or greater?
Does your child have chills?
Does your child have a sore throat?
Does your child have a new loss of taste or smell?
Tioga High School is advertising for a part-time dishwasher/server. For more information, call Carolyn Eide At 7016642333. Open until filled. EOE
Pirate Football Gear:
https://pirate20football.itemorder.com/
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It’s that time of the year again. We are only a few weeks away from the 2020 season of “Pirate Football”. I hope everyone is looking forward to the upcoming season of “Pirate Night Lights.”
We will be having a football meeting for grades 9-12 on Monday, August 3rd at Tioga High School Gym at 7:00 P.M. We will be handing out equipment at this meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting and want to play, get a hold of one of the coaches. Bring a buddy with to the meeting; strength is in numbers for the game of football.
The first day of practice for grades 9-12 is Monday, August 10th at 8am.
Junior High meeting will be Monday August 17th at 4:00pm at High School on Stage. You will get equipment and have a practice, so make sure you bring shorts, t-shirt and shoes. JH first football game is Monday, August 31st.
Important!!!! Everyone must get a physical. NDHSAA says a physical must be done yearly in order to compete. In order to practice you must have a physical and a consent form signed in order to start practice. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO SCHEDULE, BE PRO-ACTIVE AND GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE FIRST WEEK OF PRACTICE.
Sports Physical: Monday August 3rd from 5-6:30. For the sports physical clinic you can call 701-664-3368 and choose option 1 to schedule, you do not need an appointment, but it is encouraged. The cost is $25 and paperwork must be completed prior to arrival with parents signatures, there are TWO places signatures are needed. Also, if anyone is having any symptoms or not feeling well they should not attend. We will be taking temperatures and doing a symptom questionnaire on everyone attending.
Coach Schaffer—(Varsity) work: 664-3441 email: tim.schaffer@k12.nd.us
As we plan and prepare to open the 2020-2021 school year, we are excited to get our students back to doing some of the things they love to do! The NDHSAA has announced their plans to resume activities as well. For Tioga High School students, football practice will begin August 10th with the Junior High team starting their practice on August 17th. High school volleyball practice will begin August 17th with Junior High starting right around August 20th. Look for details from coaches specific to each sport soon.
Sports physicals are required for all athletes prior to starting practice and Participation fees (activity tickets - $25) must be paid for all students involved in athletics, music, speech, and drama. You may have heard that the NDHSAA has allowed for the use of "Form B" to be used in response to COVID, however Tioga Public School policy will remain the same requiring all athletes to have a yearly sports physical. Health and safety needs should not be outdated and current medical and concussion information is valuable for all students. Athletes must have 9 practices prior to competition so scheduling those physicals prior to the first day of practice is beneficial. Physical forms are available at https://ndhsaa.com/files/NDHSAA_Physical_Form.pdf If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Odegaard.
Parents: Please take a minute to complete our short survey asking for your input as to HOW Tioga Schools will deliver student education starting on August 20. We are closing the survey on Thursday, July 23. We value your input-thanks for your time!
PARENT - https://forms.gle/H92MV26ua8gaJrmf7
On Tuesday, July 14, Governor Burgum announced that local control, along with working with our local health unit, are criteria that will be used in deciding how we'll educate our students. Of course, this information can change at any time, depending on COVID. We will start working on a formal plan during the week of July 20. We will start with a short survey asking some very basic questions and asking if you would like to assist in this planning process in some way, if you plan to send your kids to the buildings, and other procedures depending on guidance for our area..
After very limited conversation, it is apparent that we want our kids in school in some way, shape, or form. HOW we are going to do that has not been determined yet.
We know you are anxious, and August 20 is right around the corner. We will have more information soon! Thanks for your support and patience. Have a good weekend.
Congratulations to the following FCCLA students who, despite missing out on a trip to Washington DC to compete in person, took time to record their presentations and compete at the Virtual National FCCLA Conference this summer.
Gold Award - Entrepreneurship Level 2 - Brayden Fosburgh, Gracie Nutt, Emma Taylor
Silver Award - Promote and Publicize FCCLA! Level 2 - Paige Hollingshead, Sara Iverson, Bethany Schmidt
Silver Award - Interior Design Level 3 - Mckenzy Dean, Casey Kennell
Last March, Governor Burgum closed schools for in-person instruction due to concerns about COVID-19. He directed schools to serve their students via distance learning “until further notice”.
Educators have been in frequent contact with the ND Department of Public Instruction(DPI) and the Governor’s Office trying to find out what schools will be allowed to do in August.
• At this time, we do not know if students will be allowed to return.
• If students are allowed to return, will class-size caps and social distancing guidelines be in place?
• If so, will that force us to limit the number of students who can attend school each day?
• Will schools still have the authority to offer distance learning classes to our students who have been identified as high risk by a medical-professional?
It is our hope that the Guidelines we need to follow will be released by mid-July; however, at an online meeting that was held today, DPI stated schools may not have guidance until the end of July. While the principals and I have been discussing potential scenarios, we need to wait until those guidelines are released. We will share the educational plan for this fall as soon as we know what our options are.
We know how difficult this uncertainty is for many of you. It is frustrating for us, too! Rest assured that as soon as we have guidance from the state, we will communicate our plan. If you have specific questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Carolyn Eide, Superintendent, at (701) 664-2333. Thank you for your understanding-I'm afraid it is a new era.