Congratulations to WHS's Denise Bervig, recipient of the Gilder Lehrman History Teacher of the Year Award. Danielle Stuckle with the State Historical Society of North Dakota traveled to WHS last Monday to present her with her award. Congratulations Denise, we are proud to have you in our district!
Reminder: There is no school on Wed. 11/24 - Fri. 11/26 for Thanksgiving. We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Upcoming Board & Committee Meetings:
CTE Committee, 11/22/2021 at 12:00 p.m.
Policy Committee, 11/22/2021 at 4:00 p.m.
Special School Board Meeting, 11/23/2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185
This event is TONIGHT! Do you have questions about your child's online time? Do you worry about your student being cyber bullied? Do you know what your child's digital footprint is? Get answers to these questions and more at #FamDigLit, a monthly Digital Literacy chat for families of K-12 students. The first meeting will be Thursday, 11/18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Williston Community Library. For more information, check out www.willistonschools.org/pages/famdiglit
This week's COVID-19 Report Card is posted on our District Website. https://www.willistonschools.org/page/covid-report-card
ATTENTION WBSD#7 Families:
Due to HIGH WINDS, buses for Missouri Ridge, Garden Valley, Round Prairie, and Athletics are CANCELLED for Wednesday, November 17th 2021. Parents will need to drop off their children at school and pick their children up from school. Parents of student athletes will need to transport their students to and from practice.
Thank you for your understanding,
Lori Olson
WBSD7 Assistant Superintendent
ATTENTION WBSD#7 Families: Due to HIGH WINDS, buses for Missouri Ridge, Garden Valley, Round Prairie, and Athletics are CANCELLED for today. Parents will need to pick their children up from school. Parents of student athletes will need to transport their students to and from practice.
ATTENTION WBSD#7 Families: Due to HIGH WINDS, buses for Missouri Ridge, Garden Valley, Round Prairie, and Athletics are CANCELLED for today. Parents will need to pick their children up from school. Parents of student athletes will need to transport their students to and from practice.
District 7 Families, we are currently monitoring the weather situation through the North Dakota Department of Transportation. Due to the high winds, there MAY be a possibility that we will not be able to run buses this afternoon. We will keep you posted throughout the day. Please be advised that if your child rides a school bus home from school that you MAY need to pick your child up from school today.
Personnel & Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185
Upcoming meetings:
CTE Committee Meeting, 11/15/2021, 7:00 a.m.
Special School Board Meeting, 11/15/2021, 12:00 p.m.
Coyote SEL Advisory Committee Meeting, 11/16/2021, 5:30 p.m.
Agenda Link: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/2185
Joint Statement from Dr. Thake and the WBSD7 School Board
To the Williston Basin School District 7 administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members:
Dr. Thake and the School Board jointly issue this statement to provide notification that Dr. Thake and the School Board have come to an amicable resolution and will be parting ways. Dr. Thake has voluntarily submitted his resignation, and the Board will take action on Monday, November 15, to determine the acceptance of that resignation. Both Dr. Thake and the School Board care tremendously and want nothing but the best for District 7 and its administration, teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members. Both parties respectfully ask that everyone place their focus on the students of District 7 and providing quality education and a strategic plan that will guarantee the success of District 7 in the years to come.
Thank you.
This week's COVID-19 Report Card is posted on our District Website. https://www.willistonschools.org/page/covid-report-card
*Please note - WBSD7 will no longer be tracking school related close contacts, and so those numbers will no longer be included on the COVID-19 Report Card.
Do you have questions about your child's online time? Do you worry about your student being cyber bullied? Do you know what your child's digital footprint is? Get answers to these questions and more at #FamDigLit, a monthly Digital Literacy chat for families of K-12 students. The first meeting will be Thursday, 11/18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Williston Community Library. For more information, check out www.willistonschools.org/pages/famdiglit
Basketball Parent Meetings
On Friday, the ASB Innovation Academy will be hosting a Veteran's Day reception to honor all those who have served, and are currently serving. The reception will be Friday, 11/12/2021 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Williston Basin Career & Technical Education Center Informational Meeting at WHS Theater Tuesday, TONIGHT from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Can't attend in person? Join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/98462594010?pwd=SmwrM1NzNmx4aERyTlAwM0V5Z2RCQT09
If you missed last night's board meeting, you can check out the Quarter 1 Highlights here: https://spark.adobe.com/video/xyXiswyeNaCB4
Williston Basin Career & Technical Education Center
Informational Meeting at WHS Theater
Tuesday, 11/9/21 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Reminder: On Thursday, 11/11/2021, all WBSD7 Schools and Offices will be closed for Veteran's Day.
Friday, 11/12/2021 will be a regular school day.
