WHS Semester 1 grades have been stored. Please check your students Powerschool for Semester 1 updated grades. Thank you.
CLARIFICATION! Denim Day for Dustin is TOMORROW, January 13! Wear your best denim on Thursday, January 13 to remember Dustin! All proceeds will be donated in Dustin’s honor.
Business, Finance, & Marketing Career Panel on Friday, January 14th @ 10:00, in the WHS Theater! Featured careers include a financial advisor, marketing director, entrepreneur, insurance, and an accountant. WHS students register at: https://forms.gle/qdjY4fPZmvro91zp6
***All students who register by Thursday at 4:00pm will have names put in for door prizes!
With the unfortunate increase in violence, threats, cyberbullying, and disruptive social media “challenges” in schools throughout the country, the Williston Basin School District #7 would like to take a moment to remind families and students that our District takes a zero-tolerance approach to any misconduct of this nature. Please see the attached notice from the Interim Superintendent, Lori Olson, and the Director of Student Services, Wyndy McGinley.
CANCELLATION:
Due to flight cancellations, our guest speaker Sgt. Rich has been cancelled this week. We will be rescheduling him for a later date and will communicate that as soon as we have that information.
Williston Basin School District #7 is proud to partner with CHI St. Alexius Health Williston for our Partners in Health Program. Our Partners in Health Program will provide WBSD7 with opportunities to provide beneficial resources including expert reviewed health articles and blog posts, Staff Wellness Days, informational forums, and more.
Our first featured article is "Gather Around for the Benefits of Family Dinner." Did you know that having a regular family dinner can result in higher grade point averages and self-esteem for children and teens?
For this article and more, check out our Partners in Health page: https://www.willistonschools.org/page/chi-stalexius-health-partnership
2022 UND College of Engineering and Mines STEM Camp for incoming 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students runs from June 20-25, 2022.
*Maximum of 20 students from Williston
*Everything is FREE thanks to sponsors
*Free transportation to/from Williston
For more information, contact Gwen Klawon at (701)777-3390 or gwendolyn.klawon@UND.edu.
WBSD#7 Parents,
Please join us this Monday, January 10th, at Williston High School at 7pm for a Workshop on Cyber Safety and Security. At this high energy, fast paced presentation you will learn about every app, how to monitor your child’s activity and see real time how to navigate the most popular social media apps. Sgt. Rich has spoken to over 1 million people worldwide and has been featured on NBC, FOX, CNN and Good Morning America!
For more info, check out www.AlwaysConnected.org
Our phone lines are currently down at Missouri Ridge, Garden Valley, Round Prairie, WHS, and the Education Office. If you need to reach any of these schools, please contact our district office (701)572-1580. Thank you for your understanding.
School is back in session, and winter is in full swing with temperatures ranging anywhere from 35*F to -27*F in the next 10 days. Remember elementary students still go outside for recess until temperatures reach -10*F.
If you are in need of winter gear for sizes 4T and up, please contact Allison Stensland at (701)572-1580 or allison.stensland@willistonschools.org.
January's SEL Word of the Month: Choices
Happy holidays to all,
As we prepare to come back to Williston High School on January 4th for the second semester, I want to talk about a few things that I need your help with. The first one is attendance. Last semester, Fall 2021 attendance was not good. We had averaged 93-94% attendance for the past 8 years. This past semester it was 86%. We have reinstated the attendance cap, so that a student cannot miss more than 10 days. They may lose credit if the absences exceed the 10 days. Medical excuses, family emergencies or COVID absences will not count as part of the 10-day limit. If students exceed the 10-day attendance cap, they will be required to submit an appeal to earn credits. We know that our students learn best when they attend classes. We need your help to get your students to WHS on time and to class.
There is lots of research on the correlation between attendance and academics. The simple explanation is the more days you miss, the lower your grade goes. It’s as simple as ripping pages out of a book. The more pages you take out, when you read the book, the less of the story you will understand.
The teachers at Williston High School prepare great lessons, and we need ALL students here to partake in them. Let’s work together to get our attendance rate back where it belongs. We can’t do it without your support!
Thank you,
Principal Germundson
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at:
jason.germundson@willistonschools.org
Clothing and Textiles 1 students at Williston High School put their newly acquired skills to good use by sewing burp cloths. The completed burp cloths were donated to the Dakota Family Solutions Teen Mom program and the Family Crisis Shelter. Supplies for this project were provided by community members.
Clothing and Textiles 1 students develop their skills by applying them to create 2 small projects and an item of clothing. Students also explore careers and discover developments in the clothing and textile industry.
Williston HIgh School now offers a second level of Clothing and Textiles where students develop knit and woven fabrics, further develop their sewing skills and apply their skills and knowledge to a quilting project.
The Clothing and Textiles classes are under the direction of teacher Brenda Gullikson.
A message from the Director of Student Services and the Interim Superintendent.
Some are born with fashion sense, others achieve it! 🎄 Mr. Abuhl, Mr. Hannig, and Mrs. Larson rocking the holiday pajamas!
Make sure to come out to play Bingo tomorrow to support the Close-Up trip! Bingo is tomorrow at 2pm in the WHS lunchroom. It is $15 for 10 games and $30 for 20 games!
🎉I GOT ACCEPTED!🎉
We’re excited to celebrate our seniors who have gotten accepted to colleges!
🎉I HAVE ENLISTED!🎉
We’re excited to celebrate our seniors who have enlisted to serve our country!
🎉I GOT ACCEPTED!🎉 We’re excited to celebrate our seniors who have gotten accepted to colleges!
REQUIRED meeting for students in grades 10-12 taking dual credit, or interested in dual credit, second semester! Check out our dual credit offerings:!
https://www.willistonschools.org/o/whs/page/dual-credit-courses
