Williston High School

This morning, the High School held the annual Step Up Ceremony. Seniors wear their caps and gowns to school and sit in their senior place one last time. The ceremony recognizes seniors' plans for after graduation, such as College, the Military, Workforce, or Trade Schools. Teachers and Staff of the year, voted on by the students last week in PACK, were awarded. The Teachers of the Year are Mrs. Otis, Mrs. Rooke, and Mr. Cowley. The Support Staff of the year are Mrs. Branham, Mr. Kennedy, and Marife Casarez. At the end of the Ceremony, the seniors leave the gym to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance. The rest of the grades move to their new spots around the gym, signifying their change into the Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores for the next school year!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our amazing teachers! WHS Student Council provided treats to the teachers throughout the week, culminating in the annual Staff Appreciation BBQ today at lunch! We want to thank all of our amazing sponsors for supporting the WHS Teachers and Student Council. Monday Sponsors for May Day Baskets: the Corndog Co, G&G Pharmacy, and Parker Moran Tuesday Sponsors for a Snack Cart: ConocoPhillips Thursday Sponsors for Doughnuts and Coffee: Young Bucks Coffee & Eatery, and Cashwise Friday Sponsors for the BBQ: Stellar Field Services, Coke, Red Rock Auto, Walt's Market, and Weatherford for grilling the Burgers and Brats!

The WHS Band is holding their Spring Band Concert tonight, May 6 at 7pm in the WHS Theater. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. The concert features music by Randall D. Standridge, one of the most prolific concert band composers today. The band has hosted Mr. Standridge for the past two days in preparation for the concert. Randall Standridge Music, LLD recently published Dramatic Images, a piece written by Dr. Ed Huckeby that was commissioned by the WHS Band in memory of Duane Anderson. His publishing company has released well over 250 pieces of music over the last two years, including many of his original works.

The Staff vs. Student Volleyball Game hosted by WHS Student Council is this Wednesday, May 7, at 6:30 pm in the Jon Cole Gym! The Senior Muscleball team (and some MVPs from the grades) take on a WHS Staff Volleyball team. Admission is a free will donation, with a recommended donation of $5. All proceeds raised will be used for 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week and 2025 Homecoming Expenses.  We can't wait to see you there!

Yearbooks will be handed out this Wednesday during all of the lunches. To pick up your yearbook, go to the tables in front of the gym. Limited extras will be for sale on a first-come, first-served basis. Soft covers will be $50, and Hardcovers will be $55 on the day of sale. Extra sale yearbooks can be purchased by cash or checks made out to WHS Yearbook ONLY.

Yearbook orders are due on Friday! Make sure that you have ordered your yearbook before the deadline! Yearbooks can ONLY be ordered through TreeRing. Click this link to order yours: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015216562364281

Help Our Schools Soar! 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 ✈️ Consider running for the WBSD7 School Board in the June election. 🗳 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟳 (at 4 PM)! 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗻? ✅ U.S. Citizen & North Dakota Resident ✅ At least 18 years old on Election Day ✅ Resident of WBSD7 for at least 30 days before the election 📍 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: WillistonSchools.org/Election #WBSD7 #SchoolBoardElection #LeadTheWay #HelpOurSchoolsSoar

Yearbook orders are due on April 12! To order a yearbook, go to this link! Yearbooks will be handed out in the last week of school! Yearbook Ordering Link: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015216562364281

Congratulations to Anika Grunenwald! We want to give a HUGE congratulations to Anika Grunenwald for receiving the Constitution Award sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota. The Constitution Award is presented to the student at Williston High School who has "the best understanding of the function of the Constitution of the United States in our form of government." Pictured is Mr. Mack, AP POD (Problems of Democracy) teacher, presenting the award to Ms. Anika Grunenwald. Congratulations again, Anika!

Muscleball will be played this Wednesday, March 26, at 6:30 in the Jon Cole Gym! Muscleball is a fundraiser held by WHS Student Council where each grade has a team of boys and the grades play a game of volleyball against each other. Everyone is invited to watch the games. Admission is a free-will donation to help Student Council put on Teacher Appreciation, Homecoming, and other events throughout the year! See you there!

Sign-ups for Muscleball will be on Monday, February 24 in room 314 with Ms. Schlecht. Only 10 spots for players are available per team; sign-ups will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. All players and coaches must sign up, turn in their forms, and pay to participate. Spots are saved for one day before they are released to the next person if payment is not received. Muscleball will be played on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 pm. More spectator information is coming! Muscleball is a fun game of volleyball for the boys to play! There is a team for each grade and the teams are coached by volleyball players in that grade. Muscleball is organized as a fundraiser by WHS Student Council.

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥! Boundary-Setting Community Meeting Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵 at 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 in Williston High School Commons (Doors 𝟭 & 𝟵)! *NOTE: This meeting was initially promoted as the "final community meeting" for boundary-setting. However, district administration changed this plan, and additional community meetings on this topic will be scheduled at the elementary schools in the coming months. 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: District Administration 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿: RSP & Associates Visit our 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 for: 🔸More 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔸𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 to related documents 🔸Details on submitting 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 www.WillistonSchools.org/community-meetings #wbsd7 #boundarysetting

𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗗𝗘𝗖 𝟭𝟵 Due to the current winter weather conditions and the "No Travel Advised" road status from the DOT, today, Thursday, December 19, will be a Virtual Learning Day. ❄️No in-person school for students and staff today. ❄️All practices, games, and other school-related activities are canceled for today. ❄️No after-school childcare will be available. Teachers will utilize either ParentSquare or Google Classroom to communicate student assignments and expectations. Williston High School 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 - Friday, December 20 If an in-person final is required, the schedule will be as follows: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝟱: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝟲: 9:05 AM - 10:05 AM 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝟳: 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM 𝗤: How will students know if they have an in-person final? 𝗔: Look for an email with instructions from your teacher. 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Students should only report to school during their scheduled final exam times on Friday. If a student does not have a final, they do not need to attend. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆; staff will work remotely. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗔𝗤𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆, 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹, 𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: www.WillistonSchools.org/winter-weather Questions? communications@willistonschools.org 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 & 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: weather.gov travel.dot.nd.gov

Due to weather conditions, 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵. ❄️ 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗞 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠 ❄️ Buses will run 2 hours later than usual ❄️ Earliest time students can be dropped off at schools is 2 hours later than the usual time (e.g., if usually 7:30, then it is 9:30) ❄️ No breakfast will be served 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆. Stay Safe, WBSD7 Administration For more information and FAQs on Weather-Related School Delay, Early Dismissal, or Virtual Learning, please visit: www.WillistonSchools.org/winter-weather Questions? communications@willistonschools.org 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: weather.gov

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴 - 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 Due to forecasted hazardous winter weather expected from this afternoon through Thursday, all students will be dismissed at 2:00 PM today. 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Buses will run their usual routes. Please use the StopFinder app to monitor the timing of buses arriving at your child’s usual bus stop. ❄️𝗡𝗼 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 ❄️𝗡𝗼 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 At this time, Thursday, December 19, is most likely to be a virtual learning day due to expected weather and road conditions. A final decision will be made, and families and staff will receive a message this evening with confirmation. 𝗪𝗛𝗦 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 - if Thursday is a virtual learning day, ​Thursday's finals will be moved to Friday (check your email from WHS yesterday for more info). We encourage families to stay alert for updates through ParentSquare. For more information on how WBSD7 handles weather-related schedule changes, visit our Winter Weather Notifications webpage. www.WillistonSchools.org/winter-weather If you have questions, please contact your student’s school or email communications@willistonschools.org. Thank you for your flexibility and patience as we navigate this weather event. Our top priority is to keep students and staff safe while minimizing disruptions to learning. Stay safe and warm, Williston Basin School District #7

We invite you the attend our next 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵! Thursday, January 9, 2025 6:00 PM Williston High School Commons Door 1 or 9 4200 32nd St W 𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖: Establishing Elementary School Boundaries *𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 community meeting on this topic before boundaries are determined 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆: District Administration 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: RSP & Associates and Dr. Jeff Schatz 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿: 🔸More information 🔸Access to related documents 🔸Details on submitting questions WillistonSchools.org/community-meetings #wbsd7 #boundarysetting

𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡. More information: www.willistonschools.org/winter-weather

WHS Food Drive: November 18-22 🍞🥫 The SADD group is hosting a food drive to benefit the school district’s food pantry! They are collecting non-perishable food items and encourage everyone to pitch in. You can drop off donations at the following collection boxes: 🔸Door 1 (inside the main office) 🔸Door 5 🔸Door 10 Please consider donating, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact Amy Armstrong at amy.armstrong@willistonschools.org Thank you for your support! WillistonSchools.org #WHSFoodDrive #GiveBack #CommunitySupport #SADD

We want to bring to your attention some recent concerns raised by members of our school community. The district has received several reports about unsafe driving practices during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. These concerns include speeding in school zones, distracted driving, and double parking, all of which create potentially dangerous situations for our students, staff, and families. To help address these issues and ensure everyone’s safety, we ask for your cooperation with the following safety guidelines during drop-off and pick-up. Please visit our School Safety webpage at www.WillistonSchools.org/school-safety for more information.

🍂 November District Calendar Reminders 🍂 𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴 Staff Professional Development 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 Veterans Day 🇺🇸 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟴 & 𝟮𝟵 Thanksgiving Break 🦃 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 Tuesday, November 5 Thursday, November 7 WillistonSchools.org