Midkota Public School

The Midkota Speech Team has had a busy couple of weeks. On Saturday, March 22nd, they traveled to the May-Port CG meet. Individual results are as follows: Aubrie Stangeland -8th in Storytelling Amy Ramsey - 6th in Storytelling Nora Twedt - 5th in Storytelling On Saturday, March 29th, they competed at the Barnes County North tournament and placed 5th overall out of 18 schools. Individual results were as follows: Aubrie Stangeland - 6th in Storytelling and Top Novice in Humorous Duo Nora Twedt - 7th in Storytelling and Top Novice in Humorous Duo Heidi Ramsey - 7th in Dramatic and 6th in Serious Duo Haylie Spickler - 5th in Impromptu Amy Ramsey - 6th in Serious Duo and 4th in Storytelling Grandin Black - 2nd in Persuade and 1st in Radio, State Qualifying again! Congratulations to all!

Midkota Public School is interested in your feedback. Our school is shaped by the thoughtful reflections that our stakeholders share with us. Links for parent surveys will be sent to your phones soon. Please be on the lookout for this text message and take a moment to share your valuable feedback with us. We greatly appreciate your time. A separate survey has been created for both the elementary school and the high school, so you may receive more than one link. Thank you.

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Guess what Midkota... The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to town! Next week, March 24th - 28th books will be available for your and your student's perusal at the elementary school. Book flyers, letters, and a schedule of when we are open will go home with students today, so check their backpacks for more information or check out our online bookstore at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/midkotaelementaryschool We are excited to bolster our students' excitement to read!

With word of mouth and popularity, Jamison Kramer has decided to open up his basketball training to 5th & 6th graders. His training is working on fundamentals and breaking down moves. This training is in Glenfield on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 5th-7th grades will run from 6-7:00 8th and up 7:00-8:15 Price is $70, due tomorrow. Checks made to Jamison Kramer. Session dates: Thursday March 20 Tuesday March 25 Thursday March 27 Tuesday April 1 Thursday April 3 Tuesday April 8 Thursday April 10

Volleyball camp July 21st thru July 24th in Cooperstown. See below for more information. https://5il.co/3atzo

The 2025 Track Schedule is out! https://5il.co/3as38 Please remember schedules are subject to change.

We are officially half-way through Reading Month! These are just a few of the books that are brand-new to the elementary library. Only 2 weeks to go, so keep up the great reading Mustangs!

Attention Midkota Preschool Parents: Kindergarten Screening for the 2025-26 Kindergarten class has been set for Friday, April 25th at the elementary school from 9-11 AM. Letters will be sent in the mail this week to parents of preschool students, so please be on the lookout. Please contact the elementary office if you don't receive a letter, and you believe that your child should be a part of the screening.

Seniors interested in a medical profession! Northwood Deaconess Health Center is excited to share a scholarship opportunity open to high school seniors. There are $500 - $1000 scholarships to high school seniors in our region who intend to attend a secondary program and pursue a health career. Additional information is also available at this link: https://www.ndhc.net/scholarships

You're invited to the Special Education Showcase at UND on Tuesday, April 15th. See below for more information.

Baseball & Softball Practice start today and there is NO SCHOOL on Friday for Spring Break this week. Have a great week, Midkota! https://5il.co/3ao7m

Baseball and Softball players and parents: If you are interested in some apparel, an online store has been put together as a fundraiser for the baseball and softball programs. It will remain open until March 25. Get your orders in soon! https://decoratedwearables.chipply.com/ncchargers/

It's a busy week at the high school with many groups out of the building. Good luck to our Academic Challenge team on Tuesday competing in Grafton and our Band and Choir competing in the Large Group competition in Carrington on Wednesday! Elementary Volleyball has two games this week in Carrington and BCN. Good luck! https://5il.co/39y1t

There will NOT be Elementary volleyball practice on Thursday, March 6, due to Midkota getting out early and Parent Teacher Conferences. There will be practice on Friday, March 7 at 3:30pm in Glenfield. https://5il.co/39eyj

Our Titan boys will play Warwick tonight at the District Tournament in New Rockford starting at 4pm. Games will be on Hudl-Fan. https://fan.hudl.com/ Come and help cheer on our boys to victory! Go Titans!

The Midkota Speech Team hosted an invitational on Saturday, March 1st at the high school in Glenfield. Of the eight schools that attended, Midkota placed second overall with 61 team points! Congratulations! Individual results are as follows: Aubrie Stangeland - 7th in Storytelling, 4th in Humorous Duo Thea Adrian - 6th in Humorous Duo Kauri Johnson - 8th in Storytelling, 6th in Humorous Duo Heidi Ramsey- 5th place in Impromptu, 5th in Dramatic Nora Twedt - 4th in Storytelling, 4th in Humorous Duo Haylie Spickler - 5th place in Inform, 5th in Humorous Duo Kelsey Johnson - 7th in Storytelling, 5th in Humorous Duo Amy Ramsey - 3rd in Storytelling, 4th in Dramatic Grandin Black - 2nd in Persuade, 2nd in Radio Broadcasting Also a HUGE thank you to the many school and community members who helped make this meet possible. :)

We will play the 2nd game of BBB Districts tonight in New Rockford, starting around 4:30pm, against Benson County. Games will be on Hudl-Fan. https://fan.hudl.com/ Go Titans!

Midkota Elementary School would like to recognize our February Students of the Month. February's character trait was Empathy and these students definitely demonstrate empathy for those around them on a daily basis. Congratulations to our K-3 winner: Kipten Stangeland and our 4-6 winner: Kelby Kuster. We are SO proud of you!

And we're off! Midkota Elementary students have a combined goal of 8,154,000 words to read this month. Kindergarten students and their fifth grade helpers helped us EXPLODE into Reading Month with their volcano projects they have been working on. The current top reader in each class also got to try some neat Bernoulli effect balloons out. It's going to be a great month!