Gary A. Wilz-Superintendent

Karter Kleeman-Jr./Sr. High Principal

Andrew Cook -Elementary Principal

Phone: 701-764-5877

Fax: 701-764-5648

Website: www.killdeer.k12.nd.us

Killdeer Public School Monthly Newsletter

April, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE * Drivers Ed Info – Pg. 2

* Superintendent News - Pg. 3

* FFA News - Pg. 4

* Elementary News - Pg. 5

* High School News - Pg. 6

* HOSA News - Pg. 7

* Minion Game Night - Pg. 8

*April Calendar - Pg. 9

*April Menu - Pg. 10

DATES TO REMEMBER

April 2nd

School In Session

Make-Up Day

April 9th

Kind./Preschool Registration

4:00 - 5:30 PM

April 11th

Early Out

1:30 PM

April 28th

Elementary & JH

Music Festival

School Board Position Open

Kindergarten/Preschool Registration

Kindergarten and Preschool registration will take place on Mon-

day, April 9th, from 4:00-5:30 PM. Parents may come at any time

to sign children up during this time frame. If unable to attend

please call the school at 701-764-5877. Please bring a copy of

your childs birth certificate and immunization records.

If your child attended preschool at Killdeer you will only need to

update any information that has changed. If we do not have your

child’s birth certificate and immunization records, please bring a

copy of these documents because they are required for your stu-

dent to begin school.

North Dakota law states that your child must be 5 years old be-

fore August 1, 2018 to attend Kindergarten. If attending Pre-

school, your child must be 4 years old by August 1, 2018.

There is one position on the Killdeer School Board up for election this year. The

position open is the “South Area”, presently filled by Teresa Dvorak. The Annual

School Board Election will be held on June 12, 2018. Killdeer School Board

Election will be held in conjunction with Dunn County where vote by mail will

be an option as well as voting in person in Manning at the Dunn County Court

House. Deadline for filing for the position is 4:00 p.m. on April 9, 2018. The ap-

plications for the school board position may be picked up at the Office of the

Business Manager, Killdeer School.

Rose Hurt, Business Manager

Important!!! School Will Be Starting At 8:15 AM For The

Remainder Of The School Year To Make Up For The

Storm Day On Friday, March 23rd.

Buses Run At Normal Time.

Killdeer Varsity Cheerleading squad attend the NDCCA 2018 Winter State Cheerleading competition on March 17. This is the first time cheerleading has attended competition in history. They competed in the Time Out Divi-sion against 3 other schools. They were so nervous and all I could tell them was, “You got this, you've done it a million times!” Not expecting to take the win, when they announced Killdeer Varsity as the WINNER we could not believe it!! This squad of 9 has worked so hard this season and as there coach I couldn't be any more proud of them!!!

Heather Travis, Cheer Coach

Congratulations to Andrew Fritel who placed 6th in

the State Spelling Bee. We are so proud of you!!!

Cheer News Page 2

Mathcounts

Congratulations to all students who participated in

the Dunn County Mathcounts this year.

1st Place - Faith Norby

2nd Place - Cody Simmons

3rd Place - Claire McFadden

4th Place - Owen Duttenhefner

Faith advanced to State Mathcounts on March 5th.

Mark Zastoupil, Mathcounts Coach

Drivers Ed

*Classroom Sessions Will Begin May 29th and run thru June 1st

-(8:00am—5:00pm)

*Must Be 14 Years of Age To Participate In The Driving Section Of The Class

*There Will Be 6 Hours Behind The Wheel Time Scheduled After

The Classroom Section Is Complete

*Fee - $150.00 Retake -$300.00

*Students Can Sign Up At The Front Office

*Letters Will Be Sent Home To Those Signed Up For The Class

*Deadline = May 1st

*STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR PERMIT BY MAY 1st TO PARTICIPATE*

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From the Superintendent Scholarships Available for Graduating Seniors

The Killdeer Public School Jeans for Charity Committee is proud to announce the availability of a scholarship for a member of the

2018 graduating Senior Class of Killdeer Public School. Interested scholarship applicants should contact Superintendent Gary A. Wilz,

Career Counselor Daniel Kerr, or Secretary Jessica Klym at the school for an application. Application deadline is April 16, 2018.

Allan and Kaye Dolezal are sponsor ing two scholarships (one male and one female) for graduating Seniors from the Class of

2018. The scholarships are available for all fields of post-secondary study that award a certificate and/or diploma upon completion from

any technical school, trade school, junior college, college, or university. The scholarship values are currently $1,000 per scholarship, but

are determined by Allan and Kaye Dolezal. Interested scholarship applicants should contact Superintendent Gary A. Wilz, Career Coun-

selor Daniel Kerr, or Secretary Jessica Klym at the school for an application. Application deadline is April 16, 2018.

Neil Thomas is sponsor ing two scholarships on behalf of his parents, Berniece and Ralph Thomas. Berniece was a long time

educator in the Killdeer area spending many years teaching children in the country schools. Berniece last taught at the Fayette School

prior to its closure in the late 1950s and then taught for a number of years at Killdeer Public School. Ralph supported Berniece’s educa-

tional efforts through his work as a handyman when needed in the schools she served. The Berniece and Ralph Thomas Rural Educators

Tribute Scholarships are for graduating seniors from the Class of 2018 of Killdeer Public School. The scholarship values are currently

$1,200 per scholarship but are determined by Neil Thomas. Interested scholarship applicants should contact Superintendent Gary A.

Wilz, Career Counselor Daniel Kerr, or Secretary Jessica Klym at the school for an application. Application deadline is April 16, 2018.

Walt and The Late Ardis Kukla are sponsor ing two scholarships for graduating Seniors from the Class of 2018. The scholar-

ships are available for all fields of post-secondary study that award a certificate and/or diploma upon completion from any technical

school, trade school, junior college, college, or university. The scholarship values are currently $1,000 per scholarship, but are deter-

mined by Walt. Interested scholarship applicants should contact Superintendent Gary A. Wilz, Career Counselor Daniel Kerr, or Secre-

tary Jessica Klym at the school for an application. Application deadline is April 16, 2018.

Killdeer – Halliday Cooperative Education Agreement Recent discussions and action by the Killdeer School Board and the Halliday School Board has resulted in continuation of a Cooperative Joint Education Agreement for the 2018 – 2019 school year. The agreement must be approved by the Depart-ment of Public Instruction (DPI) to be finalized. Upon final approval by DPI the Killdeer District will provide pK-12 grade classes for its resident students and educate all 7-12 grade students from Halliday. Halliday will continue to provide grades K-6 for its resident students. Each District will maintain its own board and be responsible for its own fiscal management. Both Boards agreed that this relationship will best serve the educational needs of their students and provide a good “economy of scale” to allow for sound fiscal practices in each District.

Gary A. Wilz, Superintendent

Congratulations Killdeer Cowboys Girls Basketball

Team! State Class B Girls Basket-

ball Runner Up!

Killdeer FFA Alumni Successful at Home Contest On March 10th, 2018 the Killdeer FFA Alumni held their first ever Winter CDE Contest at Killdeer Public School.

The Killdeer FFA Chapter had another successful day to round out the “regular” season.

In the Ag. Sales CDE, the teamed earned a 3rd Place Gold Award. Individual Awards are as follows: Faith Norby-

High Individual Gold Award; Liam McFadden- gold award; Hannah Rebsom- silver award; Cody Bryant- silver

award; Ean Larsen- bronze award; Jayden Hicks- bronze award.

The Livestock Judging team earned a 4th Place Silver Award. Individual Awards are as follows: Iris Dukart- 3rd place

gold award; Payton Pavlenko- gold award; Jaylynn Hicks- silver award; Shadera Burian- bronze award.

The teams will be competing at the State Winter CDE Competition on March 19th in Minot.

Killdeer FFA Competes at ND State Winter CDE Competition

The Winter CDE Judging Season wrapped up this last Monday, March 19th in Minot. There were over 500 students

competing in the Agronomy, Ag Sales, and Livestock Judging Career Development Events (CDEs).

It was a successful year for the Ag. Sales CDE. The team earned a 15th place Bronze rating out of 24 teams. Individ-

ual results were as follows: Liam McFadden- silver; Faith Norby- silver; Hannah Rebsom-silver; Dawson Schmel-

ing- bronze; and Ean Larsen- bronze.

The Livestock Judging year was another one that was successful for a young team that will be returning all judgers

for next year. The team earned a 17th silver rating out of 36 teams. Individual results were as follows: Payton

Pavlenko- gold; Iris Dukart- silver; Jaylynn Hicks- bronze; and Shadera Burian- bronze.

David Leier, FFA Advisor

Killdeer FFA Members Compete at the TLM-M Winter Contest On March 3rd, members of the Killdeer FFA Chapter competed at the Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky Winter Contest.

It was another successful day for the members both individually and for the teams.

The Livestock Judging Team earned a 7th place Bronze finish. Individually, Iris Dukart earned a 3rd place gold award;

Payton Pavlenko- silver award; Shadera Burian- bronze award.

The Ag. Sales Team earned an 8th place Bronze finish. Individually, Dawson Schmeling earned a silver award; Han-

nah Rebsom- bronze award; Faith Norby- bronze award; Liam McFadden- bronze award.

The playground committee has been busy planning our new playground that will be ready for the 2018-2019 school

year. Many businesses have donated to help fund this project. Businesses will be publicly recognized with levels of

donation. If you would like to help fund this project donations can be sent to Heather Travis at Killdeer School or

American Bank Center in Killdeer. Committee members include: Ashlynn Helfrich, Heather Travis, Jackie Gjer-

mundson, Ashley Jelly, Cheyanne Olson, Angela Ott, Anne Nies, Andrew Cook, and Anton Helfrich. Please contact

any of these members for more information.

FFA News Page 4

Playground Committee News

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From the Desk of Mr. Cook Kindergarten and Preschool registration will take place on Monday, April 9th, from 4:00-5:30 PM. Parents may

come at any time to sign children up during this time frame. If unable to attend please call the school at 701-764-

5877. Please bring a copy of your childs birth certificate and immunization records. If your child attended pre-

school at Killdeer you will only need to update any information that has changed. If we do not have your child’s

birth certificate and immunization records, please bring a copy of these documents because they are required for

your student to begin school. North Dakota law states that your child must be 5 years old before August 1, 2018

to attend Kindergarten. If attending Preschool, your child must be 4 years old by August 1, 2018.

Elementary students in Grades 3-6 will be taking the State Assessment from April 16th - April 20th. These test

results help guide pupil instruction in these last important weeks of school and also help prepare us for instruction

next fall. Please encourage your children to do their very best as we head toward summer vacation.

Summer school will be offered this year in the month of June only. Letters will go out in May to invite students to

enroll. Please continue to monitor the weather and make sure your child is dressed accordingly when they come to

school. Andrew Cook, Elementary Principal

Elementary Music News

Spring Programs Will Be Held In The Wrestling Room On The Following Dates:

*April 24th, 2:15 p.m. - Fourth grade classes

*May 3rd, 2:15 p.m. - Fifth grade classes

*May 8th, 2:15 p.m. - Sixth grade classes

**Elementary and Junior High Music Festival for grades 4-8 on Saturday, April 28th at

the school. If you are interested in helping, please contact Mrs. Nies at 701-764-5877 or

Karen.nies@k12.nd.us.

Anne Nies, Elementary Music Instructor

HOSA Blood Drive

There was a spectacular turn-out at the recent Killdeer Community Blood Drive held on Friday, March 9th from

1:00pm to 6:00pm. The Killdeer HOSA group recruited 47 community heroes and of that number 36 were eligible

to donate, which provided the hospitals and clinics with 45 products. A tremendous effort was put forth by our

future medical professionals and leaders of tomorrow! So much in fact that there were 28 new first time donors

and for us at United Blood Services welcoming that many new donors to our team of heroes is a huge win. Look

for upcoming opportunities to donate in the community at www.bloodhero.com. Find the hero in you. Give blood

3 times a year.

Camile Jones, Donor Recruiter Of United Blood Services

From the Desk of Mr. Kleeman

We are in the last Quarter of the school year, report cards went home on Wednesday, March 14. Students are go-

ing to begin pre-registering for classes next year. Students can show you the classes that they are registering for on

their PowerSchool. This registration process is to get a rough estimate of class sizes so that the schedule can be

adjusted to accommodate the most students.

All of the Winter Sports are done and the Spring Sports are beginning. Track and Field and Golf both have started.

Feel free to talk to the coaches if you have any questions.

Prom is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th. Pictures will begin at 5:30 and Grand March will begin at 8:00. Post

Prom is an event that follows the prom. It will take place at the High Plains Cultural Center. The event is to offer

students good clean fun where they play games and win prizes. Everyone that goes to prom is encouraged to par-

ticipate in this event.

Karter Kleeman, Secondary Principal

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Elementary Student Council We are now winding down to the end for our elementary student council. Last month, we had a healthy snack

sale. Thanks to all who contributed to it. We raised $307.00!!! There was a wide variety of goods and they sold

out real quick.

The student council donated money to purchase Dr. Seuss hats for all elementary students for Read across Ameri-

ca. It was so cute to see everyone reading with their hats on.

Our last meeting will be a little get together to celebrate the end of the year and all the accomplishments we have

achieved this year. They are a good group of students and worked very hard for the council.

Thanks for all your help with fund raising. It’s a great school family to work for.

Denice Sayler, Elementary Student Council

Responsible Childcare Course

Once again the Dunn County Extension office plans on hosting youth who are interested in becoming responsi-ble babysitters. The “I Have What it Takes to be Your Babysitter!” course will be held May 29-31 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Cost is $20 and registration is required by contacting the Dunn County Extension office at NDSU.Dunn.Extension@ndsu.edu or call 701-764-5593. This clinic provides the knowledge and skills to pro-mote safe and responsible care for infants and children, as well as manage a babysitting business. Course will include certification through the American Heart Association TM for CPR and First Aid through Killdeer Area Am-bulance. Youth should be at least 12 years old to take the course. If you have any other questions please call the Dunn County Extension office at 764-5593.

The AR Bash is scheduled for May 24th from 11:00AM-3:00 PM. This year we will also be

having a Mini-Carnival. If any businesses would like to come and have a spot to set up games for

the students, please contact Clayton Johnsen at 764-5877.

AR Bash Update

Congratulations to the 2018 Killdeer High School members who competed at the 2018 ND HOSA Leadership Conference: Garrett Calkins, Tyra Dahlen, Gracie Doe, Cheyanne Gallant, Brendon Gibson, Ainsley Hayden, Gabby Larimer, Chelsey Morlock, Annie Schwartzenberger, Yasmine Stretches, and Kaitlyn Warren.

Gracie Doe- Medical Terminology 2nd Place; Health Career Exploration 2nd Place

Ainsley Hayden- Medical Terminology 1st Place; Health Career Exploration 1st Place

Chelsey Morlock- Extemporaneous Health Poster 2nd Place

Brendon Gibson-named as the 2018-2019 North Dakota State President Elect

Garrett Calkins- named as the 2018-2019 North Dakota State Vice President

Creative Problem Solving 1st Place- Tyra Daylen, Chelsey Morlock, Kaitlyn Warren

Garrett Calkins and Yasmine Stretches qualified for nationals in CPR/First Aid.

These students are the face of the future of health care in our state and county. HOSA is the largest organization to serve students who plan to pursue a healthcare career. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare to all people. The current and projected shortage of healthcare professionals in North Dakota is creating a critical demand for an increased healthcare workforce. The North Dakota HOSA program prepares students to graduate with the skills necessary to make them career and college ready for degrees in much needed professions in the healthcare field. Because of the large number of national participants, the Killdeer HOSA chapter will be required to raise approximately $12,000.00 for the trip. If any company or individual is interested in helping these “future health care professionals” please contact Cherie Roshau, HOSA advisor at the Killdeer Public School.

Cherie Roshau, Killdeer HOSA Advisor

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HOSA News

Mrs. Boepple’s Book Bag

It’s BOGO Book Fair time!!! We had a successful Winter Book Fair in December (achieving $6,300 in sales). So now, we have

earned the option to conduct a BOGO or “Buy One, Get One” FREE book fair. If you buy one item, you get another item of equal or

lesser value free—basically, two for the price of one. Can’t beat a deal like that!

Killdeer Elementary BOGO Book Fair will be held from Monday, April 30 to Friday, May 4, in the Elementary Library. We will open

at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, and on Friday, we will end the Fair at 1:00 p.m. We will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Tues.,

Wed., and Thurs. There will be NO library classes Monday-Friday. In addition, we will be open during public library times: Monday,

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday 3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Keep in mind that items will sell out

quickly because it is a BOGO sale. Check out our Book Fair online homepage at <http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/

killdeerpublicschool>

I want to thank all patrons who have helped promote literacy and supported our library by purchasing books at book fairs and magazine

subscriptions during the fall magazine sales. By following your examples, your children understand the importance of reading.

Pam Boepple, Librarian

Congratulations Killdeer

Math Meet Team On A 4th

Place Finish At The DSU

Math Meet!

You may RSVP to Ms. Jelly at the school.

Come Join The Fun!!

April 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 Choir @ Richardton

Choir Festival

(7th-12th Grade)

Elem. VB @ Beach

Tri- TBA

4 Know The Truth

Assembly 6th - 12th Grade

Spring Activities Picture Day

5 Speech Region X

Meet

Elem. VB @

Hettinger Tri - TBD

6 7

8 9 Kind. & PreK Regis-

tration - 4-5:30 PM

JH Acalympics @

Dickinson Middle School

Elem. VB Home vs.

Heart River/Beach - 4:00

PM

10 Elem. VB @

New England Tri -

TBD

Varsity Track @

Hazen - 1:00 PM

11 School Board

Meeting -

7:00 PM

Early Out

1:30 PM

12 13 14

15 16 17 Elem. VB @

Bowman Tri - TBD

JH Track @ Beach - TBD

Varsity Track @

Bowman - 2:00 PM

JH Boys Golf @ South

Heart - 9:00 AM

18

19 Elem. VB @

Beulah Quad - TBD

JH Track @ Biesiot Activities

Center - 2:00 PM

Fall Cheerleading Tryouts

Varsity Boys Golf @ Beulah -

9:00 AM

20 Fall Cheerleading Tryouts

Varsity Girls Golf @

Bowman - 9:00 AM

21 State Science Olympiad

@ Fargo

West Fargo HS Rodeo

JH Track @ Watford

City - TBD

Varsity Track @ Hazen

- 10:00 AM

22 West Fargo HS Rodeo

23 JH Track @ Hazen -

2:30 PM

24 Varsity Girls Golf @

Beulah - 9:00 AM

4th Grade Music Program -

2:15 PM (Wrestling Rm)

25 26 JH Track @ Underwood -

2:00 PM

Varsity Girls Golf @

Hazen - 9:00 AM

27 Varsity Track HOME -

2:00 PM

Boys Golf @ Bowman

County - 9:00 AM

28 State Speech @

Mandan

Elem. & JH Music

Festival

29 30 JH Track HOME -

2:00 PM

Varsity Boys Golf @

Hazen - 9:00 AM

Close - Up Trip

NDSA Testing

NDSA Testing

April 2018 Menu

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

Cereal, toast, milk

Spaghetti with meat

sauce, green beans,

garlic toast, milk

3

Pancakes, juice,

Chicken strips,

mashed potatoes,

corn, milk

4

Cereal, toast, juice

French bread pizza,

marinara, sauce

5

Long johns, juice

Sloppy joes, sweet

potato fries, pickles,

fruit, milk

6

Cereal, toast, juice

Mac and cheese,

sausage, peas, milk

7

8 9

Oatmeal, juice, milk

Meatball subs,

Fries, fruit, milk

10

Cereal, toast, juice

Chicken and rice

soup, cheesy bread-

sticks, fruit, milk

11

Uncrustables, juice

Chicken alfredo,

carrots, breadsticks,

milk

12

Cereal, toast, juice

Tacos, fruit, milk

13

Cereal bars, juice

Brats, baked beans,

chips, fruit, dessert

14

15

16

Cereal, toast, juice

Hot ham and cheese

sandwiches, hash browns, fruit

17

Breakfast, burrito,

juice

Sheppard's pie, fruit,

milk

18

Cereal, toast, juice

Chicken wraps, fruit,

milk

19

Waffles, juice, milk

Swedish meatballs,

noodles, mixed veg-gies, bread, milk

20

Cereal, toast, juice

Hamburgers,

french fries, fruit, milk

21

22 23

Eggs, sausage, cheese

English muffin,

Popcorn chicken

salad, bread sticks, Fruit, milk

24

Cereal, toast

Lasagna hot dish,

Green beans, garlic toast

25

Blueberry muffins,

juice, milk

Turkey subs, chips,

fruit, milk

26

Cereal, toast, juice

Pizza, broccoli, fruit

27

Omelets, juice

Chili cheese fries,

fruit, dessert, milk

28

29 30

Cereal, toast, juice

Knoephla soup, sum-

mer sausage sandwich-

es, fruit, milk