Gary A. Wilz-Superintendent

Karter Kleeman-Jr./Sr. High Principal

Carol Dietz-Elementary Principal

Phone: 701-764-5877

Fax: 701-764-5648

Website: www.killdeer.k12.nd.us

Killdeer Public School Monthly Newsletter

January, 2016

IN THIS ISSUE * Elementary Principal News-Pg.2

* Music Notes-Pg.3

* Financial Aid Night Info-Pg.4

* January Calendar-Pg.5

* January Menu -Pg. 6

DATES TO REMEMBER

Jan. 12

FFA Donkey Basketball

7:00 PM

Jan. 18

NO SCHOOL

(In Lieu of Day)

Jan. 27

Early Out

1:30 PM

Jan. 27

Music Super Bingo

5:00 PM

Superintendent News

Open Enrollment Deadline Is Monday, February 29, 2016

If you have students that will be attending school in Killdeer and you are not a resident of the Killdeer District, you need to complete an Open Enrollment Application for the 2016 – 2017 school term. We have a significant number of students that are open enrolled into Kill-deer and a few that are open enrolled to other Districts from Killdeer. The open enrollment deadline is Monday, February 29, 2016 which is “the last working day prior to March First” according to statute. The application is filed with the “Admitting District” instead of the “Resident District”. I still encounter difficulty trying to en-sure that families file the necessary paperwork according to the NDCC timeline. Families that reside in McKenzie County, Billings County, Halliday School District, Beulah School District, Manda-ree School District, and Twin Buttes students of elemen-tary-age (Twin-Buttes High School students are covered on “Tuition Agreements”) should file open-enrollment ap-plications no later than Monday, February 29, 2016. Please download the form at http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/forms/word/sfn19378.doc or request the form from the school office. I would be happy to assist you with any questions you have

regarding open enrollment.

Gary A. Wilz, Superintendent

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Donkey Basketball January 12, 2016

7:00 PM

Killdeer High School

FBLA vs. FFA

HOSA vs. Dunn County All Stars

(Plus Championship Game)

Tickets Available at Main Office

Tickets: Advanced $6.00 - Door $8.00

Preschool Free

Sponsored by: Killdeer FFA, FBLA, and

HOSA

The School Board Has

Approved March 18,

2016 As The Make-Up

Day For

November 13, 2015

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*I look forward to a busy and productive spring semester!

*Please keep an eye on the Music Calendar for upcoming events!

*Super Bing will be Wednesday, January 27th. Supper at 5:00pm and Bingo at 6:00pm. All are welcome!

*There will be a musical this spring. Details and more information TBA.

*We are in need of more chaperones for the 2017 New Orleans Tour. Contact Mrs. Oase if interested.

*If your student sold Cookie Dough to Michelle Gerhardt or Wreaths to Rebecca Johnson or Monte and Cheryl Way,

please contact Mrs. Oase ASAP.

Abby Oase, Music Instructor

Music Notes From Mrs. Oase

Science Notes From Dr. West

BEST Robotics

Since September 12th, 21 students have been working diligently to compete in the BEST robotics competition.

First at the local competition in Dickinson on October 23rd and 24th and then at the regional competition on December

4th and 5th. BEST robotics (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) involves two parallel competitions, the

robotics competition and the BEST Award. For the robotics competition each school is given the same kit of parts and

are given six weeks to build a robot that can perform a task better than other robots. Each year the robots have to per-

form a new task based on the game theme which changes every year. In this year’s game scenario, Pay Dirt, BEST

purchased a mine that has many resources but is not safe for humans to enter. They require that teams build a robot

that can repair the mine and retrieve the commodities within.

The BEST Award is the highest honor in the competition and involves five separate areas of competition: Pro-

ject Engineering Notebook, Marketing Presentation, Team Exhibit and Interview, Spirit and Sportsmanship, and Robot

Performance. The Project Engineering Notebooks is scored based on how well students document the process the team

used to design, build, and test their robot. In the Marketing Presentation the students imagine themselves as employees

trying to sell their product, the robot, to a potential buyer, the judges. The students have to provide information about

their company and engineering methods, and why their product is superior. In the Team Exhibit and Interview the stu-

dents build an 8’ x 8’ x 8’ exhibit which embodies the game theme and demonstrates all of their publicity efforts in the

school and surrounding community. Judges then interview the students and ask them questions about the team’s ex-

hibit and about the robot’s design and construction. The Spirit and Sportsmanship is scored based on the spirit the

team shows during the competition and how much they help other teams and their conduct toward other teams.

On December 4th and 5th, 21 students in grades 6-12 under the guidance of Dr. West participated in the North-

ern Plains BEST robotics regional championship. Killdeer was one of 34 teams from North Dakota, South Dakota,

Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania participating in the regional competition. To participate in the regional

competition, the teams had to be among the top teams at their local competition to earn an invitation to the regional

competition. At the competition Killdeer finished 4th in Spirit and Sportsmanship, 5th in the Project Engineering Note-

book, 5th in the Team Exhibit and Interview, 17th in the Marketing Presentation, and 29th in the Robot Performance, for

an overall placing of 13th in the BEST Award. This is exceptional work for a team which is only in its third year of

existence. I congratulate all of the students for their hard work this year and look forward to next year.

Dr. Jeff West, HS Science Instructor

We would like to invite all families of Killdeer High School seniors to Killdeer High School, on Wednesday, January 20th for a financial aid night. We will cover topics including applying for financial aid, the FAFSA, how financial aid decisions get made, and what types of aid and resources are available for families. Financial aid can be a challenging process for college ready families. This is a chance for families to hear from financial aid experts and ask questions to those directly involved in the financial aid process. Our speaker, Sandy Klein, is the Director of Financial Aid at Dickinson State University. Questions please contact Mrs. Vettel, School Counselor or Mrs. Roshau, Career Advisor at 764-5877.

Please RSVP by January 10th, 2016 to Mrs. Vettel at Court-ney.vettel@k12.nd.us or by calling 764-5877 or by having your student

sign up outside the Counseling Office.

**ALL Seniors that attend with a parent will receive an extended

lunch period for a week!**

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4 GBB ABC Home

vs. Trinity 4:00 MT

5 BBB AB @

Bowman County

4:00 MT

6 7 GBB ABC Home

vs. Hazen 4:00 MT

Wrestling @

Hettinger Dual

6:00 MT

8 Wrestling @

Nighthawlk Classic (Hettinger)

11:30 AM MT

9 Wrestling @ Night-

hawlk Classic(

9:00 AM MT

JH BBB @ Wat-

ford City Jamb.

(8th) TBA

10 11 GBB ABC @

Scranton 4:00 MT

BBB AB @ Mott/

Regent (Mott) 5:00

MT

12 JH BBB @ Belfield

4:00 MT

FFA Donkey BBall

7:00 MT

13 School Board

Meeting

5:30 MT

14 GBB AC @

Beulah 4:30 MT

BBB AB Home vs.

Glen Ullin/Hebron

TBA MT

15 Wrestling @

Rugby Trny

2:30 PM MT

16 Wrestling @

Rugby Trny

8:00 AM MT

GBB A @ Bismarck vs.

Flasher 8:30 AM MT

BBB A @ Bismarck vs.

Solen 11:30 AM MT

17 18 BBB AB Home vs.

Beach TBA MT

19 Wrestling @

New Salem Tri.

TBA

GBB ABC Home vs.

Bowman County

4:00 MT

20 Financial Aid Night

5:30 - 7:00 PM MT

21 Wrestling Home vs.

Beulah 5:00 MT

GBB AB @ Beach

5:30 MT

JH BBB @ Hazen 3:00

MT

22 Wrestling @

Lisbon Storhaug

Trny. 3:00 PM MT

BBB AB @

Enderling vs. Lisbon

5:00 MT

23 Wrestling @ Lisbon

Storhaug Trny. 8:30

AM MT

GBB AB Home vs.

Grant Co. 3:00 MT

BBB AB @ Enderlin

12:00 PM MT

24 25 JH BBB Home vs.

Trinity

4:00 MT

26 Wrestling Home -

Stanley Dual

5:00 MT

GBB AB Home vs.

Rich/Taylor

5:30 MT

27 Super Bingo

5:00 PM MT

28 GBB AB Home vs. Mott/

Regent 5:30 MT

BBB Heart River JV

Trny. TBA

JH BBB Home vs. Beu-

lah 4:00 MT

29 Wrestling @ New Salem

East/West Trny. 2:00

PM MT

BBB AB Home vs.

Beulah TBA MT

30 Wrestling @ New Salem

East/West Trny. 8:00 MT

BBB Heart River JV Trny.

TBA

JH BBB @ Watford City

10:00 AM MT

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January 2016

No School

School

Resumes

No School

(In Lieu of Day)

Early Out

1:30

January 2016 Menu

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

No School

2

3 4 Cereal

Toast Juice

Super Nachos Grapes

Milk

5 Pop Tarts & Juice

2nd Gr Class Choice

Chicken Fingers

Mac & Cheese

Green Beans

White Cake w/

Chocolate Frosting

6 Cereal

Toast Juice

Hot Ham & Cheese Hash Browns

Fruit & Milk

7 Biscuits & Gravy

Juice

Chili Cheese Fries

Bread Fruit

Milk

8 Cereal

Toast Juice

Pizza Corn

Fruit & Milk

9

10 11 Sausage, Egg & Cheese

on English Muffin

Juice

Turkey & Swiss Subs

Chips

Pickles

Fruit & Milk

12 Cereal

Toast Juice

2nd Gr Class

Choice—TBA

13 Blueberry Muffin

Juice

Meatballs

Mashed Potatoes w/

Gravy

Bread, Corn & Scooby

Grahams & Milk

14 Cereal

Toast

Juice

Grilled Chicken, Bacon

& Swiss Burger

Smiley Fries

Fruit & Milk

15 Apple Strudel

Juice

Pepperoni Bosco

Sticks

Green Beans

Fruit & Milk

16

17 18 No School

19 Breakfast Burrito

Juice

Cheeseburgers

Au Gratin Potatoes Pickles

Fruit & Milk

20 Cereal, Toast &

Juice

Chicken Strips

Mashed Potatoes w/

Gravy Bread

Fruit & Milk

21 Waffles w/ Syrup

Juice

Corn dogs

Buttered Noodles Mixed Vegetables

Fruit & Milk

22 Cereal

Toast

Juice

Popcorn Chicken Salad

Breadstick

Fruit

Milk

23

24 25 Breakfast Pizza

Juice

Chicken Burger

Curly Fries Fruit

Milk

26 Cereal, Toast & Juice

2nd Gr Class Choice

Steak Fingers

Mashed Potatoes w/

Gravy, Corn & Bread

Frozen Strawberries

Ice Cream w/ Chocolate

& Caramel & Sprinkles

27 Bagels w/ Cream

Cheese

Yogurt & Juice

Sloppy Joes

Tater Tots

Pickles

Fruit & Milk

28 Cereal

Toast

Juice

Spaghetti w/ meatballs

Green Beans

Garlic Bread

Milk

29 Sausage Links

Hash Browns

Juice

Hot dogs

Baked Beans

Chips

Fruit & Milk

30

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