Williston Basin Career & Technical Education Center

🎃 October Calendar
Fall Break & Parent-Teacher Conferences

Oct 2 & 7 - WHS Parent-Teacher Conferences
Oct 16 & 17 - NO SCHOOL for Fall Break
Oct 21 & 30 - WMSCC Parent-Teacher Conferences
Oct 23 & 28 - Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences

WillistonSchools.org/calendar

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

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

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

At the October 3, 2024, community meeting on school boundary setting, the 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 was opened. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: https://rsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/WBSD7-boundary-process WBSD7 is undergoing a process to create elementary attendance boundaries, which will take effect in the 2026-2027 school year with the opening of the new elementary school. This survey is designed to gather foundational input from the community for the Board and Administration to consider in the development of boundary concepts. There will be another community meeting on January 9, 2025 to follow up on this survey and other boundary-setting processes. 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗬 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦: - Confirm the Board's Guiding Principles - Rank the Boundary Criteria - Comment on the Draft Boundary Concept - Provide input on the implementation of the Future Boundary Plan Thank you for your participation! The results of this community survey will guide the Board and Administration in establishing the elementary school boundaries. The survey is being conducted by WBSD7's school planning consultants, RSP & Associates. The survey will remain 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: https://rsp.mysocialpinpoint.com/WBSD7-boundary-process 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: www.willistonschools.org/page/community-meetings

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 The Williston Basin School District #7 invites the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of its new elementary school on Friday, October 4, 2024, at 5:00 PM. The ceremony will take place in Williston Square at 1316 33rd St W. Construction for the new elementary school will commence this fall, with the school slated to open its doors in August 2026. This project is made possible by the passing of the bond referendum in April 2024, a major milestone in addressing the district’s continued enrollment growth. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held in partnership with JLG Architects, JE Dunn Construction, and the City of Williston. For more information about the new elementary school project, visit: willistonschools.org/page/2024bondproject. Best regards, Williston Basin School District #7