
On Friday, February 4, 2022, all of our phone lines will be down intermittently beginning at 10:00 a.m. At this time, we do not have an estimate of how long the phone lines will be down. We appreciate your patience during this. If you need to reach someone during this time, please email your school secretary. You can find a list of staff members and their email addresses by clicking on the “Staff” link on your school’s website.

Our phone lines are all operating as normal. Thank you for your patience during the outage.

Talent Show 2022 is set to take off!!
Follow the link below to the Talent Show Website that will house all your talent show information!!
https://sites.google.com/willistonschools.org/talentshow/home?fbclid=IwAR0hiU6MonzIc2E_oJRh4vAoH5E7pP-EgdF6t_5F-v82rQ-yiG21pjYdpbY

Choir members-we will have practice every Tuesday after school this month!

TODAY'S THE DAY!! Get your Kindergarten Students pre-registered for the 2022-2023 School year today from 8-4 at the District Office Board Room (Door K, around the back of the building).
www.willistonschools.org/page/enrollment.

Congratulations to our Bakken Battle of the Books Winners!! They will be moving on to the district battle at Missouri Ridge on February 22 at 6:00! Way to go Readers!!

THE EARLY RELEASE IS ONLY FOR WILLISTON HIGH SCHOOL. ALL OTHER SCHOOLS WILL DISMISS AT THE NORMAL TIME.

Bakken Book Swap

ATTENTION SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS: Mark your calendars for the WBSD7 Sub Academy - June 13, 2022 from 8:00-4:30 p.m.
Please see the flyer for more information.
For any questions, please contact Dr. Arneson at (701)572-1580 ext. 01103 or Mrs. Brenner at (701)572-1580 ext. 01105.

February 15th is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. We want to say thank you to our SRO's who serve our students and staff every day!

WHS Tri-M Music Honor Society Presents: March Music Madness! This is for students in grades 2-5. If your student is interested, act fast! There are only 80 spots available.
If you have any questions, please email Noelle Leibrand at noelle.leibrand@willistonschools.org.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS: The date for the Sub Academy has changed to May 27, 2022. All subs, regardless of licensure, need to attend.
Please see the flyer for more information. For any questions, please contact Dr. Arneson at (701)572-1580 ext. 01103 or Mrs. Brenner at (701)572-1580 ext. 01105.

Reminder: There is no school on Friday, 2/18 (Teacher In-Service) and Monday, 2/21 (President's Day). Enjoy your long weekend!

We are looking for bus drivers to join our team! We have openings for route drivers (paying $135/day for a full route) and activity drivers (paying $37.50/hour drive time and $20/hour wait time).
If interested, check out our careers page: https://www.willistonschools.org/page/careers-with-wbsd7

RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING PLAN UPDATE:
During today's Special School Board Meeting, changes were made to the Return to In-Person Learning Plan.
If you have any questions about this, please contact Lynn Douglas MSN, RN - School Nurse Coordinator at lynn.douglas@willistonschools.org or (701)572-1580.

The SEL Word for March is Resilience. How do you overcome the unexpected?

Congratulations to Battle of the Books Team, Book Bison!! They took third place in the regional battle.

5th Grade Girls don't miss out! Join out @Girls Who Code Club and learn how to use code to change the world. The club will start after spring break. Sign up forms due before spring break!

Don't forget Band-O-Rama is TONIGHT! 7:00 p.m. at the Phil Jackson Fieldhouse. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students.

Attention Bakken Band Students & Parents:
TONIGHT is Band-O-Rama! Please remind your students to wear the appropriate attire for tonight, and go over the expectations with them.
We have also included a friendly reminder for audience expectations during formal performances.
We can't wait to see you all tonight!