Williston Middle School Central Campus

🍂 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 🍂 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 Wednesday, October 16 (sack lunch available) 𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 Thursday & Friday, October 17 & 18 We hope you enjoy your fall break! WillistonSchools.org

We are excited to begin the process of naming our new elementary school, which is being built thanks to the April 2024 Bond Referendum. Your input is incredibly valuable, and we would love to hear your suggestions for the school's name, mascot, and colors! Our 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 is the first step in the process. https://forms.gle/TqjbD1DxLH9yAHEE8 Submissions Accepted Through October 24, 2024. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲: PDF - https://5il.co/2ylcm School Naming Webpage - WillistonSchools.org/schoolnaming We look forward to receiving and reviewing your suggestions! Sincerely, WBSD7 Administration & School Board #wbsd7 #newschoolnaming #2024bondproject

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝟭𝟬.𝟴.𝟮𝟰 𝗪𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 We want to provide you with a brief overview and update on today’s evacuation and reunification process following the gas leak at Williston Middle School Central Campus. The leak was caused by a defective shut-off valve and fitting connected to a boiler installed during renovations within the last couple of years. Thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of our staff and emergency personnel, everyone remained safe throughout the day. The contractor is currently repairing the system. Once the repairs are finished, pressure testing will confirm whether it's safe for students to return to campus for in-person learning tomorrow. We will send a direct text and email update to all WMSCC families and staff as soon as a decision is made. Ensuring the safety of our students and staff remains our top priority. Once the WMSCC reopens for in-person school attendance, students will be able to retrieve their backpacks and any belongings left behind. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: - 8:45 AM: An odor was detected, and students were immediately evacuated. - 9:00 AM: Students were transitioned to the Raymond Family Community Center for reunification with families. - 9:30 AM: Reunification began for approximately 1,300 students. - 12:00 PM: Over half of the students had been safely reunified with their families. - 2:15 PM: The reunification process was complete, and all students were safely reunited with their families. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 We are incredibly grateful to everyone involved. Thank you to our parents and families for your patience and cooperation, to our students for remaining calm, and to our dedicated staff, District Reunification Team, District Food Services, our School Resource Officers and Transportation for making this process as smooth as possible. A special thank you to the Williston Fire Department, Williston Police Department, and MDU for their essential support. Additionally, we’d like to recognize the generosity of local businesses who donated extra food for students and staff, including Jersey Mike's, Don Pedro’s, Papa John’s, and 3 Amigos. We also appreciate Vac U Jet for providing portable restrooms. Thank you all for your understanding and support during this time. We are proud of how our community came together to ensure the safety and well-being of our students. Warm regards, WBSD7 & WMSCC Administration Feedback or Questions? communications@willistonschools.org

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

🍂 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲! 🎃 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗕𝗦𝗗𝟳: Not inclusive of all school-specific events. 𝗪𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 October 1 & 3, 5:00-7:00 PM 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆-𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 October 3, 5:30 PM at Missouri Ridge 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 October 4 at 5:00 PM 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 October 7 at 6:30 PM 𝗪𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝟱-𝟴) October 14 & 15, 5:00-7:00 PM 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹 October 16 at 11:00 AM 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 – 𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟! October 17 & 18 Note: Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held November 5 & 7. WillistonSchools.org

𝗪𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀! Williston Middle School Central Campus is in desperate need of Crossing Guard Volunteers! We need help from 7:30 - 8:00 AM and 3:00 - 3:20 PM daily. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these shifts, please contact Samantha Canerdy at samantha.canerdy@willistonschools.org or 701-713-7200 ext. 16002. Thank you for your support! WBSD7 & WMSCC Administration

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

Just a friendly reminder that this week on Friday, September 27, we will have an early dismissal at 11:00 AM for staff professional development. Sack lunches will be available, and buses will run at dismissal time. There will be no after-school childcare on this day. WBSD7 Calendar: https://5il.co/2eqwa WillistonSchools.org

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 We invite you to attend our upcoming Community Meeting, presented by the WBSD7 School Board and District Administration. The second of this school year's community meetings will take place on Monday, September 23rd, at 6:00 PM in the Bakken Auditorium (502 W Highland Dr) at Williston Middle School Central Campus - Door 15. 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒: 𝟏) 𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝟒 Constitutional Measure Related to Property Tax with Guest Presenter: Senator Brad Bekkedahl 𝟐) 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 Community Meetings are scheduled to occur throughout the 2024-2025 school year. For more details, visit: Community Meetings www.willistonschools.org/page/community-meetings 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: A brief overview on the topic 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Answers to questions submitted by community members prior to the meeting 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: An opportunity for community members to speak directly with the guest speaker, as well as WBSD7 Board Members and Administration, in an informal setting off stage 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒: The following resources, available on our website, provide valuable context and insights into the meeting topic. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: ND Ballot Measures Information, New Elementary School Project Information & Fall 2024 Update 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍/𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍: Submit questions online via this link: https://forms.gle/41xo8kMPEVQLqH7CA Submit questions in writing at the District Office: Physical Address: 1201 9th Ave NW Mailing Address: PO Box 1407, Williston, ND 58802 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐&𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨: The presentation and Q&A session will be recorded and available the day after the community meeting. All topic-related questions and answers will also be shared with the community in the days following. Best Regards, WBSD7 School Board & Administration Questions: communications@willistonschools.org

Parents of 6th Graders This week your student will be going on a field trip to the NDSU Extension Center. Students on Silver Jimmies and Maroon Marauders will go Tuesday 9/10 and Gold Bison and Magenta Vikings will go on 9/12. Lunch will be provided. If your student has any allergies, please send them with a sack lunch. Students must come dressed appropriately for the weather while following the dress code for WBSD7.

We have lots of fun things planned coming up in the next few weeks at Central Campus! Homecoming is the week of September 16th-20th. We will be celebrating with themed dress up days throughout the week. Monday: Sports Day--represent your favorite sport/sports team Tuesday: Twin Day--dress as twins with someone else Wednesday: Switch Day--teachers dress as students and students dress as teachers Thursday: Team Day--dress to show your team pride with the colors of your team or college apparel for the team (this means the team you are on at Central Campus) Friday: Orange and Black Day! Show your Coyote Pride and join us for the parade at 4:00 at the high school. Tailgating and football game to follow. We will also be hosting a Color Run for each team during Homecoming Week. 5th grade: September 16th 6th grade: September 17th 7th grade: September 18th 8th grade: September 19th There will be a Spooktacular dance for the 5th and 6th graders on September 27th from 5-7 pm. $5 entry. There is a dance in the works for 7th and 8th graders, but the planning is still happening. More info to come!

Due to the unfavorable air quality today, we had inside social time instead of outside recess during the lunches. Many of our students chose to utilize the game shelf which is always fun to watch! If you happen to be doing a little Fall cleaning and have some school appropriate games you are finished with, we would love to take them off your hands. When cold weather approaches and we are inside full time, we would like to have lots of game options for the students to choose from. If you have questions, please contact Mary Catherine Anderson at m.anderson@willistonschools.org.

There is No School and all WBSD7 offices will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labor Day. Enjoy the holiday! WillistonSchools.org

Our 6th grade students designed some pretty cool cars as part of an engineering lesson. Check them out! https://youtu.be/tvJpr-sYdcs

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𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 Meet Your Teachers for the 2024/2025 School Year! 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 Wednesday, August 14 5:30 - 7:30 PM 𝐖𝐌𝐒 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 (𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝟱-𝟴) Monday, August 19 5:00 - 7:00 PM 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 Tuesday, August 20 5:30 - 7:00 PM 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗞-𝟱: Bring Your School Supplies 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯: www.willistonschools.org/page/back-to-school #wbsd7 #backtoschool2024

𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 North Dakota Century Code requires all children to have their immunizations or exemptions be up to date by October 1st of each school year, or they must be excluded from school. WBSD#7 is partnering with Upper Missouri District Health Unit to ensure your student remains up to date on school mandated immunizations. 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐌𝐃𝐇𝐔 Thursday, August 8 Thursday, August 15 Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Upper Missouri District Health Unit Flyer: https://5il.co/2syf6 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐁𝐒𝐃𝟕 Monday, August 12 Monday, August 19 Monday, September 16 Time: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: WBSD7 District Office Flyer: https://5il.co/2sx64 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.willistonschools.org/page/immunizations 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛: www.willistonschools.org/page/back-to-school

🔔BELL SCHEDULE The 2024-2025 Bell Schedule has been added to our 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯: willistonschools.org/page/back-to-school. Please Note: The schedules for grades 6-8 and 9-12 have been updated to reflect the correct dismissal times. Please visit our "Back to School" webpage for all essential information, including enrollment, immunizations, food services, transportation, Title VI, school supplies, open house schedule, and bell schedule.

🔔𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 The 2024-2025 Bell Schedule has been added to our 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯: willistonschools.org/page/back-to-school Please Note: The schedules for grades 6-8 and 9-12 have been updated to reflect the correct dismissal times. Please visit our Back to School Information Hub for all essential information, including enrollment, immunizations, food services, transportation, Title VI, school supplies, open house schedule and bell schedule. #wbsd7 #backtoschool2024

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 Please visit our "Back to School" webpage at www.WillistonSchools.org/page/back-to-school for all essential information, including enrollment, immunizations, food services, transportation, Title VI, school supplies, open house schedule, and more!