This week we recognized our wonderful leader of BCN, Mr. Currie. Thank you for all you do!
Coach Steckler will have a mandatory player/parent meeting for all 7th and 8th grade boys playing basketball this season on December 12th at 5:30PM in the Tech Ed classroom. The high school boys team is playing Lisbon that night with the jv game starting at 6.
Now that basketball season is in full swing, we are looking for people to cover kitchen hot concessions. If you or a group needs a fundraising opportunity sign up at
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/9040e4ea8a82ca3f94-bcnvb1
The giving tree is up at BCN. We look forward to fulfilling these needed items!
The Barnes County North’s kindness club, Kids 4 Kindness, held a cereal drive this fall. The elementary brought in 213 boxes of cereal. The collection was also a house competition. The blue house, Reveur, collected the most cereal with 63 boxes. Before the cereal was taken to the Salvation Army in Jamestown, the students watched the cereal boxes domino down the hall.
BARNES COUNTY NORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY DEADLINE THIS WEEK!!
The Barnes County North School Board is seeking candidates to fill a vacated seat for the rest of the 2022-2023 term. Please complete, date, and sign the application form & statement of interest & return the completed documents to Business Manager Lindsay Polk at the Barnes County North School, 2184 101st Avenue SE, Wimbledon, ND 58492, or email to Lindsay.Polk@k12.nd.us. Forms can be found at https://www.barnescountynorth.k12.nd.us/documents/district/school-board/school-board-application-forms/392345 Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 8, 2022 & may also be dropped off at the Barnes County North School. The Barnes County North School Board will make the final decision on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. By submission of this form, your interest in the Barnes County North School Board vacancy will become public.
6th graders are learning about potential and kinetic energy!
All after school practices planned for today are cancelled due to poor weather conditions. BBB players be on alert for a message from coach Schaffer concerning tomorrow morning's scheduled practice. At this time the JH girls basketball tournament scheduled to be played in Valley City is still on.
We are seeking stakeholder nominations for BCN Teacher of the Year. The person chosen will be put in for Barnes County Teacher of the year at the state level. Nominations are due December 31st. We encourage you to nominate one of our outstanding educators for BCN 2022-23 Teacher of the Year! So many great things are happening in our building that should be shared.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1fd9GOfHvfTwyizw8BZljzqnF1xpNlaE_xhtiPgoIKP8sgQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
The GBB game scheduled for tonight is in Maddock rather than Leeds!
Dear Families,
Please join us at BCN this Wednesday, November 30th for our next Coffee & Conversation! We will have guest speaker Dr. Alex Looysen, who will be discussing Right Eye, what it is, and how it affects our students.
We hope to see you soon!
If you have any questions before Wednesday, please feel free to call or email the school. We have a Zoom link available upon request.
701-646-6202
Lisa McMillan
Lisa.mcmillan@k12.nd.us
Sara Anderson
Sara.a.anderson@k12.nd.us
The Sheyenne Valley Special Education Unit (SVSEU located in Valley City, ND) is seeking a full-time Director of Special Education. SVSEU serves five area school districts including BCN. For more information please visit the link listed below.
https://sites.google.com/site/svseusped/home/job-openings?authuser=0
ASSISTANT COOK OPENING
BCN is searching for an individual to fill an assistant cook position. To apply for this position please send a letter indicating interest and any supporting documentation to:
Business Manager, Lindsay Polk
2184 101st Ave SE
Wimbledon, ND 58492
Please direct any questions to Lindsay Polk at 7016466202.
Position will be open until filled.
BCN Parents:
The BCN GBB and BBB seasons are quickly approaching--the GBB team has their first home game this week!
Bison Buddy is a chance for kids in grades 2-6 to be part of the team during the Bison Girls Basketball/Boys Basketball home games. They will sit on the bench with the team and be announced during the starting line up! If you would like your child to be a Bison Buddy, please email your child’s name to Jessie Albrecht at: jalbrecht10@gmail.com
You can also indicate if your child needs a t-shirt, or if they still have one from being a Bison Buddy previously that they can use.
Thanks, and GO BISON!
The Barnes County North School District has some printers, monitors, and iPads for sale. If you are interested in purchasing these items they will be available tomorrow evening at conferences or you may reach out to Melissa.Bitz@k12.nd.us to purchase. All sales are final.
Due to yesterdays and overnight drifting on rural roads, BCN school will start 2 hours late today. This will allow buses more time to navigate roads and travel in the daylight. If you know of a road or a driveway that is impassable, please let your bus driver know or call/email the school. No breakfast will be served.
Due to the drifting snow and road conditions, BCN will be dismissing at 3:00 today with buses leaving at 3:07. There will also be no parent/teachers’ conferences tonight. Please check your email for conference information.
The Junior high girl's basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Monday November 21 @ 4:30 in Page.
NASP Archery is for boys and girls in grades 4th- 12th.
The season will start on December 20, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the Commons at BCN. At that time, tournament information and bows will be handed out to those who will borrow a school bow. There will be a Q&A session and the evening will end with practice.
Depending on gym schedule, practice is usually 1 to 3 days a week, up to the state tournament in March.
To sign up this season please email: bcnarchery@hotmail.com
Please provide your archers name, grade, shirt size and if you need a school bow or have your own. Please sign up by December 15th if you would like to join the archery team.
6th graders exploring Newton's First Law of Motion!
