Missouri Ridge are getting geared up and pumped up for our upcoming State Assessment. Students will be tested in the areas of Language Arts, Writing, and Mathematics on April 23, 24, and 25. But before that, we are going to get into the spirit. Next week is NDSA Prep Spirit Week. - Monday, April 15 – Fantasy & Sci-Fi Day - Tuesday, April 16 – Video Games Day - Wednesday, April 17 – Career Day - Thursday, April 18 – Earth Day - Tuesday, April 23 – Hawk’s Pride

Spring Picture Day - Tuesday, April 9 Spring Picture Day at Missouri Ridge is Tuesday, April 9th. Order forms went home with students on Friday. If you did not receive your order forms, please contact the school on Monday.

Middle School Golf Season Begins! Any 7th and 8th Grade Students interested in participating in golf this season can sign up at Williston Middle School. Practice begins on Monday, April 8th. For more information, please contact Matthew Lievel at Williston Middle School - (701) 572-5618

Missouri Ridge 8th Grade Parent Meeting On April 2, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Missouri Ridge will be hosting an informative meeting about how to register your 8th Grade students for Williston High School. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Reichman for more information.

Get your 2018-2019 Missouri Ridge School Yearbook! The DEADLINE to order is Thursday, March 21st! You can order yearbooks online at: ybpay.lifetouch.com Enter ID Code: 13817919

Missouri Ridge Parents, this Friday, March 1st is our Multi-Cultural Festival, and we can't do it without you. We are looking for families to prepare and donate sample-sized ethnic foods for our students to try. If you can help, please contact Mr. Guglich ASAP. (701) 875-2041

Next week is March into Spring Break Spirit week. Students are invited to celebrate the upcoming Spring Break with a Dr. Seuss themed week of fun! Dress in the correct Seuss-themed fashions and students can bring their team to victory! ~Monday, Feb. 25th: Fox in Socks Day- Wear Crazy Socks ~Tuesday, Feb. 26th: Thing 1 & Thing 2 Day- Find a partner and dress as twins. Bonus points for dressing as Thing 1 and Thing 2 ~Wednesday, Feb. 27th: Wacky Wednesday - Crazy Hair Day. ~Thursday, Feb. 28th: The Cat in the Hat- Wear a Hat Day. Bonus points for wearing a Dr. Seuss-themed hat. ~Friday, March 1st: Wear Green - Cafeteria will be serving Green Eggs and Ham for lunch and we will be having our Multi-cultural Day Incentive.

For this month's incentive, students at Missouri Ridge will be able to purchase tickets for the Multi-Cultural Festival on Friday, March 1st. But, in order to make it a grand success we need your help! We are looking for parents to donate ethnic dishes that can be shared as samples. If you can help, please contact Mr. Guglich at Missouri Ridge by Wednesday, February 27th.

The Missouri Ridge Science Fair is tomorrow, February 13th! Exhibits will be open to the public from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Please come by and check out all of the hard work our students have done to prepare for this year's Science Fair.

The Basketball game scheduled today at Missouri Ridge against Williston Middle School has been canceled. Buses will be running normally and all students will be dismissed at 3:30pm.

Missouri Ridge Parents... Due to weather conditions the Winter Wonder Land Dance will be held during school hours from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Buses will be running normally and all students will be dismissed at 3:30pm.

PTO FUNDRAISER - FESTIVAL OF HEARTS Join us for games, prizes and fun! Food and drinks are available for purchase and all proceeds go to the District 8 PTO -- which goes back to our kids! https://www.facebook.com/events/2336146903084245/

Missouri Ridge School's Winter Wonderland Dance for 6th, 7th, & 8th grade will be postponed due to the weather. Student council members will be working on getting a new date set asap. Make sure your child keeps their dance ticket as they can use it for the new date.

The Winter WonderLand Dance is this Friday! Tickets are on sale for 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders at the school store. This is an incentive event, so students may only use Greenbacks to purchase a tickets. Tickets are 20 Greenbacks. They will be on sale during lunch hour through Friday.

Missouri Ridge - Lost and Found!! We have an abundance of lost and found items here at Missouri Ridge that needs to be claimed no later than Friday, December 21st. Anything not claimed will be donated over the holiday break!

Christmas Decorations Wanted! It may seem a little early for Christmas decorating, but the Missouri Ridge Media Arts Program is getting ready to produce a Christmas-themed short film, so we are looking for all sorts of Christmas decorations. If you have any to donate, please drop them off at the main office.

District 1 and District 8 are interested in working together as two independent districts to address our community’s growing enrollment and we want to know what you think. Please follow this link to participate: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/#765787583

The Missouri Ridge Gen1 Hawks Spirit Shirt is on sale at the School Store! Get yours in time for Hawk's Pride Day on Thursday, September 27th! Only $15 while supplies last.

Get ready for Spirit Week and grab your Gen1 Missouri Ridge Hawks T-Shirt! Starting Monday, September 24th you will be able to purchase this first of many designs in the Hawks' Gear Collection, exclusively available at the Missouri Ridge School Store.

Dear Missouri Ridge Family, You may have heard of the recent fire in a Williston apartment building that devastated twelve families. One of those families is a part of the Missouri Ridge Family. They have lost all their belongings in the fire and will need to start rebuilding their lives from scratch. Missouri Ridge School will be collecting money, gift cards, and food items on behalf of this family. If you would like to contribute to this collection, you can drop off your contribution to the front office at Missouri Ridge during school hours next week.

As a result of our large and unexpected increase in enrollment and the time constraints associated with it, we will have to make the following changes beginning on Monday, September 10th : - 4th & 5th Grade Class Changes The 5th Grade classes at Missouri Ridge have grown beyond reasonable capacity and we are going to have to split the two classes in to three classes. To accommodate this move, we will have to move a class of 4th graders to Garden Valley. Mrs. Herland will be the 4th Grade teacher at Garden Valley. Mrs. Wetzel will be the new 5th grade teacher at Missouri Ridge. Parents of students affected by the 4th and 5th grade class switches will be contacted directly. - School Start and End times at Garden Valley and Round Prairie will change to: 8:10am Start Time 3:05pm Dismissal Time If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact Mr. Guglich

Cross Country Practice Begins! The first week of Cross Country practice will be held at Spring Lake Park. Students will be asked to meet at the park starting on August 13th through the 17th from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Coach Carlson will meet athletes at the play structure nearest to the entrance. Look for the yellow District 8 school bus. Be sure to wear appropriate attire for both the activity and weather. Please wear good running shoes and bring a water bottle. Coach Carlson can be reached via email at Tabitha.Carlson@k12.nd.us Thank you, Darryl LaDue Williams County School District 8 Athletic Director Phone: 701-651-7082 Email: darryl.f.ladue@k12.nd.us

School Begins on August 20th We are so excited for the New School Year! We'll begin on August 20th at 8:00am with our first outdoor assembly. Students will be assigned to a temporary homeroom where they will be assessed in Reading and Math. Based on the data collected in the assessment, students will be assigned to their permanent classes.

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