Summer School Registration
It's time to start thinking about registering for summer school. Summer school registration is now open for all grade levels. Click here for programs and schedules.
All students who will be in high school during the 2022-23 school year have access to sizable number of classes that may be taken for credit recovery or for credit advancement. View the Summer School Program Brochure Here. Taking summer courses can create more space in a student’s schedule for electives during the school year, allowing them to explore fine arts, world languages, CTE, and much more.
All middle school students may take two of the following classes:
- Math Exploration
- Targeted Math
- Reading Exploration
- Targeted Reading
- Science Exploration
- Social Studies Exploration
Summer school registration closes May 25. For more information and to complete registration online, please visit www.fargosummerschool.com
Elementary Enrichment
Trollwood Performing Arts School Summer Registration
Despite the postponement of the 2022 Mainstage Musical: Singin' in the Rain, Trollwood still has openings for students to attend summer classes in the ArtSpark (K-4), Totally Trollwood Academy (Grades 5-7), Trollwood Academy (Grades 8-12), and Trollwood Conservatory (Grades 10-12) programs. And for students to perform in Trollwood Children’s Theatre production of Seussical Kids (Grades 5-6), and the Trollwood Players (Grades 8-12). The Totally Trollwood Musical: Wizard of Oz Youth Edition has reached capacity.
Take a look at Trollwood's summer programming brochure!
Feature Column - What's Next?
In a feature column published last month, the three prongs to qualify for special education services was described. So, what happens next, after a student qualifies for special education services?
Learn about the next steps of developing and implementing specially designed instruction in this Feature Column by FPS Assistant Director of Special Education Shelby DiFonzo.
Staff Recognition Nominees
Watch the videos below documenting the announcements for Teacher of the Year, Support Staff of the Year, and Administrator of the Year!
Speech & Debate National Qualifiers
Davies
Cady Wang, Student Congress, House
Angel Mochoge, Debate, Public Forum
Lydia Picotte, Debate, Public Forum
Anusha Yadav, Speech, US Extemporaneous Speaking
Ariel Bahn, Debate, World Schools
Amro Heshmat, Debate, World Schools
South
Gabrielle McGarvey, Debate, Lincoln-Douglas
Nathan Rateau, Debate, Big Question
North
Anika Arifin, Speech, US Extemporaneous Speaking
FPS COVID-19 Data
Reminder - School Makeup Day
Graduation Ceremony Livestream Links
Dakota High School, May 27 at 7 p.m.
South High School, May 29 at 3 p.m.
Davies High School, May 29 at 6 p.m.
North High School, May 29 at noon
District Culture and Climate Survey
Fargo Public Schools is engaged in an ongoing continuous improvement process, of which all stakeholders are a part. Below is an invitation to participate in an online survey between the dates of Wednesday, April 6 and Friday, May 13.
Surveys provide school leaders and teachers a window into the perceptions of all stakeholders. The results of this survey will help us identify areas of strength and those that need improvement in regard to the school’s climate and culture. The results will enable us to make improvements focused on building positive school culture.
This survey is anonymous, takes no more than 5-8 minutes to complete, and is smartphone
compatible.
Take the Parent Climate & Culture Survey
Cultural Diversity Field Trip
Students at the Fargo Adult Learning Center (ALC) provided a unique opportunity for cultural learning and growth to high school students from nearby communities this spring.
High school classes from Fergus Falls, Minn. and Underwood, Minn. visited the ALC to gain insight on the lives of individuals with very different life experiences to their own. The ALC students, many of whom are refugees and English Learner (EL) students, gave the visiting high schoolers a look at what life is like for them as they adapt to a new country and explained what their lives looked like in their home countries.
Read more about this unique opportunity for cultural learning at the Adult Learning Center.
Davies Cupcake Wars
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Mental Health Factsheet
It's normal for your mental health to shift over time - we all face difficult situations in our lives. Creating positive habits is a great way to support your mental health when you're doing well and helps you build skills to use if you do face symptoms of a mental health condition.
State Superintendent Student Cabinet
North Dakota State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is asking North Dakota students to apply for the Superintendent’s Student Cabinet, a group of young people who give Baesler their ideas and opinions about improving K-12 education.
Cabinet positions are open for students in grades 3-12 from North Dakota public and nonpublic schools. Members are chosen to serve for 18 months, with terms beginning July 1. The present Cabinet has 23 members. It includes students with diverse cultures, perspectives and backgrounds, from different school sizes and geographic regions within North Dakota.
The Student Cabinet’s application form is posted on the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s website. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Monday, May 23.
Pay it Forward
Deek's Pizza Gives Back
School Board Schedule and Links
The Board of Education of the City of Fargo meets in regular session on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, beginning at 5:30 p.m. To find Board meeting agendas and schedules, a broadcast link, an archive of past meetings, and more, visit the Board of Education webpages on the FPS website.
Read the Board Briefs from the May 10 meeting of the School Board.
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Geography and Technology Kim Schultz gave a presentation to Mrs. Haman's geography class at Discovery Middle School about how technology affects the tools and technologies of past and current cultures. He showcased common or unique items from a variety of cultures and countries and asked the students to identify what the object was and what it was used for. Items included a goat stool used in Kazakhstan, and a bamboo wife used to allow cool air to flow beneath blankets at night. (Photo courtesy Tami Haman) | Sign of the Beaver FPS Indian Education Specialist Ricky White visited Bennett Elementary School students and staff to give a presentation about Native American culture, The Seven Grandfather Teachings, and the clan system. His visit was in support of the school's fifth graders studying of the book "The Sign of the Beaver" by Elizabeth George Speare and a unit on Lewis and Clark's exploration. (Photo courtesy Katie Anderson) | Music Tour The Jefferson Elementary School Choir and Handchimes groups directed by Mrs. Schuster went on a tour of performances across the Fargo area on May 4. The students performed at The Meadows Nursing Home, St. Catherine North Nursing Home, and West Acres Mall. They had a wonderful time sharing their love of music with the community. |
Geography and Technology
Sign of the Beaver
Music Tour
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Officer in the Kitchen Officer David Carlson, a Community Trust Officer who was filling in for South's school resource officer, stepped up to help out a kitchen staff in desperate need of help. The kitchen staff at South was already shorthanded, but an employee was out sick for five days and needed somebody to help them out. (Photo courtesy Cindy Hogenson) | Jefferson Lunch Heroes Who are those mysterious heroes in the Jefferson Elementary School kitchen!? The kitchen staff at Jefferson dressed up as the superheroes they are for School Lunch Hero Day on Friday, May 6. | Caped Crusaders The kitchen staff at Eagles Elementary School donned capes to celebrate School Lunch Hero Day on Friday, May 6. The holiday is a chance to showcase the difference that school nutrition professionals make for every child who comes through the cafeteria. (Photo courtesy Kimmy Milligan) |
Officer in the Kitchen
Jefferson Lunch Heroes
Caped Crusaders
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Kit Cat Diner Welcome to the Kit Cat Diner. Jefferson Elementary School held a school-wide contest to name their lunchroom. Ailyn Olson's submission of the Kit Cat Diner was declared the winner. The lunchroom was officially christened with a sign reveal ceremony on May 6. (Photo courtesy Beth Olson) | Staff Massages In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week last week, the staff at Centennial Elementary School was given a massage day. A team of masseuses from Elite Massage Academy visited the school let the staff take a break and relax. | Bird Houses The birds have come back to the area for the spring and thanks to Madison Elementary School's fourth and fifth graders and the school's Parent Teacher Association, many of them will have a roof over their heads. Students and parents built bird and decorated bird houses during a community event at the school. (Photo courtesy Lori Conmy) |
Kit Cat Diner
Staff Massages
Bird Houses
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Mercados The students in Helene Zelaya's Spanish 1B class made marketplaces (mercados) and performed transactions in Spanish. They included 10 items with appropriate prices in pesos, named their market, and wrote dialog with another students bargaining, buying, and selling the items. (Photo courtesy Helene Zelaya) | Coaching Cadre Fargo Public Schools' literacy coaches traveled to the North Dakota State Capital Building in Bismarck for the North Dakota Coaching Cadre. Literacy coaches from across the state gather multiple times each year to network with other coaches and refine their skills. (Photo courtesy Lisa Roeske) |
Mercados
Coaching Cadre
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