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School Board Feature Column - Woodrow Wilson Decision
Woodrow Wilson High School Name Change Submission Period
The Fargo Public Schools (FPS) Board of Education is inviting public input on the new name of Woodrow Wilson High School, per FPS Administrative Policy 3260. Students, staff, and community members wishing to submit a name suggestion may do so using this Naming Process Form. The formal public input period is open through November 8 at 5 p.m. The School Board will select a name based on submissions at a later date. FPS will transition the school to its new name by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.
Instructional Level Update
The Fargo Public Schools COVID-19 Instructional Plan Committee has developed an instructional level timeline for elementary and secondary students to return to in-person learning five days a week.
Elementary Schools:
Level 4 – In-Person Instruction four days per week until at least November 30, 2020
Middle Schools:
Level 3 – Hybrid Instruction transition to Level 4 – In-Person Instruction (four days per week)
- Sixth grade transitions to four days November 30, 2020
- Seventh grade transitions to four days December 14, 2020
- Eighth grade transitions to four days January 19, 2021
High Schools:
Level 3 – Hybrid Instruction until January 19, 2021
The FPS COVID-19 Instructional Plan Committee’s adopted plan sets a goal of returning to in-person instruction for all grade levels five days a week beginning the second semester, which begins on January 19, 2021.
FPS COVID-19 Data
Agassiz Excellence Award
FEA Teacher of the Month
South Students Earn Cash for AP Exam Scores
Good grades and cold hard cash! That's what dozens of students have at South High School after receiving high scores on their Advanced Placement (AP) exams, thanks to a program through the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). Students who took AP exams in science, technology, engineering, and math were awarded $100 for each high score. Overall, South students earned nearly $13,000 for their efforts, which was a more than $2,000 increase from last year. Click here to learn more about how the NMSI program helps students succeed in STEM fields.
Instructional Resources Awards
School Out Day - Veterans Day
New Administrator Profile
Watch South Theatre Performance Via Zoom
Show Times:
November 6 @ 7:30 p.m.
November 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
November 8 @ 7:30 p.m.
November 9 @ 2:00 p.m.
Zoom Information:
Zoom link:
https://fargoschools.zoom.us/j/86719194728?pwd=QTRMVTVjQms3VUlZZHR4eEl1UkpJdz09
Webinar ID# 867 1919 4728
Passcode: 902250
To learn more about the play's storyline and cast, view this production program.
Hear for the Kids: Reducing Substance Abuse
National School Psychology Week
Outstanding School Counselor Award Nominations
Do you know an outstanding Professional School Counselor? Nominations for the North Dakota Outstanding School Counselor of the Year Award are being accepted now through December 3. Please send nominating letters to your student's building principal. Letters can be a maximum of two pages. The winners will be announced in February at the North Dakota Counseling Association Mid-Winter Conference. In 2020, Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Counselor Kylie Wallender was selected.
AD-Ventures: Seasonal Activities for Kids
Nutrition Services Frozen Meals
Cookie President Election
City of Fargo Recycling Month
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Spreading Spooky Spirit The South High School Chapters of Student Council and National Honor Society assembled and delivered 400 bags of treats to Lewis & Clark Elementary School. They adapted this Halloween tradition to fit COVID-19 guidelines. Instead of giving them straight to students, they dropped off the treats and let teachers hand them out. (Photo courtesy: Vanessa Boehm) | Winnie the Pooh on the Roof Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet greeted Eagles Elementary School students to class on Thursday, October 29. Administrators and teachers dressed up as a reward after students broke a PTA Walk-A-Thon fundraising goal and set a new record. | Matching Masks Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School student Lola Gadberry and Principal Rebecca Folden were twinning as they dawned matching masks! The accidental outfit coordination happened on the same day the school celebrated pajama day. (Photo courtesy: Rebecca Folden) |
Spreading Spooky Spirit
(Photo courtesy: Vanessa Boehm)
Winnie the Pooh on the Roof
Matching Masks
(Photo courtesy: Rebecca Folden)
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Crazy Hair for HalloweenBen Franklin Middle School Activities Secretary Jaime Dougherty donned some crazy hair! The school celebrated "wig day" ahead of Halloween. (Photo courtesy: Jaime Dougherty) | Food Bank Volunteers Members of the South High School Philanthropy and Youth program spent an afternoon volunteering at the Great Plains Food Bank. They helped assemble bags of food for the backpack program, which distributes meals to more than 1,800 students in the Fargo metro each week. (Photo courtesy: Vanessa Boehm) | Share Your Pictures! Fargo Public Schools wants to highlight your classroom, building, and extra curricular events in our newsletter! Send your activity photos with a detailed caption to comments@fargo.k12.nd.us |
Crazy Hair for Halloween
Ben Franklin Middle School Activities Secretary Jaime Dougherty donned some crazy hair! The school celebrated "wig day" ahead of Halloween.
(Photo courtesy: Jaime Dougherty)
Food Bank Volunteers
(Photo courtesy: Vanessa Boehm)
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