Washburn Public School

2024 Southern McLean Football Varsity 1st Practice: August 8 @ Washburn 8:00 am Junior High 1st Practice: August 12 @ Washburn 3:45 pm Head Coach: Beau Eriksson Assistant Coaches: Alex Quintane, Josh Sharp, Alex Horner Junior High Coaches: Derek Laning, Pete Moe, Heath Patterson

Day one of the McLean County Band Camp is underway and noise is happening! Concert Wednesday, August 7th @ 11:30 elementary playground

Thank you to all the participants that attended the Southern McLean Youth Football Camp last week. It was great to see the 5th and 6th graders learn the fundamentals, compete in drills, and have some fun! The future is bright for the Roughriders!

There is a mandatory Football player-parent meeting tonight beginning at 6:15. This meeting is for all students interested in playing football this upcoming season. The meeting will be held virtual, and you can join by clicking the link below. An app may need to be downloaded if trying to access the meeting from your phone. https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253ameeting_N2UyMDc0MGItODJmZS00YzAxLWJhZmUtOTJhMjNmYmQ5OGRl%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522dbbf782a-cef1-4af1-86c8-1f9201061db6%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%25221fce04dc-3913-4fae-a995-7c8d22fd9670%2522%257d&data=05%7C02%7CBeau.Eriksson%40k12.nd.us%7Cf7069ddea4ea44b5a5e808dcb4e76e80%7Cdbbf782acef14af186c81f9201061db6%7C0%7C0%7C638584153289281225%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YaHqiUWmmNoAk%2Fv%2BOi7EGUZ7pEN3aiUXJpuspQJTeXM%3D&reserved=0

All class changes will be conducted virtually for Grades 7-12. Mr. Eriksson will be available for schedule changes on Monday, August 5th and Tuesday, 6th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The link to join the virtual meeting can be found below. Please make sure to review your schedules ahead of time and join the meeting if any changes are needed. Guests of the meeting may be asked to wait in the lobby while others are finishing their schedules. An app may need to be downloaded if trying to access the meeting from your phone. You can email Mr. Eriksson if you have any questions. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDQ0YmFhY2EtZDMxOS00ODFjLTk0ZTgtM2JhNTkwOGU3YzM1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22dbbf782a-cef1-4af1-86c8-1f9201061db6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221fce04dc-3913-4fae-a995-7c8d22fd9670%22%7d

There will be a mandatory Football player-parent meeting on Monday, August 5th at 6:15 PM for anyone interested in playing for Grades 7-12. The meeting will be held virtually. Please check your school's Facebook page on the day of the meeting for the link to join the meeting .

Another great community offering!

Fun Community Opportunity

McLean County Band Camp this Monday, August 5th, for all 5th grade band students! Please enter/exit through door #4 only (elementary entrance) Monday - 8:30am-12 Tuesday - 9:00am - 12 Wednesday - 9:00am - 11:45 Short performance 11:45 Wed. @ playground (weather permitting)

Just a reminder physical forms, code of conduct, Sanford Release Form and parent meeting are all online and need to be completed. Start dates are August 5 Girls Golf August 8 High School Football August 12 Cross Country and Junior High Football August 19 High School Volleyball August 22 Junior High Volleyball & 5/6 Girls Basketball

Thank you to all players that attended the Southern McLean football camp! This two-day camp emphasized fundamentals for offensive and defensive positions while having the opportunity to compete through drills. It was great to see the entire football program coming together to have some fun for a couple of evenings. We are looking forward to the beginning of the football season next week!

August AT Schedule

2024 Washburn Volleyball Schedule

2024 Southern McLean Football Schedule

Pre-School Registration is August 7th from 5:00-7:00 in the pre-school classroom.

Elementary school supply list for 2024-2025 - https://5il.co/1zl46

Washburn Open Gym Memorial Hall Week of July 29 Monday: 5:00-6:30 Tuesday-Thursday: 4:00-5:30

Dear Students and Parents, We hope you and your family are enjoying the summer break and finding time to rest and relax before the start of another incredible school year. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that it is time for school registration. You will find our registration ONLINE at: Back to School | Washburn Public School (k12.nd.us). You can do all of registration online if you choose--please have it completed by August 7, 2024. Registration for K-12 students can also be in person on Wednesday, August 7th…location will be announced closer to time due to construction. You do not have to attend in person if you do all required forms found at the above link. In person registration will be from 9:00 AM-12:30 PM & 1:00 PM-7:00 PM. Preschool registration will be on August 7th and will be from 5:00-7:00 PM in the preschool classroom (Use Door 4). Students in grades 7-12 can see their class schedule by logging into their PowerSchool account. Parents can pay all fees by logging into eFunds. You will need your student’s ID number to do so, please contact sherry.kinnischtzke@k12.nd.us or penny.hetletved@k12.nd.us if you need assistance with that student ID number. (You can also find the student ID by logging into PowerSchool and going to the demographics page.) There have been updates to the high school and elementary student handbooks. This can be viewed on the school’s website as well as the Back to School Link provided above.. If you have any questions, feel free to contact either Sherry or myself via email. Due to construction, phones will be down for an additional couple of weeks. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Sincerely, Dr. Penny

Parents and students are able to check Power School for this school year's class schedules for students in grades 7-12. Due to on going construction, all class changes will be conducted virtually. Mr. Eriksson will be available for schedule changes on Monday, August 5th and Tuesday, 6th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The link to join the virtual meeting will be posted on each day of the meeting. Please make sure to review your schedules ahead of time and join the meeting if any changes are needed. You can email Mr. Eriksson if you have any questions.

On July 19, 2024, Berandt Olafson participated in the state FFA tractor driving competition at the ND State Fair Grounds. Berandt received a silver award and represented Washburn FFA well with his performance. Congratulations young man!