Washburn Public School

Welcome back to school, Grades 7-12! Please click the link below for a message from Mr. Eriksson regarding the upcoming school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wksPUVlSXs3vU2jRSoiO03N8N_jh5qVB7f4LqyhUG0M/edit?usp=sharing

2024 Southern McLean Football Schedule

Welcome Back! Summer has been pretty wild here with the construction project, but I’m very excited to have staff and students return! If you haven’t already registered, we would appreciate that you do that asap. You can go our website at www.washburn.k12.nd.us and click the “Back to School” button on top. There is a section of required links to include paying your fees online. So, the million-dollar question is how is school going to look with construction? I have held off as long as I could for this welcome back to know the most up to date logistics. All classroom hallways and classrooms will be accessible and usable for our students. Some aren’t as finished as others, but learning will be able to take place. The portions of our school that are not finished will have temporary partitions for students and staff to pass safely within the corridors while contractors continue their work. The lunch room and kitchen are some of the areas not complete. A huge thank you to the City of Washburn and the Legion for granting us permission to utilize their kitchens in Memorial Hall to serve our students. This will feel a bit chaotic at first, but I assure you we are striving for the smoothest transitions possible. We have two new bus drivers, so you will also be receiving messaging early next week to solidify your pick-up times within the route and who your driver might be. Though I had envisioned the school year kicking off “cleaner” than it is going to, I can assure you that we have worked hard to try to meet all needs. I ask that you all give us grace as we navigate through the remainder of the project. If you have questions, don’t spin your wheels wondering or surmising—reach out to your teacher, the principals, the front offices, or myself with any of your questions. Our school community is pretty awesome, and in the near future, our space will be even greater than before. It’s a GREAT Day to be a Cardinal! ~Dr. Penny

Do you have a child in band or choir? Then Washburn Boosters needs you! Sign up to help with football concessions at this link: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050A48AEAC2EA6FD0-50400322-20242025 Reach out to Mr. Moe to learn more!

2024 NDHSCA CLASS B SOFTBALL ALL STATE TEAM Kya was presented with her All State plaque today. Congratulations Kya Kulzer!

2024 NDHSCA CLASS B BASEBALL FIRST TEAM ALL STATE Alex was presented with his First Team All State plaque today. Congratulations Alex Retterath!

Teacher assignments can be found on PowerSchool. See here for teacher welcome letters and more information - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-bt0fXs1obzXRKrWDP_0Nq3KGtmS1YqY/view?usp=sharing

This mornings McLean County Band Camp concert will be canceled because of the rain. We held out in hopes the rain would pass but it's not looking promising. Camp will conclude this morning at about 11:45

Washburn Junior High Volleyball First Practice: August 22 @ 3:30 New Gym Coaches: Danielle Torrez & Heidi Marshall

Don't forget to check out tomorrows McLean County band camp concert tomorrow at 11:30am! (Not 11:45) (Please walk around the school to get to the elementary playground for the concert)

2024 Washburn Volleyball First Practice: August 19 @ 3:30 Head Coach: Mark Jennings Assistant Coach: Meagan Sharp

Face to face registration opportunity is 8/7, 9 AM to 7 PM. Use Door 17, first classroom on your left. Or, register online at www.washburn.k12.nd.us and click on "Back to School."

Today is the last day to make changes to class schedules for those in Grades 7-12. Mr. Eriksson will be available for schedule changes 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 also. 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

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!