Drayton Public School 19

🎓🎉Please join us for the Drayton Public School Graduation on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. 🎉🎓 2025 Graduates: Reese Fering Ellie Haltom Hunter Johnson Jonathan “JJ” Knudson Juan Navarro Drew Passa Quinn Passa Ian Peterson Aleah Pokrzywinski Class Flower: Cherry Blossom Class Colors: Pastel Purple and White Class Motto: “Life moves very quickly. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Valedictorian: Easton Larson Salutatorian: Rylee Maurstad Honor Student: Daniel De Souza

Reminder! The 4-H Informational Meeting is tonight in the FACS room at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend and ask questions of Mrs. Quimby and Extension Agent Kari Helgoe. For those students in FFA, FCCLA, and FBLA, coming this fall, grades 7-12, are already doing projects that qualify in 4-H under those organizations. We look forward to seeing you!

Hello Sewers! The FACS class is looking for buttons of all shapes, sizes, and colors. This is a great way to get rid of those jars or containers of buttons that take up space and dust! You can leave them at the front desk, or you're welcome to stop by the FACS room. The classes and the sewing club can not thank you enough for the fabric, yarn, patterns, and sewing essentials turned in to date. Thank you so much.

REMINDER! - The 4-H Informational Meeting will be tomorrow @ 7:00 in the FACS room. 4-H is for ages 5-18. The Pembina County Extension agent, Kari Helgoe, will be on hand to answer any questions. We look forward to seeing you! Contact Mrs. Quimby if you have any questions or would like information if you're unable to attend.

Titan Track and Field Performances from April 24, 2025 On Thursday our track and field team and coaches were split in 3 different directions, so here are the highlights from each separately. Shanley Invitational- The Titans attended this meet thanks to a “featured race” where they invited the best 300 Hurdlers from ND, SD, and MN to send in times and qualify for the 300 Hurdles race. The top 8 times made the cut and raced in that “featured race” of the day. Elizabeth Fedje made the list of 8 and so we were invited to bring 2 other athletes to this Class A track meet. Here were the results… -Our girls team (Elizabeth & Alyssa) placed 9th as a team out of 19 teams with 32 points. -Our boys team (Brady) placed 15th out of 16 teams with 10 points. Points were scored through 8th place, and medals were awarded to 1st-4th, and special plaques for the featured race. -Brady placed 3rd in the 400 meter dash and reset the school record with a time of 51.41, He placed 5th in the 200 with a new personal record (only .01 away from the school record), and also had his personal record in the 100 meter dash. -Elizabeth placed 3rd in the featured race 300 Hurdles, she placed 1st in the high jump and set a new school record at 5’5”! She placed 4th in javelin, and 3rd in the 200. -Alyssa Hoyles placed 4th in the Pole Vault, and competed well in the triple jump, javelin, and the 200 meter dash. Langdon Invite Varsity- Highlights - Many Personal Records Set!! Boys 1st place - 4x100 (Carter J, Sam K, Jack L, Carter O.) 1st place - Carter Johnson - Pole Vault 3rd place tie - Jack L/Mason P- High Jump 3rd place - Finnegan Burrell- 3200 3rd place - 4x200 (Carter J, Sam K, Jack L, Carter O.) Girls 2nd place tie - Greta/Mackenzie - Pole Vault 2nd place - Jocelyn Vold - 100 Hurdles Hillsboro Junior High Meet- Highlights - Boys 1st place - Shawn Patterson - 110 Hurdles 2nd place - Shawn Patterson - 200 Hurdles 2nd place - Shawn Patterson - Triple Jump 3rd place - Shawn Patterson - Long Jump 3rd place - 4x100 (Levi Detwiler, John Gunter, Benedict Burrell, Gavin Cole) Girls 1st - Rosalyn Fedje - 200 Hurdles 1st - Maybelline Blanco - Long Jump 2nd - 4x200 (Cynthia Schulz, Rosalyn Fedje, Tess Sehrt, Maybelline Blanco) 3rd - Sophie Peterson - Long Jump 3rd - Rosalyn Fedje - High Jump 3rd - Rosalyn Fedje - 100 Hurdles

🎉 A Great Big Congratulations to Mr. Adam Riddle! 🎉 We are incredibly proud to announce that our very own Ag teacher, Mr. Adam Riddle, has been named the 2025 North Dakota County Teacher of the Year for Pembina County! 🌾🍎🏆 Mr. Riddle brings passion, dedication, and real-world experience into the classroom every day. His commitment to agricultural education not only enriches the lives of his students but also strengthens our entire school and community. Whether he's in the classroom, leading FFA activities, or mentoring students through hands-on projects, Mr. Riddle goes above and beyond to make a lasting impact. Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved honor—way to go, Mr. Riddle! 👏

The Sewing Club will meet again on May 7th from 6:30 to 7:30. We'll decide on summer plans that could be contingent upon any 4-H members who would like to sew for one of their projects.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Today we’re celebrating two of the most essential members of our Bomber team - Denise and Angela! Denise, our school secretary, and Angela, our business manager, truly keep the wheels turning and our school family supported. We couldn’t do it without them, and today we recognize and appreciate all they do to help our school thrive. Thank you, Denise and Angela! ❤️🖤

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week! We are extremely grateful to the incredible individuals who give their time, energy, and heart to Drayton Public School, our amazing Bombers PTO. Our PTO goes above and beyond all year long, organizing events, supporting staff, funding student activities, and creating a true sense of community. Their dedication makes such a difference in the lives of our students and staff, and we are so thankful for all they do behind the scenes and out in front! ❤️🖤 📚 A special shoutout goes to Ms. Birdie, who volunteers in our elementary library every single day. She keeps our library running smoothly and helps foster a love of reading in our youngest Bombers. Her kind heart, consistency, and care for our students make her an irreplaceable part of our school community. ❤️🖤 THANK YOU to all of our volunteers. Your time and heart make Drayton Public School a better place!

🌳 Due to the rain, our Earth Day Community Cleanup event planned for today has been postponed until Friday, April 25, 2025! 🌎

🚌💛 Happy School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! 💛🚌 Today we give a BIG Bomber thank you to our amazing bus drivers who ensure our students travel safely to and from school every single day. Through rain, snow, or sunshine, your dedication, kindness, and early morning smiles make all the difference. You're the first face many students see each day and the last one before heading home, and your impact is truly felt. Let’s hear it for our bus drivers!

Our students are gearing up for gardening season, and we are wondering if anyone in the community has a walk behind tiller that could be borrowed or donated! Please call the school ASAP if you can help us out. Thank you! 🪴

☀️DPS is counting down the days until summer with these fun calendars! 🥳Students and staff are celebrating each day starting with the letter A and ending with Z! ☀️

📚 In the month of March, the Drayton High School Library put on a "Best Bracket" contest, with students and staff voting on their favorite books after filling out brackets with their predicted results. The competition was tough, but the overall choice for best book was The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton. Winners of the bracket contest are pictured as follows: Jonah, Alyssa, Hunter, and Chey. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners! 👏

Attention DPS Families: Please complete our Drayton Public School Parent Survey ⬇️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLXTkVdRpIeKTRWF0jfpBJi71U9uyYTEdM2v7_o4bnDN2deg/viewform

🥞 Our students are invited to bring their favorite person to breakfast with them on April 24!☀️

🌎 The public is invited to join in on our efforts to tidy up our town on Earth Day! 🌳Thank you City of Drayton and Bombers PTO for your collaboration! 🌟

The Elementary Volleyball game scheduled for today vs Crystal has been postponed to May 1st at 4pm. The girls will have an intrasquad scrimmage today at 4pm to take the place of the game! See you all there!

We invite our DPS community to our spring concert on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7pm in the school gymnasium! The theme for the elementary musical will be "The Granny Awards"!

Mr. Riddle’s engineering class got the chance to go to the True North dealership in Grand Forks!! While there, they got a behind the scenes look at working as diesel technicians. We are also very proud to announce Daniel DeSouza has accepted a sponsorship to work at true north after his college career! 🎓👏