Drayton Public School 19

🏆 This week’s Bomber Clean Sweep Trophy sponsored by BAE (Bomber Association of Educators) goes to… PreK and 3rd grade (pictured with a few of their favorite high school helpers)! Way to SOAR students! 🏆

Notice:

There will be a Drayton School Board meeting on Thursday, April 16th, 2026 at 6:30AM in the Community Room.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86484727111?pwd=qaHfasT7wWLZr5RaovdhfgsZJ0UyJB.1

💧🌎 What a splash-tastic day of learning! Mrs. Dahl’s 4th graders headed to the Walsh County Water Festival in Park River today, and it was full of hands-on fun! Students dove into exciting activities where they explored how water moves through streams, discovered how contamination can affect our water, followed the journey of a water droplet through its cycle, and learned about pollution and how it impacts our world. We’re so proud of these young scientists for asking great questions and soaking up so much knowledge! 💙💦

SUMMER VOLLEYBALL CAMP for elementary students!
JUNE 1st -3rd
Valley Elementary, Crystal, ND
Grades 1-3: 3:00-4:00 ($40)
Grades 4-6: 4:00-5:30 ($55)
(for the completed 25-26 school year)
The camp will focus on the fundamentals of passing, setting, hitting and serving. The camp is intended to improve fundamentals of volleyball and most importantly to have FUN! The camp will be led by former UND Volleyball player Kari Hearn. Kari is a High School Special Education teacher and currently coaches for East Grand Forks High School with many years of experience both as a coach and a player.
To register, use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSgYvaAvoEbqCPoIEsbGz67aaMpWKcjyIESUZ5bTz0OCJP4g/viewform?usp=dialog

Dear Families,
A QR code was posted at our elementary library during parent/teacher conferences, linking to our Amazon wish list. This code has since expired. If you are interested in checking out our students' wish list, please visit the following link. Thank you for supporting our library!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GYX5DPCWDVE0?ref_=wl_share

🌷🎶All DPS families and Drayton community members are invited to attend our upcoming spring concerts! 🎶🌷

📣 Parents/guardians: DPS students in grades K-10 will begin state testing today, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 and continue through the end of the month. Please remind your student do their best, get a good night sleep, and eat an energizing breakfast! We can't wait to celebrate our students' growth! 🌟

📚✨ Happy National School Librarian Day! ✨📚 Today we recognize Mrs. Rarick for the incredible work she does every day in our libraries! 🍎📖 From helping students discover new favorite books to supporting learning, creativity, and curiosity, Mrs. Rarick makes our school a brighter place. Thank you for inspiring a love of reading, guiding our students to knowledge, and always welcoming everyone with a smile. 💛Your dedication truly makes a difference! Please join us in celebrating and thanking Mrs. Rarick for all she does! 👏🎉#NationalSchoolLibrarianDay #ThankALibrarian

🏆 This week’s Bomber Clean Sweep Trophy sponsored by BAE (Bomber Association of Educators) goes to… PreK and 3rd grade for the first time this year! Way to SOAR students! 🏆

What a fantastic day for our 4th and 5th graders! 🎶📚 This morning, students had the amazing opportunity to attend the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra—what an inspiring musical experience! Afterward, they enjoyed lunch at the Grand Forks Public Library, where they explored the space, toured the library, and spent time discovering great books. A day full of music, learning, and fun—just the way we like it! 💙✨

🎉 Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day to the real MVPs of our school! 🎉 The ones who can explain math and tie a shoe at the same time…Who somehow know where everything is…And who deserve at least 3 cups of coffee and a standing ovation before noon! ☕👏 Seriously, our paras are superheroes without capes (but probably with a stash of snacks and extra pencils). We (especially, Mrs. Nice) couldn’t do this without you, and we appreciate you more than words can say!

Tune in to WDAY/Z tonight at 6:00 pm to see our very own Maggie Vold and her preschool students! She's still in the running for America's Favorite Teacher. You can vote for free once a day at: https://americasfavteacher.org/2026/maggie-vold. Congrats, Mrs. Vold! We are SOARing with Bomber pride for you!

🏆 This week’s Bomber Clean Sweep Trophy sponsored by BAE (Bomber Association of Educators) goes to… 1st grade for the first time this year and 4th grade for the fourth time this year! Way to SOAR students! 🏆

🩸 Our Student Council is hosting a blood drive on April 1st; just ONE short week away! 💪 Sign up to donate here: https://donors.vitalant.org/dwp/portal/dwa/appointment/guest/phl/timeSlotsExtr?token=Mi6RnDmvjk1ECy4MfMEPz7d2WgOiliaOvqYy6gZGgSM%3D

🖼️ Students are welcome to attend parent teacher conferences tomorrow to enjoy the Bomber Bash in the gym! We can't wait to see our families there! 🎨

📚✨ We are #ProudAuthors! ✨📚 Today our Pre-K class celebrated the reveal of our published book, Our Pre-K Classroom Through the Camera! From A–Z, students became photographers—capturing special parts of our classroom to include in our book. They planned and created something truly their own… and today they got to see it come to life! 📸 We invited staff to join us for the big reveal, and our little authors read their pages aloud with so much pride. One of our amazing lunch ladies even bought a copy and had the authors sign it, such a special moment! These students are officially published authors, and we couldn’t be more proud of their creativity and hard work! #ProudAuthors @studentreasures

Our Titans had a great weekend at the Mike Grandall Open!

🎉Congratulations to the Bomber Speech Team for their finish at May-Port CG on Saturday. Sunflower pins, designed in memory of former MPCG speaker Serenity Gebhardt, were given out to the top speakers. Results are listed below: Jonah- 3rd Place Impromptu Speaking, 7th Place Radio Broadcasting Brooklynne- Participated in Speech-to-Entertain and tried out Storytelling for the first time Ruthie- One of 13 "Sparkle" award recipients, who carry on kindness, laughter, and joy like Serenity; Top-Novice Humorous Interpretation, 8th Place Poetry

🪩✨ Our students have worked hard to prepare a beautiful Great Gatsby Prom for this evening! From fundraising, committee meetings, planning every detail, and the actual setup, these students have been awesome! We hope you can make it to watch in person, but in the event you cannot, here is the link to watch live! Grand March begins at 8pm! ✨🪩 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/nd/crystal-drayton-edinburg/organization/38894/draytonvalley-edinb-high-school/watch?b=QnJvYWRjYXN0Mzg1ODM0NA%3D%3D&shared=true

🏆 This week’s Bomber Clean Sweep Trophy sponsored by BAE (Bomber Association of Educators)goes to… Kindergarten for Lower Elementary and 4th grade for Upper Elementary! Thank you for showing how Bombers SOAR by keeping lockers clean, organized, and respectful of our shared spaces! 🏆 This weekly, traveling trophy will be presented to two elementary classes for the remainder of the school year!