The boys and girls basketball games in Park River for this evening have been postponed. There will be no practices tonight.
Here is the link to the live stream of our Elementary Christmas concert. It will begin at 2pm:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/nd/crystal-drayton-edinburg/organization/38894/draytonvalley-edinb-high-school/watch?ib=3372368
Due to weather and poor road conditions, school and buses will be 2 hours late tomorrow, Friday, December 19th. The PreK through 4th grade concert will be tomorrow at 2:00 PM. The afternoon movie celebration will be moved to Monday afternoon.
🎄 DPS Holiday Dress Up Days! 🎄
Elementary students can wear what they’d like to school tomorrow for the concert; dress clothes or ugly sweaters are parent’s choice. If students wear dress clothes and bring a change of clothes for after the concert that is allowable, as well!
Thank you to our students and families for being flexible with the changes that a snow day brings! ❄️

Due to the Blizzard Warning in effect until Thursday night, there will be NO SCHOOL or activities Thursday, December 18th at Drayton Public School. The PreK through 4th grade concert will be rescheduled to Friday morning at 9:00. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Bomber Buddies are here to help… even with building snowmen! ⛄️ What a lovely warm winter day! ❄️ ☀️




Congratulations to all of our K-6 students for increasing their STAR scores or meeting and exceeding proficiency. We are SO proud of our SOARing students that we are celebrating with a movie party in the gym on Friday, December 19. Students can bring sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, and/or stuffies to be comfortable for our celebration. The PTO is graciously donating hot cocoa and snacks for our movie as well. Thanks PTO and congratulations students on a job well done! Keep up the great work!

ASP COOKING CLASS
If your student attends cooking class on Thursdays, they are welcome to participate on Tuesday, Dec 16th. Kids will be frosting & decorating cupcakes for Christmas!! Thursday's class will be a small snack & discussion on Christmas foods from around the world. There will not be cooking class next week,
See you all in January!
If your student attends cooking class on Thursdays, they are welcome to participate on Tuesday, Dec 16th. Kids will be frosting & decorating cupcakes for Christmas!! Thursday's class will be a small snack & discussion on Christmas foods from around the world. There will not be cooking class next week,
See you all in January!
FCCLA Christmas Sprays!
We have 3 Christmas sprays left to find a home. They are priced at $28 each. If interested, they can be picked up from the school, or they can be delivered.
We have 3 Christmas sprays left to find a home. They are priced at $28 each. If interested, they can be picked up from the school, or they can be delivered.
❤️🖤Contact Lindsay Pollestad or Daniellia Pokrzywinski to order your ND 6-man state football championship sweatshirts! 🏈



We are honored to host this event for our community and surrounding area! Mark your calendars for next week Tuesday, 12/16/25! 🍎🌽🍓🥦🥕🥖🧀

The Great Plains Food Truck will be here on Tuesday, December 16th.
The DVE boys basketball teams host their first games of the 25-26 season against the St. John Woodchucks TONIGHT in Crystal! C Squad starts at 4:30PM, with JV and Varsity to follow. Come out to Crystal or stream it live at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/nd/crystal-drayton-edinburg/organization/38894/draytonvalley-edinb-high-school/team/301099/boys-varsity-basketball?shared=true. GO, TITANS!!! 🏀🏀🏀

Notice:
Drayton School Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 15th, 2025 at 6:30AM in the community room.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81061151565?pwd=kZQhyuqeO3kiPBIjLu57yl63DXjKqz.1
Drayton School Board Meeting will be held on Monday, December 15th, 2025 at 6:30AM in the community room.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81061151565?pwd=kZQhyuqeO3kiPBIjLu57yl63DXjKqz.1


FCCLA Wreaths & Swags
The group has two wreaths and a number of swags left from our fundraiser that are for sale directly. We will have them at the Old Fashioned Christmas Market on Saturday as well. They smell fabulous! Come and take a look at what we have left! You can contact Mrs Quimby at the school if you are interested.
The group has two wreaths and a number of swags left from our fundraiser that are for sale directly. We will have them at the Old Fashioned Christmas Market on Saturday as well. They smell fabulous! Come and take a look at what we have left! You can contact Mrs Quimby at the school if you are interested.
School will remain two hours late today. Buses will run only where possible, due to uncleared roads. Please contact the school if your student(s) are unable to be picked up.
Due to the inclement weather over night, school and buses will be 2 hours late tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10th at Drayton Public School. There will be no morning ESP. Any further updates, if necessary, will be sent out in the morning.
❄️ Due to predicted weather, Drayton School will dismiss at 12:00 noon today (12/9/25). Buses will run at that time. If you would like to pick up your student(s), please let us know.
🌾💙 Drayton FFA wrapped up a very busy — and very successful — week! 💛🌾
On Wednesday, five members competed in Leadership Development Events (LDE), and every single one placed!
🏅 Jonah – High Silver, Prepared Public Speaking
🏅 Melissa – High Silver, FFA Quiz
🥉 Hailey – Bronze, FFA Creed Speaking
🏅 Brooklynne – High Bronze, Employment Skills/Interview
🥉 Gavin – Bronze, FFA Quiz
On Friday, twelve Drayton FFA members traveled to Crookston for the ANRAD Invitational, competing across several contests:
🐾 4 students in Small Animals
🌱 4 students in Agronomy
🦌 3 students in Wildlife
🐑 1 student in General Livestock
It was a packed week full of learning, leadership, and hands-on experience — and we couldn’t be more proud of how our students represented Drayton FFA. Great job, everyone! 💙💛
#DraytonFFA #NDFFA #ANRAD #LDE #AgricultureEducation #ProudAdvisor







The Great Plains Mobile Food Pantry scheduled for today at DPS has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

