Drayton Public School 19

📚✨ Book Fair is Coming! ✨📚 Get ready to turn the page on adventure — our School Book Fair is coming the week of April 27! Students will have the chance to explore exciting new books, discover favorite authors, and build their home libraries. Every purchase helps support our school and encourages a lifelong love of reading. ❤️📖 📅 Dates: Week of April 27
📍 Location: DPS Community Room
⏰ Shopping Times: before and after school; exact hours TBD
💳 Payment Options: cash, check, card, and ewallet via QR code on note sent home later this week Families are welcome to stop by and shop with their students — we hope to see you there! 🎉 Bombers PTO is offering every DPS student a $5 credit to use on a book purchase! Let’s make this Book Fair one to remember — happy reading! 📚😊

🔥🍕 COMING SOON – Drayton FFA Fundraiser! 🍕🔥 Deliciousness is on its way! 😋 The Drayton FFA Chapter will be kicking off our Little Caesars Fundraiser from April 16th – May 16th to help support our students, competitions, and hands-on learning opportunities. 🥳 What to know: Order online from anywhere Items ship directly to your home Every purchase earns $6.00 for our chapter This is one of the easiest (and tastiest!) ways to support our FFA members! 💙💛 We need your help to make this a success—so get ready to share, order, and support local students. 👉 Stay tuned for the ordering link and more details coming soon! #DraytonFFA #SupportFFA #Fundraiser #LittleCaesars #FFAWeek #BlueAndGold

👏 The Bomber Speech Team competed at the Region 3 tournament on Saturday in Park River. Congratulations to the team on their success, with each member placing in at least one of their events. Special congratulations to Stephanie, who had prequalified for the state tournament in Humorous Interpretation, and to Jonah, who qualified for the state tournament at regionals in Impromptu Speaking. Results are listed below, and best of luck to Stephanie and Jonah at the state contest in Mandan on April 25. ❤️🖤 Regional Results: Stephanie- 4th-Place Humorous Interpretation (Pre-Qualifier) Jonah- 2nd-Place Impromptu Speaking (State Qualifier) Jonah- 4th-Place Radio Broadcasting Brooklynne- Unbreakable 7th-Place Tie Speech-to-Entertain Ruthie- 7th-Place Poetry Interpretation

🥞 ☀️ All students are invited to bring 1-2 grownups with them for breakfast on 4/23/26! This family event is made possible through a generous donation from the Drayton Curling Club Gaming! ☀️🥞

📣 We are celebrating the last 26 days of our school year with our A to Z calendar! 🥳 Strong partnerships with Bombers PTO, Drayton Curling Club Gaming, the City of Drayton, and Tisdale Manor make these opportunities possible! We are so thankful for our community! A reminder that tomorrow (4/13/26) is Bomber Pride Day! ❤️🖤 We hope all students and staff wear their favorite Bomber gear!

🏆 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! 🎨