Thank You
Dear Community Members and Businesses,
I want to thank all the community members and businesses who donated their time and resources last week during our reunification process. During a time of need in our community, you took the opportunity to help where there was a void. As this event happened at the start of our lunch periods at Williston High School, a lot of our students and staff did not get lunch. Our food service department was able to bring water, juice and snacks; but our community filled the gap.
Thank you to MWEC, Hardees, 3 Amigos, John Sharisky, Land Shark Services LLC, and Kristina Days for donating food and water. Thank you to MonDak Portables for donating portables so our students and staff would have additional restrooms. Also Papa Johns for being able to facilitate our large order of pizzas for our students, in a timely manner.
Thank you to our community for rallying around our students and staff during a stressful time.
Dr. Richard Faidley
The Building & Grounds Committee meeting scheduled for 10/17/22 has been cancelled.
Don't forget that it's HOMECOMING WEEK!
Volleyball Thursday at 7:30 pm at WHS Jon Cole Gym
Parade on Friday begins at 4 pm, starting at the Raymond Center and ending on West Broadway
Tailgating Party at WHS on Friday begins at 5 pm. Come vote for the People's Float Choice Award, there will be food vendors, Jump n Fun, Face Painting, and Music!
Football Game on Friday begins at 7:00 at Legends Field
WDA Cross Country on Saturday begins at 1:00 pm at the Williston Municipal Golf Course
Check out this week's Coyote Corner!
https://www.willistonschools.org/documents/coyote-corner/350978
WBSD7 Food Drive!
We are having a district-wide food drive next week! Please consider donating shelf-stable items such as canned fruits, canned veggies, macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, peanut butter, instant oatmeal packs, cereal, breakfast bars, pop-tarts, Hamburger Helper, canned chicken, soup, instant mashed potatoes, etc. along with personal hygiene items.
You can drop off your donations at any of our schools' main offices.
Thank you to Connect Us Therapy for the Not Today Suicide Prevention talk and walk with our student athletes.
Are you or someone you know having suicidal thoughts? Call 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
#nottoday #tellmeabouttomorrow
What? Q&A with Dr. Faidley
Where? WBSD7 District Office, 1201 9th Ave NW, Williston
When? 9/30/2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Do you have questions about the District you want to ask? Come to one of our open forums! Each session will be 90 minutes long.
Can't make it? We will live-stream each event through our Facebook page, facebook.com/wbsd7.
The agenda for the 9/26/2022 Regular School Board Meeting is posted on our website.
Reminder that you can view the public documents uploaded into the board packet by viewing the agenda online. https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2185
This week's Coyote Corner is out! Find out more about upcoming Q&A sessions with Dr. Faidley, athletic updates, and our Staff Spotlights!
https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/14200724
Students lose 14 million school days to asthma each year. According to CHI St. Alexius Health, in 2011, 8% of children (under 18 years of age) had asthma in North Dakota, which was approximately 12,000 children.
By working with your healthcare provider and with your student's school, you can all be on the same page to help prevent asthma-related absences.
*Information from www.attendanceworks.org and https://www.chistalexiushealth.org/bismarck/facilities/regional-children%E2%80%99s-asthma-clinic.
The agendas for the 9/12/2022 Regular School Board Meeting and the 9/13/2022 Coyote Social Emotional Advisory Committee meeting are posted on our website.
Reminder that you can view the public documents uploaded into the board packet by viewing the agenda online.
https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2185
This week's edition of the Coyote Corner has an important message from Dr. Faidley, sports highlights, and a great tutorial on how to access CoyoNet from home!
Check it out here!
https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/14011872
Busing to School
We want to remind parents in the district that we do not currently provide transportation to students who attend schools within city limits. Some busing is provided to students who attend our rural schools (with limited seating available).
There are private companies who provide school transportation for a fee for any parents interested.
September 6th is National Read a Book Day!
Did you know that regular reading can:
*Improve brain connectivity.
*Increase vocabulary and comprehension.
*Reduce stress.
Not to mention reading is fun!
September is Attendance Awareness Month.
Pre-Covid-19 pandemic, more than 8 million students nationwide were missing so many days of school that they were academically at risk. Today chronic absence has more than doubled. Chronic absence - missing 10 percent (approximately 2 days per month) or more of school days due to absence for any reason - excused, unexcused absences and suspensions, can translate into students having difficulty learning to read by third-grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.
*Information from www.attendanceworks.org.
Reminder: All Williston Basin School District #7 schools and offices will be closed on Monday, September 5th in honor of Labor Day.
This week's Coyote Corner is jam-packed with information and great stories and photos from around our district!
https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/13897310
Boy Scout Troop 368 is having a Get to Know Scouting BBQ Dinner TONIGHT from 6-8 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 219 1st Ave W, Williston, ND. This is for anyone in grades 6-12 interested in learning more about Boy Scouts.
For more information, contact Audrey LaFave at (906)291-0920 or audrey.lafave@scouting.org
