State CTE Board Awards $10 Million Grant to Heart River CTE Center
Mandan, North Dakota — The Heart River Career and Technical Education Center was awarded $10 million by the State Board of Career and Technical Education on Monday, March 14. These funds were part of the Career and Technical Education Capital Projects Grant provided by the North Dakota Legislature in 2021. This funding will provide the ability to expand and develop CTE programs that offer valuable educational and technical experience for students from nine central and western North Dakota high schools, including Beulah, Center-Stanton, Flasher, Glen Ullin, Hebron, Mandan, New Salem, Selfridge and Solen-Cannonball.
The funds from this grant will support the construction of The Heart River Career and Technical Education Center, which will be a part of the new Mandan High School along with CTE programs in Beulah, Hebron, and New Salem/Almont high schools. “The New Salem – Almont school district is excited to partner with area schools through the Heart River CTE grant. This grant will provide the district with additional, much needed space to expand offerings in the career and technology fields and the ability to collaborate and share resources that will positively impact area students,” said Brian Christopherson, New Salem-Almont Schools Superintendent.
The Heart River CTE Center governing board will be formed over the next year with plans to develop high-quality CTE programs in all member schools. “The grant gives us the means to build a facility with more space and give our kids the best opportunities for future careers,” said Myron Schaff, Superintendent at Hebron Public Schools. “We plan to build a separate building across the street from the high school where our current Ag program can be expanded to offer additional CTE avenues like meat processing.”
The development of the Heart River CTE Center will provide schools and our business partners in the region the opportunity to partner in ways that have been limited until this time. Having a dedicated center to serve the west-central part of North Dakota will support our students, educators, adult learners, and businesses in the area. “Mandan Public School is excited to have the opportunity to create learning environments and educational opportunities that meet the workforce needs of our region,” stated Dr. Mike Bitz, Superintendent at Mandan Public School.
Happy Pi (3.14) day from all the math classes! Math was a little extra sweet today!
Just a reminder - Parent-Teacher conferences are today from 3:30-8:30!
This week in 10th grade English students are wrapping up their Annotated Bibliographies, which is just the first step in a much bigger research project they are getting ready for!
New Salem-Almont is looking for a full-time bus driver for next school year. Morning start around 6:30AM and end at 8:00AM. The afternoon schedule starts at 2:50PM and ends around 4:30PM. If you are only interested in the morning or afternoon route, that may be an option as well.
The school will help the applicant through the entire process beginning with the written test followed by the FMCSA Entry Level Drivers Training modules and finally behind-the-wheel test. Please contact Brian Christopherson at 843-7610 with any questions.
It may have been “Dress Like A Teacher” Day yesterday, but our teachers had “Dress Like A Student” Day! Here is a picture of our teacher “students”!!
Have you been swept away by the Wordle craze? If so, check out this month's Holstein Book Blog to check out some great five-letter title books!
https://sites.google.com/view/holsteinlibrary/reading-nook-book-blog
Reminder of the early dismissal tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30 for the speech meet.
New Salem is looking to hire the following teaching positions next year. Business Education/Social Studies, Math, and Elementary Physical Education. We are also looking for a head or assistant volleyball coach. Please contact Brian Christopherson at 701-843-7610 for more information.
Regional Boys Basketball - NSA will play TONIGHT (3/7) at St. Mary's at 4:30 against Standing Rock.
All of the tournament games will be broadcast on the following internet sites:
https://psp.network/live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUPok_3qmo8
GOOD LUCK HOLSTEINS!
Attention HS Parents:
In regards to W.I.N. time at the HS, all-calls will go out on Friday that will state your child has received a slip to attend W.I.N. time on a specified day for a specified subject stated in the message from 8:00-8:20. Tuesday is Math, Wednesday is Science, Thursday is English, and Friday is Social Studies. If you have more than one child at the HS, please ask them for the yellow W.I.N. slip that was given to them by their teacher. This will let you know which one of your students has been asked to attend W.I.N. time. If your child needs to attend multiple days, you will receive a separate all-call for each subject area. If there are any questions about the W.I.N. slip, please contact the teacher that gave your student the slip. Thank you for all of your support!
**SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR**
The book fair will be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences on March 15th from 3:30-8:30 in the PVE Library. Stop by to see the large assortment of pre-school age hardback books, dinosaur books, and many other popular books and items!
Please click the link below to view the 2022 5th/6th Grade Volleyball Schedule
https://5il.co/16k3i
**NOTE: Schedule is subject to change - updates will be posted.
February has come to an end and we are welcoming March with open arms! Please see the February "Moo-Rific" News for highlights from February and pay special attention to the March Important Dates!
Parent-Teacher Conferences have been moved to Tuesday, March 15 instead of March 10. PVE parents, the times you signed up for the 10th has been switched over to the 15th.
Friday, March 11 Early-Out at 2:30PM as we have an opportunity to host a speech meet and need time to prep the classrooms for this event.
**UPDATED - NOTE: Championship game is THURSDAY, MARCH 10th not March 11!**
2022 Region 5 Boys Basketball Bracket Click the link to view PDF version: https://5il.co/16cgh The boys will play their first game on March 7th at 4:30 versus Standing Rock
Parents, I know the drop off and pick up point for PVE students is not ideal but please refrain from stopping in the cross-stop area to pick up/drop off your children. This leads to congestion for other vehicles as well as a potential hazard with the younger kids that bolt across the street.
Thank you for your understanding!
Junior Raffle Ticket Winners!
We have our last three calendar raffle winners! Thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets and supported the juniors so we can put on a great prom!
Feb. 26: Mark Wolff
Feb. 27: Jarett Sanders
Feb. 28: Sara Nelson
Thank you again for all your support to our junior class and prom! :)
It is conference time again! Here is the link to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences! Please click the link, or copy and paste to your browser, and sign up for a time!
https://ptcfast.com/schools/Prairie_View_Elementary
We are so excited to visit with you all at conferences!
