Our senior spotlight today is Neil LaPlant. His parents are Alexa and Bruce LaPlant.
Activities: Football
Favorite Class: POD
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Locken, because he treats the students good.
Future Plans: College, Football, and Farming
We wish Neil all the best in his future endeavors!
Fessenden-Bowdon School will be hosting 4 track meets this spring and we are looking for volunteers to help with the events and concessions.
The Lloyd Memorial track meet will be held on Tuesday, April 19 beginning at 2:30PM. If you would be willing to help, please contact the school office or comment on this post.
Good luck to our Track and Field Participants today as they travel to Grand Forks!
Our senior spotlight today is Anna Copenhaver. She is the daughter of Steve and Pam Copenhaver.
Activities: Volleyball, FFA, 4-H
Favorite Class: POD, it is interesting and I love learning about our government.
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Locken. He knows how make a class engaging and interesting.
Favorite School Memory: When Mr. Loff took Neil's energy drink and hid it in his office because he was getting really hyper and crazy.
Future Plans: I plan on attending UND in Grand Forks to pursue a Bachelor's in Forensic Science with a Minor in Psychology and another minor also.
The ND Department of Agriculture has been providing schools in North Dakota with totes to be used for their farm to school lunch program. The Fessenden-Bowdon FFA was a recipient of four totes. We will use the totes to provide fresh produce from the garden to the school to be used for school lunch.
Today's senior spotlight is Tyjah Hornbacher. She is the daughter of Crystal and Bryon Hornbacher.
Activities: Softball, PACT, CNA
Favorite Class: My college Anatomy classes are my favorite. I love learning about the body and how it works.
Favorite Teacher: Mr. Locken. He's one you can joke around with and have a good laugh. He's also one that is always willing to help with any questions you might have no matter the subject.
Favorite School Memory: My favorite memory was when we created a Nerd Club. We then volunteered Mr. Roemmich to be our advisor. He didn't know that for over three weeks. P.S. You had to be there. :)
Future Plans: I will attend Dakota College at Bottineau to complete generals and play softball. After this I'll be transferring to UND to tackle their pre-med program.
We wish you all the best in your future plans!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for today and tomorrow from 3:30-6:30PM. If you aren't sure when your conference is happening, please contact the office at 701-547-3296.
Last week's Close Up Calendar Raffle winners were:
Tuesday: Delice Kirkeide
Wednesday: John Johnson
Thursday: Sara Bender
Friday: David Locken
Reminder: There is Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration today and tomorrow from 8:30AM-6:30PM in the office.
Thank you to each parent and family member that joined us for doughnuts this morning!
Tomorrow is Pastries with Parents! Join us at 8:00AM in the school lunch room for a variety of doughnuts, fruit, and juice.
Did you know that Fessenden-Bowdon has an app that includes our menus, news, sports information, and so much more?
Check out the 2022-2023 Fessenden-Bowdon School calendar.
Check out how the 5th and 6th grade classes celebrated PI Day on March 14! They learned about circumference of a circle using moon pies and string.
Congratulations to this week's Close Up Calendar Raffle winners:
Monday: Hannah Seil
Tuesday: Alice Schmidt
Wednesday: Brian Beckley
Thursday: Torrie Bueling
Regan Jones is our senior spotlight today. She is the daughter of Kristen and Steven Jones.
Activities: Volleyball, 4-H, FFA, PACT
Favorite Class: Ag, Most of the classwork is self-led and no other teacher would let us study agronomy during class.
Favorite Teacher: My college math teacher, Mrs. Hernandez. She is the most supportive person and cared about how I was doing in the class.
Favorite School Memory: In 8th grade learning about impeachment in Locken's class and getting kicked out of class for laughing too hard.
Future Plans: I plan to attend NDSU and major in both crop and weed science and biotechnology.
Way to go Regan!
This morning we took a little break to have some fun with all school BINGO! Congratulations to our winners: Slade, Grace, Mrs. Wiesz, and Kendra!
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 14th day of June, 2022, the annual Fessenden-Bowdon School District 25 school election will be held for the purpose of electing three Board members (each for a three-year term). One position currently held by Monica Mason from Geographical Area #1 (At large from City of Fessenden and Rural Township areas of Fram, Heimdal, Norway Lake, Manfred, West Norway, Hamberg, Bremen, Rusland, St. Anna, Oshkosh, Germantown, Fairville, Delger, West Ontario, South Cottonwood, Cathay); one position currently held by Reade Neumiller from Geographical Area #2 (At large from City of Bowdon and Rural Township areas of Chaseley, Haaland, Speedwell, Silver Lake, Progress, Berlin, Kidder County Townships); and one position held by Mychal Neumiller from Geographical Area #3 (At large from Entire District). The polls will be open from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM (CDT) of that day at the Festival Hall - Wells County Fairgrounds.
Candidates who wish to have their names placed on the ballot must file such intent with the Business Manager, Michelle Johnson by 4:00 PM (CDT) on April 11, 2022.
The intent forms are available online at https://www.fessenden-bowdon.org/page/fessenden-bowdon-school-board.
Here are a few pictures from the Close Up Trip! The seniors are making some great memories. They arrived on Saturday in a snow storm, but the weather is improving now. One of the pictures is from brunch at the Founding Farmers restaurant. Thank you to each person that helped support this trip for our students!
Last week's Close Up raffle winners are:
Monday - Lori Mason
Tuesday - Joe Wobbems
Wednesday - Jim Hoff
Thursday - Lori Mason
Friday - John Morrison
