Hillsboro Public Schools

After discussions with ND Highway Patrol, Hillsboro and Central Valley FBLA WILL NOT be making the trip to Bismarck for State Leadership. This is in the best interest of everyone’s safety. Think Spring!

99% of parents attended Parent-Teacher Conferences at Hillsboro Elementary School last night. Awesome! #BurroPride

Hillsboro School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be tomorrow, Thursday, March 22nd from 3:45-9:45pm at both schools.

The 2018 State Champ Boys Basketball Team will have a police and fire truck procession into Hillsboro around 1:30 lining up at the Alton elevator. The welcome home pep rally will be at the HEC at 2 pm.

Congratulations to Ramona Borke on being named Cheerleading Coach of the Year!

Class B Boys State HALFTIME: #1 Hillsboro-Central Valley 31, #5 Carrington 22 #NDpreps

Class B Boys State Semi-Final End of 1st: #5 Carrington 13, #1 Hillsboro-Central Valley 12 #BurroPride

School Safety By Superintendent Paula Suda After the February 14 tragedy in Parkland, Florida, some students, teachers, administrators, and parents in our community are struggling. We are struggling with fears and anxieties about the possibility of such a thing happening in our town, in our school, to our children. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees that it won’t ever happen in any school in the country. Therefore, we must empower ourselves in all of the ways available to us to prevent and/or protect against such events occurring here. Parents, please continue to talk to your kids about how to stay safe and keep others safe. Make sure they know they should to talk to you, or to an administrator, teacher, or counselor if they see or hear anything from other students or on social media that is concerning or threatening. In nearly all cases of school violence, someone knew something about the perpetrator’s intentions before it actually happened. The National Association of School Psychologists website gives parents and teachers tips for these types of conversations with students. Teachers and administrators, will continue to be vigilant as well. Encourage students to report any mean behavior or threats. Know that when we have lockdown drills, many students are anxious and fearful. They never hear about a fire in school, so fire drills are routine. They now hear almost weekly about a school shooting somewhere, so every drill has the potential to create anxiety. Teachers and administrators are also anxious. They are the ones responsible for keeping the children safe. They must know and practice the appropriate protocol for a given situation that helps keep students as safe as possible under the circumstances. We have taken school safety very seriously in our school district. We practice lockdowns, and when appropriate, initiate lockdowns in response to circumstances in the school or the community. We collaborate with our local law enforcement and school districts to make sure we all use the same protocol and that our practices in emergencies are based on the best and most recent research. We do not share specific strategies publicly, because to do so could inform someone with ill intent how we will respond during a crisis. Students can talk to parents or school staff about what they can do to make schools safer. If a parent or child has a specific question about our practices, we may be able to answer that question privately. Together, we can help diminish the risk of a tragedy occurring in our community, and we will continue to be diligent to ensure that we are prepared to respond appropriately if it ever does.

State Class B Boys FINAL: #1 Hillsboro-Central Valley 55, Beulah 50 #NDpreps The Burros advance and play the winner of Stanley/Carrington at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow.

State Class B Boys End of 3rd: Hillsboro-Central Valley 40, Beulah 40 #BurroPride

State Class B HALFTIME: Hillsboro-Central Valley 30, Beulah 30 #BurroPride Photo Cred Hillsboro Banner

State Class B End of 1st: Beulah 17, Hillsboro-Central Valley 13 #BurroPride Photo Cred Hillsboro Banner

Pepfest! Reminder there will be a Pepfest for the Boys Basketball team Wednesday at 2 PM at the HEC! Come for some fun and wish them luck!

Hillsboro School will have school on Monday, April 2nd & a half day on Thursday, May 24th in order to make up for the snow days that we had this winter.

Mrs. Nagel’s first graders made some tricky traps to catch a leprechaun or two!

Hillsboro High School is hiring a high school secretary for the 2018-2019 school year (10-month position). The position requires great communication & computer skills, organization, likes kids, and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Starting wage is $13.50 or DOE. Applications are at the Hillsboro High School, or online at: http://bit.ly/2HnsQEB

State B Boys Basketball ticket information for Hillsboro-Central Valley Burros fans: 1. We did not receive ANY general admission tickets for the tournament. Student and adult general admission tickets will either have to be bought online or at the ticket window. 2. Tickets for the general public will be very limited, if any are available at all. Once the schools have been taken care of, any tickets left over would go into a lottery drawing for people to be able to pick up 2 tickets. Let us know if you have any interest by contacting Nathan Walsh at Nathan.walsh@k12.nd.us or by calling the Hillsboro High School office between the hours of 8:30 and 11:00 on Monday morning. We plan to have all tickets taken care of by noon.

Region 2 Boys BBall T-shirt orders due tomorrow at 10am. Contact HCV Booster members if you have any questions on the orders.

Here are the matchups for the State Class B Boys Tournament in Bismarck starting Thursday. HCV will play Beulah at 6:30pm. We WILL BE having school all day on Thursday.

Region 2 Championship Final: #1 Hillsboro-Central Valley 49, #2 Grafton 37 #Statebound Photo Cred Hillsboro Banner