
Here is the Frequently Asked Questions doc on the new executive order issued on Friday on winter activities:
https://www.health.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/Files/MSS/coronavirus/FAQs/FAQ_Winter_Activities.pdf

Dear Veterans,🇺🇸🇺🇸
We may not be having a program this year, but we would like to bring a little of the program to you! You are not forgotten and we send a big heartfelt THANK YOU! The Hillsboro School. #BurroPride
https://youtu.be/1d1E3pEPLH8

Today the Governor of ND changed Traill County to the risk color of orange. This color change will NOT change our face to face teaching and learning. Hillsboro School will remain in session and taking precautions as we have since school day #1. Currently we have 1 positive case out of 486 students and 75 staff. Keep up the good work monitoring your child’s health so we can keep school in session. 👏👏

Watch HCV Volleyball 🏐 tonight against the Grafton Spoilers at this link: https://youtu.be/CGMbpEuY0uE

The HCV Burros football 🏈 game will be streamed on this link tonight:
http://www.msportsnet.com/?fbclid=IwAR2812s9GMy8WzXEg9yOea2myt9RbNr0O7I4KCUePBOZ3V5FErZdOfkyx3Q

Hillsboro Parents: With the new close contact guidelines, we will no longer allow neck gaiters to be worn as face masks. We will need your child to wear cloth masks. The gaiters actually break up the droplets to smaller particles that hang around in the air longer. Please have your child use cloth masks when coming to school and for activities.

Want to watch/hear the Saturday's HCV football game vs. Devils Lake at 3pm: 1. Devils Lake School live events page: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/devils-lake-high-school-devils-lake-nd (This is FREE!) 2. YourLiveEvent.com will be Audio only. 3. KMAV 105.5FM

Please see the link on the updated close contact quarantine. Hillsboro Schools will be following this since we wear masks all day at school. https://ndresponse.gov/news/north-dakota-updates-quarantine-guidance-provide-exception-close-contacts-who-were-wearing

For Thursday’s JrHi games against Central Cass in Hillsboro due to the large number of players on both volleyball teams, we are asking the following from the fans:
- That parent/sibling/grandparents of our 7th Grade team only attend the 7th grade match (4:30 pm) and leave at the conclusion of the game (Unless you have an 8th grader playing as well)
- That parents/sibling/grandparents of our 8th Grade team only attend the 8th grade match (5:30 )(do not arrive early to watch the 7th grade game)
This is an effort to reduce the number of people in the gym at one time and to help physical distancing efforts and to keep both communities safe.
Thank you for your cooperation!

Catch the HCV JrHi volleyball game vs. Thompson today live streamed at the CV gym TODAY at 4:30PM through Facebook. No commentating, just video. https://www.facebook.com/centralvalleypublicschool/live/

Great News! The USDA has extended the free school meals to Hillsboro students through December. There will be no charge to your family lunch account right now. https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/08/31/usda-extends-free-meals-kids-through-december-31-2020

Hillsboro Parents: This week's COVID education topic,
School Attendance Guidance - Decision Tree for Parents.
Click on this link to see NDDoH recommendations: https://5il.co/kauo

DID YOU MISS THE RETURN TO LEARNING PARENT WEBINAR ON WEDNESDAY? Please click on the Hillsboro School Website (www.hillsborok12.nd.us) and the link is on the main page.

The Hillsboro School District will be hiring a PT Elementary Library para, a FT PreK special education para, and a HS lunch room monitor (2 hrs.) for the 2020-2021 school year. Salary varies DOE. If interested, please fill out the general application on our school website under the documents tab. If questions, please call the school at 636-4360.

Getting closer to the fall seasons! Parents, you need to click on the link below and fill out the form and watch the video. This will take the place of the normal parent/coaches meeting usually held before seasons. You'll need to fill out the form and watch the video before you child can participate in activities. Thanks for your cooperation!
This form and video needs to be completed before a student athlete may participate in HCV Sports. This should take about 20 minutes to complete.
Click here for the form and video!

Hillsboro Parents: WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS for the yearbook! Please email us your homeschooling, prom, and extra candids that you have during our distance learning the last quarter of school to brittany.race@k12.nd.us. Thanks for helping us out.

Happy Birthday Kinsey and Carolyn!!🎉🎂

The Hillsboro School & Community Fitness Center will re-open on Monday, June 1, 2020. The hours of operation will be from 5:00am - 8:00pm. We will follow the ND Smart Restart Guidelines for fitness centers. See attached.

Happy Birthday Carson!!🎉🎂

Happy Birthday Harley🎉🎂

Happy Birthday Kason 🎂🎉

Happy Birthday Sadie & Justus 🎉🎂

Happy Birthday Karsyn 🎂🎉

Happy Birthday yesterday Aubrie 🎉🎂

Congratulations to Saige Forseth for making the ND All Stars Softball Roster for 2020. https://www.kvrr.com/2020/05/13/n-d-softball-all-star-team-announced/

Happy Birthday Kaden🎉🎂

https://youtu.be/UqE6F4jo5Ms
Mr. Strand was asked to put together a video of pictures that were sent by moms to show how much their kids at the Hillsboro Elementary miss their teachers. 😢Thanks so much for doing this. We got this parents and students! Only a couple more weeks! 🤜🤛

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Share a comment or pic of what you like best about our Hillsboro teachers. Google has made a great commercial on how homeschooling is going. 😆
https://youtu.be/GqmLCMiUrdo #BurroPride

Happy Birthday Jaime and Gavin🎂🥳🎉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE5fIztiwAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE5fIztiwAk
Here is a video Mr. Ben Strand put together to share with the students of Hillsboro Elementary School! #BurroPride (Idea from Ms. Jill A. & Mrs. Frannie F.)

Happy Birthday Truman🎉🎂

NDHSAA cancels spring sports, winter tournaments:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/ndhsaa-cancels-spring-sports-winter-tournaments/amp/

Happy Birthday Paige 🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Immanuel and Robert 🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Jezzarae, Kenzie and Graci 🎉🥳🎂

Happy Birthday Fernando & Aracely🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Carsi 🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Lola!!🎂🎉

Happy Birthday Hunter!!🎉🥳

Seniors! Please email a senior picture to Lindsey for newspaper’s and senior composite.
Lindsey.justin@k12.nd.us

Happy Birthday Carter!!🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Masyn and Andrew!!🎉🥳

Happy Birthday Tiffany!!🎉🥳

Just a reminder, meal pickup this week is on Monday and Wednesday from 10:30-12:30. Elementary packet pickup is on Thursday from 10:30-12:30. Thank you.

Happy Birthday Simon and Lydia!!🥳🎉

Happy Birthday Molly!!🥳🥳

Happy Birthday Addyson!!🎉🎉

Happy Birthday Hope!!🎉🥳

Hillsboro Families: Next week our meal pickup will only occur on two days, Mon and Wed. On Monday you will get Mon/Tues meals. On Wed you will get Wed/Thurs/Fri meals. Monday will also be packet drop off and pick up. Meals and packets will all take place at the HEC lobby door. Our Distance Learning Plan has been submitted to the state and we are waiting for approval. Thank you for your hard work overseeing your children in their school work. There is a School Helpline link on the school website to answer your questions. Let us know how we can help. Have a great weekend!

Big shout out to our Hillsboro School cooks, asst. cooks, and para help that have put together some awesome meals for the children in the Hillsboro community! 👏👏
Thanks for making it happen. Next week meal pickup next week will only be on Monday & Wednesday. The cooks will package Mon/Tues meals for Monday pickup and on Wed you will get Wed, Thurs. & Friday’s meals.

Happy Birthday Devin and Tristin🎂🥳

Happy Birthday Nicholas!!🎉🥳

Hey Hillsboro Families, tomorrow we will have the school buildings open from 8:30-5:00 for remote learning & instrument pickup. We will allow up to 5 people in per time. Grades K-6 please use the HEC lobby door #6. High school pickup please use Morehart/Rotvold’s door #10 for grades 7-9 and the library door for grades 10-12. If your HS student needs a device please use the main door. Meal pickup will start at 10:30-12:30 daily. We will also use the HEC lobby door #6. Pull up with your car and we will run out the meals needed. If you haven’t put in your meal request, please go to the school website and fill the survey out. Any questions please call the school offices.

Happy Birthday Danielle, Tatum and Gannon🎉🎉🥳🥳

Just a quick reminder to all parents, anytime you pick up food at the elementary it will be at door 2 by the lunchroom. Thank you.

Happy Birthday Kalvin🎉🎉

Wishing Happy Birthday yesterday to Adrian and Angel🎉🥳

GET YOUR FREE Breakfast & Lunch starting Monday for all children in Hillsboro ages 1-18. FILL OUT THE SURVEY ASAP so we can get numbers to feed everyone: https://forms.gle/5KyyMuCymSFL5Vmz8
Please tell your friends to get this done by the end of the day!

Hang in there parents...here's an article to read about talking to your kids about COVID-19. #BurroPride http://bit.ly/3d9rcHe

Mr. Dryburgh is currently in a meeting, I’ll send another message a few minutes before I read. It might not be until this afternoon.

Mr. Dryburgh plans to read many books this coming week. Tomorrow’s first book will be at 10:00.

The Governor of ND has announced all K12 Schools should close this week to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus. Only essential employees should report to work. This means your children should stay home and not gather with others. You should practice social distancing and limit the spread of germs to stay safe.

The Hillsboro School works hard to keep our kids safe during this Coronavirus outbreak. We hope you can help us by keeping your kids home from school when they are sick. Please encourage hand washing and not allowing sharing of food and drink. We are collaborating with the governor’s office, the Dept. of Health, local health officials, and ND DPI to help provide guidance in our daily school routines. At this time our schools will stay open and we will continue to provide a safe environment for all of our students and staff. The NDHSAA has postponed the State Class B Boys’ basketball tournament next week. All practices have been cancelled. We will continue to communicate information to you as it comes to us.

NDHSAA Coronavirus Statement 3/12/2020: We have been communicating regularly with the ND Department of Health regarding the Coronavirus situation in ND. The NDHSAA is aware that this is a rapidly evolving situation and will continue to monitor events that are happening in our state. At this time this evening’s Class B Boys Bball Region Tourneys will continue as scheduled with full fan access. Currently there are no recommendations from the Governor’s Office or NDDoH that alterations to tournament schedules.

Parents, great article on: Smartphones and Anxious Kids: Mental Health Issues and the iGeneration
https://shar.es/aH00Nn

Just a reminder to elementary parents that tomorrow we will take the students that made their fourth AR Goal sledding. Thanks for helping them find a sled tonight.

Read here about the 5 things parents should know about TikTok: https://kidmatterscounseling.com/blog/5-things-parents-need-to-know-about-tik-tok/

More information for parents on the App TikTok: https://smartsocial.com/tiktok-app-guide-parents/ Are you monitoring your child's TikTok account for predators?

Did you know that TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the world? It is also what our kids are using. See the parent guide here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-tiktok

Just a reminder to parents that there is no school tomorrow. State Wrestling begins tomorrow morning at 11:00. Go Burros!

School and buses will be two hours late tomorrow at Hillsboro Public Schools. We will re-evaluate conditions in the morning. Thank you.

Hillsboro Schools is hiring for the next school year. Stop in the HS office for an application or check the school website at www.hillsborok12.com

Just wanted to let parents know that the elementary will dismiss at 11:50. There were a few teachers who hadn’t gotten the previous message, so I thought I would send it this way as well. No rural buses. Thank you.

The Hillsboro School will be closing at noon today due to the weather. We will have all of the students fed. We will not be sending rural buses out. We will just be doing in town drop offs. Rural families please make arrangements to pick up your children. There will also be no after school practices or games.

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to all of the students (and your parents) at the Hillsboro School for the 3,422 food & paper items that were donated to the Hillsboro Kiwanis Food Pantry. Congratulations to Mr. Tunseth’s 5th grade class and the 8th graders, who won a class party after Christmas. These donated items will come in handy to those in need over the holidays. 🎄

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading and singing in about five minutes on Facebook Live. You may need Kleenex.

Yesterday, the Environmental Science class attended the ND Energy Conference and Expo. They watched presentations about solar power, fracking, lubrications and other great subjects. It was a excellent opportunity for our students to see what is going on in our state and how energy is changing in our world.

It’s a busy day for the Burros! 🏈
9:10- Cheering in the football team through the HS hallways.
9:30- Cheering the football team through the elementary hallways. Parents & fans can send off in the HEC gym.
1:00- School dismissed
3:00- Cheer for the HCV Burros in the AA Football Championship at the FargoDome
6:30 -Welcome back the Burros at the HEC
It’s a great day to be a BURRO!!

Just a reminder that on Thursday we have an early release for teacher PD. On Friday, November 15, we will dismiss school at 12:50 at the elementary school and 1 PM at the HS for the Class AA football championship game at approximately 3 PM vs. Beulah at the Fargodome. Tickets for state will be sold at the high school office starting Tuesday.

Come cheer on the HCV Burros football team🏈 today at 2pm. Reminder HCV Activity Passes will not be valid for entry. Adult tickets are $8 and student tickets are $5. If you can’t make it to the game, find it online at: https://www.bek.coop/bek-tv/bek-sports-west-stream/

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading at 7:30 on Facebook.

Don't forget about FBLA's Boogie Ball tonight at the Hillsboro High School. The dance will be from 8-11 PM. Cost is $5 if you wear a costume and $8 if you don't. Prizes will be given out for best costumes! Grades 7-12 are welcome!

Catch the HCV Burros football playoff game today at 1pm vs. Turtle Mountain at the Hillsboro Sports Complex. HCV Activity Passes will not work for entry to Saturday’s game due to it being playoffs. Adult tickets are $8 and Student tickets are $5. You can catch a tape-delayed, video web stream of the game on YourLiveEvent.com. There will be no live streaming coverage.

Mr. Dryburgh and a guest reader will be going on Facebook Live in a couple minutes to record a story that your children can watch this evening.

There were some cold children at recess today. Please double check with them tonight that they have warm gloves, hat, and jacket. Snow pants also help them stay warm. Parents of small children, make sure they practice zipping their jacket tonight as well. Thank you.

Parents, please make sure your children dress warm today, morning and noon recess will be outside. If they are dressed correctly they will have fun. 🥶

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading soon.

A reminder that Parent/Teacher conferences will take place today from 3:45 to 9:45 at both the elementary and high school.

BOTH JH AND JV FOOTBALL GAMES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21

End of third quarter. HCV 13 - Kindred 3. Go Burros!

Halftime from Kindred, HCV 13 - Kindred 3. Go Burros!

Update from Kindred, we are at the end of the first quarter and the score is 0-0. Oscar scores first play of 2nd quarter. Go Burros!

Hillsboro School is looking for a school bus driver to drive the morning and afternoon route starting in January. CDL License required with a School & Passenger Bus Endorsement. $20/hour. Applications can be picked up at the school or online at: bit.ly/HPSbus Call the school at (701)636-4360 for more information.

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading on Facebook Live in a couple minutes, that way you can watch it on your way to Casselton or on the way home. Go Burros!

Due to field conditions, tomorrow’s varsity football game has been moved to Casselton. Game time is scheduled for 7 PM.

Some principals sing about storm days, and Mr. Dryburgh could, but instead he is going to read a story on Facebook Live at about 11:00 this morning.

At HIllsboro School we give thanks to these people:
https://www.boredteachers.com/inspiring/unsung-superheroes-of-education-thank-you-for-all-you-do

Hillsboro School will be using the ACT test as the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA) HS Assessment. Sophomores will no longer have to take the ND State Assessment. We will use the ACT Aspire practice test in 10th grade, and the required ACT test in 11th grade. Any questions or concerns please call Principal Baesler at (701)636-4360.

What? Students will be able to retake parts of the ACT? YES!!! ACT Change Will Allow Students to Retake Individual Sections - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/us/act-test-superscore.html

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading a pirate book in a minute!

Homecoming 2019 was kicked off with a bonfire at the park tonight. Thanks to all the students that came out, to Mr. Schill for putting the bonfire together, and the fire department for helping put the bonfire out. Your kids should all be home now. 😇Hope to see you all out tomorrow night for the volleyball game in CV.

Mr. Dryburgh will not be reading tonight. My voice is taking a vacation tonight, and I’m at a football game. 0-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading in about 3 minutes.

School pictures for grades 7-11 were handed out at school today.

The JrHi 7th & 8th grade football 🏈 game is still on today in Grafton, but will START at 4:15. They will try and play 1 or 2 extra quarters to get more playing time for the boys.

Kiwanians & former business professionals in Hillsboro Dan Christianson & Jack Hansen talk to HHS 7th graders Life Lessons class on being a servant citizen, handshakes, looking people in the eye, & what employers are looking for when hiring. They also shared their involvement in volunteering in the community, which is important in small towns.

3rd Quarter: Hillsboro-Central Valley leads 12-7 over Bismarck St Mary’s

Live coverage of the HCV Burros volleyball team taking on the Thompson Tommies tonight. Coverage will start during the JV game at around 6:30pm. https://yourliveevent.com/

JH FOOTBALL IS ON FOR TONIGHT! 7th grade will play in Crookston at 4:30 and 8th will play Thompson in CV at 4:30. The CV complex is extremely wet (a lot of standing water) so all fans should dress appropriately! Proper footwear would be a good idea!

The 8th grade football game in Thompson today is POSTPONED until tomorrow, Sept. 10th at 4:30pm and the game is going to be played in Central Valley. PLEASE NOTE: location & time change of this game.
The JV football game today has been CANCELED.

Reminder: Everyone will need an activity pass to get into tonight’s HCV football game. Please make sure you and your child(ren) have them at the gate. No pets inside the sports complex. Thank you.

Elementary Parents: KVLY was here today and recorded how things go at recess. There will be a report on the 6:00 PM news. Also, if any of you have any sandbox toys you would like to donate, I think there are some students that would play with them. Thanks.

Watch the volleyball game live at: www.rarealive.com
Great view and commentary. Thank you game sponsors, HTC, & KRJB for making this possible. #BurroPride

Mr. Dryburgh will be reading another story tonight on Facebook Live at 7:30. It’s a great story with fun characters and great voices!

Watch the HCV Burros volleyball team take on Oak Grove live at 7:15pm at this link: https://rarealive.com

Parents, please check backpacks tonight for school picture information. School pictures are on Monday. Great First Day today!

Exciting news for those who can’t be at the live events and need to watch the HCV Burros online: R & J Broadcasting, Inc and Halstad Telephone Company have announced they're teaming up to provide live video streaming of Hillsboro Public Schools sports and activities starting this fall. STORY and INTERVIEW: http://w.rjbroadcasting.com/index.cfm?page=local-news&story=8595

Girls finished 6th overall as a team and boys finished 4th overall as a team!! Congratulations to both teams and the coaches on a terrific track season.

HHS Senior parents/family/friends: The senior card boxes are in the elementary makerspace classroom for you to drop cards into. The classroom will be open during school hours today & Friday, & before graduation on Sunday. Please don’t put large items like towels in the boxes or they will get too full. Happy graduation week HHS class of 2019. Go live your best life and lead this world.

Join us at Baccalaureate for our Hillsboro High School Class of 2019, Wednesday night at Our Savior's Lutheran Church at 7 PM.

The Kiwanis Club of Hillsboro will again be sponsoring its Beal, Breen and Rosted Memorial Senior Scholastic Book Awards Day tomorrow, May 15, 2019, at 8:45a.m at the Hillsboro High School. This will be the 61st year for this event. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Congratulations to Morgan Chandler and Luke Dryburgh for receiving 1 ratings on their vocal solos at state music.

Congratulations to the boys ensemble, clarinet ensemble, and Jora Leeseberg’s clarinet solo for receiving a 1 rating.

Congratulations to Peter Dryburgh for receiving a star rating on his tuba solo at State Music.

Congratulations to Jalie Hass for receiving a star rating on her Bari Sax solo at state music!

Please check the elementary lost and found after finishing your ice cream. Thank you.

Science Olympiad has been cancelled in Fargo tomorrow, Saturday, April 13th.

Did you know that you can make payments online for your child's school lunch account? Just click on http://bit.ly/HillsboroLunch and set up an E-Funds account. You can also set up monthly payments in E-Funds. If you need help, please call the school office at 636-4360.

93% of elementary students made their AR Goal for the last 6 weeks. That is the highest school % I have seen! Awesome!

An email blast was sent to families about lunch balances at $25 in the positive. The picture attached is to assist your family in predicting how far your account balance will go. All delinquent lunch accounts need to be paid up by the end of the school year. Please call or stop by the office if you have any questions, or need assistance in paying online in eFunds.

Great kids alert: Our FBLA group is in Bismarck attending the state conf. When our kids are away we worry about their behavior and how they represent the district. Well...parents of these HIllsboro kids should be proud. You are doing some great parenting. Read the picture attached sent to our FBLA advisor. #BurroPride👏👏

Thank you Hillsboro Elementary parents for making Parent-Teacher Conferences a success. We hit 97% attendance! Thank you

Conferences go from 3:30-9:45, if you have gotten an email from the elementary sign up, it may not have the correct time

A reminder that both the high school and elementary school have Parent Teacher conferences tonight. Thanks you.

Due to Interstate 29 still being closed and county roads not yet plowed, HIllsboro School will be 2 hours late today, Friday, March 15th. NO RURAL buses at all today. In-town routes will run. The School board meeting is still at 7:30am this morning.

Some elementary classes received report cards today. A few didn’t, but most did. Confusing? Yes, ask your child.

Hillsboro Parents: Do you know your child's lunch account balance. Find it here: https://family.wordwareinc.com/
To pay your lunch balance you can pay by check/cash in the school office, or online at http://bit.ly/2Qtq84Y

FINAL Region 2 GBB: No. 2 Thompson 62, No. 7 Hillsboro-Central Va