Dr. Erich Longie came in to talk to 4,5, and 6 grade students about the pillars of character and the expectations of Dakota/Lakota ancestors. Thank you to Dr. Longie for coming to share this information with us and to Mr. Every for coordinating this with him. READ MORE >
The 3rd graders were excited to learn about the Veterans who fought for our country and to do a project in their honor. READ MORE >
The 7th and 8th grade math classes celebrated their first Rewards Party on Tuesday, November 5! In order to qualify for the reward, each student needed to either show growth or maintain their current level of proficiency. At the end of the 1st quarter, 40/47 students are making progress toward that criteria and got to celebrate their success with a pizza party! READ MORE >
The staff learned about the characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), watched a video and gathered a new understanding of children with this disorder. READ MORE >
For our 1st early out of the 2019-20 school year the entire staff learned about the legalities and requirements of 504s and IEPs. Tara Hanson from Lake Region Special Education trained the staff on Autism Spectrum Disorder. READ MORE >
The Benson County Elementary Music Festival will start tomorrow at 10:00 in the Four Winds Auditorium. School may be dismissed earlier depending on what time the festival ends. Click below for the schedule. https://drive.google.com/file/... READ MORE >
Student Council Presents: Prom 2019 Under the City Lights Saturday, April 13th Grand March 8:00PM Doors open to the public at 7:00PM Dance 9:00PM Music by R&R Entertainment Post Celebration 12:00AM - 3:00AM Food, games, prizes, and more!See this link for more information-https://drive.google.com/file/... READ MORE >
The Spelling Bee was held on February 15, 2019 at the Candeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten. The following students placed in the Spelling Bee: State qualifying runner up- Leon LaRoque 1st Place- Naomi Ebach, Cailee Hanson, Madysen Ploium 2nd Place- Rose Marie Sherman, Ontario Longie, Leon LaRoque 4th Place- Bobby Herman, Julius Yankton, Lance... READ MORE >
Hailey Steele came to perform at our school and visit with the students. She previously competed on the voice. Everyone really enjoyed her performance and visiting with her! READ MORE >
The high school students had a blast playing in and watching the suicide prevention basketball tournament! READ MORE >
Come and cheer on the girls as they play Lakota tonight in a region play in game. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. Wear blue!!! READ MORE >
Parents/Care Givers - Under the documents section of the website, you will see a document called Restraint or Seclusion Policy. As we are updating several of our policies, this is one which needs updating. Under the section entitled Policy Adoption & Review, it discusses that we should get input from parents prior to the adoption, and we should form a committee... READ MORE >
For today's Mentor Group activity, the high school spelled out the word "Minnewaukan '19" We then used one of our new drones to take a picture from the sky. Click the video below to see the final result. READ MORE >
The 21st Century program is a program that provides after school enrichments activities to students in grades Kindergarten to 6th grade. The primary focus is on math, english language arts, and science. The program runs from 3:30-5:30. The students are given a brief recess and snack break after school. They are then split into classes where they focus on enrichment... READ MORE >
Firebird Football Camp information: Grades 9-12 camp will be leaving from the Burdick Arena on Mon. July 16th at 9:00 AM. We will be camping overnight at Grahams Island and will return to the Burdick at noon on Tuesday the 17th. Players should have received an email with more information. Forms can be found at:http://www.devils-lake.k12.nd.us/football/If you plan... READ MORE >
Students who missed less than two days of summer school in Kindergarten-8th grade enjoyed a field trip to Bismarck on June 28th. The students went to both the Gatweway to Science Museum and Raging Rivers Water Park. Everyone had a wonderful time! Thanks to all the summer school staff who stayed late to make this field trip happen especially our bus drivers Kevin... READ MORE >
The high school students who had perfect attendance were rewarded by going to the Mall of America and Valley Fair this weekend! The students had a great time. We are very proud of them for their perfect attendance! READ MORE >
Students launched water propelled bottle rockets. We were able to use our drone to get some great footage of the launch. Click the links below to view a few launches. READ MORE >
Mr. Tuhy's Principles of Technology class competed at the Science Olympiad regional event on Thursday (3/22) held in Bottineau. They placed 10th overall with individual medal winners in Tower Building (1st), Hovercraft (2nd), Helicopter (2nd), Mousetrap Vehicle (3rd), and Optics (3rd). Click the YouTube links below to watch video of the Helicopter and Tower events.... READ MORE >
Using a Build It kit provided by our 21st Century after-school program, the 2nd and 3rd graders were provided materials which included: craft sticks, aluminum foil, clothespins, chenille stems, and Tinkertoys. As a team, they constructed their very own cutting-edge space station which included living quarters, working quarters, and a docking station for incoming... READ MORE >
The first and second graders went caroling at the Good Samaritan Society and Heartland Care on Tuesday. They did a great job singing! READ MORE >
The Minnewaukan Suicide Prevention Team toured the Lake Region Community Shelter for homeless and gave donations. It was brought to the team’s attention that the shelter could use activities for kids and hygiene supplies. The team collected and purchased games, color books, crayons, shampoo, deodorant, tooth brushes etc. and delivered them on December 1. Karen... READ MORE >
Mrs. Walter’s first graders did a candy cane experiment with warm water, cold water and vinegar today! They were pretty excited! READ MORE >
The volleyball team will play Benson County in Leeds on Thursday, November 2 at 7:00 in the Region 4 volleyball tournament. READ MORE >
Today, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 the Minnewaukan Public School is hosting a blood drive. This has been an annual event for the past several years. For this drive we had 12 staff members who signed up to donate blood! We also had several community members who were willing to donate. Thanks to all to signed up (and to the walk-ins)! READ MORE >
Students in my Principles of Technology class were assigned to build a race car our of balsa wood that is powered by a CO2 cartridge. READ MORE >
We recently had another group of education majors here at the school. This group of future educators were here last week from Monday through Wednesday. We had a child of an alumni (who is also a teacher), a child of a Superintendent, and children of several other educators. It is very exciting to see these future teachers and get to play a small part in their... READ MORE >
Click on the link below to see the video Minnewaukan Homecoming READ MORE >
The class has been working very hard on 3D designing and printing the last week. Their assignment was to design, personalize, and print a custom fidget spinner. READ MORE >
Mark your calendars for our first Family Night! There will be pumpkin painting as well as our annual Title 1 talk. The date is October 4th at 5:30. This is also an early out day so there is no 21st Century and students will be bused home at 1:50. We hope to see all of you there! READ MORE >
The students in Principle of Technology class were busy today! Their task was to get a marble to pass through a newspaper rollercoaster. Bonus points were given for creativity!! READ MORE >
From left to right- Whitney Littlewind, Jay Garcia, Darcie Longie, Nick Jetty, Orion Oldrock, Kirsten DuBois, Raven Culbertson, Jessena Brown, Tyler Smith, Gage Dauphinais, Savannah Morin, Rayann Greene, Dason Longie, Aaron Green, Morgan McKay, Brian Alberts, and Tina Schneider (Not pictured- Nick Greywater) These students were nominated by their classmates to... READ MORE >
The Minnewaukan Public School is excited to announce we have launched a new website. Along with this there is an app you can download. This app is for both Android and iPhone devices. If you would like to download the app you can just go to the app store on your device and look up Minnewaukan Public School. You can then download the app and make sure you press... READ MORE >
This article is about a young man who recently graduated from Valley City State University and spent three days in our school. Notice near the end of the article where he mentions his experience here at the Minnewaukan School. READ MORE >
