Bottineau School District 1

Dear Parents– Our second concert of the year is just around the corner! Our 5-8 band and choir concert is Dec. 19th at 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm. The 5th and 6th graders will perform at 6:30. Please have your child arrive at the choir and band room by 6:15. The 7th and 8th graders will perform at 7:30 pm. They can arrive at the choir and band room by 7:15. We are asking all 5th and 6th graders to wear dress clothes to this concert. This includes dress pants, dress shirts, dresses, and skirts. If your child chooses to wear a skirt or dress please make sure the hemline is below the knee. Shorter dresses and skirts do not work well while sitting on the stage. Dark black jeans are ok, but no blue jeans. The 7th and 8th grade girls are wearing all black. A black dress or black outfit is required for students in choir. Boys in choir will wear a white shirt, black pants and tie. Boys in only band can wear black pants with a dress shirt and tie. If you have trouble finding an outfit or have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Thorenson or Mrs. Marum. The band and choir students did an awesome job of selling for our fundraiser!! The 5-12 students sold just under $21,000 worth of items!! We were so impressed! This also means that a lot of items will need to be delivered to customers. The items will be delivered to the school on Wednesday, December 13th. Please plan to come to the high school cafeteria between 3:15 and 5:45 on December 13th to pick up their items! Some of the items require refrigeration, so please plan accordingly for those items. We look forward to seeing you all at the concert on December 19th! The students are preparing a wonderful concert for you! Thank you! Mrs. Thorenson (amber.thorenson@k12.nd.us) Mrs. Marum (jaque.marum@k12.nd.us)

High School Band and Choir Concert December 12th, 2023 7:30 p.m

Game-day good luck Stars as they take on Devils Lake tonight at home with games starting at 4:15pm follow along with these links if you can't make up to the gym Go Stars!! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bottineau-high-school-bottineau-nd https://www.lrradioworks.com

The Junior Building Trades Class delivered a doghouse they made yesterday. Additionally, Garik, Levi, and Chris made some ramps for their RC cars. Great job guys!

Information from Mr. Beckman about the Elementary Christmas Concert​​: This year the Elementary concert will be held on December 11th in the Howell Auditorium. Below are the concert START times. 5:30 will be the Kinder and 1st grade concerts with a short intermission afterwards 6:30 will be the 2nd and 3rd grade concerts with a short intermission afterwards 7:30 will be the 4th grade play. If you have a child that is involved in one of these concerts please have them check in to THEIR classrooms 15 minutes before their concert is supposed to start. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at christopher.beckman@k12.nd.us Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Brave Cave open Thursday to design custom apparel, you should stop in!

Good luck to our girls basketball team tonight as they have their home opener vs. St. John 3 games tonight starting at 4:30pm Go Stars!! Stream: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bottineau-high-school-bottineau-nd Radio: Sunny 101.9fm

Congratulations to our November Students of the Month! They are Jesse Lemmer, Phoebe Fan, and Paddy Fan. The trait for this month was Respectful.

Today's hockey game vs. Dickinson has been delayed to a roughly 4pm puck drop due to some bus issues thank you Go Braves!!

Good luck Braves hockey as they have their home opener this weekend GO BRAVES!! 12/1/23- 7:30pm vs. Jamestown 12/2/23 3pm vs. Dickinson

Good luck Bottineau Stars basketball as they open their season today down in Minot at the shoot out on the prairie at the Minot Auditorium GO STARS!! 12/1/23- 4pm vs. Thompson 12/2/23- 2:30pm vs. Dickinson Trinity

All the fundraising items for band and choir will be delivered to the school on Dec. 13. Students and parents will need to pick up their items after school that day. Thank you! Amber

The Bank of ND will be having some sessions about the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Nov 29 at 7 (Let’s get Ready for the FAFSA) Dec 20 (Walk through the FAFSA form/understand parent guidelines) Jan 24 (You have completed the FAFSA. Now what? Register even if you can’t make that date so you can get the recording. https://bnd.nd.gov/fafsa/ *They are expecting the FAFSA to open on December 31, 2023.

Our Local VFW Post put on the Patriot's Pen Essay and handed out awards today. Congrats to the following winners: 1st Place: Matthew Hamilton 2nd Place: Ariana DePauw 3rd Place: Ember Lunde

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the UND Honor Music Festival. Ava Thorenson and Hudson McClain (Honor Band), Rachel Benson and Kenadie Hill (Women’s Choir), and Tye Marum (Mixed Choir). The festival will take place late January.

Congratulations to Bottineau Stars senior Kylie Simpson on being selected to the 2023 Class B North Dakota 1st Team All State Volleyball Team. Congrats Kylie on your achievement!!

Good luck Braves hockey on Tuesday, November 21st as they travel to Devils Lake for the season opener puck drops at 7pm good luck Braves! https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/devils-lake-high-school-devils-lake-nd/gam829b55ae40

Here is a link to an online Bottineau Braves/Stars apparel store put on by the Bottineau Athletic Boosters https://bottineau-spirit-wear-2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Congratulations to Bottineau Braves Football senior Carson Haerer on being selected to Class A 1st Team All State Football Team. Congrats Carson thanks for all you have done for Bottineau Football!!

Class Picture Day for elementary school is this Thursday, November 16th with Portraits by Misti!