Our school is administering the 2023 ND Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) sponsored by the ND Department of Public Instruction and Department of Health to students in grades 7-12.  The YRBS survey will ask about nutrition, physical activity, injuries, tobacco, alcohol, other drug use, sexual behavior, and school climate.  The content of the YTS includes tobacco questions related to prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes, cessation, environmental tobacco smoke, media and advertising, minors' access, and school curriculum.

Students in grades 7-12 will be asked to fill out a questionnaire that takes about 45 minutes to complete.  Doing this survey will cause no risk to students. 

The survey has been designed to protect student privacy. No student or class will ever be mentioned by name in a report of the results. The results of the survey will help establish trends over time that can be utilized in school planning and curriculum development.  The survey is voluntary.  No action will be taken against the school or your child if your child does not take part. Students can skip any question they do not wish to answer. In addition, students may stop participating in the survey at any point without penalty.  The surveys are available for you to preview if you desire.  If you do not want your student to participate in the survey, we have forms available in the office for you to sign to exempt your student.  We need signatures by Tuesday, February 7 for grades 7 & 8 and by Thursday, February 9 for grades 9-12.