Due to the weather picking up, dismissal today (Tuesday) will be at 1pm. Buses will leave at 1pm and car line will start loading at 12:55pm. Parents/guardians can come pick up students or give driving students permission to leave earlier if they would like. There will be no after-school activities or practices today. Due to this change, the Thursday (April 14) early out will be changed to a full school day for students and staff.
The track Meet in Groton, SD scheduled for today or the Golf Meet in Leonard scheduled for tomorrow have been cancelled. There is also no golf practice today.
The Kem Shrine Circus is coming to the Ralph Ingelstad Arena in Grand Forks April 22-24. Complimentary tickets courtesy of area merchants will be distributed in school and at the door to all children through the 8th grade!!
One ticket per student is being sent home with your GCC student today. You may call the school to request additional child tickets, first come first service. Be sure to thank the business on the back of your tickets for their generosity.
GCC had 5 students enter the NCAC Student Art Show this week.
Congratulations to Skylar Kuehn who received ‘Best in Show runner up’ and took First Place for her charcoal drawing. Second place in charcoal drawing went to Olivia Larson. Olivia Larson also took 1st place in the pen & ink drawing category. Skylar Kuehn took 1st place and Olivia Larson took 2nd place in the pencil drawing category. Skylar Kuehn took 2nd place with her Mixed Media entry. Caleb Moser received an Honorable Mention for his pencil drawing. Luka & Ziggy Berg entered tempera paintings that they had made at Art Camp they attended this past summer.
There were a total of 5 schools with 186 entries in the Student Art Show. David Paukert from Michigan, ND was the judge. There is a public viewing today from 3-7 and 1-5 on Saturday in Pekin.
Announcing a new link to help you and your child explore the books and activities available at the GCC Library. You can search the GCC library collection, see new book purchases, read about upcoming library events, and access helpful links such as the Griggs County Public Library and North Dakota State Library. Go to the GCC Website Menu under District to find the link to the Library at any time. https://www.griggscountycentral.org/page/library1
Career and Technical Education Students!
The Mike Rowe Works Foundation is giving away $1,000,000 for this year’s Work Ethic Scholarship Program. Requirements and guidelines are available at www.mikeroweworks.org/scholarship/ This scholarship is perfect for students enrolling in two-year hands on programming!
The 2022-2023 preschool survey will end on Friday, April 8th. If you have a child who will be 4 by August 1st, please take a second to take the following survey: https://forms.gle/vbUGECttazghpE3w9
There are a few extra free student and adult circus tickets for tonight's Circus in Jamestown. Call the school if you would like some. First come, first serve.
Families: Griggs County Central did not qualify for the Best in Class grant for a 2022-2023 Preschool. We have shifted our focus to determine the interest of a preschool for our GCC families. We are looking at the possibility of opening 15-20 spots that would follow the GCC school schedule. Tuition would be $35/day. If you are interested in your child attending a GCC preschool for the 2022-2023 school year, please take a few minutes to take the following survey: https://forms.gle/VCAqVb5UhfFqcULt7
The El Zagal Shrine Circus is coming to the Jamestown Civic Center on Tuesday, April 5th at 5:30pm. Handouts were sent home with the elementary students yesterday for free circus tickets sponsored by Bank Forward. Please return completed forms by tomorrow, Wednesday, March 30th.
Congratulations to the 3rd Quarter Students of the Quarter!
Congratulations to the newest National Honor Society inductees: Claire Woodstead, Asia Becherl, Eryn Turner, Anika Aarestad, Josiah Scott, and Caleb Edland.
Be sure to check out the Scholarship page on the website for the latest scholarship information at https://www.griggscountycentral.org/page/scholarships or go to the drop down menu and click the Scholarships Icon.
Just added is information for the Kevin Haugen Memorial Scholarship, the ND Dual Credit Tuition Scholarship, and the Agriculture Leadership Scholarship.
Reminder that today, Tuesday, March 15th is an Early Out at 2:00pm for Parent Teacher Conferences. The car pick-up line will begin at 1:55pm. There will not be any after-school program today. Parent Teacher Conferences are from 2:30pm to 8:30pm. Pre-K through 3rd grade will be in their rooms, 4th through 12th grade teachers will be in the gyms. Be sure to stop by the lost and found tables to check for any of your children's items. Also, a reminder there is no school Wednesday through Friday. The school office will be closed on Friday.
Have a great a Spring Break!
Pleas join us for the 2022 High School Spring Concert tonight, Monday, March 14th at 7:00pm and help wish the high schoolers good luck at the Large Group Music Competition that takes place at Carrington High School, tomorrow, March 15th
Good Luck to the Boys Basketball Team in the regional tournament today, 3/7. The Titans play at 4:30pm @ the Jamestown Civic Center, against the South Border Mustangs. There will be a sendoff by the GCC students and staff at 1:20pm and the bus will depart at 1:30pm. The games will be televised on BEK TV or streamed at https://www.bek.tv/watch-now, or can be heard on Titan Radio. GO TITANS! 🏀
Also, in support our friends at Midkota, wear yellow in honor of Mandy Hoyt.
There will be no Hunter Safety Class on Monday, 3/7 so families can attend the Regional Boys Basketball Game. The class will be made up on Friday, 3/11.
The start date for Gearing up for Kindergarten has been postponed to allow staff and families to attend the regional boys basketball game on Monday, March 7th. The first Gearing Up Session will now be on March 14th and the last will be on April 18th. Contact the school if you have any questions.
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball team on their Region Qualifying win against Oakes last night! Also Congrats to Jaxon Gronneberg on being named All-District. The Titans will play South Border in the Region 3 Tournament on Monday, 3/7 at the Jamestown Civic Center. Practice tonight will be in Glenfield and Thursday & Friday at GCC.
Recap from NewsDakota.com - Region Qualifier: Griggs-Midkota 63, Oakes 54
The sixth-seeded Griggs-Midkota Titans advanced to the Region 3 Tournament after defeating Oakes in the first game of the day. Griggs-Midkota’s offense exploded in the second quarter for 25 points, but was held to just four point in the third quarter. Fortunately for them, they were able to hold the Tornadoes to just nine points and kept ahold of their lead. Carter Spitzer had another efficient game with 17 points and shot 5/6 from the floor and 3/3 behind the arc. Jaxon Gronneberg had 13 points and six rebounds and Brady Haugen added 13 points. Noah Sundby and Trey Skoglund both led Oakes in scoring with 13 points and Eddie Garza added 11 points off the bench. Griggs-Midkota will be the three seed from District 5.
Reminder to all seniors and their parents that they can apply for our local Dollars for Scholars Scholarships through the GCC-DFS portal at Dollars For Scholars - Griggs County Central Dollars for Scholars. Create profiles under the students and parents tab. April 1, 2022 deadline.
