Career Planning Opportunities!
Lake Region State College and Devils Lake Cars invite you to Auto Careers Day on June 4th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm in Bergstrom Technical Center Auto Shop. For more info go to https://www.lrsc.edu/news/2025-05-07/auto-careers-day.
Lake Region State College is hosting a STEM Camp for grades 10 - 12 on June 16th-19th, in Devils Lake. For more info and to register go to https://www.lrsc.edu/stem-camp-empowering-future-energy.
A Digital Storytelling Summit at UND. This is a 5 day overnight camp perfect for students interested in content creatin, social media, podcasting, videograph, photography, or journalism. For more information or to apply go to https://und.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8DoQTJv70QNJ3rU.
Bismarck State College is hosting Explore BSC Day on Friday, May 30th from 10am to 3pm. All attendees have a chance to win a $500 scholarship to BSC and Bismarck Larks Tickets. For more information go to https://bismarckstate.edu/events/explorebsc/.
Registration is open for the 2nd annual Titan Tikes Sports Camp for GCC & Midkota boys and girls entering grades 1 trough 3 interested in learning skills in basketball, volleyball, and football. The camp will take place on June 2, 3, & 4 at Griggs County Central School from 8:30am to 11:30am. The cost is $30/athlete and includes a youth volleyball or football to take home and a daily snack. Registration link is https://tinyurl.com/yc4rrn4h
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day! We want to give a great big shout out to all the fabulous teachers at GCC! Thanks for all you do for our students!
Give it up for the GCC Lunch Staff for School Lunch Hero Day!
Upcoming Events at GCC:
May 8: Elementary Track Day, 400 M (in order by class) starts at 8:45am, All other events will be held 12-3pm.
May 14: 6-12th Awards Program at 12:30pm. Baccalaureate at 7pm.
May 16: Kindergarten Graduation at 12:00pm. 1st-5th Spring Concert & Awards at 12:45pm.
May 18: Class of 2025 High School Graduation at 2:00pm.
May 27-July 31: Summer Quest Summer School Program for current PreK-5th grade. (No program June 30-July 4) Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/4tw3wvwk
June 2, 3, 4: Titan Tikes Sports Camp for Girls & Boys grades 1 to 3 interested in Basketball, Volleyball, or Football.
June 17-20: Theatre week production of Rapunzel for students entering 1st to 12th grades. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/4tw3wvwk
New Bank of North Dakota Tuition Assistance Program
Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, dual credit assistance applications will be available exclusively on PowerSchool through the ND Education Portal.
Top changes:
Applications will now be available July 1st of each year
This is a fixed feature of PowerSchool we are unable to change.
Signatures are no longer required by the student, parent or school official.
The student’s Free or Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL) eligibility will come over automatically based on their status in PowerSchool.
High school class: Students will need to enter what the high school course equivalency is to their college course, ex: Speech counts as an English credit.
Additionally, students will need to check on their application status within the application tab. We will not be sending approval/denial letters to students going forward.
“Completed” will indicate a reviewed application.
“Submitted” will indicate that their application hasn’t been processed.
“Incomplete” will indicate that there is an error, and they need to make a correction.
Students with “incomplete’ status will be emailed so that they know what they need to change.
If there are any students who still need to submit applications for 2024-25, we encourage you to begin submitting them using the PowerSchool application. Please see the attached tutorial.
For more information go to https://5il.co/3f5k5
The music Department is having a Breakfast Burrito Fundraiser
On Monday, May 5, 2025 from 7am-8am
You may pre-order by contacting Mrs. Johnson at: Annette.johnson@k12.nd.us or 701-797-3951
There will be a dine in option at the school multi purpose room, or you may elect to pick up at the back entrance at door #5 . Cinnamon sugar puffs are included. Drinks are available for dine in.
Free Will Offering
The JV Baseball game vs Maple River in Hope has been rescheduled to May 6 at 4pm.
Registration is now open for Summer Programs at GCC!
The Summer Quest Program will run from May 27 to July 31 (except June 30-July 4) from Monday to Friday, 8am to 3pm. This program is available for current Pre-K through 5th grade students. Fee for May through July is $300/student or $100/student for those who qualified as free/reduced meals. You must provide a sack lunch for your child/ren each day. Register at https://jsvc-21cclc.jumbula.com/GCCSummer2025/GCCSummer2025
Storybook Theatre will be auditioning for students entering 1st through 12th grade for the production of Rapunzel on Monday, June 16 at 12:30pm. The cast will be announced at the end of the two-hour audition. Rehearsals will be held from 12:30-4:45pm June 17-20 with a public performance on Friday, June 20 at 6:30pm. Fee is $50/student or $10/student for those who qualified for free/reduced meals. A Family max of $100 may be applied with Coupon Code: Family. Register at https://jsvc-21cclc.jumbula.com/GCCSummerTheatre2025/GCCSummerTheatre2025
For questions about the summer programs contact Sheila Kriewald at sheila.kriewald@k12.nd.us
Join us for the GCC 6-12 High School Spring Music Concert on Thursday, May 1st at 7pm. 6-8 students need to arrive by 6:45pm and 9-12 arrive by 7pm. Dress attire for performers is Spring colors in collard shirt and dress pants or dresses/skirts.
Check out the Kramer Skills Academy. They are looking for studenst 2nd to 12th grade interested in working on their basketball skills during the summer. They are based out of Carrington. Jamison Kramer, former basketball player at BSC & MSU along with other knowledgeable players will be offering a 2 day a week clinic and individual workouts. Go to their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/share/18dsXisS7F/?mibextid=wwXIfr for more information and to complete their interest form.
The High School Track Meet in Valley City today has been moved up to start at 2:30pm today so the bus will leave GCC at 12:30pm.
The Junior High Track meet for Thursday, April 24 has been changed to Hillsboro starting at 3pm. The bus will depart GCC at 1pm.
Thank a school bus driver today!
Mark your calendars for the GCC Elementary Track & Field Day for Kindergarten through 6th grades on Thursday, May 8. The main events will begin at Noon (grades will run the 400M beginning at 8:45am with a break for classes and lunch). Students should bring weather-appropriate athletic clothing, appropriate running shoes, water bottles, sunscreen and hat. Spectators are welcome but for your and the students safety please remain a respectful/safe distance from competitions and no pets are allowed. FBLA will be selling snow cones! Thank you to the following supporters: Bank Forward, Bravera Bank, and Parent/Student Volunteers. Weather related make-up day will be May 13th.
Congratulations to the following members of the First Place Team at the GCC Science Olympiad: Clara Brown Rebecca Maertens, Rachel Brown, Rylen Ethen-Hook, Reese Stockeland, Alayna Brown, Roxanne Urness, Mason Bauer, Landon Wilson, Spencer Martinson, & Drake Schemionek.
GCC Fourth Graders were treated to a class from The NDSU Musical Theatre Ensemble. The theatre ensemble performed a musical dance to "We Don't Talk About Bruno". The fourth-grade class was taught the same performance. Everyone had a great time. We want to thank Mara Campbell for bringing her Musical Theatre Ensemble Class to GCC.
Congratulations to Max and Scarlett Ludwig for receiving 1st place in Serious Duo and Max for receiving 2nd place in Impromptu at the Region 5 Competition on Saturday April 12th. They will advance to the State Speech Meet on April 26th at Mandan High School. Also receiving awards were Joel Brown 4th, Briley Monson 5th, and Paul Johnson 6th in Humorous. Briley also received 4th in Inform. Victor Ludwig received 4th in Storytelling and Humorous Duo along with Scarlett.
Congratulations to the High School Band members on their performances at the Regional Small Group in Jamestown on Wednesday, 4/9/25. All players received an Excellent Performance rating. Great job to all!
Members of the Griggs County Central Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter attended the 58th Annual North Dakota FBLA State Leadership Conference March 30 – April 1, 2025, here are the results:
Urben Dramstad-State Champ in Knowledge Matters, State Champ Stock Market Game, 4th Place in Securities Investments, 4th place in Supply Chain Management;
Colten Walker-State Champ Financial Math, 4th Place in Health Care Administration;
Levi Kautzman-3rd Place Stock Market Game, 8th Place in Personal Finance, Agribusiness 9th;
Ryleigh Walker-3rd Place Intro to Business Communications, 3rd Place Public Service Announcement;
Will Larson-3rd Place Public Policy and Advocacy;
Tucker Fredrickson-3rd Place Human Resource Management;
Aislyn Sad-3rd Place Public Service Announcement;
Jack Coombs-8th place in Cybersecurity.
Scholarship Opportunities!
Applications for the Mayflower Lodge #94 Scholarship Program in the amount of $500 are due to Mrs. Brandt by April 22, 2025.
The Griggs County Central Education Association is offering two GCC Seniors, planning to attend a 2-year tech program, a $1000 scholarship each to help further their education. These scholarships are in memory of Lane Gilbertson. Applications are due by May 8th and can be found at https://www.canva.com/design/DAGj9nGDLNo/tQkS4UocX_a8ONlhDuQDPg/edit .
The Griggs County Central Education Association is also offering one GCC senior pursuing a degree in education a $500 scholarship in honor of Bill Galloway, former GCC Superintendent. Applications are due by May 8th and can be found at https://free.qrplanet.com/l/media?f=65cfd3b3f9455346378921544e4cdbe7&sid=9385973&fo=1 .
As always check out the Scholarships & Career Planning page on our website at https://www.griggscountycentral.org/page/scholarships
