Scranton Public School

Due to the football reffing shortage the football game in Beach this week has been moved to 4:00 PM. The game will still be in Beach.

Scranton students in grades 5-12 have the opportunity to attend a mental health guest speaker in Hettinger on Wednesday, October 8th. Scranton will leave immediately after the first school bell (8:30). If you have any questions about this opportunity for our students please call the school at 701-275-8266.

Once again, the Board and administration would like to invite parents and stakeholders to a public forum this coming Wednesday, October 8th, at 7:00 PM to collect input in strategic planning. We are looking for public input on class offerings, dially structure at the high school level, and providing more than a traditional educational setting with a focus on work-based learning opportunities. We want to work together to provide a world-class education for our students!

Congratulations to our October Student Spotlight winners! They were all nominated and voted on regarding their actions in growth mindset and community building. Well deserved!

Daily Announcements- October 2, 2025--
HS/JH Football: Practice in Hettinger

HS Volleyball: Matches Home (S) v. Beach. A, B, C will play. Matches begin at 4:30 pm.

JH Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger in the Big Gym.

Elem. Girls BB: Games at Lemmon. 4, 5, 6 will play. Games begin at 5:00 at the Beeler Center. Leave at 3:30

Elem. Boys BB: Practice in Reeder

Quote of the day-- “Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.” -- Jane Goodall

Halftime events for Friday: Introduction of Homecoming courts of both Hettinger and Scranton. Senior Night Football recognition after.

Daily Announcements- -October 1, 2025--

Youth Group will meet at 6:30.

HS Football: Practice in Hettinger

HS Volleyball: Practice in Scranton

Manufacture Day for 10th grade in Dickinson

Quote of the day --"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." -- Albert Einstein

Congratulations to King Aidyn Fisher and Queen Kinley Stadheim! Members of the court are Kyan Stadheim, Phoenix Pratt, Kaydence Young, and Colt Maychrzak. First grade crown bearers are Sophie Hofland and Tyke Miller.

Scranton Coronation 2025
YouTube Link- https://youtu.be/cVa3NfwYeGE

Elementary Girls Basketball will play 4th and 6th grade games tomorrow night (09/30) in Mott. There will not be a 5th grade game.

Daily Announcements- September 30, 2025--
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger

HS Volleyball: Match Home (H) v. Bowman County A, B, C. Matches will begin at 4:30 pm. Dismiss at 2:50 and leave at 3:00.

JH Volleyball: Match Home (S) v. Lemmon. 7, 8 will play. Matches begin at 5:00.

Elem. Girls BB: Games at Mott-Regent. 4, 5, 6 will play. Games begin at 4:00. Girls will dismiss at 2:10 and leave at 2:15.

Elem. Boys BB: Practice in Reeder

Quote of the day -- “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” -- Steve Jobs

Mental Health is a crisis that is occuring in our youth all around the country and in our local school as well. At Scranton Public School we are really trying to provide services to our students and training for our staff.

This summer, we were extremely fortunate to hire Sarah Jo Galvin to our staff as a behavioral specialist and student intervention planner. Miss Galvin brings to the Scranton school a great deal of experience over the past twelve years where she has worked as a foster care case manager, psychiatric security specialist, and adolescent behavioral health technician. We are in the development stages of this position and really focusing on how we can be a resource for our students when they are dealing with struggles emotionally and physically. Miss Galvin is really working hard to develop relationships with our students, guide them through difficult times by providing strategies they can use, and will be able to also lead some professional development with our staff. Welcome to our team Miss Galvin.

In North Dakota, the law requires that every two years, each school district shall provide at least eight hours of professional development on youth behavioral health (which includes mental health, trauma, suicide prevention, etc.) to teachers and administrators. Last year, our staff partnered with the Southwest Health District and Dickinson Public Schools to train on strategies to reduce anxiety and challenging behaviors in students. We worked with Dr. Jessica Minahan on building strategies to help engage students and teach them the skills necessary to react appropriately in stressful situations. The correlation between increased anxiety and trauma with the ability to access working memory was a theme for the day. We realize we must continue this training, as a one day inservice is only as good as the follow through of that training.

As superintendent, I believe it is important to communicate the things we are doing at Scranton Public School to improve not only the learning environment, but also to become better at providing the resources our students need to be safe and confident in their abilities to manage the fast changing environment in which they are trying to maneuver. As always, if you have questions or concerns over what we are doing to provide a top-notch learning environment, please do not hesitate to give me a call or stop in.

Sincerely,

Kelly Pierce
Superintendent

Tomorrow's JH football game against Beach has been cancelled. It will not be made up.

Reminder that Boys' Basketball practice starts this evening 09/29. Practices will go from 3:15 to 4:45 tonight and will be held in the Scranton gym.

Homecoming Week!