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.
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
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
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.
Daily Announcements- September 29, 2025--
Homecoming Coronation at 7:30
Elementary Girl’s Basketball: Reeder practice. Return approximately 5:15
HS Football: Practice in Scranton
JH Football: Practice in Hettinger
HS Volleyball: Practice in Scranton
JH Volleyball: No practice
Elementary Boys Basketball: Scranton Practice at 3:15-4:45
Quote of the day-- “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” --Dolly Parton
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!
Elementary boys' basketball will start Monday 09/29. Their first practice will be in Scranton and will run immediately after school until 4:45
Daily Announcements-- September 26, 2025--
Homecoming Decorating at 12:30
HS Football: Game Home (H) v. Napoleon. Game will begin at 4:00 pm due to referee shortage. Leave at 1:45.
HS Volleyball: No Practice
JH Volleyball: No Practice
Elementary Girls BB: No Practice
Quote of the day-- "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."-– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday September 27
Varsity Volleyball: Tournament in New England. We play at 8:00 am. We will leave at 6:30 am.
7th Grade VB: Tournament in Bowman is at 8:00. Coach Kohler will drive bus.
Homecoming Decorating at 12:30
HS Football: Game Home (H) v. Napoleon. Game will begin at 4:00 pm due to referee shortage. Leave at 1:45.
HS Volleyball: No Practice
JH Volleyball: No Practice
Elementary Girls BB: No Practice
Quote of the day-- "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."-– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saturday September 27
Varsity Volleyball: Tournament in New England. We play at 8:00 am. We will leave at 6:30 am.
7th Grade VB: Tournament in Bowman is at 8:00. Coach Kohler will drive bus.
Daily Announcements-- September 25, 2025--
T4 Conference in Bowman 6-8
Elementary Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00
JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
JH/HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
Quote of the day -- “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.” -- Abraham Lincoln
T4 Conference in Bowman 6-8
Elementary Girls Basketball: Practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00
JH/HS Football: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
JH/HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
Quote of the day -- “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.” -- Abraham Lincoln
Parents and Stakeholders. Please put the following event in your calendars. The Scranton Board and Administration would like to host a public hearing on October 8th to discuss and gather input for strategic planning in course offerings and classroom structure, as well as facility needs and upgrades. Hope to see as many of you as possible! Always striving to Soar to New Heights!
Each week at Scranton School we will try to share trending items from our Social Institute Program we run with our students. For all you parents and adults that wonder about the current slang and terms our youth may be hearing, here is a link to a help guide. Enjoy!
https://hubs.ly/Q036cGMh0
https://hubs.ly/Q036cGMh0
Catholic Youth Group for grades 8-12 at 7:00 tonight. Supper will be provided.
Daily Announcements- September 24, 2025--
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
T4 Conference in Bowman for 9th-12th grade
Quote of the day- “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
HS Volleyball: Practice in Hettinger 4:00
T4 Conference in Bowman for 9th-12th grade
Quote of the day- “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
Elementary Girls basketball will not be going to Harding County this evening 09/23. This game will not be made up. There will be practice in Scranton.
Reminder to elementary girls basketball parents. We will play at 5:00 tonight in Harding County in the OLD GYM. It is a couple of blocks south of the new school. (09/23)
6th grade girls basketball will practice this evening (09/23) in Hettinger. Practice will be done by five and will be back to Scranton by 5:30.
Daily Announcements- September 23, 2025--
HS/JH Football: Practice in Hettinger
HS Volleyball: Matches at Glen Ullin-Hebron in Hebron. Matches will begin at 4:00 pm. Girls will be dismissed at 12:50 and leave at 1:00.
JH Volleyball: Matches Home (H) v. New England. 7, 8 will play. Matches begin at 4:00 pm. Leave at 3:00.
Elem. Girls Basketball: Game at Harding County 5:30. 4th & 5th play. Leave at 4:00.
Quote of the day-- “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” ―Robert Frost
HS/JH Football: Practice in Hettinger
HS Volleyball: Matches at Glen Ullin-Hebron in Hebron. Matches will begin at 4:00 pm. Girls will be dismissed at 12:50 and leave at 1:00.
JH Volleyball: Matches Home (H) v. New England. 7, 8 will play. Matches begin at 4:00 pm. Leave at 3:00.
Elem. Girls Basketball: Game at Harding County 5:30. 4th & 5th play. Leave at 4:00.
Quote of the day-- “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” ―Robert Frost