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
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
Elementary boys' basketball will start Monday 09/29. Their first practice will be in Scranton and will run immediately after school until 4:45
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.
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
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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
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.
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
Daily Announcements- September 22, 2025--
JH/JV Football game in Bowman at 4:30. Boys will be dismissed at 3:05 and pick up at 3:15.
HS Football: Practice in Hettinger.
Elem. Girls Basketball in Hettinger against Lemmon at 5:00. 4, 5, 6 will play. Leave at 4:00.
JH Volleyball HOME (S) v. South Heart at 4:00. 7 & 8 will play.
HS Volleyball: Practice in Armory.
Quote of the day-- “Never allow a person to tell you no, who doesn’t have the power to say yes.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Daily Announcements- September 19, 2025--
Youth Cheerleading today after school till 4:30. The squad will cheer at the 4th-6th grade football game on Saturday September 20 at 10 am in Hettinger. Please be there by 9:45 am. You will cheer through the first quarter of the game. Wear weather appropriate black bottoms and a Nighthawks shirt.
HS Football: Game at Richardton. Game begins at 6:00 pm. Boys will be dismissed at 2:45 and leave at 3:00. Scranton will drive the bus. Dismiss at 2:20 and leave at 2:30.
JH Football practice in Hettinger.
HS Volleyball practice in Hettinger.
JH Volleyball practice in Armory.
Girls Golf regional meet at Heart River. Meet begins at 9:00 am. Junction pickup at 6:45 am.
Elem. GBB practice in Scranton 3:30-5:00.
Quote of the day-- "If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it." —Muhammad Ali
