Bowbells Public School

Update to fan bus!! Farmers Union Oil of Kenmare, Bowbells and Powers Lake is sponsoring the fan bus and gate admission for all that ride. Currently we have 13 signed up and have room for 40. The bus will leave from Bowbells at 4:30 on Thursday, March 9 to attend the Region 8 championship game. Contact the Bowbells School, 377-2397, to sign up. Let's fill the bus!! 👏👏Huge shout out to Farmers Union Oil for supporting the Honkers! 👏 👏

STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Hensley Dorrell Hensley Dorrell, daughter of Dale and Megan Dorrell, was also chosen as a student of the month from the elementary. “We chose her because she has shown great decision-making skills in the area of fairness by taking turns, following the rules, including everyone and being an overall great friend. I am so proud of you Hensley!” replied Mrs. Hass, Hensley’s teacher. Hensley described the importance of being fair to be making sure people are happy. “Be fair so people are included,” commented Hensley. Hensley enjoys coming to school to learn and hang out with her friends. When she is not in school, she can be found coloring, watching tv or reading. Hensley is in second grade.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Teagan Lucy Teagan Lucy, a fourth grade student at Bowbells Public School, was chosen as a student of the month based on fairness. “She is always one to take turns and never complains if she has to wait. She ensures that everyone gets a turn or feels included in what they are doing even if others try to exclude someone,” remarked Mrs. Heidel, Teagan’s teacher. Teagan responded the importance of being fair is so one is feeling left out. Teagan’s advice to others, “Make sure no feelings are hurt.” Teagan enjoys coming to school to learn. Her favorite part of school is the Eskimo Family time. She really likes these activities. When Teagan is not at school, she enjoys playing with her family and friends. Teagan is the daughter of Joy and Travis Lucy.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH: Carson Thingvold Carson Thingvold, son of Jon and Celeste Thingvold, was chosen as a student of the month. Carson has been chosen for his growth in maturity and leadership during this past year. “We see Carson being accountable for his actions, helping others, and growing into a role model for the younger boys in our school. He has developed a more positive attitude this year toward his work and activities, and we appreciate his happy go lucky attitude as he tackles each day,” commented Mrs. Stroklund, Carson’s teacher. Carson described being a leader to be someone that helps others and sets examples for others to follow. “Always set an example and help motivate others to do the best they can,” advised Carson. Carson feels education is important for getting a job and learning new things. He is involved in baseball, basketball, football, speech, FBLA, and student council. In his free time, Carson enjoys hunting, fishing and sports. Carson is a senior at BHS.

Speech State Qualifier! Mya Woodbeck qualified for State at the Garrison meet for her Dramatic Speech.

Speech News – Garrison - March 4 By Beth Aufforth Mya Woodbeck qualified for State in Dramatic and placed 3rd in Poetry. Students participating included Alison Carlberg, Braeden Carlberg, Cavin Bliven, Tucker Timm, Payden Patterson, Cohen Seime, Gavin Aufforth, Web Lowry, Emma Sandberg, Ann Crosby, Kelbi Seime, Aidan Peterson, and Mya Woodbeck. Bowbells travels to Westhope on March 11.

Congratulations to the Honker boys basketball team in advancing to the region championship game. We will be taking a fan bus to New Town tomorrow night for the championship game if there is interest. The bus will leave from Bowbells at 4:30. This is available to students and adults. Elementary students will need a parent or guardian to ride with. You will be responsible for your admission fee.

Get your Honkers T&F gear now! All orders need to be completed online by Monday, March 13th at 12pm (noon) in order to be processed! Mr. Keysor will pick up the orders when ready, and then will notify you for pickup at KHS. Honkers track and field practice begins on Monday, March 20th after school at KHS for all Kenmare and Bowbells students in grades 7-12. https://honkertrack.square.site

Our phone system is currently out. If you need to contact the school, please email celeste.thingvold@k12.nd.us or message us on Facebook. We hope to rectify the situation ASAP. Phone system is restored!

Law Officers serving up breakfast today to promote National Breakfast Week!

🏀REGION 8 OPENING ROUND HS BOYS BBALL 📆March, 6, on BEK Sports and BEK Sports+ 🕑3:00 pm - Powers Lake/Burke Central vs Mandaree 🕑4:30 pm - Trenton vs Stanley 🕑6:00 pm - White Shield vs Divide County 🕑7:30 pm - Kenmare/Bowbells vs Williston Trinity Christian 👀Find the full tournament schedule at bek.tv 📺Stream everywhere on the EPIC App: https://www.bek.news/bek-play(Subscribe and get all the BEK channels, all season!) #BEK #BEKSports #BEKPlay

🥞🍎NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK🍌🧇 Join us in celebrating #NSBW23 March 6-10 to highlight the importance of #schoolbreakfast and the critical role school nutrition professionals play in helping children succeed in and out of the classroom. We will have some special guests serving breakfast this week. Come check it out!! 🌟A big shout out to our kitchen crew, Terri and Natasha, for all you do for our students and staff.🌟 ⬇️Learn more: https://schoolnutrition.org/nsbw #BreakfastBuilders #DigIn2SchoolBreakfast

School will be dismissed at 12:30 pm tomorrow, March 3 to accommodate those that want to support the Honkers girl's basketball team. Good luck Honkers!

2023 NDHSAA Class B Girls Basketball State Tournament (March 2-4 at the Minot State Dome) | TOURNAMENT INFO: https://ndhsaanow.com/tournaments/basketball-girls#State%20B%20Girls #NDHSAA #NDpreps

Bowbells band performed with MSU tonight and did amazing!! We are so proud!! Thank you Mrs. Schmidt for giving them this opportunity!

We hope you will attend (or view online) the Minot State University Concert Band's first performance of Spring Semester 2023. The concert is Wednesday, 03-01-2023 at 7:30 p.m. in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The MSU Band will be joined on stage for two combined pieces with the Bowbells Public School Band. The livestream link can be accessed here: https://www.minotstateu.edu/music/calendar.shtml

🏀 BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS🏀 👏 Congratulations to our boys basketball team on their 2nd-place finish at the District 16 Tournament! 👏 🤩All District 16 Regular Season: Luke Crosby Jack Zimmer 🤩All District 16 Tournament Team: Luke Crosby Jack Zimmer 🍪 A big shout out to Cookies Confections (Bev Heninger) for donating cookies for the team!! Good luck at Regionals!! ⬇️ Region 8 Tournament Bracket ⬇️

Bowbells speech news – Velva Six Bowbells speakers earned awards at the Velva speech invitational held on February 25: Mya Woodbeck - 3rd in Poetry and 6th in Dramatic. Cambry Ankenbauer - 6th in Speech to Persuade and 7th in Speech to Entertain. Ann Crosby and Clara Ankenbauer - 3rd place in Serious Duo. Crosby - 4th in Programmed Reading Ankenbauer - 6th in Serious Prose. Becca Maroney and Payden Patterson - 7 h in Serious Duo, Maroney - 7 th in Serious Prose. Other students participating included Autumn James, Braeden Carlberg, Web Lowry, Wynter Shelton- Schmidt, Alison Carlberg, Aidan Peterson. The next meet is in Garrison on March 4.

🤩Another big shout out to our girls basketball team heading to state basketball this week! Congrats to Brenna Stroklund for receiving the senior athlete of the year in Region 8! Congrats to Taya Aufforth, Madison Melin, and Brenna Stroklund for making the Region 8 all tournament team! And to Coach Zimmer for getting Region 8 coach of the year! Keep shining Honkers! You make us proud. 🙌🏻

🏀📣PEP RALLY FOR BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL 🏀📣 Please join us Wednesday afternoon as we celebrate our student-athletes, stats, and coaches in the Kenmare-Bowbells basketball programs. 🗓️ Wednesday, March 1 ⏰ 3:00 PM 📍 Kenmare High School