Richland #44 School District

The speech team is headed to Mandan to compete at the NSDA state tournament Monday and Tuesday. Good luck to Ella, Cora, Ethan and Emma along with Coach Jackie Hovind!

There will be a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday March 26, due to forecasted conditions and icy roads. We will continue to monitor conditions. Stay warm!

We will have virtual learning today, Monday March 25, due to forecasted snow and winds later in the day. See email for more information and stay safe!

On March 11th, this group of choir students participated in Small Group Vocal Contest in Valley City, ND. They had a wonderful day of sharing music and put on some excellent performances! Congrats to Abbie Fischer, Cora Hermunslie, Evie Hermunslie, and Nicholas Wulfekuhle for receiving Star ratings!

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝟰𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚕𝚢, 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚝: https://www.applitrack.com/ndseec/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=38241

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝟰𝟰 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 - 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 5 (𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 7 (𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘧𝘢𝘹 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱) 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟴 𝗮𝘁 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺. 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚝: https://www.richland44.com/page/school-board-election

LOST & FOUND: We have accumulated several lost and found items over the past few months at Richland #44. If any of the items pictured look familiar, please contact the office at 701-372-3713 or email Kendra.L.Dockter@k12.nd.us by March 7. All remaining items will be donated to the Sanford ER on March 8.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝟰𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! **𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 4-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 31, 2024 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝘁𝗰.) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁: https://forms.office.com/r/0QPKk5G76A 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

We will have a 2-hour delay today, Tuesday February 27, due to potential snowfall and wind gusts impacting the morning commute, particularly for the northern side of our district and staff commuting from the FM area. Any further changes will be communicated.

On Tuesday February 13, our high school band and choir students performed at the Richland County Music Festival in Hankinson with four other schools under four guest conductors. They put on a great concert! 🎻🎶

The latest issue of the Colt Connection is now available! Check it out at https://5il.co/2eo1j

Over 100 community members attended one of two State of the Facilities presentations February 7 and 9 at our two school buildings. Superintendent Dr. Gandhi presented on the strengths of our facilities along with areas of need and potential options for the future. The school board will continue discussing facility needs in future board meetings. To access the presentation and other facility resources, visit https://www.richland44.com/page/state-of-the-facilities.

Join us for a 'Day of Play' on March 2nd from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at the High School. This event is open to children from Birth to age 5. Sign Up here: https://rb.gy/o48v48 During the 'Day of Play', parents and children will have the opportunity to learn and explore how to create a learning environment through play at home. There will be various stations and activities for families to enjoy. Parents are free to choose which stations they are interested in and move around the event. Additionally, there will be free learning items available to take home, such as age-appropriate books, sensory bin materials, and fine motor materials. This event is sponsored by the CLSD Grant and put into motion by select professionals at SEEC.

𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟝-𝟡 𝕚𝕤 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜! Please join us in celebrating two of the very best: Ms. Monroe (Jr/Sr High) and Mrs. Jelinek (Elementary). Thank you both for having an important impact on our schools and communities!

Thanks to student enrollment growth, next school year our district will return to a three-administrator structure from our current two-administrator model. Dr. Gandhi will serve as full-time superintendent, and we will have a Jr/Sr HS principal in addition to our elementary principal. We are excited to announce that Mr. Lukas Davison has been identified as our new Jr/Sr HS Principal and Activities Director! Mr. Davison is the assistant principal at Yankton Middle School in Yankton, SD. Before this role, he taught middle school science for six years in the Harrisburg School District in Sioux Falls, SD. Mr. Davison holds a master’s degree in education administration from the University of South Dakota and a bachelor’s degree in biology with a secondary education certification from South Dakota State University. During his time as a Jackrabbit, he competed for their men’s golf team. In addition to his commitment to academics, Mr. Davison actively engages with students outside of the classroom. He coached middle school basketball in Harrisburg and also coached for The First Tee of Sioux Falls, helping kids learn the game of golf. Mr. Davison also serves the community of Yankton as a board member of the Yankton Area Foundation and the Yankton Area Jackrabbit Alumni Association. Originally from Fargo, Mr. Davison graduated from Fargo South High School. His ties to North Dakota are deep-rooted and he is excited to join Colt Country with his family. Mr. Davison and his wife, Alli, welcomed their first child last spring. Mr. Davison will start his new positions in July. Please help us in welcoming Mr. Davison to Colt Country!

Congratulations to the Richland #44 2023-2024 Teacher and Staff of the Year! Our Teacher of the Year Mrs. Vorachek teaches special education at the junior senior high school. She has taught in Colfax for 11 years and has also coached elementary and junior high volleyball and basketball. One of her colleagues said, "Mrs. Vorachek is a wonderful educator, making sure all her students have what they need, she is always professional, and she is involved in student activities outside of the school day (whether coaching or supporting from the stands). She always has the best interest of students and staff at the forefront." Our Staff of the Year Tom Wulfekuhle is the head custodian at our elementary school. He is in his third school year working for the school district and has held many volunteer positions over the years including Coltbackers treasurer. One of his colleagues said, "Tom goes above and beyond to keep our school clean. He has been working overtime to make sure things get done and does it without complaint. Tom also has great relationships with kids and staff." Congratulations to Mrs. Vorachek and Tom, and thank you to all of our incredible staff for serving our Colt students!

𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝘋𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 #44 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝙒𝙀 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙄𝙏𝙀 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨. 𝙹𝙾𝙸𝙽 𝚄𝚂: 𝙵𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟽 @ 𝟽𝚙𝚖 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙷𝚒𝚐𝚑 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝙾𝚁 𝙵𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟿 @ 𝟿:𝟹𝟶𝚊𝚖 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 (𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙲𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙺𝚒𝚍𝚜).

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚋𝚘𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚝: President Nathan Berseth, VP Craig Olson, Amy Lehmann, Derek Beito, Nicole Holdman, Kyle Krump, and Dallas Loff. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 #44 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 5:30𝘱𝘮. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵: https://www.richland44.com/o/rsd/page/school-board

Did you know only about 38% of the population is eligible to donate blood, but less than 10% do annually. By choosing to transform lives through blood donation, we can help put a stop to blood shortages in our community and beyond! Please consider rolling up your sleeve to help someone in need at the upcoming blood drive January 24th at Richland High School sponsored by Student Council. Sign up and save a life, click the link: https://shorturl.at/ckrxA

Phones at the HS are back up and running. 📞 Have a great rest of your day!