Today is National Administrative Professionals Day!
Sarah, Kendra, Seri, and Lisa play a vital role in helping our school offices run smoothly and are always there to lend a helping hand to students, staff, and families.
Take a moment to recognize and appreciate all that they do for our school community. If you get a chance, please join us in thanking them for their hard work and dedication.
Tonight is opening night for our student musical Mamma Mia! There will be three shows: tonight at 7:30, Saturday at 730pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
There is no cost to attend the show due to the Activities for All initiative this school year.
We hope to see you there! ๐ญ
Our speech team rocked it at the NSDA state tournament this week! Senior Ella Weinmann earned herself a trip to the national competition with her self-written piece on the Pink Tax in the category Original Oratory. Ella will compete in Iowa this June.
Congrats Ella! ๐
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!
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ #๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ! ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข, ๐๐๐๐๐: https://www.applitrack.com/ndseec/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=38241
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ #๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ - ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด 5 (๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ 7 (๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ) ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ:๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ.
๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐: 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.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ #๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก! **๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ 4-๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐บ 31, 2024 ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ.) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐: https://forms.office.com/r/0QPKk5G76A
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ
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! ๐ป๐ถ
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.
๐ฝ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ช ๐-๐ก ๐๐ค โ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! 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 masterโs degree in education administration from the University of South Dakota and a bachelorโs degree in biology with a secondary education certification from South Dakota State University. During his time as a Jackrabbit, he competed for their menโs 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!
๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ข๐ก: ๐๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ #44 ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ต ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ.
๐น๐พ๐ธ๐ฝ ๐๐: ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ฝ @ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ฟ @ ๐ฟ:๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐).