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School Activities

Monday

  • Gr. 9-12 Baseball & Softball (1st practices)

Tuesday

  • No Activities!

Wednesday

  • TPS School Board Meeting @ 6:30am
  • Pre-ACT Testing @ 8:30-11:30am (10th)
  • Teddy Bear Clinic @ 1:30pm (commons)

Thursday

  • BB State “A” Tournament @ Fargo

Friday

  • BB State “A” Tournament @ Fargo

Saturday

  • Speech @ MPCG (TBA)
  • BB State “A” Tournament @ Fargo

 

 

 

Principal’s Report

  • Congratulations to our Music students and Mr. Uhlir on an outstanding day at the Region III Small Group Contest in Mayville last week. Our groups soloists earned a total of 8 “Star” ratings and 13 “Excellent” awards for their performances. Twenty-seven of our students will now advance to the State “B” contest which will be held in Bismarck on May 2. Great job everyone!

  • All sophomores will take the Pre-ACT on Wednesday morning. The Pre-ACT provides an early indicator of how students may perform on the ACT. This assessment measures skills in English, Reading, Math, and Science. 

  • Congratulations to our Speech team members who placed in the Drayton meet on Saturday: Dominic DeFoe – 2nd (Radio) & 4th  (Impromptu), Veronica Cunningham – 5th (Impromptu), Alexis Vanyo – 2nd (Serious) & 4th (Dramatic) 

  • The THS Prom will take place on Saturday April 11 with the Grand March beginning at 7:00pm followed by the dance from 8:00-11:00pm. Juniors and seniors, and dates of juniors and seniors, attending prom please check your school email for an “After Prom Party” sign up form and waiver link to Northern Air. You must complete both by April 6 if you plan to attend. Also please pick up an after prom party permission slip in the office to be returned by April 6.

  • Congratulations to Addy Sage for being named to the ND All State Girls Basketball First Team and to Kya Hurst for being named to the All State Second Team!

  • Good luck to our FACS and Health Careers students with the “Teddy Bear Clinich” for our elementary students on Wednesday afternoon!

  • Congratulations to our students (Jacob West, Cash Danner, Alexa Gauderman, Kaiden Kiefat, Bryn Adams) who earned a 4th place finish at the Regional Acalympics competition in Grafton last week! 

  • Have a nice week!

Test Schedule –  Mon: No Tests!  Tue: Chemistry   Wed: Chemistry, 6th Math, 10th Pre-ACT   Thur:   Fri: 8th Financial Literacy (vocab quiz), 8th Health

 

 

 

Jason Schwabe

It is with great pride that I welcome you to Thompson High/Middle School! THS/MS is a 6-12 school that is home to over 350 students who are educated by 28 highly qualified instructors. THS/MS is connected to Thompson Elementary School and together we have a K-12 enrollment of approximately 700 students. Thompson, ND is a bedroom community 7 miles south of Grand Forks that has a population of around 1100. 

The goal of our staff is to develop life-long learners who, through the course of middle/high school, will develop the academic, social, and workplace skills necessary to compete in the 21st century global economy. 

Academic course offerings at THS range from the required courses in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, to elective departments such as Business, Family & Consumer Science, Health Careers, Foreign Language and Technology & Engineering Education. THS is also a member of the Grand Forks Area Career Impact Academy which provides our students the opportunity to take courses such as Precision Agriculture, Automotives, Building Trades, Construction Essentials, Aviation, Sports Medicine, EMS, Robotics, Culinary Arts,  Programming Essentials, and Civil Engineering/Architecture. Qualified students are also able to take dual credit courses (Advanced Composition, College Algebra, Psychology, Sociology, Speech, and Intro to Education/Special Education) allowing them to earn college credit. We are excited about the opportunities we provide our students and are always striving to improve.   

Extra-curricular activities offered at THS include: Football, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving, Gymnastics, Track, Baseball, Softball, Hockey, Trap Shooting, and Golf. Fine arts activities include Band, Choir, Drama, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Drumline, Summer Theatre, and Speech. THS also offers various clubs to our students which include: FCCLA, FBLA, SADD, TSA, Math Counts, Academic Challenge, JETS, NHS, Student Council, and Yearbook. 

I am currently in my 31st year in education and 22nd as a high school principal.  My wife, Collette, and I have four children; Calen - 25, Cadyn - 23, Sydney - 19, Jena - 17

If you have any questions or would like our weekly “Parent Report” emailed please contact me at jason.schwabe@tps-k12.org.

Sincerely, 

 

Jason Schwabe

Principal