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School Activities

Monday

  • BB Region II Tournament @ Mayville State (vs Devils Lake)

Tuesday

  • Regional Acalympics @ Grafton 9:30am
  • BB Region II Tournament @ Mayville State

Wednesday

  • No School! 
  • Region III Small Group Music @ Mayville State

Thursday

  • No School!
  • BB Region II Tournament @ Mayville State

Friday

  • No School!

Saturday

  • Speech @ Drayton (TBA)
  • BB State Qualifier @ Fargo (TBA)

 

 

 

Principal’s Report

  • Congratulations to the Tommie girls basketball team on defeating Kindred and earning a 3rd place finish at the State “A” Tournament in Jamestown! Congratulations to Kya Hurst and Addy Sage for being named to the All-Tournament team! Congratulations as well to Addy for being named the North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year and to Coach Brend for being recognized as the North Dakota Class “A” Coach of the Year! Thank you to the students, parents, and community members who traveled to Jamestown and supported the team!  

  • Good luck to the boys basketball players and coaches at the Region II Tournament beginning on Monday in Mayville. The #5 seeded Tommies will take on #4 Devils Lake in the second game of the day at approximately 4:30pm. Go Tommies!

  • Congratulations to our Students of the Month: Thomas Zafke, Addison Sage, Nora Hennen, Emma Schumacher, Dakota Kiefat, Sienna LaFromboise, Katie O’Toole, Shae Decker, Hailey Luther, Brooklyn Schuppert, Nasch Heston, Owen Gallant, Hunter Schneider, Brantley Jenson  

  • Thank you to the parents who attended conferences last week. If you were unable to attend, please feel free to contact our teachers if you have any questions or concerns.

  • Congratulations to our Speech team members who placed in the Cooperstown meet on Saturday: Dominic DeFoe – 3rd (Impromptu), Veronica Cunningham – 6th (Impromptu), Shae Decker & Owen Gallant – 6th (Humorous Duo), Kamryn Nissen & Delaney Thompson – 7th (Humorous Duo), Shae Decker & Delaney Thompson – 5th (Serious Duo), Kamryn Nissen – 1st and State Qualified (Inform), Dominic DeFoe – 3rd (Radio), Alexis Vanyo – 8th (Dramatic Interpretation) Great job!

  • Good luck to Mr. Uhlir and our Music students at the Regional Small Group contest in Mavyille on Wednesday!  

  • Good luck to our students (Jacob West, Cash Danner, Alexa Gauderman, Kaiden Kiefat, Bryn Adams) who will be competing at the Regional Acalympics event in Grafton on Tuesday! 

  • Congratulations to the players and coaches of the boys and girls basketball teams, as well as the wrestling team, on earning the NDHSAA Team Scholar Award!

  • There will be no school for all TPS students and staff on March 11-13!

  • Enjoy the short week and have a safe and enjoyable spring break!

Test Schedule –  Mon: 6th English, 7th Math (Mrs. George)  Tue: 6th English (quiz), 7th Health, 6th Math (quiz), 6th Science (Mrs. Jordheim)  

 

 

 

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