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School Activities

  • Mon – State Math Counts @ Bismarck
  •            SADD Meeting @ 2:05pm
  •            Gr. 5&6 Volleyball practice begins!
  • Tue –  No Activities!
  • Wed – Pre-ACT (10th) @ 8:35-11:30am
  • Thur – Gr. K-12 Parent/Teacher conferences @ 4:00-7:00pm
  • Fri – No Activities!
  • Sat – TR @ UND (TBD)
  •           SP @ Barnes County (TBD)

Principal’s Report

  • Congratulations to the Tommie boys basketball team on their 4th place finish at the State “A” Tournament in Bismarck over the weekend! Also, congratulations to Gavin Krogstad for being named to the All-Tournament Team! Thank you to the students, parents, and community members who traveled to Bismarck and supported the Tommies! Also, thank you to the Thomspon Athletic Boosters for their continued support and to Mr. Scott Conrad for transporting the team safely! 

  • Good luck to Kinley Plautz and Cullen Benson at the State MathCounts competition in Bismarck on Monday! 

  • Our second evening of K-12 Parent/Teacher conferences will take place on Thursday from 4:00-7:00pm. All parents are encouraged to attend if you were unable to last week. Continuing to monitor the progress of your son/daughter this time of year is crucial to their success. 

  • Thank you to our National Honor Society students for providing our teachers with treats during P/T conferences!

  • Congratulations to our Speech team members who placed at the MPCG meet on Saturday: Dominic DeFoe – Impromptu (7th), Alexis Vanyo – Humorous (2nd), Shae Decker – EPR (7th)

  • The sophomore class will be taking the Pre-Act on Wednesday morning! 

  • Congratulations to our students in the following programs for earning the NDHSAA Team Scholar award: Vocal Music – 3.62gpa, Instrumental Music – 3.75gpa, Boys Basketball – 3.36gpa, Girls Basketball – 3.87gpa

  • The next eligibility check for our students will take place on Wednesday, April 2. 

  • Have a great week!

Test Schedule: Tue: 8th Health, Applied Math (quiz), 6th Math (quiz)   Wed: Chemistry   Thur: 9th Family Health, 9th Physical Science   Fri: 7th Life Science, 8th Financial Literacy (quiz), 7th Reading (quiz), 10th English (quiz)

Jason Schwabe

It is with great pride that I welcome you to Thompson Middle/High School! THS is a 6-12 school that is home to over 330 students who are educated by 24 highly qualified instructors. THS is connected to Thompson Elementary School and together we have a K-12 enrollment of over 650 students. Thompson, ND is a bedroom community 7 miles south of Grand Forks that has a population of approximately 1000. 

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 and Technical Center which provides our students the opportunity to take courses such as Programming Essentials, Computer Hardware and Operating Systems, Intro to Graphic Arts, Intro to Agriculture, and Aviation Technology. 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, 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 30th year in education and 20th as a high school principal.  My wife, Collette, and I have four children; Calen - 25, Cadyn - 23, Sydney - 18, Jena - 16

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