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School Activities

  • Mon – No School! President’s Day!
  •            GBB vs HCV (7,8,JV,V) 4:00pm
  • Tue –  GBB vs Lisbon (C,JV,V) 4:00pm (Senior Night)
  •            HKY EDC Tournament @ GF 6:00pm (Eagles Arena)
  • Wed – No Activities!
  • Thur – WR State Tournament @ Fargo TBD
  • Fri – Army National Guard Band @ 8:45am (Gr.6-12)
  •         Baseball Meeting @ 2:05pm (Gr.9-12)
  •         WR State Tournament @ Fargo TBD
  •         HKY EDC Tournament @ GF
  •         Trimester 2 Ends!
  • Sat – SP @ Northwood TBD
  •          WR State Tournament @ Fargo
  •          HKY EDC Tournament @ GF
  •          BB vs HCV (7,8) 10:00am (new gym)
  •          BB vs HCV (C,JV,V) 10:00am

Principal’s Report

  • The FCCLA students had an amazing performance at the District Star event competition in Petersburg last week. The following students all received a “Gold” rating and qualified for the state competion in Bismarck April 6-8: Sarah Mager, Jared Lenhart, Kaden Bittner, Katelyn Kuster, Faith Krebs, Kiera Willis, Alexa Gauderman, Josie Zuschlag, Rylynn Kostelecky, Sienna LaFromboise, Colton Krebs, Kamryn Nissen, Noah McHugo, Nolan Bawek, Anuhea Long, and Eli McHugo

  • The May-Port Ice Dawgs made program history on Saturday by defeating West Fargo Sheyenne 3-2 and advancing to the EDC Tournament for the first time! The Ice Dawgs will take on Grand Forks Red River at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 18th, at 6:00pm at the Eagles arena in Grand Forks. Congratulations to the team members from THS (Jonathan Muhs, Davis Braun, Josh Juve) and the head coach Mr. Mickey Munson! Great job!

  • There will be a fundraising meeting on Sunday, February 16, at 7:00pm in the TPS lunchroom for any parents and/or students participating in the World Classroom’s summer of 2026 trip to DC/New York. Please bring ideas to the meeting!

  • Congratulations to THS sophomore, Kaylee Kurz, on picking up her 100th career win and for placing 1st place in her weight class at the East Region girls wrestling tournament. Kaylee will now move on to the State Wrestling Tournament at the Fargodome on February 20-22. Good luck Kaylee!

  • The 7th and 8th grade Math teams placed 2nd in the small school division, and 4th overall, at the UND competition last week. Team members included: Jack Krogstad, Anuhea Long, Calvin Kolling, Kinley Plautz, Grady Hurst, Sophia Sorbo, Quin Schwab, Cullen Benson, Hudson Goldade, Navelle Trenbeath, Bailey Marcelin, and Kayle Sondreal. Great job!

  • The Army National Guard Band will perform for our Gr. 6-12 students in the new gym on Friday morning! We will also have Miss North Dakota present to Gr. 6-12 students on February 28. 

  • Good luck to our Speech team at their first meet of the season on Saturday in Northwood!

  • Congratulations to THS senior, Kaden Bittner, on being named to the NDASSP Academic All-State Gold Team! 

  • 7th and 8th grade students will have their 5th period elective conclude on Friday, February 21. They will begin a new 5th period class on Monday, February 24th.  

  • Juniors interested in volunteer hours should contact Mr. Schwab about the possibility of helping during home athletic events. 

  • Here is the link to our new TPS School Website!

  • Have a great week!

Test Schedule: Tue: 7th Health   Wed: 7th Life Science, 6th Math (Ch.7), 7th Social Studies   Thur: 10th Biology, 11th US History   Fri: 9th Algebra I, 12th POD

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