Grafton Public School District #18

Our Teaching as a Profession class toured UND and met with faculty and students in the Education Department! 

Travel opportunity for students! Incoming grades 8-12 for the 2025-2026 school year. We’re going to Dublin, Kilkenny region, Galway in Summer 2026, and you’re invited! We’re excited to tell you more about the trip we’re planning with EF Tours, our educational travel partner. Please be sure to register for this info session to be considered for this opportunity: https://rsvp.eftours.com/8n6ekks When students travel, they expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, and grow more confident. These skills are critical for creating the global citizens of tomorrow, and we would love to have your student join us on this adventure. In this info session, we’ll talk about: How this opportunity will benefit your student What we’ll see and do on our trip Everything that’s included in this experience How your child can earn academic credit How we’re keeping this safe and affordable How to enroll on this trip (before it fills up!) during EF’s risk-free enrollment period There are limited spots on this trip, so we would love to have you attend this meeting to learn more about this exciting opportunity! Thanks, Callahan Lemar

Sending our Spoiler Shoutouts to these students! Keep up the great work Spoilers.

Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrating these students who earned Spoiler Shoutouts this week. Way to go Spoilers!

Check out who the Spoiler Shoutouts go to the first week of February! GRIT, GROWTH, & GRATITUDE are the character traits for the month. Spoilers, show us what you got!

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week parents/guardians can come in door 1 or door 13 to purchase a valentine gram between 8 and 8:30. Stop in, the prom committee would love to sell you a gram. They are $5. Thank you for the support!

FFA will be selling Root Beer Floats on Wednesday, February 19th over the lunch period and the start of period 5.

Valentine Grams For Sale! Where: HS Commons 8-8:30 AM and during lunch 12-12:30 Inside Door 13~~8-8:30 AM ONLY When: Friday Feb. 7th through Wednesday Feb. 12th The Prom committee will deliver the valentine grams on Feb. 14th. Thank you for supporting GHS Prom.

January Spoilers of the Month! Check out the Spoilers selected for showing EMPATHY, RESPECT, and PERSEVERANCE! Examples of how these students have shown these characteristics are being compassionate, thoughtful, taking care of property, using manners , showing up even if you don't feel like it, and having good conversations with those around them. Spoiler of the Month winners are: 12th- Paityn Ziegelmann 11th- Reggie Rice 10th- Sheyanne Blackcloud 9th- Greta Beneda 8th- Brianna Mendoza 7th- Gemma Swanson Congratulations Spoilers and keep being you!

Spoiler Shoutouts for January 20-24! These students are being recognized for empathy, respect, and perseverance!

If you have a child who resides in Grafton or St. Thomas who will turn four by July 31, 2025, please register him/her for preschool! This is a preliminary registration form so that you're on our list to receive important updates from the school. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemyLtod3LRzLg-nPaO__UnEuxLSCYKJBnYt9vJXHzEWUjrTA/viewform?usp=dialog

Spoiler Shoutouts for January 13-17. Keep up the great work Spoilers!

Spoiler Shoutouts for January 6th-10th. These Spoilers represented Empathy, Respect, and/ or Perseverance.

ND A+ Winter Benchmark Testing starting next week! What do we encourage: 1. Rest 2. Healthy Breakfast 3. Do Your Best! If you would like to know more about the ND A+ Assessment that was launched last school year, please visit our school website or see web address below. ND A+ https://www.nd.gov/dpi/districtsschools/assessment/nd-plus

Subject: Important Update: PowerSchool Vendor Data Breach Dear Parents and Guardians, TL;DR: A nationwide breach involving PowerSchool’s support portal has impacted some student and teacher data. Out of an abundance of caution, access to PowerSchool has been temporarily locked down as of 12:00 PM today for any user who is not connected to the state network, StageNet This means that access from outside the school network will be unavailable after this time. North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) is working with PowerSchool and districts to evaluate the scope of the incident. We also recommend changing your PowerSchool password as a precaution. We want to provide you with the details of this incident and what steps are being taken to ensure the security of your information. What Happened: • On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool discovered unauthorized access to certain data in one of their customer support portals (PowerSource). • PowerSchool identified that only specific users whose information was marked in certain system configurations may have been affected. What’s Being Done: • PowerSchool has activated its cybersecurity response protocols and brought in third-party cybersecurity experts. • Access to the affected portal has been secured. • PowerSchool has confirmed there is no evidence of malware or ongoing unauthorized activity. Next Steps for Parents: • Change your PowerSchool password as a precaution. Create a strong password that you do not use for other accounts. • Monitor communications from your school for updates as additional information becomes available. • The next update on this incident will be sent out on January 17 by noon. Key Points to Know: • PowerSchool continues to investigate and will provide updates if any new findings emerge.

If you're in Spoiler Country for varsity athletics, make sure you download our app or scan the QR codes at the ticket tables for digital game programs. If you're using the app, make sure you're in the Spoiler Athletics page. See photo attached. Click the logos for the digital game programs.

Here are the Spoilers of the Month for the Jr. High and High School. Throughout the month of December, school staff have been watching for students who have consistently shown Empathy, Respect, and Perseverance. Examples of these character traits are : -thinking of others and showing compassion -being thoughtful of the people around them -taking care of property, -using manners -having conversations with people -showing up even when you do not feel like it Our January Spoiler of the Month winners are: 12th- Caden Heck 11th- Kiah Coffman 10th - Brandon Serna 9th- Anna Bjorneby 8th- Christian O'Hara 7th- Noah Narloch

Spoiler Shoutouts for the week of December 16-20th!

Make sure to note the new 2024-2025 school calendar, specifically the last day of school, now Thursday, May 22nd. Thank you!