FESSENDEN-BOWDON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Announcements for Tuesday May 6th, 2025

Today’s Lunch is Spaghetti

Tomorrow’s Lunch has changed to Baked Potato Bar

🎉 Happy Birthday today to Bella Couch!

🥳 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you for all you do for our students!

SCHOOL NEWS

TIME UPDATE - the Softball game vs. Washburn @ Fessenden TOMORROW (5/7/) is now starting at 3:30 pm

★ On Wednesday May 7th the 5th & 6th Grade classes will have their Wax Museum and Science Fair events in the old gym from 2:00-3:00 pm

📢 We are looking for volunteers to help at our Track Meet on Saturday, May 10th at FBS with throwing & running events. The throwing events will start at 10:00 AM, and the running events will kick off at 11:30 AM. Please call the office if you are able to help.

Thank you so much for your support and for helping us make this event a success!

★ The Baccalaureate for the Senior Class of 2025 will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Bowdon on Tuesday, May 13th @ 7:00 pm.

★ Please return all borrowed library books to the Library by Tuesday, May 20th for the end of year collection. Thank you for your cooperation!

★ The Eleanor Wiebe Scholarship applications that were mailed out for any past graduates are due May 15, 2025. Please call the school if you have any questions.

★ The LRSC Dual Credit registration packets are available across from Mr. Loff’s office for the Fall Semester. 

★ The 18th Annual Wells County Basketball Camp will be held on May 27-29 at Fessenden-Bowdon gym. Please mail forms and payment to Mary Fike by May 19th!

Coach Dale Peaslee's Veritas volleyball camp will be held in Fessenden (new gym) June 9,10,11 for students who will be entering 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade in the fall. The 7th and 8th grade camp will be from 10am-noon, the 5th and 6th grade camp will be from 1-2:30 pm. Registration forms are available by the office.

Lake Region Summer Volleyball Camp info. packets for grades 6-8 and 9-12 are outside the office. Girls planning to play next fall (9-12) can sign up with their phone numbers. There is a sign up sheet in the office as well. Any questions please call Coach Kristi Fike 701-341-1718. 

★ 21st Century Hours: Monday-Friday 7:45-8:00 AM and Tuesday-Thursday 3:30-5:30 PM

  • Please remember: if there is an early out or the last day of school for the week lands on a Tuesday-Thursday, there will not be 21st Century program that day.

★ If you are interested in PowerSchool Parent Access or eFunds, please contact Shantel by phone 701-547-3296 ext. 120 or email shantel.muscha@fessenden.k12.nd.us to get the process started. Learn more here: https://shorturl.at/5gJC6

★ Any Items to be included in the Daily Announcements need to be emailed to

shantel.muscha@fessenden.k12.nd.us by 3:00 PM to be included in the next day's memo.

SCHOOL EVENTS CALENDAR

Tuesday, May 6th:

  • HWC Golf (V) @ Dunseith 9:00 AM

  • HWC Track (V) @ Rugby 1:30 PM - 11:30 am Departure

  • HWC Baseball (JV) vs. Northern Lights @ Harvey 3:00 pm - 1:30 pm Departure

  • HWC Softball (JV/V) @ Hazen 4:30 pm - 12:30 pm Departure

Wednesday, May 7th:

  • Anatomy Field Trip to Grand Forks - 7:30 am Departure

  • HWC Golf (V) @ Underwood 9:00 AM

  • FFA @ State Convention Contests in Rolla - 7:00 am Departure 

  • 5th Grade Wax Museum - Old Gym @ 2:00-3:00 pm

  • 6th Grade Science Fair - Old Gym @ 2:00-3:00 pm

  • TIME UPDATE - HWC Softball (JV/V) vs. Washburn @ Fessenden 3:30 pm

Thursday, May 8th:

  • HWC Softball (JV/V) vs. Nedrose/Surrey @ Fessenden 4:30 pm (Senior Night)

Friday, May 9th:

  • 4th Grade Field Trip to Bismarck

  • HWC Golf (V) @ Rolla (Individual Qualifiers) 9:00 AM

  • ADD ON - HWC Track (JH) @ Nedrose 12:00 pm

  • HWC Track (V) @ Jamestown 1:00 pm

  • HWC Baseball (JV) vs. Kidder County & Lamoure @ Steele 5:30 pm

Saturday, May 10th:

  • HWC Track (V) @ Fessenden (Invite) 10:00 am

Sunday, May 11th:

  • Happy Mothers Day 💐

📢 To view upcoming community events, please see our school page under

“What’s New” here: https://www.fessenden-bowdon.org/