WPS Newsletter

March 17-Student-Led Conferences (4:00-7:00pm)

March 18-Student-Led Conferences (4:00-7:00pm)

March 20-Teacher Comp Day/Spring Break-No School

March 21-Spring Break-No School

Here are a few updates on recent events and what to expect coming up! As always, please reach out to me through email at Tiffany.Meier@k12.nd.us if you have any questions or concerns.

Recently, we celebrated National School Counseling Week! I brought treats for students and staff, had a trivia question where students could earn prizes, there were educational notes in the announcements each day, and there were posters describing the school counseling role. I also was able to attend the

North Dakota Counseling Conference, which has given me many resources that I have already begun to use in the classroom and with students.

Secondary School

The ASVAB finally happened! Our students excelled at this test as a class as a whole. The Juniors will have an official ASVAB interpretation completed by the Army recruiter right in the classroom on March 13th. The student will be sent home with a copy of their score report after this date!

The ACT is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26th. The students will take it online in Mr. Stamstad’s room. I will be sending more information about this soon to all parents and guardians of 11th-grade students. The two main things I would highlight here; are the state scholarship requirement for the ACT is a 24 to qualify for the post-secondary ready portion and a guardian’s only responsibility in this is to make sure your student arrives at school that morning!

The Wilton Career and Technical Education programs (Career Development & Agriculture) have collaborated to create a comprehensive program regarding job shadows and work experiences to best help students be prepared for career preparation. Carissa Spelhaug, the agriculture teacher, already has many students out in the workforce, which is increasing student success rapidly. In addition, I have now had many students begin job shadowing because there is no better way to learn about a career, than physically being present.

We will have another “Mining into Careers” event. This past month’s feature was Lacey Feist the athletic trainer! A physical therapy assistant program should be here to present this month, but I am still finalizing some details.

The mini-fair during lunch in March will feature private schools and associate’s degree schools including the University of Jamestown and Bismarck State College.

Elementary School

We have begun to add a few groups and new students to my schedule to continue to counteract behavioral and mental health needs. Your student would never be a part of this without you being made aware. If you think this would be something necessary for your child please reach out to me.

Did someone say, “Reading Month”?

Welcome to March and to Reading Month! There are schoolwide reading goals this year with a movie as the prize for any students who meet those goals. Since I oversee the competition for students in grades 6-12, I am allowing all assigned reading to count in the minutes, too. How easy can it get?! Parents, you should encourage your students, regardless of age to read, read, read!

In addition to reading, there are other fun challenges for 6th-12th grade students, too. Every week there is a game to play or a craft to create. (HINT: Mark your calendars right now for March 17 and BINGO for books! We went out of our way to get some great titles specifically for 6th-12th grade students)! Plus if they partake in the dress up days and show me, it counts as part of the participation contest. Whoever participates the most throughout the month will get a book of their choice, up to $25.

Basically EVERYTHING counts for participating. So the more you do this month, the more points you earn.

Reading is an essential life skill. Reading Month is a fun way to get students involved. As with anything, if it is not utilized, it will disappear. I would encourage all students to participate in Reading Month at some level so we can continue to have fun in future years. The more participation we have, the more we can build this program. The sky is the limit if there is enough interest! Grab your reading packet from the library today. As this month’s motto says, Read—Play—Win!

~Heidi Quinn, School Librarian

Summer program registration begins March 11, 2025. The program will begin on May 28th and run through August 1st. The program will run Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm. If interested, you can contact Tracy via phone or text message at 701-226-3066 or email, tracywilton.esp@k12.nd.us.

Thank you!

Tracy Lausch

Wilton Site Coordinator