Alexander Public Schools

JH GIRLS' BASKETBALL
POWERS LAKE JAMBOREE
SAT., JAN. 30TH SCHEDULE:
12:00 VS. PARSHALL
2:00 VS. PLBC2

JH BOYS' BASKETBALL
HOME VS POWERS LAKE
TOMORROW 4:30 AND 5:30
VARSITY TO FOLLOW @ 7:00

📢 Parent/Guardian Reminder – High Five & Friday Intervention

With the new addition now complete, all students attending High Five or Friday Intervention should be dropped off and picked up at the front entrance (Door #1).

Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to improve safety and efficiency during arrival and dismissal. Please let us know if you have any questions!

If you have signed your student up to attend HI-5 on Friday and they will need the bus to or from, you MUST contact the office no later than Wednesday. You will also need to notify the office if your child will be riding the bus to someone else's house no later than Wednesday. *** STUDENTS WILL ONLY BE PICKED UP OR DROPPED OFF IF A PARENT HAS NOTIFIED THE OFFICE.***

Comet Families: We are currently experiencing issues with our lunch balance notification system. Until it is fixed, please check PowerSchool, call the office to check your student’s balance, or send in a payment. Thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

If you have signed your student up to attend HI-5 on Friday and they will need the bus to or from, you MUST contact the office no later than Wednesday. You will also need to notify the office if your child will be riding the bus to someone else's house no later than Wednesday. *** STUDENTS WILL ONLY BE PICKED UP OR DROPPED OFF IF A PARENT HAS NOTIFIED THE OFFICE.***

Girl's Basketball Schedule Update:

Thursday, Jan. 29th is now Ray at Alexander
5:30 JH
6:45 Varsity

Friday, Feb. 6th is WTC @ Alexander
5:00 JH ( Shortened game....potentially only 2 quarters)
Varsity to follow, rolling schedule.

Notice to Stakeholders: APS January 26, 2026 Special Board Meeting

🕠 January 26, 2026 Special Board Meeting: Starts at 7:00AM
🔗 Agenda https://aptg.co/08z1nX

📍 Location: Alexander Public School
601 Delaney Street
Alexander, ND 58831

Access to the Meeting: Door #1; Main Entrance
APS Conference Room #1025

FRIENDLY REMINDER:

Game Times for Basketball @ Beach on Saturday, Jan. 24th

JH Girls 12:30
V Girls 2:00
JH Boys 3:30
V Boys - 5:00

***ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL TIME

❄️ Friendly reminder, Comet Parents!
Don’t forget—tomorrow, Friday, January 23rd, will be a snow make-up day.

❄️ Friendly reminder, Comet Parents!
Don’t forget—this Friday, January 23rd, will be a snow make-up day.

We apologize if you did not receive a phone call at 530 this morning concerning the late start, only a text message was sent out by error. We understand how ever that some did not receive any message. There are two possible reasons why the message did not go thru. 1. Your phone carrier flagged the call as spam. 2. You previously opted out of our messages. If you opted out and would like to receive text messages again, please text START to 98900. If you need any assistance please call the office.

Good morning, due to current visibility issues APS will be implementing a two late start. Pick up times for our bus riders will be two hours later than usual.

We continue to see a high number of students who are ill, and several students were sent home today due to illness.

Reminder: If your child is sent home sick, they may NOT return to school for a full 24 hours and only if all symptoms have completely resolved.

To help protect the health of all students and staff, please keep your child home if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

🌡️ Fever (100.4°F or higher)
🤢 Vomiting or diarrhea
😷 Persistent cough or sore throat
🩹 Rash accompanied by fever
🦠 Any symptoms suggestive of a contagious illness

We appreciate your cooperation and partnership in keeping our school healthy.

There will be a planning meeting for the middle school dance tomorrow morning at 7:40. Meet Mrs. Schmidt by Faller's office. All middle schoolers are encouraged to attend.

Comet Families,

We are currently experiencing a significant increase in illness within our school and surrounding community. Several students were absent all last week. Reports include Influenza, COVID-19, strep throat, and other viral and bacterial illnesses, all of which can spread quickly in a classroom setting.

Please keep in mind that an illness that may seem minor for one child can have a serious impact on another. For this reason, we kindly but firmly ask for your cooperation in keeping your child home if they are not feeling well.

Students should be fever-free for at least 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medication, with improvement of symptoms, before returning to school. Please do NOT give your child medication prior to coming to school. If your child is sent home sick, they will NOT be able to return to school for 24 hours. This will be monitored and adhered to.

Please keep your child home if they are experiencing any of the following:

🌡️ Fever (100.4°F or higher)
🤢 Vomiting or diarrhea
😷 Persistent cough or sore throat
🩹 Rash accompanied by fever
🦠 Any symptoms suggestive of a contagious illness

WHEN IN DOUBT, KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME!

We understand that this may be inconvenient at times; however, keeping sick children home is a courtesy to your child, their classmates, and our staff. This not only supports a quicker recovery for your child but also helps prevent further spread of illness throughout our school community.

It is our responsibility to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for all students and staff, and we cannot do so without your continued partnership.

Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation during what is a challenging time for staff, students, and families alike.

Influenza B is beginning to increase in the Williston area, and we anticipate this trend to continue over the next two to three weeks.

We appreciate everything you do to help keep our school community healthy.

Sincerely,

Krista Heen, RN
Alexander School Nurse

With approval to occupy & we are excited to use our new addition. Door #1 will serve as the student drop-off & pick-up location; high school students who drive will also use this door to enter and leave. Doors will open at 7:30 AM. To reduce congestion, please do not line up for afternoon pick-up until 3:15 PM. Thank you for your cooperation as we transition to this new entrance.

As of right now the boys junior high basketball games scheduled for TOMORROW will proceed as scheduled at this time. Games are scheduled for 1:00 and 3:00 in Ray. If anything changes a notification will be sent out.

GAMES RESCHEDULED! All games scheduled for today at home with Ray have been rescheduled as follows:
Girls Basketball games are rescheduled for Tuesday, January 20th, times are TBD
Boys Basketball games are rescheduled for Monday January 26th, JH at 5:30 and Varsity at 7:00
These games are home games.