Hillsboro Public Schools

Burro Village has their meeting tonight at 7:30pm! 🔹️They meet in the high school library. Enter through the main doors, take a right and the library will be at the end of the hallway. 🔹️There are no membership fees! Any parent, guardian or caregiver of a Hillsboro student is encouraged to attend!

🌟 Real-World Learning for Our 9th Graders! 🌟 Our ninth-grade students had an amazing opportunity to visit the Sanford Health Clinic in Hillsboro today! 🏥 During their visit, students explored a wide range of healthcare careers and learned about what happens behind the scenes in: 💊 Pharmacy 🩺 Nursing & LTC/CNA 🚑 EMS 🧫 Laboratory & Radiology 🥗 Dietetics & Nutrition 🗣️ Speech Therapy 💪 Physical Therapy 🧼 Infection Prevention 🏨 Hospital Operations A huge thank you to the incredible staff at Sanford Health for opening their doors and inspiring our students to think about future paths in healthcare! 👏💙 #CareerExploration #HandsOnLearning #SanfordHealth #Hillsboro

Hillsboro Public School has a couple things coming up that you want to attend. The One Act Play will be presenting "A Monster Calls" one more time on Friday evening at 7:00. We have our Annual Community Veteran's Day Program at the HEC on Monday at 2:00 in the afternoon.

Hello,

The month of October flew by at the elementary school. We hosted a parent teacher conference night and had spectacular attendance. It’s awesome to be a part of a school where communication between teachers and parents is welcomed and positive. All of the kids were offered a pumpkin which is an annual tradition. We had a few days off from school, and I saw many elementary students in attendance at the cross-country state championship, where the Burro girls took 1st and the boys took 5th. In the month of November, our WIN groups will change up from time to time to ensure the kids are all being appropriately challenged. Many teachers are seeing progress among students, and we will keep pushing them to be good students and good readers. If you aren’t already, please encourage your kids to read every night at home! One new thing we have been doing this year is an elementary podcast. We have recorded seven episodes so far, where the 6th grade students provide some morning announcements and a brief interview. I’m looking forward to expanding this to other grades and teachers in the future. See the link for the episodes: https://www.hillsborok12.com/page/burro-buzz

Important November dates:
10th- Veterans Day Program
11th- No School- Veterans Day
21st- End of Trimester 1
27th- No School- Thanksgiving
28th- No School

Parent Reminder- We will be outside for recess as much as possible. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. If you’re missing clothing items, encourage your child to look through the lost and found items located in the hallway near the elementary office.

Important contact information:
Elementary School phone number- (701) 636-4711
Brenda Muller email- Brenda.Muller@k12.nd.us
Spencer Ruebke email- Spencer.Ruebke@k12.nd.us

Thank you,
Spencer Ruebke

On Friday, our kindergarten classrooms teamed up for fun STEM and fine motor activities! In small groups, students enjoyed building spiderwebs and creating towers with candy corn pumpkins, and eyeballs. They also stacked cups and much more! We had a blast! 🎃🕸️🍬

🌟 Don't miss the heart-pounding premiere of *A Monster Calls* – our Hillsboro High School one-act play kicks off TONIGHT at 7 PM! More shows Tuesday at 7 PM and Friday at 7 PM. Grab tickets at the door and join us for an unforgettable night of emotion and storytelling. See you there! 🎭 #AMonsterCalls

Don't miss out on the FBLA Boogie Ball happening now at the HEC! Grades 7-12 are welcome! $12 to get in! Prizes for best costume! Doors close at 9:00!

Both first grade classes had their annual, Pumpkin Day, today! 🎃 Students worked on various math activities with friends and volunteers. They predicted, estimated, counted by 10’s, measured, weighed, etc! 🙌🏻 Then, they got to try the roasted seeds, thanks to Stevie!!

Five FFA members have been attending National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this week. They have attend sessions, the Expo, tours, concert, rodeo and much more. Friday morning one of biggest supports walked across the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium to receive her Honorary National FFA Degree. CONGRATULATIONS Lindsey Abentroth 👏 💙💛 Thank you to the donors and sponsors of the FFA that helped make this learning event possible. Valley Plains Equipment Hillsboro Vets CluB HCV Booster Club Aggie Foundation American Crystal Sugar Ag Country Hillsboro

The 1st graders in Mrs. Podoll's class got to learn about the leaves changing colors and do an experiment with worms last week!

Some 5th grade science fun from a few weeks ago!

Wednesday, October 29th, we encourage all Hillsboro staff and students to wear pink to show support for breast cancer survivors and raise awareness in our community. Thanks!

Top 20 finishers: Kayla Moch - 7th place, Caroline Anderson - State Runner-up - 2nd, Claire Grinde - State Champion - 1st! Niko Zink finished 16th in the Boys race! Coach Zink received Coach of the Year honors and Niko was a nominee for Senior Athlete of the Year! Go Burros!

Huge day for Burro Cross Country! The Girls Team finished in first place and the boys team got fifth place at the state meet. Congratulations to all of our runners!

Our 10th graders had a blast at the Northern Valley Career Expo in Grand Forks at the Alerus Center on Wednesday, October 22! They explored exciting career opportunities and enjoyed engaging with vendors. 🚀 #CareerExpo #FutureReady

🏃‍♀️ **RALLY THE COMMUNITY!** 🏃‍♂️ Our HCV Cross-Country Team is heading to STATE TOMORROW! Today, they walked the halls as students cheered them on with epic energy – the support was ELECTRIC! 🔥 Come show your pride and cheer them to victory: - **Girls Race:** 2:00 PM - **Boys Race:** 2:45 PM Let's pack the course and bring the noise! 💥 Who's coming? Tag a friend & spread the word! #HCVXC #StateBound #GoHCV

This is a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, October 24th in Hillsboro. The State Cross Country Meet will be in Jamestown. The girls run at 2:00 and the boys run at about 2:45. Go Burros!

🎉 **HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our student heroes!** 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ **ALL 7th graders** + **HALF our 8th graders** + **HALF our 9th graders** are now officially **CPR, First Aid, and AED trained!** 💪❤️ Thanks to the incredible team at **Sanford Clinic in Hillsboro** for making this life-saving training possible! The other half of our 8th and 9th graders will be trained in the spring when they are in PE class! Huge shoutout to Mr. Gieske for arranging this training for our students! These kids are ready to save lives – our future first responders! 🚀 #StudentHeroes #CPRCertified #SanfordClinic #HillsboroProud #LifeSavers

There will be a Burro Village meeting tomorrow October 21st, at 8pm. *Please note the later start time to accommodate the concert. Please join us when it is done!* 😊 🔹️We meet in the high school library. Enter through the main doors, take a right and the library will be at the end of the hallway. 🔹️ If you have an idea, let us know and we can add it to the agenda! 🔹️There are no membership fees to participate! Any parent, guardian or caregiver of a Hillsboro student is encouraged to attend!

Today, October 16th, 2025 is National Boss's Day! A huge shoutout to our incredible superintendent, Jon Dryburgh, for your unwavering leadership and dedication to Hillsboro Public Schools! Today he presented at the NDCEL conference on "The Right Time and Place to Be an Educator". Your vision and commitment inspire our students, staff, and community every day. Thank you for all you do! 🙌 #BurroProud #ThankYou