Killdeer Public School

The Elementary held their last Cowboy Pride Assembly for the year. We honored those that achieved the highest AR reading points, a group of Reflex Math students with fact fluency achievements, a group of primary students earned Student of the Month, and Safety Patrol had a special honoree. Congratulations to Mrs. Penningtons class on the attendance award for the month! Lots to celebrate today!!!

The Regional Track Meet was held in Bowman today with a great turnout by the Killdeer Cowboys! The girls team placed 3rd and the boys placed 2nd. 🧡 Mr. Horgeshimer was named the Girls Southwest Region Coach of the Year!!! More State Qualifiers: Jackson Reese in High Jump Cooper Bang in High Jump Calvin Dobitz in discuss Ayrain O'Hotto in the 110 meter hurdles Abby Hardersen in the 2 mile Nekori Dahlen 300 meter hurdles Sharing Killdeer athletes that made the award stand. (Not all events were recognized on the podium)

Everyone had a blast at the farm. Mr. Simmons took some 5th graders fishing, some found shells and treasures and everyone loved the animals!

7th grade leadership at nursing home gifting spring flowers.

Academic Award Ceremony and 6th Grade graduation was held Wednesday. The 6th grade class will transition to the high school in the fall. Congratulations to all of our seniors. An amazing group with so much to be proud of. 🧡

6th graders presented Gus Bohmbach with an appreciation poster and gift for his hard with them throughout the year. Gus was a student aide who went above and beyond for each and every student. Mrs. Helfrich, Mrs Elkins & Mr Johnsen

Today our 3rd and 4th grade students learned about sign safety. They signed a pledge to be a Sign Warrior and report any damaged street signs to help keep the public safe. Brandtly Klatt was a winner in an art contest with over 200 entries. His drawing is now featured in the 2025 Sign Warrior Calendar. Congratulations Brandtly!!

6th Grade went on a Field Trip to the Garrison Fish Hatchery and the Knife River Indian Village yesterday. It was a fun day for all!

Cowboys Archery News Hello Cowboy Archery fans, I want to share a few more highlights with you from our archery season. We had 33 of our archers attend the State tournament in Minot this year. A total of 887 archers competed in Bullseye, and 734 competed in 3-D, this made for some heavy competition. The top ten in each division earn a chance to attend Nationals. We had 2 archers get pretty close in their divisions, Austyn Teigen placed 12th in Bullseye, and Brier Arndt placed 21st in 3D. I am very proud of all our archers, as the State Tournament brings out the best archers in the state! It was also record year for scholarships awarded. Each year the North Dakota Youth Archery Advisory Committee (NDYAAC) awards the top archers with scholarships and prizes. This year they awarded $50,000 in total! Including an all-expenses paid Antelope hunt in Wyoming! To win the hunt, the top 5 archers in 3D have a one arrow shoot off and let me tell you the nerves were high with hundreds of fans and archers watching! This year, NDYAAC also gave out random $500 scholarships to archers that competed at state. And I’m happy to report 3 of our cowboys received scholarships! Micah Dutchek, Shakhohe Spotted Bear, and Ben Roundy NDYACC also recognizes archers who hit point thresholds at tournaments throughout the season, by awarding pins. And they are as follows: Bullseye 240- Sarah, Austyn, Kasen, Kia, Cinch, Oliver. 250- Samantha, Autumn, Sarah, Kia, Chessah, Kasen, Charli, Layna. 260- Emelie, Autumn, Brianna, 270- Emelie, Austyn. 3D 240- Chessah, Layna, Sarah, Breanna. 250- Emelie, Samantha, Austyn, Autumn, Kasen, Kia, Sarah, Ben. 260&270- Autumn. We also want to recognize 2 of our Seniors Ben Roundy and Autumn Arndt, they will be hanging up their NASP bow for the last time! They have participated in the program since 4th grade. Even with all their other activities they made time for archery. They always brought a smile to practice and were willing to help out whenever needed. As always thank you for your support of the Archery program! See ya next year! Adrienne Arndt

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Event: Little League Showcase Where: Killdeer High School Gymnasium When: 5/21 Time: 4:00-7:00 Dear Little Cowboy Parents, Grandparents, & Family We would like to invite you to the Little League Showcase night on Tuesday 5/21 starting at 4:00. Our goal is to give your child the experience of what it is like to be in a Varsity Basketball Game for the Killdeer Cowboys. This is an opportunity for you to cheer your child on, take pictures, and laugh as their will be lots of that in the lower levels. There will be a National Anthem, Pre-Game Music, Starting Line-Ups (all athletes will be announced), followed by the Showcase Game. Please PACK the gym. This has been a great experience for us the past few weeks and we would like to end the year having your child filled full of enthusiasm going into the summer and our upcoming Little Cowboy Camp the following week May 28, 29, & 30. Schedule: K-2 Girls @ 4:00-4:30 K-2 Boys @ 4:30-5:00 3-4 Girls @ 5:00-5:30 3-4 Boys @ 5:30-6:00 5-6 Girls @ 6:00-6:30 5-6 Boys @ 6:30-700 Thank you for your support! Please enjoy the night and support all grades if you can. Coach Pruitt

It is paraprofessional day at the Killdeer Elementary School. We are blessed to have the best group of individuals to work with. Each and every para contributes to the success of our students. Killdeer is very fortunate to have this incredible team!

Academic Awards Ceremony and 6th Grade Graduation will be held tomorrow (5/15/24) at the Killdeer High School. Program will start at 2:00pm, doors open at 1:45pm.

Last Chance WDA meet was BIG for the Killdeer Cowboys!! The following qualified for state: Brooke Baselt in High Jump Jekori Dahlen in the 400 meter dash Nekori Dahlen in the 400 meter dash The boys 4x100 relay team with a new member Addie Miller in the mile Gus Bohmbach in javelin Nekori Dahlen in the 200 meter dash

On Monday, May 20th Killdeer Public School will be hosting the 9-12 athletics banquet. This banquet will be held at the Elementary Gym. The School will provide shredded beef sandwiches as the main dish. We are asking Seniors and Juniors- Bring a desert or fruit salad We are asking Sophomores and Freshman- Green Salad, Vegetables, or Macaroni Salad. Dinner will be served from 6-6:30 Program will begin promptly at 6:30 PM

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Mrs. Dobitz's 2nd grade students read poems to Mrs. Anderson's Kindergarten class today.

The KPS Band and Choir competed at Elitch Gardens in Denver this weekend. The results are as follows: 90-100 was Gold 80-89 was Silver 70-79 was Bronze Band received an 88 (Silver) Choir received an 87 (Silver) The students enjoyed themselves at the competition and had a blast at a Colorado Rockies game. Great job everyone!

Congratulations to Lainey Kucera on qualifying in the shot put today in Beach. 🧡

Mrs Wilz's 2nd graders enjoyed a lesson and presentation from Nashotay and his parents today. They learned about Pow Wows and some of the different categories of dances. Nashotay preformed his Men’s Fancy Dance for his classmates. Such a cool learning experience!