Lake Region State College is hosting a STEM opportunity for High School students in June.

As a reward for our student's hard work this year, especially during MTSS time, we are heading to Dockside Entertainment in Devils Lake the last week of school. Grades PK-4 will be attending on Monday, May 19th and grades 5-12 will attend on Tuesday, May 20th. Both groups will be there from 9 am to 11 am. We will leave by 8:25 each day.

📣 Congratulations to our Valedictorian Holdyn Jacobson and Salutatorian Kaden Nelsen! 🎓 They were recently recognized, along with other top area students, at the 32nd Annual Kiwanis & Rotary Club Honor Recognition Luncheon. This event celebrates outstanding academic achievement and the hard work, dedication, and leadership these students have demonstrated throughout their high school careers. We’re proud of their accomplishments and the example they set for their peers and our school! 👏

Pre-Order the 2025 Leeds Public School Yearbook! Don't miss your chance to own a piece of this year's memories! 📸✨ The 2025 Yearbook is now available for pre-sale! 📘 Full Color | Soft Cover | Bound Edition 🚚 Available for delivery after August 14, 2025 🛒 Online orders open until July 17, 2025 📦 Only 50 copies available – order yours before they're gone! Celebrate the year, the laughs, the moments. ➡️ https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?l=B013FA44-C647-4E15-8E03-1FFDCF6B6567 Reserve your copy today!

🎉 Benson County Wildcats Sports Banquet 🎉 📣 Celebrating Our Athletes! 📅 Monday, May 5, 2025 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 Maddock School Gym Join us for an evening recognizing the hard work and accomplishments of our Wildcat athletes. 🏅 Awards • 📸 Team Highlights • 🎤 Coach Acknowledgments Sweets and drinks will be served. Let’s celebrate a great year of Wildcat athletics! 🐾

With the weather looking very nice for Wed., May 7th, Elem. Play Day should take place as scheduled and the early dismissal for May will be on the 14th at 1:40 pm.

The 5th graders just completed a Volume Zoo. This was an interactive project where they explored how to calculate the volume of 3D shapes. From cubes to rectangular prisms, these students showed off their math skills with confidence. Way to go, 5th grade! We’re so proud of your focus and teamwork!

Fourth graders finished up their ND Habitats unit by making box replicas of the Wetlands, Prairie, Badlands, Woodlands, and Riparian Areas. They worked so hard at these and they turned out great!🐾🌳☀️

Coaching openings for the Benson County Wildcats for the 2025-26 school year: 1) JV Girls volleyball, 2) JH Girls basketball, 3) JV Boys basketball. If interested, please contact Leeds School or Maddock School for more information as soon as possible.

Thank you Teri and Becky for all you do for Leeds School!

Basketball Skills Camp in Maddock in July - Grade 3 - 12.

The Benson County Elementary Track meet (Play Day) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7th for all students grades K - 6 grade. The event will start at 9:30 AM and will be located at the Four Winds High School Track. More information will be sent home with students. If the weather doesn't cooperate, the alternative day for Play Day is Wednesday, May 14th. There will be no preschool on the day of Play Day. We will keep you posted of any changes as we get closer to the day.

The scheduled May 7th early dismissal for Teacher Professional Development will be pushed back to May 14th, IF elementary Play Day takes place on May 7th, weather permitting. We are giving advance notice and we will send out a message as the date gets closer and the weather forecast becomes more predictable. Thank you for being flexible.

Our 10th-grade students are headed to The Northland Expo in East Grand Forks on Wednesday, April 23rd. This is a perfect opportunity to explore exciting educational and career pathways! 🛠️ What’s Included (for FREE!): ✅ Interactive workshops led by Northland instructors ✅ Guided campus tours ✅ Career fair featuring local employers ✅ Hands-on activities from a variety of programs ✅ Complimentary lunch ✅ Students will attend three sessions to experience a range of opportunities 📅 Schedule (April 23rd): 🕣 Departing Leeds at 8:00 AM 🕓 Returning around 4:00 PM Please contact Lauren with any questions.

Kindergarten teacher, Shelby Follman, received the NDACTE award for Early Childhood Education! She was recognized at the NDACTE Preservice Conference on April 11th in Bismarck at the Heritage Center. We are so proud to have Shelby as part of our Leeds School team! This is what a faculty member wrote about Shelby: Mayville State University is proud to present the NDACTE Early Childhood Award to Shelby Follman, a December 2024 graduate whose dedication and resilience have set her apart. Throughout her academic journey, Shelby has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to her studies and her future students. Despite facing significant challenges, she has shown incredible grit and determination in overcoming adversity to complete her degree. Her passion for early childhood education and her ability to persevere through difficult times make her a truly deserving recipient of this award. Mayville State University is confident that she will continue to make a positive impact in the field of early childhood.

🎉📸 Calling All Photo Takers! 📸🎉 We’d LOVE to include your amazing memories from the 2024-2025 school year in our 2025 School Yearbook! Whether it's classroom fun, sporting events, field trips, or candid hallway moments—we want to see them all! It’s a fun way to reflect on the year and share the highlights with others. Send in your photos and help us make the yearbook unforgettable!

The Summer EBT program provides food assistance to households, with school-age children, who are eligible for free or reduced school meals during the summer when they don’t have access to meals at school. Children are automatically eligible and would not need to apply if the household applied for and was approved for Free or Reduced-price meals at an NSLP participating school or is receiving SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR benefits or receives MEDICAID and is income qualified. Children may also be eligible if their household is experiencing homelessness, is a migrant household, or is in foster care. Children who do not fall into any one of those categories or whose household meets the income requirement for free/reduced-price school meals but has not completed a free/reduced-price meal application at an NSLP participating school must apply to determine eligibility for this benefit. Check eligibility or apply online at ndsummerebt.nd.gov The benefit is $120 per eligible school-aged child. Summer EBT cards are mailed to each eligible child and must be used within 122 days of issuance.

Part 2: Labor auction participants continued

2 Part Post Part 1: Hello everyone! With the FCCLA/FFA Banquet fast approaching we wanted to give everybody a chance to get to know our labor auction participants. This year we did something different and allowed students to work in groups of two. Your participants are Aiden Thomas Danika Blazer Holdyn Jacobson Kaden Nelsen Genna Nelsen and Shelby Rolle Damien and Brayden Herman Delaynee Schwanke Keyara Lundstrom and Evyn Jacobson Grant Haagenson and Beau Haagenson Isabella Engstrom and Olivia Follman Hailey Baker Bella Biby

Due to weather and travel conditions for the Fessenden team, the elementary volleyball game is cancelled for tonight. We are trying to find a date to reschedule the game and will keep you posted when that is decided. There will be no elementary volleyball practice tonight.