Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School Newsletter
211 Hazel Ave. ~ P.O. Box 209
Hazelton, ND 58544
www.hmb.k12.nd.us
March 2015
“The mission of HMB is to help students reach their potential by providing a well-rounded education that acknowledges individual differences.”
MARCH MADNESS!!!
Road to the Final Quarter…….
HMB UPCOMING EVENTS
By Tracy Hanzal, Superintendent
The month of March is extremely exciting for
me. Spring is on its way, which is my favorite
season, actually making the next few months
exciting for me. I love the spring months mostly
because all of my children were born in the spring.
Ava and Hayden were born in March, and Kameron
was born in April. Our family time is so fun during
those birthdays and I love that they are so close
together. Also, March is the month where college
basketball holds its annual men’s tournament.
College basketball is my favorite sport and
tournament time is a fun time for me as well.
As you can see, March holds many exciting times
for me and my family each year. In school, March
holds many activities as well. We will be holding
NWEA Map testing and the ND State Assessment
this month. The third quarter ends and fourth
quarter begins! Seriously, the last quarter of our
school year! It doesn’t seem real. The school year
has gone so fast. Parent-Teacher Conferences are
scheduled this month and we begin our onslaught of
spring activities, including basketball post-season
tournaments, music contests, speech, golf, track
and field, and academic Olympics. As we turn the
corner to the last quarter of the school year, it is
important to remember to keep our students
positively engaged into what is truly important for
their education. We, as educators and parents, are
required to keep them motivated and encouraged
about their education, to prepare them for their
future and to be our future leaders.
In closing this month, prepare yourself for the
madness of March. With so many things taking
place at school, work, and in our personal lives,
remember to take a step back and take a look at the
big picture. Life is about preparing ourselves for the
next big step and if we get too wrapped up in the
little things in our daily schedules, we find to be
unprepared for what really is important.
In
education, many little things try to distract us from
what is important, and that is making sure our
students are ready for the next big step.
Enjoy the month of March. I look forward to our
activities and wish our HMB students the best in the
upcoming competitions! Oh, and on a more
personal note, Go Duke!
MARCH
2nd
BBB District Tournament @ Wishek
5th
Dismiss @ 1:30 – Teacher PD
6th
NO SCHOOL
9th
7:00am HMB School Board Meeting
BBB Regional Tournament @ Jamestown
10th
Large Group Music Contest @ Washburn
BBB Regional Tournament @ Jamestown
12th
BBB Regional Tournament @ Jamestown
13th
End of 3rd Quarter
16th
3:30-7:30 Parent-Teacher Conferences
4:00 Academic Olympics @ Wing
17th
3:30-5:30 Parent-Teacher Conferences
4:00 Academic Olympics @ Wishek
18th
BOOKMOBILE
19th
BBB State Tournament @ Bismarck
20th
NO SCHOOL
BBB State Tournament @ Bismarck
21st
BBB State Tournament @ Bismarck
23rd
4:00 Academic Olympics @ Linton
28th
Music Booster Carnival
Students Attend North Dakota Legislature
The Senior and Junior classes from HMB made the trip up to the North Dakota Legislature in
Bismarck on January 28th. The students were given a tour of the North Dakota State Capitol Building,
enjoyed a State Capitol lunch in the cafeteria and visited the Heritage Center. Students also had the
opportunity to sit in on committee meetings and attended the afternoon sessions of both the Senate and
the House of Representatives. HMB was represented well with our students showing extreme respect
and professionalism.
HMB Seniors and Juniors
listed left to right: Elizabeth
Reese, Madison Reich, Ty
Bjerklie, Derik Poitra, Lee
Vetsch, Lauren Aman, Shantel
Bender, Daria Schultz,
Savannah Fettig, Karlee
Kalberer, Lindsey Aman.
Moch Wins Regional Championship
HMB Junior Kyle Moch won his weight
class in the Individual Regional Wrestling
Tournament held in Oakes on February 14th.
Kyle qualified for the State Wrestling
Championships in Fargo on February 19th-21st.
The Linton-HMB Lions wrestling team had five
wrestlers in the regional championship match and
qualified six wrestlers for the state tournament.
Good luck to Kyle and all Linton-HMB Lions
wrestlers at State!
HMB Students Participate in Math Counts
The Emmons County Chapter Math
Counts competition was held at the Emmons
County Courthouse in Linton on February 12th.
Four 8th grade students were selected to represent
HMB at the competition. The students performed
well and we look forward to additional success
from our students.
HMB Math Counts team listed left to right:
Coach Dustin Sailer, Destiny Wenger, Cole
Baumiller, Braydon Schmidt, Rachel Schumacher
HMB Students Participate in Spelling Bee
The Emmons County Spelling Bee
competition was held at the Emmons County
Courthouse in Linton on February 10th.
Six
students in grades 6-8 were selected to represent
HMB at the Spelling Bee. HMB is proud to
announce the winner of the 2015 Emmons County
Spelling Bee was our very own 7th grader Kristi
Carpenter! Kristi qualified and will participate in
the North Dakota State Spelling Bee which will be
held on March 21st at the Ramkota Hotel in
Bismarck. Also, 6th grader Tara Dahl placed third at
the Spelling Bee. Congratulations to Kristi and
Tara for representing HMB and making our school
proud!
Pictured left: Spelling Bee
Champion Kristi Carpenter.
Pictured below left to right:
Gavin Benz, Cole
Baumiller, Rachel
Schumacher, Tara Dahl,
Morgan Labrensz, Kristi
Carpenter.