Superintendent Mike McNeff provided an update to the Rugby School Board at its regular meeting on April 8 on the education legislation landscape following crossover at the North Dakota Legislature. McNeff said he was keeping an eye on House Bill 1540 and Senate Bill 2400, which both seek to ...
The Rugby Education Association has two scholarships available for $250 each. One scholarship will be awarded to a Rugby High School senior pursuing a career in education, and the second is for a Rugby High School graduate currently attending college and majoring in education. The forms are ...
Local students Bella Grove and Pius Wangler were among 100 students who competed at the North Dakota State Spelling Bee in Bismarck on March 17. “All 100 kids started by doing the written tests and then moved onto the vocab section where you had to match the definitions to the right ...
The Ely Elementary LEGO League competed against 14 other teams from schools around the area in Minot last Saturday, coming in second for robot design. Teams designed, built and programmed robots to complete as many missions as possible within a time limit. Excited parents, coaches and ...
Steered Straight, a nationally known substance use and abuse education nonprofit is coming to Rugby in February. “Steered Straight’s message is for youth, and focuses on the dangers of drugs, gangs and associated criminal activity,” said Samantha Wentz, Ely Elementary’s school nurse ...
Dan Seykora, a middle school mathematics teacher at Rugby High School, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teacher (PAEMST). Conferred by President Joe Biden, the award is the highest recognition for science, technology, ...
A team of five fourth-through-sixth graders comprise Ely Elementary’s LEGO League and are participating in the Full Steam Ahead LEGO Robotics Tournament in Minot on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event has two main events: the robotics competition and the innovation portion. In the robotics ...
The December Student Outcome Report was presented to the Rugby School Board at its regular meeting on Tuesday morning, detailing the assessment results for eighth grade math. McNeff shared results for two different assessments, which found that the majority of RPS eighth grade students were ...
Five years ago, Jeremy Johnston began an annual event in Rugby at which the sixth grade classes at each of the two elementary schools meet for a Friendsgiving, a popular variation of the family holiday, Thanksgiving. Together with the other sixth grade teachers, Johnston coordinated a ...
Five students from Rugby Public High School were chosen to perform at the 46th Annual Northwest Festival of Music at Minot State University on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2. The festival is an annual staple of MSU’s music and fine arts department and all participating students must ...
