Just a reminder to parents and athletes that there will be NO Elementary Boys Basketball practice today (Friday) or Monday.
Have a great weekend! 🐯
🎉 Events/Fundraising Coming Up at New England Public School! 🎉
🏀🍪 Girls Basketball Bake Sale
November 19th & 20th
During lunch hours
Stop by and grab some delicious treats while supporting our Girls Basketball team! See the attached flyer for more details.
🥤 FCCLA Dirty Soda Sale
Wednesday, November 18th
During lunch hours
$4.00 for a 16 oz. drink
Treat yourself to a refreshing dirty soda while supporting FCCLA!
🥧 Pie a Teacher Event!
Tuesday, November 24th
Ever wanted to see your favorite teacher get pied in the face? Now's your chance! Students can purchase tickets for an opportunity to be selected to pie the teacher of their choice!
🎟️ Ticket Sales:
- Tuesday, November 17th
- Wednesday, November 18th
- Thursday, November 19th
See the attached flyer for more information!
Thank you for supporting our students, teams, and organizations! We can't wait for all the fun!
Today's Junior High Boys Basketball game against Hettinger/Scranton has been rescheduled to Monday, November 30th, in Hettinger at 4:00 PM.
Thank you for your understanding! 🐯
We wanted to inform you that our school's Microsoft email system is currently down, and we are unable to send or receive emails at this time.
For Thursday, November 12th, please contact the school directly by phone regarding any bus changes, transportation updates, or other questions and concerns. This will help ensure that important information is received and communicated in a timely manner.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this issue.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Please join the team to stay up to date on announcements, schedule changes, and other important information throughout the season.
Reminder: Please make sure all students are registered and have their physicals completed. If you have not already done so, please get all registration paperwork and physicals turned in ASAP. Students must have all required paperwork completed in order to participate.
Game Update: There will be no game tomorrow. We are currently working on rescheduling the game and will share more information once we have an update.
To help ensure a safe and organized dismissal process, ALL changes to your child's normal after-school transportation arrangements MUST be communicated to the school office NO LATER THAN 2:45 PM each school day.
This applies when your child will be going home differently than their usual routine. For example:
🚌 Your child normally rides the bus, but you plan to pick them up instead.
🚗 Your child is normally picked up, but needs to ride the bus.
🚶 Your child normally rides the bus or gets picked up, but will be walking home.
If your child's normal after-school arrangements are not changing, there is no need to contact the school.
The end of the school day is an extremely busy time. Last-minute changes create unnecessary confusion and potential safety concerns. Having staff track down students, pull students off buses, or rush students to catch a bus disrupts the dismissal process and makes it more difficult to ensure everyone gets home safely.
PLEASE REMEMBER: ALL DISMISSAL CHANGES MUST BE REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE NO LATER THAN 2:45 PM.
This deadline allows our staff adequate time to communicate changes to students and ensure everyone is where they need to be when school is dismissed.
We understand that unexpected situations can arise, but we ask families to plan ahead and make every effort to communicate changes before the deadline.
Our number one priority is the safety of our students. Your cooperation helps us maintain a safe, efficient, and organized dismissal process for everyone.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support!
🐯 New England Public School
Picture Retakes on Monday November 9th!
Picture packets are at the office
Join Us as We Honor Our Veterans!
New England Public Schools warmly invites our families, community members, and veterans to join us for our Veterans Day Program as we come together to honor and thank the brave men and women who have served our country. ❤️🤍💙
📅 Tuesday, November 10, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 New England Public Schools – New Gymnasium
We look forward to gathering as a school and community to show our gratitude and appreciation for the sacrifices made by our veterans.
All are welcome to attend!
There will be NO Junior High Boys' Basketball practice today, Monday, November 2, 2026.
Please plan accordingly. Thank you!
🧡🖤 GO TIGERS! 🐯
**Attendance Reminder for Parents/Guardians**
We would like to remind families of our attendance reporting procedures to help ensure student absences are recorded accurately.
**Reporting Absences:** If your child is going to be absent from school, we strongly encourage you to email **NEPS Attendance** to report the absence. While communicating with your child's teachers is appreciated, **contacting teachers alone does not ensure the absence is recorded in our attendance system.** Please make sure NEPS Attendance is notified in addition to any communication with teachers.
**Medical Absences:** In order for an absence to be marked as medical, the school must receive a doctor's note verifying the absence. Medical documentation must be submitted within three (3) days following the absence. Without a doctor's note received within that timeframe, the absence will not be coded as medical.
We appreciate your cooperation in following these procedures. Accurate attendance records are important, and your communication helps us keep everything up to date.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership!
Elementary Girls Basketball & Junior High Volleyball uniform deposits are being returned today. If you used cash, please stop by the office to pick up your deposit or call to make arrangements.
Picture retakes will take place on Monday, November 9th!
Students who missed the original picture day or would like to have their pictures retaken will have the opportunity to do so.
📋 Picture order packets are available in the school office.
Please stop by the office to pick up a packet if needed!
Our FCCLA students are spreading some spooky fun with their Boo Gram Fundraiser! 🧡🖤
Students in grades K–12 can surprise their friends, classmates, or teachers with a special Halloween treat!
🍬 $2 Boo Gram: A spooktacular bag of treats!
🥤 $4 Boo Gram: A bag of treats AND a pop!
📅 When to Purchase: October 26–28, before school and during lunch in the commons.
🎃 Delivery Date: Friday, October 30! Boo Grams will be delivered to classrooms, with grades 7–12 receiving theirs during 6th period.
🧡 Want to surprise an entire class? You can purchase Boo Grams for a whole classroom, too!
Help support our FCCLA students while spreading kindness, smiles, and a little Halloween magic throughout our school! 👻🍬
Thank you for supporting FCCLA! 🧡🖤
Reminder for Wednesday!!!!
🎃👻 Trick-or-Treating is ON at New England Public Schools! 🍬🍭
We are excited to announce that we have received enough candy donations to officially make our Trick-or-Treating event happen! 🎉
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we are looking forward to a fun and spooktacular evening!
🎃 Trick-or-Treating at New England Public Schools
📅 Wednesday, October 28th
⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM
🍬 New England Public Schools
A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated candy and helped make this event possible! Your kindness and support are what make our community so special! ❤️
We can't wait to see all the costumes and smiling faces on October 28th! 🎃👻🍭
🎃 Halloween Dress-Up Day – Friday, October 30th! 👻
Students are welcome to dress up for Halloween at school on Friday, October 30th! We are excited to see everyone's creative and fun costumes!
To ensure a safe and enjoyable day for all, please remember that all costumes must follow our school dress code, including but not limited to:
🎃 Costumes must meet appropriate dress code length requirements.
👻 Shoulder straps must be at least three fingers wide.
🚫 No weapons or items resembling weapons are allowed.
🚫 No masks may be worn.
👑 Hats and crowns WILL be allowed for this special day!
We look forward to a fun and festive day filled with Halloween excitement! Thank you for helping us keep this celebration safe and school-appropriate! 🎃
Attention Parents and Players!
The 2026–2027 Junior High Girls' Basketball season is right around the corner! We are excited to get the season underway and want to share some important information with families of our 7th and 8th grade girls participating this year.
🏀 FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE
Monday, October 26, 2026
Practice Times: Generally 3:30–5:30 PM
Locations: New England Public School, Memorial Hall, or the Correctional Center
Practice locations and schedules will be communicated weekly through the SportsYou app.
Some morning practices may be scheduled due to gym availability.
Athletes must complete 9 practices before participating in competition.
📱 TEAM COMMUNICATION – SPORTSYou
All players and parents are strongly encouraged to join the team's SportsYou group. This will be the primary method of communication for practice schedules, changes, cancellations, and other important announcements.
Team Name: JH Tiger GBB
Team Code: 8LMZ-MVGX
Please download the SportsYou app and join the team as soon as possible!
📝 ATHLETIC REGISTRATION & PHYSICALS
Before participating in games, all athletes must:
Complete athletic registration through Arbiter.
Have a current sports physical uploaded to Arbiter.
Registration can be completed by visiting www.nepstigers.com and selecting the Athletics tab.
👕 UNIFORM DEPOSIT
A $125 refundable uniform deposit is required for each player.
Checks should be made payable to NEPS.
Families who previously submitted a volleyball uniform deposit may apply that deposit toward basketball.
Deposits will be refunded when uniforms are returned at the conclusion of the season.
Deposits may be submitted to Coach Belland, Shelly Wolf, or Tammy Volk.
🎒 WHAT PLAYERS SHOULD BRING
Players are responsible for bringing their own basketball shoes, practice clothing, socks, hair ties, water bottles, and other personal belongings.
📚 ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY
Academic eligibility is reviewed weekly, Wednesday through Wednesday. Coaches receive eligibility updates each Wednesday, and any concerns will be communicated as needed.
📅 GAME SCHEDULE
The upcoming game schedule will be shared with families. Please remember that schedules are tentative and may change throughout the season. Updates will be communicated through SportsYou.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact:
Coach Adrienne Belland
📞 (701) 590-0577
We are looking forward to another exciting season of Tiger Basketball! Thank you to our parents and families for supporting our student-athletes and helping make this a positive experience for everyone.
GO TIGERS! 🧡🖤🏀