2/18/2026
School and Buses will be 2 hours late.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Good Luck Cards!

Practice and Gametime/location changes for Tuesday Feb. 17th.

🎉 The NED Show at LAES! 🪀
On February 4th, LAES had the opportunity to host The NED Show — a high-energy, character-building assembly that focuses on three powerful messages:
✨ Never Give Up
✨ Encourage Others
✨ Do Your Best
Through fun yo-yo tricks, storytelling, and interactive moments, our students were hooked from beginning while learning important lessons about perseverance, encouraging others, and always doing their best. Thank you to our families for supporting this pay-it-forward program and helping other schools experience The NED Show! 🪀✨






We randomly selected three LAES students to receive Valentine’s bouquets today — and their smiles said it all! ❤️
Happy Valentine’s Day, Cardinals! ❤️

📣 Early Dismissal Notice – Friday, Feb. 27 🏀
We will be hosting the Boys District Basketball Tournament on Friday, February 27, with the first game tipping off at 3:00. To help with parking and traffic:
🏫 Elementary dismissal: 2:25 PM
🎓 High School dismissal: 2:30 PM
Thank you for your understanding as we prepare to welcome teams and fans into our building! ❤️🏀
We will be hosting the Boys District Basketball Tournament on Friday, February 27, with the first game tipping off at 3:00. To help with parking and traffic:
🏫 Elementary dismissal: 2:25 PM
🎓 High School dismissal: 2:30 PM
Thank you for your understanding as we prepare to welcome teams and fans into our building! ❤️🏀
✨🐝 We are so proud of all of our students who represented our school at the county spelling bee today! 📚👏
🥇Finley took 1st place
🥈Paisley took 2nd place
Way to make us proud! ❤️


🍔 Close‑Up Burger Night Fundraiser! 🇺🇸
Forget about making supper tonight — we’ve got you covered!
Don’t miss this great opportunity to support the LAHS Close‑Up Group! All proceeds from this event help fund their March trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
📅 Friday, February 6, 2026
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Langdon Eagles Club
Come enjoy a delicious meal and show your support for our students! ❤️🤍💙
Forget about making supper tonight — we’ve got you covered!
Don’t miss this great opportunity to support the LAHS Close‑Up Group! All proceeds from this event help fund their March trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
📅 Friday, February 6, 2026
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Langdon Eagles Club
Come enjoy a delicious meal and show your support for our students! ❤️🤍💙

🍔 Close‑Up Burger Night Fundraiser! 🇺🇸
Don’t miss this great opportunity to support the LAHS Close‑Up Group! All proceeds from this event help fund their March trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Friday, February 6, 2026
📅 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Langdon Eagles Club
Come out for a delicious meal and support our students! ❤️🤍💙
Don’t miss this great opportunity to support the LAHS Close‑Up Group! All proceeds from this event help fund their March trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Friday, February 6, 2026
📅 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Langdon Eagles Club
Come out for a delicious meal and support our students! ❤️🤍💙

Last week the middle school and high school jazz bands had the opportunity to perform at the Myra Jazz Festival in Grand Forks. Our students played multiple tunes for other jazz bands from around the region and had the opportunity to work with two guest clinicians. Dr. Jeremy Brekke of NDSU and Dr. Brian Hanegan of Augustana University provided valuable trips, tricks, and insight to further our musicality. This festival marked the first appearance of our newly formed middle school jazz band. Following our performance, students listened to the Myra Jazz Band, a group made up of area teachers and professional jazz musicians, in an hour-long concert featuring the guest clinicians as soloists. The festival was held at Red River High School in Grand Forks.
MS Myra Jazz Festival Video https://www.youtube.com/live/FpXvP5fonaU
HS Myra Jazz Festival Video https://www.youtube.com/live/VWovjYe03y8
MS Myra Jazz Festival Video https://www.youtube.com/live/FpXvP5fonaU
HS Myra Jazz Festival Video https://www.youtube.com/live/VWovjYe03y8
Happy School Counselor Appreciation Day! 💙👔This Tuesday, February 3rd, wear a tie to celebrate and honor Mr. B for all he does for our students! 👨💼

📣Shout out to our January Cardinal Ticket Winners! 👏🏻
These students displayed Cardinal Pride by showing respect, responsibility, and kindness. ❤️🖤
Not pictured: Hayes

Introducing Our New Cardinal Time Captain!
We are excited to announce that Oakley has been chosen as our Cardinal Time Captain for January! ❤️ Oakley was nominated by his peers for this special recognition.
As this month's Captain, Oakley co-hosted Cardinal Time with Mrs. Bata, celebrated students, and showed Cardinal pride every day.
Great Job, Oaks! We can’t wait to see your leadership continue to shine. 🌟

The NED Show is coming to LAES! 🎉
📅 February 4th
⏰ 9:00 AM
Our students will enjoy a high-energy, interactive assembly focused on NED’s message:
💪 Never Give Up
💛 Encourage Others
⭐ Do Your Best

We officially turned 100 days smarter on Friday! 👵🏼👴🏻 Happy 100th Day of School, LAES! 💯❤️










Middle school and high school parents. A few clarifications for today:
As of this time, the game in Munich is still scheduled for a 1:00 PM varsity start. Our current intent is still to attend as a school is to provide support and a positive atmosphere for our girls basketball team, while allowing our student body to have an enjoyable experience promoting school spirit and developing further connections along with supporting our coop school who is hosting the game.
Due to the weather, we have put additional requirements in place for attendance, including a hat, gloves, and a winter coat. Any student who does not have these items, or who chooses not to attend the game, will remain at the school, where staff will be staying back to supervise. Attendance will be taken and counted as present whether students are at the game or remain at school.
Transportation safety was also carefully considered. The willingness to send rural buses was an additional factor in the decision to continue busing to Munich today. Multiple buses will be traveling together so that, if something were to occur, we would have the ability to move students to another bus immediately if needed. We are in constant monitoring of our opponents decision to travel, the weather and will adjust as necessary or any changes that may occur. This information will be shared if something occurs.
As always, parents have the opportunity to make the decision they feel is best for their child. We will support your decision, as our shared priority is keeping all students safe.
As of this time, the game in Munich is still scheduled for a 1:00 PM varsity start. Our current intent is still to attend as a school is to provide support and a positive atmosphere for our girls basketball team, while allowing our student body to have an enjoyable experience promoting school spirit and developing further connections along with supporting our coop school who is hosting the game.
Due to the weather, we have put additional requirements in place for attendance, including a hat, gloves, and a winter coat. Any student who does not have these items, or who chooses not to attend the game, will remain at the school, where staff will be staying back to supervise. Attendance will be taken and counted as present whether students are at the game or remain at school.
Transportation safety was also carefully considered. The willingness to send rural buses was an additional factor in the decision to continue busing to Munich today. Multiple buses will be traveling together so that, if something were to occur, we would have the ability to move students to another bus immediately if needed. We are in constant monitoring of our opponents decision to travel, the weather and will adjust as necessary or any changes that may occur. This information will be shared if something occurs.
As always, parents have the opportunity to make the decision they feel is best for their child. We will support your decision, as our shared priority is keeping all students safe.
The rationale behind weather related decisions is many fold. I consider current conditions and forecasted conditions. On Thursday this week, the forecast for the temps to drop and the wind to increase through the day helped me determine in going to a virtual learning day. On Friday this week even though the morning temps were similar although the wind and forecast winds are significantly less. I do my best to make appropriate decisions while sourcing information, consulting with the sheriff dept, our transportation department and other area schools. Please be safe and as parents you have the right to keep your child home if you deem appropriate. Attendance will be taken, and work will need to be made up.
Daren Christianson, Superintendent
Daren Christianson, Superintendent
Delay Notice.
Langdon Area Schools.
Friday, 1/23/2026 school and buses will be 1 hour late.
Virtual Learning Day - 1/22/2026
Due to inclement weather, Langdon Area Schools will be having a Virtual Learning day today, January 22,, 2026. Please use the following link for more information regarding Virtual Learning.
https://www.langdon.k12.nd.us/page/virtual-learning
Due to inclement weather, Langdon Area Schools will be having a Virtual Learning day today, January 22,, 2026. Please use the following link for more information regarding Virtual Learning.
https://www.langdon.k12.nd.us/page/virtual-learning
🕺💃 Family Dance Party! 🎶✨
Join us at Langdon Area Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 29 | 6:00–7:00 PM for a fun night of dancing and family time! 🪩👨👩👧👦
Free entry • Casual attire • Parent supervision required

