Congratulations to all students in grades 7 through 12 who made the Honor Roll for Semester 2!
Just two weeks until the annual School Board Election on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Candidates: Julie Wagner & Josh Ruffo.
In person voting is at Turtle Lake-Mercer School in Turtle Lake, McLean County, North Dakota for the purpose of electing one (1) member to the School Board for the Turtle Lake-Mercer School District No. 72. Poll hours are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Absentee ballots are available. For more information, visit our website at https://www.tlm.k12.nd.us/page/absentee-voting-procedures or contact the School Business Manager, Laura Fiedler.
Good luck to our TL-M Central McLean athletes at State Track! Have fun!
The Juniors surprised Mrs. Cullum with 44 pounds of M&Ms for 44 years of Marvelous and Memorable teaching at TL-M!
Kindergarten Graduation! Turtle Lake - Mercer Class of 2037. Have a fantastic summer!!!
Congratulations to the Honor Graduates for 2025. The following students have maintained a 3.5 or higher Cumulative GPA through High School.
Bjorn Anderson, Cole Makeeff, Sadie O'Shea, Charlotte Wilson, McKenna Faulkner, Mya Kittler (Not pictured: Karson Rust)
Last 3 Days of School!
Tuesday, May 20th is Pre-K last day of school.
A few reminders for the last day on Wednesday, May 21st:
* Kindergarten graduation at 10:15 AM
* Elementary Awards Assembly at 11:00 AM
* Early out of school at 1:00 PM - Enjoy Summer Break!
Sunday is graduation day at 2:00 PM .
Congratulations to Jocelyn Voth! She is the newest entry into the Million Word Club.
“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.” – Benedict Cumberbatch
Jameson Meidinger stated 199 digits of Pi, the previous record was held by Emry Fiedler who had 164 digits in 2024. Congratulations Jameson!!
The weather couldn't stop Class Wars from happening! Wiffle ball was this year's competition. Congratulations to the Junior class on winning Class Wars!
The annual School Board Election is Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
Candidates: Julie Wagner & Josh Ruffo
In person voting is at Turtle Lake-Mercer School in Turtle Lake, McLean County, North Dakota for the purpose of electing one (1) member to the School Board for the Turtle Lake-Mercer School District No. 72. Poll hours are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Absentee ballots are available. For more information, visit our website at https://www.tlm.k12.nd.us/page/absentee-voting-procedures or contact the School Business Manager, Laura Fiedler.
Four TLM Seniors donated blood this year. They were honored with graduation cords and a certificate for their donation. Thank you Karson Rust, Aiden Thornton, Bjorn Anderson, and McKenna Faulkner for donating blood.
The Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary Awards Program is on May 21st at 11:00 AM in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake-Mercer School.
K-5 have been enjoying the last few days of school with balloon pops and fun activities. Day 5 is a fan favorite: Glow Day! Lots of memories were made today! They enjoyed math bowling, glow write the room, glow cup stack, glow ball toss, glow ring toss, glow Jenga, and many more! Ask your student what their favorite part was.
Congratulations to the newest North Dakota Association of Honor Society members. Today Charlie Sparrow, Vivian Schlafmann, Emma Fischer, Inaia Way, and Aiden Hanson were inducted into the NDAHS. Thank you, Mrs. Slavik, for organizing this special event!
The Juniors in Algerbra II used Trigonometry to find the height of a tree, flagpole, crows nest, and goalpost. Questions to ask:
What are the three main Trigonometry ratios? What parts of a right triangle do the ratios use? Which Trigonometry ratio did they use to find the height?
Mrs. Lelm's 4th Grade ND Roughrider Award living museum. Which person did you portray? Where are the photos of the winners displayed?
Our final episode of The Wave is available to view. Mr. Ziebarth sits down with Mrs. Cullum to talk about her retirement plans and all the great memories and experiences she has had as a member of the Turtle Lake-Mercer staff since 1980. Check out the episode at https://youtu.be/T2-DkxmGWUw
We are excited to be providing pre-kindergarten education at TLM Public School! If your child turns the age of 4 by August 1st, 2025, they are welcome to enroll in pre-k. Pre-k will be offered Monday-Thursday from 8:10 AM - 11:15 AM. Registration will take place in the school office the week of May 27th - May 30th. Please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate, immunization record, supply fee of $40, and either the full payment of $1,250 or first month's payment of $125. If you have any questions regarding pre-k feel free to contact Sheila Schlafmann at 448-2365 or email sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us .
Mrs. Wyman will be doing private music lessons at the TL-M school this summer. Lessons can be for piano, voice, or band instruments and can be for any age. You can scan the QR code or visit https://calendly.com/kailee-kelin/30min to sign-up for lesson times. Lessons do not have to be weekly; they can be at random times throughout the summer, whatever works for your schedule. You can sign-up now or schedule times throughout the summer when it is convenient for you. Prices are $18 for a half-hour or $34 for an hour.
