The Native American Week planning committee has been hard at work planning the exhibition dancing (mini pow-wow) that will be held on Monday, the 25th. Activities are being planned within the buildings, but a lot of activities and presenters will be planned for November which is Native American Month. As you know, the state of Montana mandates that Indian Education for All is taught and I encourage you to share with anyone that asks, that Colstrip Public Schools addresses Indian Education all year...it is not tied to one week or one month. That being said, we are excited to open the homecoming week with the mini Pow Wow. It will start at 9:00 and end before lunch schedules begin so the middle school and high school will be back when their lunches start. We will again be on the soccer fields where it was held last year. Please encourage the students who dance in their regalia to participate and celebrate their culture. Also please encourage ALL students to dance during the intertribal and round dances. Let's have a great time!! Let me know if you have any questions.
PBES dress-up days!
Homecoming Dress Up Days for FBMS!
FBMS is excited to host these two fabulous events! Come and join the fun at FBMS!
CHS ATHLETICS NEWS--
Basketball Open Gym tonight from 6:30 to 8:00 for anyone interested. This is NOT Mandatory.
Athletics/Activity Bus Update:
Thank you to all of you who have utilized the activity bus so far this week. Just a couple of reminders:
The bus leaves from the upper lot at CHS no earlier than 6:10, please be on board on time.
If there is an issue with missing the bus, please IMMEDIATELY notify your coach so we can contact parents and the bus to get it fixed.
Thank you again for sharing your student athletes with us.
CHS Athletic Update- FM Creations will be here TOMORROW, September 20th to take fall sports photos. The order form is available on the website under documents/athletics or your athlete can pick one up at the office. If you have already preordered through Legacy, please contact them for a refund. Please contact the high school office with any questions.
CHS Athletic Update- Sports photos for fall high school athletics have been cancelled for today. More information will be sent out when we are able to reschedule.
CHS Athletic Reminder- Legacy Scholastic Imaging will be taking fall high school sports photos TOMORROW 9/18 at 4:00 PM in the Colstrip High School Auditorium. Your student can get an order form from the office or you can preorder online at https://legacyscholasticimaging.com/
Beginning on 9/18, Colstrip Public Schools will offer an Activity Bus service on a test basis Monday-Thursday. The bus will be for students participating in sanctioned after school practices or TAZ who receive a pass from their coach, sponsor, or TAZ teacher.
Students in TAZ must remain in the study hall under teacher supervision until 6:00PM in order to receive a pass. Students will not be permitted to get on the Activity Bus without a pass from their coach, sponsor, or the study hall teacher.
The bus will depart Colstrip High School at 6:10 and stop at Frank Brattin Middle School to pick up students for BIA and drop off any in-town students at 6:20. The bus will then proceed non-stop to BIA in Lame Deer and back to the bus barn.
This service is being provided on a test basis, low numbers or abuse of the complimentary service will result in this non-mandatory service being terminated. Additionally, should there be a shortage of either drivers or vehicles, the service may be cancelled on any given day.
We will be celebrating the opening of Native American Week and Homecoming on Monday, Sept. 25th. The Colstrip Public Schools mini Powwow will be held on Monday, September 25th at 9:00 a.m. on the soccer fields behind Pine Butte. If you have a child who is planning to dance, please email, dojo or otherwise contact Nikki BarrettMelin at PBES so we can get a head count and know who will be dressing right away that morning. Dancers need to be dressed and ready at 8:45. Please help us with this undertaking as we want it to be awesome!
PBES/FBMS/CHS Picture Update- Lifetouch pictures for all students have been rescheduled for October 23-25. More details coming soon.
Substitute openings! Colstrip Public Schools offers a flexible schedule for substitutes as well as job classifications or preferences of building level age groups. We have openings for Classroom, Custodial, Food Service & Bus Drivers. Please contact Central Office at 406-748-4699 ext. 3400 today for an application or go to colstrippublicschools.org for an online application. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
ATTENTION CHS PARENTS--
Please check your email regarding the release of student photos, video and/or sound recordings during the Funding the Future presentation to be held Tuesday, September 19 at Colstrip High School.
Funding the Future is a financial literacy show with music presented by the band Gooding. Topics covered will include credit scores, avoiding unnecessary debt, avoiding high risk lenders online and elsewhere, pitfalls of predatory lending and payday loans, creating a financial savings and investment game plan, and setting goals and following your dreams.
Parents may choose to opt-out of having their student’s photo, video, and/or sound recordings used for production or advertising purposes.
Please return the form shared via email with your student by Monday, September 18, 2023, if you wish to opt out of allowing your student’s photo, video, and/or sound recordings released.
Please contact the CHS Office if you need a hard copy of the form.
Thank you!
CHS Athletics Update- Legacy Scholastic Imaging will be taking fall high school sports photos on Monday, September 18th at 4:00 PM in the Colstrip High School Auditorium. Your student can get an order form from the office or you can preorder online at https://legacyscholasticimaging.com/
Special Board Meeting
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that a special meeting of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Tuesday, September 5, 2023 beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot. The meeting can also be attended electronically through Google Meet:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gew-jmrm-vgs
Or dial: (US) +1 414-909-6052 PIN: 426 168 623#
Special Board Meeting
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that a special meeting of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Thursday August 31, 2023 beginning at 6:30 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot. The meeting can also be attended electronically through Google Meet:
Special Board Meeting
Thursday, August 31 · 6:30 – 7:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/kmi-akbs-fde
Or dial: (US) +1 478-292-3887 PIN: 578 206 198#
Parents,
We had a phenomenal speaker for teacher PIR day before school started and she shared how to use techniques that will help students regulate behaviors and emotions from trauma. She shared a parent link with me and I am sharing it with you as many parents have requested something that could be used at home as well as they have heard wonderful things about the training...this is the link...
https://www.gobeyou.org/offers/5pMj9z3w
If it ends up not being clickable, just copy it into your browser box and it should work.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME COLSTRIP COLT FOOTBALL?!?!
The Colts open their season TODAY at NOON at home against the Big Timber Herders.
Booster Club will be there selling Colstrip gear!
We would love to see you in the stands supporting the Colts!
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications are available on Infinite Campus. Navigate on the app to the three lines in the top left corner. Click on "more" and "meal benefits" to apply. It is quick and easy because we ALL love less paperwork, right? Please call Britney Allen at 406-748-4699 ext 3403 with any questions.