Colstrip School District 19 -

Pool Information: The Pool at CHS will be closed after school during home basketball games. January 11th (Tuesday), January 18th (Tuesday), January 27th (Thursday).

FBMS Athletics-- Boys basketball practice will be cancelled tonight Wednesday Jan. 5th. Practice will resume tomorrow Thursday Jan. 6th. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Go Mustangs! Andrew Torgerson, AD andrew.torgerson@colstrip.k12.mt.us 406-740-0862

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that the Steering Committee of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Friday, January 7, 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Auditorium.

CHS Athletics Basketball-- Basketball game times vs Glendive Tuesday 1/4: Boys Basketball @ Glendive JV @ 5:30 PM Varsity @ 7:00 PM Girls Basketball Home vs Glendive "C" @ 4:00 PM JV @ 5:30 PM Varsity @ 7:00 PM All games are broadcasted on the NFHS network. Go Colts! Go Fillies!

FBMS announces their 8th grade promotion ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM in the FBMS Gymnasium. Planning committees will be forthcoming.

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that the Policy Review Committee Meeting of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Monday, January 3, 2022 beginning at 4:15 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot.

CHS Wrestling— Good luck to our Colts and Fillies Wrestlers as they compete against Forsyth, Baker, and Broadus in a home mixer today starting at 4:00 pm at CHS. Go Colts! Go Fillies! NFHS link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/colstrip-high-school-colstrip-mt/gam716972d9e1

FBMS Basketball-- There will be no middle school boys basketball practice today after school Tuesday 12/21. Boys basketball will resume practice after christmas break Monday 1/3. If you have any questions please let me know. Andrew Torgerson, AD andrew.torgerson@colstrip.k12.mt.us 406-740-0862

CHS Basketball-- Game information for Basketball games in Lodge Grass. JH GYM: 3:00 C boys 4:30 JV Boys HS GYM: 3:00 C Girls 4:30 JV Girls 6:00 V girls 7:30 V boys Lodge Grass will be having an elementary Christmas show going on in the auditorium around the same time games are going on. Busses and teams will park in the back and enter through the cafeteria entrance. Doors will open around 2:40. We will have one paid entry for the game, main entrance. Those that want to go the JH gym can pay at the main entrance and walk towards the JH gym. Go Colt! Go Fillies!

FBMS Athletics-- Middle School Boys Basketball starts today 12/20 after school 4-6PM. Your athlete needs the proper paperwork to be able to practice. Athletes must have a physical by a certified physician. Parents must have their athlete on dragonfly. If you have troubles uploading things to dragonfly bring the paper copy of the physical and we will help with dragonfly. Let me know if you have any questions. Andrew Torgerson, AD andrew.torgerson@colstrip.k12.mt.us 406-740-0862

SUPERINTENDENT REMINDER: Today, Friday, December 17th is a an early release day. School is dismissed early. We are only able to run two yellow bus routes due to absent drivers. Please plan for a 10-15 minute delay. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Partial day times: Elementary K-3: 8:15 AM - 2:25 PM Elementary 4-5: 8:15 AM - 2:30 PM Middle School: 8:10 AM - 2:45 PM High School: 8:05 AM - 2:35 PM

SUPERINTENDENT NOTICE: Notice is hereby given to the governing Board and general public that the Facilities & Transportation Committee of the Governing Board for the Colstrip School District #19 will be held Monday December 20, 2021 beginning at 4:15 PM. The meeting can be attended at Colstrip High School in the Lower Level Commons. Entry through Door 24 from the Lower Parking Lot.

TRANSPORTATION: Due to weather conditions and visibility, busses are running 10-15 minutes late. Please be patient as we are doing our best. Thank you!

Colstrip Public Schools will be running a 2 route system this afternoon, Thursday, December 16th and Friday December 17th am and pm. Please allow 10-15 minute delays on these routes. The CPRD Kids Program and CPRD Breakfast Club will be dropped off and picked up approximately 15 min later as well. Thank you for your patience as we truly appreciate it.

SUPERINTENDENT ALERT: Attached is the Colstrip Public School's response to the TIK TOK Challenges on social media. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to your building administrator or myself. LETTER CONTENT: Dear Families, The Colstrip School District has become aware of a troubling post that has been shared widely this week on the social media platform TikTok. The post refers to a threat to school safety “for every school in the USA, even elementary,” on Friday, December 17. The post appears to be part of a national TikTok trend and did not originate in our school district. We have heard reports from other districts that the same post is circulating in their schools. While we do not believe the threat to be credible, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking it seriously. Additionally, the Colstrip School District has been in contact with our School Resource Officer who is part of the Colstrip Police Department regarding this post. We may have an increased police presence in our buildings on Friday as an added precaution. We take any post of violence directed at our schools seriously. This situation serves as a good example of why it is important to avoid sharing posts online that refer to school safety threats. Even if they are not credible threats, they can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety for our students, families, and staff. We ask our families to monitor their children’s social media activity and speak with them about proper behavior online. If you or your child become aware of any potential threat posted to social media or anywhere else, please notify a school staff member or trusted adult right away. As always, thank you for your partnership as we work to ensure a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for our students. Sincerely, Mr. Bob Lewandowski Superintendent Colstrip Public Schools

CHS Basketball-- Good luck to Colt Basketball team as they take on the St. Labre Braves at Home in CHS gym tonight Thursday 12/16. JV starts at 4:30 PM with Varsity to follow approximately at 6:00 PM. Go Colts! Games will be streamed on NFHS network: JV Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/colstrip-high-school-colstrip-mt/gam827282d994 Varsity Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/colstrip-high-school-colstrip-mt/gam58321098c4

CHS Wrestling-- Good luck to Colt and Fillie wrestlers as they compete in Lewistown tonight 12/16 and travel to CMR Holiday tournament Friday 12/17 and Saturday 12/18 in Great Falls. Go Colts! Go Fillies! Track Wrestling: Fergus/Lewsistown https://www.trackwrestling.com/teamtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1639687273960&pageName=TournamentHub.jsp%3FTIM%3D1639687274271%26twSessionId%3Ddngmogcvfl&twSessionId=dngmogcvfl CMR Holiday: https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1639687311809&pageName=TournamentHub.jsp%3FTIM%3D1639687312225%26twSessionId%3Ddngmogcvfl&twSessionId=dngmogcvfl

BUS ANNOUNCEMENT— Wednesday, 12/15, Birney and Busby routes are running 5-10 minutes behind schedule. Please be patient this morning.

CHS Athletics-- Good luck to our CHS Fillies Basketball as they travel to take on the St. Labre Braves tonight @ St. Labre. Game time: JV @ 5:00 PM Varsity to follow. Click on the image for spectator guidelines. Go Fillies! NFHS Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/saint-labre-catholic-high-school-ashland-mt/gamc2794774ec

FBMS Christmas Concert is on Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00 PM in the FBMS Gym. There will also be a NJHS Bake Sale! See you all there!