The Husky Monthly

The 3rd quarter of the 25-26 school year is coming to a close and the past several weeks have been full of important learning inside and outside the classroom, extracurricular activities and successes, and events for all. Whether it was the 2nd grade field trip to the Oregon Zoo, elementary awards assemblies, FFA district convention, the freshmen St. Patrick's Day cookie sale, the middle school winter dance, lunch-time karaoke, Family STEM Night, the Missoula Children's Theater production of "The Secret Garden", National FFA week, classified staff appreciation week, or the Dr. Seuss Carnival we hope you were able to be a part of some of the fun!

We are hiring. We are looking for a few outstanding folks to join our team. Please help spread the word! We currently have job postings for the following positions:

• 1st Grade teacher
• 6-12 Science teacher
• K-12 Music teacher

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• 📆Be sure to see below for the newly board adopted 26-27 school calendar.
• 🏫 A friendly reminder that for the safety and security of all students and staff, all parents and visitors please report to the office. Parents and visitors must register and wear identification tags at all times while on school premises.
• 📞 Also for added safety and security, because the main office closes at 4pm daily, so will open access to the school building hallways (separate from the public library). A phone number has been added that you can call to reach the SKORE coordinator if you need to coordinate an early pick up for your SKORE student. Please note, this number will only be in operation after 4pm on SKORE days. 541-288-1806.

“I like soup,” said Trysten Lofthouse when asked his thoughts on soup.

I like soup, but I don't often make it. I do, however, make a lot of burgers, and when I make them, I add way too many seasonings. They still end up tasting good, even though lemon pepper fish seasoning probably isn't supposed to go on a burger. Being in leadership feels like that burger—or like soup. It’s a mix of things you wouldn’t think would go together, yet they combine into something that’s actually pretty awesome. The thing that has exemplified this for me is the new monthly Husky News Network.

It was shortly after the leadership trip to Seaside that the idea of a newscast was agreed upon. I remember that soon after leaving the conference, we started discussing ideas for a potential “Husky News Network,” or HNN, as we called it. Speaking of names, there were many thrown around, such as SNL (Sherman News Live), The Husky Howler, or LPFN (Lemon Pepper Fish News)… just kidding.

When planning HNN became a priority, we divided into groups based on the segments we would focus on. I recall that most people wanted to be part of the sports segment, but of course, only so many could join it. The other segments include school news, club interviews, weather, “This or That” winners, and Hot Takes! The Hot Takes segment confuses me because they don’t feel like true hot takes—at least, to me, a hot take should genuinely provoke someone. As I once heard at a leadership conference, “Yeah, I can’t be friends with someone if we disagree on our favorite pizza flavor.”

The segment I predict will be the most popular is the student-athlete interviews, where prominent student-athletes are asked questions that sometimes result in very memorable answers. “If I could travel back in time, I would go back to before Bitcoin was invented and buy a lot of it,” said Diego Ambriz when asked where he would go if he could travel back in time. In short, I am quite excited about the future of Husky News, and I can’t wait to see how we improve throughout the year!

By Colton Holliday

Click the link below and check out the student-written Husky Happenings newsletter!

March 9-April 3 - FFA Food Drive

March 19-22 - State FFA Convention

March 19 - End of 3rd quarter

March 20 - No School

March 23-27 - Spring Break

April 1 - K-12 conferences, 4-8pm

April 1 - 6th grade parent outdoor school meeting, 6pm, Mrs. Martin's room

April 2 - No school, K-12 conferences, 8am-8pm

April 3 - No school

April 9 - Ag/FFA field trip to Wheat Marketing Center

April 10 - Half day

April 13 - State testing begins

April 13 - School board meeting

April 16 - PTO paint night

April 17 - Half day

April 17-18 - State chess championships

April 17 - K-5 quarter 3 awards assembly, 8:30am

April 24 - No school

April 27 - May 1 - 6th grade outdoor school

April 30 - 1st grade field trip

May 1 - Half day

3/20 - No school, professional development

4/3 - No school

4/10 - Half day

4/17 - Half day

4/24 - No school, professional development

5/1 - Half day

Actions Taken:

• Board approved to fund Emma Goodenough with the James Weir Trust Scholarship
• Board approved the hire of spring sports coaches (Kalie Rolfe & Eric Nerdin, Tennis, & Darcy Carlson, MS Track)
• Board approved the hire of Tania Farrens as K-5 Literacy Tutor
• Board approved the recommendations for certified contract renewals as presented
• Board approved the 26-27 school calendar as presented
• Board approved the purchase of the new football scoreboard in partnership with the Athletic Foundation
• Board appointed a budget committee member

Other information shared

• Athletic Director Bish shared update on replacing bleachers in the Event Center.
• See here for the monthly recognition of staff, students, & community members!

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