Gallatin High Update

We are excited to welcome Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray to GHS Tuesday, April 22! La Tray is a Métis storyteller and an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. His latest book, Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home, was published in 2024. His previous work, One-Sentence Journal, won the Montana Book Award and a High Plains Book Award.

Speaking Times – April 22

Auditorium: 9:00–9:50AM
Auditorium: PrimeTime

Don’t miss this opportunity for students to engage with an award-winning author and storyteller!

Last week the staff of the Raptor Report traveled to Missoula for the Montana High School Journalism Day. The student staff were honored with second place for the Pace Setter Newspaper, which recognizes the best overall newspaper. Additionally, Ezra Graham won second place for News Writing. Congratulations and go Raptors!

Prom will be on Saturday, May 3rd from 8-11pm at the MSU Ballroom.

Tickets will be on sale starting this Monday, April 21-Friday, May 2nd in the commons during lunch and at the DECA store throughout the day.

They are $30 for a single ticket and $50 for two. So, plan with your friends and buy your tickets!

Prices will increase at the door.

Monday, April 21

• BLUE day
• Kamerata orchestra concert, 7pm

Tuesday, April 22

• BLACK day
• Crosstown track meet, 3pm
• Tennis at Great Falls High-1pm, at CMR-3:30pm
• Softball at CMR-2pm, at Great Falls High-4pm

Wednesday, April 23

• BLUE day
• HOSA Spring blood drive

Thursday, April 24

• BLACK day
• Cap and gown pick up, 11:30am-1pm, outside of the library

Friday, April 25

• BLUE day
• Tennis vs. Missoula Big Sky-10am, vs. Hellgate-1pm
• DECA leaves for ICDC in Orlando

Saturday, April 26

• Softball at Billings West, 12:00pm
• Track at Helena Invite

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, After Prom: Waves of Aloha will provide a safe, entertaining, and inclusive event for GHS's Juniors, Seniors, and their Prom dates. The event will include fun activities like spike ball, laser tag, ping pong, sumo wrestling, music, and food and drink. Perhaps best of all, is that students can win fabulous prizes like a TV, computer, paddle board, cash and so much more! To help ensure we deliver an amazing event, please consider making a generous, tax-deductible donation to help with prizes, food, and entertainment. In kind donations and gift cards are also appreciated. See the link here for more information.

Brookyln Worman competed at the Region 2 Gymnastics competition on April 12th in Ridgefield WA. Region 2 includes Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. She scored and placed high enough to qualify for the 2025 Women's Development Program Level 9 Western Championship in Fargo, ND, on May 3rd. She will be representing Lone Mountain Gymnastics from Montana. Go Raptors!

Smiles Across Montana is a non-profit mobile dental clinic that will be coming to GHS to provide dental care to interested students on May 5th-8th, 2025. They provide dental care for any students who are not receiving regular dental care for any reason. Registered dental hygienists who are under direct general supervision of a dentist, will come to our school with all of the equipment they need to provide preventive cleanings, fluoride varnish treatments, digital x-rays if needed, preventative cavity treatment, and preventive dental sealants. They also have an extensive referral system to help students' families find a dentist in the community, if needed. They take dental insurance, and have a scholarship fund to help pay for services when families can’t.

The consent form is linked here, and paper copies can be found at the Attendance office, Main offices and the Nurse Office. Completed consent forms should be turned into the Main Office or to the School Nurse as soon as possible. Please click here to view the Smiles Across Montana website to learn more about this great organization. We hope to see you there!

Did you know that mocktail menus are one of the largest up and coming trends in the restaurant industry? On average, restaurants with a mocktail menu bring in $90,000 more annually than restaurants with regular nonalcoholic beverages. This is partially in response to growing trends that consumers prefer more health conscious drink alternatives. Additionally, Generation Z consumes 20% less alcohol than Millennials, who already consume less alcohol than Generation X and Baby Boomers.

As a result of these trends, Advanced Culinary learned about these changing trends in consumer preferences and then created mocktails of their own.

Don't forget you can order some Gallatin gear at this website. You can also order both BHS/GHS items at this website.

GHS Parents Advisory Council (PAC)

Please visit GHS PAC Parent Resources. Highlights from all 2024 meetings, as well as the schedule for 2025 can be accessed there.

Please remember that there is no obligation to attend PAC meetings - come as often as you would like!

Please send any questions to GallatinHighPAC@gmail.com, or reach out to one of this year's officers.

President, Mandy Kirkwood (platinumfc@icloud.com)

Vice President, Carey Levin (careylevin@hotmail.com)

Treasurer, Katherine Reich

Secretary, Tammy Niemeyer

Please contact Jodi Murray if you are interested in helping out with this fun event!

Jodi's email: aboutfamilies@yahoo.com

GHS Booster Club

You can join the Raptor Boosters by clicking here.

Project Connect

Do you have some time in your day and an interest in making Gallatin High a more welcoming place for students? Consider volunteering with Project Connect. You can sign up to volunteer at GHS here or contact Project Coordinator, Ashley Crane at 406-580-7760 or gallatinhighprojectconnect@gmail.com

Prom – Saturday, May 3

No School/PIR Day - May 23

Graduation – Saturday, June 7, 10:00 a.m.

Final exam schedule - June 10-12

Last Day of School – June 12

BSD7 school calendar available at this link.

The following info can be found at our GHS Web Page:

• BSD7 Calendar
• GHS Bell Schedule
• GHS Phone Directory

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