Gallatin High Update

Raptor Science had a great day at the State Science Olympiad Competition last week. Our Varsity and JV teams competed against 38 other teams from around the state. As a team GHS finished in 4th place. Highlights include:

• first place in Chem Lab - Jack Weide and Shan Goodman
• first place in Anatomy and Physiology - Sabrina Hilman and Ardasher Usmonov
• second place finish in Experimental Design - Evelyn Taylor, Kayla Lobb, and Rhea Lowe
• second place in Microbe Mission - Jack Weide and Ardasher Usmonov.

The Icedog Girls won state this year! Congratulations to Raptors: Mylie Innes, Jillian Kinsella, Harper Greer, Brooklyn Gentz, Jaelyn Kinsella, and Emerson Krueger.

Mylie Innes and Jaelyn Kinsella made the All-State Team and Mylie Innes was awarded the inaugural “Ms Hockey” for all of MT. Go Raptors!

Monday, March 10

• BLUE day
• School Board meeting, 5:45pm
• Orchestra Farewell Concert (before they head to Europe!), 7pm

Tuesday, March 11

• BLACK day
• PAC meeting, 6pm
• Booster Club meeting, 6pm
• Band concert, 7pm

Wednesday, March 12

• BLUE day

Thursday, March 13

• BLACK day
• State Basketball
• Boys play Missoula Hellgate, 3:30 p.m.
• Girls play Butte at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 14

• BLUE day
• State basketball continues

Saturday, March 15

• State basketball continues
• All State Jazz Festival in Missoula
• Spring Break begins, see you on Monday, March 24!

Last week's Prom Closet event was a huge success! We gave away 18 gift cards for students to go out to dinner and get their hair and nails done. Also, the Bozeman Schools Foundation raised approximately $600 in donations (from students paying what they could for their prom attire).

If anyone has dresses at home that they would like to donate for future events, they can bring them to the GHS main office at ANY time!

Many students have expressed that they would really enjoy if the library was open during the lunch hour. However, our librarians are busy supervising several clubs during the lunch hour. Project Connect has graciously volunteered to help coordinate supervision so the library can be open to support students.

If you are willing to help supervise the library at lunch, please follow the volunteer instructions at the Project Connect website (link here Project Connect) You can also reach out directly to Project Coordinator, Ashley Crane at 406-580-7760 or gallatinhighprojectconnect@gmail.com. Thank you!

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

Consider becoming an Exchange Student Host Family for a 3 month period between August 2025 and June 2026! This would be a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to get to know and establish a lifelong relationship with an incoming Gallatin High School male student from Germany who is very excited to be coming to Bozeman! Host Families consistently share what a great experience they have.

A Rotary Host Family may live in either the GHS or BHS school districts and can be single or married parents with or without children in the home. Each family offers a unique opportunity.

Please consider this opportunity and share the information with others who might be interested. Attached is a flyer about the Rotary Youth Exchange Host Family Program. For further information please contact Rotarian John Patterson (jspatterson972@gmail.com -or- 406-581-9767).

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

Spring Break – March 17-21

No School/PIR Day - April 11

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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