Gallatin High Update

The Annual GHS jewlery sale will be held from 3:35-6pm on Dec. 18th and 7-9am on Dec. 19th in B106. Please stop by and pick up any last minute gifts. All proceeds go to support the GHS Jewelry program. Specifically the funds raised will help provide materials for students to complete two projects: a crushed stone inlay and bolo project.

It's holiday spirit week! Here are the dress up days:

Tuesday-Ski Bum

Wednesday-Christmas in July

Thursday-Any holiday

Friday-Ugly Sweater (competition at lunch)

Monday, December 11

• School Board meeting, 5:45 pm
• Orchestra concert, 7pm

Tuesday, December 12

• Wrestling vs. Helena Capital, 4pm
  
• Wrestling vs. Helena High, 6pm
• Booster Club meeting, 6pm
• Holiday Gala concert, 7pm

Wednesday, December 13

• Homeroom Hallway schedule

Thursday, December 14

Friday, December 15

• Ugly Sweater contest at lunch
• Speech and Debate, Swimming and Wrestling in Great Falls
• Girls Bball vs. Flathead, 7pm
• Boys Bball at Flathead, 7pm
• Ice Dogs high school varsity hockey in the Bozeman Cup, 12:30pm

Saturday, December 16

• Speech and Debate, Swimming and Wrestling in Great Falls
• Girls Bball vs. Glacier, 1pm
• Boys Bball at Glacier, 1pm
• Ice Dogs high school varsity hockey in the Bozeman Cup, 10:00am and 5:00pm

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 12/19

• GHS PAC meeting, 6pm
• Boys Bball vs. Helena, 7pm
• Girls Bball at Helena, 7pm
• Wrestling at Belgrade

Wednesday, 12/20 - Winter Break begins

Over the next few newsletters, we'll be spotlighting some of our support staff that you may not see on a regular basis to help inform everyone about the many people we have supporting GHS students. Below is our first edition.

I was born on Long Island in New York and have lived in a lot of different places around the U.S. including Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and a little town in southern Virginia. My husband and I moved here in 2012 and I have taught at Bozeman High School until moving to Gallatin High. I have a Masters in Elementary Education and one in Literacy. It is my twelfth year in the district and I love my job - especially helping students get to graduation so I can watch them walk across that stage!

I wear a number of different hats at GHS. I supervise and track all students taking online classes through various schools including MTDA, BYU and Edgenuity. If you ever have a question about how a student can take an online class let me know. I also supervise, temporarily, ISS. Usually, when a student is in ISS I contact teachers to get missing homework and have the student work on it throughout the day(s) they are in here. If you have a student in ISS please contact me with any questions. Lastly, I am the Guided Study Hall Supervisor. Brennah Bell and I work together to assist students with their academic and social-emotional needs. I keep in active touch with teachers to help students get their grades up and keep them up. I am in contact with parents and counselors to keep them up-to-date on their students’ progress. My room is considered a ‘safe space’ for all students and they often come here for various needs throughout their day as well as to get food if they have not eaten. If you have a student in need of academic or social-emotional support please contact me, Brennah Bell or their counselor to see if and how Guided Study Hall might benefit them.

You can find Patty in A132.

Congratulations to the GHS Speech and Debate team who finished second overall at the Belgrade Invitational last weekend! Hannah Reece finished first in Dramatic Interpretation and Ravenor Davion and Max DeFanti finished first in Public Forum Debate. There were many other top ten finishes as well.

Speech Placements:

• Dramatic Interpretation

• Hannah Reece: 1st Place

• Audrey Kimmel: 4th Place

• Jaczlyn Jiang: 6th Place

• Humorous Interpretation

• Wilder Henningsen: 2nd Place

• Cole Fisher: 6th Place

• Informative

• Jack Mayr: 2nd Place

• Lila Sundeen: 4th Place

• Kendall Levert: 7th Place

• Extemporaneous Speaking

• Shelby Tyler: 4th Place

• Devon Hanley: 5th Place

Debate Placements:

• Public Forum

• Ravenor Davion and Maxwell DeFanti: 1st Place

• Pranshu Krishna and Evelyn Taylor: 6th Place

• Varsity Policy

• Cole Woodward and Tucker Hall: 3rd Place

• Helen Raaf and Sophia Roe: 5th Place

• Sophie Woodard and Samuel Fay: 7th Place

• Varsity Lincoln Douglas

• Julian Staggs: 3rd Place

• Mallory Mencas: 5th Place

• Ezra Graham: 7th Place

• Legislative Debate

• Dalilah Judy: 5th Place

• William McClain: 7th Place

• Nora Ferguson: 8th Place

• Novice Policy

• Tess Levin and Kryka Shockley: 5th Place

• Ari Morrison and Harrison Williams: 6th Place

• Novice Lincoln Douglas

• Capri Hall: 4th Place

• Cooper Jones: 6th Place

• Dakota Schwendeman: 8th Place.

Throughout the month of December your GHS student(s) will be learning about their course options for next school year in their counseling seminars. This is an important first step in the registration process. During their seminar presentation, students will learn about required courses for the next school year as well as elective offerings. Please click this link to view more information about the registration process and access other resources.

As reminder, next school year we will be transitioning to the block schedule. You can view next year's bell schedule at this link. You read more about the block schedule at this link. Please contact Erica Schnee at erica.schnee@bsd7.org if you have any additional questions.

On Saturday, May 4, 2024, After Prom: May the Fourth Be With You will provide a safe, entertaining, and inclusive event. The event will include fun activities like spike ball, laser tag, a ping pong tournament, sumo wrestling, a movie, music, and food and drink. Students can win fabulous prizes like a TV, computer, paddle board, electric scooter, cash and so much more! To help us ensure we deliver an amazing event, please consider making a generous, tax-deductible cash donation for the purchase of prizes, food, and entertainment. In kind donations and gift cards are also appreciated. See the link here for more information.

Questions? Please contact Fundraising Chair, Christi Weber, 406-570-8577 or christilwilson@hotmail.com

Winter Break – December 20, 2023 - January 2, 2024

Spring Break – March 11-15

Prom – Saturday, May 4

Graduation – Saturday, June 1, 2:00 p.m.

Last Day of School – June 6

GHS Parent Advisory Council

The GHS PAC is excited to welcome new members this school year. Please contact Kim below if you're interested in joining the PAC or getting on the mailing list.

Kim Sacry, President kimberlysacry@yahoo.com

Mandy Kirkwood, Vice President platinumfc@aol.com

Heather Frisk, Secretary hnfrisk@gmail.com

Lucy Coley, Treasurer lucyacoley@gmail.com

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 Tricia Flohr at gallatinhighprojectconnect@gmail.com

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

• BSD7 Calendar
• GHS Bell Schedule
• GHS Phone Directory

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