Three Forks School District

It truly is a party in the Three Forks FFA! A special thank you to Matt Marx and Torgersons of Belgrade for providing the tractor for the parade! Happy Homecoming Everyone!

Update on Lip Dub Video Availability Three Forks Schools Community, I wanted to let you know that this year’s lip dub video and teacher/staff lip dub video are currently available for you to view on Google Drive. Due to a pending copyright issue it cannot be viewed on YouTube at this time. We appreciate your understanding and hope you enjoy the videos through the Google Drive link. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nR_ia5bdm1tilkYKrmSxrRCRugy18Zw1 Mr. Lauver Tech Director Three Forks Schools

Rainy days don't stop the agriculture department. Wednesday was lab day, which included some Meat Cut ID, Forestry Tool ID, Chainsaw Safety and Operating, and Livestock Judging Lambs!

Attention middle school football parents/players Due to not being able to get officials, the game that was scheduled at Livingston on Monday, 9/23, has been moved to Wednesday, 9/25, starting at 4:30. We will also have an extra 8-minute quarter running clock for the 7th graders, and those who haven't had the chance to play the last few games. We will try to do this the rest of our scheduled games. Thanks

For those folks that have asked about donation opportunities for those teachers pursuing alternative funding routes, Donors Choose is offering MATCH FUNDS for a short time. Use the code RURAL to double donations. A list of Three Forks teachers putting in the work to build their classrooms can be found here: https://www.donorschoose.org/schools/montana/three-forks-school-district-j-24/9355

Congratulations to Mr. Barrett for being chosen as the Middle School teacher of the month! Mr. Barrett is the new music/ band director for Three Forks and is doing an outstanding job! Thank you for all of your hard work Mr. Barrett!

Our 2025 Seniors opted to spend the morning together, watching the sun crest. The Senior Sunrise was a hit as they celebrated their last Three Forks Homecoming with donuts, cocoa and good times.

Thank you for supporting pur courtyard project: Three Forks Lumber and Ready Mix, Montana Farmers Union Foundation, Montana Contractors Association, Jodi Bellamy, Donors Choose and Google. visit Donors Choose to see how you can support our projects.

The Three Forks Pep Band is inviting Three Forks Musicians and Alumni to perform with us at the Homecoming Volleyball and Football games this week on Thursday, September 19th (Volleyball) and Friday, September 20th (Football). Instruments are available to borrow. If you are interested, please email Mr. Barrett (jbarrett@threeforks.k12.mt.us) for music and more information! Thank you!

Student Council is still looking for a couple more inflatable costumes to borrow for homecoming (teachers will be wearing them, not students!). If you have an adult sized inflatable costume they could borrow, please email Mrs. Donnelly (hdonnelly@threeforks.k12.mt.us) or drop them in the office with contact information so we can get them back to you! Thank you!

High school Biology students go on an adventure today to the lovely Three Forks Ponds! They collected pond water samples to examine microbes under the microscope. They will also be testing the water quality using test kits paid for by the Three Forks Education Foundation Teacher Grants! Thank you TF Ed Foundation for supporting our students!

National Honor Society members head over to Bertagnolli Park today to repaint the basketball courts for a community service project! Super special guest Mr. Hessen made it a party! Way to go y'all!

Good morning TFES parents! Three Forks Elementary School has recently completed benchmark assessments for grades K-5. Staff utilizes this data to tailor instruction within our "Walk to Read" general education initiative. Check out this informational letter for more information. Have a great week! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M5xOKrEqAq5SUqkcWXTdCgbFyRZjvuJWYhO9jGmgTik/edit?usp=sharing

The Three Forks School District will hold the September 17th, 2024 School Board meeting in the Board Conference Room at 6:30 pm https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EOXIFal-XXg5exvlVeq4S083Ya7bq7Z8TuQG4ph-xcc/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the junior high FB schedule for the jamboree @ Manhattan tomorrow morning! 10:00 - Three Forks vs. SGMS 10:25 - Manhattan vs. SGMS 10:50 - Manhattan vs. Three Forks

Here is the schedule for girls flag football tomorrow. We will depart from three forks at 3:15. We will take the van. 4:30-Butte High vs Jefferson 5:15-Three Forks vs Butte High 6:00- Three Forks vs East Helena 6:45- Butte High vs East Helena 7:30- Three Forks vs Jefferson 8:15- East Helena vs Jefferson

Attention JV & Junior High Football parents/players. The JV football game has been canceled due to Whitehall not having enough kids to suit up. It was scheduled as a doubleheader as follows. JH 4:00 JV 6:00. Now it will just be junior high and we will start the game at 4:30

Three Forks FFA is doing big things this week! The Three Forks FFA Forestry and Livestock Team has been working hard to prepare for their district contest at the Ruby Valley Invitational. We would like to thank our Livestock Coach, Trenton Braaten, and our Foresty Coach, Corey Lewellen, for taking the time to work with our teams. Three Forks FFA had 19 MEMBERS attend the Southwestern/Yellowstone District Leadership school in Belgrade on Thursday. We have never taken a group this big to DLS, and we are so excited to see how this group will continue to be involved going forward! All of the members of our amazing Three Forks FFA Officer Team were also able to attend!

All high school students are invited to participate in the Homecoming Cornhole Tournament! Cash prizes! (Because who doesn't like cash??)

Montana taxpayers can decide to pay their state taxes directly to the school district of their choice rather than sending them to the state. The program allows residents to make a cash donation to their local public schools and individuals or companies can contribute up to $200,000 per year for educational programs. Married taxpayers filing jointly may take a tax credit of up to $400,000 for each tax credit, according to the Montana Department of Revenue. The state sets an annual cap on the amount statewide that can be donated. The portal for these donations will reopen on Oct 2nd and is anticipated to close quickly as the limits are met. Please contact the Three Forks Business Office for further information @ 406-285-3224, Ext 125