Three Forks School District

The Three Forks School District January Board meeting will be held this Tuesday, January 16, 2024 @ 6:30 in the TFS Board Conference Room. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YP4lY28o_y9wHM45jK21caoPTxQM3jFOzyJ8maTpCkI/edit?usp=sharing

Attention Seniors and Senior Parents, -the New FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is now up and running smoothly----You are all invited to our FAFSA Night on Thursday, January 18th at 6pm at the High School. Representatives from MSU Financial Aid department will be available as well as Jodi Heard from Reach Higher Montana to assist everyone as best they can. Any questions please email School Counselor Andy Hessen at ahessen@threeforks.k12.mt.us---

The high school boys and girls basketball game that was canceled due to freezing temperatures today Jan 12th at Lone Peak has been moved to Jan 26th. The JV game vs Petra Academy on Saturday, Jan 13th @ 3:00 pm is NOT canceled. Thanks

Due to the cold weather and travel conditions, Little Wolves Basketball will be cancelled this Saturday. We will update you on rescheduling team pictures. Thank you! Stay warm!

Attention Junior High Boys Basketball Fans: -This Saturday's game scheduled in Manhattan has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule. Friday's practice will also be cancelled. Please check for updates regarding Monday's game as well. Thank you

Another big weekend for Three Forks Speech, Drama and Debate. They competed against some A and AA schools in a very large, two-day meet at Skyview. Brooke Crowe and Zaida Bertrand finished 7th in Humorous Theater. Jordan Berg finished 7th and Lance Demaray finished 3rd in SPOI. Malia Erikson and Claire Cutler finished 3rd in Policy Debate!! Noah Murphy and Maddie Griffiths were the best Public Forum debate team bringing home 1st place!!! We are so proud of how they performed, especially against these larger schools. They represented Class B and Three Forks very well.

The Junior High Boys Basketball game scheduled for today against Ennis has been cancelled due to road conditions. We hope to reschedule the game. Parents- The 8th grade team will practice afterschool until 5:15 in the old gym. 7th grade will practice from 5:15-6:45. Thank you.

Good morning Three Forks! The Little Wolves Basketball Season is off and running. Thank you to the parents and players that attended last Saturday's meeting and practice. It was great to see a full gym. We have another weekend of practices scheduled for Saturday, January 13th starting at 10:30. This is also a big day because players will be receiving team jerseys and team pictures will be taking place. If you were unable to attend the player/parent meeting, please stop by the elementary office for more information. Attached is a schedule for the season. Again a huge thank you to our coaches and sponsors! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rn1ouD0vAITTWxO4nwELBNkY1hQ9AwWFuKX0eCLFs_4/edit?usp=sharing

Three Forks Parents, Businesses, & Community Members: Would you like the opportunity to directly determine where your state tax dollars go? Each dollar of your donation to a public school provides a "dollar for dollar" tax credit. This program was initiated by the legislature in 2022 with a cap of $1,000,000 statewide. This cap was reached across the state within minutes of the portal opening. The following year, the cap was increased to $2,000,000 statewide and was also closed within minutes. This year the legislature has increased the limit to $5,000,000 statewide. Once the portal opens on Jan 17th, we expect individual districts to enter donations and reach the cap quickly. If you are interested in designating your state tax dollars to Three Forks Schools, please contact our TFS Business Office @ 406-285-3224 ext 125 before Jan 17th in order to plan for your donation. From Montana Department of Revenue: The Innovative Educational Program Tax Credit is available to taxpayers who donate to Montana public school districts (PSD) for the purpose of providing supplemental funding to the school districts for innovative educational programs (IEC). These tax credits are available to individuals, estates or trusts, corporations, partnerships, and LLCs. The amount of each credit is equal to the amount of the donation, up to $200,000 for each credit. On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM the Montana Department of Revenue portal will start accepting registrations for preapprovals of "Tax Credits for Qualified Education Contributions". More information may be found at the following website: https://mtrevenue.gov/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2023/11/QETC-Guide-2024-final.pdf

VIP Coalition is working to put together a snow brigade. The idea is that when it snows the volunteer group will go out into the community and shovel for community members who could use some help. If you or someone you know needs to be on their route, please email a name and in-town street address to Mr. Noyes. tnoyes@threeforks.k12.mt.us

Reminder to all volleyball players and families that our 2023 awards banquet is Monday, January 8 at 6 PM in the cafeteria. It will be a potluck, so please bring your favorite dish to share as well as your whole family!

Sign ups are now under way to go on the Bridger Bowl Ski PE trip for students in HS PE and 7th grade PE. In case your student did not tell you, the HS trip is Jan 31 and the 7th is Feb 7. Registration forms and instructions were handed out yesterday (Tuesday Jan 2). Space is limited, so sign up ASAP. Then forward your confirmation email to your students PE teacher.

Attention Little Wolves Players and Participants! -The Little Wolves Basketball season will kick off this Saturday, January 6th, @ 10:00 a.m. with a parent/player meeting. This meeting will take place in the main gym. At this meeting the program will be discussed, teams announced, and schedules shared. It is important to know that practice for ALL TEAMS will take place on Saturday following the meeting. Here's to another great year of Little Wolves Basketball!!

The start time for the middle school boys basketball game on Jan 8th @ Whitehall has been changed from 4:00 to 4:30. 7th will start at 4:30 and the 8th to follow at 5:30. Also, our game vs Manhattan Christian has been moved from Friday, Jan 12th to the following Monday the 15th of Jan due to not being able to get officials. Thanks.

ATTENTION ALL 6th AND 8th GRADE PARENTS! We are in our final few days to register your student for the ski trips. There are only 9 confirmed 8th graders signed up! About 20 more students indicated to Mrs. Welter that they were attending, so please be sure your registrations are completed and your confirmation receipt is forwarded on to your students teacher. Late registrations will not be allowed. So please be sure it is all completed. Thank you!

Here is the weekly bulletin for January 2nd, 2024. Happy Holidays Three Forks! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQuTt7UQIhxbBm3jHkPzxttAVAbXNSlO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118319722974488282079&rtpof=true&sd=true

We have less than 24 hours before the drawing for the student-crafted fire pit! Reach out to Mr. Schilf at ischilf@threeforks.k12.mt.us for tickets or to custom order with your own art! Tune in December 21 at 8:30am for a special edition of Wolves Live to hear the winner announcement.

School Board Meeting December 19, 2023. Please click on the following link https://youtube.com/live/SRa83NeX-Mg

It is Bridger bowls ski PE program time! At this time only the 8th and 6th graders have been sent home the on-line registration forms. Please register your student if they wish to attend. Space is limited. As always, we welcome chaperones. Please notify your teacher if you wish to chaperone. 8th grade goes Jan. 16 6th grade goes Jan. 18 The 7th and HS students will not register until after Christmas break.

It's almost time for Cheer Camp!! Please check out the link below for more information and participant sign ups. Please return completed forms/check/cash to either the elementary or middle school office. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10JgIiB33KzVBR3BJddAsNJfgjhJmn6MF/view?usp=sharing