Wolves Track and Field finished State Championships strong Saturday with more all state athletes! Overall, the girls team took 7th, and the boys team took 10th. Kylie Rowan takes 2nd in Shot Put
Cass Violett takes 3rd in the 1600m, breaking a school record that had stood since 1979.
The girls 4x400 relay consisting of Maya Noble, Julia Kotter, Maddie Tesoro, and Hailey Williams takes 5th.
Maya Noble takes 5th in the 100m dash.
Brady Olson takes 3rd in the Triple Jump.
Kanon Reichman takes 6th in the 110M Hurdles.
What a fantastic season wolves!!
On Friday the drivers education class got to experience both a school bus and snow plows from a bus and plow drivers' perspecive. Craig brought in a school bus (sorry Craig, I didn't get any photos) and Ace and Chad came with a couple snow plows.
Here is a list of what we learned:
1. The 6' arm with the flashing stop sign was mandated by law in 2021 because a then-six-year-old was hit after getting off the school bus in Whitefish in 2019.
2. Snow plow drivers need to go 35 mph or under while sanding because if they go faster, the sand just flies off the road and is wasted.
3. Yes, they want you to follow at a distance (about 200 feet), but they also want you to drive on the freshly sanded road behind them so you are helping their sand stay on the road and do its job. And if you do that, they might even give you extra sand because they appreciate you.
4. The local-to-Three Forks plows are responsible for 600 lane-miles of road. When it is snowing, they plow in 12-hour shifts, day and night.
5. One of our local drivers was a Montana Trooper for 20 years and during that time was only hit once in his patrol car. Since he started plowing (for significantly less than 20 years), he has been hit twice.
6. If you hit his plow AND the guard rail, he is going to be double frustrated with you because now his plow is probably needing repair AND he also has to fix the guard rail since that is also their responsibility.
7. If you get too close and irritate them, you could get sand-blasted. Literally.
8. The local MTDT maintenance station is fully staffed and recently got a new tow plow. It has been dubbed Elizabeth. Only Chad names his plows. Ace does not.
9. They really are just trying to make your life safer, not just driving slowly down the road because they are being entitled jerks, so don't crowd the plow. We live in Montana. People understand that sometimes snow delays or even cancels plans. Being patient will keep you and everyone else safe and alive. Help them do their job. They are good at it.
Day 1 of state complete! We end day 1 with two State Runner Up finishers with Cass Violett in the 3200, and Maya Noble in the Pole Vault. Way to go wolves!
Three Forks Wolves Track Team takes on state!! Wish them good luck as we compete tomorrow and Saturday at Missoula!
Good morning Three Forks!
Just wanted to share a reminder of some up and coming important events in the elementary school.
May 27-28 (4-5:30) -Junior Wolves Football Camp
May 29 @ 12:05 p.m. -Three Forks Elementary Track and Field Day
*We could still use 10-15 potato sacks if anyone is willing to donate or lend
June 4 @ 9:00 a.m. -Trimester 3 Awards Celebration
*We are still accepting "Summer Fun" prize donations
June 5. -Last Day of School
June 10-12. -TF Basketball Camp
Enjoy some more fun pictures from the Three Forks FFA Ag. Days!
A little learning outside of the classroom! The Three Forks Horticulture Class took a trip to do some landscaping, learned about tree planting, did a little farm work, and was a great bunch of workers!
The 3rd Annual Three Forks FFA Ag Days was a great success! We loved the opportunity to share about Agriculture in Gallatin County with our elementary students! We loved doing this event, and hope to do it again next year.
Special Thank You's go to:
Savannah Emens (Head Ag. Days Student Coordinator and Horse)
Lucas Killion (Ag. Day Committee and Announcer)
Hadley Fallang (Ag. Day Committee)
Kortney Merritt (Dairy Cow and Sheep)
Heidi Hutchison (Market Steers)
Lydia Hutchison (Poultry)
JoBeth and Luke Hutchison (Draft Team and Fair Grounds Coordinators)
Madison Evans (Pigs)
Finely Lewellen (Goats)
Corban Lewellen and Colton Schmitt (Forestry)
Griffin Jensen (Rabbits)
Mat Marx and Torgerson's (Swather)
Dr. Flint (Equine Medicine)
Rocky Mountain Supply (Livestock Panels)
Broadwater FFA (Spencer Braaten, Amanda Pesicka, and Aiden Kitto)
Manhatten Elementary
Sophia Emens, Claire Emens, Prestin Douglas, Rowdy Douglas, Cooper Fallang, Jacob Delay, Kaydence Jensen, Rylee Smith, Gracie White, Taylor Teske, Ayla Quin, Payten Vander Voort, and Mallory Heilig (Group Leaders and Presenters)
Three Forks Elementary Staff and Steve Fanning
Craig Potts and his Drivers
Three Forks Rodeo Grounds Staff
Thank you all for investing in this event!
A very large THANK YOU to Mark Bassett and the Montana Masonic Foundation (MMF) for selecting Three Forks as the recipient of their annual grant program. "The Montana Masonic Foundation's (MMF's) Educational Grant Program is designed to provide teachers, student aides, and principals in Montana's public schools an opportunity to apply for a grant to assist under-funded programs in the following areas: Music, Drama, Science, and Library." The generous donation Mark hand-delivered will be used in further developing the outdoor learning spaces our PreK-12 campus has in an effort to boost scientific exploration as well as grown and landscape garden spaces for reading and class discussions/performances.
Attention parents of current 8th graders! The 8th-grade trip is scheduled for next Thursday, May 29th. If you have not signed the waivers for the Get Air and Steep World by then, your student will not be allowed to participate in those activities. Here is a link to the letter that should have been sent to you via Infinite Campus and should come home as a hard copy today. It has a nifty checklist to help plan the day. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FZR2UQphjCeaO3wEmb9cKLPGsCo8o99P4NOWZ_vIk98/edit?usp=sharing
Courtyard Update. Garden has been planted. The last of the gravel was moved into the seating area for the seating area for the "Littles".Thank you to GCC for the gravel, Three Forks Lumber and Ready Mix for the black plastic, Montana Farmers Union Foundation for the garden beds and shed, Donors Choose for the tools and seating.
Indigenous Foods Unit in Culinary Arts II. we have made Bannock, Three Sisters Soup, and will be making Berry Pudding next week.
Mrs. Berghausen's Biology students are dissecting grasshoppers today - some students are enjoying it more than others...
Happy Monday Three Forks!
Just a reminder that the grade 2YK-4 Spring Concert will be this Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Npm9PGhZhYTrJQq9CIRObYQQggDzYrInTl0OCFrnbA4/edit?usp=sharing
The Three Forks Board meeting will be this Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ 6:30 in the Board Conference Room.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14t7uU0vrDSg2p0AbizxEkAaXmK9t49pqT-hSsPKhnvw/edit?usp=sharing
Do you have plans tonight? C'mon over to the Manhattan American Legion for Bingo Night, hosted by the Three Forks Education Foundation!! They're cooking, and besides 10 rounds of Bingo, walking tacos are included in the $25 ticket price.
Purchase tickets at the link below to guarantee a seat. https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/NA2GKHAPCVLFQ
During our study of Indigenous Foods we have made Three Sisters Soup and Bannock
Horticulture Science has the opportunity to identify and learn about different types of farming equipment today, and also learned that you are never too old to have a little fun and play with tractors!
Neither rain nor snow can dampen the spirit of these awesome Middle School Book Club students who visited Bannack today! Thank you Alex and Bronwyn Evans and Christina Hamilton for chaperoning, and Conor and Isben for contributing photos!
Learning how to apply bandages on this rainy day in Vet Science!
