Three Forks School District

📢 Attention Parents! 🍎 We’re excited to announce the Healthy KidsPack Program is here to support families! If you'd like to participate, it’s simple to sign up. 📄 How to Join: Pick up a flyer from any of our main offices to get started! ✅ Don’t wait—enrollment is easy, and this program is designed to make a difference for your child. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. Let’s work together to ensure every child has the resources they need! *The program does cater to food allergies.

Adult Education is back and we are looking for instructors! Our program will run March 17-May 1. This year (pending board approval) we will pay $30/hour. The topic, course material, length and schedule are all set at your discretion. Please contact Mr. Palmer at, tpalmer@threeforks.k12.mt.us if you are interested in teaching or would like to learn more about the program.

Another fantastic day on the ski hill! Today it was the 8th graders.

Some amazing final high school and middle school agriculture projects are being completed as we wind down the semester! There is still time to sign up and judge the Three Forks FFA District Contest if interested! Please sign up using the link or contact Mr. Noyes! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP37qgV-BZdmV9SmYNorL7xbwhcELZrybRgEVYBKjDLn-Wmg/viewform?usp=sharing

Wolves Speech and Drama had a great meet in Townsend! It was a big meet with several A and AA schools competing. We had big finishes with Taeyana Gesker and Zaida Bertrand taking 1st place in Humorous Theatre, Amanda Wilcox and Brooke Crowe 3rd in Humorous Theatre; Lance Demaray taking 3rd in SPOI; Aubrey Duvall 4th in Mime; Max Brown-Beard taking 5th in POI; Jadyn Barnwell 6th in MPA; Skyler McBride 7th in Humorous Solo; and Zane Pauzauskie, Zoe Dabling, Taylor Teske and Mason Shakespeare taking 7th in Classic Theatre. Overall Wolves took 3rd place Drama Sweeps! One more comp until the Divisional Meet! Please support these awesome students and attend our State-bound assembly Tuesday January 28th during 6th period (1:45).

Folks can still order 2024-2025 yearbooks for any of the three schools. Information is shared below, but questions can be directed to Mrs. Oehmcke at joehmcke@threeforks.k12.mt.us. Additionally, families of seniors should be reminded know that Senior Pictures, Quotes and Baby Pictures are coming up quickly on the February 3 deadline. Quotes, Baby Pictures & Senior Pictures are due to Mrs. Oehmcke or to the student folder (linked in the Senior 2025 Google Classroom).

The High School Ski Trip is planned for Wednesday, January 29th⛷️If students are wanting to go, but still not registered for that trip, Monday, January 20th, is the deadline for students to sign up. If you are a parent and wish to chaperone, please contact Terry Hauser or Tracy Welter for information.

The Three Forks Policy Committee will meet again on Thursday, January 16, 2025 in the TFS Board Conference Room @ 8:15 am to review policy updates for Board recommendation. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NuvXDC8yg4hp8A0LvCknXse11wO0hnFZIlNCfMtU2PU/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Cheer Camp Parents! We’re excited to share some details about Performance Night on Friday, the 17th! ❤️K–2nd Grade will perform during halftime of the varsity girls’ basketball game. The game starts at 6:00 PM. We’ll call the kids out during the second quarter to meet in the flex space. 🤍3rd–5th Grade will perform during halftime of the varsity boys’ basketball game, which starts at 7:00 PM. The same process will apply, with the kids meeting in the flex space during the second quarter. ‼️ After each performance, please pick up your child in the flex space.‼️ Performance Attire: 🖤Camp shirt, black pants, and bows. (If your child didn’t receive a Camp shirt due to late registration, please have them wear a black shirt instead.) We had an incredible first group yesterday—what a success! We’re so proud of these amazing kids and can’t wait for them to perform for you all on Friday night!

The Three Forks Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @ 8 am in the TFS Board Conference Room to review monthly claims. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJs-qgrLZvTV4EannbDN7vcRvwwOsJDiUdFQQRINs5M/edit?usp=sharing

YOUR STATE TAX DOLLARS CAN GO DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS WITH A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TAX CREDIT On Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM the Montana.gov portal for education donations will start accepting registrations for pre approvals of "Tax Credits for Qualified Education Contributions." As many of you may recall, this portal (EducationDonations.mt.gov) opens each year in January, allowing individuals or businesses to make donations directly to schools with a dollar-for-dollar tax credit receipt. Additional information may be found at EducationDonations.mt.gov or download the Tax Credits for Qualified Education Contributions Guide from the Montana Department of Revenue website. https://mtrevenue.gov/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2024/12/Tax-Credits-for-Qualified-Education-Contributions.pdf The state limits the overall donations so the portal does close quickly. Please contact the Three Forks Business Office for further information @ 406-285-3224, Ext 125

The Three Forks Policy Committee will meet at 2:30 pm on Monday, January 13, 2025 in the TFS Board Conference Room to review new and updated MTSBA policies. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iHbBU1obKjXibtuZONYHqv-hbIgrKLNFmJciCwVEGrI/edit?usp=sharing

The game schedule changed a bit for the high school basketball game @ Whitehall on Friday evening because they had a few kids on their boys varsity team quit. We are only playing a half-JV boys game now. 3:00 C boys (TIA gym) 3:00 JV girls 4:30 JV boys 5:30 V Girls 7:00 V Boys

We will reschedule the West Yellowstone girls and boys basketball game, which was canceled due to the weather last Saturday. The date will now be Monday, Jan 27th.

Some pics of our 6th Grade Ski Day! Snow was incredible and the kids were amazing 🤩

Good morning Three Forks! Parent Action Council (PAC) Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday January 8 at 6 pm in the MS/HS Library! We would love to see you there!

Good morning Three Forks! Little Wolves Basketball has officially started. If your child was unable to attend the player meeting and first practice, have them stop by the main office to determine which team they are on. The schedule for the season is attached below. Here's to another great hoops season! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/118wORjGQuqTlS5MFx2b2u38e76T01huF89EjZUwWUwc/edit?usp=sharing

Due to the weather we are going to reschedule today's high school basketball game @ West Yellowstone tonight.

Hello everyone! We hope you had a great holiday season! The Three Forks FFA Chapter is hosting the Southwest District Speaking Contests on January 20th, and we are looking for judges! The contest begins at 4:00 and will hopefully be wrapped up by 9:00 at the latest. The contest will take place at Three Forks High School. Dinner and snacks will be provided to all volunteers. Never helped with an FFA contest before? No problem! We will go over the contests with you and judging is very easy and enjoyable. If you'd like to sign up, you can fill out the google form link included in this post. You can also email Mr. Noyes at tnoyes@threeforks.k12.mt.us if you would like to volunteer! Here is the sign-up link: https://forms.gle/zzkqg1Tr8wxvt4ip9 Contests that you can judge include: Agriculture Sales and Service Creed Speaking (Sr. and Jr.) Extemp Speaking Prepared Public Speaking Conduct of Chapter Meetings Parliamentary Procedure If you would like a description of what each contest entails, please reach out to Mr. Noyes. Thank you for investing in Three Forks FFA, and we hope that you will consider being a judge for our contest!

Quick reminder that the 6th grade ski PE day is on Monday January 6th! Your ski kiddos were given a reminder sheet before break, but just in case you haven't seen it, here is a pic!😉 They were also reminded that they must meet school eligibility requirements to attend the trip, so please check in on their grades!