In an abundance of caution, the Three Forks School District was in temporary lockdown. The lockdown has now been lifted. Due to a regional threat, law enforcement officials were investigating and on the scene at Three Forks Schools. This threat originated as a social media post that involved a threat directed at another district - NOT THREE FORKS. Unfortunately, the message was forwarded from a cell phone that pinged in our school resulting in the district lockdown. The sheriff's office followed up on this, finding that there was no threat to the TFS schools. TFS students are safe and the building is secure. Parents were alerted through our Infinite Campus communication system.
The ProStart cooking portion is underway, 60 minutes from now the FCCLA kids will have a three course meal. Then they will present their restaurant management project.
Three Forks FFA is kicking it into gear and getting ready for the Montana State FFA Convention! Three Forks FFA would like to offer a sincere thank you to Jason with Montana Logging Association for coming out our way to teach our team about timber cruising and measuring tree volume. We really appreciate you sharing your expertise with us. Thank you to Corey Lewellen for getting us in contact with John!
It is so close to time!! The Three Forks Education Foundation is thrilled to again offer their own scholarship as well assist local businesses in hosting post-secondary education scholarships. Watch Monday, March 18, as we release these opportunities throughout the day.
Students should log in to threeforkseducationfoundation.org to learn more and apply. The deadline for applying for these scholarships closes April 26, 2024.
Families of those graduates, do you have a 'To Do' list that looks like this floating around your home? Our seniors have some big deadlines approaching, beginning this week. Please reach out, if you have any questions.
Remember, Mrs. Oehmcke needs senior pictures, baby pictures and quotes this week. Senior Project hours should be completed and presentations being in April for Mrs. Hayder and Mrs. Wooten. Scholarship due dates vary, but the next several weeks are chock full of them for all continued education (NOT just college) opportunities. Mr. Hessen can assist students in this process.
Reminder: The Three Forks School District is planning a budget overview and strategic planning session for staff and community stakeholders on Friday, March 15th @ 8-10:30 am. Please see the attached invitation and RSVP @ 406-285-3224 if you plan to join us! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BGR810ygB3CJDF0Ws83hV4klUValwNEB_E2SkU1YMa0/edit?usp=sharing
FFA has also been very busy the past few weeks! In addition to our spring district competitions, we had National FFA Week events ( including a roping contest), a trip to the Broadwater Ag. Appreciation Banquet, and a quick trip to Billings for a horse judging clinic. Three Forks FFA is now practicing hard for the Montana State FFA Convention, where we will compete in:
1. Horse Evaluation
2. Veterinary Science
3. Poultry Evaluation
4. Jr. Creed
5. Forestry
6. Meat Evaluation
7. Floriculture
8. Farm Business Management
9. And Agriculture Sales and Service!
Three Forks FFA is accomplishing big things!
Another couple of wild, fun, and engaging weeks in the Agriculture classroom. What all have we been doing you ask?
1. Meat Cut I.D. and Cookery
2. Food Preservation
3. Jerky Making
4. Vet Tool I.D.
5. Animal Wound Dressing
6. Animal Suturing
7. 6th and 7th Grade Wood Projects
8. Food Dehydration
9. Plant Box Making
10. Food Fermentation
And so much more!
TFES is looking for another outstanding individual to join our 2YK Preschool Team! Please see the link below for more information.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IxDb1qoSq3XzijVszaVwoyj7773jSUuZ_GT34jWLSUg/edit?usp=sharing
Dear Parents of Three Forks High School Students: We would like to invite you to attend an informational evening about our Advanced Placement and Dual Credit Programs on Thursday, March 14 at 6:00 PM in the High School Library. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18oJRA9jtLsAstxi6QDxuuC5ScqBKeVDWw3c6hviGLZw/edit?usp=sharing
Hey! We need some more 8-12 grade BOYS to show up for this! If you have a boy you think should be in the play, we need him! Even if he didn't show up last night (which was super fun!), he can show up in the auditorium at 6 pm TONIGHT and see what is up! It is a fun play. Come be a part of it!
Attention Three Forks!
The Gallatin County Conservation District is a great educational partner of the TF School District. We wanted to pass along this great message and opportunity that they are providing TF students. Check this out!
-The team at the Gallatin Conservation District is getting excited about summer programs in the garden this year! In the meantime, we are thrilled to offer a Friday program in partnership with the Montana Outdoor Science School.
-If your students (K-5) don't have school on Fridays, please consider this educational, fun alternative. We're offering programs on five Fridays this spring, with curriculum ranging from snow science to gardening!
Learn more here.
https://www.outdoorscience.org/gallatin-valley-fridays?rq=gallatin%20friday
Friendly reminder! Auditions for the spring play The Perfect Ending are tonight and tomorrow night at 6:00 in the high school auditorium. Students interested in being in the play should plan to be there both nights. Enter through the high school doors. Auditions are open for grades 8-12. See you there!
Food Science has been studying milk. Today we are making ice cream and learning about crystalization. Yesterday we made our own custard and learned about tempering eggs. We made Butter, yogurt, and cheese as well.
Our ProStart team is preparing for the Montana! Restaurant Association ProStart Invitational at Gallatin College next Thursday, March 14th. Our team will compete in both management and culinary..They are pretty amazing! Menu is 😋
Attention Three Forks Elementary Parents:
TFES will be celebrating Trimester 2 with an awards celebration taking place on Tuesday, March 12th at 12:30 p.m. This event will take place in the main high school. All parents, family, and friends are welcome to attend. Please enter the building by checking in at a main office area. We will see you there!
On Monday, students from the CTE (Career & Technical Education) Department trekked to the Montana State University campus for a day of learning. Mrs. Felz and Mrs. Oehmcke invited the Hospitality and Tourism, Accounting, Financial Literacy, and Sports & Entertainment Marketing classes to hear what professionals in the industry are doing as students explore potential career opportunities. Representatives from MSU's Hospitality Management team, Admissions Event team and College of Business all provided materials on behalf of our students.
Calling all Thespians and artists! The Drama Club is putting on a spring play--The Perfect Ending. Auditions are open to grades 8-12 and will be TOMORROW and Thursday (3/6 and 3/7) at 6 pm in the auditorium. Performance dates are May 3rd and 4th. Rehearsals are March 11-May 2nd, M-Th beginning at 5:30. If you are in a spring sport, you can still be in the play! Another informational meeting will be held Tuesday at 12:05 in the auditorium. If you want to be involved, but don't want to be an actor on stage, show up at auditions. We need lots of help! Members of the drama class are required to be involved in some capacity.
Deadlines for the 2023-2024 Yearbook are coming quickly!!
To avoid paying shipping costs, folks should get their orders placed by April 1.
We also have limited space for students participating in their favorite out-of-school activities. Send those images to Mrs. O at the below email.
Families of seniors have until next week to submit 3-5 senior pictures, a baby picture and a quote. We are also looking for messages from families for their grads (a Google Form was messaged directly to those families).
Contact Mrs. Oehmcke at joehmcke@threeforks.k12.mt.us with any questions or submissions.
Calling all Thespians and artists! The Drama Club is putting on a spring play--The Perfect Ending. Auditions will be this Wednesday and Thursday (3/6 and 3/7) at 6pm in the auditorium.
Performance dates are May 3rd and 4th. Rehearsals are March 11-May 2nd, M-Th beginning at 5:30. If you are in a spring sport, you can still be in the play!
Another informational meeting will be held Tuesday at 12:05 in the auditorium. If you want to be invlolved, but don't want to be an actor on stage, we need lots of help! Members of the drama class are required to be involved in some capacity.
