Three Forks School District

A huge thank you to WyoTech for coming in today to talk to our Agriculture and Industrial Arts students about amazing career and educational opportunities!

We are still looking for Judges for January 17th! No experience needed! Thank you for your support!!

To continue our push for industry experiences at the Middle School level, Mrs. Felz and Mrs. Oehmcke have hosted two more Zoom meetings with industry professionals from across the United States as they work to develop, design, and build a cookbook. Aaron Murray in Marketing with Ken Cook and Madison Andropolis, a food photographer, pastry chef and published cookbook author, have visited with 55 middle students to introduce them to a variety of unique career pathways. We are grateful to the speakers, as well as the staff that have released kids to collaborate each week. The next industry rep to speak is Jenna Baker, a Senior Marketing Executive at Rodelle.

Santa’s Hat is in the final stages. Most presents have been wrapped and turned in. The supplies for food boxes have been purchased and sorted. Fourteen families and 27 children will be provided with holiday gifts and food thanks to the generosity of the Three Forks Community, Three Forks Market, Empire Arms, Town Pump Foundation, Travis Buttelman, Pat and Gene Townsend, Manhattan State Bank, Opportunity Bank and First Security Bank. Violet Donnelly has done a remarkable job coordinating the project this year. Thank you everyone for supporting this project and making the holidays happy and bright for so many.

We celebrated the classrooms from each school that gathered the most food during our pre-Thanksgiving food drive that Mrs. O's Marketing students organized. Regardless of which team we root for when casting those votes, the Headwaters Area Food Bank was the ultimate winner, happily accepting over 2400 pounds and nearly $240 that our students brought in. In the Elementary, Mrs. Perrin's Third Grade took top pound-count honors while Mrs. Lower's Sixth Grade pulled in the most weight for the Middle School. Mrs. Shippey's Freshmen, not picture, brought in the most in the high school. A student from each winning class was then drawn for a FREE 2025-2026 Yearbook. Thanks to all for participating.

Parents of 8th graders and 6th graders be on the lookout via "rooms" for very important Ski Trip information!

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homemade focaccia bread from culinary I

Last post before the break, some amazing projects from both our high school and middle school! These kids are very creative and talented.

We have a wonderful community that rallies behind its kids and the groups they participate in. Our Powerlifting Club extends a heartfelt thank you to Pam at Legacy Trading for hosting our fire pit raffle during last weekend's Christmas Stroll. The kids were able to fundraise just over $1100 to offset the costs associated with transportation, registration fees, and more. The fire pit was on display during the Magris tournament and Three Forks Christmas Stroll, with $1175 in funds raised.

To make it even better, students in Mr. Schilf’s welding class built the pit with tickets available directly from Mr. Provenza or Mr. Schilf, priced at $5 each of $20 for 5 tickets. To donate, purchase tickets or learn more, reach out to Mr. Provenza at sprovenza@threeforks.k12.mt.us.

Some more amazing woodburning and leather projects in the Agriculture Classes!

8th grade Bowling Trip 2025!

Recently, Mrs. Felz and Mrs. Oehmcke combined forces for a CTE Industry and Career Day. Thanks to itinerary planner, Rich Ward, students were able to experience a full tour of the HRDC’s programs and the many ways they serve our communities as well as an insider look at what YES Compost does. The day began at Housing First Village with an honest look at the housing crisis, high-barrier sheltering, and chronic homelessness. At Wheat Suites, students learned about non-congregate housing, family transitions, and long-term support. Shifting gears, we headed to Market Place where the kids were introduced to Blueprint and the services available for local youth as well as a tour of Fork & Spoon, the warehouse, and the food bank. Our Three Forks students were put to work and helped sort canned goods. The morning wrapped up at Homeward Point with a guiding group through the shelter, congregate housing and emergency quarters, sharing about career and volunteer opportunities.

After picking up a quick lunch to eat on the road at Jimmy Johns, Karl Johnson, the owner of YES Compost in Belgrade, discussed how organic waste is collected from area homes and businesses, and what happens to that waste once it arrives at the compost facility. He explained the science of composting, including decomposition, temperature control, and how microorganisms break down food scraps into usable soil. During the tour, students walked through different areas of the facility to observe compost piles at various stages of the process, including the vermi-composting greenhouse, heated solely from the temperatures found within the composting piles, year round.

The Three Forks FFA Christmas Stroll activities were a great success!

Thank you all again so much for coming to support us!

We would like to offer a huge thank you to all who donated items this year! We missed a few in our initial post, and wanted to give them the credit they deserved! A huge thank you to:

Chiropractic Clinic of Three Forks - Dr. Jack Berg
Philip Knaub
Gracie White
Lisa Page Wemple
Quilt 4 Fun
Rachel Heilig
Mallory Heilig
Payten Vander Voort
Jess Woodring
Three Forks Family Physical Therapy
Amee Smith
Bridger Brewing
Karen Noyes
Tanya Gonzalez

Thank you all very much! Once we finish collecting the bid sheets, we will gladly release the amounts to those interested! Once again, thank you all for supporting Three Forks FFA!

P.S. Last call for poinsettias! Just a few left!

Thirty years ago the Magris Tournament was started in Three Forks shortly after Coach Mike Sauvageau was hired by his alma mater here at Three Forks Schools. He then accepted the Head Boys Basketball position and a couple years later also accepted the Head Girls Basketball position.

In his second year in Three Forks, Coach Sauvageau led the formation of the Luzenac Tip Off Tourney which eventually became our Magris Tourney today. Coach Sauvageau was instrumental in starting and leading this tournament, leading this annual event for many years.

Throughout his time in Three Forks, he won many Conference Championships and he led 12 different teams into the State B Tournament highlighted by his 2001 Boys State Championship team and his 2018 undefeated State Champion Girls team. Coach Sauvageau was inducted into the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2017 for his successful years of leadership as both a coach and athletic director.

Over the years, this tournament has brought many of the best Class B and C basketball programs to the Three Forks community.
This long standing tradition has been a great start to the basketball season here in Southwest Montana. We greatly appreciate the financial support that the Magris Talc has provided to the Three Forks Schools & Community and we are hopeful for many more years of this partnership.

Thank you to Magris Talc and Coach Sauvageau.

Are you looking for a way to support our Three Forks Schools? The Education Tax Donation allows you to designate where your state income tax dollars go without costing you anything!

YOUR STATE TAX DOLLARS CAN GO DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS WITH A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TAX CREDIT. On Wednesday, January 21, 2026 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 within the Tax Credits for Qualified Education Contributions Guide from the Montana Department of Revenue website. https://revenuefiles.mt.gov/files/Forms/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

We added a girls C squad game vs. Manhattan tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:00 PM in the old gym. Boulder does not have a girls C team, so the girls would not have had a game until after Christmas break. This gives them an opportunity to play a game before the break. Thanks.

Check out our high school students of the month for a combined November and December. They are definitely on Santa's nice list!