Belt Public Schools

Belt School will be in session tomorrow, May 9. All school activities will resume as normal unless it is otherwise communicated to parents and students from coaches, advisors, or teachers. As previously scheduled, there will be no school on Friday, May 10. However, due to the snow days taken this year we will need to make up instructional hours to meet the State requirement for the year. To meet the minimum required hours we will extend two early-release days into full school days: Friday, May 17, we will have a 3:30pm release rather than the normal Friday 2:30pm release. The last day of the school year, May 23, we will release at 3:30pm rather than the scheduled 12:31pm release. We apologize for any inconvenience, however we felt this was the least disruptive way to make up the necessary hours. If you have questions please feel free to reach out to the school office. Thank you.

Update*** Belt School will be closed today, May 8th, due to road closures, intermittent power outages, and difficult travel. We will plan to have school tomorrow and will send updates if anything changes. Please help spread this message as many are without power or cell service.

Due to heavy snow and downed power lines in the area Belt School is planning a delayed start at 10:00am. We will send out an update prior to 9:00am if there are changes.

The unofficial count of ballots for School District 29 held May 7, 2024: Vote for Two Board of Trustee Seats- Number of Registered Voters: 1190- Number of Ballots Cast: 559-- --Kyle Gillespie 379- -Brock Hansen 267- -Chad Stroop 448-

The 6th-12th grade Spring Pop Concert will be held tonight in the main gym starting at 7:00pm. Come out and enjoy the final concert of the school year!

Find a Husky Basketball Player and get your tickets for the Spring Raffle. Lots of great prizes that will be drawn on May 17th.

The Belt DECA chapter took in the annual international conference in Anaheim, CA from April 26-May 1, 2024. Helping Montana secure the organization's highest honors during this conference, the first time in 7 years. Belt took 12 members, 10 who competed in competitive events and two who were selected to be a part of the conference's leadership program (Hans B. and Blake W.). 7 of the 10 competitors were awarded the DECA Certificate of Excellence scoring a combined total score of 70% or greater on the competitive event components in their event. Emerson H., Clayton J., Walker M., Parker O., McKenzie P., Vannie U., and Addison U. Congratulations Belt DECA Students!

The middle school track meet scheduled for Friday, May 3 in Havre has been canceled due to weather.

The EK-5th grade Spring Music Concert will be held Thursday, May 2, in the main gym starting at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend and support Mr. Cantley and his students as they celebrate Spring with their musical performances. The 6-12 grade Spring Pops Concert will be held Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00pm.

The Scholastic Book Fair is up and running! May 2 - May 8 - extended hours Thursday, May 2 until 6:30 pm and Tuesday, May 7 until 5:30 pm. Open 30 minutes after school on remaining days.

Statewide ACT results are in and the Juniors (Class of 25) did an amazing job scoring almost 3 pts above the state average. Statewide testing results can be found on the Office of Public Instruction's (OPI) website under "Assessment & Accountability"

Elementary & MS Boys Basketball Camp is May 13th-May 16th for boys entering grades 1st-8th. The camp will run right after school until 5:00 pm.

Elementary Parents & Guardians: Save the Date! Muffins for Moms May 9th and Doughnuts for Dad May 16th in the Multipurpose Gym

The end of the year FFA Awards Ceremony is May 2nd at 6 pm in the School Cafeteria. If you have questions about the event please contact Mrs. Simons.

Ballots for the school election have been mailed out and are due back to the school office no later than 8:00pm on May 7th. There are three candidates running for two open trustee seats. Click the following link to find out more about the candidates: https://www.beltschool.com/article/1565185

Congrats to all of the Belt Middle School students who participated in the Montana Council of Teacher of Mathematics (MCTM) Math Competition last month in Great Falls. Special recognition goes out to (L-R) Michael Gaylord, Wyatt Remington, and Nikias Esperza for receiving top marks and Superior Ratings

Congrats to Belt High School Senior Teagan Washburn on placing 3rd at the State FFA Convention last week in Billings. Teagan, who is a senior officer in the Belt FFA Chapter, placed in what many consider the most competitive contest at the state level.

Good luck to our MS boys' and girls' basketball teams as they wrap up their season at the District 8C Tournament on April 5th and 6th. Games will be held in Stanford and Geyser. You can view the tournament bracket at the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hubnRVQVv-IfekoSZKVwrOsTWRdirbALLv9J__hIVrc/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations and good luck to Belt alum Kolby Pimperton and the University of Providence Argos women's basketball team as they play in the NAIA National Championship game on March 26. To view the tournament bracket click the following link: https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2023-24/Files/2024_WBB_Bracket_64Teams.pdf

Congrats to our Belt Principal's Cup teams that recently competed at the North Central Montana Regional Principal's Cup at Simms HS. Over 30 teams representing schools both big and small from around the region participated in the Academic Challenge which saw our Belt Team return home with the Small School Championship Trophy.