Belt Public Schools

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.

A reminder that there is no school on Friday, March 29 or Monday, April 1 for Spring Break. Enjoy the weekend!

The Belt School will host a 6th-12th grade Spring Concert tonight, March 26, starting at 7:00pm in the main gym. All are welcome to attend and enjoy the performance. Thank you to Mr. Cantley and the students for their hard work and efforts this year!

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is asking all school districts across the state to complete a Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) to gather input from stakeholders. As part of the CNA, this survey is to encourage input on the direction of the school district and to provide feedback on areas of need, examine strengths, set priorities, and to inform an action plan for improvement. We appreciate you taking a couple of minutes to fill out the brief survey. You can find the survey at the attached QRS or the following link: https://forms.gle/QfB1eFmgmrcBW64X6

We have MS basketball games in Belt on Friday, 3/22. The schedule is as follows: Boys B vs Belt 5th Grade @ 3:00pm / Boys B vs Highwood @ 4:00pm / Girls A vs Highwood @ 5:00pm / Boys A vs Highwood @ 6:00pm. All games will be in the main gym. Saturday the Huskies will travel to Dutton for games: Girls B 11:00am / Boys B 12:00pm / Girls A 1:00pm. Good luck and go Huskies!

The Annual Early Kindergarten Round Up is Tuesday May 7th from 5:30-6:30 pm in Mrs. Anderson's Room. If your child is already registered for EK next fall or if your child is turning 4 years old prior to September 10th, please stop by to meet your teacher, new classmates, and to complete enrollment paperwork.

The MS basketball teams will head to Stanford on Friday afternoon for games. Game times in Stanford are as follows: Girls C 2:30pm / Boys C 3:30pm / Girls B 4:30pm / Boys B 5:30pm / Girls A 6:30pm / Boys A 7:30pm. The teams head to Winifred on Saturday for games as follows: Girls B 11am / Boys B 12pm / Girls A 1pm / Boys A 2pm. Good luck to our Huskies!

Middle School and High School Parents- On Monday March 18th, Angel Creech from the Cascade County Sherriff's Office will be conducting two separate presentations ( one for MS students and one for HS students) about internet and body safety. A parent permission form (attached) was sent home today and has to be signed and returned to the school before a student can attend the presentation. This is an important presentation that includes awareness of new online threats targeting students, but we understand how some parents may have some reservations, so please contact the school office if you have any questions.

A reminder that today, 3/13/2024, is an early-release for students at 12:31pm to allow for staff training. Buses will run as soon as students are released, please plan accordingly if your child is parent-pickup.

A reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Friday, March 8. Everyone have a safe and restful weekend!

FFA is sponsoring a Cash Cow Fundraiser next week (March 11th-15th) to see which class can fill up their Milk Jugs with the most loose change or cash.

MS games will be held in Belt this afternoon (3/4/24) with game times as follows: Boys' C scrimmage in MP at 4:00pm, Girls' B main gym vs Dutton-Brady at 4:00pm, Boys' B main gym vs Dutton-Brady at 5:00pm, Girls' A main gym vs Dutton-Brady at 6:00pm, Boys' A main gym at 7:00pm vs Fairfield. Go Huskies!!

Calling all Huskies!!! Come out and support our boys' basketball team in a Northern C Divisional challenge game vs Winnett-Grass Range with a trip to the State C Tournament on the line. Wear your maroon Husky gear and bring all of your Husky spirit!! Game time is 4:00pm (Monday-2/26/24) at the Expo Center in Great Falls. Tournament passes will not get you into the challenge game, you will have to pay at the gate. Good luck and GO HUSKIES!!!

Congratulations to our Huskies! Both the girls' and boys' teams advanced to the Northern C Divisional Basketball Tournament to be held Feb 21-24, at the Four Seasons in Gt Falls. Divisional Tournament Tickets will be on sale in the Belt School Office, Monday thru Thursday at 12:00pm. Adult all-session passes: including Seniors($35.00 BLUE_ORANGE) Student all-session passes($25.00 BLUE_RED) All-Session Passes purchased at Four Seasons will be $5 more than those purchased at the school. Single Session Tickets: Sessions 1-7: Adults-$10.00, Students-$8.00, Session 8 (challenge game-All Session passes not accepted): Adults-$5.00, Students-$4.00. The girls will play CJI Wednesday at 8:30pm and the boys will face the winner of Ft. Benton/Heart Butte at 5:30pm on Thursday. Good luck Huskies!! https://sites.google.com/nsschools.org/24northerncbb/home?authuser=0

The 2nd Annual Free Throw Calcutta was a great success bringing in $3,400 to be split between the boys’ and girls’ basketball programs. We would like to thank the sponsors, community, students, parents, and staff for supporting the fun night and making it a success. We look forward to hosting the event again next year! Thank you to the following sponsors for their support: Alliance for Youth Legacy Realty & Auction Keaster Farm Bureau Insurance McCafferty Ranch Beef Eastside Casino Belt Brew Pub