Belt Public Schools

On Monday, April 26th, the Belt School will transition from a required to a recommended policy on mask wearing. We strongly encourage everyone to continue following measures such as washing and sanitizing hands, disinfecting surfaces, respiratory etiquette, staying home if you are sick, and being aware of your physical distance when around others. Mask wearing is recommended by the school, however it will be the choice of each individual to decide if they need to mask up. We ask that everyone respect the choices that those around them make. Any harassment in regards to these choices will not be tolerated. If you have any questions please contact the school office.

Due to weather the Middle School Track Meet has been cancelled. There will not be MS track practice today either.

The 6th-12th grade Spring Concert is tonight in the high school gymnasium at 7:00pm. If your child is performing, they should have brought home tickets for family members that are planning to attend. For anyone not able to attend, the concert will be on the NFHS network tonight starting at 7:00pm.

The Belt School Election is May 4th, 2021. It will be an all-mail ballot. There are five candidates on the ballot to fill two open positions, each for a three year term. In alphabetical order the candidates are: Mike Christensen, Kyle Gillespie, Kristine Maas, Andrew McCoy, and Chad Stroop. Kyle Gillespie and Chad Stroop are current trustees running for reelection.

Parents of students planning to enroll their child in Early Kindergarten next school year (2021-22) please plan to attend the EK Round Up on May 10th.

No School Friday, Monday, or Tuesday! Enjoy your Spring Break April 2nd-6th.

Break out your running shoes this Spring for the Color Run on May 2nd sponsored by Belt School Close Up Students! Proceeds from the run will help to support Belt Close Up students headed to Washington DC and New York later this summer.

As many of you are aware on Wednesday March 17th the Cascade County Health Department lifted the county mask mandate. Until all of our school staff who wish to be vaccinated have had a reasonable opportunity to complete the vaccination cycle, the district will maintain our current policies regarding masks while on campus. With vaccines becoming increasingly more available to our staff, we are anticipating an amendment from “require to recommend” towards the latter part of April.

Congratulations to Brady Drummond who won the Montana Statewide Poetry Out Loud Competition and Molly Tingey who placed 3rd ! Brady will now compete against other statewide winners in the National Semifinals on May 2nd. Below is a link to the Montana Poetry Out Loud State Championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Riub5m7u0g

A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Friday March 12. Also, next Wednesday, March 17, is an early out at 12:30pm. Enjoy your weekend and good luck to our Huskies who will play Friday morning in Lockwood at 9:00am versus Powder River Co.

Are you planning to go watch the Huskies at the State C Basketball Tournament in Lockwood? Monday will be the last day to buy your wristbands (tickets) at the school! Please stop in before 3:30pm. $20 per wristband will get you into the Belt games.

If you are planning to watch the Huskies at the State C Tournament next week in Billings please contact the school office to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $20 each and will get you into only the Belt games. We have a total of 300 that we can sell. Please call asap if you need tickets. Our boys' first game is Wednesday at 3:30pm at Lockwood High School.

This year we are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Prom Dress Swap. Community members and students are invited to bring prom dresses from previous years to have a second chance of being worn again. All Belt High Girls will have the opportunity to participate in the swap and could walk out with a fantastic dress for the cost of dry – cleaning. It is our goal to provide an affordable alternative for our students to attend prom on March 20th. On March 3rd and 4th during Husky Time, students will have an opportunity to view the dress selection in the teacher’s work room! Thank you for all those who are willing to lend gowns to make this event happen.

If you are planning on attending the Huskies' games at the Northern C Divisional Tournament in Great Falls the best way to get your pass is through the Belt School office. You will need to provide contact tracing information and passes are $20 each. There are separate tickets for the boys' and girls' teams. The pass is only good for one school and one gender. There will not be individual game gate available during the divisional tournament. If you have questions or need passes please call the school office, 406-277-3351.

A reminder to families that we do not have school this Thursday and Friday. The 8-C District Tournament is this week in Lewistown. The girls will play WGR at 3:30pm on Wednesday. The boys will play Centerville at 10:30am on Thursday. If you plan on attending games you will need to contact the school office to get a pass and get your name on the attendance list. Go Huskies!!!

With the rescinding of the mask mandate today by Governor Gianforte, we are working through how this will impact our school and student events. Cascade City-County Health Department has a meeting scheduled for February 17th with local mask requirements as an item on the agenda. We are still operating under our Reopening Health and Safety Plan which does require masks in school and at school sponsored events. We will continue under this plan as we receive further clarification and guidance from the Governor, Cascade City-County Health and the CDC. Our main objective at this time is to keep in-person-learning in place and to keep staff and students healthy. We will keep you posted on any changes to our Health and Safety Reopening Plan. Thank you and have a great weekend, stay warm!!

Each Belt team will be allowed a limited number of fans to attend the district basketball games at Fergus County High School in Lewistown on February 17-20. You must have a fan pass in order to purchase an admission ticket for entrance to the game. All admission tickets for games must be purchased at the gate. You must contact the Belt School office or come in person to get on the Girls’ and/or Boys’ fan list and get a fan pass. The fan pass is not admission to the games, it only allows you to purchase a ticket at the gate for that specific team’s games. You will need to present your pass and pay admission to each game you attend. If you want to sign up for a pass please stop or call the school office. There will be a table set up at the home game this Saturday, February 13, where you also can sign up for a pass. .

We will be hosting after school help time for the MS & HS students starting February 1. This will be a supervised time for students to work on homework/classwork, Monday-Thursday, from 3:30pm-4:30pm. Please call the school if you have any questions.

Husky Nation Week is February 15th-19th! The Husky Cheer Squad will be awarding students and staff daily who demonstrate the most spirit leading up to tournaments.

The Scholastic Book fair is HAPPENING! Log onto https://www.scholastic.com/bf/beltschool1 or use the QR code in the attached image.