Belt Public Schools

Do you have or know of a child who will be headed into Early Kindergarten (PreK) next year? If so, please make sure they get signed up for the free Developmental Screening in Belt on Friday, September 22nd. The screening is for all children and especially for children almost ready to enter school to help determine if they are meeting developmental milestones. Call the school office or NCLRC (727-6303) for more information.

Due to the unhealthy air conditions caused by wildfires, the JV football game vs Hays Lodgepole scheduled for this afternoon has been postponed . We will look to reschedule the game at a later date. Please check the school website for updates.

Good luck to all of our Huskies as they kick off the school year with their first competitions. The middle school and high school cross country teams head to Livingston for a meet today. The high school volleyball team hosts an invitational tournament in Belt on Saturday starting at 9:00am, the middle school volleyball A team travels to Simms, and our high school football team will travel to Winifred to play Fairview at 2:00pm. Good luck Huskies!

The first day of school is tomorrow (8/23) and the main entrance and gym doors will open at 7:30 am. If you plan to drop off your children in the morning please help us with traffic flow by accessing the school via Church Street. If you need to drop something off at the office or with a teacher, please park your vehicle in visitor parking or the south parking lot and enter the school at the main or gym entrance.

The BVHS Cheerleaders are selling Husky Game Day Apparel. Pick up an order form in the office. Cheerleaders will also be taking pre-orders at the scrimmages on Aug. 18th and at Open House on Aug. 21st. All orders are due by Friday. Sept. 1st. Checks made payable to Belt Cheer.

Welcome back! Belt Public Schools will be hosting a back to school Open House on Monday, August 21st starting at 5:30pm. Students, the first day of school is August 23.

Help Wanted: Belt Public School is looking for games cleaners, sub-custodians, night-custodian, bus route drivers and activity drivers. Please contact the school if you are interested, 406-277-3351.

Belt High School Football Camp- July 17th-19th- The HS football camp will start at 2:00pm on July 17th. The camp runs from 2:00pm-4:00pm Monday-Wednesday.

Belt Middle School Football Camp- July 17th-19th- The MS football camp will start at 9:00am on July 17th. The camp runs from 9:00-11:00am Mon-Wed. The fee for the camp is $30 which includes a t-shirt. Please make checks payable to HUSKY FOOTBALL.

A reminder that the Fitness/Wellness Center and both gymnasiums will be closed June 26 through July 9 while the floors are refinished. The main parking lot will also be resealed and will be closed during the same time frame.

Highwood and Fort Benton have agreed upon a 3-year HS girls basketball co-op. The request from Highwood to co-op with Belt for HS girls basketball was on the Belt School Board special meeting agenda scheduled for Monday, 6/19. With the Highwood/Ft Benton co-op now agreed upon, this item will no longer need to be addressed by our trustees. We will still hold the special meeting as the board will consider a music teacher contract for 2023-2024.

The Belt School Board of Trustees will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria. Of high interest to parents and the community, there will be an agenda item relating to requests for a sports co-op from Highwood (New 3-year Co-Op-HS Girls Basketball). An MHSA sports co-op is a 3-year agreement between two schools to play together as one team. Under the MHSA’s newly implemented limit of 100 students to compete at the Class C level, this requested agreement would place the co-op competing at the Class B level. The co-op would have to appeal to the MHSA Board to be allowed to continue to compete in Class C. If the appeal is declined the co-op would have to compete at the Class B level or mutually choose to dissolve. If you have concerns, questions, or comments about this item you are encouraged to reach out to administration, board trustees, or to attend the special meeting. During the board meeting, public comment on agenda items can only take place after a motion has been made and it has received a second. A community member is allowed one time to comment on an agenda item. Comment time for each person may be limited to ensure an efficient and equitable meeting. Any updates in regards to this meeting will be posted to the Live Feed on the school website and school calendar (www.beltschool.com). Highwood is holding a board meeting Saturday to discuss co-op options which may influence items on our agenda for Monday.

Both gyms and the fitness room will be closed for cleaning and refinishing June 26th-July 9th.

BACK TO SCHOOL BLAST 2023- EARLY REGISTRATION- Registration opened May 1 for the Back 2 School Blast. If parents/guardians register their school-aged children between now and July 31, they will get VIP treatment at the event, which will take place on Friday, August 18 from 12-4 p.m. at the Mansfield Convention Center in Great Falls (2 Park Drive South). This includes: • Guarantee of a backpack filled with school supplies • Jump the line and enter in a special VIP entrance https://www.uwccmt.org/back2school-blast

We hope everyone has a safe, relaxing, and fun summer break! The school office summer hours will be from 9:00am-3:00pm, Monday-Thursday. The first day of school next Fall will be August 23. Open House will be August 21 at 5:30pm. Student back-to-school supply lists are located on the school website at: https://www.beltschool.com/article/1083271

8th grade graduation will be held Wednesday, May 24 at 7:00pm in the main gym. The community is invited to come and celebrate the Class of 2027's completion of middle school and promotion to high school. Great job Huskies!

The last day of school will be Thursday, May 25. It will be an early-release at 12:31pm. Elementary Field Day will be held that morning, the community is invited to come watch and cheer them on.

Congratulations to the Belt High School graduating Class of 2023. Graduation ceremonies will be held May 21, 2023 at 2:00pm in the main gym.

Good luck to the Belt Husky Track team at the Northern C Divisional Track meet today and tomorrow (May 18 & 19) at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. Good luck and GO HUSKIES!!!

Congratulations to Coach Stinson, Coach Koontz and our Lady Husky Golf team on a successful year. They wrapped up their season this week at the State Golf Meet in Great Falls. Kylee Permann medaled and earned All-State honors.