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Page 2 High School News

Byron Weber Memorial Scholarship Award of $500 Deadline: March 14, 2014 Eligibility: GPA of 2.5 or higher Florence-Carlton senior or alumni within the past two years 500 word essay See Mrs. Williams for a list of topics to write about Farmers State Bank $2500 a year, renewable, up to $10,000 Deadline: March 15, 2014 Eligibility: Preference given to students with a GPA between 2.5 & 3.5. Preference given to one student per high school. Preference give to students whose family income in under $50,000 per year. Please see Mrs. Williams for an application Montana University System Honor Scholarship 4-year tuition waiver at any Montana University System (MUS) campus. Target number of 200 scholarships awarded each year. Deadline: March 15, 2014 Applicants are scored by combining their GPA, Class Rank, and ACT/SAT

score. Register and complete the application online at: www.scholarship.mt.gov Eligibility: Minimum of 3.4 GPA Be enrolled in an accredited Montana High School for at least 3 years, in-

cluding senior year. Be accepted to an eligible Montana Campus Meet the Board of Regents rigorous core requirements. http://mus.edu/

asa/hscp/index.asp Be a US Citizen Take the ACT or SAT test by December of your senior year *Students may also apply for the Governor’s Best and Brightest on one application Greater Ravalli Foundation Scholarship $8,000 to $16,000 14 awards were given last year to students at 6 different Ravalli County

High Schools Deadline: March 15, 2014 Eligibility Minimum GPA of 2.0 Must have completed the FAFSA and obtained your EFC (Expected Family Contribution) or SAR (Student Eligibility Report number) Must have attended grades 11 & 12 in Ravalli County. Governor’s Best and Brightest 3 Types of Scholarships: High School Merit: ($2,000 per year, up to 4 years). One eligible high

school senior is selected per Montana accredited HS. Merit-At Large: ($2000 per year, up to 4 years). Statewide competition,

scored by essay and list of activities evaluated by committee. Need-Based ($1000 per year, up to 2 years). Must complete FAFSA, and

attend 2-yr campus. Awarded by Financial Aid Offices. Eligibility: GPA of 3.0 and higher for the Merit based scholarships Or score of at least 20 on ACT or 1440 on SAT. This scholarship is for those not utilizing a Montana University System Honor Scholarship. Register and complete application online at: www.scholarship.mt.gov Missoula Federal Credit Union Six $1,000 scholarships One $2,000 scholarship Deadline: April 1, 2014 Eligibility: Missoula Federal Credit Union member for at least one year Minimum GPA of 3.40 Rank in the top 25% of class Minimum ACT or SAT score of 22 or 1540 respectively Applications can be found at: www.missoula.scu.org OR TRY https://www.missoulafcu.org/media/doc/schol_app_2014.pdf Or see Mrs. Williams for a copy

High School Counseling Corner, by Sherri Williams Principal’s List 4.00 & Above

Freshmen

Hunter DiBrito

Brennan Kappes

Braxton McCullough

Nate Miller

Autumn Round

Katlin Smith

Meghan St. Germain

Jade Zeiler

Sophomore

Rylee Close

Conner Copeland

Kayla Hall

Chance Hunt

Daniel Parsons

Rebecca Seegraber

Junior

Megan Byrne

Tyler Crisp

Kristyne Drozdz

Margaret Finlay

Holly Hale

Kendra Hergett

Kyla Hill

Emily Morrison

Senior

Kelsey Deschamps

Stephanie Drozdz

Tynan Heck

Callie Hunt

Ryan Mangun

Tess Porch

Sophia Rogers

High Honor Roll 3.6-3.99

Freshmen

Katie Banister

Steven Betts

Nathan Binder

Regan Boehm

Abby Brett

Kinzie Crue-Fowler

Hailey Felde

Hunter Harrington

Hilde Huseby

Justin Jones

Kourtney Kohlman

Danielle Krier

Kali Leibenguth

Sean Rice

Derek Richard

Lily Sage

Racquel Shoupe

Ethan Stensrud

Dawson Thrasher

Connor Waldman

Sophomore

Levi Clagett

Natalie Drozdz

Danika Greer

Abbey Ostheimer

Kailer Scott

Connor Thorne

Cody Vacca

Gordon Wallace

Junior

Jayce Blomquist

Caitlin Gillespie

Torrey Hoff

Josie McCann

LaRena Molzhon

Shanteal Robbins

Senior

Paige Hillman

Hailey Huot

Xac Kneedler-Shorten

Carli O'Brien

Brady Pickering

Honor Roll 3.25-3.599 Freshmen Kayla Amt Chloe Arthur Jacob Deschamps Alex Durand Mitch Edgar Noah Jubinsky Jamie Moffatt Alexa Williamson Sophomore Meagan Harris Rylie Hawkins Caroline Maki Tristan Scott Annette Thomas Chance Venters Wes Waldbillig Junior Micayla Cole Jesse Grabowska Shane Thorson Cody Wright Senior Alicia Anderson Jordyn Balfourd Sully Camitsch Rachel Castillo Aaron Cooke Kade Hornaday Kylie Kinnaman Logan Lueck Aidan Sinclair Bryce Wilkins Cobbs

2nd Quarter High School Honor Roll

More ACT PLAN information on

page 6

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Elementary Students at Their Best Page 3

Get your act together for the Florence-Carlton Elementary

Talent Show!

We are showcasing the talent of the Florence-Carlton Elemen-

tary school students on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

Are you an accomplished musician? Do you write poetry? Are

you a good actor? Can you do something unique? Come and au-

dition during the week of April 14th.

Acts are limited in time to 3 minutes or to one musical selection.

Kindergarten through fifth grades students may audition and can

be accompanied by an older sibling or parent. Students may au-

dition as part of a group.

Musical act auditions will be Monday through Friday, April 14-

18 before school, 10:30 recess, or 1:45 recess and between 3:20

and 3:45 on Wednesday, April 16 in the elementary music room

with Mrs. Sayler.

Non- musical act auditions will be Monday and Tuesday, April

14 and 15 before school and on Wednesday, April 16 between

3:20 and 3:45 with Mrs. Hettick in her 3rd grade classroom or

Mrs. Hartman in the art room.

Students only need to audition one time during that week.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Sayler.

Elementary Talent Show Coming in May Valentines written and illustrated by Mrs. Crawford's Third Graders

Second graders learned water rescue techniques before swim-

ming during the annual Currents field trip.

The 2nd grade classes will be presenting Around the Seasons,

on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 on the stage in the F-C Old

Gym at 7:00 pm. The students will use tuned and untuned per-

cussion instruments as song accompaniments on a musical jour-

ney through the year. Songs will include Spring Ahead, The

Old Groundhog, and It’s Summer! Student artwork, created in

Mrs. Hartman’s art classes, will also be on display.

Second Grade Students at Currents in Missoula

Around the Seasons Presented by the 2nd Grade

Falcon Cheerleaders would like to thank the community for their support with the Mini Falcon Cheer Camp. Thanks to all the mini campers who participated. The cheer camp was a great success.

2014 Mini Falcon Cheer Camp

Be Mine Valentine

Bikes for Books

Would you like to win a new bike?

Florence-Carlton Elementary will be taking part in the Bikes for Books pro-

gram. The program will begin March 24th and will end May 30th. Start read-

ing and look for more information in the April Falcon View on how to win a

new bike.

Elementary Students Celebrate 100 Days of School Page 4

Mrs. Gillespie’s Second Grade Class

Mrs. Gillespie’s second graders celebrated the 100th day of school by wearing shirts with 100 items attached, and completing the following sentences:

I wish I had 100:

thousand dollar bills. Heidi Lambson

dresses. Quinn Skaggs

kittens. Isabelle Berry

I wouldn’t want 100:

brothers. Andrew Horsens

bugs. Nataley Koerner

I could eat 100:

fish sticks. Connor Hanneman

tacos. Kinlee Narum

bowls of macaroni and cheese. Blake Lohman

I could never eat 100:

pieces of broccoli. Colin Chambers

Brussels sprouts. Alan Parker-Reeve

pizzas. Seth Wilson

pretzel poppers. Quintan Monaco

Having 100 of the following could really be a problem:

boys. Andie McQueen

cats. Mason Snell

If I had 100 dollars, I would buy:

a house. Gracie Simms

Legos. Andrew Horsens

In 100 years, I hope that I can:

sit all day long. Levi Narum

go cuckoo. Joseph Geiser

be a ballerina. Kacee French

100 Day Thoughts

By Mrs. Beierle’s Kindergarten Class

Hailee Winstone- I could never eat 100 blueberries.

Kaelan James-I wish I had $100 because I love candy.

Isaac Nicoson-I wish I had $100 dollars because I could buy a lot of stuff.

Samuel Geiser-I could never eat 100 squashes.

Levi Winters-I can eat 100 hot dogs.

Caleb Hanneman- I could never eat 100 peppers.

Kade Anderson-If I had $100, I would buy 100 pieces of meat.

Sophie Tollefson-I wish I had $100 because I want to buy a bouncy house.

Kayln Ferris-I could eat 100 cupcakes. I could never eat 100 cookies.

Jaidyn Munnerlyn-I wish I had $100 because I want a puppy.

Gianna Ostbye- I would look like this when I am 100

Jadyn Dobberstein-I wish I had $100 because I would like an American Girl doll.

Mrs. Beierle’Class Celebrates 100 Days

Maggie Schneiter-I would look like this

when I am 100 years old

K-2 Staff joins students in celebrating

100 days of school. Great Job!

Elementary and Middle School Honor Roll Page 5

Middle School Second Quarter Honor Roll

High Honor Roll Mitch Aalbers

Annie Alexander

Moira Antrim

Garrett Boehm

Kellen Bradt

Craig Brett

Clayton Clagett

Ashlyn Crue

Ethan Daggs

Vasily Difort

Zack Dixon

Jake Dixon

Michael Elkinton

Madison Eyestone

Logan Gibson

Kyle Hall

Thomas Hanna

Aunna Helton-Roth

Jocelyn Henderson

Jayden Hendricksen

Gracie Houston

Maddox Hurlbert

Ethan James

Alex Johnson

Janis Jones

MacKenzie Little

Bryce Lohman

Hannah McLean

Madison Meidinger

Adyn Meinzen

Treven Mertins

Rylie Morton

Academic Excellence

6th Grade

Erin Dahl

Grace Edgar

Maria King

Gianna Migliaccio

Brendan Schneiter

Grady Venters

Hailey Zepeda

7th Grade

Natalie Dulac

Danara Greer

Amisa Ji

Makenna Liles

Anna Stiegler

8th Grade

Abby Austin

James Clark

Rian Dahl

Hudsyn DiBrito

Angela Elkinton

Destini Greer

Ashley Hornaday

Ashley Koerner

Brooklyn Little

Meghan Lohman

Cassidy McCollum

Faith Thayer

Shay Waldbillig

High Honor Roll 6th Grade Kyler Alm Clint Banister Ethan Berard Bridger Christensen Halle Christopherson Olivia Cornwell Alexander Etier Blake Hinsdale Sarah Hopcroft Kayla Kinczel Emily Kinnaman Colby Kohlman Jaren Lue Jacee McNair Livia Mehl-Rogers Avery Meinzen Brooklynn Newbary Janiah Otteson Sydnee Paul Caden Plasmier Jacob Round Charlie Schweitzer Emma Stensrud Daniela Thayer Izaya Ward Sara Weisenburger Kimmerah Wright

Honor Roll

6th Grade Jacklyn Balfourd Sarah Berard Kelly Brown Cole Cowan Allan Dallapiazza Madalyn Evans Ryan Hubbard Alexis Johnson Jaci Johnson Monica Koerner Logan Laliberty Hunter Mahan Aubrey McKay Jasper Roberts Tyler Schumacher 7th Grade Garrison Bradt Zach Cather Aaron Edens Trinity Fellows Phoebe Hall Taylor Harris Garrett Henry Joey Janetski John Lineback Colby Meeds Josh Paniagua Riley Rust Isabel Sage Walker Snell Brenden Thomas Gavin Zaluski

High Honor Roll cont.

8th Grade

Erica Castillo

Jenna Engebretson

Ben Griggs

Kristin Hall

Dimetri Hardesty

Seth Harris

Trevor Lueck

Dax Miller

Hannah Parrott

Madison Paul

Tyce Pedersen

Jackson Rice

Lizzie Sharp

Bransyn Simpson

Celena Squires

Jesse Squires

Morgan Stoltz

Brent Stroppel

Jethro Thorne

Abby Tollefson

Caden Venters

Alex Weisenburger

Spencer Wilson

High Honor Roll cont. 7th Grade

Gavin Beeton

Gabe Bennett

Zach Blomquist

Samantha Buffington

Shannon Byrne

Sierra Cornwell

Alyx Grabowska

Zach Henderson

Justin Hergett

Brendon Hill

Parker Hotsinpiller

Teylah Lawson

Shaela Mamuzich

Rilee Mangun

Ethan Post

Brianna Shorten

Ellie Smith

Hattie Stevens

Rocky Verrue

Trevyn Wood

Danielle Zahn

Honor Roll cont.

8th Grade

Max Bauer

Dillon Christopherson

Jason Difort

Anthony Dulac

Egan Farmer

Cody Fyfe

Tyler Gillespie

Tucker Johnson

Mason Laliberty

Erik Rodne

Jaden Smith

Michaela Waller

Carson Whitfield

Jewel Zeiler

Honor Roll cont. Rylan Harris

Jami Janetski

Jacob Jones

Sydney Kostecki

Dylon Lambson

Brianna Lindquist

Felicia Loehner

Garrett Loraas

Ezra Marceau

Zane Martin

Jeron McNair

Austen McQueen

Jacob Prescott

Gabbie Reed

Colton Rice

Nicholas Riley

Cole Salveson

Savannah Schweitzer

Blake Shoupe

Brennan Simmerman

Telyse Smith

Chance Stephenson

Faith Stevens

Logan Stoltz

Aidan Tollefson

Braeden Winstone

Academic Excellence Jaycee Bauer Zale Bender Kendall Boehm JP Briney Jonny Chamberlin Kaiden Church Kinsey Church Kyle Clark Ryan Coulter Daniel Edwards Maddie Fowler Hannah Geldof Leigha Grabowska Alana Grigsby-Howard Brodie Hinsdale Shawn Huseby Molly Kendall Dylan Kidd Amelia Kiffe Sierra Koerner Jaidyn Larson Jaxon Larson Sean Larson Josie Lewis Maddie Lippy Quinn Lue Luke Maki Carina McCollum Lillian Meigs Hunter Meinzen Annie Migliaccio Noel Migliaccio Josie Miller Ryan Monk Hailey Neisinger Brendan Nelson Addison Nordhaug Nevaeh Otteson

Elementary 2nd Quarter Roll Academic Excellence cont. Jasmine Paniagua

Justin Paniagua

Eli Pedersen

Jace Pedersen

Gabe Philbrick

Oliver Post

Madison Potter

Kip Pumnea

Tristan Pyette

Gwenyth Reed

Savannah Reeves

Charlotte Rogers

Mackenzie Rose

Jesse Sage

Nate Santo

Brandon Scheffler

Claire Schneiter

Anna Schroeder

Lucas Schroeder

Brandon Seeber

Jacob Stiegler

Allison Streekstra

Maylah Thorne

Samara Timm

Victoria Tsuber

William Wagner

Aubree Waldbillig

Cadence Waller

Shane Wilson

Ryan Winters

Kolbi Wood

Ashley Wooldridge

Carly Zabel

Kelsen Zahn

High Honor Roll cont. Meghan Okon

Caleb Pelletier

Brady Reed

Keegen Reed

Simon Reed

Gavin Schumacher

Havyn Smith

Asa Snell

Cassidy Steber

Matthew Streekstra

Logan Tate

Loch Tate

Chloe Thompson

Canyon Williams

Ian Williford

Caden Zaluski

Lois Zielinski

Honor Roll Isaiah Babbit Abby Binder Terrin Bitterman Dallas Blair Chase Bovee Nisa Caye Zack Christopherson Sarah Craun Bryce Fitzgerald Sierra Fornall Mika French Christopher Geiser Joshua Goddard-Rice

Community News Page 6

Florence-Carlton school district offers sophomores the opportunity to take the ACT PLAN

Test, which serves as a midpoint measure of academic progress in ACT’s College and Career

Readiness System. The ACT PLAN Test is a great way to prepare for the ACT. The optional

test will be administered March 20, 2014 to participating students.

The ACT PLAN Test:

Lets you know if you are on track for college.

Points out your academic strengths and areas you need to improve on.

Gives you an estimated score (not a guarantee) of how you are likely to do if you take the

ACT as an 11th or 12th grader and keep working hard.

Helps you find careers that match your interests.

Connects you with more colleges interested in you.

Helps educators take a close look at student skills and knowledge and identify gaps in the

curriculum.

The ACT PLAN Test includes:

Tests in English, Math, Reading and Science; just like the ACT.

A career exploration component that stimulates students’ thinking about future plans and

relates personal characteristics to career options.

A guide that explains what your scores mean and how you can use them.

Participation:

Test Date: Thursday, March 20, 2014

In order to participate, students need to bring the fee of $12.95 to Mrs. Williams no later

than Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Make checks payable to Florence-Carlton School District.

Please be aware that if the cost of the exam is a hardship in any way there are funds to

help with this. Please speak with Mrs. Williams if you are in need of assistance.

Sherri Williams

High School Counselor

(406) 273-6301 ext. 421

More information can be found at: www.act.org/products/k-12-act-plan

Florence Girl Scout Troop 3600 will be conducting

a food drive from March 3rd-March 28th

to benefit Pantry Partners in Stevensville.

Drop off your non-perishable food items

at the Elementary Office or at Gary and

Leo’s. Thanks for supporting our community.

ACT PLAN Test (for sophomores) Troop 3600 FOOD DRIVE

Come and enjoy dinner, dessert and live music

preformed by the

Florence-Carlton High School Band.

(Concert starts at 7:00 pm)

Monday, March 17th 6 to 8 pm FCS Old Gym

Cost $3 per individual $10 for a family

*all proceeds go to support their trip to Disney!

Elementary students having fun during recess.

Zane Martin making snow angels

during recess

Quintan Monacho, Seth Wilson and Mason Snell

having fun in the snow.

Millie Shepp playing on the bars during recess.

What a great time in the sun.

Dawson Lindquist and Tyler Ferris enjoying the sun

while swinging.

A Friendly Reminder—please do not make

U-turn on the roadways when dropping off

your children. This can cause traffic to back

up or even an accident. Also parking in un-

designated areas is a hazard for our children.

Please use the parking lot area for dropping

off and picking up children.

Adult Education Classes coming this Spring.

Classes to be offered:

Zumba

Spanish

Home Gardens

OULA

Guitar

Yoga

First Aid & CPR

Most classes start the second week of March,

please check th4e school website for dates,

times and classrooms.

www.florence.k12.mt.us

http://www.act.org/products/k-12-act-plan

Page 7 Community News Page 7

Kindergarten Registration and Free Kids Health Screening for Ages 0-6 years

Who: Children 0-6 years old, including those who will attend Kindergarten this Fall.

What: Kindergarten Registration and Free Health Screening

When: Wednesday March 19th, 2014 from 2:30-5:30

Where: Florence-Carlton School Old Gym

Health Screening Includes: Review of Immunization Records

Vision

Hearing

Speech/Language

Developmental

You are not required to do the health screening to register for Kindergarten.

Walk-ins are welcome. Appointments are preferred. To schedule an appointment call

273-6741. Last appointment will be scheduled for 5:15pm.

Parents should bring a copy of their child’s immunization records to the screening

Parents of children registering for Kindergarten should also bring a copy of the

child’s birth certificate

Parents who are not accompanying their child to the screening should send the

completed consent form with the child.

Kindergarten Registration and Health Screening

Disney or Bust! A LOT has been going on since I last checked in with the Falcon View. If you haven’t already heard, the HS Band is embarking on its 3rd trip to California (2006, 2010 and now 2014)! We leave March 28 and return April 2. It will be chock-full of music, fun and life experiences students will remember as among their finest HS moments. Stu-dents will get to enjoy a joint clinic with the Roy, Utah HS Band, a day at the beach (some seeing the ocean for the very first time), 2 days exploring Disneyland and Califor-nia Adventure Land, one live performance for a worldly audience, a recording session in a real music studio and an evening with the Blue Man Group. It’s truly a fantastic trip! In preparation for this trip, much fundraising has been going on. In December, we had our annual fruit drive – YUM! On January 17, students practiced the night away (some were there the full 12 hours!) with sponsorships from loved ones near and far, as well as local businesses and community members. The night was very successful, both musical-ly and financially. Currently we are selling our annual City Brew Coffee. (Please refer to the separate article for specific info and thank yous.) We’ve had bake sales galore (2nd Wednesday of every month) and we’ve spent countless hours working concessions throughout the year. The students are really getting excited about the trip! Our music is coming along and all plans are finalized. Our last fundraiser will actually provide the community with an opportunity to hear our performance before we go. On Monday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day!) from 6-8 pm in the old gym, come have a spaghetti dinner and hear the band play. Look for details elsewhere in this Falcon View. If you see a band student, wish them well as they head off on this grand adventure! If you have personally helped a band student reach their financial goals to make this trip possible, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

3rd Annual Music Department Coffee Sale FALCON JAVA

Contact any band member or Mrs. Kirby for your 12oz bag of fresh beans or ground cof-

fee. It comes from City Brew, a local Montana Company based out of Billings, and is

fairly traded coffee. $10 per bag, no limit! Funds raised will go towards the cost of the

band member’s travels to Disney (2014 for High School students, 2018 for Middle

School Students).

Community businesses have been very generous for this fundraiser. Peregrine Spon-

sors: Farmer’s State Bank, Florence-Carlton Community Church, Vemco Inc. and

Berard Family Chiropractic. Falco Sponsors: Carl Shepp - DDS MS, Morgenroth Mu-

sic, Big Creek Family Medicine & Urgent Care, Bitterroot Body & Paint, Eastside Den-

tal Clinic, Florence Family Medicine, Florence Therapy & Wellness, Gary & Leo’s

Fresh Foods, Lolo Family Practice, Majestic Bus Inc, NorthWestern Energy, PayneWest

Insurance – Bitterroot and Ravalli County Electric Co-op. Falconer Sponsors: Lolo

Days Inn & Suites, Ward C. Wenholz, Sharp’s Auto Repair & Towing, Finlay Lumber

and Willow Mountain Veterinary Hospital. Each business has sponsored Falcon Java

allowing their contributions to go toward offsetting the cost of the coffee. This allows

music students to maximize their income from the selling of the individual coffee

bags. 2014 has been the best sponsor year in history! Please take time to thank & uti-

lize these businesses!

High School Band Corner

The Middle School Parent Association has been work-

ing hard to raise funds for a number of school related

needs. Thanks to all of our funding raising efforts in-

cluding cookie dough sales, concessions at sporting

events, middle school dances, and selling amusement

books, we have been able to purchase a density flow

model for the science room, a javelin for track and we

were able to help significantly with the 8th grade trip to

Silverwood and promotion. We would like to thank all

the parents and students for all your funding raising

efforts. Please join us at our next meeting on Monday,

March 10th, 6:30 in the school library.

The Florence-Carlton School District will be holding a

School Election by mail ballot on May 6, 2014. The

election will be a mail ballot election with the designat-

ed place of deposit located at the Ravalli County

Election Office, 215 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT.

The Florence-Carlton School District Conference

Room will have a deposit box available on Election

Day only (May 6, 2014) 7:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.

There are two Board of Trustee positions open for three

-year terms. These positions are currently held by

Mrs. Vickie Cornish and Mrs. Dorothy Rhodes.

Absentee ballots are available to all voters.

“Application for Absentee Ballot” forms are availa-

ble at the District Office, online, and the Courthouse in

Hamilton or Missoula, or can be mailed or faxed to

you.

Important dates to remember are:

March 27– Trustee candidates file for election due.

Nomination Petition and Oath of Candidacy must

be filed with the District Clerk by 3:00 p.m.

April 7—Voter registration closes. A voter must

register by this deadline to vote in the school elec-

tion. Voter registration cards are available at the

District Office or at the County Election Offices in

Hamilton and Missoula.

May 5—Deadline for absentee request. Absentee

ballots cannot be requested after 12:00 (noon)

May 6—Election Day.

School Election—May 6, 2014

Middle School Parent Association News

It may not seem like it now, but Spring is on the way!

Are your closet doors bulging at the hinges, or will

they even close at all?

In keeping with the spirit of Spring cleaning,

the Florence Carlton Community Church is looking

for sturdy, used shoes that still have some wear and

tear left in them to donate to needy Africans who des-

perately need shoes. All sizes and types of shoes

(adult sizes too) will be gladly accepted!

Please drop them off in the bin at Jody's office in the

Elementary building. This is a wonderful way to give

and it won't cost you a thing!

Any winter boots or other shoes deemed not appropri-

ate for Africa will be donated to local families and/or

Missoula Goodwill.

We will be collecting all this school year and the next

one as well.

If you have any questions, please call Susan Miller at

273-4684. Thank you!!

ACTIVE 6 Active 6 is about changing lives, staying healthy, staying active and making the right choices that will ultimately define the type of adults our kids turn into. The YMCA in Missoula is offering all 6th graders a FREE membership to help develop a healthy life-style! (this free membership goes through the summer up until they start 7th grade) Active 6ers have a full access to all Y facilities and activities, in addition to structured activities every Tuesday 4-6 pm and Thursday 3-5 pm In addition, they receive a FREE Mountain Line bus pass, FREE admission to all Griz and Lady Griz basketball home games if they wear their Ac-tive 6 Shirt. For more information call Shana @ 721-9622

HS yearbooks are still available

for $60.00. Only 30 are left to

purchase. Contact Mrs. Briney.

If you were an all-state member

of any team, group, or club,

please contact the HS office so

we can get your photo on the

monitors in the HS foyer. Please

submit photo, name, event or

sport, and the years you were all-

state.

The photos of All-Staters that

were up in the foyer are availa-

ble for pick up if you contact the

HS athletic director.

Graphics Courtesy of Bing.com and Microsoft.com

Spring Cleaning for Shoes for Africa

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Music Booster mtg. 7:00

FCMS mtg 6:30 School Board mtg 7:00

Peanut butter & jelly sandwich offered each day

MS/HS Line 2 Mon.—Chili potato Day Tues.—Barchetta Day Wed.—Chicken Sandwich Day Thurs.—Saucy burrito Day Fri.—Corn Dog Day Mon-Fri—bagel w/cream cheese

Breakfast Menu Mon.—French Toast Tues.—Cooks Choice Wed.—Scrambled Eggs & ham Thurs.—Waffles Fri.—Cinnamon rolls *Cold Cereal, oatmeal, toast, fruit, or milk are available if a student doesn't want the day’s special

Menu: subject to change without notice

Elementary Line 2

Mon.—Baked potato Day

Tues.—Uncrustable PB&J Sandwich

Wed.—Uncrustable PB&J Sandwich

Thurs.—Uncrustable PB&J Sandwich

Fri.—Uncrustable PB&J Sandwich

Sport Schedules are subject to change without notice. Please check the school webpage for the most current time and dates.

HS Boys Basketball State Tournaments in Bozeman TBA

HS Girls Basketball State Tournaments in Bozeman TBA

MSGBB vs. V. Christian 10:00 7G/8M new gym

MSGBB vs. Corvallis 4:00 7G/8G old gym

MSGBB @ Corvallis 4:00 7M/8M

MSGBB vs. Stevi 5:45 7G/8M old gym

MSGBB @ Victor 9:00 7G/8G/8M

MSGBB vs. St. Joseph 5:45 7M/7G/8M

MSGBB @ Darby 4:00 7M/8G

MSGBB vs. Hamilton 4:00 7M/7G/8M new gym

No School-Spring Break

Taco soup w/cornbread, cucumbers, applesauce, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Beefie cheesie noodle, salad, pears, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Mini pancakes, cheese sticks, smilie French fries, orange juice, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Burrito, French fries, pineapple chunks, cinna-mon sticks, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Chicken tetrazzi, asparagus spears, oranges, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Calling All 6th Graders!

Cream of potato soup, mini turkey sub, salad, banana, Grammies, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Hamburger, humis chips, applesauce, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Italian dunkers, green beans, fruit cocktail, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Mac’n cheese, carrot/raisin salad, peach whips, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Cheese pizza, baby carrots, oranges, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Soft tacos, mexi corn, cantaloupe, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Irish Day-shepherd's pie, mashed peas, coconut fruit salad, green jello cake, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Hot dog, tator tots, oranges, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Ham & cheese chef salad, squash, dried fruit medley, choc chip bars, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Fish nuggets, French fries, fruit salad, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Tomato soup, cheese pretzel peppers, baby carrots/celery sticks, mandarin oranges, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Turkey pot pie, salad, apple, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Tuna salad sandwich, garden salad, grapes, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Chicken fajitas, pea salad, pineapple chunks, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Chicken strips, French fires, peaches, 1% white & choc milk, skim milk

Testing Schedule for the Spring Students in grades 3-8 will not be taking the state standardized tests (CRTs) in Reading and Math this spring. Montana was granted a testing waiver in order to avoid double-testing of Montana students this school year and to allow schools to smoothly transition to the new statewide assessment, the Smarter Balanced Assessment, in 2015. Students in grades 4, 8, and 10 will take the Science CRT in March. Middle school Science CRTs are set for March 5th, 6th, and 8th. In April, students in grades 3-8 will take the Smarter Bal-anced Assessment Field Test for English/Language Arts and Math. For more information on Smarter Balanced, you can visit www.smarterbalanced.org. Please feel free to contact test coordinator, Alli Bristow at 273 – 0587 ext. 306 for further questions.

MSGBB @ Stevi 4:15 7M/8G

Elementary Music Concert 7:00 p.m.

http://www.smarterbalanced.org