Willow Creek School

Junior High Girls' basketball game @ Willow Creek vs Sheridan 11/19 @ 4:00. High School Basketball begins 11/21 after school. Junior High Girls' Tournament @ Harrison 11/23. Time TBD.

Greetings Willow Creek Parents of Junior High Boys and Girls Basketball players! A quick reminder that we are invited by the Three Forks FCCLA to have a bake sale booth with their Soup booth this Saturday the 23rd! Please bring a baked good to the school by Friday or drop off at the Three Forks gym Saturday morning by 10AM. This is a wonderful opportunity for our junior high program to fund raise! I will be setting up around 9:00 AM. If someone is available to take a shift that would be great! Please let me know. If anyone from the community would like to donate baked goods for the fund raiser it would be greatly appreciated!!

It's that time of year again for our OPI Annual School Climate Survey! Please take time to click on the link and fill out the survey. https://montanaopi.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42UBykmSeY1XOyG Thank you very much for your participation!

Please join us today at 1:00 PM for our Veteran's Day program! It's a wonderful opportunity to say hello to our local veterans and thank them for their service! 🇺🇸

Reminder! For all of the kids grades 7-12 who said they can come to school today to set up for the program tomorrow 🇺🇸 please be at the gym at 1:30. Thank you!!

Willow Creek Students grades 3-8 will be starting MAST testing this week. This testing process replaces the lengthy Smarterbalanced Tests in Math and English Language Arts we have done in the spring. The MAST tests are much smaller tests given three times a year to help decrease test fatigue. Please encourage your students to show what they know and try their best! Having a good night's rest and breakfast is always a good way to start the day at school.

Please join us for our Veteran's Day Program! November 11th @ 1:00 PM in the Willow Creek Gym. Everyone welcome!

The game for tomorrow @ Harrison vs Lima is canceled. Due to unfortunate circumstances Lima will not be able to field a team . The girls will practice tomorrow in Harrison @ 3:45. West Yellowstone Tournament Saturday! tip off time 9:00 AM Good luck girls!!!

**Please note that there can be changes to the schedule** Any changes will be posted as soon as possible! Have a great season girls and coaches!! Good luck! Junior High Girls’ Basketball Schedule 2024 11/1 - Lima @ Harrison 3:00 11/2 – West Yellowstone Tournament 11/8 – West @ Harrison 4:00 11/9 – White Sulphur Tournament 11/12 - @ West Yellowstone 4:00 11/15 – White Sulphur @ Harrison 4:00 11/16 – Shields Valley Tournament 11/19 – Sheridan @ Willow Creek 4:00 11/22 - @ Twin Bridges 3:00 11/26 - @ Ennis 4:00 11/23 – Harrison/Willow Creek Tournament @ Harrison 12/5 – Ennis @ Willow Creek 4:00 12/7 – Twin Bridges Tournament 12/10 - @ Sheridan 4:00 12/12 – Twin Bridges @ Willow Creek 4:00 12/13 - @ White Sulphur 4:00 12/14 – Sheridan Tournament End of season 😊

Mark your calendars! Monday the 28th the volunteer firefighters will be doing training on the school football field. DO NOT be alarmed if you see EMS/Firefighters at the school. Training begins @ 5:30 PM

High School Volleyball plays today! @ 34ks @ 4:00 Go Broncs! Go Trojans! JH Volleyball plays today @ Whitehall @ 4:30 Go Broncs!

Athlete/Parent meeting for girls grades 4-8 for junior high basketball will be Sunday, 5:00 PM in the Willow Creek School cafeteria. Practices start Monday the 21st! We are happy to be bringing the student athletes from Willow Creek, Harrison and Cardwell together to field our junior high basketball teams.

Sports action today!! JH Football plays their last game today in Whitehall at 4:30 Go Broncs! Go Trojans! JH Volleyball travels to Ennis today for games starting at 4:00 Go Broncs!!!

Parents of Willow Creek students! We are currently doing our annual fire drill where we evacuate and go to the fire hall. A parent/guardian will be called to ensure we have current emergency contact info. We will be at the fire hall for our presentation from the fire fighters. Thank you!

**REMINDER** Picture day is TOMORROW 10/9.

Picture Day is Wednesday, October 9th beginning at 8:00 a.m. Pre-K parents are welcome to bring their child to have pictures taken or can wait for the retake day. Packets will be sent home tomorrow.

Fire prevention week is NEXT week! We will be getting the 'theme' soon and creating posters, and along with a specific theme the fire fighters almost always ask the kids about having an escape plan in case of a fire. Parents please take time to visit with your student ahead of the firefighters coming to school next week. The kids love to share their plans. The Volunteer Fire Department will be having their amazing Breakfast on 10/13 from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Please come and support them! There will be great door prizes. tickets are $10.00 each and 6 & under are free. I have tickets in my office for sale if you want to grab one before the 13th! Thank you Fire Fighters for all that you do. We appreciate you and are looking forward to your annual visit to the school.

We have had some inquiries about homeschoolers playing basketball. Here are the established guidelines for participation. In a nut shell, homeschoolers must play in the district in which they live. If they would like to play for another team then they must be enrolled in that school. – Non-public or home school students who meet the requirements of 20-5-109 can participate in MHSA member school extra-curricular activities with the following stipulations: 1) The same standards for participation must be met as those required of full-time students enrolled in the school (besides enrollment). 2) The same rules of the MHSA apply including age, semesters, and academics (see #3). 3) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school must be attested by the head administrator of the nonpublic school. The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for students attending a home school must be attested in writing by the educator providing the student instruction with verification by the MHSA school principal. Academic eligibility includes provisions 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. 4) The student may only participate in the school in the student’s attendance area and cannot transfer. Exception – Home school or nonpublic school students who resides in a a school district with more than one high school can participate in extracurricular activities at any high school in their district if approved by the school district. Districts that enforce attendance area restrictions may enforce those restrictions with home and nonpublic school students. Once a student participates in any extracurricular activity in a particular school, that is the only school that student may participate at during the student’s high school activities career. There is no transfer in district after the initial approval.

Great job representing yesterday Jr. High Football boys! The Jr. High Girls are headed to Twin this afternoon for a 4:00 game and the JV and Varsity volleyball players have games starting at 4:30 in Whitehall! Good luck! Go Broncs! Go Trojans!

A huge "THANK YOU!" to Chelsey Petz for coming in yesterday and doing the pickling project with the high school students. It was a great learning experience for the kids.