Colstrip School District 19 -

****TRANSPORTATION ALERT**** The Garfield bus will not drop students at stops south of the Boys' and Girls' Club this afternoon, 1/22/25. All students who normally are dropped off south of Lame Deer on HWY 4 will be dropped off at the Boys' and Girls' Club. Drop off time will be 4:33 This includes the following stops: Little Coyote Drive Harris Lane A Harris Lane B Powwow Grounds All other students will be dropped off as usual. Muddy Cluster students will arrive approximately 17 minutes earlier than usual. (4:43 instead of 5:00 PM)

***CHS Athletics Notice*** CHS Boys' Basketball Practice for today, 1/22/25, is cancelled. CHS Girls' Basketball will practice from 4-6 at the CHS Gym.

***FBMS ATHLETICS NOTICE*** The FBMS Boys' Basketball game in Lodge Grass has been postponed due to hazardous road conditions. We will reschedule the game for a later date. FBMS Boys' Basketball will practice today from 4PM-6PM. The Activity Bus will run as normally scheduled this evening. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in our efforts to keep your students safe. GO MUSTANGS!!!

***TRANSPORTATION ALERT*** The Garfield bus is back on the road and will be picking up students at the remaining stops. Everyone is safe and sound. Thank you to all who responded quickly to getting the bus out and keeping our students safe.

***TRANSPORTATION ALERT*** The Garfield bus is currently stuck in the snow at the Powwow Grounds. All students and school personnel are safe, and help is on the way to get the bus back on the road. All stops after the Powwow Grounds will be delayed until the bus is safely on the road again. If your student is usually picked up by Garfield, please be aware of the delay. We will let you know when the bus is on the road again.

Transportation Notice- The Garfield Bus is running late for stops after the Pow Wow Grounds. Will update when we know more.

***Transportation Notice*** This evening's activity bus will be approximately 10-15 minutes late.

***FBMS ATHLETICS NOTICE*** FBMS Boys' Basketball practice is cancelled this afternoon. Departure time for tomorrow's game vs Lodge Grass is 2 PM, games will tip-off in Lodge Grass at 4:30 and all 3 teams will be playing. Please remind your student athletes to wear nice jeans and a button-up collared shirt per Coach Neiss's request. Thank you and GO MUSTANGS!!!

Transportation Notice- Please make sure that your students are dressed appropriately and have warm winter gear available when riding the bus.

FBMS ATHLETIC NOTICE - FBMS Boys Basketball Games tomorrow vs St. Labre Schools will NOT play tomorrow Monday Jan. 20th. FBMS Boys WILL have practice from 4 pm - 6 pm instead. The Activity Bus will run tomorrow after practice. Reminder NO GAMES tomorrow however there will be practice from 4-6 pm. Thank you for your understanding!

***Transportation Notice*** Colstrip Schools will be utilizing the 2-route transportation system beginning Thursday, January 16th until further notice. Please note that on Fridays, all stops will occur one hour earlier. The Activity Bus will continue to run Mon-Thurs. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

*** Athletics Notice*** Tomorrow's boys' and girls' basketball games in Lame Deer will begin at noon, an hour earlier than previously posted. Game times will be as follows: 12:00 PM Boys' C 1:30 PM Girls' JV 3:00 PM Boys' JV 4:30 PM Girls' Varsity 6:00 PM Boys' Varsity

FBMS Athletic Notice- Due to hazardous road conditions to the west of Colstrip, the decision has been made to cancel the FBMS Boys' Basketball game at Shepherd for Saturday, January 18th.

***ATHLETICS NOTICE!!!*** Due to hazardous weather and travel conditions on 212 and the interstate, Lodge Grass has requested that we play only the Varsity games today. There will be no C or JV games today. Varsity girls will play at CHS at 2:00 PM, followed by the boys at 3:30. Varsity games only. This will allow the Lodge Grass teams time to get here safely and to travel home safely. Conditions on the roads and high winds south of Billings and west of Lame Deer are a high concern, we want everyone to get here and make it home. Thank you for your understanding and Go Colts! Go Fillies!

Thank you to Bill Neumiller for these fantastic action photos of the Fillies in their 44-41 win over Forsyth. Great win for the Fillies!

Thank you, Bill Neumiller, for these great action shots from the Colts' 58-48 victory over Forsyth. #3 Alex Strand and #12 Keatyn Hill sinking baskets, great camera work and fantastic play by all the Colts that evening!

***Athletics Notice- Wrestling*** If you would like to purchase tickets for the Miles City Cowboy/Cowgirl Wrestling Tournament this Friday and Saturday, please go to this link to purchase tickets: https://gofan.co/event/2722991?schoolId=MT14352 You can also scan the QR Code to purchase tickets from GoFan.

General Info for CHS and FBMS Parents-Parents of students in grades 7-12 will receive in the mail a Parental Opt-Out form and Fact Sheet regarding the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Preview the survey at: Middle school survey: https://opi.mt.gov/Portals/182/Page%20Files/YRBS/Registration%20information/YRBS%20-%202025%20-%20%20Middle%20School%20Questionnaire.doc.pdf?ver=2024-10-01-102459-430 High school survey:https://opi.mt.gov/Portals/182/Page%20Files/YRBS/Registration%20information/2025%20MTH%20Questionnaire%20with%20cover%20FINAL.pdf?ver=2024-11-15-144955-813 The Opt-Form includes these web links, but they are long and difficult to type. Use these handy-dandy links to review the survey. You can see what questions your student will be asked if they choose to participate in the survey. You may choose to opt-out your student out of the survey by signing the opt-out form and returning it to your school office. This biennial survey is sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

***Transportation Notice*** Colstrip Schools will be utilizing the 2-route transportation system beginning Thursday, January 16th until further notice. Please note that on Fridays, all stops will occur one hour earlier. The Activity Bus will continue to run Mon-Thurs. I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

CHS Athletic Notice- Baskteball games against Lodge Grass on Friday, January 17th will be as follows: 11:30 AM Girls C 1:00 PM Boys C 2:30 PM Girls JV 4:00 PM Boys JV 5:30 PM Girls V 7:00 PM Boys V