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Florence-Carlton School District 15-6, 5602 Old Hwy 93, Florence, MT 59833

Home page: http://www.florence.k12.mt.us

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March 2016

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The Florence-Carlton parents, school and community will provide a safe, respectful environment that strives to prepare all students to become responsible, lifelong learners by

empowering them with the integrity, knowledge and skills to contribute to a changing world.

Budget Amendments for Enrollment Increase and Safety

During the coming months the Board of Trustee will be seeking two budget

amendments to the current year’s budget. These amendments will not raise

taxes. Taxes for the 2015-16 school year were actually 5 mils lower than the

previous year. The board must ask for an amendment in order to use funds

that are held in reserve. The first amendment is due to an increase in the en-

rollment of students at the Florence-Carlton School District. This amendment

has been approved by OPI and will allow the district to use $74,148.12 from

the General Fund Reserve and also generated $2,998.48 in additional state aid.

The money will be moved from the general fund reserves to the general fund.

This money is needed to help the district complete the boiler replacement

project. The meeting for this amendment resolution will be held at the

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees at 7:00 p.m. on March 8, 2016 in

the District Conference Room. The public is invited to give comment at this

meeting.

The second budget amendment is for school safety projects. The district has

identified safety concerns with the security camera system, door lock system,

and various security doors throughout the campus. The phone system will

also be looked at as a part of this system to improve communication on cam-

pus between the classrooms and offices in an emergency situation. The legis-

lature has allowed schools to move money from any budgeted fund (with

some limitations) through an amendment in order to cover these cost that

might not be covered in the general fund or building reserve fund. A meeting

School Elections will be held May 3, 2016. Interested candidates for School Board Trustee may file a Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy with District Clerk, Jessica Pyette, now through March 24th. Changes in School Election Law no longer requires petition signatures on candidate filing paperwork. Other important dates: Deadline for candidate to withdraw: March 31, 2016 Deadline to file as a write in candidate: March 31, 2016 Ballot is certified April 1, 2016 - Ballots mailed by April 18, 2016 Absentee ballots are available for request from April 13 – May 2, 2106 Late Registration begins 29 days before the election and closes at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day You may register to vote by submitting online or mailing a voter registration form to:

Ravalli County Election Office 215 South 4th Street, Suite C

Hamilton, MT 59840

Missoula County Courthouse Office of Elections 200 West Broadway Missoula, MT 59802

Visit the Ravalli County Website - Elections page for more infor-mation or call 406-375-6550.

Election updates and deadlines

Congratulations to the Girls and Boys Basketball Team at District Basketball Tournament

High School News! Page 2

Honor Roll 3.25-3.59

Freshmen

Wyatt Bargmeyer

Emalee Bauknecht

Gavin Beeton

Zach Blomquist

Zach Cather

Trinity Fellows

Parker Hotsinpiller

Teylah Lawson

Shaela Mamuzich

Kyler Pancake

Isabel Sage

Walker Snell

Jalen Sturgill

Sophomore

Kloie Beall

Anthony Dulac

Angela Elkinton

Seth Harris

Trevor Lueck

Tyce Pedersen

Jackson Rice

Jesse Seeley

Jaden Smith

Jesse Squires

Brent Stroppel

Faith Thayer

Michael Wahl

Spencer Wilson

Marcus Zeiler

Junior

Katie Banister

Tyler Dangerfield

Jacob Deschamps

Bridger Dragoo

Alex Durand

Mitch Edgar

Justin Jones

Emma Keller

Danielle Krier

Kali Leibenguth

Jamie Moffatt

Alexa Williamson

Senior

Courtney Ahern

Isaac Boid

Makayla Gollihugh

Kyle Laga

Nathan Mathews-Bovee

Brandon Norton

Sarah Oberhofer

Anthony Stroppel

Connor Thorne

Cody Vacca

Wes Waldbillig

Kristyn Wardlow

2nd Quarter High School Honor Roll

Principal’s List 4.0

Freshmen

Bailey Anderson

Natalie Dulac

Danara Greer

Zoie Laga

Rilee Mangun

Sophomore

Erica Castillo

Rian Dahl

Hudsyn DiBrito

Destini Greer

Brooklyn Little

Cassidy McCollum

Shelby Pallo

Jethro Thorne

Shay Waldbillig

Junior

Dustin Anderson

Steven Betts

Regan Boehm

Hunter DiBrito

Brennan Kappes

Carson Katen

Braxton McCullough

Nate Miller

Sean Rice

Derek Richard

Autumn Round

Meghan St. Germain

Jade Zeiler

Senior

Levi Clagett

Alena Davis

Natalie Drozdz

Sophia Etier

Danika Greer

Kayla Hall

Caroline Maki

Abbey Ostheimer

Daniel Parsons

Danielle Peterson

Kailer Scott

Rebecca Seegraber

Annette Thomas

Gordon Wallace

Awesome Scholarship Opportunities for March

Ravalli Electric Co-Op “Luck of the Draw” Scholarship:

Twelve $1,000 Scholarships

Deadline: March 4th before 4:30 pm.

A drawing will be held at the annual meeting on March

19th. Student and one parent must be in attendance.

Eligibility Requirements:

Parent or legal guardian must be a Ravalli Electric Co-op

member at the time of the application and at the time of the

annual meeting, which is March 19, 2016.

Must have maintained a GPA of 3.0 from freshman through

junior years and through the first semester of senior year.

Planning to attend a two or four year college during the

2015-16 school year.

Eagles Vocational or Trade School Scholarship:

Two $300 awards

Deadline: March 15th

Eligibility:

Have a goal to continue education through accredited

Vocational or Trade School.

Ravalli County resident for at least two years.

Farmer’s State Bank Scholarship: $2500 (renewable for 3 years up to $10,000)

Deadline: Postmarked no later than March 15th

Eligibility:

Senior planning to enroll full-time in an accredited two or four

year college, university or vocational-technical program.

Preference for this scholarship goes to:

One recipient per high school

Students with a GPA between 2.5 and 3.5

Students whose family income is below $50,000

Montana Clerk and Recorder’s Scholarship: $1,000

Deadline: March 15th

Eligibility:

Must be a graduating senior attending an in-state school.

Montana Food Distributors Association Scholarship:

Two $1500

Deadline: March 16th

Eligibility:

Points are awarded based on:

Age, Residency, HS, GPA, Intended college, financial need,

student’s/parent’s workplace, sponsor’s workplace

Most grocery stores are members including Super One and

Gary & Leo’s

GFWV Bitterroot Woman’s Club Scholarship:

$500 (one per school)

Deadline: March 27th

Eligibility:

Open to both male and female students

Rank in the top half of graduating class as of 7th semester.

Attend Florence-Carlton for at least three years.

(Please see Mrs. William’s Scholarship Page on the Florence-

Carlton District website for a full list of scholarships)

High Honor Roll 3.60-3.99

Freshmen

Gabe Bennett

Shannon Byrne

Zach Henderson

Justin Hergett

Joey Janetski

Makenna Liles

Bailey Mays

Ethan Post

Brianna Shorten

Ellie Smith

Anna Stiegler

Rocky Verrue

Trevyn Wood

Danielle Zahn

Sophomore

James Clark

Tyler Gillespie

Ben Griggs

Dimetri Hardesty

Ashley Koerner

Meghan Lohman

Dax Miller

Hannah Parrott

Bransyn Simpson

Caden Venters

Alex Weisenburger

Jewel Zeiler

Junior

Chloe Arthur

Jade Beall

Nathan Binder

Nichole Crisp

Kinzie Crue-Fowler

Hailey Felde

Hunter Harrington

Hilde Huseby

Kourtney Kohlman

Megan Kowalski

Lily Sage

Keerstyn Salveson

Ariana Seaton

Katlin Smith

Katinka Starmans

Ethan Stensrud

Alexis Taulbee

Dawson Thrasher

Senior

Rylee Close

Conner Copeland

Thyler Darrah

David Difort

Levi Edwards

Meagan Harris

Rylie Hawkins

Tristan Scott

Teresa Stolle

Shelby Underwood

Chance Venters

Bo Zeiler

Page 3 More High School News

This robot was a collaborative effort by Zane Kehs and Braxton

McCullough, a self directed assignment Zane and Braxton built this

assemblage from discarded scrap. Second is a negative space coil

pot made by Keerstyn Salveson. The negative space slab project was

constructed by Cassidy McCollum.

High School Artwork Byron Weber Memorial Scholarship: $500 Award Deadline: Return to Mrs. Williams by March 25th Eligibility: GPA of 2.5 or higher Florence-Carlton Senior or Alumni within the past two years. Attending or planning to attend a Post-Secondary accredited institution The Odd Fellow & Rebekah Lodge of Montana Scholarship: Several $500 awards Deadline: March 25th Eligibility: Must have a GPA of 3.0 or less Must attend a College, University, Vo-Tech, Business, Nursing, Beauty School, etc. in Montana Montana PTA Scholarship: $500 award Deadline: April 1st Eligibility: Plans to become an educator Attend a MT college or university Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher Either the student or guardian must be a member of a local PTA unit or of the Treasure STATE PTA associated with Montana PTA. ***Note: you may join Treasure STATE PTA through the MT PTA website. For an application, go to: www.montanapta.org Click on the scholarship tab Questions? Call 406-628-9007 Five Valley Sweet Adeline’s Music Scholarship: $500 award Deadline: April 1st Eligibility: Montana resident Be a graduating HS student who has been enrolled in a formal music program for at least two years OR Be presently enrolled in an accredited institution, (college or university), actively participating in music activities OR Be actively pursuing a college degree while being involved in music activi-ties or pursuing a degree in music education or performance. For an application, go to: OR: See Mrs. Williams http://fivevalleysweetadelines.com/ Missoula Federal Credit Union: Six $1,000 scholarships and one $2,000 Deadline: April 4th 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 Apply online at: www.missoulafcu.org

More Scholarship for March and April

Excellent

work

by

awesome

kiddos!

Art 1 Students

Art 1 students engaging in fashion design using newspaper. This is an

exercise in problem solving and critical thinking in regards to

functional garment and design.

Nate Corbin teamed up with

Taylor Harris

More Elementary Outlook Page 4

For the 100th day of school, Mrs. Gillespie’s second graders completed the

following sentences:

I wish I had 100:

-dirt bikes. Preston Ekstedt

-cats. Kaitlyn Rice

I wouldn’t want 100:

-zombies. Caleb Hanneman

-enemies. Ava Meyer

-snakes. Sophia Stiegler

I could eat 100:

-pizzas. Aidan Medsker

-pieces of seafood. Hailee Winstone

I could never eat 100:

-cupcakes. Nathaniel Ruiz

-pieces of broccoli. Sophie Tollefson

Having 100 of the following could really be a problem:

-sisters. Isaac Nicoson

-monkeys. Gage Bessette-Rodriguez

-babies. Kael Powers

-cats and dogs. Sammy Wagner

If I had 100 dollars, I would buy:

-100 scary movies. Ashlie Overman

-a four wheeler. Chase Wagner

In 100 years, I hope that I can:

-go skydiving. Maggie Schneiter

-take a break. Murphy Fellows

-ride a dirt bike. Kyla Roberts

-stay in shape. Jadyn Dobberstein

Mini Cheer Camp held on January 30, 2016.

100th Day of School

Mini Cheer Camp

The Me & My Main Man event was held this past month in the Old

Gym. Hundreds of "Main Men" and their elementary girls attended,

having tons of fun. Girls invited their "Main Man" with a personal

invitation. Earlier in the day on Friday, the gym was decorated by

volunteers, making the gym an almost magical place. Later that

night, kids and their adult date attended the event that was complete

with crafts, dancing, photos, a game, and tons of food. Each family

contributed a food or drink, that were gobbled up by the hungry

dancers.

FCPT would like to be sure to thank Gary & Leo's for providing the

helium for the large numbers of balloons that were all over the

gym. Many many thanks also to the dedicated volunteers who deco-

rated, ran games, fed children, took photographs, organized crafts,

and cleaned the gym. We couldn't have made this night such a suc-

cess without so many who are willing to step up and put this event

on. Finally, many thanks to the families that generously donated

food, drinks, paper items, and time to make the night so much fun!!!

Me & My Main Man Elementary Event a Success

Kindergartener Zeke Meyer reading at recess!

Elementary Outlook Page 5

Academic Excellence Ava Aalbers Mitch Aalbers Mason Arlington Isaac Bates Lily Bender Tyler Brett Elizabeth Brown Ellie Carlson Colin Chambers Anika Chavez Savannah Christensen Kaiden Church Matthew Clark Dameion Cook Olivia Coulter Kaylee Crawford Patrick Duchien Lexi Ekstedt Kate Falagan Cole Fowler Madison Fowler Brayden Gilbertson Brayden Gladman Aspen Goeltz Aliva Hancock Kyler Harris Rylan Harris Thomas Hendrix Brodie Hinsdale Ethan Horsens Brook Kidd Mia Kiffe Jaxon Larson Josie Lewis Brianna Lindquist Jack Lippy Quinn Lue Johnna McKnight Ezra Meyer Emma Mickelson Noel Migliaccio Nevaeh Otteson Jasmine Paniagua Ava Philbrick Gabe Philbrick Kenzy Pickering Dillon Post Madison Potter Kip Pumnea Olivia Raczykowski Brady Reed Savannah Reeves Colten Rice Brandon Scheffler Elise Schneiter Millie Shepp Harrison Shepp Caelin Simmerman Mose Smith Andrew Standaert Matthew Streekstra Khyler Sturm Maylah Thorne Michael Tsuber Victoria Tsuber Emily Turbitt Cooper Vickhammer Drew Wagner Jonah Wagner William Wagner Dakota Williams Megan Wilson Seth Wilson Ryan Winters Kelsen Zahn

The 2nd grade classes will be presenting My Home’s in Mon-

tana, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, on the stage in the Florence-

Carlton Old Gym at 7:00 pm. The students will use tuned and un-

tuned percussion instruments as accompaniments to songs about

cowboys, cowgirls, and ridin’ the range. You will hear Goodbye,

Old Paint, The Wandering Cowboy, Giddy Up, and many woes of

the old west. Student artwork, created in Mrs. Hartman’s art

classes, will also be on display.

The first grade classes will be presenting Dreamin’ of Sum-

mer, their musical presentation for this school year on Wednesday,

March 23, 2016 on the stage in the F-C Old Gym at 7:00 pm. The

students will use tuned and untuned percussion instruments to ac-

company our wishes for summer weather. Songs in-

clude Bees, Listen to the Sun, When Planting Gardens, and Hey

May!.

Student artwork created in Mrs. Hartman’s art class will be on

display.

2nd Quarter Honor Roll for Grades 3-5

High Honor Roll

Riley Allen

Mickey Benton

Callea Birdsell

Aeris Blair

Dallas Blair

Dylan Boggs

Tanner Brown

Kiera Carter

Colton Christensen

Clayton Clagett

Ashlyn Crue

Mallory Dangerfield

Jacob Davis

Zack Dixon

Maeson Drake-Zinke

Daniel Edwards

Tyler Ferris

Rollie Fisher

Liam Gale

Isaac Goodwin

Jacob Hait

Charlotte Hall

Thomas Hanna

Connor Hanneman

Benjamin Henning

Andrew Horsens

Janis Jones

Addie Kinczel

Savannah Kostecki

Heidi Lambson

Sean Larson

Danika Lindsey

Felicia Loehner

Blake Lohman

Andie McQueen

Adyn Meinzen

Ian Miller

Quintan Monaco

Kinlee Narum

Levi Narum

Michael Navarrro

Sadie Nei

Madi Nelson

Kenny Noland

Morghan Okon

Taven Otteson

Caitlyn Palin

Joseph Pallo

Hailey Powell

Karson Pumnea

Corbin Rice

Nick Riley

Kaylee Ring

Jacob Roman

Breelyn Ruiz

Mya Schumacher

Gavin Schumacher

Gracie Simms

Quinn Skaggs

Nate Smith

Hayvn Smith

Travis Stone

Aaliyah Veitch

Gavin Waller

Ben Zielinski

Honor Roll

Moira Antrim

Joshua Bailey

Angela Bovee

Jessica Burroughs

Vasily Difort

Joseph Geiser

Sarah Hall

Tyson Hawkinson

Andrew Heffner

Finn Jensen

Jaden Jones

Nataley Koerner

Sorrel Kuhlman

Dustin LaPorte

Kale Leonard

Dawson Lindquist

Derek McKethen

Alex McLean

Sam Prescott

Rayanna Roberts

Jacob Schauer

Mason Snell

Umar Sodagar

Jaylyne Solis

Autumn Sutton

Noah Williford

We are showcasing the talent of the Florence-Carlton Elementary school students on

Wednesday, May 18, 2016.

Are you an accomplished musician? Do you write poetry? Are you a good actor? Can

you do something unique? Come and

audition during the week of April 20th.

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 audition as part of a group.

Musical act auditions will be Monday through Friday, April 18-22 before school, 10:30

recess, or 1:45 recess. And on

Wednesday, April 20 between 3:20 and 3:45 in the elementary music room with Mrs.

Sayler.

Non- musical act auditions will be Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19 before school

and on Wednesday, April 20 between 3:20 and 3:45 with Mrs. Hettick in her 3rdgrade

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.

Get your act together for the Florence-Carlton Elementary Talent Show!

Elementary Music Concert for March

Kindergarten students playing Duck, duck goose during recess.

Community News Page 6

This event is hosted by the Flo-Town History Travelers and the Florence Civic Club. All Proceeds benefit the History Travelers: an independent group of students and chaperones, led by Jackie McCann, traveling to learn about our nation's capital and NYC during summer 2016.

Contact Us: 531-8627 Contributions are tax deductible through the

Florence Civic Club.

Flo-Town

Where: Florence School Old Gym

Time: Saturday from 4:00—6:00

Cost: INCLUDES CHILI DINNER!

Single: $10 donation

Family: $25 donation

The Café Chocolat of 2015 was quite a success, and

we’re hoping this year will be even better. Last year,

with the help of FCS drama, we took you through the

decades. This year, we will be tuning in to different

radio stations featuring country, rock ‘n’ roll, pop,

80s/90s, folk rock, oldies, and talk

radio.

Grab some tickets and come on down to support your

school and delight in a wonderful collaboration of dra-

ma and music. Your ticket also includes complimen-

tary desserts and drinks served up by our wonderful

middle school student wait staff.

Café Chocolat 2016

On September 30, the Florence school community did something beautiful for other people. 27 students came together at a school-wide assembly culminate a commitment of time, hair-care and a heart-felt donation. They gave a piece of themselves so that someone else could have more. They gave their hair. We had 8 wonderful hair stylists who trimmed the locks of our students, teachers, parents, friends and other community members. In addition to that, another 28 people had cut their hair at some point previous to the assembly and they also brought in their hair donations. Thank you to everyone who made that day so special, especially to our hair stylists: Cecelia Doty, Kelly Sayler-Hagglund, Whitney Bogert, Jessica Pumnea and Erica Amt, Jamie Newbary, Kristie Lewis and Michelle Fyfe who donated their time. Community members are still bringing hair donations. As of today 115 hair donations have been made in the name of the Florence Hair Club. Total com-mitments to hair donation are at 158 and counting. A number of students have requested another hair cut assembly for those who weren't ready in September. If you are interested or willing to donate your hair, please contact Mr. Stiegler before this next hair cutting assembly. If you are a student under 18 years old, please bring a permission slip.

Florence Hair Club updates by Scott Stiegler

Photo credit to Perry Backus, Ravalli Republic

What’s Happening in the Middle School Page 7

Middle School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Academic Excellence

6th Grade

Kendall Boehm

Ryan Coulter

Maddox Hurlbert

Dylan Kidd

Jaidyn Larson

Luke Maki

Lillian Meigs

Analise Migliaccio

Ryan Monk

Addison Nordhaug

Tristan Pyette

Gwenyth Reed

Allison Streekstra

7th Grade

Kellen Bradt

Kinsey Church

Kyle Clark

Gracie Houston

Shawn Huseby

Molly Kendall

Sierra Koerner

Madelynn Lippy

Hannah McLean

Josephine Miller

Elijah Pedersen

Mackenzie Rose

Jesse Sage

Cadence Waller

Shane Wilson

8th Grade

Erin Dahl

Alexis Johnson

Hunter Mahan

Jacee McNair

Gianna Migliaccio

Brendan Schneiter

Charlie Schweitzer

High Honor Roll 6th Grade Zale Bender Mika French Sydney Kostecki Bryce Lohman Carina McCollum Madison Meidinger Rylie Morton Jared Pallo Jace Pedersen Ryley Ring Claire Schneiter Lucas Schroeder Andrew Scully Cassidy Steber Chloe Thompson Kolbi Wood Caden Zaluski 7th Grade Betty Ann Alexander Garrett Boehm Chase Bovee Craig Brett Jonathan Briney Danielle Carella Victoria Carella Nisa Caye Jonathan Chamberlin Zachary Christopherson Nathan Cunningham Logan Gibson Dylan Gladman Kyle Hall Jayden Hendricksen MacKenzie Little Hunter Meinzen Brendan Nelson Justin Paniagua Addison Paske Oliver Post Gabrielle Reed Keegen Reed Charlotte Rogers Jacob Stiegler Aidan Tollefson Aubree Waldbillig Layla Windsor Louis Zielinski 8th grade Kyler Alm Jacklyn Balfourd Clint Banister Bridger Christensen Halle Christopherson Grace Edgar MaKeelin Glass Sarah Hopcroft Isabelle Hume Monica Koerner Brooklynn Newbary Sydnee Paul Marcus Peterson Caden Plasmier Jasper Roberts Jacob Round Tyler Schumacher Emma Stensrud Morgan Stone Daniela Thayer Grady Venters Madison Wahl Sara Weisenburger

Honor Roll

6th Grade

Jaycee Bauer

Yelena Blomquist

Sarah Craun

Nathaniel Gale

Jocelyn Henderson

Jami Janetski

Alexander Johnson

Calvin Kendall

Malena Ketelhut

Frank Lindon

Austen McQueen

Beau Neal

Anna Schroeder

Chance Stephenson

Ian Williford

7th Grade

Jayson Dixon

Sierra Gruell

Carolyn Morris

Xavier Myers

Daniel Palin

Simon Reed

Miriam Smith

Sierra Wardlow

Damon Wofford

CashLynn Wood

8th Grade

Lily Brown

James Cummins-Wixom

Allan Dallapiazza

Alexander Etier

Myla Guerrero

Kayla Kinczel

Emily Kinnaman

Colby Kohlman

Jaren Lue

Avery Meinzen

Maddie Mikesell

Janiah Otteson

Nicholas Sanchez

Kody Tolson

This spring, Florence- Carlton Elementary and Middle School will participate in the Smarter Balanced Assessment for English Language Arts and Math. The testing window for grades 3 through 8 will be March 23th through May 27th. High school will no longer be taking the Smarter Balanced Test. Please feel free to contact your teachers for their specific test-ing week. Students in grades 4, 8 and 10 will participate in the Science CRT with a testing window of March 3rd to March 24th. The following bullet points are information presented from the Office of Public Instruction given to schools to share with the community members and parents. Because of last year’s testing irregularities, results may not be an accurate reflection of student, school, or district perfor-mance. The 2014/2015 scores will not be used for state accountability. The Smarter Balanced assessment replaced Montana’s previous test, the Criterion Reference Test (CRT). The Smarter Bal-anced assessment is a better, more accurate tool for educators, students, and parents because it’s aligned to Montana’s rigor-ous math and English/language arts standards. The scores this year should not be compared to scores from previous years. As with any kind of change, it will take time for students and teachers to get comfortable with the new standards and tests. The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, does not change assessment for 2016. States are still re-quired to test students in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Because of last year’s testing irregularities, student results may not be an accurate reflection of school, student or district per-formance. About 76,000 Montana students were expected to take the Smarter Balanced test. About 64,000 (82 percent) Montana students were able to take the Smarter Balanced test, and of those, about 55,000 (72 percent) tests were scored. 142 schools didn’t test their students, that’s about 18 per-

cent of schools (792) that have eligible students The Smarter Balanced assessment will be used next spring, but we are cutting the time spent testing: Smarter Balanced will be the assessment used for federal

accountability purposes in grades 3-8. ACT will be the assessment used for federal accountability

purposes in grade 11, cutting testing time by two-thirds for public school juniors.

The Smarter Balanced assessment takes juniors, on average, eight hours to complete. If they were also taking ACT, that’s 12 hours of testing. The ACT takes about four hours to complete. Measured Progress and AIR are negotiating a contract that

will allow Montana to deliver the 2015/2016 Smarter Bal-anced assessment using a proprietary platform, not the open-source platform that caused so many problems in 2014/2015.

Montana students will not participate in the Smarter Balanced classroom activity, cutting testing The federal education department requires all public schools to have a 95 percent participation rate on its statewide assessment. Because of last year’s irregularities, most schools will not meet this requirement. However, schools will not be held accounta-ble for this. http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/Assessment/SMART/2014_15SBAC_TalkingPoints.pdf

Upcoming Testing Information and Dates

Equal Education, Nondiscrimination and Sex Equity The District will make equal educational opportunities available for all students without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, ethnicity, language barrier, religious belief, physical or mental handicap or

disability, economic or social conditions, or actual or potential marital or parental status. No student, on the basis of sex, will be denied equal access to programs, activities, services, or benefits or be limited in the

exercise of any right, privilege, or advantage, or denied equal access to educational and extracurricular programs and activities.

Classified Position Needed

Vacancy for a playground aide from 11:00 am—1:30 pm.

Please apply at the Florence-Carlton district office.

High School Track assistant coaches needed

Sprint/hurdler

Jump coach

For more information please contact Bryan Neuman

@ Florence-Carlton School

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Softball JV Jamboree @ Mission TBA

Early Out—2:30

Board Meeting 7:00

Elementary Line 2

Monday Wednesday Fri day Uncrustable PB & J sandwiches

Tuesdays & Thurs day

Goldfish cheese sandwiches

Menu: subject to change without notice

MS/HS Line 2 Mon.—Chicken sandwich Tues.—Hamburger Wed.—Taco on the go Thurs.—Flat pizza Fri.—Corn dog Offered daily—uncrustable peanut butter & jelly sandwich Bagel w/cream cheese

Breakfast Menu Mon.—French Toast Tues.—Cooks Choice Wed.—Scrambled Eggs Thurs.—Waffles Fri.—Cinnamon rolls *Cold Cereal, fruit, or milk are available daily while supplies last

Sport Schedules are subject to change without notice.

Please check the schools

webpage for the most current time and dates.

Early Out—2:30

Early Out—2:30

2nd Grade Music Concert 7:00

1st Grade Music Concert 7:00 old gym MS Bitterroot Band Festival

MS Choir Concert 7:30

HS Boys & Girls State Basketball @ Butte TBA

Café Chocolat

1st Show 6:00 pm

2nd Show 8:30 pm

5th grade mini band concert

The Florence Civic Club invites you to attend our monthly

meetings! The Florence Civic Club meets at the Fire Hall,

the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm. Our next meet-

ing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, 6:00pm. The

Civic Club is excited about our upcoming events and fund

raisers. Please join us to discuss and plan the Old Pick Up

Show, Get Outdoors Day, our Annual Golf Tournament, a

community Dinner, Tennis Camps and our new Florence

civic Club LOGO COMPETITION, just to name a few

fun things we are working on! We are a fun group that is

excited for our future! If you have any questions, call

Ann (406) 403-6491 or Bessie (406) 544-5157. email

questions to:abethea17@gmail.com.

Florence’s Annual Easter Egg

Hunt! Saturday, March 26th at

10 A.M.

Located at Hideout Mountain

Park, Florence, MT.

For ages 0-12.

Sponsored by Florence

Therapy & Wellness 273-4246

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

Corn dog, garden salad, mixed apples, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Pizza burger, veggie medley, peaches, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Fish shapes, smilie French fries, apple cinnamon slices, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Chicken fajita meat over rice, hot broccoli & cauliflower, pineap-ple tidbits, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Pepperoni pizza, gar-den salad, fruit cock-tail, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Burritos, mexi corn, applesauce, cinnamon breadsticks, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Chicken dino bites, potato wedges, pears, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Italian dunkers, green beans, fresh grapes, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Mini egg rolls, fried rice, fresh grapefruit, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Shepard's pie, mashed peas, coconut fruit salad, green cake, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Fish sandwich, garden salad, dried fruit medley, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Chicken pot pie, hot snap peas, fresh lemons, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Flat pizza, Brussel sprouts, apricots, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Chili & cinnamon rolls, fresh celery sticks, banana, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Pancakes’n sausage, hash brown patty, applesauce cups, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Tuna chef salad, red/green peppers, fruit salad, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Tuna salad sandwich, fresh cucumbers, fruit salad, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Mac’cheese, carrot-raisin salad, fresh pears, 1% choc & white milk, skim milk

Daylight saving time

begins

Florence Civic Club Easter Egg

Hunt

Softball & track potluck 6:00– Parent mtg 7:00 p.m.

Music Booster Mtg 7:00

Fury Sports Program Volleyball camp - June 13-15

Boys and girls grades 4th-9th

10-12:30 P.M. @ Florence HS Cost: $65 by June 1st or $75 at the door Sign up at www.furysportsprogram.com or check in your school offices for flyers

Fundamental Athlete Sports Training (F.A.S.T.) will be

conducting a performance camp this summer here in

Florence. All athletes are welcome. The camp will be

focus on speed, agility, jump mechanics, and condition-

ing using cutting edge training techniques designed to

prevent the likelihood of injuries and increase perfor-

mance.

Camp Dates: June 13-16 at Florence HS

Boys age 10-13 9-11 A.M.

Boys age 14 and up 1-3 P.M.

Girls age 12 and up 4-6 P.M.

Cost: $65 before May 13 or $75 after – space may be

limited so register early

Locations: TBD, based on weather conditions may be

indoors or outdoors.

Find flyers in school offices or with your team coach or

athletic director. You may also contact Brant Humphrey

via email for more specific information

atbrant@mtathlete.com

Florence Falcon Sports Training Camp

1st day of softball & track practice

MSGBB (7G/7M/8) vs Stevi 4:00 new gym

MSGBB (7G/8) @ Corvallis 4:00

MSGBB (7G/8) @ Hellgate 4:00 MSGBB (7M/8)

vs Corvallis 4:00

MSGBB (7M/8) @ Victor 9:00 am

MSGBB (7G/8) @ St. Joe’s 4:00 MSGBB (7M/8)

@ Valley Christian 4:15

MSGBB (7M/8) vs Hamilton 4:00

MSGBB (7G/8) vs Lone Rock 4:00 new gym