Box Elder Public Schools

The Box Elder Public Schools election was held Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 Unofficial Results: Votes for One (1) Trustee for two (2) year term: Shane Sangrey- 17 votes Votes for Two (2) Trustees for a three (3) year term: Jennifer Barberstock- 9 votes Calvin Jilot- 19 votes Lawrence Parisian- 18 votes 26 Ballots were cast out of 178 registered voters.

ATTENTION BOX ELDER PARENTS/GUARDIANS: We are dismissing school at 2pm today due to flooding in Rocky Boy. Please be sure someone is home for your child(ren).

The evening of Tuesday, May 7th is the last day to register a team for the 3 on 3. If you have an individual who wants to play, please contact Coach Favel or Coach MacDonald as we are organizing Free Agent teams. The brackets will be finalized Thursday morning. We are planning for local teams to start Friday evening and all teams playing Saturday.

On May 1st, 2024, Box Elder Schools with the Rocky Boy Health Center will be hosting a youth conference for all 7-12th grade students. Below are the topics that will be covered through the day! Healthy Relationships – Sandra Friede Healthy Foods – Gerry Eagleman, Youth Health & Wellness Mindfulness – Stormy Bruchard, Behavioral Health Aide Tobacco Prevention – Sarah Parisian & Shawnte Geboe Life Goals & Preparation - Shane Sangrey, SCC Student Services Opioid Use – Lacey Gonzales, State of Montana SCC Extension Services – Bernadine Wolfchild, CYFAR Project Coordinator 2:30pm GYM - General Assembly with Kasey Nicholson

Mark your calendars for lots of upcoming opportunities to get your kids practicing and competing! The Lady Bears and Bears Basketball teams will be fundraising by hosting skills camps and tournaments through the end of April and May. Contact Jeremy Macdonald or Ann Favel for more info and to register. Registration will also be available at the school.

Join us at Box Elder Schools to celebrate Autism Awareness Week next week!

Upcoming Schedule Information: We have a 1 pm dismissal TOMORROW, Friday, April 19, 2024. There is a K-6 Spring Concert next Tuesday evening at 5pm in the gym - we hope to see you there!

Parents & Guardians: Please remember to come down to conferences tomorrow from 4-7pm! We also will have a Jr High/ High School Concert at 6:30pm tomorrow.

We are pleased to report that the school was thoroughly cleaned and we will resume normal school functions Monday, April 15. There is a regularly scheduled Board meeting on Monday at 5pm.

Public Notice Box Elder Schools Contamination Update Thank you to the Chippewa-Cree Housing Authority and Public Health Department for working with Box Elder Schools after the report of a foreign substance contamination in our building. The school has been in communication with Tribal Departments, Hill County Health Department, Sanitation Department and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality throughout the day. We have identified an isolated area of the school in need of professional cleansing. We have a licensed contractor approved by DEQ scheduled for clean up of the area on Saturday. Once cleaning and retesting is completed, we anticipate a fully operational school on Monday. Specific details on this matter will be provided to the Board of Trustees on Monday, April 15th at 5:00 during our regularly scheduled board meeting. Due to privacy rights, the District will not be providing specific details at this time but rest assured, our Administration team and Supervisors have taken precautionary steps to reopen our building safely on Monday morning. If anything changes we will notify the public. The Board Meeting is open to the public. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Superintendent MacDonald at jmacdonald@boxelder.k12.mt.us.

Public Notice Box Elder schools will be closed on Friday, April 12. A foreign substance was found inside the building Thursday afternoon. We will be closing the school to decontaminate the area and monitor additional areas for contamination. Administration will be working with local officials to ensure complete removal of the substance before students and staff return to the facility. We will address this as quickly and thoroughly as possible.  Questions can be sent to Superintendent MacDonald at jmacdonald@boxelder.k12.mt.us or by calling 406-352-4195

Parents & Guardians - thank you for being flexible with us for conferences! Our final conference of the school year will take place NEXT Wednesday, April 17 from 4-7. A meal will be provided!

There will be a Parent Action Committee Meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 9 in the cafeteria at 6pm. Light refreshments will be served. Come share your ideas!

Box Elder Weekly Athletic Update Wednesday, April 10th HS Track @ Havre (Havre Middle School - Cal Wearly) Start Time - 8:30 AM bus departure - 7:20 AM Friday, April 12th HS Golf @ Great Falls (Anaconda Hills - Belt/Centerville Invite) - Varsity Only Shotgun Start - 10:00 AM bus departure - 7:30 AM Saturday, April 13th HS Golf @ Fairfield (Harvest Hills GC - Fairfield Meet) - Varsity Only Shotgun Start - 10:00 AM bus departure - 7:00 AM HS Track @ Havre (Havre Middle School - Havre Invite) Start Time - 9:00 AM bus departure - 7:40 AM GO BEARS GO

Due to a high number of illnesses and schedule conflicts we are going to reschedule our parent/teacher conferences from tomorrow, Thursday, April 4th to next week, Thursday, April 11th. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the school at 352-4195 or 352-3222.

Updated Job Opportunities at Box Elder School

The 5th/6th grade optional basketball practice that was scheduled for 8:00 this morning has been cancelled. See you tomorrow at the jamboree!

Check out these job opportunities at Box Elder School:

Attention all parents of JUNIORS taking the ACT at school today: students were required to turn in their phones, per testing protocol and the test will be going on until at least 2:30pm. The rest of the student body will go home at 1:45 but the juniors will be released after the test is over at 2:30.

Reminders for our upcoming school schedule: TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 27 will be a 1:45 dismissal for all students and staff. There is NO SCHOOL Thursday, March 28 through Monday, April 1. There is a 5th & 6th grade Basketball Jamboree here at Box Elder School on Friday, March 29. We will see everyone back at school Tuesday, April 2, 2024!