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MANHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SPRING 2017 1

MANHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT Spring 2017

SUPERINTENDENT SCOTT SPEAKS: Spring Updates

1. Current student population- High School enrollment consists of 237 students; Grades 7 and 8 is made up of 140 stu-

dents; and grades K-6 includes 306 students for a total of 683 students. Projected numbers for next year at this current time

are about 265 students in the High School; 120 in the Middle School; 310 in the elementary for an estimated count of 695

students.

2. No General Fund Levy Election Requested- We have decided to keep the budgets for the 17-18 school year the

same as this year. The board of trustees decided to accept my recommendation and not run school levy election. This is the

second year in a row that we have chosen to not ask for any additional taxpayer dollars. In addition, the district was able to

cancel our trustee election as two candidates filed for the two open positions. Voters in the Manhattan School district will

not be receiving a ballot for the upcoming school elections in May.

3. Building Project- If you have driven by during the last few weeks, you have noticed a lot of dirt work being completed.

Piles were created and piles were taken away!! Once the base was all filled and packed correctly, the constructing of the

foundation will began. We will see concrete being poured sometime right after the Easter break.

The first foundation work will begin in the middle school wing (MSW)and the gymnasium area will be next. To begin

with, you will more than likely see the most progress with the MSW. Once the gymnasium foundation is complete, the de-

livery and construction of the metal building material will take place.

We will also see work on sewer and utilities begin, shortly. I have been asked by a few people what the construction was

that happened on the North end of the property. It is sewer line construction Bill Rider had installed to join his trailer park

to the city line.

As we move closer to the summer break, I want people to know that the entire elementary building, including the gymnasi-

um will be shut down over the entire summer. Due to the liability risks, we will have no staff or students in the building

while construction goes on in that building. They will be working on kitchen changes and replacing windows and the out-

side wall on the primary wing.

A reminder also that nobody is allowed in the fenced off area unless they have checked in at the trailer. As production in-

creases, we will be offering tours at times for people to witness the progress.

4. Softball and Wrestling- There have been some really strong momentum driving the idea of adding both Softball and

Wrestling. With the strong numbers trying out for our sports teams, I do believe the addition of these two sports would pro-

vide more opportunities for our students. While we are still trying to put the details of this proposal together, the energy

from a large number of parents has been appreciated. We should know in May or June if this will be a go or not for the next

school year.

5. Retirements- I would like to thank Teresa Oldenburger (5th grade teacher), Jane McCarthur (special education

paraprofessional), and Vickie Westervelt (custodian) for their service to the district. All three ladies are choosing to retire at

the end of the school year. I greatly appreciate their commitment over the years to the district and wish them all the best.

A lot is happening in the district. It is a great time to be a Manhattan Tiger! Please don’t hesitate to contact me by email or stop in

for a visit if you have questions or concerns. You can email me at [email protected]. As we finish the school year, I look

forward to seeing you at the concerts and events.

Roll On Tigers,

Scott Chauvet

mailto:[email protected]

2 MANHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWSLETTER SPRING 2017

I would like to thank everyone in-

volved, students, parents, commu-

nity and all staff for making my sec-

ond year as high school principal

as memorable as my first year.

This is a very positive school sys-

tem and I feel fortunate to be a part

of it.

Our Academic Olympic team re-

cently returned from a competition

in Frenchtown where they placed fifth. Most of the teams

they competed against were from AA schools. Mrs.

Stewart did a great job leading this team! The team

members are: Daniel Carlson, Thomas Carlson, Colter

Barney, Cody Dykstra, and Hannah Madsen. Congratu-

lations team!

Our District Music Festival is in Bozeman and Helena

April 20-22. Mr. Rosenberger and Miss Frank are help-

ing their groups and individuals prepare for the festival.

They are also working hard to prepare for the Tiger Beat

performances on April 28th. It is a very busy time in the

music department. The state music festival will be in ear-

ly May.

Our Spring session of Drivers’ Education will begin on

May 15th at 6:30 PM and will end in early July. Students

must be 14 ½ by the session start date. Mrs. Grevious

will be sending out information letters soon. All infor-

mation listed on the letter has to be submitted on the first

day of class. Make sure she has your child’s name if you

are interested in getting them into this session. The cost

for the session is $300, the PTO has started a fund to

help assist with this cost. Please contact the office for

more information.

Track and golf are off and running toward very success-

ful seasons. Divisional golf is May 9th at Cottonwood

Golf Course and State is May 15th-17th in Shelby. District

track is May 12th and 13th in Bozeman, Divisional track is

May 18th in Laurel, and State is May 26th and May 27th in

Butte. Good luck to all Tiger athletes!

All Juniors will be taking the ACT on April 19th. This test

is paid for by a grant from the state. It is a great oppor-

tunity for students to take this test in our own school.

Advanced Placement classes are working hard to pre-

pare students for the AP exams which will take place in

the next few weeks. . The student council Spring Fling

Clean-up Day is May 19th. The high school Spring con-

cert will be May 22nd at 7:00. Cheerleading tryouts for

next year are May 22nd-25th.

The seniors will have their awards ceremony and gradu-

ation practice during the school day on May 31st. Bacca-

laureate will also be held that night at 7:00. Graduation

will be June 4th at 2:00. Semester tests for seniors will

be May 25th.

Doctors from Pro Chiropractic will be at the school on

May 11th at 6:00 to offer physicals to students planning to

participate in athletics for the 2017-2018 school year.

Physicals will also be offered before and after the Fall

Parent Meetings. The cost is $35 and Pro Chiropractic

will donate that money back to Manhattan Athletics. We

would like to thank Pro Chiropractic for performing this

service. Students are free to get their physicals else-

where if they chose. Students and families can purchase

their activities tickets for the 2017-2018 school year at

the same time. Prices are:

Students $45.00

Adults $50.00

Family of four $150.00

Family of five or more $175.00

*Family passes can be paid in two installments

The fall parent meetings for football, volleyball, cross

country will be August 7th at 7:00 PM. All athletes will

have to take a concussion baseline test before they can

practice. Coaches will contact athletes with the day and

time of the test.

Semester tests for grades 9-11 will be June 5th-7th. The

last day of school is June 7th. The first day of the 2017-

2018 school year will be August 29th. School pictures will

be August 30th. A complete 2017-2018 school year

schedule can be found on the school website.

Congratulations to this great group of seniors and have a great summer!!

Neil Harvey: High School Principal


Junior high track is underway and their first meet is sched-uled for Thursday, April 13. If the weather holds, they should be competing in five or six meets with the season will concluding on May 6. There are currently sixty ath-letes in the program. Mr. Ori-et is once again our head coach and Ms. Vanderby and Mr. Grabowska assist him.

April 25 is the date set for class pictures. Life Touch Studios will once again be taking the class’ pictures. Please be watching for information on pictures pack-ets and prices.

The Manhattan High School’s Tiger Beat is sched-uled for April 28. All classes attend the rehearsal performances. This is a fun day for the K – 8 stu-dents as they have the opportunity to watch the high school students perform and some of them, begin to aspire to be up on that stage when they are in high school!

Missoula Children’s Theater week is May 1 through May 5. The performances are scheduled for May 5. More information regarding the performances will be coming home at a later date.

Our Smarter Balance testing should be completed or near completion by May 12. We will be doing make up tests during the week of May 15 - 19 and hopefully we can get all students in grades 3 – 8 tested by May 19.

Spring concert dates are May 22 – 24. May 22 will be the high school concert, May 23 will be the grades 5 – 8 concert, and Wednesday, May 24 will be the grades K – 4 concert. The concerts will be held in the high school gym and they all begin at 7:00 P.M.

Kindergarten promotion exercises and the elemen-tary awards program are tentatively planned for

Tuesday, June 6. The ceremony will begin at 9:00 A.M. and should conclude by 9:30. We will have a break from 9:30 to 10:00 and then begin the Elemen-tary Awards Assembly at 10:00. The elementary track meet is tentatively scheduled for June 7. Par-ents are cordially invited to attend the track meet and to have lunch with their children on June 7. Please be aware that we may change the format and/or the date of the track meet as our numbers have in-creased and we are seeking ways of running it more efficiently. If we come up with a “better plan,” parents will be notified as soon as possible.

Times and dates are still being worked out for the Junior High Awards Assembly. This information will be coming out at a later date.

If you have a child. who is eligible for kindergarten in August of 2017 and you plan to send that child to kin-dergarten, please contact the school as soon as pos-sible so we can place them in a class.

As the year draws to a close, please be extra cau-tious when driving in the vicinity of the school. With the increased volume of traffic in and around the school, the possibility of having an accident greatly increases. Your vigilance is greatly appreciated!

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the year-end activities!

Scott Schumacher: K-8 Principal

PURCHASE YOUR MHS YEARBOOK

$50 thru May 1st —$55 starting May 2nd

Visit the MHS Library or https://yearbookforever.com

Library Board Member Opening

Looking for a way to serve our commu-

nity? The Manhattan Community School

Library board is now taking applications

for an immediate opening on the board.

Applications can be picked up at the

town office & the library. If you have

questions stop by the

library and visit with Kari or Trudy.


Manhattan Friends of Music will present Tiger Beat, the high school talent show on

Friday, April 28 at 7:00 pm in the high school gym. Please join us to hear incredible vocal and

instrumental talent as well as a little humor thrown in between the acts

Admission cost is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. All proceeds go to

supporting music education and performance in the school.

March 12th through the 14th, the Manhattan Busi-

ness Professionals of America Club competed at

the State level in Billings. There were over 1250

students at State from over 100 Montana High

Schools.

Manhattan had 16 students who had qualified for

State, and 9 of those students were called on to the

stage Tuesday to receive a Top 10 Award. Colter

Barney placed in C++ programming, Java Program-

ming and PC Troubleshooting. Troy Lucier placed

in Network Admin with Microsoft and Fundamental

Accounting. Emry Olsztyn placed in Network Admin

with Microsoft and Advanced Spreadsheets. Cody

Dykstra placed in Fundamental Spreadsheets. Mi-

chael Nehring and Daniel Carlson placed in Funda-

mental Word Processing. These 6 all qualified to

compete at Nationals in Orlando, Florida May 9-14,

by placing in the top 5 in their events.

These boys are currently trying to raise money for

the trip in various ways, working at different events,

including Macho Match Volleyball, the PTO carnival

and Bozeman’s Garage-A-Rama. Advisor Todd

Lucier has set up a GO FUND ME site for the boys,

and if you would like to make a donation the URL is

www.gofundme.com/manhattan-bpa-to-nationals.

Pralie Duffin, Madison Dundas, and Joselynn Van-derby also place Top 10 in Economic Research Project Individual, Medical Office Procedures, and Network Admin with Microsoft respectively. Thank you to all have supported BPA!

Manhattan BPA qualifies 6 for Nationals!

Daniel Carlson, Cody Dykstra, Emry Olsztyn, Troy Lucier

& Michael Nehring are excited to head to Orlando.

http://www.gofundme.com/manhattan-bpa-to-nationals


SPRING ACTIVITY CALENDAR

4/13 Jr. High Track /Field (A( Livingston @ 10 A.M.

4/13 Varsity Golf (A) Big Timber @ 10 A.M.

4/18 JH Track//Field (A) Bozeman TBA

4/18 Varsity Golf (H) Manhattan -Bridger Cr. @ 9 AM

4/20 Varsity Golf (A) Anaconda-Powell @ 10 A.M.

4/21 JH Track/Field (A) Christian @ 12 PM

4/22 HS Track & Field (A) Belgrade @ 9 A.M.

4/22 Varsity Golf (A) Columbus @ 9 A.M.

4/24 JV Golf (A) Christian @ 9 A.M.

4/25 Varsity Golf (A) Christian @ 9:00 A.M.

4/28 Tiger Beat Main Gym –7 PM

4/28 JH Track/Field (A) Townsend @ 3:30 P.M.

4/28 Tiger Beat Main Gym @ 7 P.M.

4/29 HS Track/Field (A) Christian @ 9:00 A.M.

4/29 Varsity Golf (A) Ennis @ 9:00 A.M.

5/2 JV Golf Manhattan/Three Forks@ 10:00 A.M..

5/2 JH Track (A) Christian Invite @ 12:00 p.m.

5/2 Top 10 Track & Field (A) Laurel TBA

5/4 JV Golf (A) Gardiner/Livingston TBA

5/5 Missoula Children’s Theater Main Gym @ 2:00 P.M. & 7 P.M.

5/6 HS Track/Field (A) Butte @ TBA

5/6 JH Track (A) Bozeman /Lion’s @ TBA

5/8 Divisional Golf (H) Cottonwood Hills @ 9 A.M.

5/12 District Track /Field (A) Bozeman @ TBA

5/13 District Track /Field (A) Bozeman @ TBA

5/13 JH Track/Field (A) Belgrade @ 9:00 A. M.

5/15 Driver’s Ed Begins.

5/15-17 State Golf (A) Shelby @ TBA

5/18 Divisional Track /Field (A) Laurel @ TBA

5/22 High School Spring Concert Main Gym @ 7 P.M.

5/23 5-8 Spring Concert Main Gym @ 7 P.M.

5/24 K-4 Spring Concert Main Gym @ 7 P.M.

5/26 –27 State Track/Field (A) Butte @ TBA

5/29 No School Memorial Day

5/31 Baccalaureate Main Gym 7:00 PM

6/4 Graduation Main Gym @ 2:00 PM

6/7 Last Day of School

Manhattan Community

School Library

Story time & crafts

For the little ones

May 9th, 10:30am

Summer Reading program @ the library! Kick-off day

Tuesday, June 20th, @ 10:30am Tuesdays through the end of July.

REMINDERS FROM THE NURSE School year end reminders for parents: Please remember to pick up any medi-cations that have been kept in the office for your student by the end of the school year. We will need new authorization forms plus medication for your student for next school year. If your child is entering kindergarten or 7th grade next year, you will need to be sure that they are updated on their im-munizations. Feel free to call me at 284-6460 if you have any questions. Have a great summer! Cheryl Asay School Nurse

Baccalaureate

6:20 Senior’s favorite desserts will be

served. Family , friends & community

members are welcome to socialize and

fellowship with the seniors.

7:00 Formal ceremony begins


Manhattan School District PO Box 425 Manhattan, MT 59741 Phone: 406-284-6460

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