Sweet Grass County High School

Good Morning! This is a reminder that there will be a full day of school today (11/23). There will be NO SCHOOL: Tomorrow (11/24), Thursday (11/25), and Friday (11/26). We wish all of our Students, Staff and their families a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #7: Pickleball Lace up your shoes and join Jackie Franklin and Joan McDaniel on the court for some Pickleball! You will learn the basic fundamentals and strategies and become a life-long enthusiast of this popular pastime. Session 1 will be on Tuesdays: December 7th - January 11th from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Civic Center. Session 2 will be on Tuesdays: January 18th- February 22nd from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Civic Center. Each session costs $50 and lasts 6 weeks. Sessions are limited to 6 people and you are welcome to sign up for both sessions. Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed. Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #6: Chinese Cuisine Tom Sharp is offering one of his popular Chinese Cuisine classes. In this class you will learn some techniques for cooking your own Chinese food! Class will be held on Saturday, January 22nd from 11:00am-3:00 pm at Tom's House. The cost for this class is $25. It is limited to 6 people. Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed. Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #5: Beginning Crochet Skills Join Amy Krum for a 4-week class where you will learn the basic chains and stitches to lay the foundation for crochet crafts and projects. Class is held on Wednesdays: January 19th - February 9th from 6:30-7:30 pm in the SGHS Library. This cost is $50 for all 4 classes and is limited to 6 people. Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed. Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #4: Meal Prep In this class Registered Dietitian, Natasha Stenberg will teach you some techniques for meal prepping that will help your meals become healthier and more enjoyable to make, no matter how hectic your schedule may be! Class will be on Wednesday, January 12th from 6:00-7:00 in the SGHS FCS room. This class costs $20 and is limited to 10 people (2 per kitchen space). Sign up on your own or with a friend! Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed. Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #3: Weightlifting Join Jason Ferguson up in the weight room to learn some basic weightlifting techniques and safety. Class will be held on Tuesdays: December 28th - January 18th from 4:00-4:30 pm in the SGHS Weightroom. This class costs $20 for all 4 classes and is limited to 8 people. Contact the High School or fill send in the form from the Adult Ed Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #2: Photography 101 This is a 15-week digital photography class where Mayzie Purviance Cremer will teach you everything she knows about taking a decent photo. From basic shooting to advanced editing, she will do her best to turn you into a better photographer. Classes will consist of learning basic photography skills and concepts, as well as peer review and discussion of student photos. Classes will be held on Thursdays from December 2nd to March 24th from 6:00-7:30 in Mrs. Lannen's classroom at the High School. This class costs $75 for all 15 classes and is limited to 20 people. Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed Newsletter to register!

Adult & Community Education: Winter Session 2021-2022 Class #1- Ceramics Ms. Salena Spees will be teaching an 8-week ceramics class where you will learn the basics of throwing on the wheel, sculpture and slab. You will be able to throw bowls, mugs, create platters and unleash your creative side! Class will be held on Wednesdays from December 1st to January 19th from 6:00-9:00 pm in the SGHS Art room. The class costs $85 for all 8 weeks and is limited to 8 people. Contact the High School or send in the form from the Adult Ed Newsletter to register!

Adult and Community Education at SGHS is back and open for registration! Newsletters for our Winter Session were mailed out last week and have information on our class offerings this winter as well as instructions on how to register. If you did not receive a newsletter, check out the Adult Ed page on our website! There is a registration form at the bottom of that page as well. Be sure to check our posts over the next few days as we will be highlighting each of the 7 classes we are offering this winter. As always, if you have any questions about and of the Adult Ed classes or need help registering, call the High School at: 406-932-5993 or email Kasey Stephens at: stephensk@sgchs.com.

Good Morning Herders and Families! We noticed a mistake on our Master Calendar and wanted to clarify that there will be a full day of school on Tuesday, November 23rd. School will be out for Thanksgiving Break on Wednesday, November 24th and resume Monday, November 29th. This mistake has been corrected on our calendar. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Have a great day!

Don't forget the Winter Sports Meeting is TONIGHT at 7:00 pm in the SGHS Gym. Anyone who is interested in playing Basketball, Wrestling or Cheerleading this winter must be at the meeting tonight and a parent must be with you. Practices start on Thursday. We look forward to seeing you there. Go Herders!

SGHS is looking for a Head Golf Coach for the Spring 2022 season. This position will cover both the Boys and Girls teams. . Interested parties should submit a district employment application, resume and letter of intent to Principal/Activities Director, Gregg Wasson at: wassong@sgchs.com. Please contact the High School at 406-932-5993 with any questions about the position. SGHS is also looking for an Assistant Track Coach for the Spring 2022 season. This position will assist with both the Boys and Girls teams. Please submit a district employment application, resume and letter of intent to Principal/Activities Director, Gregg Wasson at: wassong@sgchs.com. Please contact the High School at 406-932-5993 with any questions about the position.

HUGE Congratulations to the following fall sports athletes for their post-season accolades: Rory Lannen (football): Second Team All-Conference Offensive and Defensive Lineman. Kuirt Gullings (football): Second Team All-Conference Wide Receiver and Defensive Back. Connor Giesecke (football): Second Team All-Conference Linebacker, First Team All-Conference Athlete, and All-State. Alyssa Boshart (volleyball): First Team All-Conference and All-State. John Hasbrook (boys soccer): Second Team All-Conference. Karley Garton (girls soccer): Second Team All-Conference. We would also like to Congratulate the FFA Team for an outstanding showing at the John Deere Ag Expo over the weekend. The Farm Business Management Team placed 1st with Jake Chulyak placing 1st overall and Morgan Anderson placing 4th overall. The Jr. Ag Mechanics Team placed 7th. The Agronomy Team placed 9th. The Livestock Tea placed 6th. The Meats Team placed 2nd with Morgan Anderson placing 2nd overall, RaeAnna King placing 4th, Weston Sondeno placing 6th and Rylie Swartz placing 8th. The Veterinary Science Team placed 5th. The Ag. Communications Team placed 4th with Paige Whalin placing 10th overall. The Food Science Team placed 7th. And Paige Wertheimer placed 2nd overall in Creed Speaking. Well Done and Congratulations to ALL!!!

This Week for the Herders: - Tuesday 11/16: Band & Choir Day @ MSUB. Students will leave at 7:30 am. - Tuesday 11/16: Winter Sports Meeting at 7:00 pm in the SGHS Gym. - Thursday 11/18: First Day of Winter Sports Practices! Make sure to have your sports physical and other paperwork in BEFORE practice on Thursday! - Saturday 11/20: Speech & Drama will be competing in Red Lodge. Let's Go Herders!!!

Mrs. Metcalf's Culinary Arts classes would like to give a huge shout out and big THANK YOU to Daryl & Debi Miller! Students were fortunate enough to have Guest Chefs Daryl & Debi come in and work with them on creating Daryl's famous Popcorn Balls for Halloween! Daryl discussed varieties of popcorn and the process for making the perfect popcorn ball. Students had a blast with their festive treats and learned so much from the lesson. Sweet Grass County High School is so very fortunate to have the community members we do! THANK YOU Daryl & Debi for your time and support, we appreciate you!

Please help SAVY by donating to our holiday food drive! We are looking for canned goods, boxed meals, non-perishables, pet food, household supplies (cleaning, personal hygiene, toiletries, etc.) To increase incentive we have turned it into a competition between the classes. The winning class will receive $0.25 for EACH item donated. The boxes are in Ms. Perkins’ classroom. The food drive will be going on until November 22nd. Thank you for your support! - Ms. Perkins and the SGHS SAVY members

On Saturday the Speech & Drama team competed in the Eastern Kickoff Tournament in Billings. There were 24 schools from all classes and over 350 competitors. Congratulations to Angelina Mason for placing 8th overall in Humorous Solo and Lia Thompson for placing 7th in Spontaneous Oral Interpretation. Well done Speech & Drama!

Good Afternoon Herders! Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for November 8th and 9th from 2:00-6:00 PM. Students will be released at 1:30PM. Quarter 1 report cards can be picked up at the front office during this time. We look forward to seeing you here on Monday and Tuesday evening.!

The Winter Sports meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00 pm in the SGHS Gym. Students interested in participating in winter sports, as well as their parents, need to attend this meeting. If you have not done so already, please make sure to get your sports physical into the office before the start of the winter sports season!

Good Morning Herder Fans! For those of you who will not be able to make it to Eureka for the football game on Saturday, FM99 will be streaming the game on their website. Visit fm99mtn.com and click on the 'sports' button at the top right-hand side of the page. The game will be on stream 3. Tune in and cheer on our Herders!!