Sweet Grass County High School

GOOD LUCK to the Track, Golf and Softball teams today! Track is competing at Billings West this afternoon. Golf is headed to Livingston for the Gardiner Meet. Softball has a home game against Lockwood. Let's Go Herders!!

Congratulations to our Spring Sports teams and athletes on a great weekend of competition! Softball played Columbus on Friday and came home with the 9-8 win! Track & Field competed in the Red Lodge Invitational on Saturday. The Boys Team took 5th and the Girls Team took 4th. Boys Top 10 Individual Results: 100m: Caleb Stosich placed 9th with a PR 800m: Colter Anderson placed 1st 1600m: Colter Anderson placed 1st with a PR 110m Hurdles: Caleb Stosich placed 2nd 200m Hurdles: Caleb Stosich placed 3rd 4x400m Relay: Colter Anderson, Taw Seemann, Mason Titeca and Caleb Stosich placed 7th Shot Put: Ty Cowell placed 4th and Rory Lannen placed 6th High Jump: Trevor Mosness placed 6th Long Jump: Trevor Mosness placed 3rd and Caleb Stosich placed 9th with a PR Triple Jump: Trevor Mosness placed 6th Girls Top to Individual Results: 200m: Aley Aller placed 5th, Anaya Hope placed 7th with a PR, Kameryn Ketcham placed 8th with a PR 400m: Kameryn Ketcham placed 2nd and AnnMarie Donald placed 4th with a PR 800m: Lexi Swartz placed 7th 1600m: Natalie Wood placed 1st and Laney Ketcham placed 6th with a PR 3200m: Natalie Wood placed 1st 300m Hurdles: Aley Aller laced 4th with a PR and Anaya Hope placed 9th 4x100m Relay: Aley Aller, AnnMarie Donald, Paige Wertheimer and Natalie Wood placed 3rd 4x400m Relay: Aley Aller, Anaya Hope, Natalie Wood and Kameryn Ketcham placed 4th Discus: Laney Ketcham placed 10th with a PR Javelin: Camryn Niebur placed 9th High Jump: Natalie Wood placed 6th with a PR and Kameryn Ketcham placed 10th Triple Jump: Kameryn Ketcham placed 5th Golf was finally able to get out on a course on Saturday when they competed in Colstrip. We will post the results when we receive them. Well Done Herders!!

Happy Monday, Herders! Here is what's in store for this week: Monday 4/17: Music Assembly Tuesday 4/18: Golf @ Gardiner Meet Tuesday 4/18: Track @ Billings West Tuesday 4/18: Adult Education: Heartsaver 1st Aid Wednesday 4/19: Adult Education: Yoga Wednesday 4/19: Adult Education: Heartsaver CPR Thursday 4/20: Golf @ Huntley Meet Thursday 4/20: Softball @ Hardin Thursday 4/20: JV Golf @ Gardiner Thursday 4/20: Adult Education: Heartsaver Pediatric CPR/1st Aid Friday 4/21: Softball Home vs. Lewistown Saturday 4/22: Softball Home vs. Laurel Saturday 4/22: Adult Education: Chinese Cuisine Saturday 4/22: Prom

THIS WEEKEND!!! Make sure to head to the Civic Center tomorrow and Sunday and enjoy the performance of: After Happily Ever After! Our students and staff have been putting in a tremendous amount of work on this production and we are excited to see the final result. We look forward to seeing a packed crowd for all three performances!

Incoming Freshman Orientation is TONIGHT! Come to the High School at 5:30 to meet some of the teachers and staff and get familiar with the building. We look forward to meeting everyone in the class of 2027!

There has been a slight change in the Golf Schedule. The Varsity Golf match that was previously scheduled for today will now take place on Tuesday, April 18th at Livingston Golf Course.

It has been a crazy start to our spring sports season with all the weather that has been happening. Please check out our website for the most up-to-date schedules for Track, Golf and Softball. We may not quite be out of the woods weather-wise, but we will do our bet to keep everyone updated on schedule changes moving forward. For now, here's to hoping for some great spring weather!

After a prolonged start to the season, our Track & Field team got to compete in their first official meet this season! Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams who came home with 6th place finishes! Here are the individuals who placed in the top 10: Boys: 100m- Caleb Stosich placed 7th with a PR 800m- Colter Anderson placed 2nd with a PR 1600m- Colter Fleming placed 6th and Charlie Seemann placed 10th with a PR 110m Hurdles- Caleb Stosich placed 1st 300m Hurdles- Caleb Stosich placed 3rd and Colter Fleming places 6th with a PR Shot Put- Ty Cowell placed 8th Long Jump- Trevor Mosness placed 3rd Triple Jump- Trevor Mosness placed 3rd Girls: 400m- AnnMarie Donald placed 8th with a PR 800m- Kameryn Ketcham placed 2nd, Lexi Swartz placed 3rd with a PR, Laney Ketcham placed 5th with a PR 1600m- Lexi Swartz placed 5th with a PR 3200m- Natalie Wood placed 1st and Laney Ketcham placed 7th with a PR 100m Hurdles- Anaya Hope placed 5th and Paige Wertheimer placed 9th 300m Hurdles- Anaya Hope placed 8th with a PR, Aley Aller placed 9th with a PR, Paige Wertheimer placed 10th with a PR High Jump- Kameryn Ketcham placed 7th Triple Jump- Kameryn Ketcham placed 7th The Herder Track team is back in action on Saturday where they'll head back to Laurel for the Red Lodge Invitational.

Join us this weekend as the SGHS Thespians present: After Happily Every After! Performances will be held at the Civic Center this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday show times are: 2:00pm and 7:00pm. Sunday show time is: 2:00pm. Admission is $5.00 We hope to see you at what is sure to be a fantastic show!

Welcome back Herders! We have a busy week ahead of us after the long weekend. Here is what's on the schedule: Monday 4/10: NO SCHOOL- Spring Break Tuesday 4/11: JV Golf @ Townsend Tuesday 4/11: Softball Home vs. Billings Central Tuesday 4/11: Track @ Laurel Invitational Wednesday 4/12: Adult Education: Yoga Thursday 4/13: Freshman Orientation Friday 4/14: Golf @ Columbus Friday 4/14: Softball @ Columbus Saturday 4/15: Golf @ Colstrip Saturday 4/15: Track @ Red Lodge Invitational Saturday 4/15: School Play @ Civic Center Sunday 4/16: School Play @ Civic Center

Congratulations to our students who competed in the Math Contest in Billings last Tuesday! SGHS came home with a 1st place finish in the 11th-12th grade division and a 2nd place finish in the 9th-10th grade division! The following students place individually: Zoey Aller- Honorable Mention in Finite Math Ryal Carroccia- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Dimensional Shape Kodie Casey- Honorable Mention in Finite Math Zach Cowell- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Dimensional Shape Sawyer Durfee- Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Kaylie Enloe- Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Claire Gentry- Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Anaya Hope- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Intermediate, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Brock Johnson- Superior in Applied Math, Superior in Dimensional Shape Kameryn Ketcham- Honorable Mention in Finite Math Laney Ketcham- Honorable Mention in Applied Math RaeAnna King- Honorable Mention in Intermediate Nikolas Krum- Superior in Applied Math, Superior in Problem Solving Abby Laverell- Superior in Advanced Math, Honorable Mention in Finite Math Delaney Locke- Superior in Dimensional Shape Sierra Mauland- Honorable Mention in Intermediate Abbi McManamen- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Collin Nemitz- Honorable Mention in Finite Math Rachel Novotny- Superior in Applied Math Jadon Putman- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Dimensional Shape, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Kody Reed- Honorable Mention in Advanced Math Mollie Ruth- Honorable Mention in Advanced Math Shae Shackleford- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Intermediate, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Caleb Stosich- Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Caydence Terland- Honorable Mention in Advanced Math Mason Titeca- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Dimensional Shape, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Emy Toulouse- Honorable Mention in Advanced Math, Superior in Finite Math, Superior in Intermediate Oscar Toulouse- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Intermediate, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Elyse Tuscano- Honorable Mention in Advanced Math, Honorable Mention in Problem Solving Roman Wagner- Honorable Mention in Applied Math Rylie Walla- Honorable Mention in Applied Math, Honorable Mention in Dimensional Shape

SGHS is looking for information regarding available housing for new teachers coming to the community for the 2023-2024 school year and beyond. Please call Mr. Corey Austin at the High School with any information. 406-932-5993 austinc@sgchs.com

Congratulations to the students who competed in the District Music Festival for Solos & Ensembles on Monday! The following Students received a "Superior" Rating: Abbi McManamen - trombone solo Colter Fleming, Jade Cowell, Henry Foulk and Kris Page - Men's Quartet Caydence Terland and Ona Larson - vocal duet Ona Larson and Hadley Durfee - vocal duet The following students received an "Excellent" rating: Mason Titeca - trumpet solo Mason Titeca and Abbi McManamen - brass duet Emy Toulouse and Zoey Cowell - clarinet duet Jazz Band Emma Sims and Abbi McManamen - vocal duet Sweet 16 Guildy Browning - brass solo Ona Larson, Caydence Terland, Colter Fleming and Kris Page - mixed quartet Zoey Cowell - vocal solo The following students received a "Good" Rating: Oskar Beechum - trombone solo Delaney Locke and Abbi McManamen - vocal duet Well Done!

Last week SGHS brought 5 teams to the State FFA Convention in Great Falls. The students had a chance to showcase their skills they have worked extremely hard on all year. It was an extremely successful week with FOUR of the five teams coming home as state champions! Here are the results from the week: The Agricultural, Technology & Mechanics Team placed 1st, earning back-to-back State Championships. Jayden Thomas- 4th place Jake Chulyak- 5th place Trae DeSaveur Nick Laubach The Farm and Agribusiness Management Team placed 1st. Jake Chulyak- 2nd place Guildy Browning- 8th place Allyson Hitt- 10th place Nathan Laubach The Livestock Evaluation Team placed 1st- SGHS has won this event 3 years in a row! Mollie Ruth- 2nd place Morgan Anderson- 4th place David-Paul Hathaway RaeAnna King The Veterinary Science Team placed 1st. Weston Sondeno- 1st place Guildy Browning- 4th place Sierra Mauland- 10th place Allyson Hitt The Meats Evaluation Team placed 3rd. Weston Sondeno- 3rd place Guildy Browning- 4th place Sierra Mauland- 6th place Jake Chulyak For the Junior Ag Mechanics Show: Coltyn Larue and Jaek Chulyak took 4th place in the Ag. Machinery Category for their Sled Deck. Allyson Hitt placed 3rd in the Ag. Machinery Category for her Plasma Cutting Table. Trae DeSaveur, William Donald, Morgan Anderson, Coltyn LaRue, Guildt Browning and Jake Chulyak placed 1st in the Livestock Equipment Category for their Artificial Insemination Box. In addition to 1st place, it won Grand Champion Overall Project at the show and the students won Grand Champion Showmanship for their presentation! The Individual Competition results are as follows: Prepared Public Speaking: Weston Sondeno, 3rd pace. Star in Agribusiness: Jake Chulyak, State Winner. Beef Entrepreneurship: Weston Sondeno, Silver ranking. Equine Entrepreneurship Proficiency: Paige Wertheimer, Silver ranking. Forestry Products and Processing Proficiency: Morgan Anderson, Bronze ranking. National Chapter Awards: Sierra Mauland filled out our application this year and received a Bronze ranking. We were awarded the Building Montana Communities 1st place award of $300 to help our endeavors to better our community. State Degree Recipients: This year 187 students received the highest degree in our state. SGHS is proud to have six of those recipients. Congratulations to: Morgan Anderson Guildy Browning Jake Chulyak David-Paul Hathaway Allyson Hitt Rylee Swartz American Degrees: Two SGHS Alumni were recognized for receiving the highest degree FFA has to offer. Congratulations to Amelia Laubach and Riley Prather. Last but not least, Jake Chulyak was elected the 2023-2024 Montana FFA State President! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students, FFA advisors, and supporters of the FFA program. We cannot be more proud of the work you have put in and are excited to celebrate your successes with you!

Attention Juniors and Seniors! There has been a slight schedule change for tomorrow's ski trip. The bus will now leave at 8:15am. We look forward to a great day on the slopes tomorrow!

The Sweet Grass High School Thespians are proud to present: After Happily Ever After! We welcome you to join us for performances on Saturday, April 15th and Sunday, April 16th at the Civic Center.

Congratulations to our Band and Choir students who participated in the District Music Festival for Large Groups on Monday! Band received split scores of "Good" & "Excellent" on their Prepared Music section. For Sight Reading, they scored "Excellent" across the board. Choir received "Superior" scores on their Prepared Music and Sight Reading. Congratulations to all!! Students will also compete in the District Music Festival for Solos and Ensembles on Monday, March 27th.

Hello Herders! Most of the Junior class will be taking the ACTs on March 28th, 29th, or 30th beginning at 8:00 am. Students should have received an email informing them of which day they will be taking the exam, or if they will be completing the exam at the end of next month. If you are unsure of which day you will be testing, please see Ms. Stewart.

The Adult Education Chinese Cuisine class is FULL! If you missed out on the class this time but are still looking to do some cooking this spring, there are still spots available in the Breakfast Prep class happening in May! Check out the other class offerings for this spring by following this link: https://www.sgchs.com/page/adult-education

Happy Tuesday and Welcome Back from the long weekend! GOOD LUCK to the FFA Teams who are competing at STATE this week in Great Falls!!! Here is what we have on the docket this week: Monday 3/20: NO SCHOOL Monday 3/20: District Music Festival- Large Groups Tuesday 3/21: Start of 4th Quarter Tuesday 3/21: FFA @ STATE (Great Falls) Tuesday 3/21: Adult Education: Chair Fitness at Greycliff School Wednesday 3/22: FFA @ STATE (Great Falls) Wednesday 3/22: Adult Education: Yoga Wednesday 3/22: Adult Education: Kumihimo Jewelry Making Thursday 3/23: FFA @ STATE (Great Falls) Thursday 3/23: Adult Education: Chair Fitness at Greycliff School Friday 3/24: FFA @ STATE (Great Falls) Saturday 3/25: FFA @ STATE (Great Falls)