Sweet Grass County High School

Good Morning Herder Fans! Tomorrow night is Senior Honor Night at the basketball games. We will be honoring seniors from: Boys & Girls Basketball, Cheerleading and Pep Band. Celebrations will take place in between the Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball games. We hope to see you there!

Attention SGHS Alumni! All Pep Band Alumni are Invited to perform at this Friday's home games vs. Joliet. Rehearsal will be Thursday night (2/3) at 6:00 pm in the SGHS Band Room. Anyone playing at the games should be at the gym at 5:15pm on Friday. Feel free to bring your own instrument or contact Mr. Snodgrass if you are needing one. We can't wait to see everyone!

Here is what's up for the Herders and SGHS this week: Tuesday 2/1: FFA Chapter Meeting at 6:00 pm Wednesday 2/2: School Board work session at 4:00 pm. Wednesday 2/2: Adult Education Ceramics & Crochet Thursday 2/3: Adult Education Photography Friday 2/4: FFA @ Miles City for the Beef Breeders Livestock Judging Contest Friday 2/4: Boys & Girls Home Basketball Games vs. Joliet. It is Senior Night! JV Girls play at 3:00, JV Boys & C-Squad girls play at 4:30 (girls will play 1/2 game in the Civic Center), Varsity Girls play at 6:00 and the Varsity Boys play at 7:30. Saturday 2/5: Wrestling @ Divisionals in Laurel Saturday 2/5: FFA @ Lewistown Saturday 2/5: Boys & Girls Basketball @ Jefferson. C-Squad girls play at 1:00, Boys & Girls JV play at 2:30, Varsity Boys play at 4:00 and Varsity Girls play at 5:30.

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Basketball teams for a successful weekend. The girls team beat Columbus on Friday night 55-26. Both the boys and the girls came out on top in Whitehall on Saturday. The boys won 45-36 and the girls won 53-42. Well done!! HUGE Congratulations Kassia Larson and Trinity Duncan for making it to the State Semi-Finals for Speech & Drama! They competed in the Humorous Duo category and had a fantastic season. Way to go Kass and Trinity!!! FFA had a great outing in Lewistown at the Fergus Ag Mechanics contest. The Senior team took 1st place with Jake Chulyak taking 1st overall, Guildy Browning placing 4th, Avery Durfee placing 8th and Coltyn LaRue placing 10th. Cole Ferguson placed 9th overall for the Junior Mechanics team. Congratulations FFA!!! The Wrestlers had their final matches of the regular season in Hardin this weekend. Oscar Toulouse placed 6th at 120 lbs., Gage McGillvray took 1st place at 132 lbs., Trae DeSaveur placed 2nd at 138 lbs., Taw and Charlie Seemann both placed 4th at 152 and 160 lbs. respectively and Zane Cox took 2nd place at 182 lbs. Congratulations to all!! We are so proud of all of our Herders!

Ok Herder Fans today is an exciting day but the fun does not stop there! Here are the upcoming games and activities for the rest of the weekend: Tomorrow (1/29): Speech & Drama will be in the 2nd day of their State Tournament in Huntley. Lia Thompson is competing in Spontaneous Interpretation and Kass Larson and Trinity Duncan are competing in Humorous Duo! Wrestling will be in Hardin for their last match before Divisionals. Boys & Girls Basketball will be over in Whitehall. There will NOT be a Girls C-Squad or Girls JV game. Boys JV starts at 1:00, Girls Varsity starts at 2:30 and Boys Varsity starts at 4:00. Next week the Girls C-Squad starts off the week with a home game on Monday (1/31) at the Civic Center against Clyde Park. The game starts at 6:00. Here we go Herders!!

It is GAME DAY for our Herders!!! Lia Thompson, Kass Larson and Trinity Duncan head to Huntley for the State Speech & Drama Tournament today and tomorrow. Break a Leg!! Good Luck to the Wrestling team in Lockwood and Hardin this weekend! Boys & Girls Basketball is HOME tonight against Columbus! THERE WILL NOT BE A C-SQUAD GAME. Girls JV starts at 3:00, Boys JV is at 4:30, Girls Varsity tips off and 6:00 and Boys Varsity closes things out at 7:30. Come on down to the High School and cheer the Herders on to victory!!! GO HERDERS!!

Good Afternoon Herders! We have some schedule changes for this weekend's basketball games. First, the girl's c-squad game against Columbus on Friday (1/28) will only be a half game. The full schedule for Friday will be as follows: Girls JV- 3:00 pm Boys JV- 4:30 pm Girls C-Squad- 4:30 pm (half game) Girls Varsity- 6:00 pm Boys Varsity- 7:30 pm Second, Whitehall has sent us new start times for the games on Saturday (1/29). Boys JV- 3:00 pm Girls Varsity- 4:30 pm Boys Varsity- 6:00 pm Go Herders!

Congratulations to our Herders on another great competition weekend! The Girls Basketball team started things off on Friday with a 49-22 win over Townsend. Both the Boys and the Girls teams are back in action this Friday (1/28) at home against Columbus. The JV Girls start things off at 3:00. The Wrestlers were in Lewistown for the Class A Duals on Friday and Saturday. As a team, they placed 7th out of 24 teams. Individually, Colter Fleming went 7-1 at 126 lbs., Gage McGillvray went 5-3 at 132 lbs., Trae DeSaveur went 5-3 at 138 lbs., Charlie Seemann went 6-2 at 160 lbs., and Zane Cox went 4-3 at 182 lbs. The wrestling team hits the mat again this weekend in Lockwood. Weigh- in is 4:00 on Friday afternoon (1/28). Speech and Drama competed in the Southern B Divisional Tournament on Saturday. Lia Thompson placed 8th in Spontaneous Interpretation, Kassia Larson and Trinity Duncan placed 6th in Humorous Duo! The top 8 competitors in each event qualify to compete at the State Tournament next weekend! Great job and Good Luck at State!! Lastly, Big Timber FFA had a great trip to Great Falls for the KMON meats, livestock, and agronomy contests this weekend. The Livestock Evaluation Team took First Place with the following team members placing in the top 10 individually: Morgan Anderson (1st), Jake Stene (3rd), David Paul Hathaway (4th), Trevor Halvorson (5th), Mollie Ruth (6th), Josh Steve (10th). The Meat Evaluation team placed 2nd with the following team members placing in the top 10: Morgan Anderson (3rd), Mollie Ruth (5th), Weston Sondeno (6th). The Agronomy team placed 7th with Madi Wolfe placing 9th individually. Next up for the FFA team, they will be heading to Lewistown for the Fergus Agriculture Mechanics CDE this Saturday (1/29). Congratulations to all our students on a great weekend representing SGHS and the Herders!!!

Congratulations to the girls basketball team for their 49-22 victory over Townsend last night! There is a lot of Herder action this weekend and we hope to see everyone supporting our students! Wrestling is in Lewistown at the Class A Duals today and tomorrow. FFA is in Great Falls today and tomorrow competing in the KMON/Meats CDE. Boys and Girls Basketball travels to Three Forks today- Girls JV starts at 3:00, Boys JV and Girls C-Squad start at 4:30, Girls Varsity starts at 6:00 and Boys Varsity starts at 7:30. Speech & Drama travels to Manhattan tomorrow to compete in their Divisional Meet. Good Luck to all of our Herders!

This week for the Herders: Tuesday, 1/18: Start of 2nd Semester Tuesday, 1/18: Adult Education: Fitness Wednesday, 1/19: Early Out/Tutor Time Wednesday, 1/19: Adult Education: Ceramics Wednesday, 1/19: Adult Education: Crochet Thursday, 1/20: Boys & Girls Basketball Home vs. Townsend (JV & V only) Friday, 1/21: Boys & Girls Basketball @ Three Forks Friday, 1/21: Wrestling @ Class A Duals Friday, 1/21: FFA @ Great Falls Saturday, 1/22: Wrestling @ Class A Duals Saturday, 1/22: FFA @ Great Falls Saturday, 1/22: Speech & Drama @ Divisionals Sunday, 1/23: Adult Education: Pickleball Session 2 Let's Go Herders!!!

Good Morning Herders! SGHS is implementing an automated attendance calling system. Beginning today parents/guardians will received an automated call and text informing them them their student is absent from school and encourage them to notify the school of the absence. Please be patient with us as we start utilizing this new program.

Good Morning and Welcome to the start of 2nd Semester Herders! First of all, Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Basketball teams! Thursday night the girls team beat Manhattan 59-25. On Friday, both the boys and girls came away with victories in Lockwood. The boys won 47-39 and the girls won 63-29. Well done! The Wrestlers were at another tough tournament in Miles City over the weekend. Colter Fleming placed 5th at 126 lbs., Gage McGillvray placed 3rd at 132 lbs., Trae DeSaveur took 1st in the second chance bracket at 138 lbs., Taw Seemann took 2nd in the second chance bracket at 152 lbs., Charlie Seemann placed in the top 10 at 160 lbs., and Zane Cox placed 2nd in the second chance bracket at 182 lbs. The Herders/Rangers placed 5th overall as a team and were 2nd out of the Class A Montana schools. Awesome Job!!

Don't forget to come on down to the High School tomorrow for the home basketball games against Manhattan! Girls C-Squad starts at 3:00 in the Civic Center. Boys JV starts at 3:00, Girls JV starts at 4:30, Boys Varsity starts at 6:00 and Girls Varsity starts at 7:30. Along with normal concessions, Big Pig BBQ will be here serving pulled pork sandwiches starting around 4:00. We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

UPDATE: The Wrestling team will not be traveling to Lewistown for their meet tomorrow. They will be back in action on Friday and Saturday at the Cowboy Invitational in Miles City.

This week for the Herders: Tuesday, 1/11: Wrestling @ Lewistown Thursday, 1/13: Basketball Home vs. Manhattan. Girls C-Squad and Boys JV play at 3:00 (girls will be in the civic center), Girls JV will play at 4:30, Boys Varsity will play at 6:00 and Girls Varsity will play at 7:30. Friday, 1/14: Basketball @ Lockwood (JV & V only). Girls JV will play at 3:00, Boys JV at 4:30, Girls Varsity at 6:00 and Boys Varsity at 7:30. Friday, 1/14: Wrestling @ Cowboy Invitational (Miles City) Saturday, 1/15: Wrestling @ Cowboy Invitational (Miles City) Let's Go Herders!

It was a great weekend to be a Herder! To kick us off, both the Boys and Girls basketball teams took home wins against Joliet on Friday. The Boys won 46-29 and the Girls won 66-32. The Wrestlers were in a 2-day tournament in Bozeman that included 40 teams from Montana and Wyoming. Gage McGillvray and Trae DeSaveur placed in the top 10 of the varsity tournament at 132 lbs. and 138 lbs. respectively. For the JV Bracket: Oscar Toulouse placed 7th at 120 lbs., Colter Fleming placed 1st at 126 lbs., Taw Seemann placed 4th at 152 lbs., Charlie Seemann placed 5th at 160 lbs., and Zane Cox placed 3rd at 182 lbs. Speech & Drama had a great outing in Forsyth on Saturday. Roman Wagner placed 2nd in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Kass Larson and Trinity Duncan placed 2nd in Humorous Duo! Last, but certainly not least, eight participants in 4-H and FFA competed at the National Western Stock Show in Denver last week. We were honored to be the only team representing Montana. Our 4-H team comprised of: Jake Stene, MollieMae Ruth, RaeAnna King and Morgan Anderson took 5th in the nation. Jake Stene placed 10th overall individually. Our FFA team: Coulter Rein, Josh Stene, David Paul Hathaway and Rylee Swartz, placed 13th in the nation. Congratulations to all of our Herders on an excellent job in your respective competitions. We are proud of you!!

Congratulations to our wrestlers on a great night last night! We lost a hard-fought battle to #2 Laurel 37-31. Oscar Toulouse got a win by forfeit in the 120 lb. weight class. Colter Fleming, Trae DeSaveur and Zane Cox also picked up wins in the 126 lb., 138 lb., and 205 lb. weight classes respectively. The Herders/Rangers earned a team win against Columbus with a score of 37-31. Colter Fleming won his match in the 126 lb. weight class and Trae DeSaveur won by pin in the 138 lb. weight class. Charlie Seemann and Zane Cox both won their matches via forfeit in the 160 lb. and 205 lb. weight classes respectively. Well Done!!! The Herder Wrestlers will be in action again this weekend at the Tom Leprowse Invitational in Bozeman. Weigh-in is at 11:00 am on Friday. The Herder Basketball teams will be playing later this week as well. The Girls C-Squad will have a game in Livingston on Thursday (1/6) starting at 4:00pm. Boys and Girls JV and Varsity will head to Joliet on Friday (1/7) Girls JV will start things off at 3:00, Boys JV at 4:30, Girls Varsity at 6:00 and Boys Varsity at 7:30. On Saturday (1/8), Herder Basketball is home against Jefferson. Girls C-Squad and Boys JV will start at 1:00 (girls in the civic center). Girls JV at 2:30, Boys Varsity at 4:00 and Girls Varsity at 5:30.

Hello Big Timber! Now that we've begun the new year, we wanted to remind everyone of all the exciting Adult Education opportunities that will be happening in the next few weeks. All of the classes below still have spots available so contact the High School and sign up ASAP! MEAL PREP (4 spots left) Wednesday, January 12th from 6:00-7:00pm in the SGHS Classroom Class fee= $20 BEGINNING CROCHET (3 spots left) Wednesdays: January 19th, 26th, February 2nd, 9th from 6:30-7:30pm in the SGHS Library Class fee= $50 for all 4 classes CHINESE CUISINE (3 spots left) Saturday, January 22nd from 11:00am-3:00pm at Tom Sharp's House Class fee= $25 PICKLEBALL SESSION 2 (6 spots left) Sundays: January 23rd-February 27th from 2:00-4:00pm at the Civic Center Class fee= $50 for all 6 classes KUMIHIMO JEWELRY MAKING (10 spots left) Sundays: January 9th-30th from 1:00-3:00pm in the SGHS Conference Room Class fee= $45 for all 4 classes Call the High School at 932-5993 or email Kasey Stephens at stephensk@gmail.com to register for any of these classes.

We have made some adjustments to the basketball schedule. Below is the most up to date version. Please refer to this schedule (which can also be found on our website) when looking up game times and locations. Go Herders!

WELCOME BACK!!! We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break and are excited to start 2022 at Sweet Grass County High School! We are right back into the swing of things with a busy week for our Herders. Take a look at what we have going on this week: Tuesday, 1/4: Wrestling Home Dual Meet against Columbus and Laurel. Weigh-In starts at 4:00 pm and wrestling starts at 5:00 pm. Tuesday, 1/4: Adult Education Weightlifting from 4:00-4:30 pm and Adult Education Photography from 6:00-8:00 pm. Wednesday, 1/5: Adult Education Ceramics from 6:00-9:00 pm. Thursday, 1/6: Girls C-Squad Basketball Game @ Livingston starting at 4:00 pm. Friday, 1/7: Boys & Girls Basketball @ Joliet (JV & V only). Girls JV starts at 3:00, Boys JV starts at 4:30, Girls Varsity starts at 6:00, Boys Varsity starts at 7:30. Saturday, 1/8: Boys & Girls Basketball Home vs. Jefferson. Girls C-Squad starts at 1:00 in the Civic Center. Boys JV starts at 1:00, Girls JV starts at 2:30, Boys Varsity starts at 4:00 and Girls Varsity starts at 5:30. Sunday, 1/9: Adult Education Pickleball (session 1) 2:00 pm at the Civic Center. Have a great week Herders!