Middle School

Families of Stevensville Middle School Students, if you have been attending school events and have pictures that could go into the 2024-2025 yearbook, please send them to Ms. Hayworth at hayworthm@stevensville.k12.mt.us. We want to be able to include as many memories for this 2024-2025 school year! Thank you in advance! Also, don't forget to get your Yearbook ordered before the price increases on Monday, February 17th! You can go to yearbookforever.com to get yours ordered now!

This week, our 8th graders in Mrs. Luhmann's English classes were able to work with the Writing Coaches of Montana. The Writing Coaches of Montana offered seven amazing coaches to work individually with our students on their science fair paper focusing on ideas, organization, and much more! Each student felt empowered in their writing ability after meeting with these coaches, and we cannot wait to see their finished papers at our 8th Grade Science Fair on March 18th! Thank you to the Writing Coaches of Montana for your partnership, and we look forward to hosting you again!

Stevensville Middle School is starting a new positive recognition system called the Kudos Cards! Students will be recognized by our staff for showing one or more of our four model behaviors: Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and a Graduate! Once a student earns a Kudos Card, all cards will be put into a drawing that will be drawn each Friday for students to win some Stevensville Yellowjacket gear, tickets to Stevensville games, and much more! We want to thank our amazing Booster Club for their partnership in providing some awesome rewards! Our first weekly Kudos Card winners were: Cole Tuckett, Curtis Riley, and Bryce Sopeland! They each received kudos for being responsible in helping set up chairs, picking up trash off the ground without being asked, and for being responsible in checking grades and following directions without prompting. Great work guys!

Stevensville Community, School is in session today Thrusday, February 6th. School starts at our normal time, but we are running our snow routes plan for transportation. Routes 2, 3, and 5 will run their normal routes. All other routes will be served by our snow routes locations including: 3 Mile Community Center, Super 1 Foods, 356 Willoughby Lane Fire Station, and Heritage Market. We are not using the 3 Mile Fire Station. We are looking forward to seeing students back today. Please be safe.

Yearbooks are still on sale at: yearbookforever.com for $20 so order before the price increases on Monday, February 17th! Last year we sold out so don’t miss out! We encourage all of our eighth grade students to get your last middle school yearbook! Don't lose the chance to look back at all of these unforgettable memories!

Stevensville Public Schools will be closed for school tomorrow, February 5th due to weather conditions. Stay safe and warm out there!

Stevensville Little Guy Wrestling sign ups will be today at 5:30 PM in the MPR at Stevensville Schools. Anyone in grades 1st-6th grade may sign up for Little Guy Wrestling, and please see the flyer below for more information. Thank you!

Stevensville Middle School Students & Families, There will be a Glow in the Dark Dance on Friday, February 21st from 6:00-8:00 PM! $7.00 for entry which includes glow necklace and a drink. Please bring a snack to share and extra money if you want to buy some glow swag! Also, if students would like to bring a guest that does not attend our school, students will need to fill out a Guest Approval Form which they can grab from our front office. The signed form will need to be turned in to Mrs. Armour no later than end of day Wednesday, February 19th for approval. Grab your glow in the dark/neon stuff and LET'S GLOW CRAZY! We hope to see everyone there!

Our 6th grade did an amazing job presenting their Shark Tank inventions from the earliest centuries in China last Friday! The students practiced their public speaking while sharing facts about inventions such as the wheelbarrow, fish scale armor, the kite, and many more while also showing their marketing strategies and creating the packaging for their product. Well done to our 6th graders and their awesome social studies teacher, Ms. Frandsen!

NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM COMING PK-12! -- Last month we asked for parents to participate on our curriculum team. You still have time if you are interested. Please contact Jon Konen, K-12 Curriculum Director, located in the Middle School Office. You can also reach him at konenj@stevensville.k12.mt.us. If you don't have time to commit to this endeavor, you can help us in other ways. You can review the guidelines and rubrics we will be using to find the best resources for the students at Stevensville. A set of the guidelines and rubrics have been placed in each school's office. Stop by and peruse, and then give Jon Konen any feedback or questions you might have, thank you!

Yearbooks are now on sale at: yearbookforever.com for $20 so order before the price increases on February 17st! Last year we sold out, so don’t miss out! Also, if you would like to be a Yearbook Angel and buy a student in need a yearbook at yearbookforever.com, please simply choose the donation option. Finally, to parents who have been attending school events and have pictures that could go into the yearbook, please read this! On the yearbookforever.com website, there is a place to upload those pictures called Yearbook Snap. The code for this is Jackets25. You can also email them to our Middle School Yearbook Advisor this year, Ms. Hayworth at hayworthm@stevensville.k12.mt.us. If you have any questions regarding MS yearbooks, please reach out to Ms. Hayworth at her above email address. Thank you!

Dear Stevensville Community, The Stevensville School District and the State of Montana are excited to announce an incredible opportunity for our community to support Innovative Educational Programs in the Stevensville School District. Starting January 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM, the Montana Department of Revenue’s Education Donation Portal will open for pre-approval of the Innovative Educational Program Credit. This program, established under Montana House Bill 279, offers a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for donations up to $200,000. Donations directly support advanced academic programs for our students. To participate, please complete the Innovative Educational Programs Donation Form below and deliver it, along with your donation, to the Stevensville School District Office. Donations will be entered into the portal on a first-come, first-served basis starting January 15, 2025, ensuring eligible donors secure their tax credit. Act quickly, as the statewide aggregate cap for these credits is $5 million. For questions, please contact the Stevensville District Office at thennisd@stevensville.k12.mt.us or 406-777-5481. Together, we can make a significant impact on the educational opportunities available to our students. Thank you for your continued support of Stevensville Schools! Dave Thennis Superintendent Stevensville School District

🎶✨ What an amazing night at the Winter Choir Concert last Thursday. Our talented 6th and 7th/8th grade choir ensembles filled the room with incredible harmonies, heartfelt performances, and overall just beautiful singing. A huge shoutout to our dedicated choir members and the amazing director, Ms. Morton, who brought it all together with the most talented pianist, Julie Ludington. Your hard work and passion truly shined! 🌟 Thank you to all the families and friends who came out to support. Nights like these remind us of the power of music to bring us all together. ❤️🎶

The 6th and 7th/8th grade bands last night sounded terrific! The solos from the beginning 6th grade musicians sounded great! The 7th & 8th graders rocked the house with some amazing and complex tunes! We want to thank all of the families that came out to attend and support our awesome musicians. A big thank you to Mr. Paulus, our band director, for inspiring and leading our students to success! If you're interested in more great music, our 6th-12th choirs will be performing tomorrow night (Thursday, Dec. 12th) at the elementary gym beginning at 7:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

It's time to dust off those ugly sweaters, silly socks, and Santa hats! We are inviting our students and staff to show off their holiday cheer next week (December 16th-20th) ! One festive student from each grade 6-8 will be chosen for a special treat each day Monday through Thursday. Friday, we encourage our students to wear their most festive holiday pajamas for a day of games and a movie! Our students and staff have worked tremendously hard throughout the year and we are excited to sprinkle in a little bit of fun before we depart on our winter break.

Don't miss out on our upcoming band and choir concerts happening next week! Next Tuesday, December 10th, the middle and high school band concert will begin at 7:00 PM in the high school gym. We will begin the evening with our 6th grade band followed by the 7/8th grade band ensembles. The High School Jazz Band and Symphonic Band Ensemble will then close out the evening. Next Thursday, December 12th, our choir concert will be in the elementary gym starting at 7:00 PM. This concert will include all choir ensembles for grades 6th-12th. We encourage you to come see how hard our students have been working and support our amazing musicians!

Dear Stevensville School Community, I want to inform you that we are experiencing an internet outage that is affecting our phone system. Our technicians are currently on campus and working to resolve the issue. Please use email to communicate with the main offices. Thank you for your understanding and patience during this time. Dave Thennis Superintendent

INTERNET AND PHONES OUT — Please send email and we will check on our phones. We have technicians working on the problem.

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Stevensville Community, Due to unsafe transportation conditions, we made the difficult decision to cancel school today. All school activities are cancelled for November 19th. Thanks for your understanding, Dave Thennis - Superintendent