Sunburst Schools

Congrats to Sunburst FCCLA! In the Quarter 1 Service Hall of Fame the Sunburst chapter placed 2nd for completing and reporting 187 hours of community service between June and September! Thanks for doing so much to make our community a great place to live!

Today Sunburst Schools hosted the Second Annual Toole County Challenge. The Sunburst team won with a score of 10 points against Shelby Schools's 12 points. Congratulations to all the runners for a good run Coco and Raya's times for the JH 1.5 mile run were: Coco: 11:27 Raya: 13:44 Below are the final results for the 5k run : Nick: 18:54.94 PR Janto: 19:57.18 PR Colter: 20:25.38 PR Gabe: 21:35.69 PR Parker: 24:06.49 Ali: 24:42.05 Ella: 25:24.42 Jasper : 22:54.64 PR Virgil: 26:40.11 PR

Junior High Basketball Junior High Basketball for all boys and girls in 5th-8th grade will be starting next Monday, October 14, 2024. Practice will be held right after school for both boys and girls teams. Both squads will have a parent meeting following the Monday practice. If your child has not participated in a sport this fall, they will need to have a physical and the concussion form returned to the school to participate in practice.

Pointillism and warm colors -Kinderg"art"en.

As part of a unit entitled “Writing for the Workplace,” students in English 12 have been writing, revising, and editing resumes, cover letters, and other career-oriented communication. This week, students studied strategies for interview success, and even had a chance to interview one another as practice. Next week, students will put their skills to the test in interviews with community members.

Wreath sales have began! Please consider supporting our efforts to earn money for the State Leadership Conference. Thanks Sunburst!

Student of the Month The Sunburst Schools September 2024 Students of the Month were recognized at the October Sunburst School Board Meeting. The high school student of the month was freshman Kacey Wipf. The junior high student of the month was 8th grader Krystopher Evans-Adams. The elementary student of the month was 2nd grader Rorie Aschim. Mrs. Ryan shared the staffs' reasoning for nominating these students and why the staff felt they were worthy candidates to be recognized. The board commended Kacey, Krystopher, and Rorie for their great efforts. All students were present and had their picture taken with the board. The students will receive a certificate for being named Student of the Month.

Toole County Cross Country Challenge The Refiner and Wildcat Cross Country runners will be running around Sunburst on Saturday, October 12, 2024. They will compete against Shelby to determine which team brings home the Toole County Trophy. The JH race begins at 9:30am followed by the HS race at 10am. The start and finish areas are at the NTC Track/Football Field. They begin by running down the paved street by the grade school and then turn east to go down the alley by the Early Bird and run until they get to the fire hall. They then turn south and run until the last street where they will turn east. They will then turn north and run all the way down and around the baseball field area. They will exit the baseball field and head west until the natural turn that heads south. They will return up the street that heads to the water tower until they run through the upper football field parking lot area and wrap around the track to finish.

Volleyball Pink Night will be on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 6pm vs. Augusta. Please come support the Lady Refiners at their last home game and wear your pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for October 7-14, 2024 Monday, October 7 XC @ Box Elder/Rocky Boy – Beaver Creek Golf (Havre): MS Girls 2:30pm; Boys 3pm; Girls: 3:30pm Thursday, October 10 XC 7 vs 7 Helena: 12pm JV girls; 12:30pm JV boys; 1:45 pm #7 Runners Friday, October 11 HS VB vs Augusta 6pm JH & HS FB @ Valier 4pm | 7pm Saturday, October 12 XC Toole County Challenge @ NTC: 9:30am JH Run; 10am HS Run Monday, October 14 JH Basketball practice begins

Lady Refiner Midseason Tournament The Lady Refiner Volleyball team will participate in the North Star Showcase on October 5, 2024 in Rudyard and Gilford. The schedule and location of games is pictured below. Pool play will consist on one set to 30 points, win by 2, and a cap of 35. All matches will be limited to 25 minutes of running time. If time expires before the end of the set, the team ahead will win the match. After pool play determines seeds, teams will then play a best of 3 with the first two sets going to 25, win by 2, with a cap of 30. Set 3, if needed, will go to 15, win by 2, with a cap of 20. Concessions will be available in both gyms. Ticket prices are: Adults - $15; Students $8.00.

REFINER FOOTBALL - ADDITIONAL GAME! On Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 6pm (NO SCHOOL), the football team will be traveling to Winifred to take on the Reed Point-Rapelje Renegades. Sunburst will be the home team wearing red on the red artificial surface field in Winifred. Come down to Winifred and paint the stands red!

JH & HS Midterms Due to technical challenges with Infinite Campus, junior high and high school midterm grades will not be mailed out until tomorrow, October 4, 2024.

What a great day at St. Mary - GNP! We learned about fire and also about Blackfeet history and culture. It was a great day to be outside in Montana!

Refiner Football Cancelled The Refiner high school football game scheduled vs. Box Elder on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 1pm has been cancelled. If you have questions about the cancellation, please contact Athletic Director Jeff Nix.

Free Meals As a reminder, all Kindergarten-12th grade students can eat both breakfast and lunch at school for free! We hope everyone takes advantage of this great opportunity!

Happy October! Despite it being early fall, FCCLA is already preparing for our Wreath sale. We will be contacting the same people on our list from last year. If you were left off our list last fall, I apologize! Please contact Mrs. Ehlers or an FCCLA member to be put on the list this year and we will make sure we send an FCCLA wreath seller to you! Shehlers@sunburst.k12.mt.us.

One of my favorite Montana Historical Society's lessons is this one called "Step into the Picture." Fourth grade students analyzed photographs, most of which were done by Montana's own Charlie Russell, to dive deeper into the history of Montana in the early 1800s. Tomorrow, we will be writing poetry based on our journey into the picture.

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for the week of September 30-October 5, 2024 Wednesday, October 2 5th/6th Glacier Park Field Trip Thursday, October 3 VB vs. Great Falls Central Catholic | V 6pm JH Volleyball Tournament @ Simms – appx. Time 10am Friday, October 4 XC @ Great Falls Invite – Anaconda Hills Golf: Girls 3pm; Boys 3:30pm JH Football @ North Star (Rudyard) – 1pm JH Volleyball Tournament @ Simms - TBD Saturday, October 5 VB @ North Star Showcase (Morning Games @ Gilford) - Pool play starts appx. at 9:30am vs. Big Sandy, CJI JV, Valier, North Star JV -- Prices: $15 Adult; $8 Student (All Day/All Games) FB @ Box Elder – 1pm Monday, October 7 XC @ Box Elder/Rocky Boy – Beaver Creek Golf (Havre): MS Girls 2:30pm; Boys 3pm; Girls: 3:30pm

JHVB Tournament The JH Volleyball Tournament will be held on Thursday and Friday, October 3rd and 4th, 2024 in Simms. The bracket is below. First matches each day start at: Thursday, Oct 3 (9:30 AM) Friday, Oct 4 (1:00 PM) Ticket Prices are: Adults - $8.00; Students - $6.00; Senior Citizens - $1.00.