
Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for March 24-30, 2025
Monday, March 24
7th-10th Grade St. Mary's Hike
JH Track Practice Starts
Tuesday, March 25
Sports Pictures Day: @ 2:30pm
Golf @ Shelby 9 hole - departing @ 3pm
Thursday, March 27
Golf @ Shelby
Saturday, March 29
HS Track @ Shelby: First event 9am; Depart – 8am
Sunday, March 30
6th, JH, & HS State Science Fair @ UM: Depart Sunday to Missoula - return Tuesday April 1


6th grade ended their unit on Greek by hosting a living museum of Greek gods and goddesses.









4th Grade Art!
The 4th graders completed some fun art projects under the direction of Mrs. Sallly Aschim! They had a great time as they made junk art and enjoyed their candy lips!







4th Grade Science Fun
Mrs. Sally Aschim, while subbing in 4th grade, had the students complete some fun science projects to include fossil imprints and lava viscosity tests.









Chef Eduardo shared his recipe for life with us. Take ownership over your life and share your skills with others!


6th grade experimenting with density!






VB Coaching Positions
Sunburst Schools is looking to fill the following fall coaching positions:
*HS Head Volleyball Coach
*HS Assistant Volleyball Coach
*JH Head Volleyball Coach
*JH Assistant Volleyball Coach
Please contact Athletic Director Jeff Nix or Superintendent Tyler Bucklin in person, via phone at 406-937-2811, or email either jnix@sunburst.k12.mt.us or tbucklin@sunburst.k12.mt.us for more information.


7th-10th grade students will be hiking in Glacier this Monday! Permission slips are due tomorrow. Please check with your student to make sure they have theirs turned in.


That’s a Wrap on Read Across America Week! 📚🎉
What an incredible week of reading adventures! We wrapped up Read Across America: Adventure Awaits with a day full of fun and games—our Big Buddy, Little Buddy games brought students together for some friendly competition, and we ended the day with a group reading of Creepy Crayon! 🖍️👀
A huge thank you to our amazing guest readers: Mr. Bucklin, MaryJo Aschim, Elonzo, Vince, and Mr. Nau for sharing their time and love of reading with us!
But the excitement isn’t over yet! **Later this week, we’ll announce the winners of the door decorating contest and reveal the book students voted as the Best Book of the Week! 📖🏆
Great job to all our readers for making this such a fun and memorable week!










It has been a fun senior trip for the class of 2025! Axe throwing is a hit!





The Juniors worked hard today to get the gym ready for prom. Can't wait to share it with you at Grand March! Saturday @7.








Class of 2025 - Best class ever!





No School
Sunburst Schools will not have school on Monday, March 17! We hope everyone has a wonderful three day weekend!


JH and HS had their annual dance unit this week during PE prior to the Prom this weekend. They all showed great growth in their skills through out the week! They practiced line dance, jitterbug, two step and slow dance steps. Thanks to Mr. Nau, Mrs. Aschim and Coach Aschim for helping to teach our students!




Prom 2025
The NTCHS Prom for 2025 will be held this Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the NTC Gym. Everyone is invited to to attend Grand March at 7:00pm. Grand March will also be streamed live via the Sunburst Schools Facebook page.


Today, we read Feathers Together by and welcomed guest readers Gabe, Lisa Hovland, and Marigail Anderson, who shared their love of stories with us.
Our Reading Road to Adventure is officially bustling—so much so that we hit a few traffic jams! 🚗🚦 But what a great problem to have—our students’ incredible reading efforts are fueling this journey, and we couldn’t be more excited to see their enthusiasm!
Adding to the fun, kids showed off their school spirit by wearing their colors with pride! 🎉💙💛
Keep reading, keep adventuring, and we’ll see where the road takes us next!
#ReadAcrossAmerica #AdventureAwaits #ReadingRoadTrip #FeathersTogether #SchoolSpirit #ReadingTrafficJam










Today, we honored our students who made the Honor Roll and those who achieved Perfect Attendance for the second quarter! 🏆📚👏
Their hard work, dedication, and perseverance deserve to be recognized, and we couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments. Keep striving for greatness—you inspire us all! ✨





FCCLA members attending state will be coming home with their State Leadership Conference trip itinerary this week. Parents/Families, please consider joining the FCCLA Family Remind group to stay up to date with us as we travel. Check out the itinerary for more info.


Student of the Month
The Sunburst Schools February 2025 Students of the Month were recognized at the March Sunburst School Board Meeting. The high school student of the month was Freshman Nick Bucklin. The junior high student of the month was 7th grader Lane Wood. The elementary student of the month was 3rd grader Sawyer Buckley.
Mr. Dunk shared the staffs' reasoning for nominating these students and why the staff felt they were worthy candidates to be recognized. The board commended NIck, Lane, and Sawyer 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.




Congratulations to Tanner Heaton! He won 2nd place at the Regional Science Fair in Great Falls and will be one of Montana's representatives at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) this spring!
