Sunburst Schools

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.

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.

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!

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.

Homecoming 2024 was one for the books! Students and staff spent Friday creating posters, decorating floats, and competing in class games (including the surprisingly difficult "Eat a Donut on a Stick"), before enjoying Saturday's parade & Homecoming games.

Thank you Logan Health for sponsoring the free BBQ at Homecoming 2024. Sunburst Schools and our community greatly appreciate your support.

Poster Contest Results 6th - 2025 5th - 2027 4th - 2030 3rd - 2028 2nd - 2026 1st - 2029

T-shirt sale!! Stop by the Booster Club table near the fire hall after the homecoming parade to stock up on Refiner wear! T-shirts will also be available on the football field during the last half of the junior high game and the first half of the high school game. All proceeds support our hometown Wildcats and Refiners.

Friday fun: big kids and little kids get together to color, read stories, and make new friends.

Happy Homecoming from the Seniors! We are looking forward to a fun Homecoming weekend!

School spirit is on full display this Refiner Friday. Happy Homecoming from NTC!!