Toole County Spelling Bee Results
The Toole County Spelling Bee was held in Sunburst at the NTCHS Auditorium last night, February 6, 2024. A total of 38 students from Shelby and Sunburst competed. Congrats to our Sunburst spellers on their great results. Raya Sagnella finished in 3rd place, Bree Chilton finished in 5th place, and Kaylee Berthelote finished in 10th place. Great job spellers!


2024 District 10C Basketball Tournament Passes
2024 10C District Basketball Tournament Passes are now available for purchase! The 2024 tournament is at Shelby High School February 14-17, 2024.
All-Session Pass (all games) Prices are $40 - Adults | $25 - Seniors and Students
Individual prices at the game per session: $12 Adults, $8 Seniors & Students
Passes will be for sale at the basketball games on Saturday and in the high school office.

Updated basketball game times vs. Heart Butte in Heart Butte on Friday, February 9, 2024
JV Girls 3p
JV Boys. 4p
V Girls 5:30p
V Boys 7:30p

Snow much fun at recess!


An opportunity closer to home for Juniors and Seniors to get an inside view of what college is like. Note: Visiting a college campus is an excused absence.

1st graders wrote 100 words on a T-shirt after reading the book, I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith. Happy 100th Day of School!


Booster Club meeting in the high school English room this Thursday, 2/8, at 6:30 p.m. Join us to discuss how we can support our students in their extracurricular activities this spring. All are welcome!

Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for February 5-11, 2024
Tuesday, February 6
BB @ Augusta 5p BJV|6:30p GV
Toole County Spelling Bee @ NTC Auditorium in Sunburst - 6pm
Friday, February 9
BB @ Heart Butte 3:30 GJV| 430p BJV|6p GV|730p BV
Saturday, February 10
BB vs. Simms 12:30p GJV| 130p BJV| 3p GV| 430p BV: Senior Day – 2:30 pm before Girl's Varsity

The Sunburst Robotics team took 1st place at State as part of the winning Alliance! These kids worked super hard and we are so proud of them! Thank you to everyone who supported us in our Rookie year!




Lady Refiners defeat North Star 54-50. Refiner boys fall to North Star 62-18.

This week we celebrated Nikki Nau at her signing ceremony. Nikki earned athletic and academic scholarships to attend Carroll College. She will compete on the xc and track teams. She plans to study pre-physical therapy. Students, staff, and community members came to celebrate. Congratulations Nikki! We're so proud of you!





Kiddie Kollege is starting up again on Tuesday, Feb. 27th. Call soon to sign up. Space is limited!

That latest issue of the Refiner is out today! Check out our online link under the Parents and Community tab on the Sunburst Schools homepage.

Valier JV Basketball Change
Tomorrow's boys JV game vs Valier (2-1-24) will now only be a 1/2 game and will start at 5:15pm.

A fun opportunity for all students to earn a future scholarship!

Here is an opportunity for assistance in completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid).

Youth basketball will be practicing this Saturday! 9 am at the elementary school this Saturday, February 3. No game this week but see you Saturday for practice!
Food Drive! FCCLA members Kaley and Maci are hosting a competitive Super Bowl food drive at the junior high/ high school. Show off your football team pride by donating food to the box of your favorite team - the 49s or the Chiefs! Your donations help feed our community!

Parents - want a date night? Kids - want a fun night out? Sign up for the Kids Night Out event starting at 6pm on Feb 10th. FCCLA members Kaylee and Cheyenne have an awesome evening of activities planned for the kids! Call or email Shayle Ehlers to sign up.

Refiners girls lost to Simms 51-46. Refiner boys lose to Simms 55-19.

