Senior Night 2023
Seniors Connor Sullivan, Conlan Kerfoot, Tara Robins. and John Buckley celebrated senior night. They expressed their appreciation to their teammates, coaches, parents, and community members. Go Refiners!
County Spelling Bee
The top 17 spellers from Sunburst from our local spelling bee will be receiving a note today (pictured below) containing information about participation in the Toole County Spelling Bee on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 6pm in the Shelby High School Auditorium.
We’re getting excited. 🎉 On Monday and Tuesday, February 6th and 7th, Mark Matthews of Humanities Montana will be at Sunburst Schools teaching all of the students community dances and the history behind the routines. It will be a fun and energetic couple of days.
Youth Basketball!
Please see the information below for youth basketball on Friday, February 3, 2023 and Saturday, February 4, 2023. Paper copies of this information will be going home with students today.
Preschool!
Sunburst Elementary was excited to have 3 preschool students join the kindergarten class today! These 3 students will be joining the kindergarten class on Wednesdays from 9-11am for the remainder of the school year.
4th-6th Spring Basketball
Girls and boys in 4th-6th grade have the opportunity to participate in a spring basketball season beginning February 13, 2023. The information below (letter and calendar) was sent home with students today. Please contact Shayle Ehlers at 406-937-2811 if you have any questions.
See you all on Tuesday, January 31st, for Refiner GAME DAY! Wear black to support the Refiners! Game times are listed below! 👇
JV Boys -4:30
Varsity Girls - 5:30
Varsity Boys - 7:00
Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Tuesday, January 31
HSBB vs. P/D/B 430p BJV, 530p GV, 7p BV
Friday, February 3
HSBB vs Heart Butte 445p BJV/ +10 Youth/6p GV/730p BV
Saturday, February 4
HSBB vs. Augusta 1p GV (girls only)
(Youth Basketball @ 12:15pm)
Did somebody say GAME DAY!? The Refiners face off against the CJI Hawks this Saturday, January 28th, in the NTCHS Gymnasium! Our theme is “Flannel night”! Come in your coziest flannel to support your Sunburst Refiners!! 🏀🕺♥️
JV boys start at 1:00 pm, Varsity Girls start at 2:30 pm and Varsity boys start at 4:00 pm. ⛹️♀️⛹️
Go Refiners!
5th/6th Ski Day
The 5th/6th students went skiing at Showdown Ski Resort yesterday. More pictures are on our Facebook page!
Youth Basketball
Youth basketball continues tomorrow, January 28, 2023. Practice will be at 9am for interested students in Kindergarten-4th grade. Games will be that afternoon during Refiner games at the high school.
No School Jan. 30, 2023
Sunburst Schools will not be having school on Monday, January 30, 2023. Our staff has a PIR day scheduled.
Today we sent off two of our Sowech and Drama team members to the state competition. Good Luck Trevon and Dale!
January 2023 Refiner Newspaper Released
Please click on the link below to read about the latest events and happenings at NTCHS.
https://www.sunburst.k12.mt.us/page/refiner-newspaper
No Valier Boys JV
There will be no Valier JV boys basketball game tomorrow. Thus, the first game in Valier will begin at 6pm with varsity girls.
Sunburst Spelling Bee Results
We had 32 students from 5th-8th grade participate in our local spelling bee with the top 15 and 2 alternates representing Sunburst Schools at the Toole County Spelling Bee in Shelby on February 6, 2023, at 6pm. Congratulations to Parker Berthelote, the 2023 Sunburst Spelling Bee Champion. Also, congrats to the following for their great spelling and efforts:
17. Gabe Biesemeyer (alternate)
16. Colter Sandon (alternate)
15. Abby Reed
14. Maci Mokate
13. Andrew Whitman
12. Elonzo Benjamin
11. Nick Bucklin
10. Janae Roberts
9. Athena Bouttier
8. Kallen Fitzpatrick
7. Cheyenne Miller
6. Jill Taylor
5. Silby Seymour
4. Kaley Sandon
3. Vince Taylor
2. Kaylee Berthelote
1. Parker Berthelote
Ski Day Reminders
Ski day for 5th/6th students is tomorrow, Jan. 26, 2023! The information below was sent home with your child last week so they could start gathering their gear. Please note the leave times of 5:20am from the north elementary school door; 5:30am from 4 Corners; and 5:55am from Shelby (Shokpo parking lot).
Refiner/Wildcat Extracurricular Events for Jan. 23-29
Thursday, January 26
S & D (State) @ Manhattan
Friday, January 27
S & D State @ Manhattan
HSBB @ Valier 5p BJV, 6p GV, 7:30p BV
Saturday, January 28
S & D @ Manhattan
HSBB vs. CJI 1p BJV, 230p GV, 4p BV
Speech & Drama
Congrats to Dale Rohlf and Trevon McKinley as they both advanced to the state speech and drama meet next week. Dale placed 1st in impromptu speech. Trevon placed 3rd in impromptu speech.
New Transportation Director
Sunburst Schools is excited to welcome Mr. Ulan Omdahl as the new transportation director at Sunburst Schools. Mr. Omdahl will officially begin his new position on Monday, January 23, 2023.
