Harlowton Public Schools

Good Chilly Morning! Thankfully today is our last day of school before winter break and that the dangerous cold and arctic blast that is creeping in will occur tomorrow and Thursday. With that being said, I wanted to remind everyone that we get out or school today at 2:35pm and buses will run at that time. Also, the games against Bridger have been postponed to 2/2/23. At this time, games against Plenty Coup on Thursday night are still on the schedule but that may change. Please stay warm and safe and have a very Merry Christmas, Holiday Season, New Year, and enjoy this time with your families and friends. We come back to school on Tuesday, January 3rd. Go Engineers! Mrs. B

Dear Harlowton Community, Last Friday, our basketball teams travelled to Park City. During the boy's Varsity game, there were incidents of racial taunting and harassment from a group of students in the Park City student section towards our team and a specific student athlete. There were also other incidents of really poor sportsmanship directed at some other players, until Mr. Olsen asked the Athletic Director to address the behavior and taunts. Obviously this was very upsetting to the players, the coaches, families and spectators in the stands. On Saturday, I reached out to Mr. Grabowska, the Superintendent at Park City and asked for him to call me to discuss the matter after writing a letter describing what had been reported by our students, coaches and Mr. Olsen. We had a very productive phone call and assurances that the matter would be dealt with on Monday morning. Mr. Grabowska did exactly that, working with his leadership team, investigating the incidents, and making an action plan to address the situation all around. Yesterday, I received an email from Dan and I wanted to share it with you all. As unfortunate as this experience was for everyone involved, I wanted to thank Park City schools for taking the situation seriously and leading the way to address not just the situation itself but the underlying roots of the problem. I am encouraged that this will not happen again, especially at Park City. I only hope that all schools look to this situation, learn from it, and use it as a teaching moment for our students and spectators. Sincerely, Mrs. B Here is the letter in full from Mr. Grabowska. To write a letter like this takes courage. December 19, 2022 Christina, As the Superintendent/HS Principal at Park City Schools, I was extremely upset to learn of the actions of some of our student body at our basketball game on December 16. I find their reported actions to be abhorrent and completely out of line with our school’s belief system. Please know these are not actions that we take lightly. Our student body has the responsibility to accept, include, and treat with respect and sportsmanship all visitors to our gym and playing fields. As with most schools, it is something we constantly reinforce with our student body and fans. When visiting our school each person has the right to a safe environment so that they can contribute to their team without concern for how they might be treated because of race, skin color, or any other difference. On Friday that didn’t happen, and I am deeply embarrassed by it. We have been developing an action plan to deal with this situation. Punishments have been handed out. We will be refocusing our students on sportsmanship, especially from the stands. We will make our east basket safer by not allowing students to sit in the front row. We will have our student council working on any other student body ideas. And we will continue to strive to be a more inclusive school. It may be a hard ask, but I hope you can consider our school to be that safe place in the future, and not let the actions of a few taint the true sportsmanship of our school. I sincerely hope that you are provided that safe environment for the rest of your season. I wish I didn’t even have to make that statement but as we just witnessed, ignorance does seem to rear its ugly head. Sincerely Apologetic, Dan

The basketball games vs Bridger on 12/20 have been rescheduled for 2/2. Thursday 12/22 vs Plenty Coups is still scheduled to go on as planned. If any additional changes occur, we will let you know ASAP. Go Engineers🚂🚂🚂 -Mr Olsen

MOVIE NIGHT FUNDRAISER! Wednesday at 5pm in the HHS gym. The Senior Class presents the movie "The Grinch." Come join the fun.

THE NHS FOOD BANK DRIVE has been extended to Monday, December 19th. So far, it is neck and neck between the Freshmen and the 7th grade classes! If you would like to donate food to the food bank, please bring in your non-perishable items by Monday morning at 9AM. We would love to break last year's record of items donated.

We have had quite a bit of fun at school this week searching for hidden snowflakes. The students looked for blue ones and the staff for silver ones. Kids got a sweet treat from Principals. But staff who found the coveted silver snowflakes received their choice of a Central Lumber gift certificate or an Armory Deli gift certificate! There are still 4 more silver snowflakes to be found. But Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Streeter, Mrs. Eklund and Mrs. Roelfs have had eagle eyes! Keep searching and Merry Christmas.

You can always pay at the gate, but if you are a tech person and want to buy digital tickets for Engineer events, you now have that option! You can also send tickets to relatives or friends who might be traveling this way. Follow the link to get your tickets for upcoming games. If you have questions, contact Mr. Olsen. 12/17 vs N. Cheyenne: https://gofan.co/app/events/838546?schoolId=MT14355 12/20 vs Bridger: https://gofan.co/app/events/838545?schoolId=MT14355 12/22 vs Plenty Coups: https://gofan.co/app/events/838544?schoolId=MT14355

Engineer Activities this weekend: Friday: Engineer basketball at Park City Panthers. JV Girls 3:00, JV Boys 4:30, Varsity Girls 6:00, Varsity Boys 7:30. Leave time 12:15 from HHS Saturday: Engineer Speech in Belfry. Leave time 5:15 am from HHS Engineer basketball HOME vs Northern Cheyenne Eagles- Boys JV scrimmage 1:30, Girls varsity 3:30, Boys varsity 5:00. Good Luck Engineers!

All are welcome! Please join CommUNITY Builders at the IAGT for Christmas Dinner.

please join us for our Annual Winter Concert featuring our Hillcrest Elementary students. Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30pm in the HHS gym.

I’d like to give a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make the 2022 Harlo Hoopfest a success! It was a fun weekend and without a ton of help behind the scenes, it would not be possible. Specifically, thank you to: -Our custodial team (Charlie, Steve, Sharon, and Doug) -Mr. Miller, Ms. Carey, Ms. B - Trent and Sandy Woldstad, Larry and Brenda Snelling, Travis Hiner, Taylor Olsen, Ezra Bolotsky, Larry Berg, and Andy Begger for helping with clock, shot clock, scorebook, and NFHS. - Mrs. Burroughs, Mrs. Streeter, and Mr. B for concessions. - Alli Jones and everyone who helped organize the hospitality room. - The great Engineer fans for showing up and creating a great atmosphere for our teams! - The Armory Fitness Center/Deli , Tonya Martin and Amber Bosch, and Chad and Briana Dolbear for taking care of the North Star Knights -The Graves Whistle Stop Cafe -Sundog Coffee -Loco Creek -Also the entire community for welcoming and serving the visiting teams! Thanks for all of your help and support! Sincerely, Mr. Olsen

The Engineer Speech Team placed 2nd at Livingston today! Here are the final places for individuals: Auden Moe and Cadence Cameron placed 11th in each of their events. Bella Fisk placed 9th, barely missing the tie breaker point to make it to finals. Laramie Pavlovick placed 4th in SPOI. Nadja Bolotsky placed 2nd in DOI. Carmen Katzenberger wins MPA 1st place! Excellent job, Engineers.

As always, we have had some schedule changes with our basketball season. Nothing too major, but note the game times and whether or not there are JV games as some of that information has changed. Future changes are always possible, but fingers crossed that we will stay with this schedule. Thanks for being so flexible and understanding as we try to give our athletes as many opportunities as possible. Go Engineers!

CONGRATULATIONS ENGINEERS! Yesterday afternoon, our wonderfully large group of Business Professionals of America student competitors traveled to the Regional competition to present and compete in a diverse group of events. Several of them also took tests over the past few weeks that placed them at this competition. 15 of them qualified for State in March. We are so proud of all of them and their advisor, Mrs. Berg. Here are the results for BPA Regionals! Updated: Xander Thomas: 10th in Graphic Design Promotion, we apologize for inadvertently leaving him off the list! Cherrity Anderson: 5th in Fundamental Accounting, 2nd in Banking & Finance Jill Baumgardner: 1st in Ethics & Professionalism, 2nd in Financial Analyst Team, 6th in Entrepreneurship, 10th in Extemporaneous Speaking, placed in Administrative Support Concepts Nadja Bolotsky: 3rd in Visual Design Team, 4th in Entrepreneurship Taelie Breen: 6th in Graphic Design Promotion, 3rd in Visual Design Team Isa Caballero: 2nd in Job Interview, 9th in Health Admin Procedures Ella Cooney: 2nd in Financial Analyst Team, 7th in Personal Financial Management, placed in Administrative Support Concepts Bella Fisk: 4th in Visual Design Team Gabi Garay: 6th in Health Admin Procedures, 4th in Prepared Speech, 4th in Diagnostic Coding, 3rd in Health Administration Leadership Angus Glennie: 1st in Computer Security, 3rd in Device Configuration & Troubleshooting Carmen Katzenberger: 2nd in Entrepreneurship, 2nd in Meeting & Event Planning Concepts, 10th in Business Law & Ethics Landen Miotke: 2nd in Computer Modeling Olivia Mitchell: 2nd in Financial Analyst Team, 4th in Management, Marketing, & HR, 3rd in Prepared Speech Ashley Murnion: 3rd in Management, Marketing, & HR, also placed in Banking & Finance Laramie Pavlovick: 2nd in Financial Analyst Team, 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking Brilee Peters: 4th in Advanced Interview Skills, 2nd in Diagnostic Coding Cindy Power: 6th in Parliamentary Procedure Concepts, 10th in Personal Financial Management Laura Zink: 4th in Visual Design Team

Dear Harlo Community, Have you been wondering about the FFA Christmas Trees this year? Well, I have great news, even if it is a little late. There should be very freshly farmed Christmas Trees at Midtown on Friday evening. Look for them there and buy them up quick. They won't last long. Thank you all for supporting our FFA program. FFA Officers

Don't miss out on some great high school hoops this weekend at HHS! The Harlo Holiday Hoopfest will be in full swing this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Engineers will be competing as well as athletes from North Star, White Sulphur Springs, Sheridan, and Park City. Hope you can come support the Engineers!

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Harlowton Public Schools! It's everything Harlowton Public Schools, in your pocket. Download for Android https://bit.ly/3WQyPsY Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3UFBZhl

The Engineer Speech Team Placed 2nd for Class C at the Shepherd Meet today! This was the largest meet of the season for our team so far. Here are the final postings and places: Brilee Peters 16th and she beat last year's State Champion Auden Moe 9th missing finals by only 1 point Bella Fisk 22nd and her very first meet of the season! Laura Zink 13th and also her very first meet! Final standings for competitors who made it to Finals: Gabi Garay 8th in OO Laramie Pavlovick 4th in SPOI Nadja Bolotsky 3rd in DOI Carmen Katzenberger MPA Champion! A BIG Thank you to Coach Miller and Congratulations to the whole team on an excellent showing today!

We love to celebrate the holidays around HPS! Please join us as we celebrate all the fun activities there are this month. Here is a copy of our Christmas Cheer Countdown Calendar. Ho Ho Ho! Mrs. B

Adult Education for the Winter and Spring months is getting set up now. If you are interested in offering a workshop, class or course, please fill this form out. If you have any ideas or thoughts you would like to talk through first, please call the high school and ask to speak to Mrs. B. Classes will begin the first of February. Some courses that have been asked for in the past are: More local and Montana History Book Club Martial Arts Theater - Improv and putting on plays Art classes of all kind Cooking Classes Guided Outdoor Activities Do any of these sound like you? Thanks for filling out this form! https://forms.gle/sEdoYm3sffnzcqDA9