CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022  ATHLETES OF THE YEAR!  Justin Smith and Harlie Jackson.   

If you are needing assistance paying for summer care, you may be eligible to receive a 2022 Out-of-School Time Child Care Scholarship. The requirements to be eligible are: Parent must be employed or attending school Children must be in kindergarten-5th grade for the Fall of 2022 Families must demonstrate they are paying for summer care such as camps, Boys & Girls Club, babysitters, nannies, etc. Applications accepted through June 3rdEligible parents will have the option to choose $1500 or $2500 per child. You may contact Family Connections for more information at (406)761-6010. You can apply at surveymonkey.com/r/RC7FRB2. *Cascade Schools is not affiliated with Family Connections. Please contact Family Connections with any questions.

Thursday, May 12th is our Spring Concert and Art Gala. The artwork is on display beginning about 6 pm. The concert begins at 7 pm.Click here for more info about the concert.

Only a few short weeks left of this school year, can you believe it? The seniors have worked so hard this year and we are proud of their accomplishments. We will be having an awards ceremony to honor our seniors and celebrate the scholarships they have received so far this year.  Not all of the scholarships the seniors have applied for will have been allocated at that time.  I hope to see you there.Awards Ceremony:                   Date:  Monday May 16, 2022                                                    Time:  3:00 PM                                                    Location:  North Gym – Cascade School  

Unofficial Election Results:Iain McGregor: 295Brett Mills: 86The Annual Organizational Meeting will be held on May 17th at 6:00 pm.

On April 20, 2022 the Government Class held a Mock Trial. Students were assigned different roles (plaintiff, defendant, defendants lawyer, plaintiffs lawyer, jury, witnesses, bailiff, and Officer Baker was the Judge). The students were given a case to study and work through. At the end they had to decide if the Defendant was guilty and for what counts and if the Plaintiff should be awarded damages and at what amounts. Overall it was a great success and the students enjoyed putting their knowledge to work after visiting the jail and courthouse. 

Dear Parents/Guardians,The 3rd-8th graders will begin their SBAC tests tomorrow, April 20th. The SBAC tests are our state mandated summative assessments which are used to rate our school's performance and to identify areas of excellence and improvement from the individual student level to school and statewide. The tests are given in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics. The 5th and 8th graders will also take a science assessment. In order to help your child do their best, please encourage them to get an adequate amount of sleep the night before testing and encourage them to eat a nutritious breakfast either at home or at school. Starting the day out well rested and with the proper nutrition will help improve their cognitive abilities. We can't wait to see the results of all of their hard work!

CASCADE SCHOOL ELECTION CLARIFICATIONCascade School District is comprised of an Elementary District (District 3) and a High School District (District B). Since Ulm Public Schools is only a K-8 School District, their High School jurisdiction falls in the Cascade Schools High School District B. The Cascade Board of Trustees is comprised of 5 members that reside in the the Cascade 3 District & 1 member that resides in the Cascade B District, which represents the Ulm jurisdiction. The members that reside in the Cascade 3 District represent both Elementary & High School Districts (3 & B). The member that resides in Cascade B District represent only the High School District (B).For the 2022 school election year, one member of the Cascade 3 & B trustees term was up for reelection AND the member of the Cascade B trustee's term was up for reelection, meaning the school would hold 2 elections.Two candidates filed for the Cascade B seat, but one withdrew candidacy. According to MCA 220-3-313, if the number of candidates filing a declaration of intent is equal to or less than the number of open trustee positions to be elected, the trustees cancel the trustee election. Therefore, the Cascade B Trustee (Ulm representative) Election was canceled by acclamation.Two candidates also filed for the one open Cascade 3 & B seat. Neither candidate withdrew, which means the election will be held. These are the ballots you may have received from Cascade Schools. This election was NOT canceled.For any additional questions, please contact election administrator, Karsen Drury, at Cascade Schools (406) 468-9383. 

On April 13 the Cascade Senior Government Class traveled to Great Falls to watch court proceedings by Judge Phillips and Judge Grubich. When we first got to the courthouse one of the officers of the court brought us all the way to the top of the copper dome to look out. It was a magnificent view. He told us that during WWII soldiers were posted at the top to watch for planes. Judge Grubich then showed us his chambers and the offices of his staff. The building is so old and beautiful. Next to his office are the cells where they keep inmates during court proceedings. Several students went into the cells to experience the full ambience. Next we headed down to Judge Phillips courtroom to have some time to ask him some questions the students put together. After their questions he had court and we got to watch 7 cases. After lunch we headed up to Judge Grubich's courtroom where we were able to watch several more higher level cases. The whole trip was very interesting and great for the students to see so many different sides of the Government. Article by Amanda Brown

Something really fun happened at the Cascade School Library recently! Some of our elementary students were “treated” to a Book Tasting as part of their weekly library time. Mrs. Matteson set up tables, complete with cloths and a candle, and had different genres of books available to read. They even had placemats to write on as they discovered things about their books! What a fun learning event for them and bravo to Mrs. Matteson!!