Montana moves to Phase 1B of Governor Gianforte’s Montana Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation Plan. Phase 1B includes: Persons aged 70 years or older Persons aged 16-69 with high-risk medical conditions. Others at elevated risk such as Native Americans and people of colorHigh-Risk Medical Conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, down syndrome, heart conditions, severe obesity, immunocompromised individuals, sickle cell disease, type 1 &2 diabetes, and individuals identified by medical providers.If you meet any of these requirements, please get vaccinated. A vaccination is important for us to stop the pandemic. Wearing masks and physical distancing reduces your chances of being exposed or exposing others to the virus. Vaccinations will help your immune system fight the virus if you are exposed. Some estimates say that 60-70% of the population needs to be vaccinated to end the pandemic.The Cascade City/County Health Department has an update available with information on receiving vaccinations. The address is https://www.cascadecountymt.gov/462/COVID-19-Vaccination.According to the Health Department, vaccines are available to people 70 and older. This round of vaccination begins on Thursday, January 21 at 9:00 a.m. Please do not contact the vaccination centers yet; the health department and vaccination providers are swamped and need to prepare for the next round of vaccinations. The links to vaccinations will be provided on Thursday at 9 am. Additional information from the website states:Number of Appointment Slots that will Open: 1,500 total, including appointments on the following dates: Monday, January 25 Wednesday, January 27 Friday, January 29Scheduling Process and EligibilityThe Cascade City-County Health Department, Benefis Health System, Alluvion, and the Great Falls Clinic are working together to begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to community members age 70 and older. Who:Montana’s 1B vaccination tier has been defined to include anyone who is age 70 or older or meets certain other health criteria. However, given that the number of Cascade County residents who fall into tier 1B currently exceeds vaccine supply, we are limiting vaccine administration to only those who are age 70 and older at this time. How: Appointment slots will be scheduled online and filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so community members who are eligible should go online to schedule as soon as possible to secure their slots. You will be required to provide a valid email address to book your appointment. The vaccine consists of two doses. You will be scheduled for your second dose of the vaccine at the time your first dose is administered. Second doses will occur 3-5 weeks after the first doses, so please anticipate your future availability when scheduling your first dose. If you do not arrive as scheduled for either your first or second dose appointment, your appointment will not be automatically rescheduled. You will not be permitted to schedule your second vaccine dose online yourself.Where: Vaccinations will take place at the Family Living Center of the Montana Expo Park at 400 3rd St. NW in Great Falls. You must pre-schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine. If you do not have an appointment, you will be turned away. You must present a valid form of identification at the scheduled time of your vaccine. If your identification indicates that you are not age 70 or older, you will be turned away even if you have an appointment.Other Information: We expect it to take four weeks to administer the first dose of the two-dose vaccine to everyone who falls into tier 1B. Future vaccination dates, times, and number of available slots will be published as they are available. Community members vaccinated through this process will not get a choice regarding which brand of vaccine is administered. We will keep you updated as the phases change.
As of now we have reached our maximum number of spectators. The google link has been removed. If you are not on the list, we cannot guarantee entry into the game. Please use the following link to sign up to attend the BB game on Monday, January 18th. If you are already on the permanent list for our Cascade players you do not need to use this form. JV girls 3:00; JV Boys @ 4:30; Varsity Girls @ 6; Varsity Boys @ 7:30
Our new Cascade Schools website layout is coming Tuesday, January 12th. We are really excited about the changes coming, but, as with all big changes, there will be some growing pains. The 1st one is that the web site will be off-line while the company ports the new site in place of the old one. They plan to have it up and running by mid-morning on Tuesday.We will be working to smooth any other problems out asap. They tell us that no content will be lost.We hope you will like the new layout and other upcoming changes that can happen with the update. Stay tuned.
Winter Sports have begun! Please see the attached link for our Covid protocol for winter sports. Two days prior to each event we will post a link to our website in order for spectators to sign up to attend the events.
Here is a link to the Elementary Program from 12-21-2020. This file is still very large and you may have difficulty downloading it. Other, smaller files are in the works.Several technical challenges have slowed the process, apologies for the delay.Here is a pdf of the performers and performance order.
If you are unable to attend the JH and HS Christmas Concert tonight in person here is a link to watch live https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cascade-high-school-cascade-mt/evtd694771abb
Dear Cascade Public Schools Families,To adhere to county and state COVID restrictions, we have had to amend some of our December events. Our junior high and high school concert will be held at the school on December 17th at 7:00 PM. Masks are required to be worn throughout the entire event for those attending. Families will need to social distance from other families. Total capacity is 250 people.Our elementary program would exceed the permitted number of people allowed to gather, so we will be filming the event at school on December 21st and posting it on our website that evening.Our Explorations Day in the Junior High and High School will need to be canceled due to restrictions.School will be held in person on December 21st and 22nd. Please notify your child's teacher before Thursday, December 17th if you plan to have your child distance learn those days. Many teachers are planning group activities for the last two days of the quarter and need to know who will be physically present.
Our annual Christmas Concert is coming up fast. The HS / JH band concert is Thursday, December 17th at 7 pm. For more info click here.
On December 1, 2020, the Cascade School District was notified that three individuals associated with the District had tested positive for COVID-19. The individuals last had contact with others in our school district on November 24th, 2020, 7 days prior to Cascade School District receiving notification of the positive test. If anyone associated with the District is at risk of exposure, Cascade School District will be in contact with that person to determine a safe and appropriate course of action. It is still recommended that any person who feels sick or ill, seek out their medical provider for specific instructions. Please take precautions to prevent the spread of illnesses, wear a mask, practice social distancing, stay home if you are sick, and get a flu shot. School officials will continue to monitor the situation and will provide further information if and when it becomes available. Remember, the school can test individuals associated with the school if they are symptomatic.