Concussion baseline testing will be held during Back to School night in the computer lab. If you are in grades 6-12 and did not take the baseline test last year, you will need to take it prior to practice on Friday, August 16.
On Friday, August 16th @ 7:00 there will be a meeting for ALL JH and HS parents/guardians of students wishing to participate in athletics during the 2019-20 school year.
August 2, 2019Dear Parents and Community Members,Welcome Back to School! I am excited to begin my first year as your Cascade elementary principal. Over the past few years, Cascade has become my home, and I look forward to working with you in a new capacity.This is my fifth year in the Cascade School District and my nineteenth year in education. My husband and I are originally from Texas, but we fell in love with the people of Montana and decided to move our family here. We have lived in Montana for thirteen years and are very thankful we chose to raise our children here.As many of you know, we have had a few changes to our school day. We are now conducting a four-day school week, Monday-Thursday. Our first day of school will be Monday, August 19th. We will begin our school day at 8:00 a.m. as usual but will release EK-3 at 3:45 p.m. and grades 4-12 at 3:51 p.m. There are two Fridays scheduled for students to attend. The first Friday is our Homecoming on October 4, 2019. The other is the last Friday before Christmas break, December 20, 2019. Please feel free to contact me, or any other administrator, if you have any questions regarding our new school schedule.I would like to take this time to welcome Mrs. Kelly Rumney to the elementary staff. Mrs. Rumney has been Cascade’s Junior High math and science teacher for the past five years and will be our 4/5/6 math teacher this year. I am excited to have her on staff and just as equally excited to see the marvelous things our entire elementary team will bring to our students.Although we are going through some changes this year, there are many things staying the same. For reading and math, we will continue to utilize and enhance our “Walk to” intervention programs to meet the needs of all students. Our teachers will continue teaching from our Eureka Math series to meet Montana’s learning standards and are amazed at the depth of understanding our students have gained since implementing this program. It is a goal at Cascade Elementary that every student makes a full year’s growth this school year, and I am excited to work with our talented and committed staff to accomplish this goal.Our Back to School Night is Thursday, August 15, between 5:30-7:00. We will have a BBQ provided by Xcell! in the cafeteria during this time. Please join us so we can get to know one another better, and you can visit your child’s classroom and meet with his/her teacher. I look forward to working with each and every Cascade family, so please feel free to come by and visit anytime….my door is always open.Thank you for all of your support,Michelle Pricemichelle.price@cascade.k12.mt.us(406) 468-9389 ext. 106
Here is the High School and Junior High class schedule. The classes are color coded for each grade. If you have any scheduling questions please contact Becky Satterwhite.
Cascade has a new opening for a support staff position. Below is a description of the position. If you are interested in applying, please follow the link to apply. 21st CCLC After-school Program AideThe district is still looking for activity and substitute bus drivers as well as substitute teachers and substitute custodians.Position 21st CCLC After-school Program Aide 14-20 hours per week $12- $14 depending on experienceEssential Duties and Responsibilities: Implement the program curriculum as planned by the Program Director to ensure a quality experience for all participants. Work with program personnel to implement engaging, developmentally appropriate educational enrichment curriculum and programming which expands and supports student learning experiences beyond the classroom. Develop and maintain professional working relationships through effective and timely communication with the program director, other program personnel, and other building staff members, such as the principal, custodians, teachers, and food service personnel. Assist the program director in addressing the ongoing needs of the students and parents. Implement program procedures effectively to ensure the safe being of all participants. Observe, monitor, and participate in children’s play activities. Promote a safe and healthy environment based on safety standards set within the program. Efficiently redirect inappropriate student behaviors and implement the program discipline system to effectively monitor and guide proper student behavior. Support the emotional and social development of children. Report any concerns and questions regarding the program (students, parents, equipment needs, supplies, other staff, volunteers, etc.) to the program director. Maintain accurate and organized records such as attendance records, snack records, timesheets, incident reports, and all other paperwork as instructed by the program director to ensure program compliance and quality operations. Help prepare snacks for the children and clean-up the kitchen and snack area. Assist in the cleaning and straightening of the room and equipment before, during, and after the program. This includes washing tables, chairs, and toys, putting up chairs, and locking the building at the end of the day. Continue professional development by attending staff meetings and training. Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible. Enjoy being with students and foster their academic, social, emotional, and physical development through the duties outlined above. Perform other duties as assigned.
As many of you already know, Cascade High School offers dual credit classes but did you know that we also offer scholarships to students who may need assistance in paying for the college credit portion of the dual credit class? If you are interested in dual credit classes, please get in touch with Mrs. Satterwhite to enroll.
To: Cascade Community and Potential Volunteers, Cascade Track and Field Overhaul – June 8th and 9th I’m honored to be able to write to the community and other potential volunteers from around Central Montana about this exciting effort. In February, I started meetings with Rick Miller (Cascade Schools Superintendent) and his staff about a volunteer effort to improve the Cascade Track and Field complex. I work for NorthWestern Energy and am the Superintendent of 6 of the Hydro dams in Montana. This job has resulted in me living in the Dearborn Canyon and calling the town of Cascade home for my wife and three young kids. Through my employment, I have an incredible opportunity to provide community service and volunteerism. NorthWestern Energy has a Volunteer and Community Involvement program that has made this all possible. Some of you may remember a NWE led volunteer effort that took place in 2017 that resulted in the old school stage being one step closer to becoming a weight room. That effort also resulted in a financial contribution to the school. This Track and Field effort will be the second volunteer effort and we have made the decision to GO BIG. Through cooperation between the School, NorthWestern, and the local community we have already raised $9,500 for this event. We also have numerous pledges for equipment, food, and labor. That said, we need more people to execute the very ambitious work plan that has been created. We have complete faith that this community will rise to the occasion. We already have nearly 30 volunteers and we are just beginning the recruitment stage. We are targeting at least 80 people for this effort and are looking to identify job leads to help assure that the projects are done in compliance with Track and Field specifications and on time. As many of you know, the track itself is too long. The track is 3.4 meters too long and the surface is no longer in a condition suitable to host meets. In addition, the other event facilities are in need of repair or rebuilding to bring them into compliance with specs and to allow for our athletes to have the best possible facilities. The end goal of this work is 3 fold. #1) bring the track and field complex into compliance with track standards and improve these facilities. The footprint of our complex is large and if rehabilitated, we feel it will result in us being able to host track meets again. Hosting meets will bring revenue into the community. #2) raise money for this event so that the school can support these improvements in a time where the money is tight and funds are appropriately challenged. One end goal of this effort is to raise money and to have a positive impact on the school budget. We are confident that through community involvement and contributions that this will be the case. Our efforts to date show that this community has nearly everything we need to pull this off and to have money left over to put back into the athletics program in the form of improved equipment. #3) through this effort, create excitement for the athletes, provide a venue for people to show their support. Provide opportunities for people to meet each other, support each other and to pull together to reach a lofty goal. Cascade track legend Harry Clark has become aware of this event and has informed us that he would like to attend. This is a great opportunity for our youth to meet an incredible Cascade Montana athlete and ambassador of the sport. Below is a list of the general job scopes, these tasks have been further broken down in a separate planning worksheet. For each task we are looking for volunteers and most importantly job leads with experience in the work task area. Job scopes; Shorten the track and redo the track surface by grading old cinders and adding some new, filling in low spots on the football field and crowning it, dig out the shot put pit add new toe board and re pour pad, dig out long jump and triple jump pits, create a high jump area, paint goal posts, paint concession stand, paint other items as identified, redo the surfaces on the runways of the jumping events, bring discuss ring area into spec, hang and back light a badger on the back of the crows nest, repair damaged bleachers, shore up crows nest access, make field stencils for the 40 yard line, have a site cleanup crew, a safety monitor, and a cooking crew. As you can see, there is a lot going on. Again I’d like to remind everyone that $9,500 is already raised, there have been many community members come forward already and equipment has been volunteered as have materials and tooling. What we really need now are job leads and workers!! If you would like to contribute to this event through financial support, labor support, or by volunteering tools and equipment, would you please contact me at 406‐788‐1291 or email @ sagedubois@yahoo.com. Email is the best venue for tracking and planning. If you chose to let us know through email please include. ‐ Names and amount of volunteers you are representing ‐ Any desires to lead a specific task ‐ Any desires to be a team member on a specific task ‐ Equipment and tools you could bring ‐ Dates of availability Respectfully, Jeremy Butcher