Are we tired of snow yet?  I would just like to take a moment to publicly thank Damon for doing such a great job in keeping our buses running as much as possible during the severe driving and weather situations we have all faced this month. The next group that deserves a big thank you are our bus drivers. As all of you know, it has been difficult to get around and as you can imagine, it is even more difficult when you are driving a big vehicle such as a bus. Now fill the bus with students and think about how stressful this would be. If you see one of our bus drivers please thank them for keeping our students safe. Don’t forget to thank all of the people who have been responsible for keeping the roads in our area clean.  This has been a difficult job that has required many additional hours of work. Thank you to all of the people on the road crews and to all of the people who are volunteering their time and equipment to help clear snow for those in need.If you live out of town, remember we are not out of the woods yet and when all this snow melts, we will have a whole new set of problems for our bus drivers to deal with.Respectfully,Rick Miller

JMG Blood Drive at Cascade High SchoolMarch 12, 20191:00pm-6:00pm in the CommonsGive more life. Donate blood. 

Cascade Schools is canceling the following bus routes for Tuesday, February 26th: Adel Creek, Castner Falls, and Chestnut Valley.  The other bus routes will run as scheduled and school will be in session as normal.  Please check back often for updates. 

The Modified School Day Committee meeting has been rescheduled from tonight at 7 pm to Tuesday at 7 pm.

Driver's Ed is canceled today, Monday, February 25.

At the Regular Meeting of the Cascade Board of Trustees held on February 19, 2019, the Trustees called for an election to be held on May 7, 2019. The election will be conducted by mail ballot. A seat representing Cascade School District No. 3 & B will be open, as well as a seat representing Cascade School District No. B on behalf of Ulm. Declarations of Intent to Run for Candidacy can be found on the school website www.cascade.k12.mt.us on the “Elections” page found under the School Board tab or can be acquired from District Clerk/Election Administrator, Karsen Drury. The deadline to file for candidacy is Thursday, March 28, 2019. All Declarations of Intent must be filed with the District Clerk. Regular voter registration closes Monday, April 8, 2019. For questions concerning the election, candidacy, requirements or voter information, please contact Election Administrator, Karsen Drury at (406) 468-9383 x 104 or karsen.drury@cascade.k12.mt.us.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!The 10th annual Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM) concert and turkey dinner is right around the corner-Monday March 4, 2019. The concert, which includes students in grades 5-12, will be at 7:00 in the north gym. The annual dinner will be in the school cafeteria, serving turkey with all the trimmings, from 5:00-6:30 pm. Tickets will be available from any music student or you can call me, Melody Skogley at 468-9380 or 406-600-7585. Please mark your calendars, you won't want to miss this event!!

The lucky winner of the Cascade Education Fund ½ beef raffle is Chris Boland of Cascade.  Congratulations, Chris!Our sincere gratitude goes out to the Dana Ranch for providing the beef and to Travis for arranging the processing of the beef.  Their generous contribution for the past several affords the CEF to sponsor several scholarships.Thank you to all ticket buyers. This year the total sales were $2295.00. Your support is always greatly appreciated!

With the threat of severe weather this weekend and next week, it is important that all students are dressed warmly in a hat, gloves, and a winter coat every day. We also highly suggest that students have warm gear for their feet and legs as well. For safety reasons, students may not be allowed on the bus during severe weather if they are not dressed appropriately.  If a school bus were to break down, we want to make sure our students will stay warm and safe. The school's doors open at 7:30, please make sure students don't arrive earlier than that, we don't want them left out in the cold.This weekend we are expected to experience severe weather with negative temperatures and snowfall. If the school were to close due to severe weather, Cascade schools will attempt to notify parent and guardians by phone, email, and text. In addition, the information will be posted on the school website at www.cascade.k12.mt.us and on the school Facebook page. The school will contact the following Radio and TV stations with school closure information; KMON, KEIN, Fisher Radio Stations, KFBB TV, and KRTV TV. Please help us keep you informed by making sure Cascade School has your current contact information.Thank you,Rick MillerCascade Superintendent

 Hello Cascade Community,After our first meeting concerning the modified school day, I would like to have another meeting to discuss the possibility. I am scheduling the meeting at three different times to allow as many people as possible to attend. The purpose of the meetings will be to give the community the information they requested at the first meeting, to answer any questions someone may have concerning the modified day, to form a committee to survey the community, determine the desire of the community, and make a recommendation to the school board. Please remember that everyone's opinion is important and the board and I hope that this will be a collaborative process between the school and the community.   These are the meeting times: Monday, February 4th at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5th at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m. We will have babysitting available at the meetings as well.I will provide information on the pros and cons identified in the first meeting, some examples of different schedules and calendars, some examples of possible modified schedules for Cascade Schools and information on how each would affect our students. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at rick.miller@cascade.k12.mt.us or call me at the school. If you are unable to attend the meetings, I will be happy to share the information with you as well.As I stated before, we value your input.Respectfully,Rick MillerCascade Superintendent