Congrats Lady Badgers on capturing 4th Place at the State C Basketball Tournament in Missoula over the weekend. We're all very proud of your achievements. Four Lady Badgers made 1st (Elsie & Calise) and 2nd (Ember & Mariah) All-District Teams, Elsie was named Northern C All-State, and Coach McKnight was named the District 10-C Coach of the Year! Elsie was also selected to take part in the Treasure State All-Star game; a high honor and a great chance to display her talents in front of college scouts. Many thanks to Assistant Coaches Hatler and Wirtzberger for guiding the Lady Badgers to one of their best basketball seasons in Badger history.
The NFHS Network will be LIVE webcasting the State Basketball games over the next two weeks from Hamilton, Missoula, Bozeman, Billings, Butte, and Great Falls. A Day Pass good for live events for 24 hours is $9.95. One month of live events is $14.95. Click on the title CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE GAMES? for an information sheet with all the details you'll need.
School Accountability/Student Accountability Throughout Montana and the Nation, March happens to be the month when a lot of student assessments begin. At Cascade School, we are no different. You will see on our school calendar that we are going to start with the Science portion of the CRT. This state test is only for grades 4, 8 and 10. The test consists of 3 sections, about 20-25 questions in each. The students will probably be done with all three sections within 2-one hour slots. We have also listed the SBAC state test and the grades that will be testing on certain days. This test is for 3rd-8th grade and 11th grade. Note that the students only test for about one hour each day during their testing week. We encourage students to get a good night sleep, eat a nutritious breakfast and be at school on time. We will start the testing hour first thing when kids are their freshest. MAP testing follows during the last week in April and the first two weeks in May. This is the end of the year test that is given to show the progress and growth of each of our students. The test consists of 2 sections: reading and math. Both tests are about 45-60 minutes each. So, even though the window of testing is long, each student will only be testing for a few hours, a couple of days. We look forward to celebrating with our students, all of the hard work they’ve done this year that has led to their continued growth!!
Vote for Elsie Carpenter for Tribune Athlete of the Week. Elsie needs for votes to keep the lead in this week's poll Athlete of the Week. Vote here: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/sports/2015/03/01/vote-prep-athletes-week/24231657/
LADY BADGERS ARE GOING TO STATE! Congrats girls, you did it, you've earned your trip to State C Basketball next week in Missoula. The Lady Badgers beat Chinook Sugar Beeters in the Consolation playoff game Saturday afternoon, and will head to State C Basketball in the #2 seed position. WAY TO GO GIRLS! At State C Basketball the Lady Badgers will take on the Western C Division Champion Thursday at 2:00 at Adams Center Arena on the UM campus. The Western C Champion team is Gardiner Falcons.
It was Science Fair day at Cascade Schools with many Junior High and High School students participating. Their displays were set up in the south gym, and volunteer judges, including KRTV News Anchor Tim McGonigal, were making the rounds. Good job to all the students on your projects, and thank you parents and guardians for your help promoting Science in our schools. Mr. Driessen has the results.
Congrats Lady Badgers on your win over Simms-Augusta 45-35 and earning the 1st Place District 10C title. Best wishes at Divisionals in Great Falls next week. First game will be Wednesday 11am at Four Seasons Arena where Cascade (#1 10-C) will take on the Roy-Winifred.Red Raiders (#2 8-C). Here's a link to the story in the Great Falls Tribune.
Congrats Badgers and Lady Badgers Varsity Basketball teams on their Wednesday first round wins at Districts in Great Falls. The Girls beat Power and the Boys beat Augusta to move on to the Semifinal rounds Thursday. Both the Boys and Girls teams take on GFCC/MSDB teams today, the Boys at 10:30a.m. and the Girls at 8:30p.m. GO BADGERS! Update: The Badger Boys lost to GFCC. They will play again in Game 15 at Friday 8:00a.m.
Mrs. Wirtzberger's 4th Year Medical School Students, errr we mean 4th Grade class, learned about the heart muscle with some hands-on heart disection with the help of Mr. Driessen's Science students (may be some future Doctors in that group too). Anyhow, nobody fainted or cut themselves and they all had a good time.
“B-r-i-b-e-r-y” was the winning word in the Cascade School spelling bee that was held Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Eighth grader Virgil Wolfe spelled this final word in Round 15, out spelling 15 other contestants. Kaylee Todd, also in eighth grade, came in second place and sixth grader Ally Ethridge came in third. Many students did their homework and came prepared to do their very best. They used various strategies to help them remember and spell the words correctly. Some would look up or try to write the word in the air trying to visualize the word. Others chose to tap out each letter or close their eyes. Taking time to ask for definitions or sentences also proved helpful. Virgil and Kaylee will now compete in the Cascade County Spelling Bee in Great Falls on Tuesday, March 3rd at West Elementary School at 1:00 PM. Virgil also receives a one year subscription to Britannica Online for Kids. Winners from the county bee will move on to the Montana Treasure State Spelling Bee in Billings on Saturday, March 21, 2015.