Frenchtown School District

Congratulations to Alexis Godin and Kara Lloyd, they have been selected as the February “Elk Students of the Month,” and will be among those included in those considered for “Elk Student of the Year” recognition at the end of this school year. The students are selected by their teachers and counselors based on academic excellence, community service, school involvement and leadership.

Help us cheer on the Lady Broncs Basketball team! We will also be celebrating our amazing senior athletes. Freshman: 4:15, JV: 5:45, Varsity: 7:15. Seniors will be presented before the Varsity game.

Ski Trip Fun for the 7th Grade at Lookout Mountain!

The high school hosted an exceptional Career Fair on Wednesday, January 24th. Kudos to our dedicated high school counselors for their outstanding organization, guiding students through a myriad of post-graduation possibilities. A heartfelt thank you goes out to both the counselors and the individuals/businesses listed below who actively participated in making this event a success: Nicole Marburger and Crew @ Studio Beauty Jesse Lime @ Intentional Guidance Lhanna Writesel Donna Townsley & Crew @ Missoula Emergency Services Kate Darnell @ Montana Probation and Parole Ryan Schnee & Crew @ Frenchtown Fire Jeremiah Petersen @ Missoula County Sheriff Amy McGhee @ Missoula County District Clerk Brittney Williams @ Missoula County Branden Zeak @ Missoula County Andrea Haney @ Missoula County Maria McLean @ Missoula County Mark Schneider @ OSRX Kim Schrenk @ Missoula Job Service Mike Lincoln @ Reach Higher Montana Shane Kravitz @ Accelerate Montana Lynn-Wood Fields @ Accelerate Montana Angela Miller Scott @ Missoula College Kelsey Stamm Jimenez @ American Councils Colleen Holmquist @ Missoula College Victor White @ Missoula College Ginger Sillars @ Missoula College Andrea Gyuricza @ Missoula College Dr. Sherrill Brown & Crew @ UM Skaggs School of Pharmacy Amy Schuster @ Frenchtown Family Medical Tyra Erickson @ Goodman Group Kristi Stav @ Bagnell Dental Abby Huseth @ Climate Smart Missoula Alex Sobin @ Spectrum UM Laura Boudreaux @ US Forest Service Nicole Field @ Marsh McLennan Agency Nate Kroll @ LC Staffing Jeffrey Stephenson @ UM Pre-Law Greg Hansen @ NPW Engineering Kyle Laughnan @ Black Sheep Engineering Matthew Ridings @ Cognizant Mayyer Sailer @ Hewlett Packard Sharon Rhodes @ JCCS Lynn Stenerson @ Stockman’s Bank Mikayla Amundson @ Summit Beverage Easton Purchio @ Cognizant Brittney Hogue & Kristen Clark @ Clearwater Monana Properties Matt McConaughey @ Doyles Sheehan Brian Gunderson @ Comfort Systems/Temp Right Rosa Whalen @ Amazon Jacob Brill @ US Navy Rick Whitmore & Molly Crawford Worth @ Job Corps. Ty Robinson @ Montana Youth Challenge Wade Gooden @ Gooden Construction Ben Nelson @ Missoula College Brenna Love, Roy Johnston & Brett Lloyd @ Montana Department of Transportation Courtney Coronado/Brian Germane @ Jackson Construction Russ Bradstreet @ Jones Bros. Trucking Cassie Crosby, George Shick & Mary Jo Jackson @ Riverside Contracting Jim Merseal & Sheldon Nolan @ Blue Ribbon Auto Kate Primmer & Maggie Hanssen @ Montana Compact Madeline Klepps @ Cognizant Silas Phillips & John Leader @ US Forest Service Cheyenne Florence @ Sorensen Transport Amy Hansen @ Costco Ryan Kelly & Crew @ Talco Electric Dan Pignotti @ Missoula College Jack Davies @ DLI Apprenticeships Ryan Gibbs @ Northwestern Energy Rainier Batt @ Randy’s Repairs Daniel Bowman @ US Army Ryan Waite @ US Marines Keri Williams @ US Navy Denton Rone @ US Army National Guard Ethan Wilcox @ US Airforce

Bring on the A La Carte line in 6th grade! Time to start welcoming the 5th graders to FMS! Lunch and recess transition activities today gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year!

Both boys and girls basketball schedules have had changes made. All games that have had changes are listed:

Frenchtown was well represented at the regional FLL robotics competition Saturday. Frenchtown Robotics -- All 4 teams competed well, with the 8th grade team, Shark-cassos, and the 5th grade MNM's qualifying for the state competition on February 3rd in Bozeman. The 7th grade team, Nuclear Potatoes, were just outside of qualifying. They only advanced 14 teams from 38. The 4th grade team, Fire Hacksters had one of the best rookie performances in the tourney. All 4 teams had great projects, besides the robot game.

Congrats to Bridger Goris, Charlie Merritt, Sierra Ellis, Ryu Capacillo, Meredith Howard, Brayden Sullivan (alt), and Willa Sallee (alt)! These students will represent Frenchtown Schools at the Missoula County Spelling Bee in February!

Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you well. I want to provide an update on the recent threat situation that we addressed earlier this evening. As mentioned in the previous email, we were alerted to a threatening email sent to school districts across Montana, affecting at least 75 districts. Our response, in collaboration with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office, involved a thorough search of both the interiors and exteriors of our buildings. I am pleased to report that nothing out of the ordinary was found during this search. Further, it has been communicated to us that the threat is not considered credible. Personally, I did not receive the email, and it appears that only a few members of our staff did. As of now, unless we receive guidance to the contrary from law enforcement, we plan to proceed with holding school today. I would like to express my gratitude to our School Resource Officer program and the Missoula County Sheriff's Office for their swift and supportive actions throughout this process. In response to this incident, there will be an increased police presence on our campuses, with our School Resource Officer actively present. The U.S. Attorney's office, the State Attorney, and the Governor's Office have been notified and are involved in addressing this matter. The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and community remain our top priorities. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates as needed. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for your time. Les

Frenchtown Book Fair

Due to the extreme weather, tomorrow night's basketball games have been cancelled. Boys Vs. Stevensville and Girls @ Stevensville will be rescheduled. Little Bronc Cheer Camp will still occur as planned, but the performance at a varsity basketball game will have to be moved. Questions about cheer camp can be directed to anniesullivan@ftbroncs.org

Congratulations to Sarah Johnson and Ethan Chew, they have been selected as the January “Elk Students of the Month,” and will be among those included in those considered for “Elk Student of the Year” recognition at the end of this school year. The students are selected by their teachers and counselors based on academic excellence, community service, school involvement and leadership.

Please check out the December edition of our high school's student run newspaper, The French Press! https://www.ftsd.org/page/news-paper

Winter High School Sports photos are complete and available to order! Please note this message from Double Exposure Photography:

The policy committee meeting for 12/15/2023 has been canceled!!

Some pictures from the Meyer Bowl!!

FMS 8th Grade Boy's Basketball team is the 2023-2024 Copper League Champs! They also had an undefeated season! Special thanks to the FMS student body --- they showed a lot of school pride cheering the BRONCS on!

Believe it or not, it's time to start thinking Little League! January 8th marks the beginning of early bird registration.

Please join our High School Band and Choir students as they showcase their hard work this Holiday Season.

It's time for Cheer Camp! Join Coach Sullivan and our cheer squad for a day filled with pep! Camp will be January 13th. Registration is due December 20th. The form can be found here: https://5il.co/2aox6