Fall sports is right around the corner!
We will be having a parent/participant meeting at the school Wednesday, August 6th @ 6:30 PM. This meeting is for grades 5-12 who will participating in ANY sports throughout the year. We need to get numbers to ensure we have enough kids to field Jr. High teams. We will meet in the Science room with an alternate plan to meet on the front lawn if the building is too hot. The cafeteria is still full with gym bleachers.
Tracy Schmitt will be coaching Jr. High Volleyball and she will be here to visit with the girls and parents.
High School Volleyball and Jr. High and High School Football will be in Whitehall. There is a possibility of High School Cross Country with early morning practices at Willow Creek, details to be determined. We do need to hear from participants if they will be participating in High School Fall sports. Schools pay MHSA $250 for every HS sport that has participants, if we do not have participants we receive the fees we pay back into our athletics program. It is important to know before the sport starts if we will have kids playing.
Willow Creek School will pay 1/2 of the Whitehall sports fees for our student athletes who participate in co-op sports.
**if anyone is interested in driving the kids to Whitehall for co-op sports please contact the office. 406-285-6991. Driver must have clean driving record, at least 21 years old, have a finger print background check and a valid Driver's license. **
We will be having a parent/participant meeting at the school Wednesday, August 6th @ 6:30 PM. This meeting is for grades 5-12 who will participating in ANY sports throughout the year. We need to get numbers to ensure we have enough kids to field Jr. High teams. We will meet in the Science room with an alternate plan to meet on the front lawn if the building is too hot. The cafeteria is still full with gym bleachers.
Tracy Schmitt will be coaching Jr. High Volleyball and she will be here to visit with the girls and parents.
High School Volleyball and Jr. High and High School Football will be in Whitehall. There is a possibility of High School Cross Country with early morning practices at Willow Creek, details to be determined. We do need to hear from participants if they will be participating in High School Fall sports. Schools pay MHSA $250 for every HS sport that has participants, if we do not have participants we receive the fees we pay back into our athletics program. It is important to know before the sport starts if we will have kids playing.
Willow Creek School will pay 1/2 of the Whitehall sports fees for our student athletes who participate in co-op sports.
**if anyone is interested in driving the kids to Whitehall for co-op sports please contact the office. 406-285-6991. Driver must have clean driving record, at least 21 years old, have a finger print background check and a valid Driver's license. **
Firefighter training has been postponed tonight 7/28 due to forecasted weather. It will be rescheduled. Thank you.
Reminder**
Willow Creek Volunteer Firefighters will be doing training Monday, 7/28 @ 6:00 PM on the school's football field. Do not be alarmed when the helicopter lands.
Have a great week!! Thank you Firefighters.
Please mark your calendars - Willow Creek Volunteer firefighters will be conducting training on the football field July 28th at 6:00 PM. There will be a life flight landing for the training.
WILLOW CREEK Volunteer Firefighters' training is CANCELED today. Life flight got paged out to an emergency and will not make for training.
REMINDER***
There will be training on the school football field for volunteer firefighters Monday, June 30th. A helicopter will be landing!
The special board meeting to interview teacher candidates tonight is postponed.
Community service opportunity for high school students tomorrow, June 25th anytime between 7 AM -12 PM helping to take apart bleachers for the gym floor to be refinished. If you need a ride to come out to the school contact Ms. Bonnie. 406-285-3969.
**HEADS UP**
Willow Creek Volunteer firefighters will be doing training June 30th. There will be a helicopter landing on the football field during the training. Thank you firefighters for all that you do for our community. It is appreciated!!
Willow Creek School is looking for teachers! We have adopted the STARS ACT and starting salary for first year teachers is $41,650 plus full single major medical health insurance through MUST.
** 0.5 FTE Music
** 0.5 FTE PE/Health
** (2) 1 FTE elementary
** 1 FTE Math grades 7-12
Small class sizes, great students and staff in a beautiful rural setting.
2025-2026 School Year - 169 student instruction days, 7 PIR days. Student start date Sept. 2nd, students last day May 22nd. M-F school weeks. Early out on Fridays.
Please email or call the school for more information (406) 285-6991 ext. 121 bonnielower@willowcreek.k12.mt.us
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The Jim and Lenora Peterson Scholarship is available to Willow Creek graduates who have completed a year in college and are enrolled to attend for a following year. Please contact the school for details if you are a student interested in applying.
406-285-6991
Elementary Awards start at 12:30 today 5/22! Classroom awards, honor roll, track and field, fun run, and more!
Kindergarten Graduation will follow the awards - Declamation projects for grades K-6 are all set up in the classrooms for family and friends to see after Kindergarten graduation.
8th grade graduation will be at 2:30. Cake will be served in the cafeteria for the graduates, family and friends.
Please join us for a great afternoon!
Elementary K-6 travels to Harrison tomorrow, 5/21 with the track and field day starting at 9:30 AM. Please make sure your student has sweat pants and a jacket to go over shorts in case the weather gets chilly. Reminder* students need to pack their lunch. There will snacks available at concessions but not lunch items. The bus will be back in time for the route.
Thursday is Elementary awards/declamation! the awards start at 12:30 with kindergarten graduation immediately following awards. The students K-6 will go to their classrooms to present their declamation projects after K graduation. Please feel free to stop by the elementary classrooms to see the awesome work the kids have done!
8th grade graduation will start at 2:30. There will be cake for the graduates and families in the cafeteria following the ceremony.
The Infinite Campus Parent Portal is now working correctly. You should be able to see your student's meal balance, assignments, and attendance. Please contact the school if you have any problems.
**UPDATE on Willow Creek Elementary Track and Field Day**
We are moving our Track and Field day to September! The weather forecast is still not good for Friday and we really want to ensure that the kids, teachers and parents can be outdoors and have a pleasant day.
Harrison is still planning on hosting their Track and Field Day on May 21st in Harrison. The forecast so far looks good! Fingers crossed it stays that way.
Thank you!
Bronc parents of kids grades 7-12 we have our potluck awards banquet this Thursday, May 15, starting at 6:00 PM.
Please bring a dessert or a salad, the school will provide the fried chicken and drinks. There will be awards for academics and athletics! Parents, come and celebrate your great kids with us!!
**Willow Creek Elementary Track Meet rescheduled do to weather forecast**
After visiting with Harrison we can move it without conflict for either school🤗
We will have our meet on Friday May 16! Start time 9:00 AM.
There will be concessions including burgers and dogs.
See you all Friday and thank you for being flexible so we can avoid the rain ☔️
Congratulations to Mrs. Frank and the 8th-12th band members! Every member of the band 8-12 participated at the State Music festival this spring, which is NOT an easy accomplishment in itself but they performed amazingly well and received Superior Ratings at State! the percussion ensemble, clarinet trio, and the wind and percussion ensemble all got 1's. Our clarinet quartet missed getting Superior by ONE point! Well done!! Go Broncs!
Remember the students in grades K-6 have their fun run today starting at 2:15. It should be a nice afternoon. Come join the fun and cheer on the kids :)
There is nothing that teachers appreciate more than seeing their students be successful! Willow Creek students have such a wonderful opportunity to have individual attention from the teaching staff.
Willow Creek's lone junior, Tori, scored an IMPRESSIVE 29 on her ACT test! Congrats Tori! and great job teachers!
