Alberton School District

🏐 Summer Sports Schedule + Physical Reminder for Alberton Athletes (5th–12th Grade) 🏈

📌 Junior High Girls Volleyball (5th–8th)
Open Gym: July 21–24, 4–6pm

📌 Boys Basketball (8th–12th)
Remaining Open Gyms this week: Wed & Fri, 6–7:30pm

📌 Girls Volleyball (8th–12th)
Remaining Open Gyms this week: Wed & Thurs, 8–9:30am

📌 Varsity Football (9th–12th)
Combine Event: Sat, July 19, 9am–12pm
Meet in the weight room if interested in playing!

⚠️ Fall Sports Physicals Required!
All athletes must have a current physical completed after May 1, 2025 and turned in before August 15 to be eligible for fall sports.
Covers the entire 2025–26 school year.
Available through your primary care provider or local walk-in clinics.
No physical = no practice.
Find the physical form here 👉🏽 https://5il.co/3lss1

Let’s go, Panthers! 🐾

Kids Eat FREE All Summer!

The Missoula County Food Bank will be at the Alberton School parking lot TODAY from 1–2pm with their weekly meal boxes. Each child in your household is eligible for one box. Parents or kids can pick up—no need to come together. Just swing by!

🏐🏈 Fall Sports are Coming—Are YOU Ready to Play, Panthers? 🏈🏐

Whether you’re spiking it on the volleyball court (JH + Varsity), tackling on the varsity football field, or showing your moves in junior high flag football—make sure your sports physical is up to date!

📅 Here's the deal:
✔️ Your physical must be completed after May 1, 2025
✔️ And turned in before August 15th (first day of Varsity practices!)
✔️ Once it's done, you’re covered for the entire 2025–26 school year

No current physical = no practice. Don’t wait—get it done and get game-ready!

Physicals are available through our primary care provider or many local walk-in clinics.

Find the physical form here 👉🏽 https://5il.co/3lss1

Kids Eat Free ALL Summer! Come down to the Alberton School parking lot from 1-2pm TODAY, and snag your meal kit. One kit per student in your household, and your kiddos can grab them for you! See Chelsea in the office to access the School Food Bank, as well!

Alberton School is hiring for multiple positions! Join a caring team making positive impacts in our community! Access job descriptions and applications on our website: https://albertonsdmt.sites.thrillshare.com/page/employment-opportunities

🛎️ Alberton School is hiring substitute teachers for 2025–26!
🖐️ HS diploma or equivalent
🔍 Background check required
📅 Mon–Thurs, 8am–3:50pm
💵 $100/day | $110/day after 25 days

Join our Panther community! 🐾
Stop into the school office to apply.

Kids Eat Free All Summer! It's Meal Kit Day--swing into the Alberton School Parking lot from 1-2pm today and grab one box for each kid in your family. Big thanks to the Missoula Food Bank for this impactful opportunity.

Alberton Public School District is hiring!

Learn more here: https://www.alberton.k12.mt.us/page/employment-opportunities

A huge shoutout to Mahlon, Varuna, and the Alberton Robotics team coaches on taking the Silver Medal at the National Championships! We are so proud to be Panthers with you! Give to the program & support the future! 👉🏽 https://gofan.co/event/3588457

The Alberton School office will be closed Monday, June 30 - Friday, July 4. We will reopen on Monday, July 7th. The Missoula Food Bank will deliver meal kits on Tuesday, July 2nd from 1-2pm as scheduled.

It's Meal Kit Day! Come down to the Alberton School parking lot from 1-2pm every Tuesday (including July 1st now) and snag one meal kit box per kid! Anyone can pick up for you--including your kiddos! See later!

📣Final Push Alert! The Alberton Panther Robotics team is almost fullyfunded for nationals, and they need your help crossing the finish line. After months of designing, engineering, and programming an Explosive Ordnance Disposal robot (yes, really!), our students Mahlon and Varuna are ready to represent Alberton School and the entire state of Montana at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta. ✈️Flights are book. 🏨Hotel rooms secured. 🤖Robots ready. With one week to go, we still have approximately $1700 to raise for the final costs while in Atlanta. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our small-town team to compete on the national stage, while cementing Alberton as a robotics powerhouse for years to come. Help launch our team while in Atlanta! Donate, share, and cheer us on. You can contribute through the GoFan website or you can make checks payable to Alberton Public School with a memo that it is for Robotics. https://gofan.co/event/3588457?schoolId=MT70101&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK_wQ1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHipXg3c9unhJpvmZ8TOiZ5hbP4TnM0UEm8xthmwlPQKn7gtedHxgKI0dKakY_aem_1GUy3Zv6Tc0hhQOV-P-Ttg

This is a friendly reminder that our regularly scheduled monthly Board Meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17th at 6:00pm in the Alberton School Cafeteria. View this month's agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vJlcl4m-wQ1Pb3dtgHnyjcUMaERwn8wT4bxhJ-gzl2c/edit?usp=sharing All members of the Alberton community are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings. We hope to see you there.

Missoula County Food Bank will be distributing bulk meal kits every Tuesday, beginning today, from 1-2pm. Families are welcome to walk up to the Food Bank’s box trucks to pick up meal kits in the school lot. Each child in your household is eligible to receive one bulk meal kit.

We are hiring! Check out the graphic below for full details. Send resumes to our District Clerk at bwood@alberton.k12.mt.us OR stop by the main office for applications or drop your resumes.

Big News: Alberton School Awarded Montana Reads Grant to Boost Literacy! We’re thrilled to announce that Alberton School has been selected as a recipient of the Montana Reads Grant—a powerful, statewide initiative investing in the future of literacy and learning. Over the next five years, this grant will provide essential funding and resources to help our teachers deepen their expertise in evidence-based reading instruction and set our students up for lifelong success. Backed by the Montana Office of Public Instruction and totaling $47.5 million statewide, the Montana Reads Grant is designed to ensure that every student has access to the tools they need to become confident, capable readers. Thanks to this incredible opportunity, Alberton will benefit from: 📘 Professional Development in evidence-based practices and the Science of Reading 🧠 High-Quality Instructional Materials aligned with proven literacy strategies 🤝 Ongoing Coaching and Mentoring to support our teachers in bringing best practices to life in the classroom Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen shared: “The Montana Reads Grant is a powerful investment in our students and educators... We commend the awarded districts for their commitment to literacy and look forward to the impact this initiative will have on Montana’s classrooms.” This is a huge step forward for our small but mighty school, and we’re proud to be part of a statewide movement to improve reading instruction for all Montana students. 📚 Want to learn more about the Montana Reads Grant? Visit opi.mt.gov.

The First Monday of Summer The halls are hushed, the lockers still, No morning buzz, no chatter shrill. Desks sit quiet, floors gleam bare A quiet pause hangs in the air. Though students' footsteps fade away, Our purpose here is clear as day: To build, reflect, prepare with care A stronger school, beyond compare. So while the sun shines high and wide, We're planning with our hearts and pride. Foundations firm, our vision true Alberton grows because of you. And as the summer days unfold, Our teachers and staff—steadfast and bold— Work behind the scenes each day, To pave a stronger, brighter way. With care and grit, they shape what's next Laying the groundwork for student success. The school year has ended and Summer has begun, but the work for our students, our school, and our community continues. Stay tuned as we work through strategic planning for the future of Alberton School. Your participation, voice, and passion are important now, maybe more-so than ever.

🎓 LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! 🎓 Here’s what you need to know as we wrap up the year: 📅 TK/K Graduation – Thursday, May 29 at 5 PM 📅 Last Day of School – Friday, May 30 (full day for K–11) 🏃‍♂️ Shea Fredette took 5th at State in the 800m—go Panthers! 🍎 Summer Food Distribution starts June 10—Tuesdays, 1–2 PM 💼 We’re hiring custodians, paras, and subs! And of course—CONGRATS to the Class of 2025! 🎉 Your future is bright, and your Alberton roots run deep. 🔗 Full details: https://secure.smore.com/n/43hcs

It's Graduation Day, Alberton High Class of 2025! From mountain winds to river bends, You've journeyed here with hearts and friends. In halls where laughter, tears, and dreams Have echoed bright as morning streams. You’ve weathered trials, grown so strong, Learned when to lead and when to belong. Now future paths call out your name— Each one unique, yet lit by flame. A flame of courage, grit, and grace, Of all you've built in this small place. So go with pride, and don’t forget— The roots you’ve grown, the hearts you’ve met. The world awaits with open skies— Alberton’s stars, it’s time to rise. Join us today at 2:00pm in the Alberton School Gym to recognize these amazing humans who are destined to do amazing things!