North Star lists starting school events and requirements

Press release

North Star Public School has announced scheduling and requirements for the upcoming year.

School will begin Tuesday, Aug. 23. The school day runs from 8:05 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Buses will run on their usual routes.

Students who have moved into the district can enroll at the office in Rudyard Aug. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. students must bring a copy of the student’s immunization record and birth certificate as well as the name/address/phone number of the previous school attended.

Students who live out of district who desire to attend the North Star School need to contact the office at 355-4481 to obtain an out-of-district consideration form.

All students entering the seventh grade must receive a dose of Tdap/Td booster vaccine prior to the start of school.

Effective Oct. 1, 2015, all students in grades K-12 need to be vaccinated against varicella disease, or chickenpox, documentation from a physician can be accepted in lieu of the vaccine. Talk to your family physician or local health department at 265-5481 if you have questions.

The district anticipates 173 students in grades K-12 this school year. This includes 88 students in grades K-6, 24 students in grades 7 and 8, and 61 students in high school. This is a slight increase from last year.

School pictures will be taken Sept. 1 by Helmbrecht Photography beginning at the elementary at 7:30 a.m. and then move to the junior high and high school in Rudyard later that morning

Activity Passes

Activity season passes are on sale: Family $250, Adult $125, Student $25. Students in grades 5-12 who participate in football, volleyball, basketball or track are required to purchase an activity pass. If a family pass is purchased a separate student pass is not required. This prices covers all North Star athletic regular season competitions. It excludes but is not limited to the following: Volleyball Showcase Tournament, all junior high and high school tournament games, and high school football playoff games. Family passes do not include college-age children.

Breakfast and Lunch

Student prices: Breakfast is $1.55 per meal, lunch $2.55 per meal and extra milk $0.50. Students must prepay for meals or pay the day of service. The district participates in the Free and Reduced-Price School Meals. Applications were mailed home.

Sports and Sports Physicals

Students in grades 5-12 who plan on participating in any sport will need to complete the MHSA physical form and pass the physical prior to beginning practice.

High school football and volleyball practices began on Aug. 12. Junior high practices began at 8 a.m. today in Rudyard. High school volleyball play opens Aug. 27 in Belt at 9:30 a.m. while the football players will be in Rudyard vs. White Sulpher Springs at 1 p.m. The first junior high volleyball jamboree is Aug. 27 at St. Jude’s in Havre beginning at 9 a.m. Junior high football kicks off Aug. 27 vs. White Sulpher Springs at 10 a.m. in Rudyard.

Bus Routes and Schedule

The bus departs at 7:30 a.m. from Rudyard for the elementary school in Gildford. The bus departs Sandy Creek at 7 a.m., departs Kremlin at 7:20 a.m., departs at 7:35 a.m. from Gildford, and departs at 7:45 from Hingham for the junior high and high school in Rudyard and the elementary in Gildford. Respective north and south bus routes run to meet up with buses in Rudyard, Hingham and Gildford.

Bad Weather or School Emergencies:

During bad weather or other school emergencies, school closure or delays will be announced on the Havre radio stations — 610 KOJM-AM and KPQX-FM 92.5.

Contact information

http://www.northstar.k12.mt.us

High School

355-4481 Phone

355-4532 Fax, Administration 355-4567 Fax, Activities

PO Box 129, 105 3rd Ave NE Rudyard, MT 59540

Elementary School

376-3183 Phone

376-3197 Fax

PO Box 250, 205 3rd Street E Gildford, MT 59525