FIRED UP FOR GIRLS!
The Missoula Fire Department is hosting a special day on Saturday, March 14, where girls in 6th-12th grade can experience a day in the firehouse. Demonstrations and activities will be given by professional female firefighters. Sign up today at the link below:
https://form.jotform.com/MissoulaFire/fired-up-for-girls
The Philipsburg Area Education Foundation (PAEF) scholarship application for 2026 just opened up! Be sure to check out the PAEF website (https://paefmt.com/) or our own website under Local Scholarships for links to scholarship listings and the application.
The Close Up still has a few birthday calendars available to purchase if you would like one. The cost is $15 per calendar and can be picked up at the school! Contact the office at 406-288-3281, ext. 1 if you would like one! Help send our kids to Washington DC!
Get your nostalgic piece of Drummond School history!!!
The 2026 Senior Class presents repurposed items made from the old wooden bleachers from the original gymnasium! Purchase a horseshoe hat & coat rack, cutting board, table top paper towel and salt & pepper holder or a historical plaque!! All items come with the Trojan mascot laser engraved with your, or your child's graduation year!! Makes a great gift as well! Limited quantities available. Get yours now!!!
Small cutting board or plaque: $40
Big butcher block board: $60
Horseshoe hat/coat rack: $40
Paper towel and salt & pepper $40
Contact any of the senior class members , Mr. Tubbs, or Lisa in the office at 406-288-3281, ext. 1 with your orders!
Mr. Wilson took Brook Hicks, Cruz Furlano, Austin Knoeller, and Hazel Sawfer to Discovery to ski on Monday the 12th. A great day of learning a life sport!!
Today at 12:18pm, the Granite County Sheriff Department informed the school of an incident that was going to occur in the community that may interfere with our students and staff being outside of our buildings and open campus for lunch.
Because of this information, we went into our “Secure” protocol, keeping everyone inside of our buildings but continuing with normal classroom activities.
At 12:33pm the "Secure" protocol was lifted after communication from the Granite County Sheriff Department that the situation was secure and safe. At that same time, the decision was made to continue to close campus for lunch because of the obvious presence of law enforcement activity nearby, and to alleviate any unnecessary traffic that may have made it more difficult for law enforcement.
The District wants to assure everyone that at no time during this incident were students or staff in harm's way, it was a precautionary safety measure that was implemented.
We want to thank the Granite County Sheriff Department for their clear communication and their work to provide services to our community to keep us all safe.
Respectfully,
Dean Phillips
Superintendent
Drummond Public Schools
Before the break students in grades 4th-6th were invited to attend the Missoula Symphony for a special showing of their "How to Train Your Dragon" concert. on Friday, January 30th. Permission slips were sent home, but space is limited to 20 students. If you have a child in these grades, this would be a great opportunity for them to see professional musicians and experience live music.
The Drummond School District wants you to be aware of a great opportunity to support our schools and save money on your tax bill at the same time.
https://www.drummondschool.net/page/innovative-tax-credits
This website is a project of the Center for Health and Safety Culture at Montana State University to promote the healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral development of children by actively growing their social and emotional skills, such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
On the website, parents and those in a parenting role learn about strategies to thoughtfully address challenges with their children while at the same time growing social and emotional skills, increasing well-being, and reducing risky behaviors.
The website includes tools that are organized developmentally by the age of the child. At the core of each of the tools is the 5-step intentional parenting process that is grounded in learning theory, previous work on intentional communication, and informed by leading scholars knowledgeable about social and emotional skills.
Parents and those in a parenting role can select an age-specific tool to address their parenting challenge. By reading or listening to an audio version of the tool, parents learn about and utilize the process to address their parenting challenge. With the use of the 5-step parenting process, parents become more comfortable and confident applying the process to other issues. With repeated engagement in the 5-step parenting process, social and emotional skills are improved in both parents and children. Over time, improved social and emotional skills in children increase well-being and reduce risky behaviors (such as underage drinking).
