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It’s that time of year again. As the snow is starting to fall and the winter holidays are coming up, the Big Sandy music program is beginning their favorite fundraiser. The world’s finest chocolates sales are a delicious fundraiser with many different selections. Every year the students have sold hundreds of dollars in chocolate to raise money for the music program. This year they all hope to raise lots of money and sell lots of chocolates. There are many selections from chocolate covered almonds, peanut butter bears, chocolate clusters, car...
As the kids going on the Belize Ecology trip are getting ready for their second payment, they have started up a new fundraiser! They’ll be selling cookie dough tubs, pasta boxes, and lots more. All the kids that are participating are working hard on selling and collecting all the money for this tasty fundraiser. The cookie dough tubs include flavors of chocolate chip, peanut butter, snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin, gingersnap, macadamia white chocolate, chunky chocolate health, M&M monster, and triple chocolate chunk. One three pound tub is s...
This year the Big Sandy FFA is super excited about fundraising. They’re going to be selling fruit and Christmas wreaths until October 31. All the FFA members are going to be going around town to their family and friends to raise money for this amazing group. Hopefully, all of the kids can happily reach their goal and enjoy all the fundraising. The fruits that will be sold include oranges, grapefruits, and mandarins. The oranges and grapefruits can come in a 20lb box for twenty-five dollars or a 40lb box for fifty dollars. And the mandarins c...
This weekend, on October 6th, is the volleyball parent’s night. The volleyball team has been working extremely hard this season and are improving so much! With the leadership of the head coach Shersteen Cline, and assistant coach Dani Norling, the team has accomplished many wins and done very well in tournaments. The volleyball girls are very excited to have their parents and the town come support them at their last home game. Not only is parent’s night supporting the volleyball team but there will also be an area in concessions to help sup...
It’s that time of the year again! As school is starting up again, FFA is going into another season. So many people are excited for the new year, and the members plan on making it a great! To kick off the new year the FFA members are going to be holding a barbeque to introduce themselves to the community. This year FFA has a new advisor and Big Sandy High School has a new shop teacher, Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor seems very excited to start the season and teach his Agricultural classes. Layne Taylor moved to Big Sandy this year with his wife Wendy Ta...
The Northern Ambassadors of music is an honorable group of students from Montana and North Dakota. These students have been chosen by their directors to attend a grand tour during the summer of 2019. This year Mrs. Robertson has selected a group of students from the Big Sandy band and choir to be nominated for this wonderful opportunity. This trip is known as the Northern Ambassadors Of Music European Concert Tour and it’s an amazing opportunity for students to learn and connect even more with their musical talents. The tour includes a c...
State music festival for the Big Sandy musical department was a successful and fun experience for both the students and administrators. Mrs. Amanda Robertson is the band and choir director for the Big Sandy high school. She also teaches music in the elementary school and guitar lessons at the high school. This year the high school music department has entered and succeeded at State music festival on May fifth. State festival is a great opportunity for musical students to practice, perform, and...
Recently, Miss Jaramillo has taken six students from the Big Sandy High School on an art trip known as Montana Art Interscholastics (MAI). Basically this trip was a series of art workshops for high school students in Montana. The students that attended were Seanna Demontiney, Everett Works, Sophie Reichelt, Lainey Gregory, Audrey Sipler, and Abriana Blanton. The students had an amazing time on the trip and obtained a large educational experience. Miss Jaramillo explained that the trip was a...
1 of 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASDs). Autism is a developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty with social interactions and communication and by repetitive or restricted patterns of thoughts and behavior. The month of April has been internationally dedicated to bring awareness to ASD. There are few students in Big Sandy who have been diagnosed with ASD and supporting this cause is also supporting these students and their families. These students receive work with aids and work...
On February 14th there was a mass shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 17 students and staff lost their lives in this shooting. To honor the victims, a national school walk out was organized for students across the nation. This walk out was held a month after the Parkland shooting on March 14th. Students and staff across the nation took part in this walk out by leaving class at ten o’clock and protesting for ten minutes. Many students supported the cause by bringing signs or just participating. Even though Big...
The importance of arts is a crucial part of a high school student's development. Engagement in fine arts is a big part of any high school experience. People take what they learn from art classes and use them in their everyday lives. Participating in an art class helps a student's ability to express themselves, learning time management, and becoming involved in a part of our beautiful American culture. Miss Jaramillo is the wonderful art teacher for the Big Sandy high school and elementary...
The definition of bullying is the use of intimidation or strength to influence someone negatively. Bullying is repetitive and harmful. It is meant to bring someone down into a negative state. There are five categories of bullying: physical, verbal, cyber, relation, and damage to property. The Big Sandy high school has begun to recognize that about 33% of students feel bullied. Bullying can cause plenty of problems for a victim. A victim may start having poor grades, depression, start fighting or stealing, gaining a negative outlook on their...
Technology has become one of the biggest impacts in people’s everyday lives. Whether it’s using a computer for homework or using a television to relax people are usually using some sort of technology. Phones are the largest part of a person’s day. People use their phones during work, at home, and at school. The Big Sandy school board and staff have taken into account the large impact of phones on the Big Sandy students. I have interviewed Miss Jay, the Big Sandy art teacher, for her opinion on phones in school. Miss Jay doesn’t exactly feel th...
