Bengal Happenings

No School - November 27-29 - Happy Thanksgiving!

There will be no Bengal Happenings next week

Bell Schedules

Attendance - hhsattendance@helenaschools.org; (406) 324-2211

Main Office - (406) 324-2200

Website - hhs.helenaschools.org

As we look forward to the Thanksgiving Break this coming week, it is important to give thanks and recognize all of the great and important things that are happening at HHS. While it may have seemed like a whirlwind to get to the end of November, I am deeply appreciative of our teaching staff and students for all the hard work they are putting in right now. It is great to be in classrooms and see students smiling, laughing, and engaging with their teachers on a daily basis - all while growing in their understanding of literature, building tables, putting on concerts, understanding probability and how that is used in our daily lives, and so much more. I hope everyone is able to find time to enjoy the Thanksgiving Break!

As we phase out of November, we will also check in on what is happening in CTE, World Languages, Special Education and Student Services, and Fine Arts.

CTE (Word) (PDF) - Swahili (Word) (PDF) - Spanish (Word) (PDF)

World Languages (Word) (PDF) - Swahili (Word) (PDF) - Spanish (Word) (PDF)

Special Education/Student Services (Word) (PDF) - Swahili (Word) (PDF) - Spanish (Word) (PDF)

Fine Arts (Word) (PDF) - Swahili (Word) (PDF) - Spanish (Word) (PDF)

Each month, we recognize Bengals of the Month and draw names of those who have received a Bengal Pound. We are thankful for the work these students are doing and like to honor the fact that they are working toward meeting our Bengal Expectations of Being Involved, Being Respectful, Being Responsible and working toward Being a Graduate.

Bengals of the Month are nominated by and voted on by our teaching staff each month. Students nominated are those who come to school each day ready to learn, are kind people and include those around them, and help to make HHS a great place to be. The Students of the Month for November are:

• Jamie Calder
• Lachlan Mullen
• Jasmyn Paul

Congratulations!

Bengal Pounds can be given out by any member of the school staff at any given time when they see a student exhibiting our Bengal Expectations. Some examples include, holding open the door, working hard on their assignments and exhibiting growth, helping a student who is having a hard time, and many others. While we have many turned in, we draw a few each month and recognize those students. This is a quarterly drawing and the winners for the first quarter are:

• Hannah Henderson
• Madi Simpson
• Riley Hammond
• Emily Temple
• Katelynn Lee
• Ethan Helquist
• Andrei Buck
• Trinity Love
• James Benson
• Landon Hunter

Congratulations!

Bring your family to HHS on Friday, December 6 for a Chili Feed, Winter Sports/Activities Introduction Night, and to see some of the amazing artwork our students have created! The chili and fixins will be made by our culinary students, Booster Club will be present and will have gear on sale for some last minute Christmas gifts, and it will be a great opportunity to see our winter teams as they get ready for their seasons! See you there!

Each year, Helena hosts an large Speech and Debate meet that brings in top competitors from around the state who show off their skills! It is an exciting event and we are appreciative to Coach Jen Hermanson and her crew for taking the time to put it on. With that said, it takes many volunteers to make this meet happen, and we are still in need of judges for the event. If you are available to help judge speech or debate events on Friday and/or Saturday, December 6-7, please sign up using the link below. We appreciate the support of our community in allowing these types of large events to happen! Go Bengals!

Judging Volunteer Form

11/22 - Fall Play, She Kills Monsters, 6:30 p.m.

11/25 - Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling Start

Yearly Updated Document

November 2024

25 – First Day Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling

27-29 – No School, Thanksgiving Break

December 2024

6 – 2nd Quarter Mid Term

20 – Holiday Assembly

23-January 3 – No School, Winter Break

This past Friday, 18 HHS NHS members volunteered at the State Special Olympics Basketball Tournament. These students, pictured, started at 6:30 a.m. putting together over 1,100 complete lunches that were then distributed to the athletes and volunteers. Thank you to all of these students for giving their time to help make this event run as smoothly as it did.

Montana Food Day!

Helena Public Schools has been working hard to bring you more Montana Farm to School food as part of our commitment to our families. On November 21, we are offering our first Montana Menu Day where we will offer a variety of foods from all over Montana. Every school will be offering the special menu, but we will also have a variety of normal meals if students are not up for trying new things. We do hope that students take this opportunity to expand their horizons and perhaps raise their awareness that Montana has a variety great tasting food to offer.

Winter Sports Starting

For those of you interested in participating in a winter sport, the time is almost here! Basketball, Swimming, and Wrestling will have their first practices starting on Monday, November 25 (Please note this is a change to what was previously reported). In order to participate, you must have a current physical on file, along with the other required paperwork. If you have questions on when practices or tryouts are, you can contact the respective coaches listed below.

Boys Basketball - Mr. Day - bday@helenaschools.org

Girls Basketball - Mr. Dudek - bdudek@helenaschools.org

Swimming - Ms. Shannon - jshannon@helenaschools.org

Wrestling - Mr. Bogard - sbogard@helenaschools.org

Cheer will host their winter tryout on November 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and November 21 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. You can contact Ms. Navarrete at anavarrete@helenaschools.org for more information.

Bengalettes will host their winter tryouts at 6:00 p.m. November 19-21. Contact Mrs. Carpenter lcarpenter@helenaschools.org with any questions you may have.