Happy Holidays and Christmas Blessings

The St. Ignatius Administrative Team (left to right): Maintenance and Custodial Director, Steve McCollum; Middle and High School Principal, Jason Sargent; Technology Director, Matt Lyon; Elementry Principal, Cherie Stobie; Buisness Ass't Clerk,  Adam Hawkaluk; Business Manager, Neil Easter and myself wish you and yours a blessed Christmas and happy New Year!

Christmas Program Results in All Smiles

The kindergaten though fifth grade Christmas and Holiday Concert was great. From decorations to individual performances, the evening built an atmosphere of the season.

I have included 34 pictures from last nights performance. It was so nice to be a part of community. These types of celebrations bring everyone together. It would be hard to walk away from last night's performance with anything but a smile. Happy children have that affect on adults.


Congratulations to the music staff: Dixie Daniels and Kendal Anderson. Special thanks to all of the classroom teachers for their assistance and supervision. Most of all, WELL DONE MISSION STUDENTS for taking pride in excellence! As said at our first assembly of the year: "Learning takes work," and your work paid off at the concert.

To see all of the photos just select "Read More" at the bottom of this post.  

Practice, Practice, Practice: Elementary Christmas Concert

If you want to get in the mood for the holiday season, just attend your church or school's annual Holiday Concert. Seasonal songs and traditional Christmas songs can put a person in the right frame of mind. Nothing is more enjoyable than watching youth get up in front of an audience and perform.

Tonight is the Elementary Christmas Concert here at St. Ignatius. I found a few minutes this afternoon to go to the gymnasium and listen to the music and take a few pictures. I hope you enjoy the photos. The Concert begins at 7:00 PM. All student need to be there and seated by 6:45 PM.

See you there!

Note: Go to the bottom of this post and click on "Read More" to see more photos.

The Giving Tree

Elementary Counselor Susan Weaselhead gets ready to deliver donated presents.

Faculty and staff members have teamed up to provide Christmas gifts for 58 children that attend our school. Counselor Susan Weaselhead is the Head Elf that coordinates the generosity and gift giving. Identified needs are hung on a "Giving Tree" for the faculty to choose from. Those members that participate remain anonymous. The idea is to give to others in need without expectation. The gifts are wrapped by their benefactors and placed under the Giving Tree. 

It is certainly nice to see our staff and faculty serve others beyond the school doors. Thank you for your generosity.

HS/MS Christmas Concert

The high school and middle school celebrated an evening of holiday and Christmas music on December 15. Middle school band, high school band and chorus presented a number of traditional favorites to set the tone for the season.

Check Out This Blog Site

Lake County Leader Sports Editor Brandon Hansen has some great photos of Mission's first Varsity Basketball from last Friday night. I encourage you to click on his site: On The Bleachers. Hansen describes the blog as follows:

On the Bleachers is the sports blog of the Lake County Leader in Polson, Mont. It will be updated periodically with local and national sports news by sports editor Brandon Hansen.

I hope you enjoy!

Cross Country Success At State Level

This fall marked a first for Cross Country at St. Ignatius. Coach Patrick Murphy and his team had a very successful inaugural year.

As seen in the top photo to the right, Paden Alexander led the boys' team at the Montana State Cross Country Meet in Helena. Alexander placed 7th.

Lower right, Ashley Courville led the girls' team placing 17th at State. Congratulations Cross Country Team! We are looking forward to next year! Go Bulldog Runners!

Bulldog Pride - Stadium Chair

We are in the advent of the Winter Sports Season and I remember many of you during the Fall remark how difficult it is sitting on the hard bleachers. With that in mind, I have twelve (12) stadium chairs for sale on a first come/first serve bases. The district bought only a few chairs to see if there was a need. Based on the response, we can order additional chairs if needed.

The chairs are royal blue and personalized with the school logo and name (as pictured at right). The idea is to promote school and community pride, not to mention providing some needed relief from sitting on hard bleachers all season long. We are selling them at cost for $65 dollars each.

Additional features:
* Quality Cordova canvas
* Powder-coat painted tubular steel black frame
* Fade- and mildew-resistant, easy-cleaning canvas cover
* Back cover is double fabric for strength and comfort
* Rubber non-slip skids mounted on the bottom of the frame
* Seat folds neatly for transport
* Attached tote handle
* Designed to fit virtually any type of bleacher - new or old
* Max. Weight: 350 lbs.
* Actual Chair Weight: 7.5 lbs.

Please drop by the District Office. Payment is due upon exchange.

I hope these chairs will provide a service to our Bulldog Supporters.