Roundup School District

State Wrestling Update!

February is "I Love to Read Month". The activities for the month are coming to a conclusion next week with dress up days that coordinate with Spirit Week for District Basketball. Monday is 80's day, Tuesday is Book Character Day, Wednesday is Western Day, Thursday is Pajama Day, and Friday is Maroon and White Day.

🎉 Congratulations, Luke! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Luke Harper on signing with Montana State University–Northern to compete in Cross Country and Indoor Track!

We are proud of Luke’s hard work, dedication, and accomplishments, and we’re excited to see what the next chapter holds. Best of luck at the next level—once a Panther, always a Panther! 🐾

🏆 Congratulations to our Wrestlers! 🏆

Four of our wrestlers made it to the podium this past weekend at Divisionals—an outstanding accomplishment! Even more exciting, two will advance to the State Tournament this weekend.

🥉 Faith Kitsenmacher – 3rd Place
🥉 Logan Turner – 5th Place
🏅 Shayanna Gift – 6th Place
🏅 Dylan Herplinck – 8th Place

Faith Kitsenmacher and Logan Turner will represent Roundup at the State Wrestling Tournament in Billings at the Metra, competing Thursday through Saturday. If you see them around town, be sure to congratulate them—and come down to the Metra to show your support!

We are proud of all our wrestlers and their hard work this season. 💪🤼‍♂️

The Roundup School District has a variety of open positions. Please take a look below. Some of the positions are for this year, and our teaching positions begin in the 2026-27 school year. Feel free to contact the district office if you have any questions or visit https://www.roundup.k12.mt.us/o/rsd/page/roundup-public-schools-employment

Roundup Public Schools is currently seeking the following:

Certificated Staff Positions
2026-27 School Year

1. HS Agriculture Education - Until Filled - TO APPLY CLICK HERE
2. HS Fine Art Teacher- Until Filled - TO APPLY CLICK HERE
3. Special Education Teacher - Until Filled - TO APPLY CLICK HERE
4. Elementary Education Teacher - Until Filled - TO APPLY CLICK HERE

Classified Positions

1. Assistant Custodian/Housekeeping
2. Bus Aide
3. Head Secretary - Elementary - 2026-27 School Year

Extracurricular Positions:

1. Head Volleyball & Assistant Coach Positions
2. Assistant Track Coach
3. Assistant Cross Country Coach
4. Assistant Golf Coach
5. Special Olympics Advisor

Substitute Staff

1. Substitute Bus Driver - On Going
2. Substitute Teacher - On Going

The school event center has been closed, and activities have been canceled in the building for the next couple of days. We are dealing with a necessary repair. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This is a notice that the Board of Trustees for Roundup School District 55 & 55H, Musselshell County, Montana will hold their regularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, February 9 . The Board of Trustees will be meeting at the district office at 7:00 PM. The agenda is posted at this link: https://aptg.co/KLfyHP. You can also find agenda's, board minutes, and board policies at https://www.roundup.k12.mt.us/o/rsd/page/board-of-trustees

Speech, Drama, and Debate State results from Townsend, MT Jan 30-31, 2026

Speech Team - 16th out of 28 teams
Drama Team - 6th out of 28 teams

State Awardees: Top 8 in the State of Montana:
* 2nd Place - Destiny Hendrickson (Sr) - Humorous Solo
* 7th Place - Thomas Reyes (Sr) - Informative

Top 16:
Elijah Oakes (Sr) - Humorous Solo
Lorien Godfrey (Sr) - Spontaneous Oral Interpretation
Addi-Mae Jackson (8th) & Violet Ehlenburg (8th) - Humorous Theater
Jerald "JT" Robertson (Jr) - Impromptu
Sam Abrahamson (8th) - Lincoln Douglas Debate

Top 20:
Susan Olsen (9th) - Impromptu

Thank you to all who supported us this season and we look forward to another great year next season!

🏀 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition 🏀

Roundup Elementary Spelling Bee winners. James Moreau pictured in the front center was the school spelling bee winner. The other students pictured will be participating in the county bee as well. They are: Sammi Russell, Zane Coffey, Oakley Avery, Reese Thatcher, Rhett Erickson, Dylan Eliasson, Athena Voyles, Irelyn Bryant, and Elizabeth Viviano.

Basketball update!

Speech, Drama, & Debate Team Results from the Divisionals tournament in Shepherd on January 24, 2026:

This was an exciting event for Roundup this year. The team of twelve performed with everything they had. They even recovered after having to switch schools during the final rounds due to a fire at Shepherd High School. Only the top 6 finalists from each event qualify to move on to the State competition, and 9 of our 12 competitors reached that benchmark. Go Panthers!

Speech Team - Class B - 3rd Place

Finalists:
Lorien Godfrey (Sr) - Spontaneous Oral Interpretation - 1st Place - Division Champion
Thomas Reyes (Sr) - Informative - 2nd Place
Jerald Robertson (Jr) - Impromptu - 3rd Place
Elijah Oakes (Sr) - Dramatic Solo - 4th Place
Destiny Hendrickson (Sr)- Dramatic Solo - 5th Place
Violet Ehlenburg (8th) & Addi-Mae Jackson (8th)- Humorous Theater- 5th Place
Susan Olsen (Fr) - Impromptu - 6th Place
Sam Abrahamson (8th) - 7th Place Alternate - called up

Also Competed:
Alivia Saiz (Jr) - Dramatic - Oral Interpretation - 7th place Alternate
Jude Oakes (8th ) - Dramatic Solo
RJ Moore (8th) - Humorous Solo

Next and final tournament of the 2025-2026 season: State Tournament in Townsend, MT on January 30-31.

The Roundup Public Schools Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting on January 21 at 5PM. This special meeting will be for a student discipline matter. The agenda is posted at https://aptg.co/Mc9Y-R

Speech, Drama, & Debate Team Results from the Huntley Project Final Flurries Invitational Tournament on January 16, 2026:

This was our last regular-season meet of the 25-26 season. We thank all of our supporters for helping to make it a season to remember. We hope to make Roundup proud next week at our first Post-season tournament, Divisionals, in Shepherd! Go Panthers!

Drama Team - Class B - 3rd Place

Finalists:
Destiny Hendrickson - Dramatic Solo - 1st Place
Jerald Robertson - Impromptu - 5th Place
Violet Ehlenburg & Addi-Mae Jackson - Humorous Theater- 5th Place
Susan Olsen - Impromptu - 7th Place

Also Competed:
Alivia Saiz - Dramatic Oral Interpretation
Thomas Reyes - Informative
Jude Oakes - Dramatic Solo
Bella Moore - Humorous Solo
Lillie Sobieski - Humorous Interp
RJ Moore - Humorous Solo

Next tournament: Divisional Tournament in Shepherd, MT on January 24.

Mrs. Vickers class working on their science lesson and dissecting owl pellets!!

Please see the final basketball schedule changes below for Friday and Saturday. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these times are now set.

📣 Game Time Update – Friday, January 16th

Due to injuries, we will be playing only half of the Girls JV game on Friday, January 16th. As a result, the Varsity game times have been adjusted:

🏀 Boys Varsity: 5:00 PM
🏀 Girls Varsity: 6:30 PM

At this time, the Saturday game times will remain as previously posted. If there are any changes, we will notify everyone as soon as possible.

We apologize for the schedule adjustments. These changes are beyond our control and are being made in the best interest of our student-athletes. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Please note that Saturday ONLY game times have changed.