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Ophir School's eighth grade first Tips for Trips planned for Dec. 1

Name: Smokin' Aces Rail Jam
Start: 2019-3-22T15-15-00-00
End: 2019-3-22T19-19-00-00
Location: Big Sky Resort

Published

7 years ago

November 29, 2011

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khelgeson

By Nettie Breuner and Chris Samuels explorebigsky.com contributors

Ophir School’s eigth grade class is headed to Washington D.C. in May of 2012. This is an annual educational trip that has been part of the Ophir experience for over a decade. Ophir kids prepare for their trip all year long, studying art, history and literature related to the sites that they visit. This year, we are hoping to also attend an evening Shakespeare performance.

As part of the “Destination DC” class, eigth graders work to fund most of their own trip. They learn the importance of business, community, and school partnerships, as well as working toward a common goal. Generous donations from Ophir School Council (OSC) and the Gallatin Canyon Women’s Club also help support the trip. You may hear the term “eighth Grade for Hire” which refers to the eighth grade students fundraising efforts by working various jobs throughout the community, such as Town Center events, pet sitting, baby sitting, ski buddies, snow shoveling and working at private parties.

“Tips for Trips” was conceived of as a way of having students work in a real life, small business setting. Area restaurants generously donate all tips collected in a night in exchange for eighth graders bussing tables. Past restaurants who have supported the eighth grade efforts have been Choppers, La Luna, Lone Peak Brewery, the Corral, Sliders and the Half Moon Restaurant. Please consider joining the eighth graders for their first “Tips for Trips” being held at Lone Peak Brewery on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.

Fundraising efforts are in full swing. This year the eighth grade students are also taking orders for Schwann’s Frozen Foods, with a percentage of each order being donated to the class. If you are interested in purchasing Schwann’s Frozen Foods in support of this eighth grade class, and you do not have an eighth grader contact you directly, please contact Diane Bartzick at (406) 995-2395 or Bartzick@aol.com to place an order. Orders will be delivered to Ophir School on December 7th. Thank you for your support!

Event Details

The Arts Council of Big Sky is pleased to be hosting its seventh annual fund-raising art auction event on Saturday, March 30, at the Moonlight Lodge from 6-10 p.m. The event is sponsored by Big Sky Sotheby’s International Realty. Tickets are $100 each and will go on sale on Friday, January 18. Please check back for ticket link.

The evening begins at 6 p.m., with a Quick “Finish” session with well-known artists including Kevin Red Star, John Potter, Carol Speilman, Michael Blessing, Harry Koyama, Meagan Blessing, Julie Chapman, Todd Connor, John Potter, Tom English, Shirle Wempner, Mike Barlow, Barb Schwarz Karst, Rocky Hawkins, and more. These artists will be finishing their work during the first part of the event, and then the final pieces will be auctioned off later in the evening. People are encouraged to come early and watch as the pieces come to life, then finished and framed in front of them. There will also be several other finished works auctioned off, including new pieces from R. Tom Gilleon and Joe Kronenberg.

During the quick-finish session, appetizers will be passed around and the lodge will be open with a full bar. Light jazz music from the Adam Greenberg Trio will be playing as well. This year will again feature a silent auction component, featuring local and regional artists, and the night will finish with dessert and more music.

The live auction for the artwork will be called by auctioneer Troy Black, getting the bidding going in the Moonlight Lodge dining room. Part of the auction will also be a paddle raise, and half of the proceeds from the entire auction will go directly to the Arts Council of Big Sky, to help offset the costs of producing more than 20 events throughout the year—many of them free—and to support our other programs such as public art, education and cultural outreach. This is a great way to acquire some incredible artwork and contribute to the Arts Council.

Please call the ACBS office at 995-2742 for more information.

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