Lima School District #12 -

Our Boys Basketball Team is on the road this week as they will be traveling to Clark County tonight to take on the Bobcats. Game starts at 5:30pm. Students and fans will receive free admission with the donation of a canned food item. Let's go support our Bears!

**YOU CAN DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE LIMA PUBLIC SCHOOL AND REDUCE YOUR MONTANA STATE TAX LIABILITY DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR**
Montana's Innovative Educational Program Credit
Montana House Bill 279 allows taxpayers to get a dollar-to-dollar tax credit for donations of up to $200,000 to the public school district of their choice to support innovative educational programs. This tax credit applies to individuals, estates or trusts, corporations, partnerships and LLCs.
This dollar-for-dollar tax credit is awarded on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. Individuals or corporations can donate up to $200,000 per year for our district's innovative educational programs. The statewide aggregate amount of tax credits that may be claimed for 2026 is $7.2 million. Donated amounts may not exceed the taxpayer’s income tax liability, but may be carried forward for 3 years.
More information is available through the Montana Department of Revenue at:
Innovative Educational Program Credit
Here's How You Can Donate:
• Complete the Innovative Educational Programs Donation Form which can be download from the Documents tab on our school website (scroll to the bottom). You can also call the school to request the donation form. Please deliver this form AND your donation to the Lima Public School Office at: 1 N Harrison, Lima, MT 59739 (Attention: Deb Harrison). No later then January 20th.
• It is IMPORTANT that the district receives the form and donation as soon as possible. We can then make sure we have all the required information to submit your donation.
Please contact Deb Harrison with Questions 406.276.3571

No plans yet for your Friday night? Come out and cheer for our Bears as they play against Harrison. Game starts at 5pm. Go, Bears!

Lima Bears in Live action with the West Yellowstone Wolverines Tonight at 5:00 in Lima!

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/lima-high-school-lima-mt/gambb6e3ba09e

Check out the CURRENT Lima Bears Basketball Schedule!
We are so excited to get to watch the boys play and compete this season!

The Senior Class is selling Christmas trees at $5 per foot. Orders are due by Thursday, 12/4. The trees will be delivered locally or ready for pickup by Friday, 12/5. Please contact a member of the Senior Class or the school office to place your orders.

Come watch the Lima Bears play Basketball this Friday night at 5:00 PM
Concessions will be Available!

The next School Outlook Committee Meeting is scheduled for Dec 2nd. The committee will be preparing for the Community Wide Meeting on Dec 10th!

The Sophomore Class is selling poinsettias. They are $15 each and are offering the colors red or white. Please contact a member of the Sophomore Class or their class advisor, Eva Bernard. They have limited quantities so get yours before they are gone.

School Outlook Committee Meeting
Tuesday at 4:15 Lima Town Hall
Upstairs Meeting Room

Thursday is Parent Teacher Conference Day
Students will be released Early at 2:30 PM
Conferences are from 3 to 7 PM

Picture Day is this upcoming Monday, 10/13! If you plan on purchasing pictures for your child, please preorder online or send your child with an order form filled out with payment sealed in the envelope.

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in The Prospects Competition! Many of them did not go away empty handed. A huge thank you to Montana Chamber of Commerce and their sponsors for hosting this event for the past 5 years. Mrs. Bernard couldn't be more proud of these young entrepreneurs.

The High School Track & Field Team is off to a great start to the 2025 Season. The weather hasn't held up to its end of the bargain but what's spring track season without a little bit of precipitation. Saturday marks their 3rd meet. It is Elisa Roden's first year in track and she PR'd in javelin and the 3200m at her second meet. This is Kalen Martinell third year in track and he has made it to finals at each meet for javelin and is just patiently waiting for that PR. He is also working toward some PR's in discus and high jump. It is also Ezra Staley's first year of track and he set PR's in javelin and shot put on Saturday. It's Rayne Kindberg's first year in high school track and she PR'd in discus and shot put at her second meet. Kiersten Bernard tried out the JV 800m at a meet a couple weeks ago and placed 4th and she's also working on her PR's for discus and javelin. Thanks to Josh Morris, the running bug has seemed to bit a few of our athletes so we may see more partake in running events. Good job, athletes and good luck at this week's meet in Butte

The JH Track & Field Team had their first meet in Corvallis today. Everyone did well in their placements. Rowen Bailey placed 4th in the 100m, 2nd in the 200m, and 16th out of 49 in long jump. Audrianna Bernard placed 21st out of 57 in shot put and 19th out of 50 in discus. Josiah Iglehart placed 36th out of 50 in shot put and 27th out of 44 in discus. What a great start to their season! Keep up the good work. A huge thank you to Corvallis for putting on a great meet.

❤️Results from State BPA Leadership Competition❤️ •Maymi Mickelsen - Health Administration Procedures - 3rd place •Rayne Kindberg and Savannah Nelson - Website Design Team - 4th place •Rowen Bailey, Audrianna Bernard, Cy Iglehart, Sadie Wendt - Presentation Team - 5th Place •Savannah Nelson - Prepared Speech - 7th place •Kiersten Bernard - Statesman Torch Award •Our high school chapter received the Silver Star Chapter Award. Congratulations to everyone who competed at State and for all of the hard work they put into their competitions. We are so proud of everyone, even if they weren’t recognized on stage. We will be cheering on Maymi in May when she heads to Nationals! What a fun week!

LIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT #12 Has immediate openings for the following positions: District Clerk Part-Time Paraprofessional Complete job descriptions and applications are available at the Lima School office or by contacting Mr. Greg Iverson at (406) 276-3571. These positions are open until filled. Lima School District #12 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lima School Board of Trustees Opening Available The Lima School District also has three available opening on the Lima School Board of Trustees. Two openings are for a 3-year term on the board. One is a two year term. The deadline to file a Declaration of intent and Oath of Candidacy for Trustee Candidates is due to the district school office by March 27th. Please stop by the school and visit with Mr. Iverson if you are interested in serving on the school board.

Mrs. Bernard has sent home the following news! State BPA has been a blast and filled with endless opportunities. Going through workshops, activities, and competitions we have all expanded our knowledge on business and have gotten career ready! Results of all of our competitions will be posted soon!