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Articles with the Tag: Polson schools

Volleyball Volleyball

  THOMPSON FALLS — The Lady Pirates split their week defeating Thompson Falls and taking a fall to Frenchtown. At Thompson Falls on Tuesday, the Lady Pirates came out on top 3-1 against the Lady Bluehawks. Out of Polson’s 102 total digs, Taylor Davis came away with 25 and Jaiden Tot...

soccer

FRENCHTOWN – The Pirates fell to Frenchtown but not without a fight, coming on strong but ending with a 3-4 loss. “I felt like we started off slow and our first half wasn’t at the level it was in the Belgrade game,” Coach Jess Kittle said about the Pirates game this week as opposed...

footbal

POLSON – The Pirates toughed out a loss against Corvallis on Friday, scoring 14 to the Blue Devils 34. Joe Gallitan scored the Pirates two touchdowns finishing with 78 yards on 14 carries. Walter Wood led defensively with seven tackles and a recovered fumble. The Pirates will host Browning Sept. ...

golf

LIBBY – The Pirates and Lady Pirates broke top 10 on the links Friday in Libby with the girls shining in the top five. Peyton Anderson and Heather Franck each shot a 94, good for a tied fourth place finish for the Lady Pirates’ team. For the boys it was Carson McDaniels and Reno Lindesmith ...

Volunteers needed for reading program

News from Polson School District POLSON — The Polson Reads program at Cherry Valley and Linderman kicks off this year with a luncheon meeting on Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. in the Linderman cafeteria. Volunteers in the program spend 30 minutes once or twice a week helping students to succeed in reading. This...

Polson golf a work in progress Polson golf a work in progress

  POLSON – After three straight years of Lady Pirates’ domination and three state titles, Polson’s golf teams are rebuilding this season. Despite a limited varsity team, Head Coach Bill Owens is ready to attack the season full speed ahead and hopes his young golfers gain the much-ne...

Viva Polson sparks, celebrates community involvement Viva Polson sparks, celebrates community involvement

  News from Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — Familiar friends as well as new faces gathered at the Greater Polson Community Foundation’s 6th annual Passion for Polson Celebration: Viva Polson on Saturday, Aug. 16. Guests were treated to beautiful gardens and a sunset Mis...

Benkelman takes helm at Cherry Valley Elementary Benkelman takes helm at Cherry Valley Elementary

POLSON — Cherry Valley Elementary School has a new principal — Brent Benkelman. He has some tough shoes to fill, those of Elaine Meeks, who guided Cherry Valley since 1989. Benkelman was born in Bigfork and has been teaching kindergarten and first grade in Kalispell for the past six years. ...

Lake County schools welcome new teachers to campus Lake County schools welcome new teachers to campus

Adrienne Barnes is teaching Spanish at Polson High School. A PHS graduate, she taught English as a Second Language in Japan for four years. Barnes earned her degree from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. As far as family goes, “I have two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nieces, three ne...

News from Mission Valley Christian Academy

POLSON — When was the last time you dumped a jar of change into the trash? Probably, never. So, why would you toss out Box Tops? Each Box Top is worth 10 cents for your school – so don’t dump these dimes in disguise, instead drop them in the little red school house in the Walmart lobby or i...


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