Schools
News from Jeff Platt POLSON — A handful of girls at Polson High School have started a brand-new dance club to promote school spirit and support student-athletes through halftime performances. The girls are full of Pirates pride and want to share that with the entire school and community at-large. The only issue is they are a club, not a team, which means the school gives them no funding. So, they’ve started a GoFundMe asking the community to support their efforts. To view the GoFundMe, please visit: https://gf.me/v/c/4xl5/help-support-the-new-phs-dance-team
News from the Polson School District POLSON — Polson Schools will be submitting frequent articles to The Valley Journal about things happening in our schools. We believe that our greatest strength lies in the unity of our community. By working together, we can provide a safe learning environment w...
News from the University of Montana LAKE COUNTY — The spectrUM Discovery Area of the University of Montana, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Flathead Reservation and Lake County, has been selected to participate in a program that will bring 48 middle school students from the Flathead...
PABLO — Salish Kootenai College is holding a special art exhibit for the next few weeks showing off artwork made by faculty and staff throughout the institution. With over 20 participants, the SKC Faculty Art Show saw submissions from not only the fine arts and digital design departments, but ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte recently traveled to Kalispell and Townsend to recognize the exceptional work of Montanans promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and b...
MONTANA — Olivia DeJohn laughs as she chalks up having found a classroom she loves so early in her teaching career to serendipity. She teaches second grade at Missoula’s Paxson Elementary School, a job she quips “fell into my lap.” She did her student teaching at Paxson while getting ...
News from P.E.O. POLSON — P.E.O., Chapter CA, Polson, received notification of their candidate, Hydee Wilson, has been selected for the 2022-2023 Jane Hammer Holmgren Scholarship (JHHS). The scholarship recognizes an outstanding Montana woman who is pursuing a degree in elementary education. It wa...
News from the Office of the Governo r HELENA — Promoting efforts to recruit more educators by increasing starting teacher pay, Governor Greg Gianforte met with two starting teachers at Manhattan High School who are benefiting from higher starting teacher pay through the TEACH Act. “Creatin...
PABLO — As the Salish Kootenai College (SKC) opens its doors for another school year, a number of developments have been put in place to enhance student education. This year will see the continuance of the 50% tuition reduction for all students, tribal and non-tribal alike, across all levels from ce...
News from the MT Historical Society MONTANA — Rural school officials can apply for funds to purchase classroom sets of Montana: A History of Our Home, the new fourth-grade student textbook published by the Montana Historical Society. The 96-page textbook offers a quick tour through 13,000 years...
