Schools

News from Polson Schools Replacing a 1950s cast iron boiler in the Cherry Valley Elementary School was one of the many initiatives targeted by the Polson School District in an effort to improve its school facilities. The old boiler has been on the fritz for years. Polson custodial staff fixed it repeatedly, fearing the day it would become unrepairable. “It is boiler miracle that it lasted this long. It’s required multiple repair jobs and each time we weren’t sure we could revive it,” said Dan Giles, director of maintenance. The district is also replacing piping at Cherry Valley and improving the overall air quality. The district is completing various upgrades...

News from School District No. 30 Ronan Community Hall of Fame Committee RONAN — School District No. 30/Ronan Community Hall of Fame Committee is pleased and honored to announce the inaugural class for induction into the “Ronan Hall of Fame.” The Committee considered many worthy candida...

POLSON — The City of Polson was drenched in the colors of purple and gold on Friday afternoon as Polson High School celebrated the fall tradition of homecoming with the traditional homecoming parade down Main Street. During the mid-afternoon parade, students threw candy and waved at the crowds as th...

News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction ARLEE — State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen joined Arlee School District students, teachers, and administrators this morning to announce that Bill Stockton has been selected as the 2022 Montana Teacher of the Year. Stockton, a high school science t...

RONAN — The Ronan High School Chiefs and Maidens celebrated homecoming last week with special events, theme days and float making. The junior class of 2023 won this year’s Spirit Stick award and homecoming float contest, while the freshman class won both the bale and hall decorating contests. ...

News from the Lake County Election Office CHARLO — An election for two open positions on the School District No. 7-J board of trustees was held Sept. 14. Out of 798 active voters, 324 cast ballots for trustees – yielding a 40.6% turnout for active voters in the district. Tracy Olsen and Jodi...

CHARLO — Charlo High School’s senior Coyle Nagy and Mona Reich were crowned 2021 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime festivities at the Viking football game against the Choteau Bulldogs on Friday night. Earlier in the afternoon the Viking faithful celebrated homecoming with an all-class ...

ST. IGNATIUS — It was a royal evening under the Friday night lights as Mission High School crowned its 2021 Homecoming Royalty during a coronation ceremony at half-time of the Bulldogs and Flint Creek Titans football game. The Bulldogs 2021 Homecoming court candidates were Madyson Currie, Justin Bro...

News from Polson School District No. 23 POLSON — The Polson School District recently purchased three Van Hool coaches to add to their bus fleet but lacks the drivers to drive them. The district is struggling to hire enough drivers to transport students.  “Students must get to school ...

News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction HELENA — State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 Montana Teacher of the Year. The selected candidate will go on to represent Montana in the 2022 National Teacher of the Year competition in Washington, D...