Schools
POLSON — As part of our ongoing commitment to preparing students for college and career readiness, Polson School District is excited to announce the implementation of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, starting this school year. AVID is a proven college and career readiness system aimed at empowering students to reach their fullest potential while providing educators with the tools and strategies they need to foster student success. Since its inception in 1980, AVID has grown to include over 7,500 K-12 schools across the United States and 16 countries, impacting over 2.5 million students annually. The program enhances overall school performance, ensuring t...
News from Montana ACTE MONTANA — Heather Gray, Business teacher at Ronan High School has been awarded the 2024 Montana Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year. The award was presented during the Montana ACTE Fall Institute on October 15 during the Annual Awards Banquet at the Bill...
POLSON — As part of Polson High School’s ongoing commitment to preparing students for life beyond the classroom, we are excited to announce our inaugural year of the “Pirate Pursuits” program — a new graduation requirement for all seniors. This initiative encourages students to ...
From UM News Service FLATHEAD LAKE – The ocean’s twilight zone is deep, dark and – according to recent research – iron deficient. No sunlight reaches this region 200 to 1,000 meters below the sea surface, where levels of iron, a key micronutrient, are so low that bacteria growth ...
News from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA — Michael O’Rourke of Polson, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. O’Rourke was initiated at Boise State ...
From the MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana 4-H, the youth development program of Montana State University Extension, will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 6-12 with events and ceremonies across Montana. This year’s campaign, “Beyond Ready,” highlights the organization’s...
Arlee High School celebrated homecoming last week with a win on the gridiron. The Warriors prevailed over Charlo’s Vikings, 62-20. Homecoming king and queen candidates were Darius Tewawina and Toni Hadley, nominated by the freshman class; Kaiden Ostby and Alonah Warrior, sophomore class nominees; Bridg...
News from the Montana Ambassadors On Friday, Oct. 4, the Montana Ambassadors celebrated Frank Tyro, PhD, a pioneering television producer and professor, as the 2024 recipient of the Mike Malone Educator of the Year Award. This award is presented annually to a Montana educator who has demonstrated out...
