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Articles with the Tag: Arlee schools

Music budget gets a boost Music budget gets a boost

ARLEE – Music develops the mind. “It helps you focus and learn to be patient and disciplined,” said Chase Wiley, junior in the Arlee High School Band. Chase started playing music in the fifth grade with the school’s music program. The skills he learned are interchangeable with o...

YES program expands YES program expands

The Youth Education for Success program, better known as the YES program, started up last year within the Arlee High School to help students  earn diplomas, and the program is expanding to help more students, including teen parents. “The best situation for a student is in the traditional classr...

Mission Possible Mission Possible

ST. IGNATIUS – It used to take two minutes to line the elementary kids up after recess – now it takes five. The kids are busy twisting around a yellow pole, going up the solid wavy ladder and back down one of the six blue slides on the new playground equipment. “The twisty slide is the b...

Board considers principal contracts

ARLEE – The Arlee School Board renewed both contracts for the district’s principals at the last board meeting. The pressure was on after Superintendent George Linthicum’s contract was not renewed at an earlier meeting. Teachers in the high school collaborated to submit a letter addressed to...

Warriors’ final stand ends with optimistic future Warriors’ final stand ends with optimistic future

  BILLINGS — After a whirlwind season of outstanding performances, the Warriors took their third and final defeat with humbling pride as Arlee fell in the consolation round of Class C basketball State play, but not without giving each and every contest a heavy-handed fight until the end. As ...

Arlee student earns state recognition Arlee student earns state recognition

ARLEE – Arlee senior Zach Felsman, 18, discovered a secret to success at an early age that he used throughout the last 12 years of school, and Governor Steve Bullock and Superintendent Denise Juneau recognized his effort in Helena on Thursday by giving him the ACT College and Career Readiness Award. ...

Word to the wise Word to the wise

The practice round featured words like mammalian, rejuvenate, dawdle and herculean. Then the top fifth to eighth-grade spellers from Arlee, Charlo, Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius began the 88th annual Lake County Spelling Bee — and the words really got difficult. Spelling styles differed.  ...

Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game Warriors advance to state despite first loss of season, Pirates play challenge game

Arlee Warriors BUTTE – After a flawless regular season and District tourney, the Warriors faced heartbreak for the first time this year as they took their first loss and ended up in second place at Divisonals in Butte last weekend. The good news: the Warriors will head to Billings March 12-15 for...

Arlee teacher honored among five best in America Arlee teacher honored among  five best in America

ARLEE – It’s been referred to as the Academy Awards of teaching. “They even had an envelope and a drumroll,” Arlee English teacher Anna Baldwin said.  Baldwin was selected as one of the top five teachers in the nation at the National Education Association Foundation’s...

School board begins search for new superintendent

ARLEE – The Arlee School District is advertising for a new superintendent after the board chose not to appoint George Linthicum for another contract year. “I wish the district well,” Linthicum said after the board meeting.  The board quickly began the search for a new superintend...


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