Articles with the Tag: Polson schools
Mission Valley school children had the opportunity to hear one of the main “whistle blowers” against the major tobacco companies tell his story of secret laboratory studies, being fired, and subsequently testifying before Congress that led to the Master Settlement Agreement. Money from the tobacc...
POLSON — In an effort to improve safety for our students, we are going to be making some changes to school bus loading sites and public parking at Cherry Valley School in Polson. Starting Thursday, May 2, our school buses will drop off and pick up students at the front of the school on Eighth ...
POLSON — Max, the main character in Maurice Sendak’s classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” would been right at home at Cherry Valley Elementary School on April 25. A life-size cut out of Max and a wild thing was available for photos in the gym. Twisted vines as big as a tod...
Painted turtles are the only native turtle on the Flathead Reservation. Usually they cross U.S. Highway 93 if their pond dries up, they’re searching for a mate or they need soft mud to lay their eggs. Many turtles are killed each year by highway traffic. PHS teacher Mark Rochin and his classes have ...
POLSON — It’s spring, time for tulips and daffodils, ant there’s music in the air — at least there will be in Missoula for the Montana High School Association State Music Festival May 3-4. High school music students who received a superior rating at the MHSA District Music Festival wi...
POLSON — At the monthly school board meeting on April 15, Polson Superintendent Linda Reksten announced that funding for Title 1 would be reduced by 15 percent, due to sequestration. Title 1 was established to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged students and students at risk of not meeting...
POLSON — Graduation — It’s a time of celebration, cards and cake, we hope. Each year we read heart-wrenching news stories of kids who have come to harm because of drinking at graduation parties. In Polson, kids have another option. For the past 27 years, the parents of PHS seniors ...
POLSON — Although the agenda called for the selection of a contractor for the Polson High School project, trustees at the March 29 Polson school board special meeting did not. After the meeting began, Chair Caryl Cox quoted Montana Code Annotated and the attorney general’s opinion on ite...
POLSON — Polson High School students challenged teachers and coaches in a volleyball match and a basketball game on March 22, all for a good cause. The games, silent auction and spaghetti dinner raised money for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a PHS student group. “Local busine...
POLSON — In a quick meeting on March 11, the Polson School Board of Trustees canvassed the Polson High School bond vote. Although only 39 percent of the registered voters cast ballots, the bond passed with 2,002 people voting for the bond and 1,059 voting no. The board also approved out-of-state tra...
