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BOZEMAN — With a new $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force, Montana State University will establish a facility with the mission of moving advanced quantum technology applications in cybersecurity, communications technology and national defense from concept and testing to market. The 20-month grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, will support MSU’s Applied Quantum CORE facility, to be located at the MSU Innovation Campus within the INDUSTRY Bozeman building, which is currently under construction. The grant funding will purchase equipment to test prototype quantum components in the extremely cold environments in which they operate. Yves Idzerd...
News from MSU BOZEMAN — Montana State University is recruiting elementary school teachers for a summer program that offers hands-on research experiences and ideas for bringing science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, into their classrooms. Teachers will also gain skills in developing cu...
Cherry Valley recently restarted a music program. It has been since the early 2000s that music has been formally taught to our youngest learners. A staffing reconfiguration provided an opportunity to kick-start the new program. Former first grade Cherry Valley teacher Whitney Buchmann is leading the way in o...
News from Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation POLSON — Scholarship applications are currently available for Polson High School graduates. Any student who is currently enrolled as a senior at Polson High School or as a previous PHS graduate are eligible for these scholarships; provided b...
POLSON — On Nov. 30, Linderman Elementary was filled with students and families. Heritage night brought in over 475 people admiring students’ hard work put into creative heritage projects. Every student either interviewed a family member or worked with a family member to complete his/her project....
News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction HELENA — Superintendent Elsie Arntzen has announced that under the provisions of the “Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),” the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is opening applications for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century C...
Fourth grade Aaron Mock (4.0) Sid, Boyd (4.0) HarleyMae Lindquist (3.3) Fifth grade Liam Howard (3.3) Sixth grade Abram Boyd (3.2) Joey Matt 6 (3.3) Alyra Porter (3.4) Madison Vanderburg (3.3) Seventh grade Denzel Howard (3.3) Sonny...
News from PHS Principal, Andy Fors POLSON — The Polson School District construction projects are moving forward. The first round of sub-contractor bids for the Site & Shell package was awarded in mid-November. The General Contractor / Construction Manager (Swank) was very happy with the partic...
BOZEMAN — Microbes and bacteria and biofilms – oh my! Though most of us go about our daily business without thinking much of the invisible lifeforms that exist all around us, Montana State University assistant professor Chelsea Heveran is looking for ways to use them to meet sustainability challe...
News from Polson Middle School Polson Middle School is off to a fantastic start of the 2023-24 school year. We currently have an enrollment of 492 students in the 5th through 8th grades. This fall we have had some exciting additions to PMS. Thanks to Ms. Jordan Gurgiolo PMS was awarded the “Out...
