Schools

POLSON — High school seniors in the Polson School District were throwing their caps in the air on Saturday morning, celebrating the end of their high school careers. While the previous two Polson commencement ceremonies were held outside due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s graduation ...

ST. IGNATIUS — Mission High School celebrated its graduating class of 31 students in an indoor ceremony to avoid the rain on Saturday afternoon in St. Ignatius. Speaking before the audience were valedictorian Emily Hawkins, salutatorian Allyson Umphrey, and the honorary guest speaker, retired MHS sc...

POLSON — Polson Middle School teacher Amy Williams was recently awarded the 2022 River Honoring Educator Award from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  The 35th year of River Honoring, put together by individuals and natural resource-focused entities on the reservation, was a two-day ...

POLSON — Polson Middle School teacher Amy Williams was recently awarded the 2022 River Honoring Educator Award from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  The 35th year of River Honoring, put together by individuals and natural resource-focused entities on the reservation, was a two-day ...

ARLEE — The Western Montana Association of School Superintendents (WMASS) recently named Arlee Superintendent Mike Perry the Western Region Superintendent of the Year.  Serving his second year as superintendent, Perry has been very involved in local education as a past School Administrators of ...

News from the Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation POLSON — Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation awarded 31 scholarships totaling $40,500 to Polson High School seniors and former Polson High School graduates who are currently attending an accredited two- or four-year community colleg...

News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office ST. IGNATIUS — At about 2 p.m. on May 26, a Lake County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was alerted to social media threats made by a youth indicating the youth was going to come to St. Ignatius High School with a gun and cause harm t...

News from the Montana University System MONTANA — The Montana University System has awarded the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship to students out of Polson High School: Jazlyn Dalbey, Ryan Dupuis, and Taleah Hernández. The MUS Honor Scholarship is a renewable schola...

News from the Jeremy Bullock Memorial Trust BUTTE — All of us at the Jeremy Bullock Memorial Trust, including Jeremy’s parents, are devastated by the news of another mass shooting at an elementary school where nineteen children and two teachers will never come home. We are heartbroken for th...