Schools

RONAN — A locally crafted menu item will be made available to every K-12 school district in the state that participates in the National School Lunch Program this winter. The “Montana Marinara” sauce, created through a partnership between the Northwest Food Hub Network and the Montana Office of Public Instruction, will source Montana-grown ingredients from small, sustainable family farms through the Western Montana Growers Cooperative.  The goal stated in a press release distributed by Mission West Community Development Partners is to “bring fresh, nourishing food to Montana students as well as support the state’s small farms [that] have faced two dif...

HELENA ­— On Tuesday morning, superintendents at all eight of Montana’s AA public school districts sent a letter to state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen expressing “no confidence in your performance as Montana’s chief public education officer.” Over the course of five pages, t...

RONAN — A new scholarship will soon be available to graduates of Ronan High School.  Worth $1,000, the Loren and Bonnie Clary Scholarship was established through the combined efforts of their children and a family friend to celebrate the couple’s 60 years of marriage on Dec. 27. &ldquo...

Fourth grade: Abram Boyd, Joey Matt, Alyra Porter, Rachel Posio, Madison Vanderburg Fifth grade: Denzel Howard, Delilah Liberty (4.0), Sonny Matt, Tianna Ross, Sheray Rossbach Sixth grade: Alyson Bigcrane, Melina KickingWoman, Lucy Metcalf Seventh grade: Jordan Boye, Robert Howard, Bryce Rob...

POLSON — Brookelyn Slonaker, a senior at Polson High School, was recently awarded a full-ride scholarship to Northwestern University in Illinois. Brookelyn spent over a year qualifying for the scholarship via QuestBridge, a non-profit organization that matches high achieving students from low-income ba...

RONAN — The Ronan Counseling Department handed out 567 pounds of food to families in need this Thanksgiving.  Turkeys were offered to the district by the Montana Food Bank Network back in October, setting in motion the organization of the Thanksgiving baskets. To determine how many were needed,...

HELENA — Do you know a student who could use $1,000 to help pay for their education? The Reach Higher Montana Scholarship program opened Dec. 1, at www.ReachHigherMontana.org. This year, the Montana-based nonprofit organization will award 81 scholarships – 30 awards for Class of 2022 graduating h...

RONAN — There’s a brand new mural in Ronan thanks to the hard work of Mission Valley artist Cameron Decker. A dedication ceremony held Friday afternoon welcomed the new mural that spans the wall leading into the Ronan High School’s main entrance. It honors historic chiefs of the Kootenai...

ARLEE — A group actors from Arlee Elementary brought the fruitful story of Johnny Appleseed to life as they transformed the Arlee High School gymnasium stage into a frontier apple orchard Saturday evening during a Missoula Children’s Theater production.  “With just a week of rehears...

Prior to last week’s regular meeting, the Polson School Board held three special meetings, one for hiring staff and teachers, another to change a bus route and a third to consider expulsion for a student who brought a weapon to school. The latter meeting, held Oct. 14, was closed to the public due t...