How many of you were one of those kids in the 1980s when movies like Footloose and Dirty Dancing were constantly on TV? I got a kick out of the fact that a bunch of high school kids in Bozeman apparently had to "cut footloose" and head to Big Timber, Montana for the big school dance.
Usually it's the dads with the guns before prom night, but this is Montana- the ladies have it covered. These young ladies are all sophomores at Broadview High School. They play several sports. Oh yeah, and they know how to shoot.
Since 2008, a student from each of these high schools has been chosen to paint a mural on a selected Master Lube building with the public vote selecting who wins the traveling trophy and bragging rights.
One of the most popular events put on by the Montana High School Association will go down at MetraPark this weekend when the Treasure State's top wrestlers compete in the All Class Wrestling Tournament.
Many of the girls who have competed for the Homecoming Queen title over the years have reported various forms of bullying as a direct result of the competition. Authorities at the school decided to replace this outmoded beauty contest with an Excellence Award in which a student will be highlighted by his cohorts for some particular achievement(s).
Today is the day when your ballots have to be postmarked or received at the courthouse. For the folks in Lockwood, you will decide on a new high school. It's a big issue with a big price; so, either way make sure your voice is heard.
I like the idea that Lockwood may finally be getting their own high school. Now, sure, I don't live in that district, so it won't cost me anything. But Lockwood needs this school. Badly.
It's good for educations in Montana. It's more teaching jobs...
Does anyone out there know why School District 2 continues to schedule varsity football games on Friday afternoons? It makes no sense at all. Parents are working, people who want to go are working, the kids from the other school have to miss class time in order to get here...
New info released today shows that only 38% of seniors who took the ACT test were proficient enough in math, science, reading and English to survive in college. This coming from an educational system that spends more per student than any country in the world...
There has already been numerous graduation ceremonies around the Billings area with Rocky, MSU-B, Laurel and Billings Central receiving their degrees and diplomas, but there are more to the Class of 2015 that graduate this Sunday, May 31st.