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Bad Business!

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:09 +0000

Former University of Montana quarterback Jason Washington has been sentenced to two years in prison on drug convictions stemming from his medical marijuana business. Federal agents raided three of Washington’s businesses in November 2011, including a large marijuana growing operation. Six others were indicted with him, five of whom pleaded guilty. He argued he complied [...]

A Spectacular Speller!

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:12:06 +0000

Two-time spectacular speller Jackson Hall has quite a winning streak behind him, and he gained even more momentum at Saturday’s 48th annual Treasure State Spelling Bee.The Billings home-schooled eighth-grade champ battled through 17 rounds against 67 other Montana students before winning the state spelling contest held in Petro Theatre on the Montana State University Billings [...]

Science Can Be Fun for Students !

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:08:37 +0000

To get students interested and prepared for the 25th Annual Billings Clinic Research Center’s Science Expo, a workshop will be held at Barnes and Noble Booksellers located at 530 S. 24th Street in Billings on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The workshop is free to students of all ages and [...]

Someone Needs Some Schoolin'

Tara Nicole — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:57:12 +0000

Love this quote from a Montana state legislator who wants teachers to be allowed to teach “alternative viewpoints” to evolution. No matter what your political leanings are we probably shouldn’t be teaching what we don’t know. Just sayin’.

HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR KIDS?

Andy West — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:27:47 +0000

After hearing about the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings, like most parents, my first thoughts were about my daughter and how I could keep her safe. She goes to a school that doesn’t have a security system. Before class they gather either outdoors where they all line up (easy targets) or indoors during inclement weather [...]

Did You Cheat When You Were in School? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:00:48 +0000

New York City is just the latest school district to be rocked with a large-scale high school cheating scandal, this one involving state exams and cell phones.

Earlier this year there were also high profile cases of mass cheating in Houston and Long Island.

Hank Williams, Jr. to Release 'Old School, New Rules' July 10

Cory Stromblad — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:30:46 +0000

Hank Williams, Jr. has set a release date for his latest studio album, ‘Old School, New Rules.’ The new tunes — the entertainer’s first studio effort since his 2009 album ’127 Rose Avenue’ — will hit store shelves and digital retailers on July 10. “I’m excited about this new album,” Williams says of the project [...]

High School Marching Band Surprises Lady Antebellum Onstage

Megan Pacella — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:00:32 +0000

A few weeks ago, Lady Antebellum surprised one of their biggest fans by appearing unexpectedly on the ‘Anderson’ show and singing a few acapella lines of ‘Need You Now.’ But last night (May 22) in Augusta Ga., the tables were turned with the high school marching band from Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley’s alma mater showed up to blow Lady A away.

The Band Perry Make Surprise Visit to Hometown Elementary School

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:16:49 +0000

On Thursday, April 5, nearly 600 elementary students at East Tennessee’s Doak Elementary School got a surprise meet and greet with award-winning sibling trio the Band Perry. Though the students didn’t expect the visit from the ‘All Your Life’ singers, they certainly deserved it. The elementary school, which the Perrys attended when they were young, had just raised more than $40,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Craig Morgan Donates Guitars to Tennessee Middle School

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:23 +0000

Craig Morgan has always enjoyed using his star power to do good deeds for others, so it came as no surprise that the singer made a generous donation to the music department of a local Tennessee school this week. Tuesday morning (Feb. 21), Morgan delivered 15 new Dean acoustic guitars to Dickson Middle School, which [...]

Ohio School Is Paying Students For Showing Up In Class

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.

So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.

Scotty McCreery Gets Accepted to College

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:17 +0000

It’s been a whirlwind and well-documented year for Scotty McCreery with his ‘American Idol‘ win, his No. 1 hit album ‘Clear As Day,’ his busy touring and interview schedule and the time he reserves for family and friends. He’s also going to continue to mix work with school, as he has applied to several colleges — and has just revealed that he’s been accepted to East Carolina. Must be fun to fill out those tedious applications and write those corresponding essays all the while being pranked while on tour with notorious jokester Brad Paisley.

Sidney Montana School Teacher Missing!

Karen Gallagher — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:03:59 +0000

43-year-old Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold is still missing. She has been missing since Saturday. According to the Sidney Herald, Arnold is 5’10″ with a slender build, dark hair and brown eyes. Last seen wearing red leggings, nylon tights, black leggings underneath, blue hooded sweatshirt with a strip down the arm and the hood, dark blue [...]

Celebrating National School Lunch Week

Dylan Fletcher — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:04:43 +0000

It certainly is a big week when you can celebrate one of the fondest memories of growing up...school lunch.

Believe it or not this week is "National School Lunch Week". When President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act into law in 1946, he probably didn't imagine that American schools would one day be serving chicken fingers, frozen French fries and soggy pizza.

What Are America's Most Expensive Colleges?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:00:04 +0000

Forbes, along with the Center for College Affordability & Productivity, tallied up the cost of tuition, books, transportation, computers, and room and board to determine the new list of America’s most expensive colleges. And some of them may surprise you.

Returning Soldier Surprises Young Son at School [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:00:16 +0000

We admit it. These things make us misty.

Army Specialist Matthew Peters of Owensville, Missouri spent a year deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, and hadn’t seen his young son, Blake, in more than six months. When he came home, he decided to pop in on the unsuspecting tyke at school for a hug the kid will probably never forget.

Facebook at School?

Karen Gallagher — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:00:42 +0000

Facebook, it's everywhere. On your home computer, your office computer (yes some employees are on it while at work) and on your cell phone to be checked in a flash or post something instantly. Does it at all make anyone wonder how if your child is supposed to be school between the hours of, let's say, 8:30am and 2:25pm or 3:10pm, how they can be posting things on Facebook during school hours?

Mother Of The Year–Not

Cat Country — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:33:27 +0000

By now, you may have heard the story of the 13 year old student in New Hampshire. The student threatened her teacher on Facebook. The comments made were “I wish Usama Bin Laden killed my math teacher.” The school responded by booting the student from school for five days. The mother reportedly agrees that the [...]