Schools

ENNIS – At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10, the Ennis school board considered the topic of shifting the current part-time counselor, Ross Lingle, to a full-time position.

HARRISON—Board chairman Dusty Wagner joked that Harrison’s April school board meeting was on track to be one of the shortest in recent history, and he wasn’t wrong. In a quick meeting that lasted less than half an hour, the board reviewed a few matters of old business and formalized the cancellation of the district election.

TWIN BRIDGES – Two possibilities for joining cooperatives and computer services dominated the discussion at Twin Bridges school board’s November 20 meeting.

Special ed co-op

MADISON COUNTY—The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its KIDS COUNT Data Book for 2018 on Wednesday, June 27.

ENNIS – The end of the school year is not an easy time for the kids, or their teachers. Everyone is looking forward to summer vacations and the freedom of not having to go to school.

The Twin Bridges School Board had a big agenda on April 17, as Superintendent Chad Johnson said over 50 people were in attendance. Johnson said a portion of the agenda was spent talking about teacher and staff negotiations, class schedules and the upcoming summer season projects. 

Ennis High School reported the results from the District Music Festival, held in Bozeman on April 12-14.

The Harrison School Board met on April 9 and heard from Whitehall wrestling coach Mark Nelson about the possibility of a high school team co-op. While no decision about pursuing a co-op was made, the board asked activities director Connie Young to gauge student interest via a survey for grades 7-12.