Schools

The Sheridan School Board met on March 13 for their regular monthly meeting and discussed the upcoming election. According to District Clerk Rebecca Larsen, the board decided to go against running a general fun levy, however, are looking to run a continued building reserve levy for both the high school and elementary, and a technology levy.

It’s safe to say that things are busy in our area schools, and Harrison Schools is no different. During their March 12 regular meeting, board members were informed of upcoming ski trips, Washington D.C. trips, prom, track season starting, student testing, Easter break, parent-teacher conferences, the school play, and more.

For FCCLA, Rachel Zielinski of the Sheridan FCCLA chapter chose the project ‘Focus on Children’. She decided to work with 6^th graders to improve their self-esteem. Rachel went into the 6th grade class and presented a PowerPoint and did activities with them.

During the Montana Council for Exceptional Children's Conference on Mar. 1, Ennis Elementary School special education paraprofessional Laura Dickinson received the Region IV ParaEducator of the Year Award. Region IV includes 12 counties in southwestern Montana. (Photo courtesy Ennis Elementary School)

Ennis Schools had a great showing at the Regional Science Fairs held at Montana Tech in Butte. The Division I Regional Science Fair was held on Mon., March 5 and the Division II Regional Science Fair was held on Thurs., March 8. The high school participants brought home the 2nd Place Small Schools Trophy.

The Rural School Science Fair was held on March 2 at the University of Montana Western in Dillon. Eight rural schools from Beaverhead, Silver Bow and Madison counties participated. Students in grades K-8 competed in this event with many science categories.

Sheridan Schools is very pleased to announce the Students of the Month for January. Students are chosen by faculty and staff members based on the following criteria: citizenship, leadership and academic attitude.

The Sheridan FCCLA Chapter was awarded a Vision Zero grant from the Montana Department of Transportation, Ford Driving Skills and Montana FCCLA to plan and conduct a project to encourage safer driving in Montana. Members carried out several projects which included a resource fair for all those in grades 7-12.