In celebration of financial literacy month, Jody Sandru’s high school personal finance class teamed up with our 3rd graders to teach the importance of budgeting and saving/investing. We also welcomed Steve Collinge from Opportunity Bank who presented a budget exercise with tootsie rolls. Students then invested and bartered for goods.
The K-12 Sheridan Schools student body participated in the first annual Color Run, sponsored by the Hope Squad, on Thursday, April 28.
“The Hope Squad is a national program and Sheridan Schools received a five year grant to implement this program with junior high and high school,” said school counselor, Laurie Bartoletti.
Early in 2022, was still fresh, teams across the state began meeting to practice for Academic Olympics. The competition was held on the MSU-Bozeman campus in mid-March. Students take a written test to qualify for their team’s seeding the day of competition and to compete individually.
Ennis School Board approves Virginia City bus route hires; transportation director retires
The Ennis Public Schools Board of Trustees held their regular board meeting on Jan. 12. Here’s a recap of what was covered, according to Ennis Superintendent Casey Klasna.
Alder board welcomes new teacher, talks safety.
Madison County residents will soon have a chance to vote yea or nay on a $59 million bond to fund an Ennis School District expansion.
Each fall Madison County Superintendent Pam Birkeland compiles a rundown of enrollment for each of the county’s five districts to be used for Office of Public Instruction budgeting purposes for the following year. During the process she also compiles other pertinent info, including staffing, bus routes and more.
The Twin Bridges School District Board of Trustees met on the evening of Nov. 9. Here’s a look at what was covered.
• The district entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the teachers’ union which will provide staff with five additional paid leave days as long as they meet certain qualifiers.
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