Schools

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.

Twenty-one students from around the county converged at the Madison County Administrative building in Virginia City for the county-wide spelling bee. Sheridan eighth grader Rachel Zielinski repeated as champion during the Feb. 27 competition, correctly spelling “yacht” and “caribou” in the final rounds of play.

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.

BOZEMAN -- Montana State University awarded 749 undergraduate degrees during its 2017 fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 16. Among the graduates are five Madison County residents.

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.