Schools

Absarokee School District awarded more than $1.3m in grants

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Absarokee School District has received a $1.3 million grant that will be used to address both trauma-experienced students and high achieving students.

These two groups are the most neglected due to the small size of the schools, according to English high school teacher, Heidi Gunderson who wrote the grant.

The Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Project (MCLSDP) awarded 31 sub-grants to eligible school districts for the purpose of increasing literacy skills through evidence-based practices with a focus on disadvantaged students.

Local students named to MSU Bozeman honor rolls

Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2020.

There are two MSU honor roll lists, the President’s List and the Dean’s List.

To be eligible for the lists, students must have earned at least 12 collegelevel credits. This honor roll list was current as of June 11 and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date.

The 2,439 students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s List.

An asterisk follows their names below.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

CULBERTSON NAMED TO CARROLL COLLEGE SPRING DEAN'S LIST

Absarokee’s Colleen Culbertson was named to the Carroll College 2020 spring semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least  12 graded credits in a semester.

LOCALS MAKE UM DEANS, PRESIDENTS LISTS

Stampfel wins Stillwater Midland Empire Angus Assoc. scholarship

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Columbus High School graduate Treylan Stampfel is the recipient of the Midland Empire Angus Association scholarship for Stillwater County.

The Association consists of nine counties, with this year’s winners hailing from Stillwater and Musselshell counties. Applicants are required to meet certain criteria based on agricultural endeavors. Each recipient is given $1,000.

Stampfel is the son of Jim and Andrea Stampfel. He will be attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., the fall of 2020, to major in business finance.

Reed Point High School science teacher Misty Ketola named one of three Reach Higher Montana DuaL Enrollment Educator Scholarship winners

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Ketola currently teaches English Language Arts, AP English, Journalism, and College Composition. The scholarship will allow Ketola to earn a graduate degree in literacy and complete her requirements to teach College Composition through Dawson Community College.

Upon completion of her Master’s degree, Ketola aims to offer her students dual enrollment opportunities in Writing 101/College Writing I, Writing 202/College Writing II, Writing 203/College Writing III, Creative Writing, and Literature 110/Intro to Literature.

Park City High School announces scholarships

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Dylan Bal

-MSU Premier Scholarship

 

Austin Dennis

-Dickinson State Univ. President’s Scholarship

-Dickinson State Univ. Football Scholarship

-Sibanye-Stillwater Dependent Scholarship

 

Troy Fiscarelli

-Dickinson State Univ. Football Scholarship

-Sibanye-Stillwater Dependent Scholarship

 

Colton Knutson

-Sheridan College Woods Family Scholarship

 

Garrett McMillen

3 Stillwater grads win MUS Honor

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The Montana University System has awarded the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship to three Stillwater County high school graduates.

Reece Hogstad and Riley Onoszko, both recent Columbus High School graduates, and

Park City High School graduate James Wetmore were named as recipients.

Absarokee’s Chandler graduates with high honors from Concordia College

Absarokee’s Emma Chandler graduated Summa Cum in a virtual commencement celebration held May 3 at Concordia College.

Chandler double- majored in Biology and ACS Chemistry (American Chemical Society accredited,) with a concentration in biochemistry. She is continuing her studies in plant biology at North Dakota State University in Fargo, where she will be working on her master’s degree.

She is the daughter of Kevin and Katrin Chandler of Absarokee. Concordia College is a four-year liberal

STUDENT NEWS

Gallagher graduates from RMC

Absarokee’s Joshua Michael Gallagher was one of 188 students to graduate from the Rocky Mountain College in a virtual ceremony on Saturday, May 9. Gallagher earned a bachelor of science degree.

Jocelyn Ott named to President’s List at Dickinson State University

2020 Columbus High School Scholarships

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*Scholarship declined **Local Scholarships