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February award winners at Ekalaka Elementary School for Behavioral BARK awards are pictured above. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters....
January award winners at Ekalaka Elementary School for Behavioral BARK awards are pictured above. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters....
On January 19, the Carter County Superintendent of Schools and Ekalaka Elementary hosted the county spelling bee and inaugural Noralla Thomas Memorial Geography Bee. Beginning at 9 a.m., students lined up to spell a variety of words given to them by pronouncer Vicki Fix. As rounds progressed, some students were successful while others weren't so lucky. When the final word was spelled correctly, Danner Schaffer of Hammond School was declared the winner. Danner will have the...
On December 20th, Ekalaka Elementary School held its December Behavioral BARK awards. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters. Each month, students at Ekalaka Elementary work on a specific character trait. During December that trait was kindness....
Positive Influenza cases have arrived in Carter County | It’s not too late to get the flu vaccine. High Dose and Regular flu vaccines are available. Call to schedule an appointment or with questions, (406) 775-6332. Radar item for parents of school aged kiddos | Smiles Across Montana will be returning to Ekalaka in January. This preventative oral care opportunity is open to all school aged children whether attending home school, country school, or Ekalaka Elementary. Keep watch for more details to come. Check us out also o...
It’s been a long time since I have written an article for the Eagle, but a short time ago I was going through the “Shifting Scenes” books and came upon a very interesting family. It starts in Volume II on page 746. The names were William and Ruby Rowley. There are three or four pages about them. One of my first thoughts was that every student used the name “Mister Rowley” — he may have been called Bill at Lions Club meetings but never by any student. In my opinion, he was the greatest teacher Carter County High School has...
On Tuesday, Ekalaka Elementary School held its November Behavioral BARK awards. BARK, a new program this school year, is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters. Each month, students at Ekalaka Elementary work on a specific character trait. During November that trait was self-awareness....
Funeral service for Homer Harrington, 81, of Ekalaka will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka Jessie LaBree officiating. Burial to follow with military rites by the VFW and American Legion Post of Ekalaka at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family receiving friends will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Homer F. Harrington was born September 3, 1941 as the youngest of four children to Karola...
A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Clover Beach Benjamin Enos Masa Hammel Bentley Jardee Cai Jesperson Daisey Kratzer Kira Kratzer Corrik Laughery Cooper Livingston Kaden Loudermilk Peighton Matthews Clayton North Cortland O’Connor Joby Owen Rayna Owen Maximus Phelps Lillian Pierson Rose Rost Lily Schallenberger Allie Shepherd Landry Shepherd Oakley Spring Grady Stieg Holly Walker Jaxen Walker Jenry Walker Judd Walker Cora Wright Ella Wright Sasha Yates B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49 GPA) Aubri Ashbrook Maggie Eshelman Selah J...
On Tuesday, Ekalaka Elementary School held its October Behavior BARK awards. BARK, a new program this school year implemented by Ekalaka Public Schools Guidance Counselor Carol Spencer, stands for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters. Each month the students will work on a specific character trait. During October that trait was respect. In addition to BARK awards, other recognition given to students on Tuesday was as follows: First Quarter...
Funeral services for Eloise Beach, 68, of Ekalaka, were held November 2 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial followed on November 3 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Eloise passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka. Eloise was welcomed into this world on February 18, 1954 in Beach, North Dakota by her parents Clifford and Lenore (Hartse) Beach. She joined a growing family as she was the fifth child of sev...
On September 26, Ekalaka Elementary School held its August/September Behavior BARK Awards. BARK, a new program implemented by Ekalaka Public Schools Guidance Counselor Carol Spencer, stands for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety, and Kindness matters. Each month the students will work on a specific character trait, and this month was respect. Kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers each chose a student or students with behaviors revolving around a behavior....
Ekalaka Public Schools Principal Brian Purnell has been working in education since 2006. Purnell grew up in the cattle ranching town of John Day, Oregon, a town similar in size to Baker. He finished high school in 2001 and then attended Corbin University in Salem, Oregon, graduating with an elementary education degree in 2006. He told the Eagle on Wednesday that he played baseball for four years at Corbin, and that it helped pay for his schooling. Purnell is a big time sports...
Michelle Wash might have just started her first year teaching at Ekalaka Public Schools, but the new fifth grade teacher brings valuable experience to the district. Wash is in her thirty-seventh year in education. She has taught all grades and subjects during her career, and said she's had almost every school district job there is with the exception of superintendent and CEO. She's served as principal and has spent time at school district's of varying sizes, including a stint...
Following the recent resignation of former Superintendent Stephen Ely, the Ekalaka Elementary #15 and Carter County High School Unified Board of Trustees interviewed three individuals for administrative positions on July 11. At the board's regular meeting the following day, a split vote with one trustee abstaining as she was not present during the interviews left the matter of hiring a school administrator unresolved. The board decided to then conduct second interviews with...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' performance of "Twelfth Night" was attended by nearly sixty members of the community on Tuesday evening at Ekalaka Elementary. The performance was again sponsored by Sagebrush Service Club. The club's contractual agreement with Shakes includes a fee as well as providing meals and lodging for the group while they are in Ekalaka. The theatre company travels to rural areas around the state putting on performances that have been a cherished commun...
Richard Delano "Dick" Peterson passed away peacefully in his sleep on his ninth day in Hospice at Holy Rosary Residential Living. Dick was born in Mill Iron, MT at the family homestead on January 15th, 1934. He was the youngest child of Louis O. and Anna M. (Hodson) Peterson. He joined older siblings Louis (Bud), Carl, Virginia (Kip), Dan and Eleanor. Dick grew up and attended elementary school in Mill Iron. When he reached high school, he and his mother moved to Ekalaka, so h...
On May 19th Ekalaka Public Schools presented "An Evening with the Arts." The program included performances by CCHS band and choir, Ekalaka Elementary band and choir, and the high school and junior high school drama class. Art from various students was also on display in the Tuggle Room....
Ekalaka Elementary students competed in various track and field events during the school's Annual Play Day last week in Ekalaka....
Southeast Electric encourages students and members to continue learning. Scholarship funds are a good way to help with this goal. Since 2009 Southeast has awarded over $65,000 worth of scholarships. The cooperative considers it an investment in its future. Kenzie Tooke, daughter of J.O. & Kim Tooke of Ekalaka, has been awarded the Southeast Electric Essay Scholarship for 2022 in the amount of $1000. Tooke was asked to answer the question "What will you do to continue to...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the award of thirty-six scholarships to students from the Cooperative’s service area. Six $2,500 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend Dawson Community College or Miles Community College, and 30 $2,000 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend a four-year college or university, community college or tech school in the fall of 2022. Preference was given in the scholarship award selection process to students who plan to live and work in Eastern a...
Thursday, May 19th, Ekalaka Public Schools will present “An Evening with the Arts.” The program will include performances by CCHS band and choir, Ekalaka Elementary band and choir, and the high school and junior high school drama class. Art from the various art classes will be on display in the Tuggle Room. Performances will begin at 6 p.m....
submitted by Johanna Tooke Ekalaka Elementary spent the afternoon celebrating Arbor Day with art. Afterall, without trees, there'd be no pencils for drawing, paintbrushes for painting, paper or canvas for the landscapes to showcase the artist's scene and erasers for fixing mistakes. Granted, now that synthetics have been invented trees no longer are the sole supplier of these staples for an artist. Betty Cline, Jay Hoversland, and Susan Tooke shared their artistic talent with...
Votes were tallied Tuesday night for two recent school elections in Carter County. Unofficial results for the School District No. 15 and High School District No. 3 poll election show that Lisa Borchgrevink and Stefan J. Livingston have both been elected to three-year terms on the board of trustees. Both were already serving on the board and defeated Sarina O'Connor and Samantha Wright in Tuesday's election. Borchgrevink was previously elected to a one-year term in May, 2021...
For the first time in a long time, many active voters in School District No. 15 and High School District No. 3 will need to head to the polls to cast their votes. Polls will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 at the elementary school. There are currently 665 active voters for the school election. Of those, 209 were sent ballots in the mail as they have previously elected to vote absentee. The rest can vote absentee prior to election day if they chose to by stopping at the school, or they can head to the polls...
