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A local teacher is being recognized for exceptional science education. In April, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the winners of the 2019 NSTA Teacher Awards program, which honors K–12 teachers, principals, professors and other science education professionals for their outstanding work and achievement in science education. The awards were presented at a banquet and ceremony on Friday, April 12 at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in St. Louis, Missouri. Ekalaka Public Schools science...
After a three-year stint as the superintendent at Ekalaka Public Schools, Daniel Schrock resigned last week. Schrock took over the position in 2016 and wrote in a June 13 letter to the Eagle that he decided to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity within education that will allow him to be closer to family. Prior to Schrock, V. "Lee" Folley, Jr. held the position for one year and Allison Hardin served from 2009 to 2015. Schrock's letter to the Eagle...
Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Tori Tooke National Choral Award - Mason Lovec New inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Grace Tooke, Seth Kennedy, Kari Kittelmann, Tylee Loehding, Jared Pardee Academic letters and bars are awarded to students who have been on the honor roll for three consecutive quarters during the current school year. This year’s recipients are: Seventh grade certificates - Ryker Carroll, Kendall K...
Local masons Jeff Venhaus and Pat Strickland gave Kindles to deserving Ekalaka Public Schools students who like to read on Tuesday. The Kindles for Kids program, sponsored by the Montana Masonic Foundation, is in its third year at the local level....
Last week, Ekalaka Public Schools honored all local athletes from grades 5-12 for the 2018-2019 sports seasons at a program held in the CCHS Tuggle room. Junior high volleyball participants this year were Nasya O'Connor, Adlen Larson-Byrne, Corlan Laughery, Ella Strangford, Bella Jensen, Kendra Tooke, Tegan Diede, Shaun-tey Kerr, Nicol O'Connell, Brynn Loehding, Kendall Kittelmann, Jennie Schmid, Heidi LaBree, Tyra O'Connor, Codi Melton and Katie Tooke. The team was coached...
Preschool teacher Ami Nies (left) spent some time with her students at Ekalaka Public Schools last week to help them prepare for their upcoming kindergarten year. Marissa Frye (right) was recently hired and will be the children's teacher next year as they enter Ekalaka Elementary....
Basketball isn't the only game in town in southeast Montana. Local students were also pitting their academic skills against each other at Academic Olympics, which was held March 5 and 6 at Miles Community College. Tuesday, March 5, was junior high competition. Nineteen teams competed in written and oral competition. Representing Ekalaka were Jaden Pardee, Heidi LaBree, Codi Melton, Kendall Kittelmann, and Jennie Schmid. They won one round and lost two in oral competition. On...
Ekalaka Public Schools students are traveling safer now after the purchase of a new bus. The old activities bus, which was fully depreciated, had broken down on multiple trips over the last two years, including during a basketball tournament last year and when the CCHS Bulldogs were traveling home from a football game in Savage this fall. The Ultra Coachliner sits on a Freightliner M2 chassis, is powered by a Cummins diesel engine and sports an Allison transmission. The...
Wallace Richard Lee Stieg (Wally), beloved husband of Marie Stieg for 61 years, telecommunications pioneer, avid golfer, and dedicated family man, died on December 22, 2018, in Forsyth, Montana. He was born in Richardton, North Dakota, to Robert and Isabel (Murray) Stieg on March 18, 1931, and grew up on the Robert Stieg homestead in Ekalaka, Montana. His wife and daughters remember him as the 6'4" James-Garner-handsome man they could always find in a crowd. He was religious,...
Jeane Koefelda died on December 31, 2018, at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, Montana. She was born in Great Falls to Frank and Ruth (Faris) Koefelda on June 12, 1926. Jeane attended Great Falls Public and Catholic schools graduating in 1944 while working at Malmstrom Air Force Base as a clerk in the Base Exchange and transport driver at Gore Air Field. Her father was a lineman for Montana Power Company and was killed while stringing power lines on Central Avenue just 10 days before Social Security took effect. Jeane was the oldest...
On Tuesday, December 18 at 6 p.m., local students will perform at a Christmas concert in the grade school gymnasium. Community members are invited to attend the free hour-long event that will showcase all CCHS and Ekalaka Elementary music ensembles. Ekalaka Public Schools students are under the direction of Mr. Andrew Del Raso....
In the Fall of 2017, the superintendent of Ekalaka Public Schools asked for an energy audit of the new elementary building and the high school. Chad Reisenauer from Basin Electric traveled to Ekalaka and was glad to see LED lighting in the new building. While at the school, he noticed that the gym lights had been changed to LED. Reisenauer had suggested this during a previous audit and was happy to see that it had been done. Reisenauer also suggested the school research...
Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a preschool developmental screening on Tuesday, October 23, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the grade school gym. The screening will be for children aged 0 - 5 who are not currently in kindergarten. Children whose parents have concerns about their development, as well as children who completed the screening last year and were flagged for re-screening should attend. Children with an IEP, and children who were screened last year and were not flagged for re-screening, do not need to attend....
The Ekalaka Board of Trustees recently authorized the purchase of a new activity bus and high school bleachers. Both decisions were based upon the professional opinion of many stakeholders with respect to safety and operational efficiency. The Bus Depreciation Fund is a Special Revenue Fund, meaning that it is legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes. Authorized by MCA 20-110-147, the Bus Depreciation Fund can only be used for adding, replacing or equipping buses. Our current activity bus needed to be...
The Citizens Advisory Council members for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 gathered on August 21 at Water Plant Park in Miles City to discuss current topics occupying the agency. Attendees heard updates on big game and upland bird populations in the region, the Block Management Program, conservation easements, warden staffing, paddlefish and pallid sturgeon activity and educational outreach. The CAC is a 10-member volunteer panel that provides the agency with input on...
Prior to school starting, Ekalaka Public Schools certified and classified staff underwent an active shooter training. The training was put on by Gordon Hahn, a retired Montana superintendent and teacher who resides in Saco. Over the last few years, Hahn has put on the training at several schools throughout the state. Much of the training was focused on changing old concepts. In the past, trainings mostly taught employees a "lockdown and hide" method. Hahn showed grave...
Picture day at Ekalaka Public Schools will take place on Thursday, September 6 in the grade school gym. Pictures for preschool aged children will begin at 9:30 a.m.. Grade school pictures will take place next and 7-12 grade students will follow. Leslie Bohle of Plevna will be taking this year’s pictures....
The Ekalaka Public Schools Board of Trustees approved the FY 2019 Budgets for both the Carter County High School and the Ekalaka Elementary School. Mills went from 22.75 in the FY 2018 Elementary District budget to 21.59 in FY 2019 budget. In the High School District mills dropped from 12.80 for FY 2018 to 12.17 in FY 2019. Mill values are based upon taxable valuation. We are blessed in every sense of the word in Carter County in having a high taxable evaluation; more so in the CCHS District at $52,244,099, compared to that...
James Edward Stermitz of Gardiner, Montana died in his home in Cinnabar Basin on July 16, 2018 surrounded by his family on a beautiful Cinnabar summer night. He was 78 years old. His love for his family and friends and the poetry and message of the Bible gave him peace. Jim is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lorayne; his children, Sharon (Llane) Carroll of Ekalaka, MT; Kara Stermitz of Livingston, MT; Rob (Stacy) Stermitz of Cinnabar Basin; and his 10 grandchildren: Nathan,...
Ekalaka public schools have received a grant through Montana Disaster and Emergency Services in the amount of $64,631.50 to be used for a new generator. Carter County was not required to match the award with non-federal funds. Carter County DES Coordinator Georgia Bruski applied for the grant which was approved in October of last year. The generator's cost came in under budget at $59,351.67. The remaining money was returned to the state for future grants. The generator was...
Kindergarten graduates let the show begin at the Spring Awards Assembly with a rambunctious circus routine that included acrobatics, jumping rope and trick ring toss. After the entertainment, the students donned glittering top hats that slid almost to their eyes and received their diplomas. Students shared their favorite circus acts (acrobats, trapeze artists) and an alluring destination (China, Las Vegas). The Class of 2030 finished off their celebration with a line dance...
Commencement exercises for the Carter County High School Class of 2017 were held May 19. A large crowd of family and friends gathered to wish the graduates well. Former Ekalaka Public Schools Music Teacher Brad Wick delivered the commencement address....
MSU Extension staff and 4-H leaders from Carter and Fallon Counties recently joined third through sixth grade students at Ekalaka Public Schools for an afternoon of learning and fun. The afternoon was focused on learning about different 4-H projects that students can enroll in. There were six stations that the students rotated through including: dairy, robotics, leathercraft, cake decorating, Neuroscience, and horse. The 4-H slogan "Learn By Doing" was very well represented...
ATV ownership has greatly increased in recent years. ATVs have become not only popular recreational vehicles, but are increasingly important as handy equipment for farmers and ranchers. ATVs have replaced the horse on many cattle operations. Producers are now using ATVs for many different chores and tasks. Homeowners have ATVs for work and play. ATVs can be fun as well as helpful with many tasks. However, it is important to remember that ATVs are serious pieces of equipment and can be extremely dangerous. Everyone is aware...
MSU Fallon/Carter Extension and 4-H youth from Carter and Fallon Counties invite everyone to participate in their 4-H service project, Books for Africa. Books For Africa (BFA) is the largest shipper of donated educational materials to the African continent in the world. They have shipped more than 34 million books to 49 different African nations since they were founded in 1988. BFA will sort all collected books by subject and reading level at Minnesota and Georgia warehouses to prepare for shipment. BFA then ships the packed...
