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On April 26, Ekalaka Public Schools honored all student athletes from grades 5-12 for the 2017-2018 sports seasons at a program held in the CCHS Tuggle room. Junior high volleyball players receiving recognition were: 8th grade - Emily O'Connell, Amaya Rios, Katy Ivy, Kenzie Tooke; 7th grade - Heidi LaBree, Tyra O'Connor; 6th grade - Jennie Schmid, Kendall Kittelmann, Brynn Loehding; 5ht grade - Nicole O'Connell, Tegan Diede, Barbara Rose Elmore, Kendra Tooke. CCHS Volleyball...
Last weekend, CCHS band and choir students participated at district music festival. The band received superior ratings (I) for performance and instrumental sight-reading. They performed “Air for Band,” composed by Frank Erickson, and “Black Tower Overture,” composed by Kevin Kaisershot. The choir received a superior rating for their performance and an excellent (II) rating for sight-singing. All individual and duet performances received superior ratings and will be performing at state music festival, May 4-5 in Billing...
Gwenith Schultz, museum receptionist and historian completed the first phase of the Eagle Archive project on Friday, April 6, 2018. The project began in 2005 with volunteers including Jeane Koefelda. Gwen continued the work in 2008 and has been the lead staff member on the project ever since. The workflow relied heavily on the ability of the museum to fund the project throughout the years and was completed with the assistance of grants including one from the Montana Community...
After local freemason Pat Strickland told Superintendent Daniel Schrock about potential grant money available from the Montana Masonic Foundation, it didn't take long for Mr. Andrew Del Raso, CCHS music teacher, to fill out an application. "Our instruments are old," Del Raso explained. "They're like a used car. Even if they're good and you do regular maintenance, they're only good for a couple hundred thousand miles." Many of the instruments at Ekalaka Public Schools have...
Last weekend, U.S. Senator Steve Daines toured Eastern Montana to discuss the impacts of tax cuts, more jobs, and bigger paychecks for Montanans across the state. Daines met with local elected officials, community leaders and constituents in Billings and Sidney on Friday. On Saturday he had breakfast at Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka and later met with Griffith Excavating in Baker. The Senator also visited Dawson, McCone, Wibaux and Custer Counties as part of his fifty-six...
Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Daniel Schrock said that forty-five people attended the district's community cross-over event last weekend at the grade school. Those people, including students, staff members, board members, and community members, were split into seven tables for discussion. The groups started off discussing the budget, which, according to Schrock, has remained relatively the same while expenses have continued to rise. State funding has also been cut....
In an effort to bring thoughts, concerns, and needs of the school community to the forefront at Ekalaka Public Schools, superintendent Daniel Schrock and school board trustees have scheduled a community cross-over activity for next Saturday. Students, retirees, producers, and local business owners will be invited to participate. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a platform for trustees and these community members to discuss school related needs using a straightforward process. Dr. Daniel T. Farr, former long-time...
Kindergarten through third grade students sang a variety of Christmas songs at CCHS on Tuesday night. Also performing throughout the evening were fourth grade students with recorders, fifth grade band, sixth grade band, the CCHS choir, and CCHS concert band....
The Carter County High School basketball season has begun. To ensure the safety and enjoyment of spectators attending games at CCHS, Ekalaka Elementary students were recently reminded of appropriate game attendance behavior. Students are expected to be in the gymnasium watching the games. They are not to be playing or running in other parts of the school unsupervised. Students who are not in the gym will be asked to return to their parents or whoever is supervising them. Students were also reminded to throw away their trash...
CCHS Close Up members are very close to reaching their funding goal that will send twelve high school students to Washington D.C this coming summer. In an effort to raise final funds, members will be holding a dinner before the Ekalaka Public Schools Christmas concert on Tuesday, December 19th. Parents, grandparents, friends, and family members are invited to attend. The supper, including roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, a vegetable, and cookies, will start at 5:00 pm and will be served until 6:30 pm. At will donations...
Mid-Rivers Communications recently announced the recipients of the 2017 Educational Technology Grants. Grant applications from twenty-seven applicants requesting $116,980 were received, with a total of $35,000 being awarded to a wide variety of inspirational projects in Bloomfield, Circle, Custer, Ekalaka, Glendive, Lindsay, Miles City, Plevna, a regional project, Roundup, Savage, Sidney and Terry. Grant applicants were asked for innovative broadband projects with preference given to projects that: utilize broadband in...
On Tuesday, Scott Shupe of Farmington, Kentucky was at Carter County High School for around forty minutes delivering excitement, entertainment, and education for local students. Shupe is an award winning naturalist who began his professional career in 1971. Early on he worked at multiple locations in Florida and at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, SD. Since 1978 he has provided wildlife and conservation education programming throughout the country. Ekalaka Public Schools...
Ekalaka Public Schools will hold child developmental screening on Tuesday, October 24 from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. at Ekalaka Elementary School. 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. Children between...
The General Election for the Town of Ekalaka will take place on November 7th. Late registrants are able to go to the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, register to vote, and vote until 8:00 p.m. Electors may also drop off their ballots at the Clerk and Recorder's Office up to 8:00 p.m. Following is some information about candidates for mayor and their thoughts on certain topics regarding Ekalaka. VICKI FIX Hi, my name is Vicki Fix. I am a DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE...
Dear Eric, As freshman class advisor, I feel that some clarification is necessary regarding the freshmen not decorating the library window for homecoming. The real issue was lack of pre-planning and miscommunication, not unwillingness of the library to let the students decorate. One of the students had contacted the librarian in August to get permission to use their window. What was not relayed back to the class was that the librarian said at that time that the window would have to be decorated during business hours. She...
The 2017 Positive Choices Youth Conference will be held September 19th and 20th, 2017. This year’s speaker is Kevin Honeycutt. Honeycutt is a Technology Integration Specialist in central Kansas, where he researches and designs programs and trainings with a strong passion for helping students and teachers become successful with educational uses of technology. He has worldwide reach presenting to over 100,000 students and educators each year. Honeycutt has an entertaining and positive message to empower today’s youth to tak...
Last week, Governor Steve Bullock welcomed Montana students across the state back to school and highlighted growing innovation in Montana schools. "As Lisa and I send our kids back to school this week, I hope every Montana student is equally as excited as they are to return to learning, friends, sports and activities," Governor Bullock said last week. "I want to thank all of the teachers, administrators and staff who work tirelessly to prepare their classrooms and lesson...
Students of Ekalaka Public Schools, grades 7-12, will register for classes on Tuesday, August 8, and Wednesday, August 9, from 8 am to 4 pm in counselor Cathy Frye’s office at Carter County High School. If students are unable to register at this time, they can contact Mrs. Frye at 406-775-8614 or cathyf@ekalaka.k12.mt.us to make other arrangements. The class schedule for 2017-2018 is available on the school website, ekalaka.net....
In the 19th century, the Pony Express carried the mail 1860-1861. It was very expensive with a one-page letter costing the equivalent of $19.00. That was too expensive for the general population. The telegraph went into service then, and the Pony Express became a romantic memory. For all it’s flaws, the U.S. Postal Service does its best to serve the general public. When the Postal Service wanted to establish a Post Office here, they thought it was a good idea to name it after a Sioux girl, Ijkalaka, the wife of David H...
Over the past two months, we have had several class groups in to tour the museum. Some have traveled as far as Camp Crook and others include Baker and several grades from our own Ekalaka Elementary and high schools. For Archaeology Month, we featured our atlatl teaching collection, where students were able to use the spear thrower to hunt a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat. This month, we had the fourth grade in from Ekalaka to tour the Lambert Room and handle the Maiasaura...
Ekalaka Public Schools music students, under the direction of Mr. Brad Wick, put on their spring concert on Tuesday. Mr. Wick was given a standing ovation at the start of the concert as it will be his last in Ekalaka, where he has been the music director for the last four years. "This night is not about me," he stated. "We are here to celebrate the kids." Helping with the music for the evening were Cathy Frye, accompanist, and Chalk Buttes Band who played during a bluegrass...
Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Tanner Fix New Inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Kimberlee Elmore, Caleb Fix, Tori Tooke Junior High Honor Roll Certificates - Brennen Bonsell, Katy Ivy, Mya Rios, Darin Schallenberger, Kenzie Tooke, Turner Tooke, Seth Kennedy, Kari Kittelmann, Tylee Loehding, Jared Pardee, Ella Rucker, Ryan Rychner, Cole Schmid Academic New Letters - Whitney Kittelmann, Wyatt Kittelmann, Hannah LaBree,...
The Ekalaka Public Schools Unified Board of Trustees met on May 8th and canvassed the election results from the Tuesday, May 2 election. The graphic displays the official results....
Governor Steve Bullock and First Lady Lisa Bullock recently sent a letter to Superintendent Daniel Schrock notifying him that Ekalaka Public Schools was selected as one of four recipients of The First Lady School Breakfast Champion Awards for the school year 2016-2017. The statewide awards are given each year in four categories: Startup of a new school breakfast program; Increased participation in an existing school breakfast program; Long-standing tradition of excellence in...
Ekalaka Public Schools will be sponsoring a spring art exhibition and family night on Tuesday, May 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The art exhibition will take place inside the grade school gym and will feature works from Ekalaka Elementary students. A hot potato bar with all the fixings will follow at 7:00 p.m. in the CCHS Tuggle Room. Parents and friends are encouraged to attend this enjoyable family evening....
