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Kendall Kittelmann, Brynn Loehding, Natalie Foxley, Kendra Tooke, Nicole O'Connell, Kendra Matthews, Danica Shepherd, Tracy Wilson, Kamryn Miller and Jillian McGraw attended the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 2024 State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Bozeman, MT March 14-15, 2024. Amy Walker, advisor and chaperon Carol Spencer also attended. FCCLA's 2024 SLC drew over 575 members, advisers, and supporters from across the state with opportunities for...
submitted by Mrs. Carol Spencer Ekalaka Public Schools have been a hive of activity throughout January and February, setting a dynamic tone for the year. The elementary students kicked things off with impressive halftime performances during basketball games, showcasing their basketball skills. Under the guidance of Rachael Fischer and her dedicated team, these young talents also took part in several gymnastic displays, earning widespread applause. The excitement extended...
Ekalaka Public School has experienced a whirlwind of activities this November. The month kicked off with an exciting "Monster Mashup Math Night" on November 9, where kindergarten through sixth grade students immersed themselves in a world of numbers and shapes. The event offered a plethora of activities, including the construction of 3-D shapes, engaging in mathematical ladder challenges, and playing games that combined fun with addition and strategy. The highlight of the...
The CCHS drama class is currently in rehearsals for the upcoming dinner theater “Inn Trouble” on December 7th at 6 p.m. The murder mystery takes place in a rundown hotel in New York City, where several vloggers are staying for a weekend. From the fake French desk clerk to the conspiracy-theorist head chef, the staff is almost as self-absorbed as the vloggers who have come to stay. The results of their interactions could be murder. This year’s cast includes Zander Ashbrook, Kasyn Buckley, Jenna Elmore, Jolyn Elmore, Maggi...
We are up and running for the 2023-2024 school year. We have five new teachers at Ekalaka Public Schools: 3rd Grade – Jersi Jimison; 5th Grade –Whitney Kittelmann; 6th Grade – Florie Fernandez; High School Business – Brandy Hansen; High School History – Zerasbeth Napoles. They have jumped on board with enthusiasm and are a positive addition to our staff. OPEN HOUSE/TITLE ONE PARENT MEETING: We will be having an Open House/Title I Parent Meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2023,...
Sixteen chapter members and 64 guests attended the annual CCHS FFA year-end banquet on Monday in the school's Tuggle Room. CCHS FCCLA served a meal to attendees. Also assisting in meal preparations were Cam LaBree and Sarina O'Connor, who were thanked during the meeting. Meat for the occasion was donated by OCC Legacy Cuts. Awards and degrees were given to members and some information about the chapter's busy year was shared, including some of the activities and competitions...
The CCHS drama class performed at their annual Dinner Theater last Thursday. This year, the class put on an original production entitled "Hospitals Can Be Murder." The story was set in an old military hospital. Performers included Zander Ashbrook, Barbara Rose Elmore, Travis Shallenberger, Jenna Elmore, Jolyn Elmore, Alivia Foxley, Tristan Reynolds, Abagayel Stonebrink, and Ayla Yates. The local FCCLA chapter provided the dinner portion of the evening, chicken cordon bleu...
Once again, the CCHS drama class is gearing up for their annual Dinner Theater. The original production, "Hospitals Can Be Murder" will be performed on December 8th at 6 p.m. with an intermission for dining between acts. The story takes place in an old military hospital, "sometime" around WW2, where murder and mayhem occur. This year's performers include sophomores Zander Ashbrook, Barbara Rose Elmore, and Travis Shallenberger. Junior high students include Jenna Elmore, Jolyn...
On September 2, the Carter County FCCLA Chapter (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) painted blue Bulldog paws that begin on Speelmon Street and end at the school. Fourteen members and one future member were present. After they painted the paws the chapter went back to the school to Mrs. Amy Walker's FCS room where they enjoyed pizza, lemonade and ice cream. The chapter was thankful to all who helped, especially to the CCHS Class of 2021 for donating all of the...
Fourteen chapter members and around 40 guests attended the Annual CCHS FFA Banquet on Tuesday in the school's Tuggle Room. CCHS FCCLA served a meal to attendees. Also assisting in meal preparations were Cam LaBree and Sarina O'Connor, who were thanked during the meeting. Meat for the occasion was donated by OCC Legacy Cuts. Awards and degrees were given to members and some information about the chapter's busy year was shared, including some of the activities and competitions...
On February 22, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Carter County Conservation District hosted an adaptive management workshop. Throughout the day there were around forty-five people at Carter County Event Center. Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Professor and Rangeland Management Specialist, came to Ekalaka to speak at the event. Sedivec presented how to adapt management for extreme weather, grazing concepts and his patch-burn grazing study. Several local producers also presented their key management concepts. The workshop...
The CCHS Drama class is once again presenting a dinner theater. The Baseball Diamond, stars Jaden Pardee (junior), Zander Ashbrook and Travis Shallenberger (freshmen), and Sadie Poppema (7th grade). The play, written by Miss Morgan’s drama class, is set in the late 1920s and is the story of theft, greed, and murder. The question is—who will end up with the diamond, and who will strike out? Only time (and the end of act two) will tell. Dinner, which consists of chicken cordon bleu, twice-baked potatoes, and bacony green bea...
Twenty chapter members and eighty guests attended the Annual CCHS FFA Banquet May 18th in the school's Tuggle Room. After a meal served by CCHS FCCLA, attendees listened to keynote speaker Dave Kirschten. 2020-21 State FFA Officer and 2020 CCHS graduate Gracie Tooke also shared some remarks prior to the hired hand auction. Heather and Hannah LaBree were awarded FFA alumni scholarships at this year's banquet. Christian Ashbrook was the chapter's salesman of the year, Katie...
Earlier this year, local teen Katie Tooke was battling health problems. She spent almost an entire month seriously ill before finally being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. That was about the same time everything got shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ekalaka Public Schools went to online instruction from March 16 through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Tooke was at home, isolated from friends and activities like the rest of her classmates. After a rough th...
On February 28, a retirement party for Robin Markuson, County Executive Director at the USDA Farm Service Agency, was held at Carter County Events Center. Markuson started with the FSA in 1984 as a temporary employee, then became a full time program technician, spent 17 years as a loan officer and has spent the last five and a half years as the executive director. The party featured a sit down dinner served by Carter County High School FCCLA members, cake and refreshments. It...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud announce the recipients of the 2019 Fund for Education Grants. These grants are awarded to accredited educational facilities and non-profit entities with an educational mission from the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 14 applicants totaling $50,000: • $5,000 to the Miles Community College Adult Learn Center to purchase laptops with webcams for virtual tutoring and classroom lea...
A Veterans Day program was held at Carter County High School recognizing local veterans on Monday. A light social hour kicked off the day's activities at around 2 p.m. Carter County FCCLA provided snacks for veterans and their families. The program kicked off with opening remarks from Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Kathryn Wright. Awards were then given to students who participated in a coloring contest. Jerry Wright, the superintendent's father and a veteran of the...
Southeast Electric Cooperative held an annual meeting last Friday. After several year's of holding the meeting at Carter County High School, employees decided to try something new this year and instead held the meeting at the truck shop behind the cooperative building. Last year, 231 people were served at the meeting. This year 264 total guests, including 160 members, were served. CCHS FCCLA helped to serve the meal and Southeast lineman grilled hamburgers and brauts. The...
On Tuesday, Carter County High School seniors and their parents attended a banquet at the school. The annual event, hosted by Sagebrush Service Club, was catered by CCHS FCCLA. After a chicken dinner, club member Susan Tooke had parents and students play a short game. Then, Dahl Memorial CEO Ryan Tooke, a 1991 CCHS graduate, spoke to the students. This year's banquet was themed "The Wizard of Oz," as apparent by the characters on the left side in the above...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare held their annual blood draw last week at Carter County Events Center. Results of the draw will be available at the health fair review from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, also at the Events Center. The CCHS FCCLA chapter will be serving a dinner and vendors will be in attendance. Carla Dowdy and Michelle Mehling are scheduled to present....
The CCHS FCCLA program held their annual Easter Egg Hunt last Sunday at Cayden's Park in Ekalaka. Youngsters had a chance to get there picture taken with the Easter Bunny before searching for not-so-easy-to-find colored eggs scattered throughout the fairgrounds. Although the day was overcast, it seemed most of the kids who attended had a great time and left with a bountiful basket of candy. After the hunt, families gathered at Ekalaka Elementary for a family style carnival...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Health Fair blood draw is scheduled for April 16, 17 and 18, from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Carter County Events Center. The cost for the basic blood draw panel is $35. Men can have a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) checked for an additional $25. Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes) tests will be available again this year for $20. Vitamin D3 tests area available for an additional $30. As always, payment is due at the time of service. Please take morning medications and drink at least eight ounces...
On March 22 the Carter Country FCCLA Chapter competed in different STAR Event projects against other FCCLA members across the state on the MSU Campus in Bozeman. Whitney Kittelmann, Kari Kittelmann, and Tylee Loehding received first place and a gold rating on their illustrated talk on breast cancer. Gracie Tooke received first place as well and a gold rating on her hospitality and tourism project on Ekalaka. Both projects will have the opportunity to compete at the National...
Montana State FCCLA is quickly approaching. It will be held in Bozeman on March 21 and 22. Multiple local FCCLA members are working hard to complete their STAR events. Wyatt Kittelmann and Tori Tooke are competing in a chapter service project about the Winter Wonderland Carnival that was held at Ekalaka Elementary in December. Kari Kittelmann, Whitney Kittelmann and Tylee Loading are competing with an illustrated talk about breast cancer awareness. Lucy Branson and Emily O’Connell are competing in Promoting and Publicizing F...
On Tuesday, January 8, the CCHS Drama class will present “What’s in a Name?.” This “whodunit” was written by the drama class as last quarter’s class project. Prior to writing the play, students watched “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Clue,” and “Rear Window” in order to get a feel for the murder mystery genre. Discussion regarding the character types was followed by roughing out their characters, setting, and plot before beginning any actual writing. The play is a comedy and runs roughly 40 minutes. Originally scheduled fo...
