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NBCMontana
FVCC to celebrate 58th annual commencement Friday
MISSOULA, Mont. — Flathead Valley Community College will celebrate the Class of 2026 during its 58th annual commencement ceremony Friday on the college’s Kalispell campus. The ceremony will take place in McClaren Hall at the Wachholz College Center and will honor 264 students earning a combined 283 degrees and certificates.
Whitefish Pilot
Photos: Whitefish High School prom 2026
Photos from the 2026 Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9. The dance was Gatsby themed. The entire photo album is available on the Pilot's Facebook page . You can also email editor@whitefishpilot.com with a description if you are looking for a photo. The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School prom grand march on Saturday, May 9, 2026. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The Whitefish High School
kgez.com
Wolfpack Coach Gets 2-Game Suspension
Acting on a formal protest from Bigfork High School, the Montana High School Association Executive Board has sanctioned Glacier High School for recruiting violations. Details of the violations weren’t made public, but the upshot is a 2-game suspension of Coach Grady Bennett. That means the Wolfpack will begin their season without Coach Bennett at the helm.
swxlocalsports.com
Glacier Head Coach Grady Bennett suspended two games to open 2026 season
KALISPELL, Mont. - Defending Class AA state champion Glacier will open the 2026 football season without head coach Grady Bennett after the Montana High School Association suspended him for two games in a recruiting violation case. 406mtsports.com was first to report the suspension on Thursday. The ruling followed a formal...
Yahoo Sports
Flathead softball earns split in Helena
HELENA — Olivia Nyman hit a three-run home run to back the pitching of Macey McIlhargey and June Stickney, and Flathead beat Helena 5-2 Saturday to earn a split of its games against the Helena schools. In their first game the Bravettes fell to Helena Capital 4-0, but the...
Flathead Beacon
School Levies Fail Across the Flathead Valley
Every school levy on the ballot across the Flathead Valley was nixed by voters Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results, reflecting taxpayers’ ongoing rebukes of school levies across the state as levy passage rates decline. The Helena Flats School District had a land acquisition and requisite levy ask...
NBCMontana
Public school levies pass in 3 of Montana’s larger school districts, fail in 3 others
MISSOULA, Mont. — Public school funding levies saw mixed success across Montana’s largest districts as ballot tallies finalized late Tuesday. Voters in Bozeman, Missoula and Butte approved levies, while measures in Helena, Billings and Kalispell failed amid a difficult period for school districts in winning resident approval. Here’s a rundown of the results:
kgez.com
School Levy Ballots Due By 8PM Tuesday
It’s down to the wire for the 5-area school districts asking voters to approve levy requests. The mail-in ballots are due by 8:00 Tuesday night. Columbia Falls, Cayuse Prairie, Fair-Mont-Egan, Whitefish Schools and Kalispell Elementary Schools are requesting funds to continue their programs at the current level. It’s too...
Char-Koosta News
Salish Kootenai College sets graduate honoring powwow for May 15-16
PABLO, Mont. — Salish Kootenai College invites students, graduates, singers, dancers, vendors, royalty, and spectators to its annual Graduate and Honoring Powwow on May 15-16. Grand entry at 7 p.m. Friday will open the powwow, followed by a graduate honoring at about 8 p.m. The powwow committee is inviting SKC and high school graduates to participate. Each graduate will receive a gift from the committee.
NBCMontana
42 students at Glacier High School receive seal of biliteracy
KALISPELL, Mont. — Glacier High School is recognizing a record number of students for language study and global skills. This year, 42 students earned the Montana Seal of Biliteracy, demonstrating proficiency in Spanish, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ukrainian, and Czech. Among qualifying scores were two freshmen, five...
Yahoo Sports
Polson baseball stymies Frenchtown offense
POLSON — Paxson DuMont hit a go-ahead single in the bottom of the sixth as Polson grabbed a 3-1 victory over Frenchtown in high school baseball Friday. DuMont scored Holden Emerson on the hit — Emerson reached on an error that helped Polson (8-5) tie the game at one earlier in the inning.
The Western News
Libby Middle High School has a new principal
After a search lasting more than one year, Libby Middle High School has a new principal. Bill Brist, the current associate principal and activities director at Baker High School in Fallon County, will take interim principal Scott Beagle’s spot sometime this summer before the 2026-27 school year begins. "For me, I was ready for the next step in my career," Brist said in an interview with The Western News Thursday afternoon. "I really enjoyed my work in Baker and I learned a lot there, but the attractiveness of Libby was appealing to me." Brist, 62, has served in his current role since the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. Most of his working life has involved a mixture of educational institutions, private business and long distance running. “A whole bunch of people in the school district are happy,” Libby Public Schools Superintendent Ron Goodman said. “His time as an administrator is a big factor in why we chose him. Also, his ability to communicate, the ability to de-escalate tough situations were very important to us.” Goodman also said Brist’s desire to enjoy the plentiful public lands and trails here was a motivator for him applying for the job. “He’s still
Lake County Leader
Ronan School District responds to claims about coach resignation
The Ronan School District last week responded to claims made about the events surrounding the resignation of former head high school softball coach Joe Verbanic. In a statement issued Friday, April 24, the school district described that allegations of misconduct made by some students and families did not match up with the allegations that were relayed to the school district.
NBCMontana
FVCC Student Research Showcase highlights innovation in arts and STEM
MISSOULA, Mont. — Flathead Valley Community College is inviting the public to its annual Student Research Showcase on Friday, May 8, featuring a full day of student presentations, performances and demonstrations. The event will take place in the Arts and Technology Building on campus in Kalispell and will highlight...
Valley Press - Mineral Independent
Plains Schools eliminate speech therapist position
The April Plains School Board trustees unanimously voted to eliminate the speech therapist position currently held by Lisa Burnham last Monday. In a letter written by Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Walsh, who was not present at the meeting, and read by Board Chair Lana Dicken, Walsh recommended the action. “Dear Ms. Dicken, I am recommending that the trustees at Plains School District terminate Lisa Burnham from her position as a speech pathologist pursuant to section 20-4-204 Montana Code Annotated. The purpose of this letter is to give notice to you and other trustees and to Lisa Burnham for the following reasons,” Walsh wrote. “The board of trustees voted to join the Cabinet Mountain Special Cooperative to provide comprehensive and intensive services to the students of the Plains School District,” the letter continued, “In doing so, it eliminated the need for Ms. Burnham’s position. This is a reduction in force." “I did not receive official notice or communication from the district about my position being eliminated until March 17 when the business manager hand delivered a termination notice to me,” Burnham commented in an email. Burnham has been employed as a speech therapist for the Plains School District for 15 years. Prior
NBCMontana
FVCC library earns national excellence award
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Broussard Family Library at Flathead Valley Community College has been awarded a 2026 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries. The national honor recognizes community and junior college libraries that demonstrate outstanding support of their institution’s educational mission. FVCC...