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Great Falls High football returns key pieces who are looking to leave a legacy
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Great Falls High football enters 2026 with a veteran group, loads of talent, and a mission to write this team's name into Bison history. The Bison are one of the most storied programs in the history of Montana high school football. Great Falls High has totaled 16 state championships since 1905, the second most of any school in the state.
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Organizations help Great Falls kids get ready for school with Back to School Blast
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Great Falls High football to hold 'Night of Champions 2.0' ahead of first game
The Great Falls High football team is again inviting back past championship teams for its “Night of Champions 2.0.” All former players and coaches from state football championship Bison teams are invited to the festivities ahead of Great Falls High’s season-opener at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Aug. 28. More: Six players to watch for C.M. Russell High football 2026 More: Six players to watch for the 2026 Great Falls High football team The program is hosting a meet-and-greet at Snits Bar at 619 Central Avenue in downtown Great Falls from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, before a luncheon in the Old Gym at Great Falls High at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Players and coaches from the historic teams will be recognized on the field prior to the 7 p.m. kickoff of the Bison season-opener against Kalispell Flathead, the first game with the stadium’s new scoreboard. To RSVP, fill out the form available on the Great Falls High football Facebook page at facebook.com/GFHBisonFootball. Great Falls High held its first “Night of Champions” during the 2024 season. Great Falls High has won 16 state football championships dating back to 1905, according to MHSA records. The Bison were back-to-back state winners in
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GFPS changes plan, names interim GFH head girls’ flag football coach
Great Falls Public Schools has named AJ Griffith as the interim advisor/head coach for the Great Falls High girls’ flag football program. Griffith is currently an industrial technology instructor at North and East middle schools and a member of GFH’s baseball coaching staff. The C.M. Russell High School...
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Montana communities are helping families and teachers as Back-to-school costs continue to rise
BILLINGS, Mont. — As families across Montana prepare to send their kids back to school, many are finding their shopping lists are costing more than they did just a few years ago. From backpacks and notebooks to classroom essentials, the price of school supplies continues to put pressure on...
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GFPS board approves contract for earthquake repairs at Loy Elementary
The Great Falls Public Schools board approved a $176,825 contract to Guy Tabacco Construction during their Aug. 3 meeting for repairs to the gym area at Loy Elementary School. The repairs are needed to address damage from the 4.2 earthquake on Jan. 29 and the subsequent aftershocks. The gym ceiling...
Great Falls Tribune
Check out the Great Falls CMR high school football schedule for 2026
The C.M. Russell High football team’s new campaign begins on Aug. 28. The Rustlers are entering the third season under head coach A.J. Wilson, who led the program to its first winning season and playoff win in over a decade last fall. Here is CMR’s regular season schedule for 2026. All games are at 7 p.m. on Friday unless noted. Home games, noted in bold, are all played at Memorial Stadium. More: Temps to hit 100 in Great Falls as smoke rolls in from NW fires C.M. Russell High 2026 Football Schedule 8/28: @Helena Capital – Vigilante Stadium 9/4: Missoula Sentinel 9/10 (Thurs): Belgrade 9/18: @Bozeman Gallatin – Van Winkle Stadium 9/25: Billings West 10/1 (Thurs): @Billings Senior – Daylis Stadium 10/9: Bozeman High (Homecoming) 10/16: @Billings Skyview – Daylis Stadium 10/23: Great Falls High (CMR home) This article originally appeared on Great Falls Tribune: Check out the Great Falls CMR high school football schedule for 2026
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GFPS hires first GFH girls’ flag football coach
Great Falls Public Schools has hired, pending school board approval, its second girls’ flag football coach for the new club sport the district is launching this fall. The GFPS Athletic Department has selected Whitney Grant as Great Falls High’s first coach for the new sport, according to Mike Henneberg, athletic director.
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122 years later, Fort Shaw girls basketball team continues to inspire and unite
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GFPS board approves calendar amendment for non-student contact days
The Great Falls Public Schools board approved a calendar amendment during its July 13 meeting for the upcoming school year. During the 2024-25 school year and throughout that summer, district officials and the Great Falls Education Association worked through the process of modifying the contact minutes during the school year to have nonstudent contact days at the end of the first three quarters to provide time for teachers to be in their classrooms for record keeping and professional development, according to the human resources department.
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GFPS considering new family and consumer science textbooks
The Great Falls Public Schools district is planning to purchase new curriculum for family and consumer science. Teachers and curriculum coordinators met over the last two years to update their “know-understand-dos” and select new textbooks for the courses. Beckie Fribee, secondary curriculum/assesment coordinator, told the board during their...