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Great Falls High to roll out first class of Legacy Association hall of fame in fall
Planning for a Great Falls High hall of fame has been in the works for years, and this fall, the wait is over. The school plans to unveil its inaugural class of the Great Falls High School Legacy Alumni Association with a series of events to cap off Homecoming week on Oct. 2-3. Great Falls High initially planned to roll out its hall of fame by honoring around 20 star athletes from years’ past, but has since expanded its mission. The first class of the Legacy Alumni Association will honor 49 graduates who have made an impact through service, culture, the arts and athletics. More: Great Falls High's Jace Komac the Tribune's Comeback Athlete of the Year More: Dodging rocks and chasing memories on Montana’s Smith River “It needed to be bigger than athletics,” Great Falls High Principal Geoff Habel said. “There’s a lot of history-makers.” The mission of the alumni association, a nonprofit organization set up by Great Falls High, is to “(honor) Great Falls High School alumni who are visionaries, pioneers, difference-makers and standouts whose lives and accomplishments have made a lasting impact on their communities and inspired generations to follow,” according to the organization’s promotional materials. Simply
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Leadership Showdown on August 12, 2026
It’s time to settle the score and show the next generation how it’s done! Join us for a fun-filled Leadership Showdown as Leadership Great Falls Alumni take on Leadership High School Alumni in a community kickball game benefiting the Leadership High School program. Whether you’re still competitive, just...
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School board approves salaries for administration and support personnel
The Great Falls Public Schools board approved salaries for two employee groups during their June 22 meeting. Both groups include employees whose salaries aren’t set through collective bargaining. The board approved a three percent base salary increase for the administrative group for the budget year that begins July 1.
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School board OK’s Saturday driver’s ed classes
The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their June 23 meeting to allow driver’s education to continue being held on Saturdays. The district has been scheduling drives with students on Saturdays, but needs annual board approval. Driver’s education classes are voluntary, do not bear high school credit and...
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Great Falls woman charged with embezzling $10k from local Catholic school
Kathleen Biggs has been charged with a felony count of theft/embezzlement for allegedly taking $10,151 from a local Catholic school. Biggs appeared in district court in Great Falls on June 11 for an initial appearance, as coordinated with lawyers and a bail bonds company, since she recently moved to Minnesota.
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Fort Benton honors 1904 world champion Indian School Girls Basketball Team
It's a crisp morning in Fort Benton, a small town nestled on the banks of the Missouri River. The smell of burning sage trickles into the fresh summer air as people begin arriving. Michelle Hernandez begins the celebration with a blessing and introduction. "I am from Fort Hall, Idaho and...
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GFPS hires first girls’ flag football coach for CMR
Brian Crosby has been selected as the first head coach, pending school board approval, for girls’ flag football at C.M. Russell High School. Great Falls Public Schools plans to launch the sport as a club activity at both high schools in the fall and is still looking for a coach at Great Falls High, according to Mike Henneberg, athletic director.
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Fort Benton honors 1904 world champion Indian School Girls Basketball Team
It’s a crisp morning in Fort Benton, a small town nestled on the banks of the Missouri River. The smell of burning sage trickles into the fresh summer air as people begin arriving. Michelle Hernandez begins the celebration with a blessing and introduction. "I am from Fort Hall, Idaho...
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Great Falls High's Jace Komac the Tribune's Comeback Athlete of the Year
A little over five months separated the unthinkable for Jace Komac and the realization of a lifelong dream. The goal of a state wrestling championship seemed impossible for the star Great Falls High athlete as he writhed in pain on the Memorial Stadium turf on that September night last fall. Little did anyone know he would be on his feet with his hand raised in front of thousands in mid-February. More: Great Falls High's Cael Floerchinger the Boys' 2025-26 Athlete of the Year More: CMR tennis' Georgia Pike the Tribune's 2025-26 Girls' Athlete of the Year “It’s tough enough to win a state title being healthy, but to go through everything that he did and to grind through that and being so close in prior years and to punch through with everything that happened this year, it was a storybook ending, for sure,” Great Falls High head mat coach Luis Carranza said. Komac, who battled through a devastating knee injury in football to win a state wrestling title just months later , is the Tribune’s 2025-26 Comeback Athlete of the Year. A safety on the Bison football team, Komac suffered a full ACL tear, a partial tear of the MCL
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Great Falls High's Cael Floerchinger the Boys' 2025-26 Athlete of the Year
As a newly crowned three-time state wrestling champion, Cael Floerchinger was already in good company. With his third straight title in February, Floerchinger became one of only 130 grapplers to achieve the feat in the nearly 70-year history of the sport in Montana, as well as the 10 th in the storied history of the Great Falls High program. But how many, if any, can say they’ve won a state championship and a club national title in a two-month span? Following the MHSA season, Floerchinger competed again at the National High School Coaches Association Nationals tournament in Virginia Beach, winning the 126-pound division among a field of over 130 high school juniors from across the United States. More: Vote here in the Tribune's Boys' Athlete of the Year Fan Poll More: POLL: The Tribune's Girls' Athlete of the Year Fan Vote “I don’t know what the history of Montana is, but I want to say it’s not (often) that we get a national champ out of this state,” Great Falls High head coach Luis Carranza said. Floerchinger, perhaps the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the state, is the Tribune’s Boys’ Athlete of the Year for 2025-26. It is Floerchinger’s second straight
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Montana Agribusiness Foundation Announces 2026 Scholarship Recipients
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Agribusiness Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 scholarship program. This year’s scholarship winners are Madelyn DeVries of Denton, Montana; Avery Schubert of Hardin, Montana; Hattie Hossfeld of Ranchester, Wyoming; and Dani Taylor of Stanford, Montana. The Montana Agribusiness Foundation...
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Touro University approved to open law school in Great Falls
MISSOULA, Mont. — Touro University has received approval from the American Bar Association to establish a law school campus in Great Falls, with its first class expected to begin in August 2027. The new Touro Law Center campus will offer a hybrid Juris Doctor program that combines online coursework...