School news
The following students had perfect attendance records at Ruder Elementary School for the past school year: Caleb Reinsberg, first grade; Kim Peacock, third grade; and Savannah Ellis, fourth grade.
The following students had perfect attendance records at Glacier Gateway Elementary School for the past school year: Alyssa Williams, first grade; Emily West and Alexandra Peters, third grade; and Braxton Shewalter, fifth grade.
The following local students recently graduated from Montana State University: Columbia Falls - Travis Bennett, Claire Bischoff (high honors), Ashley Dunigan (honors), Lucas Floerchinger, Loretta Hemingway (high honors), Jared Jimmerson (honors), Brandon Norick (high honors), Cory Normile, John Scherman, Lindsey Stutzman (honors), Aimee Volkman and Chelsey Wilson; Coram - William Arnot.
Brandon Utley, of Columbia Falls, recently graduated from Marylhurst University, in Portland, Ore., with a baschelor's in business and leadership.
Kylah Johnson, of Columbia Falls, a history major at North Dakota State University, was named to the 2011 spring dean's list.
Lindie Burgess, of Columbia Falls, a 2011 graduate from the University of Portland, was recently accepted into the Krista Colleagues program through the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship. She will work at Portland's Downtown Chapel with a service and leadership grant provided through the foundation. Burgess is one of two University of Portland students accepted into the program this year.
The following local students recently graduated from the University of Montana-Missoula: Columbia Falls - Richard Carr, bachelor's in political science, Brittney Erickson, bachelor's in pharmacy, Amber Lampman, bachelor's in education, Hannah Nelson, bachelor's in management information systems, Arin O'Boyle, bachelor's in health and human performance, Yvonne Olson, bachelor's in social work, Charles Peterson, associate's in diesel technology, Samuel Peterson, associate's in diesel technology, Ashley Ramage, bachelor's in political science, Gunnar Rocksund, bachelor's in forestry, Carrianne Stoker-Postier, master's in social work, Danielle Vukonich, bachelor's in English; Martin City - Daniel Byrd, master's in business administration, and Corey Moser, bachelor's in sociology.
The following local students were named to the spring 2011 dean's list at the University of Montana-Missoula: Columbia Falls - Laura Burgi, Breanne Erickson, Brittney Erickson, Chase Fairbank, Gerald Heis, John Kuzmik, Amber Lampman, Jacob Lutz, Sarah Marcille, Maya Negron, Kristi Newton, Yvonne Olson, Rachel Ristine and Ketti Wilhelm; Coram - Colyne Hislop and Aaron Jungnitsch; Polebridge - Cameron Ray.