School and military news

Army Pvt. Hunter Fishel recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, in Columbus, Ga. He is a 2011 graduate of Columbia Falls High School.

Colin Menning, of Columbia Falls, was named to the dean's list at Eastern Washington University for the fall 2011 quarter.

The following local students were named to Montana State University's undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2011 (an asterisk indicates a 4.0 GPA): Columbia Falls - Megan Biggs, Scott Boyd, Jason Creighton*, Katherine Emerson*, Ian Gordon, Kristofer Gross, Philip Hemingway, Tanner Lineberry, Patrick McGunagle, Austin Robbins*, Joshua Robbins*, Rachel Thomson*, Sheila Welch, Thomas Wright*; Martin City - Monica Burns.