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Student Art: ‘Covers’ by Margaret Leipzig
The art featured above is called " Covers " and is a watercolor and colored pencil work by Whitefish Middle School…
Old Man Walking hits 1,000-mile mark in fundraising campaign
Richard Atkinson, joined by students and teachers last week, celebrated his completion of 1,000 miles walked for his Oldest Man Walking campaign to raise funds…
Speech takes silver in C-Falls
The Whitefish speech and debate team had another good showing, this time at Columbia Falls on Saturday.
Pickert selected to All Northwest Honors choir
For Gabby Pickert, being named to the All Northwest Honor Jazz Choir is an exciting opportunity for a couple of reasons.
Students named semi-finalists for Merit scholarship
Three Whitefish High School students have been named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists, an honor only a small percentage of high school seniors nationw…
Increased enrollment prompts budget amendment for district
The Whitefish School Board on Nov. 12 started a two-part process for budget amendments that would address higher-than-expected enrollment and upcoming maintenance projects.
District selects firm in superintendent search
The Whitefish School Board has selected Ray and Associates to help find a new superintendent for the district.
Speech and debate takes third in Ronan tourney
The Whitefish speech and debate team had another strong outing in Ronan, taking third in overall sweepstakes points.
Speech takes second to start season at Kalispell Kickoff
The Bulldogs speech and debate team got its season going at the Kalispell Kickoff last weekend.
Writing Coaches training next week
Writing Coaches of Montana seeks community members in Whitefish and Columbia Falls to help local students develop better writing skills. The program aims to help students become better critical thinkers, as well as…
High school drama club brings 'The Wolves' to stage
A group of teenagers pass the soccer ball back and forth with their feet while their conversations overlap.
Superintendent resigns post, will finish school year
Whitefish Schools Superintendent Heather Davis Schmidt has turned in her resignation.
Lion Mountain VFW donates $15,000 to school band
The Whitefish Middle School band got a big boost from the Lion Mountain VFW 276, who recently made a donation of $15,000 to the program.
School board scrutinizes test scores
Recent test results for Whitefish students show improvement in many areas, but Whitefish School Board trustees aren’t satisfied yet.
WHS Drama presents 'The Wolves'
Whitefish High School Drama Club will present “The Wolves” in its upcoming fall production on Oct. 25 and 26
School District expands bus route
The Whitefish School District is expanding one of its in-town bus routes to accommodate students going to after-school programs at The Wave.