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Imagine a classroom bursting with chaos. A clown juggles in one corner, balloons twisting into improbable shapes. Students huddle in another, competing in a game of cornhole, beanbags flying through the air. Meanwhile, a student uses a giant whiteboard to broadcast messages, both kind and cruel, to the entire class. In the center, others pose for pictures, their cameras flashing like miniature lightning storms. The teacher, amidst this whirlwind, tries desperately to maintain...
Attention Ekalaka: CDL/Bus Driver Training Available! Are you interested in becoming a CDL-licensed bus driver and making a difference in our community? Ekalaka Public Schools is offering a CDL/bus driver training program, and they need at least five participants to get it started. The best part?The school will cover the cost! Why become a bus driver? • Always in Demand: The schools consistently need drivers for various routes, including full-time positions, substitutes, a...
School security is a concern for everyone, no matter the size of the school or its location, whether in a bustling city or a small town. One of the most common reasons parents cite is wanting their students to have cell phones during the school day "just in case." Let's explore what a catastrophic day might look like. An event happens, perhaps an attack or natural disaster. Parents immediately want to know if THEIR child is okay. We want to know their location and, most...
As Ekalaka Public Schools strive to address the seemingly ever-increasing costs of school activities and athletics, they need your help. The school has explored options like pay-to-play and covering meals for athletes on away trips, but both place a greater burden on families, which everyone wanst to avoid. The idea of an Ekalaka Officials Pool has been proposed. Here's how it would be beneficial: • Reduced Costs: This pool would allow Ekalaka Public Schools to limit costs f...
The technology behind creating active brain responses has been cultivated for years. Consider gambling: the "near miss" phenomenon has been well-researched and discussed. This phenomenon was the precursor to many elements we see in today's cell phone technology Think back to a game where you battled back and forth, narrowly losing in the final seconds. What details can you remember about that day, the game, and afterward? Now compare it to a moment where you or your team crush...
This will be my last "Library Corner" for a while, as Patricia Kalstrom will be back in action (with her brand-new hip) as library director starting June 4th. Welcome back Pat! In other exciting news, congratulations to library board trustee, Krista Kerr, and her husband Justin on their recent wedding. We wish you all the best! I need to back up a little bit to April 8th and our Solar Eclipse Party. Unfortunately, the weather was not in our favor for a viewing of the partial...
5-13-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 13, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. There was discussion regarding the parking in front of the Senior...
Ekalaka Public Schools honored all student-athletes in grades 5th-12th for the 2023-2024 sports seasons at a program held May 17th. Following are awards for CCHS student-athletes. CCHS FOOTBALL Returning Lettermen Christian Ashbrook Ethan Frye Cole Rost Zander Ashbrook Preston Jensen Kaleb Frye Chace Loehding Eldon Morris Clay Rost Jace Pardee New Lettermen Ethan Mellon Roger Beach Rylan Carroll Max Williams Weston Strub Manager Travis Schallenberger Academic All State (GPA 3....
Carter County voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary election on June 4th. With the election looming, the Eagle asked both republican candidates for Carter County Commissioner from District No. 3 the same four questions. Following are their answers. Challenger Dan Dinstel What do you see as the most pressing needs for infrastructure or capital projects in the county? I've spent time during this campaign speaking with taxpayers about their...
Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Christian Ashbrook National Choral Award - Wyatt Melton John Philip Sousa Award - Clay Rost New inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Nasya O’Connor, Danica Shepherd Academic letters and bars are awarded to students who have been on the honor roll for three consecutive quarters during the school year. This year’s recipients were: First Time Letters - Roger Beach, Jillian McGraw, Kamryn Mil...
I am writing to express my profound gratitude and admiration for the recent collaborative effort demonstrated by our community entities in Ekalaka, Montana, during a vital training exercise hosted by Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association (DMHA). This event underscored our collective commitment to preparedness in the face of potential disasters, and it is with great pride that I commend the individuals and organizations involved for their unwavering dedication to the safety and...
In an effort to recruit more bus route drivers at Ekalaka Public Schools, the unified board of trustees recently voted to substantially increase driver pay. The previous route pay for Class E drivers (driving school SUVs) was $16.16 per hour. The board recently approved increasing that wage to $20.25 per hour. The previous pay for CDL drivers was $21.72 per hour. That pay was also increased as new driver's with a CDL will start at $27.21 per hour. Currently, the district is...
Ekalaka Public Schools recently created a survey asking for input from community members about the use of school facilities, especially the gyms, weight room and Tuggle room. The short, ten question survey can easily be completed online at the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoM1r_Zk84x9VW5DEt7uU9nmVrGUUYXI2b90RDLt4W0EQ6tw/viewform All members of the community are encouraged to complete the survey as soon as possible....
Preschool teacher Ami Nies (right) spent some time with her pupils at Ekalaka Public Schools on April 16th to help them prepare for their upcoming 2024-2025 kindergarten year. The preschoolers are pictured with current kindergartners in the photo above. Kindergarten teacher Marissa Frye (left) is excited for these new students to begin their schooling at Ekalaka Elementary....
4-08-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 08, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman, was absent. The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Mike Watkins at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Tracey Walker, Superintendent of Schools/District...
Longtime Ekalaka Public Schools board trustee Helen King received a plaque for her years of service to the school at the unified board's regular meeting on April 9th. King served on the board as a trustee of high school district one from 2010 until her resignation late last year. King also served several years as the board chair....
Four individuals have filed for two open positions on the Ekalaka Public Schools Unified Board of Trustees. Both openings are three-year terms for candidates from Elementary District No. 15 and High School District No. 3. Those who filed include incumbent Samantha Wright, David Loudermilk, Sarina O'Connor and Tricia Lovec. A list of six questions was sent to each of the candidates on Monday morning with a request to have the answers back to the Eagle by Tuesday afternoon....
Ekalaka Public Schools is hosting a kindergarten roundup on Tuesday, April 16 for any student expecting to attend kindergarten in the fall of 2024. Please bring your future kindergartener to the main office at 8 a.m. along with the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. The students will spend the full day in the classroom and will be served lunch. Lunch cost is $3, or the student can choose to pack a home lunch. At the end of the day, students can be picked up at 1:20 p.m. at the main doors. Please call 4...
By last Thursday's deadline to file, four individuals had filed for two open three-year terms on the Ekalaka Public Schools Unified Board of Trustees. Both of the positions are for Elementary District No. 15 and High School District No. 3. Those who filed include incumbent Samantha Wright, David Loudermilk, Sarina O'Connor and Tricia Lovec. Rena Tauck, who has been serving by appointment, is the only candidate that filed for the open one-year position for a trustee from...
Carter County voters will need to head to the polls to cast their ballot in the upcoming primary election on June 4th. Locally, republican incumbent Tracey D. Walker was the only individual who filed for Clerk of District Court/Superintendent of Schools. There will, however, be a race to become the republican nominee for Carter County Commissioner from District No. 3 as both incumbent Mike Watkins and Dan Dinstel have filed for the position. Watkins was first elected in 2018....
In a split vote, the Ekalaka Elementary District No. 15 and Carter County High School Unified Board of Trustees moved to offer a superintendent/principal contract to candidate James Kapptie at a board meeting last week. The total compensation package offered in the contract was actually less than a contract that had been previously offered to him by the board. This "final offer" to Kapptie also came with a forty-eight hour expiration. Kapptie signed. The start date of the...
By press time on Wednesday, only one individual, incumbent Samantha Wright, had filed in the upcoming election for trustee on the Ekalaka Public Schools Unified board. Wright filed for one of two open three-year terms. The other position is currently held by Lynn Williams, who had not filed by Wednesday. Both of the positions are for Elementary District No. 15 and High School District No. 3. Also on the ballot will be election of a trustee from District No. 1 to a one-year...
Born from aspirations to bring the timeless tales of William Shakespeare directly to rural and under-served communities, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been enriching the lives of people in Montana for fifty-two seasons. Montana Shakes! was created in 2008 and is the only Shakespearean elementary school theater program designed for rural communities. Sixty tour stops stretch across Montana and Wyoming, reaching over 11,000 students each spring. MSIP only charges s...
Ekalaka Public Schools recently received a grant in the amount of $898 from the Montana Masonic Foundation for new iPads at the school library. Freemasons Pat Strickland, Doug Bonsell, and Marty Reierson were at the school on Tuesday to present a check to the district. All three are members of Ekalaka Lodge #120; the latter is also a member of the lodge in Forsyth as well as the grand marshal with the grand lodge of Montana. Strickland says that one of the basic precepts of...
The Ekalaka Public Schools Unified Board of Trustees will soon be hosting public meetings about the upcoming school election and levies for both Carter County High School and Ekalaka Elementary District #15 that will be on the ballot. The first of these meetings will be held Tuesday, March 26th, beginning at 6 p.m. inside the CCHS Tuggle Room. Additional meetings will tentatively take place on April 2nd, both at Hawks Home School and Alzada School. The meeting at the Alzada School is tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m., with...
