School Hires Reum As Resource Officer
The Wolf Point School board hired Corey Reum as the school district’s school resource officer during its meeting on Monday, Nov. 8.
The officer will work at the junior high/high school during the school day and when sporting events take place. The position is desired because of the increased amount of vandalism at the school. The Fort Peck Tribes’ Health Promotion Disease Prevention program will fund the position.
Reum, who recently resigned as a school board trustee, is a former Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy. He also serves as a bus driver for the school district.
“It was a want of the students,” school board chair Linda L. Hansen said. “The students said they wanted a school resource officer.”
Also hired were Carlita May Walde Mendoza as Northside teacher, Charissa Zaballero as SPED teacher, Brooke White Bear as substitute teacher, Winona Deserly as assistant cook and Angela Figueroa as K-12 counselor.
Resignations accepted included Sharon Kolstad as junior high/high school teacher, Art Tapaha as assistant cook and Figueroa as home school coordinator.
Superintendent of schools Loverty Erickson said the JOM committee is looking to hold a couple of events during National Native American Heritage Month including a movie night and presentations by Native American professionals.
Facilities director Shane Reed said completed projects have included the roof on the administration building and new swings at Northside’s playground. A fire panel at the high school/junior high might need to be replaced.
Activities director Eric Peterson noted that winter sports practices will soon begin. “Hopefully, weather and COVID will stay away so we can keep our schedules the way there are.”
In his report, junior high school principal Greg Gourneau noted that the school is still in need of a social studies teacher.
Wolf Point High School ptincipal Kim Hanks said a “no cell phone” policy within the classrooms and limited passes out of the room have been implemented. She said the attendance rate of 80.64 percent isn’t very it needs to be at for high school students.
