By Bill Vander Weele Amanda Prongua is excited to begin her first year as the principal for Wolf Point Junior High School. “My door is always open, I’m always willing to listen,” Prongua said. “I want the kids to have the best education possible.” She grew up in Hot Springs on a ranch that her grandfather homesteaded. The family still owns the ranch. After graduating high

With the encouragement of positive feedback, a horsemanship clinic was conducted through Creator’s Games as part of the Wadopana Celebration on Thursday, Aug. 1. Carrie Manning, organizer of the event, said youngsters expressed that they wanted more horse activities when evaluations were conducted at the end of previous years. “We want to re-introduce horses to our youth and our communities,”

The Poplar School District has been able to utilize Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds, commonly called ESSER funds, during the past few years. One of the largest projects was creating a state of the art playground for the school’s elementary students. Cost of the project was $930,000. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund was established as part of

A goal, which has been ongoing for more than a decade, took a big step with a community meeting regarding a tribal school in Poplar last week. “This has been a life-long dream, by not only me, but my father,” Ramey Escarcega-Growing Thunder told the audience of about 60 residents. She explained that the project has received a three-year fellowship, which starts at the end of August. The

Five educators from across Montana are now “history missionaries” as part of the Teacher Leaders in Montana History Program. The teachers include Mary Zuchowski of Frazer and individuals from Terry, Superior, Missoula and Dillon. They’re in addition to 11 existing history Teacher Leaders in Montana, who help write lesson plans, mentor teachers in best practices in history education, and