Newcomer Sarah Larkin is teaching kindergarten at Wolf Point’s Southside School this year. She told the Northern Plains Independent that the job feels like a calling. She said a background in Sunday school teaching and child care helped prepare her for a career path in education. Larkin is from Wichita, Kansas. She received her bachelor degree in elementary education from Newman University

Sonya Hawk-Martell and Dezi Adams have been named employees of the month for September at Northside Elementary School in Wolf Point. Hawk-Martell is classified staff. “She is being recognized for being extremely helpful in the math classes,” said principal Georgie Gourneau. Certified staff Dezi Adams teaches fourth grade. “She has such a positive way about her teaching,” said