Participation by Bozeman area families and children in Gallatin Valley YMCA (GVY) programs doubled to almost 4,000 in 2012, after almost doubling in 2011. This past year, more than 1,000 Bozeman/Belgrade-area children played on GVY’s youth sports teams, 2,013 attended after-school and summer camps, and 271 learned how to swim. Thirty infants, [...]
Continue Reading →Many students at Bozeman High School are not aware of the effect that homelessness has on teenagers in our midst. Currently there are 56 students in our district whose families are in transition, between jobs, staying in a motel, couch-surfing, or have been evicted. These families require assistance with food, shelter, and [...]
Continue Reading →Twenty faces were solemn last spring when Mrs. Klug, the Hawk Tawk class advisor, announced her harrowing news that the Hawk Tawk newspaper class was to be cut from the school curriculum. The anger, confusion, and strife was a tangible presence in the classroom as kids began shouting out proposals and methods of substitution. Within [...]
Continue Reading →Why do you live in Bozeman? Many of us have a similar answer to that question. We love it. Usually it’s because of the snow covered mountains, dense forests, and trout filled rivers that surround us. Often it is because of the sense that people here care about each other and this [...]
Continue Reading →Everyone loves summer in Bozeman, but for some parents the end of the school year can bring on a bit of a panic about what in the world to do with the kids! Never fear our community has great offerings for families that won’t totally break the bank and will allow you [...]
Continue Reading →Speed, adrenaline, and accomplishment. These are just some of the many reasons BHS students have taken up the thrilling sport of rodeo.
The Bridger Mountain High School Rodeo Club offers students from 6th to 12th grade the opportunity to learn about the standard rodeo events and try their luck at the sport. Events include barrels, [...]
Continue Reading →A new website, created by a Belgrade Mom is helping schools right here in the Gallatin Valley. Shopping4Schools.com donates money to local schools every time someone uses the website to shop online. This is not your typical fundraiser with cheaply made but overpriced merchandise you feel obligated to buy. Instead, you get to choose [...]
Continue Reading →It looks as though three times was the charm after BHS cycled through to its third head track coach in one year. Last year, Dave Brekke stepped in to a tainted position after the appointed head track coach, Jim Evans, was arrested for inappropriate relationships with students. Evans would have taken the place of former [...]
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