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Mrs. Smith’s Kindergarten class tells us their favorite thing about Christmas. …being a polar dinosaur. Brent Andrews …having a toy. Ryker Augare …playing in the snow. Abaleigh Blakeman …staying home with my family, eating cookies and watching Christmas movies. Thea Boman …a hedgehog and turtles. Elijah Damm …spending time with my family. Walter Desatoff …getting presents. Quincy Emmons …opening presents. Tyler Herman …giving stuff to my mom and dad. Wesley Kinzer …when I go to Walmart and buy Sonic Hedgehog toys. Hunter Kramme …presents. Ele...
By Mrs. Swenson’s First Grade My favorite Christmas color is green. As green as the Grinch is. Green like Christmas trees and little sneaky elves. By Wyatt Ellison My favorite Christmas color is white. As white as the ball on Santa's hat. As white as a white cow. As white as snowmen. As white as white icicles. By Patrick Handran My favorite Christmas color is brown. As brown as Santa's reindeer. As brown as the donkey that Jesus rode on. As brown as hot cocoa that I drink. By Tizer Barnhart My favorite Christmas color is green like the Grinch....
Mrs. Lambert’s 2nd Grade Class tells us their techniques for catching one of Santa’s reindeer. How to Catch a Reindeer I think I could catch one of Santa's reindeer easy peasy! I would get a rope. When the reindeer steps in the rope I would pull the rope. I caught one! It is Rudolph and Comet! Should I let them go? I said to myself, "I am going to keep them." I am going to bed. Oh, oh, that was tricky. The next day I said, "What is on my roof? Oh it is a reindeer! I am going to train him." by Cort Fleming Catching Santa's Reindeer I think it wo...
Mrs. Zellers’ 3rd grade class showed off their poetry skills by writing acrostic poems, where the first letter in each line is representative of the corresponding letter in the title, spelling out a word. SANTA by Caden D’Amico So jolly A present Nice Tall Amazing CHRISTMAS by Carson D’Amico Christmas comes Holly fun Reindeer in the sky Installing trees and light Sleigh rides Trees and ornaments Merry times At fun times Santa comes ELVES by Cody Draine Ever so jolly Loving Very kind Excellent helpers So fun SLEIGH by Trace Emmons Santa Long...
Mrs. Fleming’s 4th grade class share some of their favorite Christmas traditions. I love seeing my family at Christmas. My favorite Christmas tradition is everything! Christmas means having fun to me. At Christmas, my family likes to do white elephant. Peyton Martinson Every year we go to my Grandma Alice’s house. We open presents at her house because it is a family get together. Sometimes I open my birthday presents. After we all open our presents we rush home and get to bed. We all rush up and see if Santa left us presents. We open all the...
Mr. Earley’s 6th grade class wrote acrostic poems, for your reading pleasure. "Lights" Lots of color I love to see the lights Glittering everywhere Holiday lights glow so bright They are very bright Santa’s sleigh is glowing By: Paisley Blakeman "Love Your Family" Family thank them for everything they got you A present for every family member My siblings and me open presents together I love my family and thank them for every gift Love and make them happy making them a present from the heart You love your family and have so much fun because of...
By Kim Blain The Christmas season officially kicked off at BHS with the annual Junior and Senior high Christmas concert on December 6th. The Senior band members, Sophie Irish, Marcus Mader, and Ezra Gotfredson started the celebration in a trio playing "Trepak" (a Russian Dance) from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikvosky. The Junior High Band followed with renditions of Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Cahn/Styne, Twelve Days of Christmas arranged by Ployhar, Yo Christmas Tree arranged by...
During the December meeting of the PRCDHS School Board Trustees, the board accepted the resignation of Jordan Smith as classroom aide. A bid from Majestic Homes for $305,675 was accepted for a staff-housing duplex to be built across the street from the high school. The board approved the ARP ESSER Plan and COVID Safe Return to School Plan, which is a bi-annually scheduled event the board looks over every six months. The board made a decision to hold school on January 13th. This was originally a planned day off, but due to the current weather...
BILLINGS, Mont., December 8, 2022 – Rocky Mountain College is pleased to announce the undergraduate honor rolls for the 2022 fall semester. The Dean’s List includes the students who earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.60 to 3.99 for the semester. Kiarah Coulter of Broadus made the Dean’s List for the fall semester....
Early this November, the Broadus FFA competed at the Ag Expo in Billings. The Horse Judging team placed 16th with Alivia Landa placing 9th as a junior individual. Meats placed 19th as a team. Darren VerWolf placed 24th individually in Mechanics. The Agronomy team placed 9th. Archer Edwards placed 12th individually in Range, and Alex Edwards placed 2nd in Farm Business Management. The Horse Judging team consisted of Mia Mader, April Wood, Becca Aye, and Kiara Kelly. The Meats team included Jayce Schroeder, Darren VerWolf, Alivia Landa, and...
By Kim Blain Weather did not hinder the seventeen Broadus High School students who were selected to participate in Montana's District 10 Honor Band and Choir on November 14th and 15th. Two days of intense rehearsals were held at Hardin High School, Hardin, MT with the culmination of a combined concert on Tuesday night. Mr. Scott Corey, a long time Montana music educator, was the guest conductor for the choir and Mr. Joe Sutton, veteran music teacher, was guest conductor of the band. Band student...
The Broadus Junior High Basketball teams finished their year last weekend at the end of season tournament at Sacred Heart, in Miles City. Both teams finished the tournament similar to how they went into the tournament: the girls were the two seed and finished second, the boys were the third seed and finished third. The tournament started out for the girls with a 45-9 win against Wibaux on Friday. On Saturday, the girls beat Ekalaka 32-10, and then proceeded to the championship round against...
The agenda for the November School Board meeting was not overly heavy on Monday evening, providing an opportunity for board members to drive home before roads became too bad from the lingering snowstorm, which would close down Hwy 212 over the night. Board members present at the meeting included Shasta Madsen, Lori Fortner, Rob Jones, Waylon Billing, Jay Schroeder, and Danny Johnson present via phone call. One new high school student was admitted, and there were no transportation contracts. The board voted on and accepted one resignation and th...
By Kim Blain Broadus Public Schools Junior High/High School students have been preparing diligently to present their annual Christmas concert on Tuesday, December 6th, at 7 pm. A variety of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs will get you in the Christmas spirit. Broadus Elementary Christmas Concert “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is slated to be held on Tuesday, December 20th, at 5:30 pm. Come prepared to be inspired to celebrate the Christmas season....
Since most of Powder River County residents will be examining their tax bill shortly, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the school district’s budget. The table below denotes the number of mills levied this year compared to ten years ago. 2012-13 2022-23 Broadus Elementary 96.41 66.20 Powder River High School 74.76 49.73 Total Mills 171.17 115.93 There are many factors that determine the makeup of your final school tax bill. For example, the District has utilized a portion of the Federal COVID funds to reduce the mill levy, and a...
Broadus Junior High and High School students making the honor roll (3.5 GPA and above) for the first quarter of the 2022-23 school year are listed by grade. 7th Grade: Lucas Capp, Brooke Escott, Brock Gali, Emelyn Harper, Whitney Hartman, Bonita Kinzer, Addison Randall, Rachel Rosencranz, Danica Schroeder, Megan Tocholke. 8th Grade: Justin Aye, Kassie Hagedorn, Eli Jurica, Marlee Tocholke. 9th Grade: Kensi Emmons, Gracie Gali, Alivia Landa, Maggie Mader, Kayleigh Opstedahl, Darren VerWolf. 10th Grade: Rebecca Aye, Talyn Conley, Archer Edwards,...
By Kim Blain This week, BHS' Zoe Page (pictured above) received a scholarship to the International Music Camp at the International Peace Gardens in Dunseith, North Dakota next summer. The scholarship is in memory of former BHS student, Allen Sickles, a 1971 graduate. Sickles' sister, Dr. Caryl Semmler, said her brother loved being in band in high school and wanted to honor his memory by providing an opportunity for a Broadus student to advance their musical ability. The renowned International...
By Broadus FFA Advisor Faith Dyrud Monday, October 17th, the Broadus FFA went to NILE to compete in Livestock and Horse Evaluation. The Livestock Team consisted of April Wood, Rheanna Schroeder, Mia Mader, and Jayce Schroeder. We had two compete individually. Those individuals were Kensi Emmons and Kayleigh Opstedahl. In the Livestock contest there were 800 individuals competing overall coming from 6 different states. The Broadus Livestock team placed 26th. The Horse team was comprised of April Wood, Mia Mader, Becca Aye, and Alivia Landa. M...
By Kim Blain Broadus High School Music Department is proud to announce Seniors Sophie Irish and Alex Edwards have been selected to represent BHS in University of Montana's All Star Band. The two will have the opportunity to play trumpet and trombone, respectively, with the Grizzly Marching Band and also perform alongside 75 other Montana high school students, from AA, A, B, and C schools, at a concert at U of M on Sunday, November 13th under the direction of guest composer and guest conductor,...
By: Libby Nisley, BPA Advisor Three local seniors attended the Business Professionals of America Fall Leadership Conference in Fairmont Hot Springs on October 2-3. Lucinda Cain, Senior President of our Chapter and returning Nationals Placer, stated that: "I was excited to go to FLC because I had never gone before, I learned a lot about fundraising and how to get our chapter members more involved with BPA. The best part about it was how interactive the State Officers were with us. Being part of...
By Kim Blain Broadus High School Music Department will be presenting a Music Showcase on Tuesday, October 25th at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. This concert will feature the tremendous talent of the Senior band and choir members. Many selections will be recognizable by the audience. Come prepared for a night of entertainment!...
The Broadus School Board Trustees met for their monthly meeting Monday night. The October agenda was light, especially compared to some of the packed agendas during the COVID times over the last few years. Trustees present at the meeting included Lori Fortner, Raquel Mader, Rob Jones, and Waylon Billing, while Dan Johnson and Amanda Zimmer attended the meeting via phone call. This month there were no attendance or transportation contracts. The board hired several individuals for several positions at the school, as well as volunteer sports...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen Recently, I was lying in a hospital bed listening to a doctor explain his concern with the ability or inability of antibiotics to treat my infection. The over-use of antibiotics is becoming a huge medical problem diminishing their effectiveness. I replied that I was employed in the people business and understand the problem. You are faced with patients who demand you do something immediately to make them feel better or they will find another physician who will. The doctor replied, “you are c...
Submitted by Broadus FFA Advisor Faith Dyrud On Monday the 26th, the Broadus FFA chapter traveled to Glendive to participate in district Livestock Judging and Range. The top team qualifiers will participate at the state competition next spring. For Livestock Judging, eleven chapter members participated. The participants were Rheanna Schroeder, April Wood, Mia Mader, Alivia Landa, Peyton Simmons, Maggie Mader, Darren VerWolf, Kayleigh Opstedahl, Kensi Emmons, Gracie Gali, and Addison Draine. R...
By Dori Phillips The annual FAFSA Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 4th, at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library. If you are in need of financial aid to help pay for postsecondary education, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the place to start. You can use it to apply for federal student aid such as grants, loans and work study. Most states and schools use information from the FAFSA to award non-federal aid and to determine eligibility for need-based scholarships. Even if you don’t think you will qualify for a...
