November 2019
GFPS School Board Unanimously Agrees to Send Levy to Voters in May
East Middle School Students Are Participating in “The Compassion Project”
East Middle School Student’s Work with Special Needs Students an Inspiration
United Way, RSVP Program Seeks to Help Students
Future Health Professionals Surprised Great Falls Fire Rescue with Lunch
Great Falls High School Students Create Special Project for Book-A-Thon
Longfellow Elementary “Topping Out” Ceremony
GFPS Considering Levy Options for Projected Budget Shortfall
Business Leaders Go Back to School for a Day in Great Falls
Great Falls Elementary Schools Celebrate Military Families
GFPS Student Donates Over 800 Pair of Socks to the GF Rescue Mission
Great Falls Public Schools is Asking for Input on School Budget
The Impact of Minority Leaders in Great Falls Public Schools
Great Falls High School Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Addition
GFPS Student Art is on Display at Great Falls College – Montana State University
October 2019
Great Falls Students Mismatch Clothing to Raise Awareness Against Drug Abuse
EMS Student Asking for Your Help with the Polar Plunge
Alex Lowry Hired as New CMR Softball Coach
How Does Great Falls Public Schools Keep Your Children Safe?
CMR Students Conduct Annual “Trick or Treat so Kids Can Eat” Campaign
Builders Battle Powerful Winds in Great Falls
As Nursing Shortages Persist, GFPS Rises to the Challenge
Great Falls Student Builders Celebrate with MacLean Animal Adoption Center
GFPS is Looking for Your Help on the School Budget
GFPS Middle School Teacher Becomes Finalist in Teacher of the Year Award
Great Falls Kids Get Free Pumpkins
Great Falls Schools Participate in National Bullying Prevention Month
Great Falls Schools Put in “Shelter in Place” as a Precaution
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Great Falls Students
How is Vaping Affecting Kids in Great Falls Public Schools?
“Connections 101” Aims to Help Adult Learners
Great Falls High School $38 Million Facelift Almost Complete
Great Falls PTA Member Named Volunteer of the Year
Great Falls Teachers Learn About the “Compassion Project”
High Schoolers Walk Young Students to School
New Twist on Great Falls Homecoming, With Help of Games of Thrones
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How Families can Lower Privacy and Security Risks Online
Malmstrom AFB Receives a Gift of Support from East Middle School’s “Kindness Rocks Project”
September 2019
GFPS Preps for Winter Storm
Strive 4 Success Pairs Students, Mentors to Increase Graduation, Career Success
Mentor Program Helping Students at Loy and Chief Joseph Elementary Schools
Great Falls Schools Honoring Native American Week
GFPS Dealing with Full and Overloaded Classrooms Across the District
Middle School Students Presenting Crafted Coasters to DC Representatives
Friday Night Lights: The Chain Gang of Great Falls High Football
Community Spotlight: American Indian Heritage Week
Montana Holds Highest Foreign Exchange Student Numbers in the United States
GFPS Teacher Credits Colleagues for MT Teacher of the Year Nomination
Youth Vapors on the Rise in Montana? What is GFPS Doing in Response?
Teachers and SROs Work to Ensure Student Safety in Great Falls
Great Falls Public Schools Re-Defines Therapy Animals in the Classroom
First Interstate Bank Works to Help GFPS Food Pantries
GFPS Board Approves Policy Regarding Therapy Animals
GFPS in Need of Paraprofessionals, Teacher Aides, Substitutes and Bus Drivers
CMR Senior Continues Family Tradition Through Home Building Program
Breaking Ground for Another “High School House” in Great Falls
Reception Friday for Blackfeet/Cree Artist Whose Work will Inspire at Great Falls High
Back to School Lunch Hacks
August 2019
Going to Kindergarten for the First Time
Longfellow Elementary Starts Last Year in Roosevelt Building
Back to School in Great Falls
Crossing Guard and Her Furry Friend Help Students Walk to School Safely
School Resource Officers Ready for Class in Great Falls
Over 60 New Teachers Added to GFPS
Great Falls Streets will be Busy Wednesday for the Start of School – Be Careful
GFPS Hosts Convocation to Kick Off New School Year
Back to School Rally Backpack Giveaway
450 Teachers are Ready to Go for the New School Year
Lewis and Clark Elementary Gets Ready for the New School Year
GFPS Board of Trustees Set to Finalize 2019-2020 Budget
Super Summer Read 6 Program Celebrating Book Giveaway
New Great Falls Teacher Preps for First Day of School
School Employees Receive Confusing Letters from the IRS
Back to School: Inside Look Into Teachers’ Expenses for Their Classrooms
July 2019
Konen’s Book Tackles ‘Strategies to Help Students, Celebrate Principals’
Great Falls Schools Need Support to Continue Developing Strong Employees
GFH Coach Bob Howard Inducted Into the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Home Builders Association of Great Falls Helps Build Local Business and Local Students
Great Falls High School Construction Closer to Completion
Tom Moore Looks Toward Upcoming School Year
Valley View Girls Gather Medals at National Jump Rope Event
High School Student Starts Healthy Food Stand in Downtown Great Falls
Tom Moore Begins New Role as Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent
June 2019
Oakland Family Donates $500,000 to Equip Great Falls High’s New CTE Center
Great Falls Students Build Dog Houses for Animal Shelter
Great Falls High Grad Earns Prestigious Scholarship to the University of Montana
“Summer Read 6” Offering Free Books to Great Falls Families
“Pull Your Share” Movement Hoping to Outgrow the Spread of Knapweed in Montana
GFPS Food Program Teams Up With Get Fit Great Falls’ Park Pals for the Summer
$50K Anonymous Donation to Furnish Special Needs Wing at Longfellow Elementary
Riverview Elementary Raises Money for Great Falls Lions SOMT Team
A Year Into the New Job, Henneberg Relishes Role as GFPS Athletic Director
Tammy Lacey Reflecting on Her Time as GFPS Superintendent
Students Decorate 1000 Luminarias for River’s Edge Trail
Paris Gibson Education Center Graduates and Scholarship Winners
Images from Great Falls High School Class of 2019 Graduation
Tammy Lacey Reflects on Past Six Years as GFPS Superintendent
266 Students Receive Their Diplomas at GFH Commencement
Longtime GFH and CMR Cross Country Coach Receives Statue on River’s Edge Trail
Images from C.M. Russell High School Class of 2019 Graduation
May 2019
264 CMR Graduates “Turn the Tassel” on Friday
Great Falls Summer Read Six Free Book Program Helps Prevent Kids’ “Summer Slide”
Mr. Perfect: GFH Graduate Taylor Curry has Perfect Grades, Perfect Attendance
Summer Music Program
Great Falls Schools Go Under Shelter After Malmstrom Training Exercise Causes Confusion
Tammy Lacey’s Good-Bye Comes with a Warning: Support Your Schools or Pay the Price
Future GFPS Graduates Walk the Halls of Elementary Schools
323 Combined Years of Service Celebrated by GFPS at Longevity and Retirement Reception
Two Sixth Grade Girls Making a Difference for S.M.A.
2 Longtime CMR Teachers Retiring After School Year
41st High School House Open House
Giant Springs Elementary School Students Design, Sew Quilt for Project Linus
Two New Members Join GFPS Board of Trustees
Converge Heads to the Big Screen
GFHS Threat: Assistant Superintendent Releases New Information
GFPD Responds to Rumors of Shooting Threat in GFPS
CMR Student Wins Electric City Shark Tank
CMR Drama Presents “The Star Spangled Girl” May 9-11
GFPS Celebrates First Career & Technical Education National Signing Day
Great Falls High School Announces New Associate Principal
GFPS Estimates District Budget Will Turn Up Short Next Year
Friday’s GFPS Board Budget Committee Meeting, Public Encouraged to Attend
Out-of-State Teaching License Could no Longer be an Obstacle for Incoming Teachers
April 2019
Preschool Funding Defeat Prompts Action by the District
Montana State Report Card Has Mixed Reviews for Great Falls Public Schools
Montana Treasure: Great Falls’ Grandma Anna Mae
East Middle School Receives Music Grant
Student Newspaper at CMR High School Named Best in the State
Military Children on the Home Front
CMR Student is Giving People Around the World a “Helping Hand”
Meet the 2019 Outstanding High School Junior Award Winners
Backpacks 4Kinds Program Expands to All Great Falls Elementary Schools
Students Highlight Social Skills in Lincoln’s First, District “Amazing Shake” Competition
YWCA Solute to Women Gala Celebrates Great Falls Women
Riverview Elementary Receives Grant for Makerspace Program
GFPS Music Education Program Receives National Award for 8th Consecutive Year
Great Falls Community Food Bank Expands to all GFPS Elementary Schools
Montana Ag Network: Growing a Better Community Through Ag Literacy
18 Years of Volunteering; Countless Children Helped
Geoffry Habel Selected to Become Great Falls High School Principal
GFPS Board Welcoming Two New Trustees and the Return of Another
Students Learning Life Long Financial Skills
GFPS Student Art Showcased in Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Great Falls High Closes Major Parking Lot for Remainder of Year
CMR High School Receives Life-Saving Grant
No Election for Great Falls Board of Trustees
Local Schools Honoring Military Child Appreciation Month
Great Falls Teacher Receives Grant to Bring Video Game Design Classes to GFPS
GFPS Students Making Planters for Local Food Banks
Fifth-Annual NoMore Violence Week Raising Community Awareness of Child Abuse
March 2019
CMR HOSA Brings Home a Collection of Medals
School Board Approved the Newest Elementary Science Curriculum Since 2008
Griz Biz & Ram Enterprise Students Take Home & Garden Show
Great Falls Home & Garden Show: Student-Built Shed Being Auctioned Off
GFPS Board Accepts Board Budget Committee’s Recommendation Not to Propose a Levy
GFH, CMR Students Do Well at State Competition
Electric City Shark Tank: How Your Child Can Participate
CMR Drama will Recount Sandy Hook Shooting from Newtown Residents’ Perspectives
Meadowlark Elementary Receives Grant to Encourage Student Health
GFPS Board Budget Committee to Recommend No Levy This Year
Longfellow Elementary Design Released; Mascot Under Consideration
Bison Coach Bob Howard Named to MCA Hall of Fame
GFPS Job Shadow Program Helping Students Choose Careers
Tumblebooks Program Changing the Way Students Learn
Heather Hoyer to Succeed Tom Moore as Secondary Assistant Superintendent of GFPS
Community Spotlight: High School House Raffle
GFPS Facing Potential Budget Shortfall for the 2019-2020 School Year
Central Montana High School Students Take Western Art Week
GFPS Students Take D.C. for National Science Bowl
West Elementary School Welcomes New Principal for Next School Year
Tom Moore’s Superintendent Contract Finalized
Lincoln Elementary Principal Jon Konen Nationally Recognized with Breakfast Hero Award
Local High Schools Displaying Handmade Pieces at Russell Auction
Great Falls High Senior Starts No Makeup Monday
Science and Engineering Taking Over Great Falls College MSU, Thursday and Friday
GFPS Administrators, Board, and Local Legislators Discussed Bills That Could Impact GFPS
Loy Elementary School Raising Money for Children Fighting Blood Cancer
North Middle School Bringing VR Into the Classroom
February 2019
2019 C.M. Russell Museum’s 5th Grade Essay Contest Winners Announced
C.M. Russell Museum’s First 5th Grade Essay Contest Winner Returns to Riverview Elementary
Great Falls High DECA Club Advances to Nationals
Some Bus Cancellations for GFPS on Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Students from Holy Spirit and Lincoln will Head to the State Spelling Bee
GFHS is Looking to Re-Purpose Trees Torn Down in Construction
‘Converge: E Pluribus Unum’ Brings Community Members to Tears Through Real Stories
GFPS Partners with C.M. Russell Museum for Auction Decor
Students in Great Falls are Helping to Prepare for this Years 51st Russell Auction in a Unique Way
Lincoln Elementary’s Shark Tank, High School BPA Winners Present to Great Falls Ad Club
City-Wide Play Focuses on Abuse,Neglect, Homelessness Among Local Teens
Electric City FFA Celebrates 10 Years
Over 400 Middle School Girls Attend First-Ever GFPS Girls In STEM Day
Great Falls High Schools Join Forces to Send Powerful Message During Performance
Final Beams of the GFHS Hub Addition Signed, Decorated and Topped Out
GFHS Topping Out Ceremony Commemorates Final Beams Placed at Construction Site
GFHS Topping Out Ceremony Runs Deeper Than Just a Tradition
Great Falls Students to Participate in NAfME All-NW Honor Ensemble
“Strengthening Our Community”: GFPS’ First American Indian Poster Series
Community Spotlight: GFPS CTE
Great Falls High Pilots First-Ever American Indian Studies Class
Three GFH Choir Students Chosen for National Conference in Kansas City
High School House Program Through Neighborworks Receives Anonymous Donation to Help But New Tools
“Every Single Kid Has a Story”: Meet Some of Paris’ 33 Winter Graduates
Thirty-one Graduates Receive High School Diplomas at Paris Gibson Education Center Winter Graduation
GFPS Snow Day Classification
Community Spotlight: Electric City FFA
Support Sought for Education Funding Bill
What it Takes to Close Schools in Great Falls
GFPS Explains School Cancellation Criteria
Tom Moore: Great Falls Public Schools’ Next Superintendent
Longfellow Elementary 6th Graders Meet Students from 60 Years Ago
60 Years, Sixth Grade: One Final Goodbye to the Old Longfellow
Longfellow Elementary: Returning to Sixth Grade After 60 Years
January 2019
Great Falls Public Schools Looking for Substitute Teachers
GFPS Breaks Down Graduation Rates
GFPS Seeing Higher Numbers of Flu Than Usual
Thomas Moore Chosed as the Next GFPS Superintendent
GFPS Reminds Furloughed Families About Free and Reduced Lunches
Moore will get Second Interview for GFPS Superintendent; Wisconsin Candidate Bows Out
Breakfast After the Bell Grant for Local Schools
Business Partners of America Helping Great Falls High Students Both In, and Out of the Classroom
GFPS Board of Trustees Delays Vote for Superintendent Nomination
A Quick Guide to the Finalist Candidates for GFPS Superintendent
Construction at Great Falls Schools
Community Meets with GFPS Superintendent Finalists
“Meet and Greet” to be Held Sunday with Finalists for GFPS Superintendent
GFPS Board of Trustees Announces Superintendent Finalists
Foster Grandparent Program Changes Thousand of Lives
Bullock Renews Call for Preschool Program
December 2018
Next GFPS Superintendent Down to Three Choices to Replace Tammy Lacey
GFHS Students Show Off Artistic Talents Through Art Exhibition and Sale
Early Learning Family Center Preschoolers Celebrate Christmas
Longfellow Elementary School Begins Move to Roosevelt Building
From Listeners to Composers: East Middle School Music Program Evolves with Grant
GFPS Superintendent Addresses “No-Heat” Rumors at Great Falls High School
November 2018
Business Goes to School: Two Worlds Collide for the Betterment of Education in Great Falls
Dirt to Decor: Great Falls High Art Students Sculpting from Construction Clay
C.M. Russell High School to Bring the Falls Alive with “The Sound of Music”
Leaders and Principals Pair up for “Business Goes to School”
Jimmy McAlister’s Success Puts Paris Gibson Education Center in Spotlight
GrizzBiz and Ram Enterprises Receive Grant for New Equipment
Montana Made: Great Falls GrizzBiz Students Mean Business
Substitute Teacher Shortage at Great Falls Public Schools
CMR Student-Ambassadors Fight Depression, Suicide
Giant Springs Elementary Turns to Technology for Lessons
School Bus Driver Shortage Improves in Great Falls
GFHS Art Students Collect Clay From Expansion Project for Ornaments
GFPS Sixth Graders Attend Local College Athletic Event in Part of the Graduation Matters Great Falls Initiative
October 2018
Great Falls High School’s Dracula Production
Students Expand Leadership Skills at the 25th Annual LEAD Conference
CMR Students Raise Money for UNICEF
Great Falls Science Students Get Hands-On Lessons in Yellowstone Park
Great Falls Students Use Personal Struggles to Create Play, Documentary
Pathway for your L.I.F.E. Helps Students Look Ahead to Possible Careers
GFPS Celebrates New Gym, Fitness Facility, and STEM Classrooms at CMR
At Long Last, CMR’s Auxiliary Gym is a Reality
Great Falls High, CMR Rivals Building House Together Before Crosstown Clash
United Way, Schools Partner for Eighth-Grade Career Fair
Montana Treasure: Custodian Helps Kids Learn for 34 Years
Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent Job Opening Posted
Superintendent Lacey Goes Back to Teaching for a Day
Sunnyside Parents Petition to Keep Principal as District Swaps Administrators
United Way Pairs Students, Mentors to Increase Graduation and Career Success
School Counselors Protocols on Human Trafficking
September 2018
United Way Career Fair Prepares Eighth-Graders for Success
“Sugarbeet Falls” author reads to Giant Springs Elementary School Students
School-Based Clinics Improve Health, Attendance
Schools and Officers Stress Student Safety Amid Reports of “Stranger Danger”
Search is on for Next Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent with Tammy Lacey’s Departure
August 2018
Serving up Breakfast at Great Falls Schools
Giant Springs Elementary School Officially Opens
School Resource Officers Try to Ease Parking Woes, End ‘Red Carpet Syndrome’
Great Falls Teachers Train on What to Do if a Gunman Attacks Their School
Tammy Lacey Retiring at End of School Year
LPW Architecture to Design New Longfellow Elementary, Giant Springs Ribbon Cutting Tuesday
What will happen to Roosevelt Elementary?
GFPS Trustee Schreiner: It’s a Dichotomy to Deny Levies ‘for the Chilren’
Technology Usage in GFPS
GFPS Superintendent: Administrators are a Scapegoat, There’s Blame for Budget Woes to Go Around
July 2018
Don’t Forget About Back-to-School Physicals and Immunizations
Davidson Family Donates $1.8 Million to Upgrade Great Falls High Auditorium
D.A. Davidson Donates $150,000 to Great Falls School District
June 2018
Giant Springs Elementary to be a Haven of Light, Color, and Safety for Students
Proposal to Move Malmstrom Students to East, Great Falls High Draws Debate
Stop-work Order Against School District an Inconvenience but “Not Unheard Of”
Thurber Family Donates $125,000 Worth of Rustler Pride to the New C.M. Russell High Fitness Center
Summer Read 6 Program with GFPS
Great Falls Public Schools’ Construction Season is in High Gear
North Middle School’s Grizz Biz Honored on U.S. House Floor
Paris Gibson Education Center 2018 Graduates
Last Day at School, Forever, for Roosevelt Elementary Students
May 2018
Great Falls School District Tightens Budget with $500,000 in Staff Reductions
C.M. Russell High Class of 2018 Commencement
Great Falls High Class of 2018 Commencement
GFPS Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members
Emotional School Board Meeting Highlights Fallout From Failed Levy
Pull Your Share of Noxious Weeds
Great Falls High Hub Construction, Renovation Begins
The Effects of the Levy Failure From a Student’s Viewpoint
Great Falls Schools Superintendent Lacey: The Gap Just Got Wider
State Budget Gap Could Have Played Role in Levy Defeat
$1.35 Million Elementary Levy Fails, Schreiner and Skornogoski Elected as Trustees
Henneberg Excited to Get to Work as AD for Great Falls Public Schools
Five Finalists Named for Athletic Director’s Job in Great Falls
Taxpayers Have Mixed Emotions Regarding GFPS Operational Levy
April 2018
Championships, Facility Improvements Mean Much to DeGooyer
School Board Candidate Profiles – Great Falls Tribune
The Vital Role of Your Great Falls Public Schools Resources Officers
Middle Schools Get YAM Suicide Prevention Program
Superintendent Lacey: There is No Fluff Left in the Budget
Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent Asks for Levy Support
Great Falls Police Unable to Substantiate Reports of Gunfire Near Great Falls High
Great Falls High, Longfellow in “Shelter in Place” After Report of Shots Fired in Neighborhood
School Bus Fight Between Adult, Student Prompts Investigation
Six File to Run for Open School Board Seats
Senator Tester Visits Great Falls to Talk Federal Investments in Education
March 2018
Two Weeks to File for Open Great Falls School Board Seats
Great Falls Students “Walk-In” in Place of National School Walkout
New Great Falls School Boundaries Impact 291 Students
Threat Against Great Falls High Traced Out of Country
Threat Against Great Falls Schools Prompts Increased Security
Great Falls Public Schools Investigate Threat, Children Are Safe
Why I Walked Out: Great Falls Students Flip Focus of National Protest Against Gun Violence
February 2018
Discovering the Future: Loy Elementary Sensory Enrichment and Exploration
District to Run $1.35 Million Elementary Levy in May
GFPS Budget Committee Clashes Over Levy Decision
No Delays or Cancellations in Great Falls Despite Emergency Travel Notice
Great Falls School Board Asks to Revoke Levi Johnson’s Teaching Certificate, Approves May 8 Election
GFPS Committee Recommends Final Option for Redistricting, Board Makes Final Decision Soon
Great Falls Elementary Schools Redistricting Recommendations go to School Board
Great Falls Food Bank Hopes to Expand Backpacks 4Kids Program
Great Falls Teacher Charged with Forgery, Identity Theft
Tara Rosipal Selected to be Principal at North Middle School
Great Falls Public Schools Celebrate Career and Technical Education
January 2018
Diplomas Mean New Start for Habitual Youth Offenders at Detention Center
Students Hurt, Angry in Aftermath of Teacher Scandal at Great Falls High
Great Falls Teacher Allegedly Engaged in Sexual Relationship with 17-year-old Student
Great Falls High Remodel Gearing Up
Topping Out Ceremony at Giant Springs Elementary School
GFPS Youth Risk Behavior Survey Looks at Student Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Use
GFPS Awaiting Final Enrollment Numbers to Determine 2018-2019 Budget
Where Does GFPS Get its Money?
Montana’s Funding for Preschool Programs Coming to an End
Josh Horton Named CMR Girls’ Soccer Coach
Great Falls High’s Mockingbird Sparks Schoolwide Discussion About Injustice
CMR Cheerleaders Put on a “Little” Camp Halftime Show
District Says Efforts Made to Hike Graduation Rates
Volunteers See Student Speakers in Action
GF Schools Show Dip in Graduation Rates
Caitlin White Thrives in an Evolved GF School System
December 2017
Crews Building Framework for CMR Athletics Facility
North Middle School Grizz Biz
CMR Basketball Games to Benefit Less Fortunate
GFPS Safety Procedures
School Boundary Adjustment Causing Concern
Great Falls Program Prepares Preschools, Parents to Succeed
GFPS and Community Discuss New School Boundaries
GFPS to Discuss New School Boundaries
GFPS Holds Forum on School Boundary Changes
November 2017
Special Session Hits GFPS Wallet
Trustee Candidates Weigh In on Hot Issues
GFPS Trustees Seat Opens
Members of GFPS Recognized by the School Administrators of Montana
GFPS Named Best of the Year
October 2017
Six Candidates Selected for Open Trustee Position
GFPS Superintendent Says Thank You for Investment
GFPS-Luchsinger Retires
GFPS Roosevelt Elementary School Students Vote on Mascot
GFPS Official Enrollment Count Shows Decrease
Five GFPS Students Expelled
GFPS Open Trustee Position-Applications Due Monday
September 2017
Help Needed for Event that Helps Middle Schoolers Learn about the Workplace
GFPS School Board Winner
Great Falls High School Named Most Beautiful Public High School in Montana
Memorial Stadium Track Causing Inconvenience, New Schools Get New Names
CM Russell High School Breaks Ground
District Boundary Adjustment Seeks Community Involvement
GFPS Boundary Adjustment Meeting Monday, Public Encouraged to Attend
August 2017
All Smiles, Few Tears, First Day of School
It’s Back to the Classroom
Persevere Through Roadblocks, GFPS Superintendent Says
Lincoln Gym Teacher Describes Perseverance, Self-Love
Memorial Stadium Ready for Football
Events, Updates Prepare GFPS Students
PTA Hidden Gems in Schools