by admin | Aug 28, 2025 | Education, Freedom, Kids, Montana, Public School Kids, Public Schools, United States
Every week it feels like we’re being pulled further apart, but sit in a room with people from all walks of life, looking at each other instead of screens, and you’ll find common ground. We’d laugh, argue, cry, but mostly we’d be surprised by how much we share. We’ve...
by admin | Aug 25, 2025 | Artists, Education, Freedom, Montana, Profiles, Public School Kids, Public Schools, Uncategorized
Monica Gilles-BringsYellow Great Falls High Class of 2000 Monica didn’t grow up in a typical Great Falls family. Her mom was from Mazatlán, Mexico and didn’t speak English and her dad – a farmer turned journalist – did the ag report for the Great Falls...
by admin | Jul 7, 2025 | Education, Freedom, Montana, Profiles, Public Lands, Public School Kids, Public Schools
Land Tawney Conservationist Sentinel High School, 1993 Most people know Land Tawney as one of the fiercest advocates for public lands and backcountry conservation. But I first knew him as my 3rd grade pen pal. Our teachers paired students from Lewis & Clark and...
by admin | Jun 30, 2025 | Artists, Education, Freedom, Montana, Profiles, Public School Kids, Public Schools
Barbara Van Cleve Photographer and Educator Sweet Grass County High School, 1953 If freedom had a voice, it would sound like Barbara Van Cleve’s – full of laughter, wisdom, and possibility. And if it could see, it would look like the view from her home: the...
by admin | Jun 16, 2025 | Artists, Education, Fitness, Freedom, Kids, Montana, Public School Kids, Public Schools, Teddy Roosevelt, United States
In 1908, President Teddy Roosevelt issued an executive order mandating that Marine officers complete a 50-mile hike in under 20 hours. He believed fitness was essential to leadership. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy found that order and turned it into a national...
by admin | Jun 8, 2025 | Education, Fitness, Freedom, Montana, Parenting, Profiles, Public School Kids, Public Schools, Sports
Tom Peterman Retired Lutheran Pastor Conrad High School, Class of 1964 My dad grew up in Conrad, Montana – the only boy of six kids. His mom waitressed and his dad worked for Cargill. Grandpa Peterman left school after 6th grade to help on the family farm and...
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