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Montana high schoolers explore behavioral health careers at Heads Up Camp in Helena
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (216+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The week in news: Top Independent Record stories you may have missed Video: Central Montana Motocross Series, a place where dirt dreams come true in Helena Congress passes rare bipartisan…...
Helena High grad lands spot in Smithsonian's first rural internship class
3+ week, 4+ day ago (231+ words) This summer, Helena native Lyla Ackerman swapped Montana for the nation's capital, becoming one of the first 10 students nationwide chosen for a new internship at the Smithsonian Institute. Ackerman is spending her summer with the early childhood education program at…...
Construction getting underway on Helena High, Capital High projects
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (213+ words) After months of intensive design and construction planning, fences went up this week at Capital and Helena high schools, kicking off the construction phases for the remodel of Capital High and demolition and rebuild of a new Helena High. Capital…...
New job postings for Helena job seekers
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (53+ words) The Independent Record Browse through the latest Helena employment postings and find your next career. (3) updates to this series since Updated 1 hr ago Vice President, Program & Operations Vacancy Announcement Remote (U.S.-based; Montana strongly preferred) Are you ready to help shape…...
Project for Alternative Learning
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Project for Alternative Learning graduate Stevie Lundgren poses for a picture after a graduation ceremony inside the Helena Middle School auditorium on June 5. The Project for Alternative Learning saw 21 graduates…...
Video: Jim Darcy students sow the seeds of learning at Ag Day
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Every Artist Who Has Dropped Out of Donald Trumpâs Great American State Fair: Martina McBride, More Ivanka Trump trolled for buying âfixer-upperâ private island Chaos at Delaney Hall…...
$15K donated to pay off HPS senior lunch debt
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (178+ words) The Project for Alternative Learning class of 2025 graduation ceremony is held with multiple speakers, awards and attendees June 6 at Helena Middle School. Graduating seniors' lunch debt at Helena Public Schools was entirely paid off by a scarecrow-selling nonprofit called the…...
Civics could bridge divides. Teachers fear crossing the line
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Kit Vontz mulled how others her age feel about the nation's future. Teachers at Alexandria City High School in Virginia use civics education to restore young people’s faith in democracy in politically divided America. Students work with government…...
In fight to save Ukraine's wounded, surgeons learn skills at UW-Madison
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) MADISON, Wis. — Maks Makarenkov couldn't help but smile on car rides through the capital city. He saw homes with blue and yellow flags pinned in their windows or dangling from flagpoles. Ukrainian surgeon Maks Makarenkov learns microsurgery techniques at the…...
Two national champs and an Olympian: Warren alumni urge students to pursue their dreams
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Three Warren Elementary School alumni champions visited their old stomping grounds on Friday in front of 280 students, fielded questions and offered life advice. Three Warren Elementary School alumni champions visited their old stomping grounds on Friday to offer life advice…...