Spotlight Features

Going for gold

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Hobson’s Reba Watson has been busy the past two years. She recently won her Gold Award in Girl Scouts for placing libraries in small communities that don’t have access. The award requires 80 hours of active work on the service project, but almost everyone goes over, Reba said.

The Foster boys leave Grass Range and great memories behind

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Twelve-year-old Ethan Foster and his younger 7-year-old brother Isaac will miss Grass Range, Grass Range school, their teachers and a very special backyard as they prepare to leave Montana.

“We are moving to Iowa and that is pretty far away,” said Ethan.

Ethan, who had some experience with Iowa schools, hopes to reconnect with some of his former friends.

“I’ve been to Iowa schools before. I went to kindergarten in Iowa and I made a few friends,” said Ethan.

Royce Stonehocker may be a future 4-H superstar

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Royce Stonehocker is the daughter of Chasi and Rocky Stonehocker. She is 11 years old and looking forward to the first day of school at Denton on Aug. 17. She has also had a rewarding summer.

Winnett’s Anna Nowlin is a good student of the outdoors

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Anna Nowlin may be one of the few Central Montana students who prefers learning at home to going back to the classroom. About to enter the third grade at Winnett School, Anna is quick to explain why she’d rather continue with distance learning.

Destiny McIntosh is enjoying life in Winifred

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Destiny McIntosh, age 13, will be starting eighth grade in Winifred next month and she can’t wait.

“It’s exciting,” she said. “It’s a very nice school, and I am really excited to see people again.”

Luckily, for a girl who describes herself as “very outgoing,” Destiny has been able to connect with at least a few of her friends this summer, but there’s nothing like the first week of school when she can see everyone.

It’s a busy summer for Leighton Stroh

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Ten-year-old Leighton Stroh was chosen as the Elementary Student of the fourth quarter at Roy for the 2019-2020 school year. Leighton will be in the fifth grade when school commences in just a few weeks.

Moore student loves animals and the natural world

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Sydney Rapkoch will be starting her sophomore year at Moore High School shortly, something she’s not sure about.

Dallas Abegglen likes everything about school and Francine

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“I liked it all,” said Dallas Abegglen on his fifth-grade experience at Judith Gap School.

The cowboy in me

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Being a cowboy is a lifestyle many big city kids dream of doing. For Hobson’s Taten Erickson, that dream is a reality. At 16 years old, he already knows what he wants to do with his life.

“I want to be a cowboy,” Taten said. “When I graduate, I want to go to college, and study agriculture.”

Living in Hobson, the Central Montana area is a great place to be if being a cowboy is the ultimate goal. Taten said there isn’t much else to do besides work on the family ranch.

Kadence Nelson is one in a million

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Eleven-year-old Kadence Nelson of Grass Range did not plan on reading a million words during her fifth grade of school in Grass Range.

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