Back to School

The topic was mental health issues during the COVID 19 pandemic on the City Club monthly discussion on Monday morning.

At a press conference in Helena on Thursday with Governor Steve Bullock, Lt. Governor Mike Cooney presented his Plan for Reopening Safe and Healthy Schools for Montana as they make plans for this fall.

Yes..it's only August, but the first day of school is less than a month away.

In some states public schools have initiated an annual student weigh-in. The students’ body mass indexes are measured and the reports is sent home letting the parents know if the parents and student should be concerned about the child’s weight.

It's back to school time for most university students Monday, August 26, but instead of pencils and paper, many prospective Montana students are still lugging around firefighting equipment. Luckily, the Montana University System is working to help alleviate the stress those students might have in trying to make it to class before the bell rings.

There are still a few days before school starts and I’m trying to make the best of them. I love school and the normalcy it brings to our life with a set schedule. However, my kids aren’t quite as excited for school to start as I am. So, I’ve put together a list of fun things to do to celebrate the last few days of summer...

I always love when summer is here and school ends until fall. My kids love it too. There is always so much anticipation as to what the summer will bring. Where will we go on vacation? Who will we see? What exciting things will happen?

We’re not full of baloney when we tell you feeding your kids lunch at school won’t cost you an arm and a leg.

Are you returning to school this fall and dreading the idea of falling behind? We've put together five great apps to help you organize your life, schoolwork and more so you start off on the right foot.

The school buses are running again, and the kids are out of the house. Finally. With the end of the far-too-long summer break, this return to school days can leave you with a little extra time on your hands during the day, right?