Molly Norton, 8th grade English, American History and Social Studies teacher at Washington Middle School was named the Missoula Middle School Educator of the Year at an assembly on Friday.
The students at Missoula’s Washington Middle School were the first in Montana, and perhaps in the entire nation, to chow down on tacos made with beef that was locally grown, slaughtered and processed by its own local school district.
20 secondary school educators from around the world are in Missoula this week visiting Big Sky High School to learn about strategies for teaching high school students.
Students from at least three Missoula schools walked out of class at noon in Missoula in solidarity with teens from Florida who met with their state legislators in an effort to pass new gun laws.
On Thursday, Missoula County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Apostle informed staff, students and parents of Washington Middle School of his decision to formally appoint Craig Henkel as Principal of Washington Middle School and Kacie Laslovich as Assistant Principal at Washington.
Colleen Windell, a Washington Middle School 7th grade teacher, is one of two state finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.