Retiring teachers

An open house will be held at the Deer Park School for retiring teachers Teri Seward Whited and Suzie Morey Menke on Thursday, May 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. Both have more than 30 years of service at the school.

Phi Theta Kappa

Three Columbia Falls students at Flathead Valley Community College were inducted into the Alpha Iota Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during the international honor society’s spring induction ceremony — Jacob Burgess, Autumn Fisher, Rebecca Ojennes and Theresa Williamson. All told, 32 students with a minimum grade point average of 3.4 were inducted. For more information, contact Wendy Jeschke at 756-3372 or e-mail wjeschke@fvcc.edu.

Nursing graduates

Twenty students from Flathead Valley Community College’s seventh class of practical nursing graduates were honored during a traditional pinning ceremony on May 16. Three graduates are from Columbia Falls — Laura Hunt, Lexy Magnuson and Tiffany Sterling.

State student

Kaitlyn Presnell, a junior at Columbia Falls High School, was recently appointed by Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau to the statewide Student Advisory Board. The 2014-2015 board consists of 39 high school students from 34 Montana schools. The board’s first meeting will be held Oct. 9 and 10 in Helena. For more information about the program, visit online at http://gmm.mt.gov/sab.html.

Scholarships

Three of the 37 students in the Flathead Valley to receive Montana University System Honor Scholarships averaging $16,000 each are from Columbia Falls High School — Caleb Baumann, Mason Gedlaman and Brooke Wilson. The scholarship waives undergraduate tuition for up to eight semesters at any campus of the Montana University System or at the Dawson, Flathead Valley, or Miles City community colleges.

Grad party

The Columbia Falls Class of 2014 Parent Committee needs volunteers to help with the annual graduation party to be held at the high school gym on Saturday, June 7, and for donations that can be used for prizes. For more information, call Stephanie Evans at 261-1296, Patty Dorlarque at 892-1676 or Shannon Trinastich at 250-2641.