WEF NEWS

Supporting and Enhancing Whitefish Public Education and Community

Teacher Wish List 2024

By WEF | Jun 14, 2024

Every year WEF participates in the Whitefish Community Foundation Great Fish Challenge. Money raised from this challenge is used to fund Teacher Wish List items; teachers requested items they feel would enhance the educational experience of Whitefish Students. This school year, we funded $35,100 in Wish List grants:$8,900 to Muldown, $12,400 to Whitefish Middle School,…

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Whitefish Education Foundation Scholarship Committee Launches Scholarship Mentor Program Whitefish High School and Whitefish Independent High School Students

By WEF | May 21, 2024

The Whitefish Education Foundation (WEF) Scholarship Committee has launched a volunteer Scholarship Mentor pilot program during the 2023-2024 academic year.  Under the supervision of the Whitefish High School Counselors, volunteer mentors are available to assist Whitefish High School and Whitefish Independent High School students in navigating the scholarship search and application process.  

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Whitefish Education Foundation hires first executive director

By WEF | Sep 6, 2023

The Whitefish Education Foundation has hired Jesse Kuntz as its first executive director

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A Summary of 2022-2023 Writing Coaches

By WEF | Jun 25, 2023

Jeanne Wdowin has again led an amazingly dedicated group of volunteers to serve Whitefish students for the Writing Coaches of Montana. May 2023 As always, Whitefish remains a leader in innovative programming opportunities, so we look forward to figuring out the process of how to do this valuable work together. Cassie Sheets Executive Director Writing…

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Family Involvement Team Programs – 2023

By WEF | May 25, 2023

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH The Family Involvement Team hosts a community-wide celebration to welcome our students and families back to a new year of learning, activities, and development. Booths this year included several sporting clubs, including softball, hockey, dance, figure skating, jiu-jitsu (and more). Clubs include boy scouts, cub scouts, vocals, and theater. Look for…

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WSD Rocks

Whitefish School District Rocks 2023

By WEF | May 25, 2023

Last year, the Whitefish Community came together to honor the educators, administrators, and staff at the Whitefish School District who kept our students safe and educated during the COVID pandemic.   This event was held at the O’Shaughnessy Center and featured a fantastic performance from The MAC Band.  Through our sponsors’ tremendous generosity, we raised $133,040,…

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Summary of Teacher Spring Wishlist 2023

By WEF | Apr 9, 2023

Every year WEF participates in the Whitefish Community Foundations GreatFish Challenge. Money raised from this challenge is used to fund Teacher Wish List items; teachers requested items they feel would enhance the educational experience of Whitefish Students.

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The Gear Head Project

By WEF | May 18, 2021

WEF asked Whitefish alum, Devin Beale and lead artist at Stumptown Arts Studio, Charity Flowers to share their experiences in creating this local collaborative art project – GearHead.

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Writing in a journal

Creating Confident and Competent Writers

By WEF | Aug 1, 2020

Never before have we felt more certain about the relevance of our one-on-one support for students’ writing assignments.

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