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Whitefish Education Foundation hires first executive director
The Whitefish Education Foundation has hired Jesse Kuntz as its first executive director
Read MoreA Summary of 2022-2023 Writing Coaches
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
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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Whitefish School District Rocks 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
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
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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Creating Confident and Competent Writers
Never before have we felt more certain about the relevance of our one-on-one support for students’ writing assignments.
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Making Your Bed Could Make You A Better Writer
Writing Coaches of Whitefish is all about coaching students on how to think critically about their writing assignments.
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Kaye Haller – Writing Coaches for Whitefish School District
by Rita Braun Imagine you, a novice writer in middle or high school, and your assignment of a five-paragraph essay on which you must make a claim and support it throughout, is due tomorrow. And you haven’t started it yet. What is it you want to say? Really want to say? What do you want…
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