AM 1240 KLYQ » school http://klyq.com Hamilton's Newstalk Leader Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Chip Jasmin Will Present Musical Bitterroot History to Hamilton 4th Graders http://klyq.com/chip-jasmin-will-present-musical-bitterroot-history-to-hamilton-4th-graders/ http://klyq.com/chip-jasmin-will-present-musical-bitterroot-history-to-hamilton-4th-graders/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:38:28 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=96735 The Daly Elementary School 4th grade classes will get unique lessons in Montana and Bitterroot history, when musician Chip Jasmin visits for a week in April.

Humanities Montana awarded a $500 grant to the Hamilton School District to support Jasmin's project "Musical Bitterroot History" from April 15-19

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]]> http://klyq.com/chip-jasmin-will-present-musical-bitterroot-history-to-hamilton-4th-graders/feed/ 0 All-around entertainer Chip Jasmin. (File Photo) Report Card Time http://klyq.com/report-card-time/ http://klyq.com/report-card-time/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:41:15 +0000 Joy Larson http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=139894 It was report time card last week at my boys’ school. This usually goes pretty well in our house, since two of my boys still are in the grade levels that hand out S, S+, S- and N. My oldest son, however, has been in a grade for the past couple years that doles out A, B, C, D and F.

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]]> http://klyq.com/report-card-time/feed/ 0 Student Who Fought Off a Gunman Gets Suspended http://klyq.com/student-gunman-suspended/ http://klyq.com/student-gunman-suspended/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:37:44 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=156972 A 16-year-old boy in Florida who stopped a classmate with a gun is not being hailed as a hero.

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]]> http://klyq.com/student-gunman-suspended/feed/ 0 New Montana Law Requires Drivers to Stop 30 Feet Behind School Buses With Flashing Lights http://klyq.com/new-montana-law-requires-drivers-to-stop-30-feet-behind-school-buses-with-flashing-lights/ http://klyq.com/new-montana-law-requires-drivers-to-stop-30-feet-behind-school-buses-with-flashing-lights/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=138879 Today, Feb. 28, House Bill 155 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. The bill updates laws concerning school buses.

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]]> http://klyq.com/new-montana-law-requires-drivers-to-stop-30-feet-behind-school-buses-with-flashing-lights/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of A river runs through/Flickr School Board Votes to Close Historic 1889 Grantsdale School in Hamilton http://klyq.com/school-board-votes-to-close-historic-1889-grantsdale-school-in-hamilton/ http://klyq.com/school-board-votes-to-close-historic-1889-grantsdale-school-in-hamilton/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:51:57 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=138477 The school bell outside Grantsdale Elementary in Hamilton has been ringing for classes and recess since the school's founding by Henry Grant in 1889. After a school board decision on Monday, February 25, however, Grantsdale's bell will ring to let children loose for the last time on June 6 of this year.

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]]> http://klyq.com/school-board-votes-to-close-historic-1889-grantsdale-school-in-hamilton/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Margo Calder Teen Charged with Bringing Guns to School http://klyq.com/teen-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-school/ http://klyq.com/teen-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-school/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:15:28 +0000 Associated Press http://newsradio95.com/?p=127335 BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy charged with bringing two guns to Harrison Public Schools, including a loaded .357 Magnum, is being held at a juvenile detention facility in Galen.

The Associated Press reports the boy had a detention hearing Monday in Virginia City before Youth Court Judge Loren Tucker

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]]> http://klyq.com/teen-charged-with-bringing-guns-to-school/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media Teacher In Hot Water After Facebook Photo Surfaces of Students With Mouths Duct-Taped Shut http://klyq.com/teacher-student-duct-tape/ http://klyq.com/teacher-student-duct-tape/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:36:02 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=180935 It's a Facebook photo middle school math teacher Melissa Cairns wished she never posted. The snap, which has since been removed from her page, showed several of her students with duct tape over their mouth. "Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!," read the caption.

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]]> http://klyq.com/teacher-student-duct-tape/feed/ 0 ABC 5 Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement http://klyq.com/teacher-fear-students-retirement/ http://klyq.com/teacher-fear-students-retirement/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:50:26 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=178684 Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.

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]]> http://klyq.com/teacher-fear-students-retirement/feed/ 0 YouTube Crocodile Infestation Gives Kids a Day Off From School http://klyq.com/crocodile-infestation-gives-kids-a-day-off-from-school/ http://klyq.com/crocodile-infestation-gives-kids-a-day-off-from-school/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:45:05 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=146327 Everyone loves a good snow day, but that's nothing compared to a vicious onslaught of man-eating crocodiles.

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]]> http://klyq.com/crocodile-infestation-gives-kids-a-day-off-from-school/feed/ 0 Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images Stranger Danger – Rattlesnake Student Does All The Right Things [AUDIO] http://klyq.com/stranger-danger-rattlesnake-student-does-all-the-right-things-audio/ http://klyq.com/stranger-danger-rattlesnake-student-does-all-the-right-things-audio/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:11:27 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=104490 Missoula Police received a report Tuesday morning that as a 10 year-old girl was walking to the Rattlesnake Elementary School, an unidentified man offered her a ride. She ignored him and kept walking. It was exactly the right thing to do.

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]]> http://klyq.com/stranger-danger-rattlesnake-student-does-all-the-right-things-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Missoula County Public Schools Suspect Identified in School Playground Investigation [AUDIO] http://klyq.com/suspect-identified-in-school-playground-investigation-audio/ http://klyq.com/suspect-identified-in-school-playground-investigation-audio/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:37:09 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=99554 Suspect identified in playground incident.

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]]> http://klyq.com/suspect-identified-in-school-playground-investigation-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Edi Sells Tulsa/flickr.com Hamilton Players Prepare Future Stars http://klyq.com/hamilton-players-prepare-future-stars/ http://klyq.com/hamilton-players-prepare-future-stars/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:48:33 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55354 Students learn many aspects of theater.

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]]> http://klyq.com/hamilton-players-prepare-future-stars/feed/ 0 The Hamilton Playhouse on Ricketts Road west of Hamilton. (KLYQ Photo) If You're Looking for Better Grades, Make Sure to Get Some Sleep http://klyq.com/better-grades-sleep/ http://klyq.com/better-grades-sleep/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:45:41 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=135109 Parents who admire their kids’ late-night study habits might be better off encouraging them to get some shut-eye instead — new research suggests well-rested students fare better academically.

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]]> http://klyq.com/better-grades-sleep/feed/ 0 quinnanya, flickr Did You Cheat When You Were in School? — Survey of the Day http://klyq.com/did-you-cheat-when-you-were-in-school-survey-of-the-day/ http://klyq.com/did-you-cheat-when-you-were-in-school-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:48:48 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=122593 New York City is just the latest school district to be rocked with a large-scale high school cheating scandal, this one involving state exams and cell phones.

Earlier this year there were also high profile cases of mass cheating in Houston and Long Island.

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]]> http://klyq.com/did-you-cheat-when-you-were-in-school-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Jeff J. Mitchell, Getty Images College Student Fakes Kidnapping to Get Out of Handing In Paper http://klyq.com/college-student-fakes-kidnapping/ http://klyq.com/college-student-fakes-kidnapping/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:08:20 +0000 Kyle Dowling http://thefw.com/?p=136095 Kids these days are taking the saying “the dog ate my homework” and completely chucking it out the window. Today’s student needs a more up-to-date and convincing reason for missing an assignment, skipping class or failing to complete work. That’s why this story of a college student who faked his own kidnapping is so fascinating.

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]]> http://klyq.com/college-student-fakes-kidnapping/feed/ 0 Think Stock/Hemera Technologies Longer Recess in School? http://klyq.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/longer-recess-in-school/ http://klyq.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/longer-recess-in-school/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:35:57 +0000 Aaron "Tallest DJ" Traylor http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=32750 Could elementary students use the extra time outside? Perhaps stretch their legs a bit, get more active? It might help to clear the cob webs before having another class session.

Or will it distract them even more?

Some parents in Charlottesville are currently demanding that their scho

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]]> http://klyq.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/longer-recess-in-school/feed/ 0 Montana Students Link to Everest Climb http://klyq.com/montana-students-link-to-everest-climb/ http://klyq.com/montana-students-link-to-everest-climb/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:19:08 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=33115 The MSU Press Release provides the details.

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]]> http://klyq.com/montana-students-link-to-everest-climb/feed/ 0 Mount Everest on a clear day. (Conrad Anker photo) Is Your Child Eating Pink Slime? http://klyq.com/is-your-child-eating-pink-slime/ http://klyq.com/is-your-child-eating-pink-slime/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:30:24 +0000 Joy Larson http://klyq.com/?p=32290 You might think this is a trick question. (Of course my child is not eating “pink slime.”) But, don’t be so quick to answer no.

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]]> http://klyq.com/is-your-child-eating-pink-slime/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of john.murden/Flickr. Let's Talk Tech http://klyq.com/lets-talk-tech/ http://klyq.com/lets-talk-tech/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:06:38 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=1796 KLYQ's Steve Fullerton had a live interview on KLYQ with Hamilton School superintendent Duby Santee and school board chairman Jim Shea about the School District 3 Technology Levy. It's part of a mail-in ballot that includes election of two board members

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]]> http://klyq.com/lets-talk-tech/feed/ 0 The Vote Is In the Mail http://klyq.com/the-vote-is-in-the-mail/ http://klyq.com/the-vote-is-in-the-mail/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:38:05 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=1563 For the first time, the Hamilton School District will be running a "mail-in ballot" school election in May.
The ballots will be mailed out to all registered voters April 18th and must be returned to the Ravalli County Elections Office by May 3rd at 8pm (election day)

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