Russellog staff promotes the 2020 yearbook

February 28, 2020

The yearbook staff traveled through time in this video and took a look at the styles of the Russellog since 1966. This year's book is for sale for $70 in the finance office. Books also are available for purchase online until March 15 -- $60. Visit www.yearbookordercenter and use order #7732 to reserve...

Great Falls Public Schools Closed Feb. 10

February 11, 2020

All Great Falls public schools and some surrounding private schools are closed due to threats.  There is a daycare service available at Paris Gibson Education Center. More information will be coming soon.

Jessica Goosen keeps busy running two clubs

Grace Carr and Raef Hamlin

January 14, 2020

BPA regionals is fast approaching and Key Club services are already well underway with the leadership of business department teacher, Jessica Goosen. Keeping these two clubs organized is no easy task and both require a substantial amount of fundraising.  Business Professionals of America participan...

Locked Bathrooms Solve Long Standing Problems

Kerrigan Edwards and David Case

January 14, 2020

For students who spend long amounts of time in Bill Williamson Auditorium, the lack of bathrooms may be a prevalent question for most.  About 2 years ago, drama instructor Chris Evans decided to keep the men’s bathroom near the choral room closed. Currently, those who have access to the bathro...

Spain Trip planned for the summer of 2021

Nancy Beston and Amya Terry

January 14, 2020

French Club and German Club have officially announced their summer trips to foreign countries. Spanish just just finalized plans for their 2021 trip to Spain. “We just solidified this with EP (educational tours),” with the trip being planned not too long ago, most things are still up in the a...

Kenczka Scholarship Awards Biology 1-2 Student

Taylor Willmarth

January 13, 2020

Junior Maggie Petersen was surprised when she was awarded with the Kenczka Scholarship for Biology 1-2 students earlier this year. Prior to being presented with her $50 award, she didn’t know that the scholarship existed.  “The Biology 1-2 teachers get to choose whoever they would like to give the schol...

HOSA sees under-performance for their annual blood drive

Gloria Baldevia, Editor

November 25, 2019

On Nov. 19, 2019, CMR HOSA club partnered with the American Red Cross to gather several brave volunteers for the annual fall blood drive. 89 students turned up, but the organization saw an underwhelming performance for the drive.  Out of all the donors, including several walk-ins, the cause man...

Band plays for Veterans Day at Valley View Elementary School

Paige McCorkle, Staff Writer

November 20, 2019

On Friday Nov. 8, CMR band played at Valley View Elementary School in honor of Veterans Day.  Band member Taylor Willmarth, a junior,  said they practiced a few patriotic pieces to play, and the assembly was set up to thank the veterans for their service, as many staff and parents who ar...

CMR Spanish Club looks forward to the future

David Mitchell, Staff Writer

November 20, 2019

The CMR Spanish Club is a diverse community consisting of like-minded individuals with a love for the Spanish language. CMR Spanish teacher Tammy Petzold highlighted some of the activities in which her club members participate. “I let them decide what they want to do,” Petzold said. Students will g...

Technology in art – Just another medium

Kaylebb Stahmer, Staff Writer

November 20, 2019

Technology has been incorporated into many classes here at CMR, and now the art department has the opportunity to work with new mediums -- iPads. As a result of receiving an Innovation Grant from the Great Falls Public Schools Foundation, CMR’s art department recently received ten iPads, enabli...