NIE 2017

Knowledge is

POWER

A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF

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oday the Missoulian joins educators, students and newspapers worldwide in celebrating the importance of newspapers in classrooms.

The Missoulian’s NIE program serves about 200 classrooms in western Montana. To be part of the program, schools, teachers or business sponsors buy newspapers at a special rate for use as classroom resources.

Classrooms that participate in the program were invited to observe NIE Week (March 6-10) through a variety of contests and projects sponsored by the Missoulian. Five contests have become traditional parts of our weeklong

celebration: write an editorial; draw an editorial cartoon; illustrate the weather; write a creative story based on a classified advertisement; and design an ad for an area business.

You’ll see the results of all of these contests in this special section. From each of the five contest categories, judges from several Missoulian departments selected a GRAND PRIZE WINNER. These students will each receive a $25 gift card for their outstanding efforts. All classrooms represented in the section will also receive enough of today’s newspaper so that every student has one.

ASHLEY KLEIN, NIE Coordinator missoulian.com

Every minute. Every day.

The Missoulian is proud to be part of this celebration in learning

Blackfoot communications - designed by Boden veale, grade 3, rattlesnake, Maureen Loewenwarter, teacher

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

WEATHER

CLASSIFIED

Students have strong and varied opinions and they expressed them with excellent editorials. The grand prize goes to Mark Herzog, a sophomore at Hellgate High School who is taught by Lew Procacci (Page 4).

Good artwork and critical thinking skills are defining factors when composing an editorial cartoon.

Lauren Gass, a Hellgate sophomore taught by Lew Procacci, is the winner (Page 3).

Students in kindergarten through second grade put their artistic skills to work as they illustrated the weather. Jah’Kyrrah Laurence, a second-grader at Hawthorne School taught by Diana Tackett, wins the grand prize (Page 5).

Every classified ad has a story behind it, and we invited students to turn their imaginations loose and make up stories about ads they found in the Missoulian. Cold Springs fourth-grader Makenna Thorson takes the top prize. Her teacher is Beth Kennedy. (Page 13 ).

ARTICLE

CARTOON

DRAWING

AD STORY

DESIGN AN AD

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The contest involved more than 500 students who created ads for 16 area businesses. Everyone in the class produced an ad, which was taken to the business to select the one for publication. All the ads are on display this week at the businesses. The grand champion is Amelia Grace Cronk, a fourth-grader in Susan Batiuchok’s class at St. Ignatius School. The ad she designed for Republic Services is on page 6.

editorial Cartoon Grand prize

Lauren Gass

Grade 10 Hellgate High Lew Procacci, teacher Editorial Cartoon

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Editorial Grand prize

Mining operation on the Smith River

Optional physical education

Montana’s Smith River, the only permitted recreational river

Physical education should not be a required course. Many students have other sports

in the state. On the Smith you can float 59 miles through a

or physical, extracurricular activities going on and during many of these activities,

limestone canyon, fish a blue ribbon trout fishery, and camp on

athletes are likely to become injured. More than 1.4 million young athletes are

these amazing river banks. Recently Tintina mining resources

injured playing sports every year. Many students even get injured while engaging in

has proposed a large scale copper mining operation on

the exercises required by physical education teachers. Students who have injuries

the headwaters of the Smith River. The mine is a huge risk

cannot participate in P.E. and therefore they cannot gain credit for the class. This

because they’ll be mining through sulfide materials. Sulfuric acid can form when

results in lower grades, a lower GPA and lowered self-esteem. Under the physical

these materials are exposed to air and water in a process called acid mine drainage.

and emotional stress of physical education, many students endure feelings of self-

Wrong practices of acid mine drainage can completely devastate an ecosystem. As

hatred, or worthlessness due to being picked last, being out of shape or simply being

an avid outdoorsman I’m strongly opposed to mining on the Smith River. Do we really

slow. Yes, it is very healthy for children and teens to get out and be active, however

want another failed mining experiment in Montana with major consequences? I do

a more effective method may be teaching students how to take care of themselves

understand that the Sheep Creek Mine would create more jobs and boost the local

independently instead of being forced into physical labor on a daily basis. The extra

economy, but is the health of one of the most precious river systems in Montana worth

period could be used to take another course where students may learn more valuable

it? Just imagine if the mine failed no more trout and wildlife could not inhabit the area.

life skills that would be useful in the future. The option of taking physical education will

The Montanan recreational way of life would be gone from the Smith. As residents of

still be open, but not required.

Montana we must help Mother Nature and protect the Smith River.

MADDY GALLAGHER MARK HERZOG,

Grade 9, Hellgate High

Grade 10, Hellgate High

Lew Procacci, teacher

Lew Procacci, teacher

missoula children’s theatre - designed by dia jenkins, grade 3, florence, melinda hettick, teacher

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Public lands are not for sale

The problem with organic foods

One of my biggest passions and joys in life is spending time in the outdoors. I have

These days many people don’t completely understand modern agriculture. With an

my father to thank for this, as he has passed down countless stories of him taking

estimated 2.4 billion increase in the human population in 28 years, things have to

part in all kinds of recreation in the outdoors. Currently, I can hunt, fish, hike, etc. on

change and technology will have to keep up. Organic food products have become

our public lands, but quite frankly, I am afraid that my children won’t be able to do the

quite popular lately and they seem like a great way to stay healthy and the way to keep

same. Although H.R.621, which would sell off over 3 million acres of public land in 11

our planet “green.” Well that’s not completely true. On organic farms, total crop yield

states was withdrawn in early February, nothing leads me to believe that there won’t

is usually at a poor level because you can’t use any GMOs, pesticides or herbicides to

be more attempts to turn public lands to private by government official who don’t

protect your crop. That then leads to your crop having a significantly lower chance to

appreciate the blessings that public lands offer. I wish that public lands will forever stay

grow and in the end there is less product. Also, because the food isn’t protected from

public, because as Backcountry Hunters & Anglers says, I am a public land owner, and

certain bacteria the product of an organic farm are more likely to make you sick. The

my public land is not for sale.

reason organic foods can be bad for the environment is that if two farms had the same total land, and also used the same kind of equipment like a tractor and/or combine.

NATE DELLINGER, Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

Each farm would produce the same amount of pollution from their equipment but a different amount of the same product or crop. Organic foods won’t be able to support our future.

JARRETT BOWMAN Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

Weather drawing Grand prize

Jah’kyrrah laurence Grade 2 Hawthorne Diana Tackett, teacher weather drawing

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Food in the classroom

CUTTING DOWN TREES

During the first period of school, many students are hungry, but not allowed to eat. This

I think that people shouldn’t cut so many trees down. I think that if people keep cutting

may be because of school rules or teacher rules, but either way, it’s not right. Students

so many trees down that there won’t be any left in the future. This is important because

already have to wake and learn two-three hours before their brains are ready, and for

trees produce air and people need air to breathe. I know that paper comes from trees,

some students, they aren’t energized because they didn’t have time for breakfast,

but I also think people should cut down less trees because people are chopping them

which could be made if students were allowed to eat during first period. If students

down faster than they can grow. I know that money is made from trees but maybe

were allowed to eat in first period, it shouldn’t have to go without rules. It should be

people should cut less trees and cut them down at a slower rate.

enforced that students should clean up after themselves, throw away their trash, not be

Also, animals live in trees and if people keep cutting them down, birds and other

loud or play with their food, and if teachers have any other rules with messy food, they

animals won’t have a place to live. Also if millions of trees are getting cut down that

should enforce them, but not being allowed to eat in first period should not be one of

means millions of animals are losing their homes. And if animals have nowhere to live

them.

they will be stuck in the heat and cold. Plus if animals are losing their homes they will try to get into people’s houses and that will be bad.

ALLANA BICKFORD Grade 10, Hellgate High

KAI WOOD

Lew Procacci, teacher

Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

Grand prize

republic services - designed by amelia grace cronk, grade 4, st. ignatius, susan batiuchok, teacher

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 LEAD BY EXAMPLE I’m not really a President Donald Trump lover, and I’m only 9 years old, but I’m smart enough to know to be kind. I don’t agree with all of Trump’s remarks. I know that Trump is already elected and there is nothing we can do about it. People say every day, “treat people how you would want to be treated.” If you got elected you would not want to be booed! We need to make our own choices. Don’t set bad examples for your kids. Be the best you can be. Be you! Be a problem solver, not a problem.

Follow rules. No more rude or mean words. They are hurtful. Stop behaving badly about Trump’s election.

ALLIE BERGER Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

Lucca wellenstein

Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

united way - designed by tiffany ioder, grade 8, victor, john arvish, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

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COLD SPRINGS LOCATION About the new Cold Springs School, I think they should not be building a new one.

This school has been around for a really long time. I also live pretty close to this one I’m writing at. It would also make it harder for the moms and dads to get their children to school.

Another reason they should not be moving the Cold Springs is, a lot of the bus drivers would have to make extra trips. In the winter there would also be a better chance of getting in a bus wreck. All because the owner wants to move it up a big hill.

My last reason would be all the teachers would have to go farther to teach at the school. That means that some teachers would quit their job and move to a different school to teach at.

SYLAS DEBUSK Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

Arianna Brown

Grade 9, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

os2 office solutions & services - designed by (lyud) mila goodwin, grade 5, lewis & Clark, leslie ferrell, teacher

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PETS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

SEAT BELT LAWS

Schools should let pets on school grounds when kids are not in school. Some people

I think police should be able to give tickets to people who don’t wear a seat belt.

might walk to school with their pet or pets. Some people might take their pet to pick up

One reason I think this is that my dad got in a car crash where a woman rear-ended his

their kid. If you do show ’n tell you could bring your pet. Kids like animals and if no one

car. She nearly died because she wasn’t wearing a seat belt, but she didn’t get a ticket.

is playing with you a pet can.

Another reason police should be able to give a ticket to people who don’t have a seat

Kids should take a pet on one day to see other pets kids have. The animals could get

belt on is that people could protest. They might break windows, block traffic or hurt

along. If a kid does not have a pet a kid can share their pet with them. Kids can bring

police, therefore filling up jail cells. It would be chaos and pandemonium!

their pets to recess and give them a walk. Kids could play with all the pets at recess.

A third reason police should be able to pull people over for not wearing a seat belt

Teachers, when they are done with their work at recess, could play with a pet. Dogs,

is more people could die from car crashes. It would lower the economy to have less

cats any animal can be fun. You can pet them, do tricks, and the class can have a

people working. It could also maximize the number of deaths due to car crashes to the

contest of how good your pet is.

pinnacle therefore scaring people.

I hope this law will be changed by the senator soon.

TAZA BARLOW Grade 4, Cold Springs

TYLER INABNIT

Beth Kennedy, teacher

Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

missoula federal credit union - designed by sophia parks, grade 4, hawthorne, michele riordan, emily weber, teachers

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lucia savoia

Grade 2, Hawthorne Diana Tackett, teacher

Weather Drawing

Rosalee Deputee

Grade 2, Hawthorne Diana Tackett, teacher

historical museum at fort missoula - designed by maddy illig, grade 3, bonner, kara reardon, teacher

Weather Drawing

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 CREATE A LIFE JACKET LAW I think they should make people with no experience with swimming wear lifejackets until about age 16 and up. One reason is when you are out on the boat and you don’t really know how to swim you could fall in, which would lead to trouble. You could drown if you are not an experienced swimmer. You may end up in a hospital or possible die.

Another reason is I see people who are old and have never had experience with swimming. You should learn to swim perfectly before removing the lifejacket permanently. Get into swimming lessons and perfect your skills.

Last reason is helping your life. Use it if you don’t know how to swim. It is helpful so please don’t ignore this law. The lifejacket has saved lives for people. This is a good source of usefulness.

Please use a lifejacket before you are comfortable swimming. I think you should be 16 before taking the lifejacket off for boating.

SOPHIE OLSON Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

Arica foss

Grade 10, Hellgate High Lew Procacci, teacher

the book exchange - designed by maggie sohneiter, grade 3, florence carlton, suzy miller, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

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Rayane Heiland Grade 2, Victor Sue Davis, teacher

Weather Drawing

lily hinther

Grade 2, Hawthorne Diana Tackett, teacher

human resource council - designed by alexis treece, grade 5, daly, echo allison, teacher

Weather Drawing

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Recently relocated farrier offering professional horseshoeing and hoof care services with over 17 years of experience.

Wren kreisel

Grade 9, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacehr

Editorial Cartoon

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creative classified ad story Grand prize

I was sitting sweetly in the barn when I heard my owner talking about horseshoeing. All I could think was, “he ain’t going to be touching my hooves!” The next day I was so happy because my owner came in and started brushing me and put a marvelous bowtie on my. I was a little curious because my owner never did this. Then I knew what he was up to. He was going to take to a horseshoeing session. Suddenly I started to feel fizzier and dizzier until I fell asleep. Then I woke up in a barn except it wasn’t my barn. I was this massive barn with stables as big as a classroom. When I got up I started to explore seriously. Then I saw this man that was coming over to me. The man had a long beard and gloves as big as a lunchbox.

He got me all cleaned and started to lift my dirty foot, but I wasn’t taking any chances, so I desperately kicked him in the face. He ended up in the hospital. “I told you I wouldn’t let anybody touch my hooves.” Well of course my sweet owner could.

MAKENNA THORSON Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

midas auto service - designed by olivia cummins, grade 6, frenchtown, bette paskey, teacher

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ashley merrill

Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

Sadie maloney

Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

horizon credit union - designed by alexander lynn, grade 4, cold springs, beth kennedy, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

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White & Grey Lionhead M Bunny free to good home. Apprx 5 mos old.

I hope I get a new owner. If I did, I wonder if he or she will be delightful like a bunny getting carrots. “I see someone approaching, closer to me,” I said to myself. Then someone came in and picked me up. It was a lady.

She was as pretty as a polished carrot.

She said, “You are so handsome!” in a marvelous way! “What a cutie you are. You have a lovely mane,” she said. She said, “Can I have this lighthearted one?” to the owner.

Then she took me to her home. It was a maladroit place, but I loved it. We were so precious together. After that day, we both enjoyed each other forever.

MARIA WEISBRICH Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

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Lost 2 cats in Florence – one black with green eyes, smaller one is white and grey.

We have never been so worried. We have apparently lost our owner, Sara.

We were taking her for a walk in our favorite grass park and she wandered off her leash. Cream and I have no idea what happened; we normally keep a pretty close eye on her. We have been wandering around for days (10 minutes.) It all started when we thought we heard a mouse in a juniper bush. We eagerly went to check it out. We felt a little tug and turned around, and she was gone! We wound up in a strange neighborhood. We turned a sharp corner and were face to face with the most terrifying dog ever! He was so close we could smell his doggie breath and his slobbery drool was pouring down my left paw. He backed us up against a brick wall. Then he whimpered and ran! We must have scared him away. Our owner was standing right behind us. Thank goodness we found her! We will take her home and let her give us treats!

ALLIE BERGER Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

southgate mall - designed by jaden winter baiyent, grade 6, meadow hill, tamAra mcdermott, teacher

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Tehya johnson

Grade 10, Hellgate High Lew Procacci, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

tristan nerison

Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

lambros real estate - designed by harlen bidwell, grade 3, bonner, marlene greil, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

stephanie moonen

Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

Luke o’leary

Grade 9, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

montana ace hardware - designed by steyr ulberg, grade 7, lone rock, betsy purcell, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

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DUCKS, GEESE, CHICKEN PLUCKER – Dux Industries (Mint Condition) $350/obo Call Bill

One warm morning I waddled over to the window to see what was on the TV. “Ducks, geese, and chicken plucking! Call Bill at 406-2739987.” Said a snarly voice on the TV. Next thing I knew I was in a metal box with bars (a cage.) A big man that was on the TV gave me a suspicious smile. His teeth had food and hair in them. He took a big bucket and some sharp scary thing (tweezers) and started ripping out my feathers. I squealed and chirped loudly. I pecked his hand and he frantically dropped me and I fell into a big scratched up bucket with ruffled feathers. When I hopped out I looked like a big hairy pumpkin.

Then sadly the man plucked the rest off as I kept squealing. At the end I looked like one of those hairless cats. Then I sadly had to go.

I got eaten by some family on Thanksgiving. (Who eats chicken on Thanksgiving!)

Kylie lunday

Grade 10, Hellgate High Lew Procacci, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

ASHLEY MERRILL Grade 4, Cold Springs Beth Kennedy, teacher

wagner’s home furnishings - designed by sorine fern beck, grade 6, meadow hill, tamara mcdermott, teacher

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS I can help you hang them!

Call Tim

It was Christmas week and I needed help hanging Christmas lights. I anxiously searched in the paper. I found an ad for help hanging Christmas lights.

I called the number and a screeching-high voice answered. He sound like a five-year-old, not a teenager. He said he’d be here in five minutes, instead he was here in two hours. He finally got to my house, and said, “Sorry I’m late, I stopped to watch a movie and have lunch.” I was furious. I told him to get to work on the double.

He climbed the ladder up to the roof, and then he screamed so loud that all the lights broke.

I ran to see what was happening. He was sprinting frightfully from my dog.

Apparently he thought it was a hungry bear. I looked down and saw the glimmering glass shards scattered over the cement. I angrily yelled at him. I apologized. I said I would give him one more chance. We found more lights in the attic. I saw the gloomy look in his eyes and told him that he could go home. He said thank you. When I woke up, all the lights were hung.

LINCOLN GREEN Grade 4, Cold Springs

Alice petasek

Grade 10, Hellgate High Karen Swanson, teacher

Editorial Cartoon

Beth Kennedy, teacher

park side credit union - designed by alaina jean machek, grade 6, meadow hill, tamara mcdermott, teacher

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2017 NIE Week Schools & Teachers BONNER

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Beth Kennedy

Kara Reardon

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Maureen Loewenwarter

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HAMILTON

Karen Swanson

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Diana Tackett

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ST. IGNATIUS Susan Batiuchok

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Michele Riordan

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