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VICA swings into action Dynamite comes in small packages — and VICA is no exception. Over the past three decades, VICA, the club geared towards vocational crafts, has gone from being one of Flathead’s biggest clubs in 1965 to disappearing completely in the 1980s. VICA advisor Bruce Fitzgerald reintroduced the club in 1995, and according to Fitzgerald, the lack of student knowledge of VICA explains why only 12 people are currently involved. |
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Local man establishes program to help students accomplish their dreams This year, 14 FHS students enjoyed an activity many members of the Flathead Valley take for granted. New horizons were opened to them as they skied in the Dream program, started more than a decade ago in 1987 by Dennis Johns, who lost his leg in a car accident. |
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deKort talks environment at national teaching forum As the world’s temperatures increase and carbon dioxide levels grow higher, scientists, researchers and politicians alike gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Feb. 16- 18 to predict the effects of global climate change. A lone high school science teacher — FHS’ own Linda deKort — joined forces with her fellow scientists. |
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