Clerk Resigns at Lockwood to Accept SD2 Position
An award of appreciation was presented to Lockwood School Clerk and Business Manager Laurie Kvamme by board members at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Kvamme has resigned her position, after 17 years, to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer of Billings School District 2. Superintendent Don Christman urged the board to approve a […]
Makes Private Education Look like a No-Brainer.
Dear Editor, In so far as Daylis Stadium goes, I don’t know what is more discouraging – its current condition or the fact that school district 2 was allowed to let this happen! One needs to look no further than Lockwood or Laurel – two class “A” schools – for better facilities hosting track meets […]
Four Parents File for School Board to Bring Change to Billings School District 2
Four parents are immediately filing as candidates for the school board in Billings School District 2 with the opening of candidate filing on December 9. They are parents who realized at the beginning of school in the fall, that they had “turned their heads” for far too long when it came to paying attention to […]
Billings School District 2 Moving Forward Despite COVID-19
Billings schools are going to re-open on their normal date of August 24th but with extra safety precautions in place. “We are planning to have two instructional models available for our students,” stated Billings School District 2 Superintendent, Greg Upham.
$1.6 Million Levy Passes in Billings School District 2
Tuesday, Billings voters passed the elementary general fund levy for School District 2, which will provide support to the district as it wrestles with a structural budget deficit. It will cost $9.79 per $100,000 in assessed property value to fund the requested $1.6 million.
1.6 Million Dollar Mill Levy Proposed in School District 2
You can expect ballots arriving in your mailboxes this Friday and Saturday for a proposed $1.6 million elementary school mill levy for School District 2. If passed, the levy will be directed towards operational costs for the kindergarten through eighth grades, according to Billings School District 2 Superintendent Greg Upham.
School District 2 to cut four million
School District 2 Superintendent Greg Upham announced on the 12th that the Billings elementary school district is expecting a four million dollar budget shortfall for the 2020-2021 school year. While the high school district is expected to be within their budget thanks to voters backing a high school mill levy this year, the elementary district […]
Rally in the rain: High school boosters make progress
Originally published in the 9/22/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — Despite the continuation of a drizzling rain, a number of parents and students turned out Saturday for the Kickoff Rally for the Lockwood High School election campaign at the Ace Hardware parking lot. Volunteers collected packets and received neighborhood assignments to distribute […]
Lockwood shoots down Billings high school levy, Lockwood mill levy fails,
Squeaker school elections shot down some mill levy requests and approved others throughout the county on May 2. Some are still undetermined. Lockwood Superintendent Tobin Novasio said that he was “very disappointed” with their very close 13-vote loss. Lockwood voters, by a total of 891 votes to 878 votes, turned down an 11.1 mill increase […]
Lockwood, School District 2 wrangle over upcoming high school legislation
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 10/14/16 – by Evelyn Pyburn LOCKWOOD — The trustees from Lockwood School Billings School District 2 held a joint meeting Monday evening at Lockwood Middle School, to determine whether the two districts can iron out their differences in regard to passing legislation that will […]