Congratulations to the 2023/24 Girls State Tennis Team Sportsmanship Award presented by Stockman Bank.
Guardians of the Living Water Summer Program
Summer 2024 marks the 10th annual Guardians of the Living Water Summer camp for Apsáalooke 5th and 6th graders held at Crow school every June. The Guardians of the Living Water program was established through a partnership of the Crow Environmental Health Steering Committee, Crow Agency Public School, Little Big Horn College, and Montana State University. The goal of the program is to reinforce the importance of water in community health and well-being. The program teaches students how to monitor and care for local water sources, and is focused on a group science project where students make and test hypotheses comparing the water quality of different water sources. Each student brings in water samples to test for E. coli, and they also test for E. coli in the Little Big Horn River, the Big Horn River and in Pryor Creek. They learn how to conduct stream assessments, and at each site they record and analyze their observations to determine each stream’s water quality. They also learn from local knowledge holders about Apsáalooke science and ways of knowing that emphasize the importance of water. If you would like to see the students’ posters and learn more about the Crow Water Quality Project and current research findings, please join us at the Community Open House, Tuesday June 25th at 11am, in the LBHC Cultural Building in Crow Agency. Lunch will be provided.
Ms. Jenny Casino Crow Science class is coming to an end this week. Thank you to our presenters Senator Velma Pickett, Region 5 FWP Officer Chrissy Web, Geologist Dr. David Lopez, Crow Elder Harry Rock Above, Yellowtail Dam Park RangerZachary Hubbard, Yellowtail Dam employee Andi Yellowmule & his employees.
Thank you to all our community members who took the time to help us educate our youth during the summer with their knowledge and oral history. It is important to keep our oral history alive to continue to pass it down to the next generation - A'ho
This is the second summer that we had Crow Science offered at the Hardin High School and it has been very successful. Thank you to Teacher Timothy Kaldahl who reached out to me (Bianka Rock Above) to help integrate Crow culture into his classroom. Thank you to the high School Admin team - Principal Deanna Albert, Assistant Principal Kole Passes and high school Dean Amanda Lautt for all your support to continue this program. Thank you to our partners Eleanor Ross and Keianna Cachora for your support. Lastly, a huge thank you to our sponsors Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. A'ho
Please remember that Parent Coaching support is available during the summer months as well.
HCAC Swim lesson session 2 sign ups will be moved to Monday July 1st. Our 2nd session lessons will now be Monday July 15th-Thursday July 25th. 2 week session 4 days a week. If our main pool repair takes longer we will adjust lessons. Thank you for understanding!
Good morning! I was hoping you could post these pictures on the school Facebook page and website! With this caption! Thank you!!!
Hardin Middle School student just wrapped up a 6 day trip to Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and New York City!
Virtual Board Committee Work Session - Property and Liability Insurance Options - 9:00 AM Monday June 24th
To All Customers and Members of the HCAC:
Starting on MONDAY JUNE 24th our main pool will be closed to the public to repair a damaged line located in our main drain. This closure is not a planned closure and is required in order for us to prevent further damage to the pool. We hope the project itself does not take long, however it takes around a week to completely dump the pool and around week to have the pool filled, heated, and balanced. We hope to have our main pool available to the public the 2nd week of July (date will be announced after we know the extent of the repair and depending on the time it takes to get the pool ready). If the project takes longer than expected we will make announcements. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please see the image regarding hours of operation during this time.
What an amazing weekend! Took 35 hard working football dudes to camp. Huge shout-out and thank you to our sponsors that helped make this a reality for our program: The Crow Tribe, Northern Engineering and Consulting, Pepsi and Lammers Trading Post. Thank you for your support!
UPDATE ON HCAC!!! Please read!!!!! Lessons will continue tomorrow as scheduled.
ATTENTION! Our main pool circulation pump has gone down. We are trying to get it repaired as quickly as possible. We will keep our pools closed through the day. The fitness center and showers will be in operation. The hot tub will remain open during normal scheduled pool hours. If our main pool pump is running by the end of the afternoon we will be open for swimming this evening. We will keep you posted. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Presenters for Teacher Jenny Casino Crow Science class included Lynette Two Bulls of YellowBird Traditional Food Ways located in Lame Deer, Montana; Cheyenne Robinson of Native Food Sovereignty Project Coordinator and our very own Eleanor Ross, Farm to School Director. The students had the opportunity to do some tasting of different plants. They collected samples of edible and medicinal plants. They learned about the different uses, the significance in indigenous cultures and how traditional foods fit into food access. To end the week of class, the students and their teacher walked to the Hardin food bank and did some planting. Thank you Elle for organizing the speakers this week and the fun activity at the end. Thank you to our partners Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. A'ho
The high school Crow Science teacher Jenny Casino invited presenters for week 2 that covered Plant Science, Usage and Ecology. Nicole Real Bird presented on the Crow Language of the Native Plants and taught the students how to say the words in the Crow Language along with the translations. She also discussed some of the uses in traditional healing and practices in ceremonies. Deshawna Anderson presented on the posters she made and discussed the purpose for them. Lastly, Keianna "Kat" Cachora discussed the different plants that you can make teas and gave the students a hands on learning experience. Thank you to our partners the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders council.
During the last field trip to the Bighorn National forest, presenters Timothy Kaldahl and Noel Two Leggins presented on the cultural, wellness and the significance of the Medicine Wheel. The workshop included initiative games, strategies on dealing with stress and coping skills. The students also participated in a rock, papers, scissors tournament. On the way home, the group enjoyed a picnic together. Thank you to our partners the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders council.
During the mental and emotional health week, Josh Stewart and Scott Flat Lip shared their inspirational stories and experiences with the high school summer school students. They focused on cultural & wellness, coping mechanisms, social emotional awareness, having a growth mindset and preserving through when life gets challenging.
Thank you to our partners Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders council.
Hardin Primary summer school staff invited Sunny Gardner to do a presentation on the Crow teepee. She discussed the historic ways of living from the past to the present. She also displayed her beautiful teepee lining and demonstrated how you would tie it to the teepee.
The Hardin Academy had an open house last week. Along with the open house, they had a Pow-wow and recognized their graduates. THA would like to thank everyone involved in the process. Mr. Sidwell would also like to extend an invite to anyone that would like to view the building.
The Crow Agency School Mini Powwow had a great turn out last month. The Crow School Dance Troupe and their music teacher, Verleen Holds did a great job organizing the event. Thank you to all the dancers, drum group and emcee as well as the community in supporting this event. A'ho
Last month, the education association (union) presidents and executive directors from ID, WA, OR, HI, AK, AZ, WY, and NV as well as staff and executive committee members from the National Education Association visited Crow Agency Public school. They came from afar to see our language immersion program. They also had the opportunity to see a show case by a few of our Crow Agency dancers. Thank you, Amanda Curtis, for setting this up, it was a great honor to have you choose our district to visit. Thank you to our dancers, drum group and emcee. A'ho
Danielle Arnoux of One Health and Stevie Robinson who works with Phoenix, specializes in Recovery Yoga both shared their expertise and experience with Mrs. Jenny Casino’s summer school class. Some of the topics covered mindfulness and meditation techniques for managing stress, breathing exercises and stretches. We are grateful for Danielle and Stevie for taking time to share their stories with our youth. A’ho
We also like to thank our partners Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council.
