Calling all book lovers-we need books!

Do you have any new or gently used books (recent books, ages 0-teen) that you would like to find a new home for? The Foundation is currently collecting books for Reading Rocks, our summer reading program. Each summer we give away over 5,000 books!

If you have books to donate or your school or business is interested in hosting a book drive for us, please reach out to Holly Sessoms at 281-5150 or sessomsh@billingsschools.org

2024 Distinguished Educators

School District 2 is fortunate to have so many wonderful educators. Each year, middle and high school student councils nominate Distinguished Educators. Teachers they believe that have made a significant impact or go above and beyond in the classroom. These teachers are then eligible to apply for a $2,500 grant from BNSF to become one of two Excellence in Education Award winners. Winners will be announced at the 2024 Salute to Education event on April 24th. Congratulations to all of our 2024 Distinguished Educators below! Click on the graphic to enlarge.

Billings Early College School

Billings is in a unique position to offer the first Early College School in the state of Montana. This will be a tremendous opportunity for our students. If you have questions on the Billings Early College School, check out this interview on Community 7 or visit the Billings Public Schools website.

Salute to Education

Join us as we pay tribute to the Class of 2024 valedictorians and platinum students, as well as recognizing community engagement in the schools. Please RSVP by April 12th to Holly Sessoms at 281-5150 or sessomsh@billingsschools.org if you are interested in attending this fun event celebrating excellence in our schools.

Support Ben Steele’s FIRSTⓇ LegoⓇ

League Challenge

The team needs your help and is currently fundraising to get to the competition. If you or your business can help support these fine students, please click on the donation link below. Donations will be used for registration, travel and accommodations for the team and chaperones.

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The Ben Steele’s FIRSTⓇ LegoⓇ League Challenge Team, the Wildcats, have qualified for the FLL World Championship in Houston, TX, April 17-20. Teams in the First Lego League Challenge Competition design, build, and program a Lego robot to score points by completing a variety of missions in a two-and-a-half-minute game.

At Worlds they will have the opportunity to go up against the best of the best and to show the world what Montana is made of! This team was victorious in the Montana State FLL competition where they came out on top in a group of 36 teams. Before the competition, each team qualified in regionals in order to move on to the state level. That means that our Ben Steele team was the top performer out of over 100 across the state. They have earned the right to compete against 200 teams from 56 different countries!

Community Partner Spotlight

In each edition of our e-news, we bring you a community partner spotlight. A group or organization that believes in our mission of supporting students and educators in School Dist. 2.

SCHEELS has been a wonderful community partner of the Education Foundation since 2008. They have supported classroom grants, Reading Rocks and most recently have become the title sponsor of Saturday Live. We appreciate their continued support and commitment to the Foundation!

"SCHEELS is proud to support the Education Foundation as they drive development and support to educators and students. "-Leslie Jochems, Community Relations

Community in Action

We had so much fun seeing all of the support for 406 Jersey Day! Thank you to our community supporters we raised over $17,500 for the Food Insecurity Programs!

Billings Library

Altana Federal Credit Union

First Federal Bank & Trust

Thank you Rimrock Pediatric Dentistry for donating toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss to our BackPack Meals for Pediatric Dental Month in February.

Big Sky Economic Development

Simply Local Magazine

Through Yellowstone Valley Electric Coop and their Operation Round Up program, we were able to purchase mini fridges for several of our pantries. We are thrilled to be able to offer a better selection of snack options for our students.

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