Gallatin Gateway students came out on top at the countyâs 69th Annual Declamation Contest themed, âBig Tech Censorship: Suppressing Free Speech or Promoting Public Safety.â
The annual contest was started by Judge W. W. Lessley and County Superintendent Martha Haynes in 1951 and was intended specifically for students in grades 6-8 who attend the countyâs rural schools. Its purpose was to provide for a constructive educative emphasis on Americanism in the rural schools. Today, students in Gallatin Countyâs rural schools continue to compete in this long-standing contest.
Students in grades 6-8 choose to write an original essay or present a memorized speech on a patriotic theme for trophies and prizes, with the top two finalists in each category presenting their winning declamations at the annual Law Day event. On April 29, 18 students from Gallatin Countyâs rural schools came together at the county courthouse to participate in a written flag knowledge tes
‘Part of our heritage’: Decades later, school bell returns
By LIZ WEBERApril 24, 2021 GMT
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) In the 1970s, word spread through Gallatin Gateway that the bell in the 1914 schoolhouse needed to be removed over concerns the old bell tower could no longer hold it. Whoever managed to remove the bell could keep it, the district said.
Ed ter Telgte, a rancher who attended the school as a child, took up the challenge. After he removed the bell, it stayed with him and his family, including on their move to Columbus, Montana.
Decades later, the bell was returned to Gallatin Gateway with the help of a sleuthing parent, Morgan Stuart, and the blessing of ter Telgte’s wife, Karen.
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