Cassie Storm
May 6, 2012

Moving to Great Falls helped one CMR singer get to where she is today. “I moved to Great Falls in second grade and I met a girl who sang at church. I admired her and she taught me how to sing,” freshman Victoria Spiewak said. Spiewak likes singing so much she has taken it to a new level. Spiewak... Read more »

Ashleigh Lehostky

Caroline Perkins, Stampede Reporter
May 4, 2012

Getting active and taking full advantage of her first year at C.M. Russell High School wasn’t difficult for freshman Ashleigh Lehotsky. Starting in elementary school Lehotsky played in the school band and continued to play in the high school symphonic band. Currently playing the bass clarinet,... Read more »

Nathalie Laborde enjoying her time at CMR

Luke Sisko, Staff Writer
May 4, 2012

After French teacher Erica Davis welcomed her second child, native French speaker Nathalie Laborde stepped in to sub for about six weeks. “My teaching style is very visual because I move a lot,” she said. “Since I’m a native speaker I have to write on the board.” She was raised and educated... Read more »

French native steps in for Madame Davis

Kaidin Phelan, Staff Writer
May 4, 2012

Sophomore Melissa Long is enrolled in French 3-4, and she has had to face new challenges this semester.            Recently French teacher Erica Davis had her second child; she is now on maternity leave and has left a sub in her place. This is no ordinary sub, however. “Class is harder now... Read more »

COMING OUT: Students, faculty delve into diversity

Lindsey Buck & Jennifer Verzuh
April 26, 2012

Students speak out, stand up against bullying due to sexual orientation by Lindsey Buck Dyke. The word is very familiar to freshman Courtney Boysun. Boysun first realized that she was bisexual during her seventh grade year. She came out to a close friend, whose cousin decided to “come out for her.” “I... Read more »

April teacher of the month, Mike Lins

Beth Stanley, Website Editor
April 19, 2012

Fourteen years of hard work and dedication to CMR has finally paid off for teacher Mike Lins. Lins was named teacher of the month for April at the faculty meeting April 17. This is his first time receiving the award. “I was not expecting to get it, but I thought it was nice especially because the students... Read more »

Band tour exceeds students’ expectations

Kim Michelsen, Intro Class Writer
April 19, 2012

Two words: “Tour. Awesome.” That is what Laura Marsilio said. Marsilio, a sophomore, is a clarinet player in the Symphonic Band at CMR. It was her first year going on tour, and she found that it exceeded her expectations. “I enjoyed it a lot, especially for my first time. I thought it was a lot... Read more »

Going the distance

Corey Allen, Stampede Reporter
April 16, 2012

  So there I was in the hot, loud, and crowded mobile Twinkie we call a school bus. The year was 2009 and it was sometime in the third quarter of my sophomore year at CMR. I was sitting next to my long-time friend Jordan Smith, who got on the uber-twinkie at the same stop I did. I’m not sure why... Read more »

O’Connell reflects on 28 years of volunteering

Keeli Telleen, Stampede Reporter
April 13, 2012

Through a series of “freak accidents” as he calls them CMR photographer and legend Patrick O’Connell discovered he wasn’t afraid of teenagers. Events culminated when O’Connell got a call one night from someone asking him to take pictures in the fall. “And you don’t argue with Jack Johnson,”... Read more »

Prom dress selection a rite of spring

Jasmine Flamand, Staff Writer
April 2, 2012

Senior Brynn Murphy set out on a mission for this year’s prom. She wanted to find the dress of her dreams. “I really wanted a sparkly dress, but totally different than from others,” Murphy said. Looking for the dress is always a process that can be stressful, but Murphy found a dress that was totally... Read more »