Jim earned this by working hard all year long. The school is so fortunate to have another state speech champion.

I was very involved in speech during high school at Great Falls and consider it some of the most formidable education I received.

The thing I remember most about middle school was how tough it was. You're not quite an adult, but you're not a kid anymore. I try to treat these kids with the respect I would have wanted at that age. These kids ? sorry, young adults ? are very sharp, and they deserve my respect.

We talked about school over the summer in 2004. (We decided) to combine classes.

My view and the ACLU view on suppression of political speech in school is that the public schools have a pointed responsibility to prepare students to think critically and participate in our democracy,

It makes the playing field fairer, more even.