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Mrs. Fought

Chris Lander was born and raised in Shelby, MT. After graduating from high school, she attended Eastern Montana College in Billings. She started her teaching career with the Great Falls Public Schools in 1987 at Riverview Elementary where she taught 3rd grade for two years and 5th grade for 3 years. Chris transferred to East Middle School to teach 7th grade math for 13 years before joining the North staff 4 years ago. Chris has also coached in the district for 22 years and is currently the head girls basketball coach at Great Falls High.

Ms. Farr
Sara Farr, our science teacher, is in her first year of teaching. As a student at Carroll College, Ms. Farr majored in  Biology and Chemistry for Secondary Education. She misses her family back in Sidney, Montana, but is enjoying her time in Great Falls. She lives with her miniature schnauzer Tess and spends her free time knitting and painting with acrylics. She is excited to have you as her first group of students!!!!

Mrs. Christofferson








Mrs. Dietz

Mrs. Guisti
Judi Guisti, our Special Education Educator, is originally from Southern California. She has lived in Montana for almost twenty years.  Mrs. Guisti has been married for twenty years and has 3 daughters. Her youngest, Courtney,  is a senior at Centerville high school.  The other two are both at the University of Montana; Bailee, is a freshman and Tawni, is a sophomore.  Mrs. Guisti taught preschool for eleven years and has now been teaching at North for three years. She really enjoys middle school aged students. When she's not at school, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and making jewelry.

Ms. Humphrey
Lucretia Humphrey, our 7th grade counselor, has been in the district since 1992.  She has been an elementary school counselor, counselor at the Alternative HS and GED program, and now at North for the second year.  Ms. Humphrey enjoys her family, her cat and interest in Sierra Leone.  She loves her job and appreciates the growing time of middle school students.  Being available to students and their parents is important to her.

EXTREME TEAM CLASSROOM POLICY

 GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS

1. Follow directions the first time given.
2. Be on time to class with the necessary materials. 
3. Respect the feelings, rights, and property of others.
4. Complete and hand in all assigned work on time.

CONSEQUENCES

Three checks per every nine weeks for any of the following behaviors:

·Tardy to class                     ·Inappropriate behavior

·No materials                       ·Use of hall pass

30 minutes of detention will be issued for each infraction incurred after the three checks.

Students have 24 hour notice for all detentions.  Detention is to be served the day following the infraction unless prior arrangements have been made.  Detention doubles for failure to serve.

Habitual noncompliance will result in further actions taken by the team (individual conference with the student, individual behavior plan, parent/teacher conference, office referral).

REWARDS

·Raffle Tickets                              ·Phone Calls

·GRR coupons                                ·Extreme Team Edge Card

·Good News Notes                          ·Cub's Corner Passes

·Treats                                         ·Ice Cream Coupons

·Earned Free Time                     

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
Vince Lombardi