Archive for October 26th, 2017

UM News Maroon for October 25, 2017

ray.fanning@umontana.edu • October 26, 2017

This week on UM News a UM student is working on a project to lower the suicide rate in Montana and flu shots are available on campus to students and community members. Reporter Mederios Whitworth-Babb also shows how tourism is increasing in Montana. This show was produced by Matt Skillman, Directed by Natasha Woodworth and anchored by Maria Anderson and Meri DeMarois.

UM Encourages Kids to Pick Up a Book With First Read With the Griz Program

umnewsmontana@yahoo.com • October 26, 2017

UM Athletics Department is trying to get students K-8 to start reading more often by giving them an incentive. October was the first month for the Read With the Griz program. Kids will compete against other students and class to see who can read the most books. Students can participate in this program either individually or as a class. UM awards prizes each month to students who have read at least seven books. Classes that read the most books each month will also get a special class appearance from UM’s mascot Monte. UM will also award grand prizes at the end of the year. Reporter Mederios Whitworth-Babb went to Franklin Elementary to see how the first month of the reading program went for one 3rd grade class.