School calendar

• The Kalispell Mini Maker Faire will be will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in the Expo Building. For more information visit http://kalispell.makerfaire.com/.

• Two lamb showmanship 4-H clinics are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 10 and June 11. Participants who turn in a sponsorship of $100 or more by Tuesday to the Flathead County Sheep Committee will not be charged a clinic fee. Participants should bring a lamb to work with. Participants will learn about feed and management, show preparation and training techniques. The cost to attend the clinic is $75 and includes lunch and a T-shirt, or $60 for the lunch only.

• Flathead County 4-H is accepting camp counselor applications through Monday. The camp will be held July 24-28. Applications are available online at http://msuextension.org/flathead/flathead4h.html.

• Ilse-Mari Lee, dean of the Montana State University Honors College, will be in Kalispell to discuss the benefits of being an Honors College student at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Gateway Community Center, 1203 U.S. West entrance “B.” Parents and students are invited to hear Lee present on how to best transition to and approach the first year of college, how to engage in undergraduate research and how to set a path toward success. For more information, call 406-994-2452 or email admissions@montana.edu.

• Kila parent/teacher conferences are set for Wednesday.

• Marion students will have a noon dismissal Wednesday for staff development.

• The Kalispell Montessori Elementary and Middle School science fair will be from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. Projects that win first through fourth place advance to the Flathead County Science Fair set March 9.

• Fair-Mont-Egan students have no school Friday. It is a teacher work day.

• Whitefish Christian Academy students have a noon release Friday. It is a teacher work day.

• March 4 marks the end of the second trimester for Bigfork students.

• “Screenagers — Growing up in a Digital Age” will be shown at Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts from 6 to 7 p.m. March 7. Cost is $10. Sponsored by Bigfork Middle School. For more information visit screenagersmovie.com.

• March 7 marks the end of the trimester for Creston students.

• March 8 marks the end of the second trimester at Somers-Lakeside School District.

• The Flathead County Science Fair is set from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in the Expo Building. For more information, to enter a project or volunteer as a judge visit https://www.flatheadcountysciencefair.org/.

• March 10 marks the end of the second trimester for Olney-Bissell students.

• The Flathead County 4-H Interstate Exchange spaghetti supper and dessert auction is planned for March 11 at the Eagles Lodge in Kalispell. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the auction at 6 p.m. Cost is $6 each or $20 per family of four. All proceeds go toward hosting out-of-state 4-H members and sending local members to different states. For more information call the extension office at 406-758-5553.

• The West Valley science fair and community night is set March 15. Judging will take place between noon and 3 p.m. The community night and awards ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.

• Missoula Children’s Theater will visit Fair-Mont-Egan School March 20-24.

• A K-8 spring program is planned at Smith Valley School March 23.

• Bigfork Elementary will hold Child Find screenings by appointment only between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. March 23. Open to children ages 3 through 5 who live in the Bigfork School District. Children will be screened by qualified personnel in the areas of hearing, vision, motor skills, speech, language and thinking skills. Call Carol Venegas at 406-837-7412 to make an appointment.

• A teen social is planned from 4 to 5:30 p.m. March 23 at ImagineIF Kalispell. Open to teens in grades sixth through 12th. The craft will be making homemade bubble gum. Free food will be available.

• Kila students have an early dismissal March 24 at 2 and 2:20 p.m.

• Montana 4-H youth and leaders are invited to a horse and livestock forum March 24-26 at Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell. Registration will open in February. Participants will get an introduction on livestock and small animal care. Other activities such as a dance, skill-a-thon and interactive tours are planned.

• Creston students have an early out March 24 for spring break, which runs through March 31.

• Registration is open for the Montana 4-H Horse and Livestock Youth, Leaders and Community Members Forum slated for March 24-26 at the Red Lion Inn, Kalispell. Registration forms are available at flathead4h.com. For more information email sorensentraining@yahoo.com.

• Spring break is March 27-31 for most schools.

• Swan River students have a 1:45 p.m. dismissal April 7.

• Whitefish Christian Academy students have a noon release April 7. It is a teacher work day.

• A kindergarten round up is planned April 11 at Olney-Bissell. There will be no kindergarten classes.

• Parent/teacher conferences at Columbia Falls High School is set April. 11.

• Parent/teacher conferences at Columbia Falls Junior High is set April. 13.

• There is no school April 14 at Whitefish Christian Academy for parent/teacher conferences.

• Fair-Mont-Egan students have a 1:30 p.m. dismissal April 14.

• Swan River students have a 1:45 p.m. dismissal April 14. It will serve as a snow make-up day if needed.

• There is no school for Smith Valley students April 14.

• There is no school April 17 at Cayuse Prairie. It is a teacher work day.

• Olney-Bissell and West Valley students will have no school April 17.

To submit items for the school calendar, contact reporter Hilary Matheson at 758-4431, by email at hmatheson@dailyinterlake.com or by fax at 758-4481.