School Calendar

. Parents are invited to Kalispell Junior High School's Brown Bag at noon Jan. 18. Counselor Jodie Barber will present information recognizing depression and ways to assist people, including teens, who are depressed and contemplating suicide.

. The Evergreen Fitness Team is holding its annual carnival from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 to raise funds for its summer fitness program. Activities will include face painting, fishing booths and a Barbie dunking booth. Prizes are guaranteed at every booth. Tickets may be purchased at the East Evergreen and Evergreen Junior High School offices from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Jan. 23 through Jan. 26. If purchased during this time, tickets are five for $1. At the door, tickets are four for $1. Call 751-1131.

. Smith Valley School's student clubs will hold a fun evening for the community Jan. 26. There are games, goodies for sale, a rummage sale, and maybe more. To donate rummage-sale items, call Jamie Root at 257-0132.

. The third-annual Whitefish Winter Carnival Yeti Snowskate Jam takes place Feb. 3 at the Kiddie Park in Whitefish. Anyone can enter; registration forms are available at www.yetisnowskatejam.com.

. Many schools will not have classes Feb. 19, which is President's Day.

. Little Kickers, a noncompetitive introduction to soccer for boys and girls in grades K-2, will take place Saturdays from March 3 through April 7 at Russell School. Call 758-7778.

. Little Dribblers, the same program for new basketball players in grades K-2, will take place Saturdays from March 10 through April 21 at Russell School. Call 758-7778.

. Snow make-up day for Kila School is June 8.

. Whitefish High School has basketball open gym at 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

. The Wave in Whitefish now is hosting teen nights from 10 p.m. to midnight Fridays for grades 7-12. sponsored by Whitefish CARE and Whitefish Community Center. Admission is $3 to use the pools, gym and foyer area. The Whitefish armory still is the site for special nights for dances and live bands. After-school programs benefit Whitefish Middle School students daily; they meet in the middle school, and go to Stumptown Art Studio for lessons, North Valley Music School for guitar lessons, and The Wave for swimming. All of Whitefish is welcome to the middle-school gym from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.

To submit items for the school calendar, contact reporter Kristi Albertson at 758-4438, by e-mail at kalbertson@dailyinterlake.com or by fax at 752-6114.n America Reads at Flathead High School and Kalispell Junior High School invite anyone interested in making a difference in the lives of teens to sign on with the mentoring/reading program. Volunteers meet with students for 30 minutes once a week for 10 weeks. No experience is necessary, and ideas are provided. At the high school, call coordinator Kane Hines at 751-3572. At the junior high, call coordinator Nancy Pilsch at 751-3828 or Larry Workman at 751-3785.

. Kila School's Latchkey Program is running. Students in third grade and younger who still are at school after 3:30 p.m. must go into the program; fourth-graders and older can wait outside. But when older siblings arrive on the 4:10 p.m. high-school bus, they all must leave together unless participating in Latchkey. There's a fee for the service.

. Connections in Education is the home-school service through Stillwater Christian School, offering six-week class sessions and 30-week contract classes. Call Lyn Campbell at 752-2070 or e-mail lcampbell@scscougars.org

. Lakeside Reading Buddies program is looking for volunteer mentors at the elementary school. Adults partner with students one-on-one or in groups for a fun and supportive learning environment. Contact Jessica Jones in the Service Learning Office at Flathead Valley Community College at 756-3305 or jjones@fvcc.edu.

. Want to cheer with the Flathead Valley All Stars competitive cheerleading squad for youths ages 7-17? Call 755-3867.

To submit items for the school calendar, contact reporter Kristi Albertson at 758-4438, by e-mail at kalbertson@dailyinterlake.com or by fax at 752-6114.