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• More than 100 students from seven area high schools will meet in Kalispell Monday and Tuesday for the biennial Women’s Choral Festival hosted by FVCC’s Music Department. The public is invited to attend a free concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Flathead High School in the auditorium.

• Parent/teacher conferences are planned Wednesday at West Valley School.

• Fair-Mont-Egan grades fifth through eighth will participate in a school spelling bee Thursday.

• Whitefish PTA will host a screening of “Screenagers — Growing up in the Digital Age,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Whitefish Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.

• Fair-Mont-Egan kindergarten through third-grade students have a 1:30 p.m. release Friday.

• A blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Whitefish High School. Students ages 16 and 17 may donate with parental consent. Forms are available in the office.

• Columbia Falls High School students are invited to participate in a school-wide art competition. Artwork must incorporate the “CFHS Pride: Bleed Blue” theme. Categories are: 2-D, 3-D, woodwork, metalwork, writing or poetry. Entries are due by Friday. Prizes will be awarded and artwork displayed in the foyer.

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

• The public is invited to attend a Valentine’s dance hosted by Kalispell Parks and Recreation from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at Linderman Education Center, 124, Third Avenue East. Cost is $5 per person or $15 per family of four. For more information call 758-7848.

• Fair-Mont-Egan families are invited to partake in a Valentine’s Day date night from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the school gym. Eighth graders will provide childcare while couples have dinner. Cost is $10 per child and includes dinner. RSVP by Feb. 12 to srohletter@fmemontana.net.

• Registration for Kalispell Kickers indoor soccer ends Feb. 17. The Kalispell Parks and Recreation program is open to children in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. The program will be held on Saturdays March 4 though April 8. For more information call 758-7848.

• Most schools are out Feb. 20 for Presidents Day. Bigfork School District, Cayuse Prairie and Helena Flats schools will use it as a snow make-up day if necessary.

• Kila students will be out of school Feb. 20. It is a teacher work day.

• Smith Valley students have no school Feb. 20 for Presidents Day and Feb. 21 for a teacher work day.

• County Cousins 4-H will host the Cloverbuds meeting set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the fairgrounds. The meeting is open to children ages 5 to 7 who live in Flathead County.

• West Valley students will have an early out at 1 p.m. Feb. 22.

• A pie auction, musical and talent show is scheduled at Fair-Mont-Egan from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 24.

• The Manufacturing and Technology Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in the Expo Building. For more information or to enter visit http://kalispell.makerfaire.com/.

• The Kalispell Mini Maker Faire will be will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in the Expo Building. For more information or to enter 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 Feb. 28 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 Feb. 27. The camp will be held July 24-28. Applications are available online at http://msuextension.org/flathead/flathead4h.html.

• Kila parent/teacher conferences are set March 1.

• Marion students will have a noon dismissal March 1 for staff development.

• Fair-Mont-Egan students have no school March 3. It is a teacher work day.

• Whitefish Christian Academy students have a noon release March 3. It is a teacher work day.

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

• 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.

• 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 758-5553.

• 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 837-7412 to make an appointment.

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.