Janet Kigilyuk, left, joins her little sisters Tatyana, and Alla, right, with Brent Benkelman on Wednesday after school. The girls are all English as a Second Language Students at Elrod. They have been helping Benkleman learn Russian words and phrases for fifteen minutes a day every day after school.
December 18, 2010
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December 18, 2010 2 a.m.
Teacher bridges language gap
Brent Benkelman is unique among Kalispell’s public school teachers.