Fight Like A Bear

Take a listen to Mr. Mike Geboe interview School Counselor, Chad Stewart along with Box Elder Juniors, Mariah Arkinson and Jarod Houle regarding the upcoming changes to the schedule and welcoming students back to school Monday through Thursday starting Monday, March 29!

Take a listen to Box Elder High School students Gyme Kelly, Ariel Gopher, Kayden Swan, T’sean Taylor as they discuss the anticipation for Box Elder students to return at 100% capacity on March 29!

Take a listen to Mr. Mike Geboe and Freshmen Tyrell Henderson, Jon Morsette, and Willis Morsette, Jr. with the Ojibwemowin Fight Like a Bear Podcast.

Here is another addition to our Neiyo "I Love to Read" Month project featuring Jeremiah and Joshua Nault reading Storm Story.  Enjoy!

Take a listen to another addition to the ongoing Neiyo "I Love to Read Month project" featuring  Ahtayookewinah (stories) with Magic Ragged Robe, Neveah Corcoran, and Jacob Whitford.

Another installment of our ongoing "I Love to Read Month" project features Rilee Ahenakew reading Wisahkechahk & The Weasel.  Take a listen!

Take a listen to our first installment of an ongoing "I Love to Read Month" project for our students, staff and community.  This first episode features Mr. Mike Geboe with an introduction and then two Stories from the Old Ones read by Box Elder Trustee, Neal Rosette, Sr. and Box Elder Athletic Director, Neal Rosette, Jr.  We hope you enjoy this episode!

Take a listen to Box Elder High School student, Tristan Friede, as he discusses the Coeur d'Alene tribe and the land and his experiences visiting the area.

Take a listen to our Freshman students Kayden Swan, Gyme Kelly, Ariel Gopher and Winter Parker discuss coming back to school for the start of second semester!

Take a listen to our first podcast of 2021 where Box Elder 8th graders, Kolby LaMere and Jeremiah Nault, along with Box Elder Freshman, Magic Ragged Robe interview Montana State Representative, Jonathan Windy Boy, asking questions covering a variety of issues.  We look forward to working with Representative Windy Boy again soon!

Check out this episode of Fight Like A Bear highlighting Box Elder High School students, Malea Selage and Abria Small Boy along with Box Elder 7th grader, Paul Chase.  Mr. Mike Geboe interviews the students and they share their tips and strategies to stay mentally and physically healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic as we navigate school from a distance and plan for the upcoming break from school.

Take a listen as Mr. Eagleman and Mr.Geboe discuss COVID-19 and how it has affected students Aaron LaMere and Taijz Henry - and what they are thankful for in all of the changes and challenges throughout the COVID pandemic.

Take a listen to brothers, Joshua and Jeremiah Nault as they discuss Cree language learning and distance learning with Cree language teacher, Mr. Mike Geboe.  

Take a listen to two Box Elder students discuss how COVID has impacted their lives over the past several months.

Take a listen as Box Elder Students Neferti Standing Rock, Kyla Momberg, Joseph Henderson, and Tayce St. Pierre discuss how they've been dealing with the COVID challenges and persevering through these times.

Take a listen to Mr. Jay Eagleman discuss Shana Henry from Stone Child College as well as Box Elder School counselors, Karen Blackbird and Chad Stewart to discuss activities, events, and self-care options that will be coming to the Box Elder/Rocky Boy community very soon!  As Shana says in the podcast, "If you can dream it, we can do it!"  Take a listen and let her know what you want to see as an activity!

Take a listen to this episode as staff members of both schools come together to plan for a curriculum to standardize and revitalize the use and understanding of the Neiyo-Ojibwe language for the children of Rocky Boy's Reservation.

Take a listen to another Student Edition of the Fight Like A Bear podcast featuring Box Elder junior, Julius Rosette.

Listen in as four of our Box Elder High School Students discuss how COVID has affected their lives.

Join Box Elder School's Counseling staff for the first edition of their podcast which we are hoping to make into a weekly event!

Take a listen to the latest episode hosted by Box Elder Cree Language, Culture & History Teacher, Jay Eagleman as he interviews Montana Superintendent of Schools, Elsie Arntzen, Montana State Representative Jonathan Windy Boy, and Ramie Growing Thunder, Director of the Language & Culture Department for the Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes.  The topic of discussion is how the COVID-19 Pandemic has turned the world upside down, how it has affected schools and ideas of what we can do to ensure a successful future for education and students in schools.

Part two of our Mental Health Edition is hosted by Michael McCrary, one of our Alta Care Behavioral Health Therapists at the school.  Michael interviews Ann-Marye Ymzon & Stephanie Bacon who work in Box Elder and Rocky Boy Schools as additional mental and behavioral health supports through the Native Connections Grant, as well as Chad Stewart, LCPC Alta Care therapist at Box Elder School.   On this episode we had Box Elder Sophomore, Damon Roasting Stick call in to discuss his involvement with LFT - Live For Tomorrow, a community organization meant to bring the community together with suicide prevention and drug & alcohol abuse prevention.  Take a listen as they discuss more resources and strategies to maintain and sustain your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this Mental Health Edition of Fight Like A Bear, Box Elder School's Chippewa Cree Language, Culture & History Teacher, Jay Eagleman hosts Box Elder School's Mental Health professionals - Paul Techo, PCLC at Rocky Boy Health Clinic,  Anne-Marye Ymzon, Behaviorial Health Specialist from the Rocky Boy Clinic as well as Chad Stewart, LCPC who is an Alta Care counselor at Box Elder School.  This episode provides ideas, tips, and strategies for maintaining or reclaiming your mental health while social distancing.  Please enjoy this episode and reach out if you need anything, even just a listening ear or a shoulder to ("physically distantly") lean on.

Box Elder School's Cree Language & Culture Instructor hosts Superintendent Jeremy MacDonald, Jr High/High School Principal Curt Leeds, and HS English teacher Kelsey Miller as they discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, how it has affected the school, staff & students, and what this all means going forward.