Weekend Camping Trip

Jackson says, "Camping is HARD work!"




Parish, Grant, and I camped at the Hellgate Campground on Canyon Ferry Lake this weekend. I don't know how Grant managed to get in the water. It was so cold, I couldn't stand to put my feet in it!

Vigilante Parade

The first Vigilante Parade, which is a historical parade, was held in May, 1924. The kids must do research and write a report about the subject of their float in addition to building a float for the parade. Both Capital and Helena High participate. Students are out of school on Thursday to build floats and prepare for the parade on Friday. All 16 Helena District Schools are released from school on Friday to watch the parade. This year the parade lasted two hours. Lauren and Liz marched with the band, then ran to the back to get on their floats. Lauren's float depicted the opening of the Capital City Bowling Alley in 1984. Liz's float depicted the Stampede Rodeo and Fair.

Recreation, third place - “Opening of Capital City Bowling 1984”: Bethany Cordell, Megan Butler, Lauren Formaz, Josie Grotbo, Cami Hare, Lander Jewett, Shannon Connolly, Alyssa Komac, Grace Seals, Erin Smith, Ellen Yarberry, Lauren Hartley