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Approximately one month into the 2021-22 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting a variety of challenges for schools in Helena and East Helena.

The new superintendents of two of the Helena area’s largest school districts said Thursday they are entering the academic year navigating choppy COVID-19 waters under a new state law that

East Helena school board selects principal Rispens as next superintendent Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-02-24 21:38:00-05 EAST HELENA — The East Helena school board has chosen their next superintendent – a longtime district administrator. Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to offer the superintendent job to Dan Rispens, the current principal of East Valley Middle School and East Helena High School. They will now begin negotiating a contract ...

East Helena superintendent Whitmoyer retiring after 19 years in the job and last updated 2021-02-08 20:58:49-05 EAST HELENA — After nearly two decades leading the East Helena School District, Superintendent Ron Whitmoyer is announcing plans to retire this summer. “I love what I do; I love the kids in this school system; I love the people I work with,” he said. “This is not an easy decision, but at some time, you have to say somebody else can do this – and do a better job than I can do.” Whitmoyer has built a 37-year career with the district, starting as a math an...

Superintendent Ron Whitmoyer, who has dedicated his life and work to the students of East Helena Public Schools for the past 37 years, plans to retire in July.  "I once had a teacher tell me that when I was teaching the grandkids of my original students, it's time to get out," Whitmoyer said with a laugh. East Helena Mayor Jamie Schell, left, and Ron Whitmoyer, East Helena superintendent of schools, talk in April 2017 before speaking to the crowd assembled for the Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, hosted by the school district and city. AL KNAUBER, Independent Record Whitmoyer t...