This school is supposed to be a great school. Unfortunately, even if you live in the neighborhood,…read moreodds are you'll never find out. The school is so full that they are sending the children to other area schools to deal with the overcrowding. And, in a recent land acquisition, instead of building on to the building to create more education space, they created a new parking lot. I'm sure all the parents bussing their children to other schools appreciate that effort.

We have since moved away-but when my son was in the second grade, Kareen Bangert, principal, took…read moremy son into her office behind closed door and yelled at him. When he started to cry she sneered at him don't you cry. I use the word sneer because listening to the story from a second-grader, "sneering" would be the correct term. That incident stayed with my son and made him terrified of school principals. We went through two schools in different districts-while we were moving from one rental to our purchased home. In the first school, a wonderful principal, was calling different children in groups to get to know them, and NOT behind closed door. She commented to me how fearful my son seemed of her and she had never encountered this before. I told her the story of what happened in Montana. She worked with my son to gain his trust back. Purchasng a new home led us to be in a new school district once again and right off the start I met with the principal and told her what had happened when we lived in Montana, at Rossiter elementary school by their principal, Kareen Bangert. Living in a bigger city, I understand now that she would never have been able to do what she did without legal problems. It's no wonder that she moved to a smaller town in a Western State. I don't believe she is good for children-unless she likes them. But if she doesn't-she is inappropriate, and mean. A person such as herself should be in charge of adults, not children. I think many many parents would agree that she is an unusually selfish woman, out dressing others-presenting herself as though she should be on Hollywood stage. It's obvious she craves this attention- she should leave children schools and go to Hollywood. My son is now in the seventh grade and as has been brought up on a few occasions, he still remembers what Kareen Bangert did to him. And as he gets older, and more independent in his thinking, he would gladly go back in time for a moment and tell her a thing or two about her behavior. One word comes to mind to describe Kareen Bangert: BULLY.

My son started here when we lived out in the valley. Jim Darcy was full, and we got shipped down to…read moreRossiter. We decided to drive him ourselves so he wouldn't spend so much time on the bus. It was in the first couple weeks, we came to pick up our son. There was a long line of cars into the parking lot. Parents were stopping at the front to pick up their children and then moving on. I got in line. My son opened our vehicle door and buckled up. He was just about to tell me about his day when the attendant opened our vehicle door, unbuckled my son, grabbed him by the arm and tore him from the van. His papers went flying everywhere and he was pushed toward the wall of the school. I parked the car and got out to find out what the heck was wrong with that woman. She said we weren't allowed to pick up our kids that way. I walked over to my now crying son and he showed me her hand print in bruises on his arm. We tried to file charges, but that was buried. However, the very same school year, they re-did the entire parking lot. I would NEVER send my children back to that school ever. I don't think manhandling a small child is ever the way to get the point across. If the attendant had spoken to me calmly about it, I could have just changed it and we could have gotten on with life. That woman was not even disciplined for her behavior. Definitely not a safe environment for children.

Was a great experience went from K-5, truly was my 2nd family, loved the teachers who were always…read morethere to help.

I went to this wonderful school k-5. It really truly was a family to me. I made one fantastic…read morefriend and many other friends. Now I didn't give it 5 stars because I was bullied from one person for basically all my elementary school career. I would not blame that bully on my teachers not caring, because they did. They helped me get through the struggles a lot of the time. The teachers all care about you and make excited to learn. I hope this helps and you are considering to go to Broadwater. Have a wonderful day.

love this fucking school. put ur kids in this school because its a good school unlike the rest of…read morethe helena school district. but the principal is rude and sucks. but that doesnt matter because the school is great. love it

Whittier is full of committed families, faculty, and staff. We love that it's small enough to feel…read morereally tight-knit, and have gotten to know the other students and their families at assemblies, open houses, and other activities. We've been very happy with the teachers so far (grades K-2 and counting...), and the afterschool program is outstanding.

Great school with good student to teacher ratio. Good diversity within student body and lots of…read moreactivities outside of school.