Last year I stated that we were “excited to move towards a brighter future.” Looking out my office window with Yellowstone’s most recent test scores on my desk, I can see that brighter future taking shape. While the new building continues to take shape outside, our students and teachers have focused on academics inside. I am thrilled to report that our students showed significant academic growth! Our plans for academic recovery are working! Students’ academics are recovering from the nationwide-slide since the start of the pandemic . Our teachers and staff are working hard, and it shows.

We were blessed to acquire much of the building materials before supply chain issues began, which helped us stay on schedule with construction. We also had several celebratory moments to remind us of the purpose of our new building, including a Foundation Blessing ceremony in January and a beam signing event with all of our students, staff, family, and friends in May.

Our alumni, who graduated from Yellowstone in 2018 as 8th graders, just wrapped up their senior year of high school. All of them graduated, and 100% are heading to college (half of those are out of state). These positive results are why we continue to move forward to provide a brighter future for more students.

I hope you enjoy this report on all of the progress we’ve made, the challenges ahead, and a look at the exciting things to come in this new academic year.

Ryan Dolibois

Executive Director / Superintendent