Rocky Prom Photo Story Through the Eyes of Bergitte Varne
Rocky Mountain College Ski Team’s Bergitte Varne captured Rocky’s first-ever prom, highlighting her favorite parts of the night from getting ready to the event itself.
Rocky to host its first prom March 18, 2022 by Sofia Brustia
As most Rocky Students are aware, our colleagues from Rocktivites are working to organize a new event for us, Prom. As far as people remember Rocky Mountain College has never had a prom before. So, what changed this year? Why did they decide to embark on this project? Well, the majority of both freshmen and…
Rocky’s Community Fridge By Rosalyn Visser Of The Summit Staff
This February, Rocky Mountain College’s Enactus students opened Rocky’s Community Fridge in the library. The Community Fridge is here to support Rocky by offering healthy food for anyone who needs it. This project was started under Rocky’s Enactus group, and Enactus itself is an international organization that is focused on getting students involved in…
Ceramic artists show eclectic works at Rocky Gallery by Kamryn Pitcher
Rocky Mountain College’s Ryniker-Morrison Gallery is overflowing with new works from the Red Lodge Clay Center as part of the annual exhibition with their artists-in-residence, including Lukas Easton, Bill Jones, Teresa Larrabee, and Christopher Watt. All of the artists showing works began their residencies in the fall of 2021. Easton’s work challenges what popular culture…
Candlelight Lore: The history of Rocky’s Candlelight Dinner By Rosalyn Visser Of The Summit
A few weeks ago, Rocky Mountain College hosted its 112th annual Candlelight Dinner. While the majority of students enjoyed the lovely roast beef dinner by candlelight, not many are aware of the history behind this Rocky tradition. Rocky, or Billings Polytechnic Institute (BPI) at the time, had many difficulties in the beginning. A transcript…
A Forgotten Painting for a Calamitous Past By Kamryn Pitcher of The Summit Staff
In the cluttered attic of Tech Hall lies a secret painting kept hidden for years due to its controversial subject matter. Manifested from the hand and mind of Norway’s romantic landscape artist, Dag Hol, lives a monster of a painting in the attic of Tech Hall depicting General Sherman standing before Atlanta, GA, devoured in…
Rocky Mountain College Continues its Tradition of Academic Excellence in Vancouver, Washington By Summit Student Contributor Alicia Schettler
From left to right: Larissa Saarel, Mitchell Gorton, Cooper Mann, Alicia Schettler, Rocky Mountain College in Vancouver, Washington for the 30th annual Murdock College Science Research Conference. Of the many opportunities that Rocky Mountain College (RMC) presents to its students, undergraduate scientific research is among the most rewarding and unique opportunities. This November, four…
Long-time Rocky math teacher battles cancer but remains positive By Emily Craft Of The Summit Staff
Many students are wondering what happened to a favorite math teacher at Rocky Mountain College. Robyn Cummings is a beloved math professor here at Rocky She began as a part-time professor as well as working in the Services for Academic Success (SAS) program on campus in 1994. For Robyn, teaching wasn’t always the dream. She’s…
Riley Garrett; Rocky Mountain College Football Player With An NFL Dream By student contributor Lainne Wilkins
Rocky Mountain College football player Riley Garrett has his sights set on making it to the NFL. Last week he received a letter that was an invitation to a nationally televised ESPN event that will take place on Dec. 15. This event consists of some of the best college athletes in the nation trying…
As Montana prepares to begin sales of recreational marijuana, a look at its effects By: Mette Fears Of the Summit Staff
The sale of recreational marijuana will be legal in Yellowstone County when Rocky Mountain College students return for the spring 2022 semester. In 2020, voters in Montana voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana and to amend the Montana Constitution to make 21 the legal age of usage. Therefore, in the 2021 legislative sessions, lawmakers refined the details…