Kindergarten numbers exceed expectations again

Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson

Tamara Lotton fills out paperwork during a meet-and-greet for her 5-year-old daughter Skyler Lotton, second from left, to attend kindergarten at Highland Park Early Primary School while Madyson Lotton, 7, left, and Braylee Lotton, 15 months, watch in Michelle Courchene's class.

Last week, the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees and administrative staff discussed what would need to be done with the 175 students that had been enrolled for kindergarten classes at Highland Park this year, more than 60 beyond what they had anticipated.

While plans were put in place...