Building a Foundation of Music

SEELEY LAKE – Kristen Cottom is looking forward to bringing her energy to the music classes of Seeley-Swan High School, Seeley Lake Elementary and Swan Valley School this year. A first-year teacher, she looks forward to encouraging the students to work hard and give them a good music foundation while honing in on the talent that already exists.

Cottom was raised in Dillon, Mont.

"I just knew as a little kid that I wanted to be a teacher. I loved my teachers so much that I wanted to be a teacher," said Cottom.

In high school Cottom fell in love with music. Her parents and grandparents are music...