Laurie Zinke is a special needs teacher at Hellgate High School.  Laurie has been with Missoula County Schools as a teacher for the past thirteen years and spent many years before that as a substitute teacher in the district.  She enjoys the use of being able to use both her business education degree as well as her special services degree to teach her special needs students business classes--computers and vocational preparation over the years.

Laurie can be seen supporting the many sporting activities at Hellgate as well as the University of Montana all seasons of the year.  She enjoys spending time up at Georgetown Lake at their cabin with family and friends throughout the summer boating, going on Jeep rides and shopping in Phillipsburg and then in the fall and winter cross country skiing and going on sleigh rides as well.