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"The Art of Yellowstone Science" Inspires Students
Students at Wood River High School were inspired by the questions, "What were the origins of life on Earth, and is there life on other planets?" during a recent presentation from Dr. Bruce Fouke, a geobiologist. Dr. Fouke uses his research at Mammoth Hot Spring, Yellowstone, as a "window on the universe."
Read more.
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Compassionate and Caring Students Honor a Friend
Friends of Nolan Kreczkowski created a living memorial two years ago by building houses for Bluebirds and installing them near Ketchum and Stanley, Idaho. Their compassion and caring has sustained a large effort to incorporate Bluebird houses near local trails, contributing to the future of the state bird, as well is inspiring others to care about Bluebird habitat. Read more.
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Students Prepare to Save Lives Through CPR Training
The Hailey Fire Department is leading the charge to train all juniors at Wood River High School in CPR. Hailey Fire Chief Craig Aberbach wrote a grant and received funding from Select Health to provide CPR training for all juniors. Watch the video to learn more!
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Construction Students Listen and Learn At Sun Valley Economic Development Summit on Workforce Housing
Students from the WRHS Construction Academy (pictured above with Doug Brown from SVED, third from right, and Greg Urbany, far right) attended the
Sun Valley Economic Development Summit in Sun Valley.
State Farm Insurance/Patrick Buchanan, Magleby Construction, the Board of Realtors, Cox Business and Power Engineers provided scholarships for the students to attend. The summit focused on workforce housing. Students listened to panels of local professionals discussing potential solutions to the challenges of workforce housing in Blaine County and how a public private partnership might benefit the expansion of workforce housing in Blaine County. Assistant Superintendent John Blackman served on a panel discussing how housing impacts recruitment for the Blaine County School District.
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Student Spotlight
Meet Leo Corrales in the Weekly Sun.
Each week, Jonathan Kane will be profiling a local high-school student. If you know someone you'd like to see featured, e-mail [email protected].
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Watch Students Explore Human Themes in Front
Tuesday, October 11 to Thursday, October 13, 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 1:00 p.m.
Wood River Performing Arts Theater, Community Campus
Winner of the 1996 Kennedy Center/Fourth Freedom Forum Playwriting Award, Front is
set in England during the Blitz. A number of struggling individuals and families come to terms with war and the horrors and tragedies it provides. This includes Judith, a proud matriarch, who works in a factory that makes bomb detonators, her missing husband, Frank, and their two children, Sheila and John, who are forced to grow up much too quickly. A number of other war-torn individuals are also profiled, each butting heads with the raging war. A poignant account of female perseverance,
Front
is appropriate for all mature audiences. Click here.
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School Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 11,
6:00 p.m.
Minnie Moore Room, Community Campus
1050 Fox Acres Rd, Hailey, ID, 83333
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Board Accolades: Millie Reidy, Brad Henson, Jesse Neet
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Superintendent Report: Inspire, Engage, Educate and Empower
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Board Chair Report: Student Liaison Report
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Continuing Business: Administrator Negotiations
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New Business and Decisions: School Funding Update, Literacy Plan, Change in Date for WRHS Graduation, Code of Ethics
*Special Meeting/Work Session of the Board. Immediately following the regular October meeting.
How can you participate in the Board meetings? Public comment is always welcome at regular Board meetings. To read about how to make a public comment, click
here
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You can also watch Board webcasts
here
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Habrá interpretación al español en la reunión de la Junta. Spanish interpretation will be available at all regular Board of Trustees meetings.
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Community Conversation with Trustee Rob Clayton
Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.
Blaine County School District Trustee Rob Clayton will hold a conversation with the community on Wednesday, October 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Hemingway Elementary in Ketchum.
The meeting is for Zone 4 residents. Zone 4 includes Northeast and West Ketchum, Warm Springs, and areas West of Highway 75 north of Northstar and Northridge subdivision and west of Buttercup and Highway 75. For a detailed description of Zone 4, please see www.blaineschools.org.
Trustee Clayton states that the meeting is, "to have a community conversation." The meeting will be held in the library at Hemingway Elementary in Ketchum.
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Share Your Good News
There are exciting things occurring in our schools every day. Our students, teachers, administrators, families and partners are taking innovative approaches to teaching and learning. We want to help publicize that good news.
Please tell us about newsworthy happenings in your school, including events, awards, honors, and interesting classroom practices, as well as human interest stories about children and adults achieving excellence. Share your good news
here.
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Want to Know the Schedule for Policy and Wellness Committee Meetings? Stay Tuned with RSS.
If you want to know about Policy and Wellness Committee meeting schedules, you can now subscribe to RSS feeds that will give you updates every time a Policy or Wellness Committee meeting is announced on the website. What is an RSS Feed? RSS is a standardized format that lets you subscribe to a website's content. The subscription is called a feed. Read more.
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October 11
6:00 p.m.
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday,
October 12
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Trustee Clayton
Zone 4 Community Conversation
School Board Members
Chairman
Shawn Bennion
Trustee
Cami Bustos
Vacant
Trustee
Rob Clayton
Vice-Chair
Elizabeth Corker
For more information visit the
on our website
Superintendent
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