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Board of Trustees Make Changes to School Calendar
For the Next Two Years Students Will Have Full Week Off at Thanksgiving, Spring Break Moved Back One Week
A year ago the Board of Trustees convened a Calendar Committee consisting of the Blaine County Education Association, teachers from each school, principals, and parents from each Trustee zone. After reviewing attendance data for the first half of the school year and further considering the recommendations of the Calendar Committee, the Board of Trustees voted to make their own adjustments to the school calendars for the next two school years. Students will have a full week of vacation during Thanksgiving and spring break will be aligned with the College of Southern Idaho and other regional schools. Staff will have two Professional Staff Collaboration days during the week of Thanksgiving. Professional Staff Collaboration days will be planned and developed based on the needs of schools and the district. View the calendars and read more here.
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Trustee Vacancy for Zone 5
Deadline to Apply is Friday, February 10
Individuals interested in applying for the Zone 5 seat should submit a letter of interest to Board Clerk, Amanda LaChance via email at amandalachance@blaineschools.org, via fax at 208-578-5110, or in person at the District Office located at 118 W. Bullion St. Hailey, Idaho.
Letters of interest are due to the Board Clerk by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2017.
Zone 5 Boundaries
Includes areas North of Quigley Drive, East of Quigley Gulch, North of Myrtle and East of Buttercup Rd (including South Hiawatha Drive, Indian Creek and Valley Club areas, excluding Old Cutters Subdivision), East of Highway 75 to Ketchum, East of Trail Creek to rejoin Highway 75 near Big Wood Golf course, North to County Line.
For an interactive search of the Blaine County School District zones please click here.
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Love is Louder: Improving Your Brain Health
Kevin and Margaret Hines and a team of mental health professionals will help raise awareness around mental health, brain health and suicide prevention and positive life choices for our community.
Kevin Hines is an award-winning global speaker, best-selling author, filmmaker and suicide prevention and mental health advocate who has reached millions with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Learn more about Kevin here.
Parent Presentations
Monday, January 23, 7:00 p.m.
Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater, Community Campus
Wednesday, January 25, 7:00 p.m.
Community School Theatre
Student Presentations
Monday, January 23, 1:00 p.m.
Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater, Community Campus
For Carey and SCHS Students
Tuesday, January 24, 10:00 a.m.
Wood River High School Students
Wednesday, January 25, 8:45 a.m.
Wood River Middle School 8th Grade Students
Wednesday, January 25, 1:00 p.m.
Community School Students
Parents: Please contact your school social worker if you do not want your child to attend the presentation at school.
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Attention 5th Grade Parents:
Tell Us Your Plans for Next Year
Deadline Friday, February 3
Hemingway School would like to expand to grades 6-8 with a focus on STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math integrated across subjects and throughout the learning experience. Starting next year, Hemingway School could be a new choice for parents and students in addition to Wood River Middle School, depending on the interest of parents and students going into 6th grade.
If you are a 5th grade parent and you are interested in learning more, come to the meeting on Tuesday. If you can't come to the meeting but want more information, click here.
Informational Meeting - Last Chance!
Tuesday, January 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Hemingway Elementary, English and Spanish presentations
Attention 5th Grade Parents: Fill out the Middle School Choice form
by Friday, February 3. The goal is to have 65 students interested in attending 6th grade at Hemingway School in order to go forward with the plans for Hemingway's expansion.
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Meet Maddi Ruhter 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 jkjohnkane@gmail.com.
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Volunteers Needed
Freshmen Boards at WRHS
WRHS freshmen will present proposals for their Personal Project starting January 26 and continuing through March 16. Each student will explain their project and answer questions. This presentation, known as Freshman Boards, determines whether the student is approved to begin working on their project. This is a chance for the community to get involved by listening to the presentations and providing feedback.
Community members are asked to sign up for at least one morning session or one afternoon session (about 4 hours). There are eight days currently scheduled for Freshmen Boards: January 26, February 2, February 9, February 16, February 23, March 2, March 9, and March 16. Freshmen Boards begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. with a break at lunch time. If a volunteer signs up for both morning and afternoon sessions, lunch is provided. The Freshman Board will consist of at least one teacher familiar with the requirements of Personal Project and the rest will be volunteers/community members.
To volunteer, please email
Sara Allen
with your preferred days and session.
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Sawtooth Mountains Inspire Dance Performances
for Schools
Footlight Dance will perform for Blaine County schools from January 26-February 10. Read the press release here.
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No Snow Days for BCSD Buildings and Grounds
The
Buildings and Grounds team is responsible for 875,000 square feet of buildings in the Blaine County School District. While parking lots and other large areas are contracted for snow removal, all other snow removal is the responsibility of this team. When it snows, these men and women are often outside moving snow from the school grounds starting at 2:00 a.m. on both weekdays and weekends. Not only do they remove snow, but they also keep our school buildings maintained inside and out. The team includes Tom Alexander, Tony Brown, Jim Chatterton, Brian Clore, Scott Davis, Mike Hepworth, Jose Hernandez, Clara Martin, Don Perkins, Ken Ward, Buddy Wendel and Director of Buildings and Grounds, Howard Royal. Thank you to the Buildings and Grounds team, as well as our hard working custodians!
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Board Accolades over the past few months were given to: Geoff Gardner, Amy Botz, James Foster, Amy McGraw, Susan Tabor Boesch, Stephen Poklemba, Christine Leslie, Erika Liebel, Julie Berry, Bob Dix, Nancy Ruiz Meza, Joni Cashman, Brad Stansberry, Shawn Schumacher, Kate O'Brien, Jennifer Mecham, Michael Breen, Tracy Green, Samantha Archibald Mora, Michel Sewell, Alvaro Jiraldo, Kim Aranda, Beck Vontver, Emily Stone, Kerstin Flavin and Angie Telford.
Read the accolades
here. Submit a Board Accolade
here.
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Note the Date
Tuesday,
January 24
Parent Meeting for Middle School Choice,
Hemingway School,
6:30-7:30 p.
m.
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School Board Members
Chairman
Shawn Bennion
Trustee
Cami Bustos
Trustee
Ellen Mandeville
Trustee
Rob Clayton
Trustee
Vacancy
For more information visit the
on our website
Superintendent
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