Dear Blaine County Neighbors,

As we have come to the end of another school year, I would like to say thank you to everyone who supported our children to success throughout another great school year.

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17 seniors graduated from Carey High School this year.  15 of them graduated with 121 dual college credits.  Congratulations to each and every student and best of luck with future endeavors!

Students in Erika Greenberg's Wood River High School Spanish 6 class completed their unit - ¿Cómo se define la belleza? (How do we define beauty) as volunteers with the Girls on the Run 5K.  Greenberg wrote, "After  studying this topic for 6-7 weeks, we are learning that every country and everyone has their own unique opinion of what is beautiful and students learned to look for ways to appreciate the world around them as well as appreciate people for who they are on the inside."

Students chose to partner with Girls on the Run because the program promotes increasing the self esteem of young girls as they grow and learn about themselves teaching them to feel confident with themselves and be empowered in a team setting.  Together with Wow-students, the class donated $525 to help sponsor girls that will be registering for the program in the fall.

The BCSD Technology Department offered a series of free classes for parents this school year.  Classes ranged from internet safety to password management.  Classes are offered in both English and Spanish.  A basic computing class in Spanish concluded last week.  Parents who attended all ten classes were given a computer to take home at the end of the last class. The computers are recycled from classrooms, all software is removed and a free Linux-based operating system called Ubuntu is installed, which allows users to access the internet and do basic computing.  The classes are taught by BCSD Technology Integration Specialists Paul Zimmerman.  District translator Olga Maza-Santos provided interpretation for Spanish-speaking parents during the last class in which parents were surprised with the gift of a recycled computer.  WRHS student Sophia Coplin assisted the parents with Spanish interpretation as well. Look for more classes next year.

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By WRMS Leadership Students & Melanie Schrader

"The fate of the world is in your hands. What will you do with it?" is a quote from the late Rose Beal, a holocaust survivor, who visited Wood River Middle School students several years ago. The challenge she posed struck a chord with WRMS GATE facilitator, Melanie Schrader, and this year she worked to develop curriculum to help her leadership students meet this challenge. In collaboration with the CenturyLink Philanthropy Project, the Wood River Middle School 7th Grade Leadership Class took on the task of  identifying non-profits in our community and determining which ones they would work with to make a difference.

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The Blaine County School District is getting healthier! In an effort to learn more about what  BCSD parents know and value about student wellness in our schools, we would appreciate parents taking the time to complete this brief survey. Thanks for your feedback and participation!

Survey in English 

Survey in Español