Correction Regarding May 21st

What's Happening in Boise Schools

Note: A correction has been made in the calendar section of this newsletter. The correction is as follows: May 21: High school end of semester testing ( full day of school ).

We are building a movement called Everything’s Possible that shares the dreams, aspirations, and experiences of the students and teachers who make up the Boise School District. We are lucky to have students like Adriana (pictured below) as part of our district, and today we share a recent moment we captured of Adriana with our followers on social media. Below are the links to the social media pages where this was shared. Please share her story.

NAMES & FACES

TVMSC's eSports Team Earns First Place: Three students from the Treasure Valley Math & Science Center, Owen Smith , Khai Hirschi and Ethan Carnahan (pictured below) earned First Place competing in the Rocket League of the Idaho High School eSports Championship tournament on April 27, 2019. This all day event was held at Boise State University in the Boise State Venture College's Gamepants Esports Arena. The Games included Overwatch, DOTA 2, CSGO, Smash, LOL, Fortnite, Apex and Rocket League. Competing teams of students won prizes and awards for their winning high school teams.

TVMSC Students Receive National Recognition: Two TVMSC students, Nicolas Medapalli and Jimin Ryu (both 9th grade East Jr. High and 10th/11th TVMSC) conducted research this year that focused on the development of an autonomous drone that is outfitted with a water sampling mechanism for use in gathering water samples remotely. Nicolas and Jimin constructed their mechanism and field tested it locally before submitting their research work to the Stockholm Junior Water Competition . They were selected as the 2019 Idaho Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) state winners. As a result, Jimin and Nicolas will now participate in the 2019 National Stockholm Junior Water Competition that will be held at at The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio, June 13-16, 2019. Their presentation in the competition will involve sharing details of their research in a Poster Session that is backed by a formal research paper. Their participation at the competition on the Ohio State University campus has all expenses paid.

"This impressive body of research was time consuming, complex and multifaceted in the documentation required for submitting the work for consideration by the competition judges," said Principal Dr. Holly MacLean , TVMSC. Video footage of their work testing the prototype of the mechanism can be observed in the video below.

Nicolas Medapalli

Jimin Ryu

Valley View Elementary School Students Win State Awards: Three 6th grade students from Valley View Elementary School recently won a reusing water poetry contest that was hosted by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.

Safia Mnongerwa was awarded 1st place

Kayleigh Travis was awarded 2nd place

Avery Swartley earned 3rd place

Kayleigh Travis also won 3rd place in an art contest for the Wassmuth Center 2019 K-12 Human Rights.

Safia Mnongerwa

Kayleigh Travis

Avery Swartley

Free Summer Meals: Boise School District will once again participate in the federally‐funded Summer Food Service Program . Summer meals will be provided to children ages 1 through 18 at a number of school sites without charge. Breakfast, lunch and supper are served Monday through Friday beginning June 4th through July 26th.

Boise & Beyond - Graduate Profiles: Meet Timberline High School 2019 Graduating Senior Bradley Funkhouser . He credits his teachers and coaches for making his life better and teaching him to socialize so he can pursue his passion for fly fishing and become a global guide. He is heading to the University of Idaho to study Fisheries Biology.

Boise and Beyond - 2019 Graduate Profiles - Bradley Funkhouser

2019 GRADUATION DATES

Taco Bell Arena, 7:00 p.m.

(Live video streaming will be provided of the Boise, Borah, Capital & Timberline graduation ceremonies)

Boise High, May 21, 2019
Borah High, May 22, 2019
Capital High, May 23, 2019
Timberline High, May 20, 2019
Frank Church High, May 21, 2019, 5 p.m. @ Morrison Center

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TRADITIONAL SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM

Online registration is open for students registering for the traditional secondary summer school program through the Boise School District. Please visit https://www.boiseschools.org/parents/summer_programs_2019 for information, forms and instructions.

DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING DATES SET

FOR 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR

2019 SUMMER STEM CAMPS

A number of STEM camps are available for students this summer. Learn more...

SCHOOL SAFETY

Are you concerned about someone’s behavior and the danger they may present to your child’s school? The following video explains how you can report suspicious activity anonymously.

DATES OF INTEREST

May 20: Timberline High School Graduation Ceremony, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.
May 21: High school end of semester testing (full day of school)
May 21: Boise High School Graduation Ceremony, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.
May 21: Frank Church High School Graduation Ceremony, 5 p.m., Morrison Center.
May 22: Borah High School Graduation Ceremony, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.
May 23: Capital High School Graduation Ceremony, 7 p.m., Taco Bell Arena.
May 22, 23, 24: Secondary end of semester testing - Early release 7-12.
May 24: Last day of school, K-12 early release.
May 29 & 30: Girls Powered STEM Camps, May 29 at Morley Nelson Elementary School and May 30 at Liberty Elementary School.
June 4-28: Secondary Summer School - Semester 1.
June 10: Boise School Board meeting, 6 p.m., Boise School District Services Center, 8169 W. Victory Rd., Boise. Public is invited to attend. When available, agenda will be posted on Board Agenda website.
July 4: Independence Holiday - No Summer School.
July 1-26: Secondary Summer School - Semester 2.
August 19: First day of school, early release K-12.
August 20: First day of school, Pre-K.

News Media Contact:

Dan Hollar

Public Affairs Administrator

Boise School District

(208) 854-4064

dan.hollar@boiseschools.org

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