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What's Happening in Boise Schools

Boise School District's Everything's Possible movement shares the dreams, aspirations and experiences of our students and teachers. Today, we're sharing the story of Ms. Rose , 4th grade teacher, Taft Elementary School. Please Like, Follow and Share her story on social media.

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NAMES AND FACES

Molly Feeley

Senior

Timberline High School

Student Wins National Award

Timberline High Senior Molly Feeley has won the National Speech & Debate Association's Academic All American Award. As an award recipient, Molly is among the top one-percent of all National Speech & Debate Association members across the country. This distinguished award recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success and personal excellence.

Marching Band Wins Awards

On Saturday, October 26, the Timberline High School Marching Band (pictured) competed at the Mel Shelton District III Marching Band Competition at Boise State University's Albertsons Stadium.

Competing in the largest division, 5A-Large, the Timberline Marching Band received the following awards for:

5A-Large:

4th Place Auxiliary (Color Guard)
Best Percussion
Best Music Performance
Best Visual Performance
Best General Effect
1st Place Overall

Sweepstakes:

1st Place Overall Music (The Mel Shelton Music Sweepstakes Award for highest music score of the competition)
1st Place Overall Sweepstakes (The traveling trophy awarded to the top overall scoring band of the 27 competing bands)

This is the 2nd consecutive year Timberline has won the 5A-Large Division and the 1st Place Sweepstakes award.

Students Recognized

The following Capital High Band students have been selected to perform as part of the All-State Honor Ensembles. "These students worked very hard auditioning for the groups and are honored to be among Idaho's top musicians," said Capital High Band Casey Lindorfer .

Adria Bower - Bassoon, All-State Orchestra
Kendall Bower - Trombone, All-State Band
Kyle Doster - Trumpet, All-State Orchestra
Clay Hibbs - Trumpet, All-State Band
Aaron Orenstein - Percussion, All-State Orchestra
Nathan Patchen - Tenor Sax, All-State Jazz Band
Blake Stigile - Trombone, All-State Band
Gabriella Woozley - Clarinet, All-State Band

The following Capital High School students have been selected for the Idaho All State Honor Choirs:

Collin Barney, Mixed Choir
Megumi Jordan, Treble Choir
Ali Klassen, Treble Choir
Grace Seeliger, Jazz Choir
Abby Sullivan, Mixed Choir
Kenzie Thiel, Mixed Choir

The Capital High Choir is under the direction of Choir Director Joie Cariaga .

CURRICULUM ADOPTION

The general public is invited to review K-2 Literacy Curriculum that is up for adoption by the District. The curriculum will be open for public review and comment from November 1-15 at the Boise School District Services Center Lobby, 8169 W. Victory Rd. Boise, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Currently, the District is piloting two different literacy resources with the goal of this adoption to focus on providing one literacy resource in the future.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION & SUSTAINABILITY

Boise School District prides itself on providing our students and families with the highest quality education. In today’s environmentally conscious society, that includes understanding methods of conservation, sustainability, and protection of our environment. To that end, the district will communicate information on sustainability initiatives to our students, teachers, and parents, through a quarterly newsletter entitled Green Apple Bites . In addition, to further educate the public, Longfellow Elementary School students recently appeared in the following video explaining the dos and don'ts of local recycling.

TEACH WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION!

Do you have a skill, talent, hobby or interest you would like to share with the community? Community Education wants YOU!

We are always searching for new instructors to join our wonderful team of volunteers. Diversity is the key to meeting the community's needs, so we are always open to fresh ideas for new and interesting courses.

Why become a volunteer instructor?

To have FUN!
To enhance personal well being - volunteers live longer, healthier lives
To build networks for personal and professional growth
To share talents, skills, and expertise
To inspire life long learning in others
To create a more productive and enriched community

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READY! for Kindergarten Parent Workshops

The Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children regularly offers workshops that encourage parents to talk, sing, read and play with their child in simple ways that foster essential pre-literacy, pre-math and social-emotional skills.

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KEEP IN CONTACT

Parents - Sign-Up for Emergency Text Messaging: The Boise School District offers emergency text messaging for parents/guardians. Learn more and sign-up .

Non-Parents - Mobile App Available: Boise School District has a mobile app to improve communication to you. The app offers emergency alerts and is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store .

DATES OF INTEREST

October: October is Next Steps Idaho Month. Visit Next Steps Idaho for more information on the college applications process!
October 30: Boise National College Fair. Students will have access to hundreds of colleges, universities and service academies at this year's Boise National College Fair. This free event will be held at Expo Idaho (5610 N. Glenwood St., Boise) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for students and families.
November 1 & 2: JUMP is partnering with several Boise schools as part of Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead.
November 1-15: K-2 Literacy curriculum, open for public review and comment. Curriculum will be available for review and comment in the District Services Center Lobby, 8169 W. Victory Rd., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F. Currently, the District is piloting two different literacy resources with the goal of this adoption to focus on providing one literacy resource in the future.
November 9: Annual Boise School District Employee Sponsored Holiday Bazaar, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., West Junior High School, Cafeteria, 8371 W. Salt Creek Ct., Boise.
November 11: Boise School Board Regular Monthly Meeting, 6 p.m., District Services Center, 8169 W. Victory Rd., Boise. Public invited to attend. When available, agenda will be posted online.
November 11: Early Childhood Special Education Developmental Screening.
November 11: Veterans Day. Schools will hold a number of Veterans Day performances/activities.
November 11: The Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale, the Treasure Valley Band, and the Opera Idaho Children's Chorus will present a free Veterans Day Concert, 7 p.m., Morrison Center.
November 13: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House for the new Hillside Junior High School gymnasium, cafeteria and classroom addition, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Public is invited to attend. Thank you, Boise voters!
November 16: Annual Whittier Elementary School Fall Bazaar 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. This is to raise funds for MOSS - McCall Outdoor Science School - a week-long science camp for 6th graders run by the University of Idaho.
November 19: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House for the new Fairmont Junior High School gymnasium, cafeteria and classroom addition, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Public is invited to attend. Thank you, Boise voters!
November 23: Boise Holiday Parade, 10 a.m., downtown Boise
November 25-29: Thanksgiving Holiday Break - No School Pre K-12

News Media Contact:

Dan Hollar

Public Affairs Administrator

Boise School District

(208) 854-4064

dan.hollar@boiseschools.org

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