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Change Is Elementary Five Of Nine North Idaho Elementaries, Lakes Middle School Will Get New Principals Next Fall
June 9, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 1. Parents, grandparents, family and friends crowd the foot of the stage Thursday afternoon at the kindergarten graduation at Fernan Elementary. Besides seeing a new batch of students next year, …
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Space Available In School Program
June 8, 1995 in City on Page B3 Parents wanting to participate in the education of their kindergartenage children this fall still have a chance to apply for the School District 81 Garden programs. Both Garfield Elementary and …
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Turnbow Appointed To Board Vacancy
June 8, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Post Falls School Board has appointed Donagene Turnbow to fill a position vacated by Joanne Brown last month. Turnbow has been active in the school district for many years, …
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Workshops Resolve Busing Dispute
June 5, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 What parents started as an angry petition drive has turned into a cooperative plan with school officials to bus children across town. Their proposal to move all kindergarten students from …
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Electric Tortoise Keeps On Going And Going And
June 4, 1995 in City on Page B3 It wasn’t about speed, it was about distance. It didn’t involve conventionally fueled cars, it involved alternative energy sources. It was the Electrathon, an amateur electric car race held at …
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Salutatorian Torn By Ruling Madison High Senior Wrestles With Court Order Not To Pray
June 2, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 Mandi Johnson wrestled with her beliefs after a federal judge ordered students and administrators not to pray at Idaho high school graduations. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints …
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Universities Urged To Cooperate On Engineering Program In Boise
June 2, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 Boise engineer Jack Lemley helped build the tunnel under the English Channel. Now he wants to help build a bridge between Boise State University and the University of Idaho. Lemley …
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Measuring Up Three Spokane Schools Field-Testing New Program To Teach Children Concepts Of Measurement
June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Learning inch by inch Andrew Shaw and Adrienne Creer work together to measure a screen in their first-grade classroom at Jefferson Elementary. Teacher Diane Campbell was field-testing a measurement program …
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Radio Station Supporters Argue For Sfcc Program
June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Supporters of the rock radio station at Spokane Falls Community College argued Wednesday against cutting it from the budget, but won no promises. Last month, a 12-member council proposed pulling …
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Board Reverses Decision, Revokes Graduation Prayer
June 1, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Concerned about the potential costs of a threatened law suit, the Columbia School Board has revoked permission for prayers at a high school graduation ceremony. The board voted 3-2 Tuesday …
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UI Interim President Lists Goals
June 1, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 Tom Bell says he wants to nail down cooperative agreements with Boise State and Idaho State while he is acting president at the University of Idaho. Bell was appointed acting …
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Taking A Swing At Bat Myths Volunteer Teaches Youngsters Benefits Of Nocturnal Flying Mammals
May 24, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 AmeriCorps worker Allison Vinci shows students how to build bat houses. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Open Seat On District’s School Board Goes Begging No Takers To Represent Northernmost Zone Of Plummer/ Worley District
May 23, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Term limits are about the last thing voters need in the Plummer/Worley Joint School District. After all, the district has been trying for years to find a school board member …
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Cda School Board Will Discuss Plans For Shifting Students
May 23, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The divisive issue of shifting elementary students to balance school enrollments is on the Coeur d’Alene school board agenda tonight. No decision is expected, but the board will discuss plans …
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Schools Sweep Sex Abuse Under Rug
May 23, 1995 in City on Page B4 Teachers and school administrators never tire of telling us, often in the most syrupy of tones, how committed they are to the welfare of the wonderful, wonderful children in their …
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Prayer At Graduation Banned U.S. Supreme Court May Hear Appeal Of Idaho Case
May 20, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 When Samuel Harris goes through high school graduation at Grangeville June 2, there will be no prayer as part of the ceremony, a federal court says. That also means school …
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School Board Reviews Discipline Policies
May 20, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The Post Falls School Board will meet Monday to discuss student conduct and discipline policies, the district budget and to hear results from a survey on facility needs. In executive …
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Pocatello Students Take A Hike Hundreds Leave Class To Protest Bond Rejection
May 20, 1995 in City on Page B5 Hundreds of Pocatello High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest the failure of a $38 million bond to build two new schools. Photo by Associated Press
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Preparing For The Future Grant Helps Students Make Career Choices
May 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Leslie Clark, a Wallace High School sophomore, left, and Brad Ban, a sophomore from Mullan, experiment on the Internet during a workshop Wednesday at the Workforce Training Center in Post …
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Parents Push For Waldorf-Style Education Meeting Planned Saturday With Two Teachers From B.C.
May 18, 1995 in City on Page B4 From left, parents Michele Lamb, Annya Garner and Lisa de Haan form a circle and sing songs in foreign languages with children. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review
