LCHS student adviser earns recognition
Nichole Thiel, a family and consumer science teacher and student council adviser at Lake City High School, and the Region 1 and Region 2 adviser to the Idaho Association of Student Councils was recently recognized as the IASA Outstanding Adviser of the Year.
She was selected from 59 advisers who attended an IASA conference in November in Boise.
According to a press release from the Coeur d’Alene School District, Aubree Dinning, LCHS student body president and IASA vice president, said Thiel is very deserving. “She is possibly the most organized person I’ve met. She has innovative ideas and is completed devoted to us. She’s always there when we need her and always give us (the students) credit for everything she does.”
Thiel spends more than 300 hours during the year, helping students work on dances, assemblies, movie nights and the annual spirit day.
Also according to the press release Thiel said of her students, “Our biggest focus is to work on the different dynamics of the school. … We really strive to have students look forward to the events and know what events are going on.” She said seeing the students’ pride in their school makes it all worthwhile.
Thiel will receive a plaque, in recognition of her achievement and a commemorative ring from IASA sponsor Herff Jones Co.
LCHS food drive nets $5,712
Lake City High School’s Youth Volunteers in Action food drive was a great success for those in need this holiday season.
The 10-day food drive brought in 29 turkeys, 4,419 pounds of canned food, and $5,712.
In the 25-plus years that the Youth Volunteers have done the drive, Don Callister, the YVA adviser, stated that this was the second highest amount of money and food collected.
The LCHS Key Club held a clothing drive during the food drive and collected more than 700 clothing items to be distributed to families in need.
The donations were given to the Community Action Partnership Food Bank in Coeur d’Alene and to ElderHelp, a local senior citizen assistance agency.
Area students will perform at music festival
Students from Coeur d’Alene School District have been selected to participate in the 41st biennial All-Northwest Music Festival.
Cellist Nathan Barber from Coeur d’Alene High School, violinist Bryant Baird from Lake City High School, and trumpet players Cory Williamson and Christina Marfice from Lake City High School, will perform at the INB Performing Arts Center Feb. 12 through 15.
The Coeur d’Alene students auditioned for the festival and will join 1,000 high school musicians from three states for three days of rehearsals, followed by the four-day performance.
Teachers earn National Board Certification
Coeur d’Alene High School English teacher Paul Swartz and science teachers Neil Morris and Jon Zebrowski earned their National Board Certification.
The certification requires 600 hours of study, self assessment, expert evaluation and peer review. In the past decade only 15 other Coeur d’Alene School District educators have earned the designation.