School signups to begin April 27
It’s not too soon for parents in the Coeur d’Alene School District to start thinking about signing their kindergartners up for their first year of school.
The district will begin registering children for fall 2010 kindergarten on April 27. Kids must be 5 or older by Sept. 1 to be eligible for kindergarten.
To register, parents need to bring their child’s certified birth certificate, immunization record and proof of residency, such as a rent receipt or utility bill.
Registration will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon for Borah, Bryan, Dalton, Fernan, Hayden Meadows and Winton elementary schools. Sorensen Magnet School will also hold registration from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Kindergartners who live in the Atlas, Ramsey and Skyway elementary school zones can register at the Hayden Kinder Center. Students with last names beginning A-L can register from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and students with last names beginning M-Z can register from 1 to 3 p.m. The Kinder Center will schedule appointments for student prescreenings to be held on Aug. 24, at the time of registration.
Region’s middle-school math students compete
North Idaho middle school students recently participated at the “Mathcounts” regional competition at North Idaho College.
More than 60 students participated in the competition. Local winners awarded for their achievements include Sandpoint Middle School, in first place. Sandpoint’s team members were Jared Presnell, Christopher O’Donnell, Damion Forell, and Michael Demko. Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy took second place, with team members David Conway, Jaeger Zollman, Dilara Tezcan, and Brandon Ratcliff. Lakes Magnet Middle School placed third, with team members Nathaniel Schnerly, Chase Sanchez, Scott Cummings, and Blake Moreno.
Individual winners include: Jaeger Zollman of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, first place; Jared Presnell of Sandpoint Middle School, second place; Christopher O’Donnell of Sandpoint Middle School, third place; David Conway of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, fourth place; and Brandon Ratcliff of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, fifth place.
Students earn awards in speech tournament
Students on Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy’s speech and debate team argued with the best in the recent Foley Tournament.
The team won second place overall in the small school division. Individual team members were also awarded for their debate and speech-giving skills.
Elizabeth Moore received first place for speaker points in the Lincoln-Douglas debate and was a quarterfinalist in debate; Donald Osborne-Moss was awarded sixth place for speaker points in the Lincoln-Douglas debate, was a quarterfinalist in debate and was a finalist in impromptu speaking; Zach Perry tied with Austin Isakson for third place in the Lincoln-Douglas debate; Caleb Drechsel received third place for speaker points in the Lincoln-Douglas debate, first place in debate, third place for tall tales, and first place for humorous interpretation; and David Minerath was awarded seventh place for speaker points in junior varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate.