GRANGEVILLE – “Our communities see the benefit of having a certified specialist instruct our children in physical education,” Grangeville Elementary Middle School teacher and parent Bernadette Edwards told the Mountain View School District 244 school board July 29.
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Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on August 20, 2019
GRANGEVILLE – Inappropriate books and materials were a concern for resident Richard Negus, who wants the City of Grangeville to get ahead of what he sees as a potential problem.
GRANGEVILLE – Despite a looming insurance deadline, Mountain View School District (MVSD) 244 and the Central Idaho Education Association (CIEA) did not come to any agreements at the July 30 negotiations meeting for the 2019-20 school year.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Idaho science and math teachers are coming together this week to talk about how to promote STEM in the classroom.
Local school districts are seeking new board trustees for 2020.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Aug. 4, 2019.
HARPSTER -- Harpster area freelance writer and Kamiah schools substitute teacher Norma Staaf has filed to run for Mountain View School Board Trustee, zone 2 in the November 2019 election.
GRANGEVILLE – There’s a new face for Grangeville music and she has an understanding of small-town programs.
GRANGEVILLE – Janet Hays needed a way to earn money while still being available for her son, Hollen.
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KAMIAH -- The Kamiah Education Foundation (KEF) will be hosting a fund-raising event Oct. 26.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Aug. 6, 2019.
GRANGEVILLE -- After a two-plus hour special board meeting Monday, Aug. 5, -- most of it in executive session -- Mountain View School District 244 board voted to hire a superintendent.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 31, 2019
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The Mountain View School District 244 board of trustees will hold a special meeting starting at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at the district office in Grangeville. The board will consider hiring and contract matters, according to a notice from Becky Hogg, clerk of the board.
COTTONWOOD – A theatrical production, “The Black Cauldron,” will be performed Aug. 2 through 4.
GRANGEVILLE – Many students, parents and teachers left the July 29 Mountain View School District 244 board meeting in tears following more than 90 minutes in executive session.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Erik A. Messenger of Kamiah has made the Scholastic Honor Roll spring term 2019 at Oregon State University.
GRANGEVILLE – Camas Prairie Preschool, 105 North Myrtle Street, will host an open house Thursday, Aug. 1, from 6 to 7 p.m. Anyone with interest in the preschool and its classes is invited to attend.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 23, 2019
COTTONWOOD -- The Monastery of St. Gertrude will host “Summer Days of Art at St. Gertrude,” lighthearted Saturday art classes, that take place 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27, Aug. 17, and Sept. 7 and 21.
MOSCOW – The University of Idaho has announced its students who have made the 2019 Spring Dean’s List. More than 2,400 students qualified for the list for the spring 2019 semester. To be included, students must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 12 graded credits during the semester…
GRANGEVILLE -- A December 2018 lawsuit filed by Central Idaho Education Association (CIEA) against Mountain View School District 244 and its board of trustees has been dismissed.
GRANGEILLE -- Pat Sullivan, a teacher at Grangeville High School, has been named the 2019 Idaho History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to K-12 American history education.
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on June 24, 2019
GRANGEVILLE – After more than a hour of discussion and questions from an audience of 100-plus patrons, Mountain View School District 244’s board of trustees voted to pass a $12,613,027 budget at the June 17 public hearing meeting.
GRANGEVILLE-- Following a nearly three hour special board meeting-- most of it in executive session -- the Mountain View School District 244 board voted unanimously to immediately relieve superintendent Marc Scheibe of his duties.
MOSCOW – The University of Idaho has announced its students who have made the 2019 Spring Dean’s List. More than 2,400 students qualified for the list for the spring 2019 semester. To be included, students must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 12 graded credits during the semester…
Grangeville Elementary Middle School held a Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Big Drawing assembly May 22. All of the kids who earned Bulldog Tickets for positive behavior could choose to put their tickets into the drawing. The kids below had their tickets drawn and picked pr…
GRANGEVILLE – The first Mountain View School District 244 (MVSD) and Central Idaho Education Association (CIEA) negotiations meeting for the 2019-20 school year ended nearly before it started.
The Salmon River High School class of 1959 gathered for a 60th class reunion Thursday, June 6, in the Salmon River Heritage Center in Riggins. Pictured (front, L-R) Gary White, Laverne (Derrick) Willey, Ron Gotzinger; (back, L-R) John Wolcott, Tom Allison, Forest Wilson and Bill Walters. Not…
CLEARWATER VALLEY -- What kind of a teacher finishes school and begins summer break by heading on a trip with a group of students the next day? A wonderful and dedicated one! Kamiah Middle School Language Arts Teacher, Ms. Taylie Hopkins, along with Salmon River High School teacher Ashley Ma…
GRANGEVILLE – Following a nearly five and one-half hour board meeting and two hours in executive session Monday, June 17, the Mountain View School District 244 trustees voted 4-1 to change a decision they made at the June 3 meeting.
GRANGEVILLE— After an almost five-hour meeting, the Mountain View School District 244 board voted 4-1 to rescind a decision it made at the last meeting.
GRANGEVILLE – The Monday, June 17, Mountain View School District 244 budget hearing and board meeting has been moved to the Grangeville High School Library. This is set for 5:30 p.m. and the public is invited. All patrons who wish to speak at the meeting must sign in prior to the start of th…
COEUR D’ALENE – The Idaho Community Foundation’s Northern Region Grant Panel has selected 75 north Idaho nonprofit organizations to receive more than $255,000 through its annual competitive grant cycle.
Sts. Peter & Paul School announced its fourth-quarter Honor Roll for the 2018-2019 school year.
KAMIAH – The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Employee Association recently awarded four local high school graduates with the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Memorial Scholarship, which recognizes local youth who demonstrate a passion for National Forests and care for their commun…
Clearwater Valley students 6th - 12th grade who had a 4.0 GPA:
KOOSKIA – The June 3 Mountain View School District 244 board meeting left many numb as the contracts of three teachers were not renewed and superintendent Marc Scheibe announced more cuts are on the way.
GRANGEVILLE – With a 1950s Grease theme, four young ladies stepped out to dance the night away at the Distinguished Young Women of the Camas Prairie program Saturday, June 8, at Grangeville High School.
Mikayla Bean: Valedictorian, Masonic Scholarship $400;
Students net more than $365,000 in scholarships
Jimmy Barnett: University of Idaho, U of I, Gold Level Scholarship-$3,000/year, Idaho School Board Association-$350;
Tate Berdoy: Dean Scholarship, The Prize;
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