October 2:  State Inservice day. No school for Boise School District students.

 

Win Money for College: From now until October 6th, you can win money for college through a special promotion sponsored by the IDeal program.  While "going on" is an expectation in many families, those expectations sometimes bump up against the soaring costs of college.  IDeal, Idaho's 529 College Savings Program, can help make saving for college a little easier. IDeal is giving away three $529 prizes to jump-start or grow college savings accounts. Entering the contest is easy. Just create a short video about your child's "big dream" and how college factors into the plan. Also, the winning childrens' schools will win $529! More info: www.facebook.com/idaho529 or click on the adjacent image. 

 

Operation School Supplies: The English Language Learner Intake center would like to thank Operation School Supplies for providing every new English Language Learner student in the Boise District with a backpack filled with school supplies. That's 140 backpacks and more than 2000 supplies, including notebooks, crayons, binders, pens and pencils. What a great way for these students to start off a new year! Pictured in photo: Hanan & Dina Alsayagh (sisters) are from Iraq. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catalpa Quartet Raises Funds for Instrument Repair:  North Junior High School students in the school's Catalpa Quartet have raised nearly 5-thousand dollars for use by orchestra teachers to repair instruments.  Lauren Vandervelden, Jusung Lee, Anaise Boucher-Browning, & Ben Seabourn make up the Catalpa Quartet and raised these funds last school year by playing at low-income housing for the disabled & elderly, assisted living and nursing home facilities (see adjacent photo), various community events and North's spring benefit concert.  The students say their hope for this school year is to continue to raise money for the Catalpa Quartet Fund and add some concerts/visits to a couple of the Title I schools to make a personal connection with the orchestra students.  

 

 

Help Boise Public Schools Education Foundation Earn Donations by Shopping with Your Fred Meyer Rewards Card!  Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington - including the BPSEF.  Sign-up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to the Boise Public Schools Education Foundation at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You can search for us by their name or by their non-profit number 88719.