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Board Accolades At the regular November Board of Trustees meeting, Board Accolades were given to Hemingway Elementary Principal Don Haisley. Look for more Board Accolades next week.
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Cards for Bowe Bergdahl
 Carey School students made cards for the White House in honor of Bowe Bergdahl. Almost 250 cards will be mailed from Carey students in grades K-12. The goal of the project is to send one million cards to the White House in honor of Bowe Bergdahl.
If you would like to send a card to the White House for Bowe Bergdahl, here is the address:
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
C/O The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
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Idaho Core Survey Results: Majority of Blaine County Parents Who Took Survey Know About Idaho Core Standards Over 400 parents responded to the Idaho Core Standards survey in October, representing the best response rate (16.8%) of any survey sent by the district to date. Thank you to each of you who responded!
68% of parents who responded said they have heard of the Idaho Core Standards. Of those who heard of the Idaho Core Standards, 38% said they were either moderately or extremely familiar with the Idaho Core Standards. We have always known that we have involved and informed parents, and this survey makes it very clear. Read more here.
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Model United Nations Ranked Nationally
 The Wood River High School Model United Nations Club attended the Teton County Model United Nations Conference at Jackson Hole High School. Adviser Joel Zellers (with chaperons John Galgano and Amy McGraw) took 13 students to participate in the conference representing the United States, Germany, Bolivia and Sudan. The 13 WRHS students all performed well at the Teton County Model United Nations conference of 240 students from Idaho and Wyoming. They researched their countries and the issues, prepared their position papers, met in sessions for two days, and voted at the general assembly on the last afternoon. To read about how students competed and the national ranking, read more here.
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Language Arts Curriculum Materials Pilot
Teachers are piloting new English Language Arts curriculum materials between now and February. Participating teachers will pilot one unit from two different sets of instructional materials for language arts between the months of November and February. Read more here.
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Physics Students Test Reduced Speed on Highway 75 - Watch the Video
 Wood River High School students in Chris Cey's Applied Physics class tested how long it would take drivers to stop in the new wildlife corridor. Is 45 mph much safer than 55 mph at night? Watch this video to find out.
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Turkey Shoot Chess Tournament
The Blaine County School District Chess Club held their annual Turkey Shoot Tournament before Thanksgiving. Chess helps develop memory, spatial relationships, deductive logic, concentration, stamina, perserverance, and flexibility, among other critical thinking skills. The club meets every Thursday at the Community Campus after school until 5:30. All ages and abilities are welcome.
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Note the Date
Carey, Bellevue, Woodside, Hailey and Hemingway Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday-Friday,
December 4-6
No School Dec. 5-6
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday,
December 10
6:00 p.m.
Senior Project Day
Wednesday, December 18
Wood River High School and Silver Creek High School
BCSD Strategic Plan
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BCSD Strategic Plan
School Board Members
Board Chairman
Paul Bates
(Zone 4)
Board Vice-Chairman
Shawn Bennion
(Zone 1)
Trustee
Kathryn Graves
(Zone 3)
Trustee
Kathy Baker
(Zone 2)
Trustee
Liz Schwerdtle
(Zone 5)
on our website
Interim Superintendent
John Blackman
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