The open arms of Harry Amend
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor In June 2016, Harry Amend received a call regarding Jim Straw, principal of Freeman High School. Amend was asked to come in and “keep the chair warm” for when...
Category: Education
LPOSD seeks survey responses
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The Lake Pend Oreille School District is asking that all community members take part in a survey meant to help them “develop priorities” for the district. The survey...
Another local choice in public education: Forrest Bird Charter School
By Reader Staff Idaho charter schools, birthed in 1998, offer students and families choice in public education. Many citizens unfortunately don’t understand charter schools, but in order to provide the best education choice for our youth we need to build our understanding. According to...
CFHS students raise 500 pounds of school supplies for Houston school
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School teacher KC MacDonald wanted to do something to help after Hurricane Harvey. With the help of students at his own school and others...
Veterans offer glimpse into past with students
By Bret Johnson Reader Contributor On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Lake Pend Oreille High School hosted its annual Veterans Day Assembly. Seven local veterans; Ed Karasek, Tom Clark, George Garvey, Harold Hew and former LPO...
Celebrate Family Reading Week with the Library
By Reader Staff Celebrate the value of reading aloud together as a family at the Family Reading Week Party today, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Kootenai Elementary School. Every November, the East Bonner...
Making a difference as a nontraditional teacher
By Mike Turnlund Reader Contributor There is a serious and on-going teacher shortage in Idaho. This is not a problem unique to our state, but one that is especially acute in our local area....
‘No child is an island’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When Forrest Bird Charter School foreign language teacher Eric Fulgenzi realized his students were struggling, he felt his teaching was doing them an injustice. But after consulting with...
Lake Pend Oreille High School firewood raffle
By Randy Wilhelm Reader Contributor Brrrr … it’s cold outside. If you’re like most people, this cold weather seems to have shown up a bit early, and maybe you’re unprepared with firewood. We have...
Monarch School closing leaves some with more questions than answers
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer It was a regular Tuesday morning when Jamie Jones, the former academic director at the Monarch School in Heron, Montana, found out she’d be losing her job of...
