The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees voted on Thursday night to approve the proposed budget for the 2020-21 school year—and to eliminate the district’s in-house communications department.
Things looked different this year, with graduates keeping their distance and families confined to designated seating areas, but the Wood River High School graduation proceeded nonetheless on Saturday, June 20. Members of the Class of 2020 flung their hats in the air in celebration, with the …
Wood River High School students who have slipped behind in their school credits during the COVID-19 pandemic are taking advantage of a free tutoring program designed to help them catch up.
Wood River High School graduating seniors will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas on Saturday, a month later than originally planned.
Gov. Brad Little this week announced that two new statewide committees have been formed to address educational challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
At first, Leyla Ba didn’t plan to send the letter. She hadn’t planned on writing a letter at all. But as the Wood River High School grad watched the recent killings of black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery—and their aftermath—unfold from her now home in New Orleans, …
Thirteen Blaine County School District teachers and staff members are heading into retirement this summer.
The Blaine County School District board of trustees opted not to take a vote on the district’s proposed 2020-21 budget Tuesday, delaying the decision a week to give school officials more time to consider the proposal.
Most students had little trouble accessing their school work while remote distance learning, a Blaine County School District survey found—but frustration was common among students, and not all teachers said they felt confident in academically supporting their students from home.
The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees has appointed Dan Turner as the newest board member.
The Blaine County School District will continue to offer grab-and-go lunches for children as the school year transitions into summer.
The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday unanimously approved a 325-square-foot, detached fire safety house for construction behind the Hailey Fire Department building.
Hailey’s Wood River Middle School has announced its 2019-20 academic and achievement awards. They are:
The Mountain Express inadvertently omitted photos of Kenneth Aguayo and Vincent Hubbs from Wednesday’s list of Wood River High School 2020 graduates. Congratulations to both, and to all the graduates!
The Blaine County School District board of trustees will interview the sole candidate for the north valley county’s Zone 4 board seat in a special meeting Tuesday.
The Blaine County School District and its teachers came to an agreement last week after more than 12 hours spent negotiating contracts for the 2020-21 school year.
The Blaine County School District has drafted a tentative budget for the upcoming school year, though plenty of questions remain during this pandemic about how much funding the district will receive and where it will come from.
The coronavirus may have forced the school year to wind to a close remotely, but area teachers have been hard at work providing the best education they can to their students—and that includes a robust arts education.
Silver Creek High School graduates will receive Idaho State High School diplomas at their graduation ceremony Friday, May 22 at 1 p.m., to be held at the Silver Creek school building behind The Community Campus, Hailey.
The Sage School in Hailey is planning its 11th graduation ceremony for Saturday, June 6 at 3 p.m. outdoors at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden located south of Ketchum.
Graduation at Sun Valley Community School is different this year because of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for large gatherings and the Idaho Rebounds plan for re-opening. The school wants to ensure the safety of all members of the community and has remained cauti…
As graduation ceremonies take place at a distance and students head into summer, the Blaine County School District is turning its focus to what the upcoming school year will look like.
Wood River High School will hold a virtual celebration of the graduating class on Facebook on Thursday, followed by a senior parade through Hailey and Bellevue.
Registration for 2020-21 preschool and kindergarten spots in the Blaine County School District runs today and tomorrow--Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20--from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The Blaine County school board voted this week to end the Dual Immersion program at Ernest Hemingway STEAM School, citing staffing challenges.
The 96th annual Carey High School graduation will take place as a virtual celebration today, May 13 at 7 p.m.
The Blaine County school board will discuss Tuesday whether to discontinue the dual immersion program at Ernest Hemingway STEAM School.
As high school graduation season gets underway, celebrations might look a bit different than what graduating seniors had imagined.
Camas County High School of Fairfield, like secondary schools across Idaho, has come up with creative ways to celebrate its graduating seniors while adhering to COVID-19 pandemic social distancing rules.
Summer Reading normally doesn’t get going until the end of May or beginning of June, but it’s never too early to start. The Community Library will officially kick-off Summer Reading on June 1, but those children and teens who want a head start can this Sunday, May 10.
As high school graduation season gets underway, celebrations might look a bit different than what graduating seniors had imagined.
The Blaine County Recreation District will move forward with its summer camps by incorporating social distancing protocols and other precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Alturas Elementary, a Dual Immersion school in Hailey, celebrated Día de los Niños—Children’s Day—with a parade on Thursday, April 30. After more than a month separated from students by the pandemic, some 60 teachers and staff loaded into 40 cars to make the slow drive north up Woodside Boul…
A Blaine County School District trustee is leaving the school board, the district announced this week.
The Idaho State Department of Education has extended the deadline to nominate educators for Idaho’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.
Aiming for post-secondary educational opportunities, Blaine County students have earned scholarships that will help them in future pursuits.
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to ramp up in the Wood River Valley, the Blaine County School District announced on March 14, well over a month ago, that it would be sending students home and switching to remote teaching platforms.
Sun Valley Museum of Art (SVMOA) has announced its 2020 recipients of arts and humanities scholarships.
A senior at Wood River High School has been chosen as a semifinalist in the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
As Blaine County public schools wrap up their third week of remote learning, data released by the school district offers a glimpse into what it has looked like so far.
A new nonprofit seeking to fill education opportunity gaps in the Wood River Valley is launching sooner than expected to address students’ needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Ketchum native and graduate of the Sun Valley Community School has donated more than 60 face shields to local first responders, with the help of his alma mater’s 3D printing machines.
With questions looming about the potential economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees voted this week to take a plant facilities levy request off the table this year.
With questions looming about the potential economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees voted this week to take a plant facilities levy request off the table this year.
There were no teams, no players, no games to be played, but for 20 minutes the lights burned bright at Wood River High School’s Phil Homer Field on Friday in solidarity with athletes, coaches and the rest of the Class of 2020, whose senior spring was clipped short by COVID-19. “The lights ar…
The Blaine County School District began rolling out its online learning program this week, letting students and teachers work remotely to meet social distancing requirements. But for families without internet at home, the new system comes with new challenges.
The Blaine County School District’s board of trustees will meet Monday, March 30, to discuss what the school year will look like going forward.
With questions looming about what the rest of the school year might look like, the Blaine County School District board of trustees will meet Monday, March 30, to discuss next steps.
With Blaine County public schools closed until April 6 due to COVID-19, the school district has created a free “Grab-‘n’-Go” food distribution program for children 18 and younger. That included this stop at The Meadows south of Ketchum, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The district handed out 2…
Many local families are just getting into the swing of staying at home together during the COVID-19 period of “sheltering in place.” The Wood River Community YMCA has posted a few ideas and resources for homebound families looking for ways to pass the time productively.
Schools across the Wood River Valley are temporarily closing their doors after cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, were confirmed in Blaine County over the weekend.
A scheduled Blaine County school board meeting Monday night to discuss a potential upcoming levy has been canceled.
The Blaine County School District is looking ahead to a “year of transition” after Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes announced her decision to step down in 2021, the school board chairman said at a meeting this week.
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