A high school student who attended Melaleuca’s IT Boot Camp last year. | Courtesy Melaleuca IDAHO FALLS — Melaleuca will offer students a free technology camp this summer, during which they can learn to build their own phone apps. The deadline to register is June 15.  The IT Boot Camp is for high school students. They will learn how to build their own iPhone/Android app and custom webpages.  Students will gain hands-on computer programming experience from information technology professor Nathan Birch from Brigham Young University-Idaho. They’ll also learn from industry experts, incl ..read more

Annabelle Jenkins holds up a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” during her graduation ceremony with the Idaho Fine Arts Academy. The book, by Margaret Atwood and illustrated by Renee Nault, is among a list of books removed from West Ada School District libraries. | WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT MERIDIAN (Idaho Statesman) – Annabelle Jenkins walked onto the stage during her graduation ceremony from the Idaho Fine Arts Academy in the West Ada School District with a book tucked into her sleeve. When she stood before West Ada Superintendent Derek Bub, she slipped out the boo ..read more

Ava White | Courtesy photo IDAHO FALLS — Ava White will graduate as salutatorian from the Idaho Technical Career Academy (ITCA) this Tuesday. Earlier this month, she graduated with honors from the College of Eastern Idaho, earning an associate of science degree in general studies. Having spent the past four years dedicating much of her free time to studies — working up to 18 hours a day on schoolwork, according to her father Dain White — Ava will take yet another class this summer. Then, in the fall, she will attend Idaho State University, majoring in nuclear engineering. “I always knew that ..read more

Four winners of the Eastern Idaho State Fair’s scholarships pose together. For the eighteenth year in a row, the fair is handing out scholarships to local seniors who have participated in 4-H or FFA. | Courtesy Eastern Idaho State Fair The following is a press release from the Eastern Idaho State Fair. BLACKFOOT — The Eastern Idaho State Fair continues to support outstanding high school seniors in Southeastern Idaho. In partnership with Butler Amusement, Inc., the Eastern Idaho State Fair announced six scholarship winners, each of whom has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the college of t ..read more

Envato Elements stock image NORTH OGDEN, Utah (KSL.com) — North Ogden police are investigating the parent of an 11-year-old student who took a bag of THC infused gummy worms to school and gave them out to friends. The incident happened on March 26 at Green Acres Elementary School, 640 E. 1900 North in North Ogden. The police department confirmed the incident Tuesday. The student took a bag of THC gummies to school from home believing they were candy. “During recess, the child handed out the THC gummy worms to four other children. Each child ate between one to three gummy worms,” police said i ..read more

Bob Clark resigned from the Boise School District in May 2023 and could have his teacher certifications revoked after he was accused of initiating a “sexual relationship” with a student, according to a complaint. | Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — A state commission will soon decide whether to revoke a former Boise School District teacher’s license after he was accused of initiating a “sexual relationship” with a high school student and acting inappropriately toward others. Bob Clark, who was employed by the district as a PE teacher, had “sexual relations” with at l ..read more

EastIdahoNews.com file photo SALMON (IdahoEdNews.org) — A group of Salmon residents gathered Tuesday night to await the results of a high-stakes ballot measure — a $20 million bond for a new K-8 grade school building. “We were on pins and needles until they posted the results,” said Breann Green, a member of the Salmon Schools Needs Assessment Committee, “then, truly, super happy.” The community-led committee worked for years to come up with a variety of funding sources to replace Salmon’s aged and crumbling Pioneer Elementary, and the bond is the biggest piece of the puzzle. Tuesday’s succes ..read more

Idaho Falls School District 91 Superintendent Karla LaOrange speaks with teachers and their supporters at a protest Monday outside the district’s administration office. IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Education Association (IFEA) voted not to ratify the teachers’ 2024-2025 master contract with Idaho Falls School District 91 Wednesday afternoon and issued votes of no confidence in two of the district’s top officials. According to IFEA President Julie Nawrocki, 67% of members voted against ratifying the teacher’s contract during the meeting held at Taylorview Middle School’s auditorium. Thirty-on ..read more

Students met in front of the Marsh Valley Joint School District Office on May 20. | Photo courtesy Claney Harris ARIMO — Students from the Marsh Valley Joint School District 21 held a walkout in front of the administration office Monday, chanting, “No students, no teachers.” Somewhere between 40 to 50 students protested peacefully in response to a decision made at this month’s school board meeting to eliminate one of the two positions in the business department. The school district has a rubric based on a number of factors, such as class size and teacher qualifications, to determine what staf ..read more

The following is a news release and photo from Brigham Young University-Idaho. REXBURG — Brigham Young University-Idaho has released its official Spring 2024 enrollment numbers for both campus and online. The university estimates that approximately 14,500 students are living in Rexburg during the Spring 2024 Semester with a total enrollment of 17,195 campus-based students. This number includes 12,584 campus-based students who are enrolled in face-to-face courses and 4,611 campus-based students who are enrolled in online courses and/or internships. This semester, the campus-based student body ..read more