Rendezvous Upper Elementary School News Today

There were 257 calls for service reported to the Teton County, Idaho Sheriff’s Office between April 9th and April 15th. Officers performed 80 traffic stops, 14 security checks of local

DRIGGS – The Rendezvous Upper Elementary School in Driggs initiated a “soft lockdown” Friday after students and staff heard what they thought were gunshots fired near school property. “During fourth grade recess, students reported seeing a car drive by the playground, waving what appeared to be a gun and shooting in the air,” school principal […]

There were 250 calls for service reported to the Teton County, Idaho Sheriff’s Office between April 15 and April 21. Officers performed 57 traffic stops, 36 security checks of local

BOISE (IdahoEdNews.org) — Two Idaho teachers were reprimanded without discussion on Thursday by members of the Professional Standards Commission, the watchdog group that oversees ethics complaints against educators. Boise School District teacher George R. Allen received a letter of reprimand in his teacher certification file and is required to take an “approved boundaries” course at […]

Staff is masking up for two weeks in face of rising absences

Nonprofit brings staff, fundraising, outreach capacity to shelter in ‘natural evolution’ of relationship

The month of November offers a unique set of challenges and opportunities for Teton County Idaho’s Search and Rescue team. On one hand, fewer people choose to recreate outside in

The Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees voted on May 10 to make masks optional at all schools for the remainder of the academic year, effective May 11.  Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme introduced the idea because Teton County has seen a steady decline in its active Covid case rate over the past months, and because all adults and teens 16 and older can now easily get the vaccine. On May 10, U.S. regulators approved the Pfizer shot for children as young as 12.    "The numbers ...

While it may seem like the global pandemic was the only thing people were talking about this year, Teton Valley saw plenty of news that was unrelated to COVID. The following list is just a sampling of some of the broader themes that marked the year. Many of these stories will continue to impact our community in years to come. School construction completed All six projects funded by the school bond approved by voters in 2017 were wrapped up this year. Driggs and Victor each saw new elementary sc...