Timberlake High News Today

In true and humble statesmanly fashion, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. refused to take the glory for creating the American Legion. “No one man can claim to be the founder of The American Legion," he once said, according to legion.org, the American Legion's website.

Not as many Idaho students are graduating on time as state education leaders would like, but some schools have met and exceeded those high hopes, and others are closing in.

Not as many Idaho students are graduating on time as state education leaders would like, but some schools have met and exceeded those high hopes, and others are closing in.

It is ideal for Idaho to always have jobs available for Idaho kids. This produces a positive business climate and a labor force that can fuel that positive business climate, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke said. Idaho LAUNCH grants, which pay for 80% or up to $8,000 of post-high school training and education over two years, are on their way to helping the Gem State and its students align on that trajectory. “This is just the next step in getting our kids well educated so they can be well positioned for l...

It is ideal for Idaho to always have jobs available for Idaho kids. This produces a positive business climate and a labor force that can fuel that positive business climate, Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke said. Idaho LAUNCH grants, which pay for 80% or up to $8,000 of post-high school training and education over two years, are on their way to helping the Gem State and its students align on that trajectory. “This is just the next step in getting our kids well educated so they can be well positioned for l...

Updates on area athletes at the next level.

As Timberlake girls coach, he has an overall record of 166-101-18, with three Intermountain League titles, four 3A District 1-2 championships, and 10 trips to state, including four trophies (one second, two thirds and a consolation title).

The Lakeland Joint School District raised the starting salary for a school resource officer during a meeting Monday. SROs on staff will also receive a raise in an effort to compete with salaries in the surrounding school districts.

The Spirit Lake City Council asked the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office to draft two contracts in a special meeting, Wednesday, without committing to anything until they see the contract language.

I get that a lot of you don’t like the idea of Branden Durst as the new West Bonner County School District superintendent, and I can see how the optics of his hiring looks. He wouldn’t be my first choice either. But what problem are you trying to solve? I ask, because your school district is failing. Browsing through idahoschools.org and comparing Priest River High to Timberlake High: