Independent School District No. 1

The LCSC women’s basketball team comes to Whitman Elementary on Friday mornings and joins students and staff for Walking Club! 🐻

Pumpkin Power! 🎃 5th grade students in Mrs. Merrill’s STEM class explored whether a pumpkin can act as a battery!

Students in Focus
“Harper has an infectious smile and a positive personality. She makes everyone around her feel happier.”
– Mr. Miller, PLC Lead, Jenifer Middle School

Harper, a 7th grader at Jenifer Middle School, says, “I enjoy school sports and hanging out with my friends.”

Students Behind the Lens: Abi White, Marissa Peterson, and Kennedie Clare

Camelot Elementary enjoyed a Glow Party this week! Kids dressed up in costumes and had a blast!

Joe Bengal stopped by Sacajawea Middle School to help students get hyped for the Idaho Battle of the Books (IBOB)! 📚🐅 Good luck to all of our readers as they prepare for competition!

LHS’s SOVA (Students of the Valley Advocacy) brought awareness to their group by serving pancakes to students before school this morning!

STUDENTS IN FOCUS

📸 Lacey, 5th grader at Centennial Elementary

“Lacey is an amazing student who works hard. She is very passionate about reading!”
– Michelle Jones, PLC Lead, Centennial Elementary

“I really enjoy reading and writing.”
– Lacey

Students Behind the Lens:
By: Kennedie Clare, Marissa Peterson, Abi White

🌟 Hands-on science at Orchards Elementary! 🌟

Intermediate students have been exploring energy conversions by building pizza box solar ovens, creating wind turbines that light up LEDs, and experimenting with dry ice during a celebration activity.

Primary students are studying animal defenses with some new class pets, Madagascar hissing cockroaches! 🪳 The brave ones love holding them while learning how these insects stay safe in the wild.

Learning by doing makes science unforgettable at Orchards Elementary!

Student in Focus: Emery Ethridge, 2nd grader at Whitman Elementary

“She is a great role model, works and helps her peers, and is a leader in the classroom.”
– Jolyn Hobson, Whitman Principal

“I like PE, music, and library, and my teachers.”
– Emery

Students Behind the Lens: Laura Schwartz, Marissa Peterson, Kennedie Clare

✏️📚 Mrs. North’s 2nd graders at Camelot Elementary worked with their writing partners to revise and edit informational paragraphs, making sure their work both looked and sounded just right!

Centennial Elementary received a special visit from Joe Bengal to kick off IBOB!

On Friday, October 17, student leaders from Lewiston High School DECA, BPA, and FCCLA, along with Tammany High School FCCLA, attended BASIC (Building and Achieving Success in Idaho Chapters) on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow.

BASIC brings together chapter officers from all seven of Idaho’s Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) for a dynamic day of team building, leadership development, and networking. Students took part in engaging sessions focused on leadership, professionalism, and personal growth while connecting with peers from across the state.

The Tammany High School FCCLA group will also share their experience with the Lewiston School Board on Monday, October 27, highlighting what they learned and how they plan to apply their new skills in school and beyond.

Student In Focus 🌟
Tristan Hein, 8th grader at Sacajawea Middle School

“He is just consistently kind. Always in a great mood and super responsible and respectful.”
– Corey Williams, SMS Principal

“It’s a great school and it has a great principal.”
– Tristan

📸 Student Behind the Lens: Kennedie Clare, Marissa Peterson, Abi White, Laura Schwartz

The DeAtley Career Technical Education Center is full of opportunities for students to explore future careers. 🔧🩺🚗
📸: Student Photographer Morgan Thayer

Staff in Focus ✨
Meet Jessica McFarland, English teacher at Lewiston High School.

“Jessica McFarland has made an incredible impact in her short time at Lewiston High School. As a new English teacher, she’s created a classroom where students feel valued, supported, and inspired to learn. Her student-focused approach and caring environment truly embody the Bengal Way.”
–Ryan Wessels, LHS Assistant Principal

📸 Students Behind the Lens: Reilley Horne

Whitman Elementary 5th graders teamed up to demonstrate October’s character trait: Responsibility. Through an egg relay challenge, they reflected on what it means to be responsible for themselves and their actions.

📸 Student in Focus
Johnny Carpenter, 12th grader at Tammany High School.

“Johnny is tremendous in all he does, he’s a hard worker, thoughtful, compassionate, he helps out when needed, he’s just top notch.”
– Greg Kramasz, THS Principal

“My favorite part of being at Tammany is getting to engage with the teachers. Kramasz is a great principal, I love having him around. The environment is just very nice. My favorite class is Creative Writing. I love writing and being able to do that here.”
– Johnny Carpenter

Students Behind the Lens: Katie Eldred, Kaylee Cargill, Katelyn Rosenbaum, and Corrina Scoville

The Lewiston School District Indian Education Program & The Nez Perce Tribe would like to invite the community to the Spokane Ensemble Theatre production of "According to Coyote" by John Kauffman, in partnership with Red Eagle Soaring. This production, featuring Coyote, the legendary hero of American Indian mythology, is an encounter with the richness and vitality of Native American culture using age-old traditions of music, dance, and theatre. Directed by the playwright’s niece, Josephine Keefe, and performed by Nez Perce actor, Kellen Trenal, this one-man show is a testament to storytelling and family history.