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Greg Kreller/IPT
The Caldwell Freshman Academy is slated to house about 100 students starting this fall. The new academy has risen after a 100-year-old section of
the old Washington Elementary School was demolished.
Mike Vogt/IPT
A construction crew works on the exterior of the new Middleton High
School on Emmett Road.
Nampa School District mented in all six elementary schools in place. Parents can find dress code through sixth grade students this year.
Back to school
Skyview High School n Replaced and paint-
n New airconditioning ed all front entry doors at
and controls in the gym Greenhurst
n Resurfaced all six ten- n Storage sheds at Lake
nis courts Ridge, New Horizons
n Installed new track n Resealed parking lots at
shed
n Installed new outdoor
drinking fountain
n Remodeled two class-
Park Ridge and Sunny Ridge
n Remodeled four bath-
rooms at Snake River 2010
rooms for RADD students
Parkview site
Nampa High n Moved Scism Teen Par-
ent program to Parkview
2 New charter schools open in Nampa
n Replaced many side-
walks
n Moved NHS mobile to
Parkview
2 Idaho colleges and universities
n Upgraded locking/key-
ing system
n Remodeled three class-
rooms and kitchen
2-4 School directory
out
n Moved both mobiles n Other improvements
to the building to accom-
3 Back-to-school advice for parents
n Installed air condition-
ing controls
modate high school age stu-
dents
4 Nampa, Caldwell, Vallivue new administrators
n Remodeled two boys
locker rooms
n Moved pre-school pro-
gram to Lake Ridge
4 Make sure sack lunches are healthy
n Installed new windows
in gym balcony 5 Parents should encourage reading
Sunny Ridge
n Replaced carpet in 600
bldg 1st floor n Added partial walls to
5 GED can make a difference
Middle Schools
classrooms in pod areas
n Purchased new com-
5 Language broadens students’ horizons
n New air conditioning
puter tables and some other
furniture 8 Volunteer service helpful in school
units in East Valley, South,
and West gymnasiums
n Remodeled many class-
rooms 8 Scientific research enlivens textbooks
n Additional sound pan-
els in Lone Star band room
n Added electrical wiring
n Replaced many white- 9 Empathy helps give children perspective
n Replaced lighting with
new energy saving upgrades
boards
n Added storage units to 11 Smart spending in back-to-school buying
at South and West many classrooms
Attention Parents after August 17, call Krystina Kennedy 208 495-2508.
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eating at school, there’s sweetened applesauce —
good news and there’s these are not real fruits,” — Brenda Massey
bad news. The good news said Davis. “If it doesn’t say
is school cafeterias have Director of food services, Booneville School District
100 percent fruit juice or if
worked hard in the past it has added sugar, it doesn’t
couple of years to rid menus count.”
of excessive fat, sugar and cheese cubes, grapes, pret- overwhelm the little ones,
So what’s a parent to zels, a granola bar and a but you do want to make
calories. do?
The bad news is parents bottle of water. sure the older ones have
“Think about the Food Or how about a salad enough.”
aren’t doing a very good job Guide Pyramid,” Davis said.
at home of packing healthy made with spring greens, For older students and
“Look at that pyramid and grilled chicken, black especially athletes, tucking
lunches for the kids who see what you could put in
like to brown-bag it. They beans, corn, tomatoes, cu- an extra piece of fruit or
that lunch box. Could you cumbers and carrots? a granola bar in the lunch
also aren’t setting good ex- get a whole grain, a piece
amples at the dinner table. “Make it as colorful as box for an afternoon snack
of fruit, a veggie, some pro- you can,” she said. “Put the is also a good idea, Davis
“Last fall, I was a teacher’s tein and a little bit of fat?
assistant in a kindergarten dressing on the side and said.
When I’m building a lunch add a piece of fruit to round What about those par-
class, so I saw sack lunches box, I’m trying to think col-
versus cafeteria lunches,” it out.” ents who don’t have the
or, variety and texture.” Davis warned parents time, energy or desire to
said Brenda Massey, direc- For instance, you might
tor of food services for the not to cram too much food pack school lunches?
put a tablespoon of peanut into younger children’s That’s where the school
Booneville School District. butter on a whole wheat
“You’d be amazed at the sack lunches. cafeteria comes in.
tortilla, top it with a sliced “A second-grader only And the cafeteria can
sack lunches full of sugar. banana and roll it up. Put a
I’m talking really unhealthy needs half of a sandwich,” prepare healthy breakfasts
small bag of pretzels with she said. “He only needs and lunches all day long, pick their kids up from have to start at home for
stuff.” that and buy a carton of
“Often, parents think one or two ounces of but if parents aren’t doing school at 3 o’clock and this to work. School lunch-
milk in the cafeteria and sliced turkey, a half-slice the same in the evenings, head to McDonald’s for es aren’t the problem with
that because a food car- you’re good to go.
ries a label with the word of cheese, a half-cup of students will get mixed a snack or they’ll grab a childhood obesity. The
For the non-meat eater, fruit and maybe a couple of messages. pizza on the way to the ball meals they eat at home are
‘fruit’ on it, it’s something you could pack 2 percent
good,” said Leanne Davis, carrots. You don’t want to “We have people who game,” Massey said. “We the problem.”
Schools
498-0559 Melba Junior High Wilder Elementary School
Scism Alternative School 6870 Stokes Ave., Melba, ID 83641 210 A Ave E., Wilder, ID 83676
609 15th Ave. N., Nampa, ID 83687 495-2230 482-6228 ext. 301
498-0558 Melba High School Wilder Junior-Senior High
Continued from 2E Vallivue School District 6870 Stokes Ave., Melba, ID 83641 419 Huff Rd., Wilder, ID 83676
Birch Elementary School 495-2221 208 482-6228 ext. 101
Owyhee Elementary 6900 Birch Lane, Nampa, ID 83687 Middleton School District Charter schools
2300 W. Iowa, Nampa, ID 83686 461-5960 Middleton Heights Elementary Idaho Arts Charter School
468-4616 Central Canyon Elementary School 611 Cemetery Road, Middleton, ID 83644 1220 5th St. N., Nampa, ID 83687
Park Ridge Elementary 16437 Florida Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83607 585-3021 463-4324
3313 Parkridge Drive, Nampa, ID 83687 459-3367 Mill Creek Elementary Liberty Charter School
468-4622 Desert Springs Elementary School 500 N. Middleton Road, Middleton, ID 1063 E. Lewis Lane, Nampa, ID 83686
Parkview Pre-School 18178 Santa Ana Ave., Nampa, ID 83687 83644 466-7952
615 Burke Ln., Nampa, ID 83686 466-1555 585-3065 Thomas Jefferson Charter School
498-0560 East Canyon Elementary School Purple Sage Elementary 1209 Adam Smith Ave., Caldwell, ID
Ronald Reagan Elementary 18408 Northside Blvd., Nampa, ID 83687 25709 El Paso Road, Caldwell, ID 83605 83605
3400 Southside Blvd., Nampa, ID 83686 466-6929 455-1148 455-8772
468-4619 Lakevue Elementary School Middleton Middle School Victory Charter School
Sherman Elementary 12843 Cirrus Drive, Nampa, ID 83651 200 S. 4th Ave. W., Middleton, ID 83644 1081 E. Lewis Lane, Nampa, ID 83686
1521 E. Sherman, Nampa, ID 83686 467-1478 585-3251 442-9400
468-4628 West Canyon Elementary School Middleton High School Vision Charter School
Snake River Elementary 19548 Ustick Road, Caldwell, ID 83607 511 W. Main St., Middleton, ID 83644 20185 Lolo Ave., Caldwell, ID 83605
500 Stampede Drive, Nampa, ID 83687
Colleges
459-6938 585-6657 455-9220
468-4614 Sage Valley Middle School Notus School District OWL Charter Academy
SunnyRidge Elementary 18070 Santa Anna Ave., Nampa, ID 83687 Notus Elementary School Crossroads Community Church, 4170 E.
506 Fletcher Drive, Nampa, ID 83686 468-4919 20250 Purple Sage Road, Notus, ID Amity Ave., Nampa
468-4613 461-1279 Continued from 2E
Vallivue Middle School 83656
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary 16412 S. Tenth Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83607 459-7442 Another Choice Virtual Charter School, 207
1901 W. Roosevelt, Nampa, ID 83686 454-1426 Notus Junior-Senior High School W. Georgia Ave., Suite 160, Nampa
468-4620 249-1597
Other Idaho schools:
Vallivue Academy – Alternative High School 25260 Notus Road, Notus, ID 83656
Willow Creek Elementary Nampa Classical Academy, 1701 Smith Av- Academy of Professional
6123 Timbre Drive, Caldwell, ID 83607 459-4633 Careers, Boise, Nampa
1580 Smith Ave., Nampa, ID 83651 455-1917 Parma School District enue, Nampa 83651
468-4617 466-6221 Apollo College, Boise
Vallivue High School Maxine Johnson Elementary School Boise Bible College
East Valley Middle School 1407 Homedale Road, Caldwell, ID 83607 607 E. McConnell Ave., Parma, ID 83660 Private Schools
4085 E. Greenhurst Road, Nampa, ID Cosmetology School of
454-9253 722-5115 ext. 1102 Bishop Kelly High School Arts and Sciences, Burley
83686 Rivervue Middle School Parma Middle School 7009 Franklin Road, Boise, ID 83709 Eastern Idaho Technical
468-4760 21985 Dixie River Road, Caldwell, 83607 905 E. McConnell Ave., Parma, ID 83660 375-6010 College, Idaho Falls
Lone Star Middle School 454-8899 722-5115 ext. 1202 Greenleaf Friends Academy Headmasters School of
11055 Lone Star Road, Nampa, ID 83651 Melba School District Parma High School 20565 N. Academy Road, Greenleaf, ID Hair Design, Boise
468-4745 Melba Elementary School 137 Panther Way, Parma, ID 83660 83626 ITT Technical Institute,
South Middle School 521 Carrie Rex, Melba, ID 83641 722-5115 ext. 1402 459-6346 Boise
229 W. Greenhurst Road, Nampa, ID 83686 495-2508 Wilder School District Gem State Academy Mr. Juan’s College of
468-4740 16115 S. Montana Ave., Caldwell, ID Hair Design, Twin Falls
West Middle School 83607 Mr. Leon’s School of Hair
28 S. Midland Blvd., Nampa, ID 83651 459-1627 Design, Lewiston, Moscow
468-4750 Nampa Christian Schools New Saint Andrews Col-
Columbia High School Elementary: lege, Moscow
301 S. Happy Valley Road, Nampa, ID 439 Orchard Ave., Nampa, ID 83651 Northwest Lineman
83687 475-1691 College, Meridian
498-0571 Middle School & High School: Razzle Dazzle College,
Nampa High School 11920 W. Flamingo Ave., Nampa, ID Nampa
Scot Lewis Schools-Paul
203 Lake Lowell Ave., Nampa, ID 83686 83651 Mitchell Partner School,
498-0551 475-1739 Boise
Skyview High School St. Paul’s Catholic School Stevens-Henager Col-
1303 E. Greenhurst Road, Nampa, ID 1515 8th Street S., Nampa, ID 83651 lege, Boise
83686 467-3601 The School of Hairstyl-
498-0561 Zion Christian School ing, Chubbuck
Ridgeline (Alternative) High School 1012 12th Ave. Road, Nampa, ID 83686 University of Phoenix,
94 N. Canyon St., Nampa, ID 83686 466-9141 Boise, Meridian, online
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School Begins
Los Distritos Escolares de Caldwell, Melba, Middleton, Nampa, Vallivue Y COSSA (Home-
dale, Marsing, Notus, Parma, Wilder) les aseguran una educación pública apropiada y gratuita,
está disponible para estudiantes de 3 a 21 años de edad, que residen en los respectivos distritos
y tengan una de las siguientes condiciónes de incapacidad: retardación mental, incapacidad
específica de aprendizajé, perturbación emocional, problemas de oído, sordera, otros daños de
Call by 11 am and be seen today! salud, problemas de visión, ortopédicos, sordera-ceguera, incapacidades múlitiples, retrazo en
el desarrollo, daño cerebral traumático, autismo o problemas de habla o lenguaje.
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Today’s Dentistry is a Directores de Educación Especial:
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st local drop off for donated Distrito Escolar de Caldwell ----------------- Ila Cockrum, 455-3300
Distrito Escolar de Melba -------------------- contact district at 495-1141
Expires For New school supplies for the Distrito Escolar de Middleton --------------- Tammie Morin, 585-3027
Distrito Escolar de Nampa ------------------- Mike Breach, 468-4600
9-5-2010 Patients Only Nampa School District. Distrito Escolar de Vallivue ----------------- Mert Burns, 454-0445
Distrito Escolar de Homedale, Marsing,
Notus, Parma, Wilder (COSSA) ----------- Diana Zigars, 454-2087
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