Emily Articulated: To college or not to college
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I stomped with clamped fists up the steps to my college’s main hall, rain pattering my head to match my mood. My stomach flipped as …
Tagged: education
Profiles of Graduates: First generation student Jessica Inman aspires to make a difference in the classroom
By McCalee Cain
Reader Staff
Recent Lake Pend Oreille High graduate Jessica Inman stumbled upon her dream career as she worked on her senior project this year.
“At first when …
Man to unicycle across Washington to raise money for Washington Elementary School
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
Justin Henney is a full-time parapro at Washington Elementary school, and he’s really good at unicycling. When he wanted to support the remarkable generosity of …
‘Little sprouts everywhere’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Cynthia Mason has been teaching in Sandpoint for more than two decades, and teaching in general since the ‘70s. After this coming school year, she’ll …
Alternative: Part 4
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Colby Wilson is a 20-year-old mother to 7-month-old Luca, and as of last Thursday, she is also a high school graduate.
Wilson’s path has been …
Q & A with Sandpoint Middle School principal Casey McLaughlin
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Staff
My seventh-grade daughter says her principal is very well loved and greets everyone by their first name (even though the Sandpoint Middle School population is …
Alternative: Part 3
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Ninety kids. Ninety stories.
Geoff Penrose, principal of Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School, takes that philosophy to heart, and it’s something proven in just …
Private school voucher students are doing poorly
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
A 2017 study in the District of Columbia about the effects of private school vouchers has further confirmed the results of recent studies in Indiana, …
CFHS students raise 500 pounds of school supplies for Houston school
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School teacher KC MacDonald wanted to do something to help after Hurricane Harvey. With the help of students at his …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 
