Finding the magic in learning
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
A yearslong fundraising process will come to a close for the Selkirk School on Saturday, April 26, with a special dinner and auction from 5-9 …
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Farmin-Stidwell students create care baskets for hospital patients
By Reader Staff
Fifth-grade students at Farmin-Stidwell Elementary School decided they wanted to give something back to the community during the holiday season, sending care baskets to kids and adults …
On bullies
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Recently, one of the young people in my life shared that they had been experiencing significant bullying in school. It broke my heart to hear …
The Lumberjill: The f-bomb is only acceptable when talking about the president, and other language arts lessons from North Idaho
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
My little one was nervous for the first day of school. The entire drive found her curled in the fetal position, reciting the mantra, …
On the end of the school year
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
By the time this story makes it into newsprint and the hands of our readers, I’ll be neck-deep in the final two days of school.…
The Lumberjill: School closures, COVID and fatigue — tragedy in too many acts
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It finally happened — the thing I’ve been dreading for the two years since the last time it happened: classroom closure due to COVID.…
School, city staff talk crosswalk safety
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Thanks to a collaboration between the city and Washington Elementary students, the beginning of the school day could get a whole lot safer.
At the …
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 