School News - March 28, 2023

2023 Alumni Weekend is most successful yet

It was the most successful Alumni Weekend in the event's history, Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School principal Phil Kemink said.

The 2023 event, held March 10-12, is the largest fundraiser of the year for the school. This year, 10 teams participated in the basketball tournament and 10 teams participated in the volleyball tournament, culminating with an awards ceremony Sunday.

"With over 200 alumni and friends competing, school spirit abounded," Kemink said.

In addition to the tournaments, Kemink said a silent auction and a variety of raffle items were also available. The items were donated by various community members and businesses. Throughout the weekend, he said that those looking for a bite to eat had great food available thanks to the culinary talents of the freshman and sophomore classes and the concession stand.

"We want to thank everyone who participated, volunteered, sponsored and donated to help make the 2023 Alumni Weekend the most successful in the history of the event, raising over $10,000."

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Local student earns Baylor honors

More than 5,100 Baylor University students have been named to the fall 2022 dean’s academic honor list, which recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester.

Students honored on the dean’s list earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a "C" while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours.

Earning a spot on the list is Caleb Fingel of Sandpoint, who is a student in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.

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NIC’s Center for New Directions receives grant

The Center for New Directions at North Idaho College was recently awarded a $4,700 grant from the Idaho Resilience Project, specifically to assist current and future parenting students overcome social and economic barriers and remain on the path to completing their education at NIC.

The Center for New Directions is designed to assist single parents and displaced homemakers with community resources and exploration of career and educational paths. The CND also delivers retention and completion support programs to students and future students enrolled in Career Technical Education. The Boise-based Idaho Resilience Project is focused on building regional collaboratives to help youth and families overcome trauma, economic uncertainty and systemic issues and to discover access to services.

The grant award will support a wide array of activities. Two of the most impactful projects this award will fund are the development of the Circle of Parents and Families Initiative on the NIC campus. This initiative includes weekly support groups for parenting students and monthly family gatherings, including a family photo shoot opportunity on the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Other funded projects include the purchase of freezers and family-sized frozen meals to enhance the availability of food items to parenting students experiencing food insecurity.

For more information on NIC’s Center for New Directions, visit nic.edu/cnd or contact NIC Center for New Directions Student Success Navigator Louisa Rogers at 208-769-3447 or Louisa.Rogers@nic.edu.