Post Falls High School

Sophomores and Juniors had the opportunity to take the PSAT/NMSQT test in October this year. We want to congratulate the students at Post Falls High School for scoring above and beyond the state averages! Way to go, Trojans!

A very big thank you to the Post Falls Education Foundation for the grant money used to update the non-fiction section of our library!

Cooper is involved in football and track & field, and he has attended school in three different states. After high school he plans to play football for Montana Tech.

Way to go, Cooper!

Back row

Toni Hardy, Madison Valenta, Drew Pascua, Jean Crouch, Jim Crouch, Sawyer Norisada, Gio Carlino, Kaydence Green, Lizzy Hardy, Bevin Green, Stephanie Wideman, Lauren Ashton, Casey Cornett.

Front Row

John Norisada, Lexi Norisada, Jenny Norisada, Madi Ashton

On Saturday, November 23rd, 16 Trojan Theatre students competed at the 2024 District Drama Tournament at Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, which consisted of performing monologues, scenes, songs, and costume design presentations in front of a series of judges. A special shout-out to seniors Alyssa Dufur, Cavin Cook, and Kyle O'Hallaron; juniors Emma Ennis, Tarin Ruppel, and Gavin Tibulski; and sophomore Brynlee Spencer, who all qualified for the State Tournament in December. Great job to everyone who competed!

On November 12th, fourteen PFHS students joined Mrs. Shaber at a local High School Math Competition hosted by North Idaho College. Students participated in two individual tests, then a group of four competed against other local high school students in a "quiz bowl" style competition. All participants did an amazing job and were awarded NIC tuition scholarships for participating. A special shout out to COLETON LUNDWALL who scored THIRD PLACE overall in his division! Students had a great time and are now looking into forming a new Math Club here at PFHS. If you have a passion for math, consider joining us!

The sophomores completed a final project retelling the story of the novel we finished, Of Mice and Men. They were tasked with choosing one project topic to show their understanding of the novel. A popular choice was the comic strip showing the story in a visual format while remaining true to the plot line. They were graded on story accuracy, effort and creativity.

Sophomores used critical thinking skills to connect randomly chosen objects to the main characters in a short story from the HMH curriculum called, “The Book of the Dead,” by Edwidge Danticat. They chose objects for four different categories and then found out they had to connect each to a main character in the story. They worked in small groups to confer ideas with one another and decide on the connections they could make.

In US History we are doing a World War I Simulation as an introduction to World War I. Students are divided into six groups representing the six major countries involved in WWI. They will each have to take on a diplomatic role and are given vague background information as well as a confidential data sheet that pertains to their own country and guides their actions and responses throughout the simulation. They will have to strike alliances, respond to subterfuge and make decisions that protects their national interests while preserving national pride. This is a really fun way for students to get introduced to WWI.

Creative Arts 1 students got to try their hand at some landscape painting. Congrats to everyone who made our classroom Wall-of-Fame!

On 10/31, a few science teachers made a “big explosion” throughout the day! They reacted calcium carbide with water to create calcium hydroxide and acetylene gas. They then lit that gas on fire to combust the acetylene gas to produce carbon dioxide, water vapor, and an explosion to blow out a pre-carved face of a pumpkin! If your student has any of the following teachers, be sure to ask them how it was: Mr. Birdsell, Mrs. Edlund, Mr. Neal, and Mrs. White!

This month Chemistry in the Community students investigated the chemistry of paint. They used a series of chemical reactions to make their own paint base, then added metal compounds for pigment. Check out their science masterpieces here!

Students in Foods and Nutrition I have been cooking and trying something new 2 times a week. A few weeks ago, students were learning how to substitute nutrient dense foods into existing recipes. We made pasta with homemade greek yogurt, spinach, and avocado sauce. You'll see some samples of their Best "Dressed" work with greek yogurt maple muffins as well as the recipe. Enjoy! Lastly, students documented all the food they ate in a weekend to measure out the grams of sugar consumed. This really opened their eyes to how much hidden sugar is in foods!

During the month of January, Sources of Strength will be focusing on the strength of having positive mental health. Mental health is vital to the overall well being of ourselves. As we start this new year, take some time for self-reflection to start fresh. Remember our counselors are here for you, reaching out for support is a sign of strength.

Join us in the festivities of our annual serve week, December 9th thru the 12th! See image for dress up days!

The annual PFHS Serve Week is December 9th thru the 12th.

Please help us reach our goal of 4,000 lbs of food to support the 3rd Avenue Marketplace Food Bank!

We will be "growing the Grinch's heart" as we get closer to our goal, for every 5 lbs of food we will add a heart to the wall to indicate how far we are from our goal. Cash donations will be accepted as well, $1 equals one pound of food.

We will be having a competition between 2nd period classes and celebrating the week with festive spirit days and our winter sports assembly!

Seniors! Join us for our first FAFSA Night on December 11th in the PFHS library at 6pm. Parents and students need to complete their FSA ID one week prior to completing the FAFSA application. You can create your FSA ID at studentaid.gov Please email questions to spencer.newsom@sd273.com

The College and Career Room will be hosting two FAFSA nights in January. January 15th and 29th in the PFHS Library at 6pm. Seniors and parents are welcome to join us to complete the FAFSA here at school. Please send any questions to spencer.newsom@sd273.com

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Location: 2832 East Poleline Avenue, Post Falls, ID, USA
Phone: (208)773-0581