Emmett School District Newsletter
Empowering All to Become Life Long Learners
We’re excited to introduce ParentSquare (and StudentSquare for grades 6-12) as our new district-wide communication tool!
Why the change?
Starting next school year, ParentSquare will replace ClassDojo, Remind, TeamSnap, Facebook, and more, bringing all communication into one easy-to-use platform for parents, teachers, schools, and coaches.
This platform was carefully selected by a committee of staff, teachers, and parents who reviewed our communication needs and explored the best solutions. After thorough research and peer review, ParentSquare was chosen as the best fit for the Emmett School District.
What Can You Do On ParentSquare?
ParentSquare allows you to:
- Receive school, class, & district updates
- Send and receive direct messages with teachers
- Share and view pictures & files
- Stay up-to-date with calendar events
- Sign up to volunteer
- Schedule parent-teacher conferences
- …and much more – all in one place!
Coming Soon!
This spring, some of our amazing teachers and coaches have volunteered to be early adopters of ParentSquare. We will let you know if your student's class is part of the early adoption and will guide everyone through the next steps of making this transition. If you would like to know more about ParentSquare, why it is being adopted, and the positives it will bring to our district, please tune in to 48:35 on the recording of the February school board meeting.
We're excited about ParentSquare and are confident it will make school-home communication easier and more effective for everyone! Stay tuned for more details!
Understanding that students and families have different educational needs and wants, we are excited to offer a variety of educational options within the Emmett School District. Next year, ESD will be offering an online school option for grades K-12.
While Emmett Remote Academy already offers online options for secondary school students, we are in the process of expanding to also include elementary. More information will be available as we move forward.
If you are interested in online school for your elementary student, please contact Assistant Superintendent Bob Hyde at bhyde@isd221.net
Also new next year, Black Canyon Junior Senior High School will be transitioning to a new format. A new school-of-choice model will replace Black Canyon. Students will be able to take classes that offer flexible pacing and instruction more individualized to a student's areas of need. This focus will include strong academic goals with a pathway to graduation and future success. Students who wish to attend will go through a required admissions process to be accepted to the school.
Students facing disciplinary or other temporary challenges will utilize a separate program from the new school. This program, called Turning Point, will assist students in transitioning back to their home schools, whether that be Emmett High School, Emmett Middle School, or the new school of choice. Turning Point will be a program to support other schools, not a permanent schooling option. This model has been found to be successful in other districts, such as Vallivue, and we are excited to incorporate a similar idea into Emmett’s educational landscape.
Stay tuned for more details about our new school of choice, Turning Point, and next year's exciting, new structures and opportunities available to our students.
Wright Brothers Construction is in the preplanning stages of the HVAC system for Emmett Middle School.
This project is funded by the School Modernization Fund through HB521, which provided Idaho school districts with funds for facility improvements. These funds must be used according to specific guidelines and requirements.
ESD will be working closely with Wright Brothers Construction as they assess what is needed and design a solution to meet the need created by existing systems that are original to a building 70+ years old. (The original building opened in 1954!!) Cost estimates, plans, and lots of decisions are still to come.
We are excited to be moving forward and even more excited as we look forward to a completed project that provides our students with an updated, comfortable, healthy environment conducive to lots of learning.
If you come out to the Emmett High School Baseball field this spring, you might notice something different - A new press box!
The project is currently in progress and is funded entirely through donations and volunteer work. While it is not yet completed, the snack shack is fully operational and ready to serve visitors. The baseball program is excited to have this new addition to the field.
Thank you to all of those who have and are helping make this project possible!
Congratulations to our winter sports and athletes who played hard last season! We want to give a special shout-out to those who qualified to compete at state!
We're so proud of our EHS Cheerleaders who qualified and competed at state! Way to represent!
Some of our wrestlers also qualified and competed at state! We're so proud!
Congratulations to the following wrestlers who placed at state!
Sam Buck - 2nd
Gracin Dennis - 2nd
Jesse Rae - 4th
Fox Green - 5th
Big Congratulations to Addyson Preece & Allis Waugh!
These talented EHS students are headed to the State National History Day Competition after placing 2nd at District with their documentary on women’s rights!
They’ll compete at state on April 5th, and we couldn’t be prouder!
During Spring Break, Allis visited Washington D.C. on the EHS spring break trip—and got to see the 19th Amendment in person after creating a documentary on that very topic. It was an unforgettable highlight!
Good Luck at state!
Congratulations to our EHS Drama! They gave an outstanding performance of Clue - High School Edition! We loved it and were so happy to see the community enjoy it too!
Hats off to all the dedicated individuals who poured their hearts into making this production a resounding success. From the actors to the crew, your hard work and dedication shone through with an amazing set for lots of laughs.
It was a joy to watch the amazing talent on stage, and we want to give an extra special shout-out to a talented group of seniors who treated us all to an impressive final performance. We appreciate all of the talent, hard work, skill, and organization it took to create such a high-quality production.
We have such talented students in our schools, and some pretty phenomenal staff to guide them to achieve great things. This production was one amazing example.
On March 11, the Butte Saga yearbook team at Emmett High School was honored with the Walsworth Gallery of Excellence Award—a prestigious recognition of outstanding scholastic journalism, yearbook design, and storytelling.
Under adviser Molly Worek, the team took bold creative risks this year—and it paid off. Congrats to our incredible student staff for making history! This award is a huge milestone for the yearbook program, and we are so proud! Thank you to everyone who contributed to making Volume 90 one for the history books!
Our spring sports are in full swing! At Emmett High School, we have baseball, softball, tennis, track, and lacrosse events. At the middle school, tennis, track, and lacrosse are in full swing. To get athletic schedules, please check out the athletic pages on our website:
We’re excited to announce that EHS students now have free access to SchoolPulse, a wellness platform provided through the Idaho Department of Education!
What is SchoolPulse?
- 24/7 live text support for students
- Weekly wellness emails for families
- Tools & activities to support academic success, mental health, and personal growth
- A library of content for both students & parents
- Support available on evenings, weekends, and school breaks!
This trusted program is already being used in over 180 schools across Idaho—and now it’s here for Emmett High students!
Opt-in forms are now available—just pick up a form at the high school (either in the school office or the counseling office )and return it to the counseling office to get started. Parents can sign up too! Forms will be available during parent/teacher conferences this week!
Please note: SchoolPulse is available to students and parents at EHS only if they sign up for it! Make sure to pick up a form!
Questions? Reach out to the EHS Counseling Office
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming in May! To celebrate our amazing teachers and staff, we want to hear from you!
Our teachers and staff love to know that what they do makes a positive difference in the lives of their students. We are inviting everyone to participate by sharing shout-outs. Whether you’re a current or former student, a staff member, or a parent, please consider sharing a story or positive comment about how teachers or staff members about what you appreciate. Shout-outs will be shared with teachers and may be shared on social media.
Let’s show our love for the amazing EHS Class of 2025 by displaying senior yard signs all across our community!
- Signs are $25
- Order using the QR code or the link below:
This is a fundraiser organized by and benefiting the EHS student council
Let’s paint the town Huskie Blue, support our EHS students, and honor our grads
April 14: Regular School Board Meeting, 6:00, Butte View Board Room
April 17: Kindergarten Registration
May 4th-May 9th - Staff Appreciation Week
May 12: Regular School Board Meeting, 6:00, Butte View Board Room
May 26: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
June 5: Last Day for Students
June 6: Emmett High School Graduation, 1:00 EHS Stadium
