Unlock 24/7 Free Tutoring for Your Student: Boise School District’s New Partnership with Varsity Tutors

Boise School District is excited to offer 24/7 online tutoring and academic resources through a new partnership with Varsity Tutors, free for students until 2030.

About Varsity Tutors: Varsity Tutors provides flexible learning support, including on-demand chat tutoring, essay reviews, live group classes, and celebrity-led Star Courses. Students can learn at their own pace with access to live and recorded lessons, plus additional self-study tools to enhance their skills in any subject.

Key Features:

• 24/7 Chat Tutoring

• Essay Review

• Enrichment Classes

• Self-Study Resources

Access for Students (Grades 7–12): All secondary students already have Varsity Tutors accounts and can access these resources via Classlink on My Apps.

Getting Started: Parents and students can explore the Varsity Tutors Academic Support Launchpad to learn more. For login help, follow the instructions provided through Classlink (myapps.boiseschools.org).

Are you interested in purchasing holiday decor and supporting our program? We are selling wreaths, garlands, and more as a fundraiser through Lynch Creek Farm. Follow this link to support us: https://lynchcreekwreaths.com/?campaign_id=5373363

Campaign ID is 537336

Follow our social media to stay up to date on appearances, competitions, and fundraising efforts.

Varsity Dance Team: @borahdanceteam

Varsity Cheer Team: @borahcheerleading

Go Lions!

Have you decided which language and culture you want to learn?

The World Language Department at Borah offers a variety of exciting language courses to help you broaden your horizons and connect with different cultures. With options in Spanish, German, French, and Japanese, there’s a language for every interest and goal!

Learning a new language opens doors to understanding the world in a whole new way. It enhances college and career opportunities, improves communication skills, and helps you build lasting connections with people across the globe.

Make sure to sign up for a language class next semester!

The Borah Student Council is interested in volunteering with our feeder schools and in the community! If you have an opportunity for us, send us an email: stuco.borah@gmail.com

Follow along for current events, volunteering, and updates on our Instagram account: @borahstuco

Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed will speak to all Juniors in the Boise District Feb. 27th here at Borah. All Borah Juniors have the opportunity to receive a free copy of Warrior Girl Unearthed and take part in a during the school day book club before the author visits. Students need to fill out this form to participate.

The 2024 BSD Extreme X Books reading challenge closes with the end of the fall semester. Students must turn in their reading journal (print or digital) to a librarian by Dec. 20th. During December we will be kicking off our every other year Borah Quad Book Challenge, reading from 25 of 30 categories.

Don’t forget during holiday travel that your student has access to 1000’s of audiobooks through our library app called Sora. Directions are on the Borah Library website. Click “Digital Reading” and you will find directions to log in to our book shelf- accessible on both phone and chromebook.

Just a reminder that if your student is having any Chromebook issues, remind them they should visit the Library for service.

Here’s a recent story highlighting Boise School District’s work to track energy use and save money: Boise School District's clean energy commitment. Before Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring breaks Borah follows “powerdown” procedures (unplugging devices etc.) to use less energy while we are gone. Those results are paying off! Idaho Power shares the heat map data with us. Our Borah Green Team will look at the data collected during our past “power down” vacation days, and will be encouraging everyone to participate again before our upcoming holiday breaks.

Students also were recently able to visit with a City of Boise Recycling/Curbit employee and learned about recycling updates that they will share with staff and students. Plastic crinkle bottles can now be recycled in “blue bins” and dairy tubs (yogurt, sour cream etc.) can also now go in the “blue bins.” The student Green Team meets Wednesdays at lunch in room 308. Everyone is welcome!

Borah is offering support groups to all students and are accessed by both those seeking connections and those needing intensive support. The purpose of a support group within the high school setting is to provide participants with a comforting, safe environment where they feel free to express themselves. In addition to providing emotional support, group participation also allows students to establish meaningful and trusting relationships with their peers. If you would like your student to participate contact our school social worker Becky Woodland at rebecca.woodland@boiseschools.org or 208.854.6916.

• The November College and Career Center Newsletter is full of information about upcoming events, reminders, and helpful links to scholarships and other opportunities for all students.
• Students, make sure you have joined the College and Career Google Classroom.

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November 25-29 - Autumn Break

December 5,6, and 7 - Theatre Performance - Borah's Little Theatre

December 7 - SAT Day 7:30am - 12:00pm

December 17 - Finals Period 0 & 5 - Full School Day

December 18 - Finals Period 1 & 2 - 9:00am - 12:30pm

December 19 - Finals Period 3 & 4 - 9:00am - 12:30pm

December 20 - Finals Period 6 & 7 - 9:00am - 12:30pm

January 7 - School Resumes - Start of 2nd Semester

January 20 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

January 21 - Sophomore Open House Night

February 17 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

March 14 - End of 3rd Quarter

March 17 - 21 - Spring Break

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Instagram: @borahlions