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Jul 29, 2010 |
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Basin Students Participate in Stream Restoration - article by Natalie Mendenhall, ICHS There continues to be a great effort to restore the banks of Grimes and Mores Creek so the stream environment is better suited for fish life. Adding vegetation is just one attempt to improve the water quality and conditions for fish populations. The trees will help to reduce soil erosion. The sand and silt that washes into the creek bed creates an inadequate surface for eggs to develop upon. As the trees mature the foliage will provide shade along the water’s edge lowering temperatures and encouraging a healthy response from fish populations. Idaho City enjoyed lending a helping hand to the Grimes Creek Restoration project in hopes that the combined efforts will make restoring the riparian zone possible. As a community we look forward to future opportunities to be involved in bettering Boise County.
Shakespeare Festival On February 24th the National Honor Society students got all dressed up and went to Boise to see Ballet Idaho perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy. Students and parents enjoyed dinner at Mongolian Barbeque before the performance.
Idaho City students pose with actors from the Shakespeare Festival
Left to right: Ian Woodruff, Kyle Rice, Carson Newland, Maricela Aceves-Wexler,
Annie Gordon and Grace Anderson pose with Puck, danced by Adam Still.
Kyle Rice performs his own version of the ballet outside the Academy.
Basin Elementary students pose with Toad, Weasel, Mole, and Rat after the production of Wind in the Willows.
Homecoming Week - Pep Assembly
Talent Show
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On November 3 rd, 2009 the students of Idaho City did something different. Instead of attending classes and learning about how they could better the world around them, they went out and actively participated in making our area better. Idaho City joined forces with Garden Valley and planted several hundreds of cottonwood seedling all along the banks of Grimes Creek. Mr. Baumhoff, a land owner in the Grimes Creek - New Centerville area was gracious enough to allow 60 plus students on his property to enhance the riparian zone of Grimes Creek. High school students worked alongside middle school and elementary students mentoring them on the planting process. The field trip was made possible by a joint venture between Boise County Commissioner Jamie Anderson, Trout Unlimited’s Pam Smolczynski , the Forest Service, and Idaho City educators Natalie Mendenhall and Bill Phillips. 
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