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We are D93 Podcast

Bonneville Joint School District 93 is committed to communicating with our community at a high level. This includes the "We are D93" podcast where we take a closer look at those who help makes this such a great place to live and learn.

🎧 This week on the D93 News Podcast, join Lori as she dives into the exciting world of non-traditional sports! Hear from our local sports stars in lacrosse, hockey, and mountain biking, and discover what drives their passion. Tune in now!

🎧 This week on the D93 News Podcast: Dive into an engaging conversation with Kim Adams and Joy Gleave from D93's Praxium Mastery Academy, a unique magnet school transforming education for 7th and 8th graders through innovative, student-centered learning. Tune in to learn how they're making a difference!

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This week on the podcast, join Lori as she explores the cognitive approach to therapy with Ken Marlowe, a therapist and former principal with expertise in managing depression, anxiety, anger, and more. Catering to a wide audience, Ken discusses how insight and change can address the root of challenges, promoting a happier life. Beyond therapy, Ken’s impact on social and emotional learning has positioned our school district as a state leader. Tune in for a deep dive into personal growth and the power of mutual respect and collaboration in counseling.

Dive into the evolution of early education on this week’s D93 News podcast, featuring an enlightening conversation with two kindergarten teachers discussing the latest trends and the transformative journey of kindergarten through the years. 🍎📚 Tune in to gain insights into the classroom of today and tomorrow. #WeAreD93

In this week's episode, Lori has a captivating conversation with Gary Higley, a pivotal figure in education who played a crucial role in the opening of the current Bonneville High School. Not stopping there, Gary's expertise and dedication also contributed significantly to the establishment of Hillcrest High School years later. Throughout the episode, Gary delves into his most cherished memories within District 93, offering a unique perspective on the evolution of educational technology from the 1970s through the 1990s. Join us as we explore the transformative decades of educational advancements with someone who was at the forefront of it all.

This week on D93 News: A first look at Ammon Elementary's new cafeteria, how it's shaping up, what it means for the students, and why students were invited to a special assembly. Plus, follow the Board of Trustees as they toured some of the Special Education Programs throughout the district. And see how the HOPE Squad is making waves not just locally, but statewide, with their impactful work. All these stories and more in this week's D93 News.

Lori sat down with an inspiring Bonneville student, defying medical odds on the path to graduation. Get ready for a story of resilience and triumph!

Lori caught up with Bonneville graduate and NASA Mechanical Engineer, Jared Fell to talk about the importance of math and how the sky is the limit after starting a lifetime of education in D93.

This week, Lori caught up with the voice of the Bonneville Bees who has been sharing his talents with D93 for several years. Please enjoy this week's episode with Tim Belnap.

This week Lori is taking a closer look at the traditions celebrated each year in D93. She is joined by Jason Lords, who also has deep roots in D93.

This week's episode has an interview with Heather Plain, D93's Child Nutrition Supervisor. She talks about the huge responsibility of feeding thousands of children each day.

Families in our area are struggling to pay for their school meals. This is a great time to donate to ensure that kids can focus on learning and not be hungry. Please email Heather at PlainH@d93.k12.id.us for more information on how you can help.

D93 is committed to communicating to our community at a high level. We do this through a variety of ways, including our weekly newscast. New episodes of D93 News are posted on Wednesday during the school year.

This week's episode features an interview with Thunder Ridge teacher, Brian Brock

The Hillcrest Knights just had their first undefeated regular season football team in school history and they finished the season by winning the second place trophy at state. Lori caught up with Conner Mecham who played on the team to get his thoughts on the incredible season.

Dixie Johnson started teaching in D93 back in 1973 and she taught the host of the #WeAreD93 Podcast, Lori Biggs when she was in school. This week's episode focuses on the incredible legacy of Ms. Johnson.

This week's jam-packed-show has a preview of the Rusty Taco Ammon Road Trip for Hillcrest High School to the 4A State Championship game at BSU, a closer look at how our amazing Bonneville Child Nutrition hones their skills, and some important safety tips in our Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Health Minute.

Lori Biggs caught up with Matt Pond who has an inspirational story to tell of overcoming all odds to beat cancer. Matt is a BHS graduate, an inspirational speaker, and a substitute teacher in D93

Bonneville Joint School District 93 in Idaho shares the good things happening each week during their weekly newscast, D93 News.

It’s Veterans Week in D93 and Lori Biggs caught up with her brother and Bonneville Bee grad, Lieutenant Colonel Clint Leonard who is serving our country in the USAF

The We are D93 Podcast is back! Principal Salsbery joined us this week to talk about his first year as head principal at Hillcrest. He also gave us an update on the exciting stadium project they are raising money for.

D93 News September 7, 2022

We have a jam-packed show but our top story comes from the Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees. We'll tell what steps they took to provide tax relief to patrons in D93.

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Here’s what you’ll find this week on D93 News:

It’s one of our favorite weeks of the year because of all the memories that are made. We’ll tell you what fun activities students at Lincoln participated in.
Around the nation and even right here in Eastern Idaho, you’ll hear about senior pranks but the Thunder Ridge High School Titans have changed this into “Senior Service”. We’ll show you how they gave back to their school.
Ms. Blackburn at Hillcrest is our featured interview this week on the “We are D93” podcast. This D93 legend is getting ready to retire. You won’t want to miss her message to the students she taught.

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Here’s what you’ll find this week on D93 News:

Graduations are next week, we’ll go through the schedule and tell you where you can watch them thanks to our sponsor, the Idaho Office of Highway Safety
Construction continues on the Mountain America Center, we’ll tell how they plan to work with D93 for events and graduations in the future
This week’s featured episode of the We are D93 podcast features our “Biggest Fan”, Lori Biggs will tell us why having a good relationship with students is critical to their success.

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It's the final episode of the school year and this week we caught up with the legendary Camille Blackburn at Hillcrest who is retiring in a few weeks from D93.

Here's what was making headlines the week of May 18, 2022

In this week's episode of the We are D93 Podcast, we caught up with Lori Biggs from Bonneville. Lori has taught math to generations of D93 students.

D93 News is the flagship news program for Bonneville School District 93. Here's what was making headlines the week of May 11, 2022

This might just be our longest episode ever and it's packed with teacher shoutouts for Teacher Appreciation Week

Here's what you'll find this week on D93 News:

A Ucon girl is using her Eagle Scout project to give back to her D93 elementary school
A Hillcrest teacher ran the Boston Marathon in under three-hours
Thunder Ridge Spanish students have been using collaboration Mondays to help introduce Spanish to D93 elementary students
The retirement open house is coming up next week and it will be held at Rocky Mountain Middle School where the auditorium has a brand new look thanks to the generosity of our community that has supported the plant facilities levy for decades

Nancy Peterson joins us to talk about the struggle of finding substitute teachers during the pandemic and why finding subs is an ongoing problem in large districts like D93.

D93 News is the flagship communications program for the D93 communications team. New episodes can be found on Wednesdays during the school year.

D93 News is the flagship program of the D93 communications team. Here's what was making headlines the week of April 13, 2022

Jessica Baksis from D93 Federal Programs and Purposity joins us talk about ways our community can help students in need.

This week we interviewed Lincoln High School Principal, Lance Miller

Falls Valley Principal, Tina Orme joins us this week to talk about her career in education and why she loves working in D93.

D93 Transportation Supervisor, Pamala Cripps joins us to talk about the unique challenges the pandemic had on her department and how this adversity made them stronger.

Heath Jackson, Director of Planning and Personnel joins us to talk about the growth in the area and why he loves working in D93

D93's CFO, Guy Wangsgard joins us to talk about school finance and why he chose to join Bonneville School District 93 after working in other districts around the area. He'll tell us why the pandemic was the biggest challenge to hit D93.

News from Bonneville Joint School District 93 for the week of September 3, 2019

D93 News is a weekly newscast covering the events in Bonneville Joint School District 93

This episode previews the August 27th Bond Election and has important information for voters.