Congratulations to Connor’s Citizens and Scholars of the Month for September!
We are so proud of these students and the positive example they are setting. Thank you to all of our amazing students for starting the school year off right and making The Academy such a great place to learn and grow!
Keep up the great work, Mustangs!
We are so proud of these students and the positive example they are setting. Thank you to all of our amazing students for starting the school year off right and making The Academy such a great place to learn and grow!
Keep up the great work, Mustangs!
Stepping Into the Spotlight!
This week, Alpine 8th graders took center stage in drama class as they presented their monologues!
Monologues may be a solo act, but they help students build some serious skills—from confidence and public speaking to expression, creativity, and communication. Students learn how to use their voice, body language, and emotions to bring a character and story to life.
This week, Alpine 8th graders took center stage in drama class as they presented their monologues!
Monologues may be a solo act, but they help students build some serious skills—from confidence and public speaking to expression, creativity, and communication. Students learn how to use their voice, body language, and emotions to bring a character and story to life.
We can’t believe it’s already been a whole month since school started! Time flies when you’re having fun!
A big THANK YOU to Kelly Cammack with Premier Properties Real Estate Co. for treating our staff to a yummy soda bar! It was the perfect way to celebrate making it through the first month of school!
A big THANK YOU to Kelly Cammack with Premier Properties Real Estate Co. for treating our staff to a yummy soda bar! It was the perfect way to celebrate making it through the first month of school!
Safety is always a “cone”-cern at The Academy!
We have such awesome parents and guardians! A big THANK YOU to Ms. Nez for coming in and helping our students learn all about road safety!
You really steer us in the right direction!
We have such awesome parents and guardians! A big THANK YOU to Ms. Nez for coming in and helping our students learn all about road safety!
You really steer us in the right direction!
Congratulations to Alpine’s Leaders and Scholars for September 2026!
We are incredibly proud of these outstanding students and the hard work, leadership, and positive example they show every day. Your dedication in the classroom and in our school community does not go unnoticed. Keep striving, keep leading, and keep making us proud.
Congratulations to all of our honorees!
We are incredibly proud of these outstanding students and the hard work, leadership, and positive example they show every day. Your dedication in the classroom and in our school community does not go unnoticed. Keep striving, keep leading, and keep making us proud.
Congratulations to all of our honorees!
Once upon a time, Connor’s second graders celebrated the joys of storytelling!
They wrapped up their Fairy Tales & Tall Tales unit by dressing up as their favorite fairy tale or tall tales characters and feasting on Paul Bunyan’s famous flapjacks!
It was a happily ever after kind of day! A huge thank-you to our families for helping make it so magical!
They wrapped up their Fairy Tales & Tall Tales unit by dressing up as their favorite fairy tale or tall tales characters and feasting on Paul Bunyan’s famous flapjacks!
It was a happily ever after kind of day! A huge thank-you to our families for helping make it so magical!
A big thank you to Beth Keck for visiting our Alpine Academy 8th grade science students!
Beth shared about her work with Search and Rescue, including running search dogs in a variety of weather conditions and the technology used to communicate during emergency situations. Our students loved learning how science, technology, and teamwork come together in real-world emergency response!
Beth shared about her work with Search and Rescue, including running search dogs in a variety of weather conditions and the technology used to communicate during emergency situations. Our students loved learning how science, technology, and teamwork come together in real-world emergency response!
Today in 5th Grade DARE, our students got to experience the famous “beer goggles”!
The goggles simulate some of the effects that alcohol and drugs can have on vision, coordination, and movement. Students took turns tossing a ball to one another while wearing the goggles—and catching it was definitely harder than it looked! If they missed, they had to keep the goggles on while finding and picking up the ball before trying again.
It was a fun (and eye-opening!) way for our 5th graders to experience firsthand how impaired vision and coordination can affect everyday activities.
A big thank-you to Officer Case for being such an amazing DARE officer! Our 5th graders absolutely love him!
The goggles simulate some of the effects that alcohol and drugs can have on vision, coordination, and movement. Students took turns tossing a ball to one another while wearing the goggles—and catching it was definitely harder than it looked! If they missed, they had to keep the goggles on while finding and picking up the ball before trying again.
It was a fun (and eye-opening!) way for our 5th graders to experience firsthand how impaired vision and coordination can affect everyday activities.
A big thank-you to Officer Case for being such an amazing DARE officer! Our 5th graders absolutely love him!
The Alpine Volleyball team brought the energy to an off-season tournament against local district schools and came home with a 2nd-place finish! What a fun way to keep competing, building skills, and getting ready for the season ahead.
And did you know? At Alpine, students can participate in basketball, volleyball, AND cross country starting in 6th grade! While many district schools begin these opportunities in 7th grade, Alpine 6th graders can jump right in and get involved.
More opportunities. More teams. More ways to find your thing at Alpine.
Congratulations, Falcons! We’re proud of you!
And did you know? At Alpine, students can participate in basketball, volleyball, AND cross country starting in 6th grade! While many district schools begin these opportunities in 7th grade, Alpine 6th graders can jump right in and get involved.
More opportunities. More teams. More ways to find your thing at Alpine.
Congratulations, Falcons! We’re proud of you!
More Alpine Goodie News!
Does your student need a little something to fuel their Friday morning? Alpine Academy will have Friday Breakfast Snacks available every Friday morning from 7:30–8:05 AM!
Grab an inexpensive snack before the school day begins—all students need to do is bring a little cash!
Does your student need a little something to fuel their Friday morning? Alpine Academy will have Friday Breakfast Snacks available every Friday morning from 7:30–8:05 AM!
Grab an inexpensive snack before the school day begins—all students need to do is bring a little cash!
Hey Parents! Did You Know?
Alpine students can add a little extra to their lunch! Students can bring cash to purchase peanut butter bars, chips, Gatorade, cookies, brownies, and other affordable goodies!
⏰ Reminder: Order next week’s lunches, for both Connor and Alpine by TONIGHT at 11 PM!
Alpine students can add a little extra to their lunch! Students can bring cash to purchase peanut butter bars, chips, Gatorade, cookies, brownies, and other affordable goodies!
⏰ Reminder: Order next week’s lunches, for both Connor and Alpine by TONIGHT at 11 PM!
REMINDER
Parents and Staff: Please be aware of upcoming road closures near both Alpine and Connor Academy.
Contractors will be repaving Alpine Avenue and Galena Avenue, and these roads will be closed to traffic intermittently from August 31 through September 11.
Please plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use alternate routes when needed. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while this work is completed.
Please help us spread the word to staff, students, and families so everyone can plan accordingly.
Parents and Staff: Please be aware of upcoming road closures near both Alpine and Connor Academy.
Contractors will be repaving Alpine Avenue and Galena Avenue, and these roads will be closed to traffic intermittently from August 31 through September 11.
Please plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use alternate routes when needed. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while this work is completed.
Please help us spread the word to staff, students, and families so everyone can plan accordingly.
Road Closures Near Alpine & Connor
Parents and Staff: Please be aware of upcoming road closures near both Alpine and Connor Academy.
Contractors will be repaving Alpine Avenue and Galena Avenue, and these roads will be closed to traffic intermittently from August 31 through September 11.
Please plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use alternate routes when needed. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while this work is completed.
Please help us spread the word to staff, students, and families so everyone can plan accordingly.
Parents and Staff: Please be aware of upcoming road closures near both Alpine and Connor Academy.
Contractors will be repaving Alpine Avenue and Galena Avenue, and these roads will be closed to traffic intermittently from August 31 through September 11.
Please plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use alternate routes when needed. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while this work is completed.
Please help us spread the word to staff, students, and families so everyone can plan accordingly.
Help the Alpine P.E. program expand!
Alpine Academy is raising funds to purchase a Power Rack for our students. We need your help to reach our goal!
HOW YOU CAN DONATE
Venmo: @TheAcademy460
Please include “PowerRack” in the Venmo description.
Check: Payable to The Academy
Please write “PowerRack” in the memo line.
Every donation brings us one step closer to providing our students with new equipment and opportunities to grow stronger.
Alpine Academy is raising funds to purchase a Power Rack for our students. We need your help to reach our goal!
HOW YOU CAN DONATE
Venmo: @TheAcademy460
Please include “PowerRack” in the Venmo description.
Check: Payable to The Academy
Please write “PowerRack” in the memo line.
Every donation brings us one step closer to providing our students with new equipment and opportunities to grow stronger.
✨ Connor Academy Teacher Spotlight ✨
Every great reader starts with a spark, and at Connor Academy, Mrs. Lori Turpin has been helping ignite that spark since the very beginning! We’re excited to shine the reading-themed spotlight on Connor Academy’s new Reading Intervention Teacher, and Title 1 Director.
Mrs. Turpin has been teaching for 20 years, including time spent teaching kindergarten for 9 years, 2nd grade for 9 years, and 4th grade for 2 years. As a founding teacher at Connor Academy, she has played an important role in shaping the strong learning community we have today.
Her favorite part of being a teacher is helping students learn new things and seeing their excitement when they discover something on their own. Reading has always been her passion, both as a student and as a teacher, and she loves watching students grow into confident, capable readers.
Mrs. Turpin is married to her husband Jim, and together they have four daughters and three sons-in-law. They are also blessed with five grandchildren who bring so much joy and energy into their lives, along with their beloved Morkie, Jojo.
Outside of school, she enjoys going on adventures with her family, exercising, gardening, cooking, and watching reality TV. Her favorite book is The Four Agreements, her favorite movie is Ever After, and her favorite show is Survivor. She is inspired by her mother, who taught her the importance of hard work, respect, courage, and finding joy in everyday life.
Mrs. Turpin is especially excited to begin her new role as Reading Intervention Teacher and Title 1 Director, continuing her lifelong passion for helping students grow as readers.
Thank you, Mrs. Turpin, for being part of Connor Academy from the very beginning and for helping every student discover the joy and power of reading!
Every great reader starts with a spark, and at Connor Academy, Mrs. Lori Turpin has been helping ignite that spark since the very beginning! We’re excited to shine the reading-themed spotlight on Connor Academy’s new Reading Intervention Teacher, and Title 1 Director.
Mrs. Turpin has been teaching for 20 years, including time spent teaching kindergarten for 9 years, 2nd grade for 9 years, and 4th grade for 2 years. As a founding teacher at Connor Academy, she has played an important role in shaping the strong learning community we have today.
Her favorite part of being a teacher is helping students learn new things and seeing their excitement when they discover something on their own. Reading has always been her passion, both as a student and as a teacher, and she loves watching students grow into confident, capable readers.
Mrs. Turpin is married to her husband Jim, and together they have four daughters and three sons-in-law. They are also blessed with five grandchildren who bring so much joy and energy into their lives, along with their beloved Morkie, Jojo.
Outside of school, she enjoys going on adventures with her family, exercising, gardening, cooking, and watching reality TV. Her favorite book is The Four Agreements, her favorite movie is Ever After, and her favorite show is Survivor. She is inspired by her mother, who taught her the importance of hard work, respect, courage, and finding joy in everyday life.
Mrs. Turpin is especially excited to begin her new role as Reading Intervention Teacher and Title 1 Director, continuing her lifelong passion for helping students grow as readers.
Thank you, Mrs. Turpin, for being part of Connor Academy from the very beginning and for helping every student discover the joy and power of reading!
✨ Connor Academy Teacher Spotlight ✨
Open a new chapter with us as we shine a spotlight on Mrs. Megan Eddie!
Mrs. Eddie has been a valued part of Connor Academy for over 16 years. She began as a dedicated “book fair mom,” then served as a kindergarten educational assistant for three years, and has spent the past 12 years teaching both kindergarten and in the library.
Her favorite part of teaching is the students and sharing great literature with them. It’s no surprise that literature is her favorite subject to teach. When she was a student, her favorite subject was health.
Family is everything to Mrs. Eddie. She has been married to her husband, Cam, for 27 years, and together they have three children—Taylor, Ashton, and Peri—as well as a wonderful son-in-law, Callen. They enjoy spending time outdoors and going on adventures together, as well as relaxing at home.
In her free time, she enjoys baking, cleaning and organizing, watching old movies, and reading. She especially loves Little Women in every version, both books and films.
Mrs. Eddie is inspired by her Grammy, who at 97 years old has been a role model for how to be a loving wife, mother, and teacher. Her guiding philosophy is to love and lead with kindness and to laugh along the way.
She feels lucky to be part of Connor Academy and wants all Connor students to know:
“I will always love you!”
We are grateful for Mrs. Eddie and the warmth, dedication, and love she brings to Connor Academy each day!
Open a new chapter with us as we shine a spotlight on Mrs. Megan Eddie!
Mrs. Eddie has been a valued part of Connor Academy for over 16 years. She began as a dedicated “book fair mom,” then served as a kindergarten educational assistant for three years, and has spent the past 12 years teaching both kindergarten and in the library.
Her favorite part of teaching is the students and sharing great literature with them. It’s no surprise that literature is her favorite subject to teach. When she was a student, her favorite subject was health.
Family is everything to Mrs. Eddie. She has been married to her husband, Cam, for 27 years, and together they have three children—Taylor, Ashton, and Peri—as well as a wonderful son-in-law, Callen. They enjoy spending time outdoors and going on adventures together, as well as relaxing at home.
In her free time, she enjoys baking, cleaning and organizing, watching old movies, and reading. She especially loves Little Women in every version, both books and films.
Mrs. Eddie is inspired by her Grammy, who at 97 years old has been a role model for how to be a loving wife, mother, and teacher. Her guiding philosophy is to love and lead with kindness and to laugh along the way.
She feels lucky to be part of Connor Academy and wants all Connor students to know:
“I will always love you!”
We are grateful for Mrs. Eddie and the warmth, dedication, and love she brings to Connor Academy each day!
✨ Connor Academy Teacher Spotlight ✨
Prepare for launch as we celebrate one of our stellar teachers—Mr. Henry!
Mr. Henry teaches Science at Connor Academy, where he brings energy and curiosity into the classroom. He inspires students to explore, ask questions, and discover how the world works.
We are grateful for the knowledge and encouragement Mr. Henry brings to Connor Academy each day!
Prepare for launch as we celebrate one of our stellar teachers—Mr. Henry!
Mr. Henry teaches Science at Connor Academy, where he brings energy and curiosity into the classroom. He inspires students to explore, ask questions, and discover how the world works.
We are grateful for the knowledge and encouragement Mr. Henry brings to Connor Academy each day!
Don't forget! Connor Academy's School Supply Drop-Off will be August 19–21.
Backpacks are not included in the school supply drop-off. Students will need to bring their backpacks with them on the first day of school.
Families can bring supplies to Connor Academy's front office during those dates to help students start the school year prepared and ready to learn. We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another great year!
Backpacks are not included in the school supply drop-off. Students will need to bring their backpacks with them on the first day of school.
Families can bring supplies to Connor Academy's front office during those dates to help students start the school year prepared and ready to learn. We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another great year!
✨ Connor Academy Teacher Spotlight ✨
¡Todos demos un gran saludo a la Señora Romney!
Meet Señora Romney, a valued member of Connor Academy who teaches both Computer Science and Spanish with passion and care. She has been part of the Connor family for the past two years, bringing warmth, creativity, and a genuine love of learning into her classroom each day.
Before joining Connor, she taught music in Michigan for three years, where she especially cherished leading Middle School Band. Those years in music education hold a special place in her heart, as she found joy in helping students discover confidence, teamwork, and expression through music.
Her favorite part of being a teacher is seeing the moment when learning “clicks” for students and they are able to demonstrate mastery. She values scheduled breaks that allow time to explore the world, believing there is always more to learn beyond the classroom.
When she was a student, music was her favorite subject, and she continues to play a variety of instruments, including the tuba, euphonium, trombone, bass trombone, string bass, piano, and ukulele.
Señora Romney shares:
“Soy de Oregón. Tengo cinco hijos. Tengo siete gallinas. Me encanta viajar. Me encanta aprender. Mi color favorito es el verde. I am from Oregon. I have five children. I have seven hens. I love to travel. I love to learn. My favorite color is green.”
She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at Idaho State University. Outside of education, she enjoys traveling the world and exploring different cultures through their cuisine.
Inspired by Fred Rogers, Señora Romney’s mission is to ensure every student feels valued and supported. She strives to create a classroom where students feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, and build the confidence to step outside their comfort zones.
Thank you Señora Romney, for creating a classroom where learning is an adventure and every student knows they belong!
¡Todos demos un gran saludo a la Señora Romney!
Meet Señora Romney, a valued member of Connor Academy who teaches both Computer Science and Spanish with passion and care. She has been part of the Connor family for the past two years, bringing warmth, creativity, and a genuine love of learning into her classroom each day.
Before joining Connor, she taught music in Michigan for three years, where she especially cherished leading Middle School Band. Those years in music education hold a special place in her heart, as she found joy in helping students discover confidence, teamwork, and expression through music.
Her favorite part of being a teacher is seeing the moment when learning “clicks” for students and they are able to demonstrate mastery. She values scheduled breaks that allow time to explore the world, believing there is always more to learn beyond the classroom.
When she was a student, music was her favorite subject, and she continues to play a variety of instruments, including the tuba, euphonium, trombone, bass trombone, string bass, piano, and ukulele.
Señora Romney shares:
“Soy de Oregón. Tengo cinco hijos. Tengo siete gallinas. Me encanta viajar. Me encanta aprender. Mi color favorito es el verde. I am from Oregon. I have five children. I have seven hens. I love to travel. I love to learn. My favorite color is green.”
She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at Idaho State University. Outside of education, she enjoys traveling the world and exploring different cultures through their cuisine.
Inspired by Fred Rogers, Señora Romney’s mission is to ensure every student feels valued and supported. She strives to create a classroom where students feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, and build the confidence to step outside their comfort zones.
Thank you Señora Romney, for creating a classroom where learning is an adventure and every student knows they belong!
WE’RE HIRING!
Alpine & Connor Academy are looking for a Part-Time Special Education Assistant to join our team for the 2026–2027 school year.
This position supports students in an elementary classroom through one-on-one and small-group instruction, classroom activities, recess supervision, grading, and other daily tasks. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with children and helping students build confidence, classroom skills, and independence.
Position Details:
• Monday–Friday
• 19 hours per week
• August 2026–May 2027
• $16.00/hour
• Part-time
Minimum Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience working with elementary students preferred
• Must meet Idaho State Paraprofessional Standards/ParaPro Assessment requirements
Application Materials:
• Completed application (Fillable PDF)
• Current resume
• Letter of interest explaining why you would be an asset to The Academy and what you hope to accomplish
Please submit completed application materials to:
Lorien Peer
lorien.peer@academycharter.net
Join The Academy team and make a difference in the lives of our students!
