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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 is a public school district in the U.S. state of Idaho, United States. The Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 serves the county seat of Pocatello, Chubbuck, and rural areas of Bannock County, Idaho. Bannock County is home to 83,249 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.

It serves the Bannock County portion of Pocatello, as well as Chubbuck, and unincorporated areas including Tyhee and the Bannock County portion of Fort Hall. Residents of the Idaho State University properties which house university students with dependent children, McIntosh Manor (Building #57), Pulling Courts (Building #53), and Ridge Crest Townhomes (Building #54), are zoned to the school district.

Schools

High schools (9th-12th)

• Century High School is a four-year public secondary school, opened in 2000 for grades 9–12 with a current enrollment of 1,198 students. The school mascot is the Diamondback and the school colors are purple, teal, black, and white. The school's athletic teams compete in class 4A, the second-highest classification.
• Highland High School is a four-year secondary public school. Opened in 1963, its current faculty is 72 with an enrollment of 1,465 students in four grades. The school mascot is the Ram and the school colors are black and red. Until the fall of 2002, Highland was a senior high school (grades 10–12); the graduating class of 2006 was the first to graduate after attending all four years at Highland. The school's athletic teams compete in class 5A, the state's highest classification.
• Pocatello High School ("Poky High") is a four-year public secondary school, with a current enrollment of 1140 students. PHS was opened in 1892, and was a senior high school (grades 10–12) until recently. Its mascot is the Thunder and the colors are red, navy blue, and white. The school's athletic teams compete in class 4A, the state's second highest classification.

Middle schools (6th-8th)

• Alameda Middle School (Opened in 1953)
• Franklin Middle School (Opened in 1924)
• Hawthorne Middle School (Opened in 1957)
• Irving Middle School (Opened in 1925)

Elementary schools (K-5th)

• Chubbuck Elementary School (Opened in 1968)
• Edahow Elementary School (Opened in 1982)
• Ellis Elementary School (Opened sometime after 1985)
• Gate City Elementary School (Opened in 1982)
• Greenacres Elementary School (Opened in 1954)
• Indian Hills Elementary School (Opened sometime after 1967)
• Jefferson Elementary School (Opened in 1982)
• Lewis & Clark Elementary School (Opened in 1954)
• Syringa Elementary School (Opened sometime after 1961)
• Tendoy Elementary School (Opened in 1957)
• Tyhee Elementary School (Opened in 1914)
• Washington Elementary School (Opened in 1919)
• Wilcox Elementary School (Opened in 1973)

Controversy

In October 2013, the coach of the Pocatello High School girls basketball team, Laraine Cook, was fired after the Board decided that a photograph of her, and her fiance Tom Harrison (football coach at the same school), was inappropriate. The image was posted on Cook's Facebook page, and showed Harrison with his left hand over Cook's right breast; both were clothed. The image was taken at a Cook family gathering several months earlier. Cook was dismissed on 23 October, several days after the image was supplied to the Board by a person unknown; but, Harrison was reprimanded. Despite the representations of parents of the basketball team to Superintendent Mary Vagner, District 25 Director of Secondary Education Bob Devine, and District 25 Director of Human Resources Douglas Howell, the matter was not cleared up as the team went into important games. In early November 2013, District 25 officials went further, seeking to have Cook’s state teaching certificate revoked based on the grounds of immorality, furthering a perception of double standard and that the punishment failed to fit the offense.

Arbitration in the matter led to Cook being rehired in both positions, along with a recommendation that the district develop social media guidelines for employees. The relevant state credentialing agency found no reason to revoke Cook's teaching certificate.

In 2006, Pocatello High School students Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik murdered their classmate Cassie Jo Stoddart, and the victim's family filed a lawsuit against the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District. However, the district did not see the two students as abnormal or a threat to anyone.

References

1. "Administrators". Retrieved August 29, 2016.
2. "Home." Pocatello/Chubbuck School District. Retrieved February 22, 2012. "District Offices 3115 Poleline Road Pocatello, ID 83201-6119"
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bannock County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2024. - Text list
4. "Application for Student Housing." (Archive) Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
5. "McIntosh Manor Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine." Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
6. ^ "Upper Middle - Section Four Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
7. "Pulling Courts Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine." Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
8. "Upper Middle - Section Two Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine." Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
9. "Ridge Crest Townhomes Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine." Idaho State University. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
10. "School District 25 High School Boundaries Archived 2011-12-19 at the Wayback Machine." Pocatello/Chubbuck School District. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
11. Century High School Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
12. Highland High School, Pocatello, ID-Home of the Rams! Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
13. Pocatello High School Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
14. "Pocatello Schools - Alameda Middle School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
15. "Pocatello Schools - Franklin Middle School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
16. ^ "Pocatello Schools - Hawthorne Middle School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
17. "Pocatello Schools - Chubbuck Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
18. "Pocatello Schools - Edahow Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
19. "Pocatello Schools - Ellis Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
20. "Pocatello Schools - Gate City Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
21. "Pocatello Schools - Greenacres Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
22. "Pocatello Schools - Indian Hills Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
23. "Pocatello Schools - Jefferson Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
24. "Pocatello Schools - Lewis & Clark Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
25. "Pocatello Schools - Syringa Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
26. "Pocatello Schools - Tendoy Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
27. "Pocatello Schools - Tyhee Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
28. "Pocatello Schools - Washington Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
29. "Pocatello Schools - Wilcox Elementary School | FindPocatelloHomes™". findpocatellohomes.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
30. Effort to retain coach fails: Parents try to sway board to reconsider firing due to Facebook post, Chase Glorfield, Idaho State Journal, 25 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013
31. ^ Laraine Cook, High School Coach, Fired Over Facebook Photo That Shows Fiance Holding Her Breast, Huffington Post, 7 November 2013
32. Fired coach Laraine Cook fights back, Chase Glorfield, Idaho State Journal, 7 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013
33. Idaho high school basketball coach Laraine Cook fired after posting Facebook photo of boyfriend grabbing breast - School won't confirm reason for Cook's firing and boyfriend Tom Harrison, the football coach at the same school, receives only a reprimand for being in the semi-racy shot., Daniel O'Leary, Daily News (New York), 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013
34. "Laraine Cook told she can teach: Official says former Pocatello coach will retain her certificate".

External links

• Pocatello/Chubbuck School District

• School districts in Idaho
• Pocatello, Idaho
• Education in Bannock County, Idaho