Local writers win IDeal education savings scholarships
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Twelve young writers were declared winners of the Idaho PTV PBS KIDS Writers Contest Saturday.
Local winners of the contest include:
Whitlee Fillmore, 1
The writers were awarded a $100 contribution to an IDeal – Idaho 529 College Savings account.
“An IDeal account can help these talented, young writers use their skills in post-secondary education in the future,” said Christie Stoll, Executive Director of IDeal. “We’re investing in their future education and can’t wait to see how it pays off for our state. These young Idahoans are going to do great things, and IDeal is excited to be a part of it.”
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Gaines Elementary School creating memorial for beloved pre-K teacher
Stoll, a lifelong resident of Athens, died unexpectedly Dec. 16, according to her daughter-in-law, Kristi Stoll.
“Ellen’s greatest love in life was her children and grandchildren, as well as the hundreds of children she taught in private preschools and the Clarke County pre-K program,” Kristi Stoll said.
Stoll began her career in Clarke County in 1992 at Barrow Elementary School, and after one year moved on to Gaines elementary, where she worked until retirement in 2015.
The plaque would be placed outside her former classroom.
During the time when hundreds of children passed through her classroom, she was once honored as Teacher of the Year in 1999-2000.