TVMSC Newsletter - May 2026

• Attendance must be reported to a student's Primary/Home school and TVMSC

• Attendance Line: 208-854-6802. For TVMSC Email Stacy.Rogers@Boiseschools.org
  
• TVMSC Weekly Announcements
• May 22nd is the last day of school for the Boise School District.
• May 21st is the last day of school for TVMSC
• Last day to turn in late work is Friday, May 8th.
• Intro to Research Student Expert Night on May 11th.
• Expert Night will take place in the Riverglen Cafeteria from 6-7pm
• If you are a student not returning to TVMSC next year, please email Stacy Rogers (Stacy.Rogers@Boiseschools.org) so we can make changes.
• Teacher appreciation week May 4th-8th.
• Congratulations to all the students who have recently completed ISAT/PSAT, SAT, ACT, and good luck to those taking AP tests this month.
• Check out the lost and found picture below. Items not picked up will be donated.

• We will have an Open House and an Ice Cream Social on 8/6/26 from 4:00- for all students (not just new students) who want to come meet their teachers and learn about the exciting opportunities along with the expectations of being a TVMSC student.

• 4:15 - 4:40 - All PM students/parents in the gym for TVMSC logistics and information
• 4:15-4:40 - All AM students upstairs in classrooms having 8 minutes per classroom
• 4:45-5:10 - All AM Students in the gym for TVMSC Logistics and Information
• 4:45-5:10 - All PM students upstairs in classrooms having 8 minutes per classroom
• 5:15-5:45 - Grab some ice cream and socialize in the cafeteria!

The TVMSC End of Year Celebration is for ALL students on Thursday, May 21st. We honor students from all cohorts with academic awards from 8:00 to 9:00 and from 12:00 to 1:00, and then we celebrate our last day with games and activities. We do this each year on our last day.

Seniors get a special, custom made award, so those parents are invited to attend the assembly. We send a lot of pictures home of the event and awards, so all parents will receive pictures. This is just a fun day to wrap up our year and celebrate a year of really hard work on the part of our staff and students alike! Students are asked to contribute $5.00 for treats for that day.

The staff at TVMSC want you to know that we loved having you as students and we wish you the best in you future endeavors! What an exciting time for you, enjoy your summer and have a blast on whatever college campus you find yourself on!

• Project-Based- Learning Webinar: Let's make it personal!

• May 12th, 4:30pm MST/ 3:30pm PST

• Register here- use code "edufest25" for free registration!

• Virtual Parent Book Study

• Wednesday evenings May 27th- June24th

• 6:30pm MST/ 5:30pm PST

• Free registration with book included!

Use this LINK to find information about the current TVMSC school year and events.

Ms. Ekhoff took her APES students to the Idaho State Museum earlier this month.

The Boise School District will be hosting a series of parent information sessions on the dates listed below to support families in learning more about standards-based reporting. These sessions are primarily intended for elementary families, though secondary parents are also welcome to attend. We will also be providing similar opportunities for secondary parents during the 26-27 school year.

All sessions will be held from 6:00–7:00 PM:

• April 28 – Boise Quad (Hillside)

• April 30 – Capital Quad (Fairmont)

• May 5 – Borah Quad (South)

• May 7 – Timberline Quad (East)

SBR Parent Meeting Flyer

• Please remember to keep sick kids home from school to help reduce overall sickness. Access the flyer below to see the guidelines for when to stay home.
• See PDF below for the Boise School District Illness Procedures.
• Also, here is a link for respiratory virus guidance.

Learn, inspire, succeed. Become a leadership intern today and earn up to 40 volunteer hours!

Visit this LINK or call 800-968-4332 to find out more and apply.

Local sites include: Sage International, Liberty Elementary,. White Pine Elementary, and Hidden Springs Elementary.

Summit Education: 2026 Summer Programs

Summit Education organizes virtual summer programs for high-achieving students interested in STEM fields. In 2026, students have the opportunity to apply to the following programs:

• Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF): SSF helps students explore diverse STEM fields and career pathways while learning from 50+ mentors from Harvard, Stanford, and MIT and building core life skills. The fellowship is a flexible 10–15 hour per week commitment, allowing students to participate alongside other summer activities.
• Summit Research Scholars (SRS): SRS equips students with the tools to conduct original research, covering essential research methods and technical skills. At the end of the program, students complete a Research Capstone and practice applying their skills to solve real-world problems.

Applications for Summer 2026 programs have recently opened. Admissions are rolling, and students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. To apply, please visit www.summiteducation.org.

Any interested families should complete this online application to be considered. If you have any questions, please contact our Literacy Lab director, Dr. Hannah Carter at hcarter@boisestate.edu.

Boise State Literacy Lab Tutoring

• Tutors are undergraduate students in pursuit of obtaining their elementary teaching credential upon graduation.

• Tutoring takes place from 4:30pm-5:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays via Zoom.

• Any students in grades K-12 can receive tutoring, and the cost is $175 per child.

• We also offer payment plans and some scholarships. Please let us know if you have families that would like to participate and require scholarship or payment plan assistance.

• At the beginning of the semester, tutors conduct literacy assessments to determine learning goals for the semester.

• Then they plan lessons in reading, writing, and word study to support their student(s) with working toward their goals.

• At the end of the semester, they write a report to share with the parents about the assessments, the tutoring sessions, and any progress made by the child throughout tutoring.

Angie DeGraw

Graduate Assistant

Boise State Literacy Lab

College of Education

Literacy Lab Website

• Quiz Bowl is a competition that covers all subjects (science, literature, current events, etc.)
• Quiz Bowl Club is open to all grades and abilities.
• Practice is every Monday and Wednesday from 3:30-5 pm
• Contact Ms. Ekhoff for more questions and details julie.ekhoff@boiseschools.org

• When: Thursday, May 14th from 3:30-5:00pm
• Where: BSU Math Building, room 107
• What: Math Circle is a challenging and engaging environment for exploring mathematics beyond the standard curriculum The goal is for each participant to feel a spark and discover something new for themselves in their mathematical thinking.
• Who: Students in any cohort who enjoy math and game theory are invited!
• Door Prizes and Snacks are provided
• See flyer linked below.

• Team Tators is a competitive robotics team made up of high school students and mentors with an interest in the learning and experience that comes from building a 135 lb. competitive robot.
• On the team, students apply science and technology skills to solve new problems while working with professional engineers.
• Through the program, students develop skills needed for STEM fields such as engineering, programming, public speaking, and collaborative development.
• The 2025-2026 season is Team Tators' 19th year of participation in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
• Boise's FIRST Robotics Team (www.teamtators.org)
• Facebook: FRC 2122 Team Tators
• Twitter: @FRC2122
• Instagram: frc2122teamtators
• Sponsoring School - Treasure Valley Math & Science Center
• Telephone: 208-854-6800
• www.boiseschools.org/schools/TVMSC

Info?

This club is done for they year, see you in September!

Math Counts has concluded for the year, see you in September!

Cell Phone usage guidelines from the national organization Wait Until 8th in partnership with the Youth Mental Wellness Alliance Boise.

The NASA TechRise Student Challenge invites teams of 6th-12th graders attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools – including those in U.S. territories – to submit science and technology experiment ideas to fly on a suborbital vehicle: https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise

Sixty winning teams will be selected, with a goal of at least one school from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories. Each team will receive $1,500 to build their payloads and an assigned spot on a NASA-sponsored commercial flight test: either Virgin Galactic’s Suborbital-Spaceship or a high-altitude balloon operated by World View Enterprises.

No experience is necessary to join the NASA TechRise Challenge! Teams receive technical support from advisors who help students learn the skills they need to bring their experiment to life as a payload on a suborbital vehicle.

Please share this opportunity with the schools in your district. TechRise is an incredible opportunity for students to get hands-on, real-world experience with the same process professional researchers follow. We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us spread the word about this challenge as we would love to receive more submissions from Idaho. You can direct the teachers and mentors in your district to either https://conta.cc/42O2WG5 or https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise.

If you have any questions, we invite you to reach out to Future Engineers, the challenge administrator: support@futureengineers.org.

Please include the afrc-flight-opportunities-comms@mail.nasa.gov address in your reply.

Chloe Tuck

Strategic Consultant

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA’s Flight Opportunities program

Fuentek | A TechPipeline Company

M: 512.925.5129

chloe.e.tuck@nasa.gov

• If you have any used AP/PSAT/SAT study guides around, TVMSC would love to re-purpose them. If you have any that you are no longer use them, please deliver them to Mrs. Rogers in the office or Ms. Ekhoff in room 208.

• If possible, please drop students off at/after 7:30 am.
• Students arriving before 7:30 am (11:40 am for afternoon students) should go to the cafeteria until school begins.

• TVMSC is a magnet program of the Boise School District. We do really appreciate all of the support families give us, and their are some great tax breaks/matching programs as well. Please do consider donating to TVMSC.