March Madness hits Boundary County Middle School
Jordan Freeman, Majasa Allred, and Cassie Underhill stand by their table of treats. The black and gold colors indicate their support of the Purdue Boilermakers.
Lulu Flacher, Nevaeah Elliston, Emma Lucas, and Grace Worley sported orange and white to support the Tennessee Volunteers, which have advanced to the Sweet 16 after surviving a furious comeback attempt by the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Avalon Thiel and Jada Fairchild stand by their University of Kentucky display, which no doubt pleased a certain Boundary County newspaper editor.
Brycen Cowlin shows his school spirit as he holds a functioning train to represent Purdue’s mascot, the Boilermaker Special.
Lauren Hoggan, Leah Moellmer, and Tully Reinhardt sport their costumes during the March Madness classroom door decoration contest at Boundary County Middle School. The trio supported LSU, one of several Southeastern Conference schools to receive support from the students.
Each door was decorated and had students available to greet the judges — including these young fans of the Duke Blue Devils, the overall No. 1 seed of the NCAA men’s tournament.
Photo by TANNA YEOUMANS The Halls were filled with colorful decorations representing colleges.
BONNERS FERRY — At the Boundary County Middle School, students competed in their annual door competition. They decorate the classroom doors around the themes of colleges around the United States in various unique ways.
With streamers hanging from the ceiling, decorated lockers and doors, the halls of the BCMS were filled with color. The students also served treats such as candy and cupcakes to the judges, who were invited adults.
LSU was adorning Kelly Hinthorn’s classroom, which received first place overall for the eighth grade, Mrs. Kerttu’s Kentucky themed door won for the seventh grade class, and Mrs. Stolly’s Texas Tech themed door won for the sixth grade.
Each door decoration was related to March Madness, theming the colleges attending the basketball tournament.
“March Madness is an exciting, competitive, and stressful experience for students at Boundary County Middle School,” said teacher Kelly Hinthorn. “It’s amazing to see students come together to create spectacular displays of color, technology, music, food, and live presentations.
“Students in our rural community don’t always have access to a college campus, so we do our best to bring the college experience to them.”