Nicholas Darlinton

Nicholas Darlinton Ridgevue High School, Caldwell Nicholas Darlinton is an English and AVID teacher at Ridgevue High School in his 19th year of education. He was a Boise State Writing Project fellow in 2012, and will return in 2026 as a teaching coach. He directs the Idaho’s Scholastic Writing Awards, a program that encourages and…

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Ashli Clements

Ashli Clements Hawthorne Middle School, Pocatello Ms. Ashli Clements teaches 8th-grade English Language Arts at Hawthorne Middle School in Pocatello, where she lives with her 3-year old son. This is her 6th year teaching. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.…

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Abby Fremouw

Abby Fremouw Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities, Coeur d’Alene Abby Fremouw is a third-grade teacher at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where she lives with her husband and three children. She enjoys spending time outdoors and being part of her close-knit community. In her classroom,…

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Look at our boots and spurs!

Angelina Sáenz, M.Ed., is a Los Angeles–based Chicana writer, poet, and award-winning educator whose work bridges teaching, community, and the humanities. Over a fifteen-year career with the Los Angeles Unified School District, she supported educators and students as a Teacher Consultant and fellow with the UCLA Writing Project. A dedicated advocate for education, Sáenz has…

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