By Anne Wallace Allen, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Nov. 28--A clutch of adults stood around beaming as the brave members of Borah's first Mandarin Chinese class tentatively tried out their new language skills on some visitors from Xiang Ming High School in Shanghai.

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Jun. 27--The Boise Relay for Life, which took place Friday night and Saturday morning at Borah High School, raised $75,000 and had more than 350 participants, said Kathy Sewell, executive director of the American Cancer Society in Boise.

By Tim Woodward, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Feb. 25--Question: Whatever happened to the old Borah mansion? Is it being used? Is anyone living in it? -- Melissa W., Boise Answer: For newcomers to Idaho, William Borah served in the U.S.

By Cynthia Sewell, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Feb. 17--A Boise family is looking for a 17-year-old family member who never returned home from school on Thursday. Amanda Sue Mespelt, a junior at Borah High School, was last seen at Borah wearing a sweatshirt, jeans and fuzzy pink slippers.

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Feb. 15--Boise State University's fundraising drive to build a new business school got a $250,000 boost this week.