Project SEARCH Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

01/10/2026

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,
Hi my name is Peyton and I am team lead this week. I had a good break and had fun! This week I got back to work at Project SEARCH. It was our transition week with lots of activities. I cross-trained with Nate in the Hospitalist Office, he will be the 2nd intern starting next week. I wore nice clothes for my mock interviews and headshot. My mock interviews went pretty good on Wednesday. Thursday we watched "Smile as Big as the Moon," it is a true story about a group of students going to Space Camp. It was a good movie and we also had time to play the Jenga game. Today we are doing business tours to learn about jobs at North 40, Pilgrim's Market, Shabby Fabrics, Northwest Speciality Hospital as well as Triple Play and the hotel.
Have a great day!
Peyton

Important Dates:
Jan 12 First Day 2nd Internship
Jan 19 No Project SEARCH- MLK Holiday
Jan 23 No Project SEARCH- Teacher Workday (PS Advisory Team Meeting 9AM)

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
Applications are due Feb 6

12/22/2025

We are so proud of our interns and their successes in their 1st internship at Kootenai Health! In the comments you can find links to both parts of our presentation that took place last week! Please enjoy!

12/19/2025

Dear Project SEARCH supporters!
Hello! My name is Matthew and I was the team lead. This week has been crazy because we had presentations on Thursday and we also had a Secret Santa party. Tuesday we had a fellow intern play the piano for us. The first internship is now fully complete and I will miss my department very much. Thanks Transportation for everything and the rest of the departments for having us.
See you guys next year and have a great Christmas!

Upcoming Events
Dec 22-Jan 2 No Project SEARCH (Holiday Break)
Jan 5 Project SEARCH Resumes
Jan 7 Mock Interviews- Dress to impress!
Jan 9 Business Tours

12/17/2025

Project SEARCH Coeur d’Alene is closed today due to wind storm. Be safe out there. Our presentation will be rescheduled.

12/12/2025

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,
I am Liam Coffey. I am an intern in PETS (Patient Equipment Transportation) and this week I am team lead. We have been very busy. We are building our presentations and getting ready to present them on December 17th at 4PM. Our first internship will be finishing next week. My next internship will be in Central Supply. I am very excited about it! Today we had a fire drill and that went great! We will be having a holiday party with our business mentors at Mountain West Bank. That will be fun.

Sincerely
Liam

Important Dates:

12/17/25 Project SEARCH 1st internship Presentation 4PM KH Health Resource Center
*Interns will stay in Project SEARCH from 2:15 through the presentation- our Secret Santa party will be between internship time and the presentation* Interns need to arrange for a ride home after the presentation.

12/19/25 Last Day of 1st Internship/Project SEARCH Party 1:30-2:15

*Fundraising: Project SEARCH is raising funds to support our interns. These funds are used for intern incentives, lunches, yearbooks, shirts, supplies and more. If you don't want pizza or candy, you can donate by cash or check to "Project SEARCH CDA." Thanks for your support!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
CLICK HERE for the application. Applications are due Feb 6

12/11/2025

2nd internship announcement! Exciting times! Internship will start on Jan 12!

12/08/2025

Thank you to everyone who ordered See's Candy! We raised $320.65! We appreciate your support! Enjoy your candy!

12/06/2025

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,
My name is Tony and I was the team lead this week. This week we put our resumes for our mock interviews. Also this week I have started shoveling snow and salting sidewalks.Today we planned for our business mentor party next week on the 12th. We are so looking forward to it. And on the 17th we are doing our first presentation. Today I'm job shadowing in the cafeteria. Some of the other interns had job shadowing this week.
We at Project SEARCH hope everybody has a fantastic weekend
-Tony

Important Dates:
*Fundraiser! See's Candy Holiday Sale! (order online now-Sale Ends TODAY) As of 12/4/25 we have raised $314.50- Thank you to everyone who has made a purchase!

12/12/25 Intern-Business Mentor Holiday Party (11:30-1PM) at MWB Operations Center

12/17/25 Project SEARCH 1st internship Presentation 4PM KH Health Resource Center
*Interns will stay in Project SEARCH from 2:15 through the presentation- our Secret Santa party will be between internship time and the presentation* Interns need to arrange for a ride home after the presentation.

12/19/25 Last Day of 1st Internship/Project SEARCH Party 1:30-2:15

*Fundraising: Project SEARCH is raising funds to support our interns. These funds are used for intern incentives, lunches, yearbooks, shirts, supplies and more. If you don't want pizza or candy, you can donate by cash or check to "Project SEARCH CDA." Thanks for your support!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
CLICK HERE for the application. Applications are due Feb 6

11/30/2025

Order today and support our program! Fundraiser ends Friday Dec 5!

Shop See's Candies and support Project SEARCH CDA Winter Fundraiser. Your purchase helps raise funds for a great cause — delicious treats, meaningful impact!

11/21/2025

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,
My Name is Joshua Hughes, I am team lead for this week. I am currently an intern at 2 East. In 2 East I work on stocking shelves in the morning with different medical supplies. In the afternoon I work on stocking the linens and sanitizing. I enjoyed being in this department in 2 East because I'm helping the nurses and patients out. They know that they could depend on me to keep the shelves stocked. We had a couple tours from high schoolers that went very well. If you would like a tour, let us know! We also had a roadshow this week at Coeur d'alene High School and we presented on what Project SEARCH is about. I hope you have a great week and a happy Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Joshua Hughes

Important Dates:
Nov 24-28 No Project SEARCH (Thanksgiving Holiday)
Dec 3 Application Information Night 4PM Project SEARCH Training room (2190 W Ironwood Center Drive, CDA)

*Fundraiser! See's Candy Holiday Sale! (order online now-12/5/25) As of 11/20/25 we have raised $64.50- Thank you to everyone who has made a purchase!

*Fundraising: Project SEARCH is raising funds to support our interns. These funds are used for intern incentives, lunches, yearbooks, shirts, supplies and more. If you don't want pizza or candy, you can donate by cash or check to "Project SEARCH CDA." Thanks for your support!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
CLICK HERE for the application
Dec 3 Application Information Night- 2190 W Ironwood Center Dr, CDA (Project SEARCH building)
Feb 6 Applications Due

11/14/2025

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,
Hello, my name is AJ. I am an intern at EVS Laundry. This week students from Lake City High School toured Project SEARCH. When they came to EVS Laundry I talked to them and I was putting blankets on the shelf. I have been folding scrubs and putting them in the carts. I have been delivering linens to Infusion and Day Surgery and SPA. I got Tuesday off for Veteran's Day, I stayed home and practiced the piano. My recital is tomorrow afternoon.

Next week is our last week until Thanksgiving Break.

Thank You,
AJ
Important Dates:
Nov 24-28 No Project SEARCH (Thanksgiving Holiday)
*Fundraiser! See's Candy Holiday Sale! (order online now-12/5/25)

*Fundraising: Project SEARCH is raising funds to support our interns. These funds are used for intern incentives, lunches, yearbooks, shirts, supplies and more. If you don't want pizza or candy, you can donate by cash or check to "Project SEARCH CDA." Thanks for your support!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
CLICK HERE for the application
Dec 3 Application Information Night- 2190 W Ironwood Center Dr, CDA (Project SEARCH building)
Feb 6 Applications Due

11/07/2025

Dear Project SEARCH Supporters,

Hello my name is Nathan and I'm a Project SEARCH intern. The internship I'm currently working in is a brand new one this year, I'm their first intern, it's Wound Care! Wound Care involves cleaning/sanitizing, putting away supplies, vacuuming the floors and taking out laundry.

I would also like to mention that I've been able to do outside community events with my business mentor Nick and with the staff in Wound Care. The staff event was a team building paint night at Seasons restaurant. The event with Nick was an LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee) meeting in October, I learned about the different weather patterns and the seasons. There's also an NETEC (National Emerging Pathogens Training & Exercise Center) frontline training meeting happening on November 20th that I am attending.

I would also love to say that there's some great news! Our Mod Pizza Fundraiser raised $149.26! Thank you to everyone who participated in our fundraiser on Halloween!

Important Dates:
Nov 11 No Project SEARCH for Interns
Nov 24-28 No Project SEARCH (Thanksgiving Holiday)
*Fundraiser! See's Candy Holiday Sale! (order online now-12/5/25)

*Fundraising: Project SEARCH is raising funds to support our interns. These funds are used for intern incentives, lunches, yearbooks, shirts, supplies and more. If you don't want pizza or candy, you can donate by cash or check to "Project SEARCH CDA." Thanks for your support!

Applications for the 2026-2027 Project SEARCH year are available now!
CLICK HERE for the application
Dec 3 Application Information Night- 2190 W Ironwood Center Dr, CDA (Project SEARCH building)
Feb 6 Applications Due