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• mARCH 11, 2010profilesThe SplashEnrollment opens March 8 thfor the 2010-2011 school year• K-8 Public Choice School• Balanced Calendar – Increases Learning Retention• High State Testing Scores• Small School Environment• No Additional Cost to AttendHome & Garden Show 2010Kootenai County FairgroundsN 4060 Government WayCoeur d’AleneFriday, March 12 1pm~7pmSaturday, March 13 9am~7pmSunday, March 14 10am~4pmAdmission $5Bring a Can of Food AndReceive $1.00 Off AdmissionKids 12 & Under Free!Come learn aboutour unique K-8 publicschool and discover ourcommunity of learning.Call or stop by for a personal tour38TH ANNUAL NORTH IDAHO BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONEnter To Win ABig Screen LCD TV& Other Great Prizes!Find Our Sponsorsto Win a FraserFir Tree!• Gather Ideas• Visit With Home & Yard Professionals• Check Out The Latest GreenProducts & ServicesBrought To You ByLegacy of successLL man found favor onthe field, in the classroomBy Chad KimberleySplash Staff WriterDarroll Waller is a humble man.Instead of reveling in the feats of an athleticcareer that saw him win a state championshipin high school, compete in foursports at Washington State University andhave opportunities to pursue a professionalfootball career, he takes pride in the factthat he and his wife Mary have been marriedfor 60 years.Instead of bragging about a career in educationthat saw him reach the role of superintendentin the East Valley School District,he chooses to share about his three childrenand six grandchildren who all have theircollege degrees and are working in fieldsincluding medicine, science, business andeducation.Waller, who has lived in Liberty Lake for18 years, took time recently to reflect withThe Splash on a career that has seen him excelon multiple fronts.Q.What high school did you attendand what sports did you play?A.I went to Gonzaga High School(now Gonzaga Prep). In highschool I played football, basketballand track. Having played football wealways had a pretty good team at Gonzaga,Submitted photoDarroll Waller, now a Liberty Lake resident, competes in the high jump while a studentat Gonzaga High School (now Gonzaga Prep). While in high school, Waller wona state championship in the pole vault.Darroll WallerAge and birthday85, July 8FamilyWife, Mary; three children; sixgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren andone on the wayYears in Liberty Lake18Hobbies and interestsFriends and travelFavorite teamsWashington State and GonzagaCharacteristic valued in othersFriendliness and honestyLife mottoWork hard and go after your goals.and I played a lot of basketball and theninto spring I was into track and I was veryactive. In the city I was the high hurdleschampion and I did high jump.Q: What were some of your biggest athleticaccomplishments at Gonzaga?A: While in high school I won the statechampionship in pole vault my junior yearand I also broke the single-game basketballscoring record with 28 points; that wassomething that I was always proud of. Itwas four or five years before it was broken.Q: How did you end up at WashingtonState University?See LEGACY, page