Sawtooth Christian Academy
is located in Nampa, Idaho, in the beautiful Treasure Valley.
- Statehood: Idaho was the 43rd state in the USA; it became a state on July 3, 1890
- State Abbreviation: ID
- State Capital: Boise
- State Nickname – Gem State
- State Motto – “Esto perpetua” – May it Endure Forever
- State Song: “Here We Have Idaho”
- State Flower: Syringa
- State Insect: Monarch Butterfly
- State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
- State Horse: Appaloosa
- State Tree: Western White Pine
- State Gemstone: Idaho Star Garnet
- State Seal and Flag:
Idaho’s official flag was adopted in 1907. The flag is deep blue with the state seal in the center surrounded by a yellow band. The seal pictures a man (a miner carrying a pick and wielding a shovel) and a woman (carrying the scales of justice, symbolizing liberty and justice), the motto “ESTO PERPETUA” (meaning “May it endure forever”), two full, yellow cornucopias, an elk head atop a shield (picturing a river, settlers, a fir tree, and mountainous land), a sheaf of grain, green grass, and a blue sky. The flag is surrounded by a yellow fringe on three sides. The state seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green.
The Sawtooth Range and Wilderness are home to nearly 400 lakes created by receding alpine glaciers. Not surprisingly, this striking mountain landscape was a favorite playground of Ernest Hemingway, who is buried in the Ketchum area.
SAWTOOTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 