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Longtime friends and colleagues Eileen Bieber, left, and Melody Melton pause for a photo Friday as Bieber is celebrated for her many contributions to Coeur d'Alene High in the past 50 years. "She teaches me to be happy," Melton said. "No matter what, be happy. That's the most valuable thing she's taught me. I love her."

Longtime friends and colleagues Eileen Bieber, left, and Melody Melton pause for a photo Friday as Bieber is celebrated for her many contributions to Coeur d'Alene High in the past 50 years. "She teaches me to be happy," Melton said. "No matter what, be happy. That's the most valuable thing she's taught me. I love her."

March 25, 2023

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Hail to 'the Bieb'
March 25, 2023 1:06 a.m.

Hail to 'the Bieb'

CHS celebrates beloved longtime teacher, mentor, friend Eileen Bieber

Qualities that make a teacher extraordinary — kindness, wisdom, humor, guidance, encouragement, love — have been demonstrated by Eileen Bieber for the past 50 years.