It is true that many learned people claim that ID is not to the level of a scientific theory yet (and they may be right.) However, I continue to object to a public school system that I am forced to pay for, yet will accept no challenges to the theory of evolution. In my opinion it is not only bad science but bad policy.
9th grade biology class--your only goal is to start learning what tens of thousands of scientists have discovered. Better get humpin', as you have hundreds of years of research to catch up with.
Challenges to the theory of evolution belong in graduate school or the peer-reviewed literature, not high schools. Do you really think 9th grade biology students know enough of anything to have a truly educated opinion?
If that's the case, what do you think scientists who have been studying the field intensely for 30 or 40 years are? Chopped liver?
Evolution is about the only field where rank amateurs feel they can tell professionals how to conduct their investigations.
Following your reasoning, you might try your hand at amateur surgery. I understand it can be quite profitable!