Ephrata Schools bond: Parkway Intermediate
Superintendent Ken Murray points to a group of students waiting outside the portable classrooms at Parkway Intermediate School. The campus is old and no longer serves the student body as well as it did when there were fewer students.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
The Parkway Intermediate band classroom is packed with students practicing music. The classroom also serves as a stage for concerts.
Students enjoy some free time on the Parkway Intermediate playground Monday. The playground is dated and students generally spend recesses on Parkway Fields next to the campus, a facility owned by the city rather than the school district.
Superintendent Ken Murray, left, and Architect Ned Warnick talk about the issues of the current Parkway location, pointing to the canal located behind the school.
EPHRATA — Parkway Intermediate School is one of the campuses the Ephrata School District is looking to replace with a proposed $75 million, 25-year school construction bond. The bond measure is set to appear on the Feb. 10, 2026, ballot, and will fund not only a replacement of Parkway but also Grant Elementary’s replacement and improvements at Ephrata High School.
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