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Applicants sought for Moses Lake School Board seat
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on the school board fo…
Facilities plan recommends remodeling Quincy Middle School within eight years
QUINCY — Quincy School District patrons should be thinking about remodeling or replacing Quincy Middle School sometime in the next five to eight years. That was one of the recommendations in a new master facilities…
Youth mental health also a key concern amid the pandemic
As discussions rage over the best ways to protect the physical health of students returning to school amid a global pandemic, many also worry about the effect that the coronavirus had had and will continue to have …
Quincy School District purchases property
QUINCY — The Quincy School District’s Innovation Academy and distance learning programs will get a new home sometime this fall.
MLSD OKs $123.8 million budget
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board unanimously passed its $123.8 million operating budget for the 2020-21 school year at an online meeting Thursday.
MLSD makes high school classes all online
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board voted Thursday to alter its high school opening plan, with all students starting online instruction full-time when school begins on Sept. 9.
Red Rock Elementary gets set to welcome students back
Staff at Red Rock Elementary School in Royal City worked to wrap up final preparations on Thursday before students returned today. Boxes were unpacked, soci…
Buses ready for students to return with new measures
The Royal School District Transportation Department spent Thursday deep-cleaning the buses and making sure new measures were ready to go with students beginnin…
Parents of children with special needs work to navigate options with school returning
MOSES LAKE — Parents and families are preparing children as the school year nears. Parents of children dealing with special needs face a number of challenges a…
MLSD urged by 23 health care providers to reconsider in-person classes
MOSES LAKE — An open letter signed by 23 local health care providers urges members of the Moses Lake School Board to reconsider its decision to move forward with an in-person education option despite public health …
MLSD enrollment to drop; 1/3 expected to choose all instruction in person
MOSES LAKE — The largest portion of students in Moses Lake School District will be learning all-online when the school year begins, according to numbers provided by Superintendent Josh Meek.
Big Bend nursing students excel through difficulties
MOSES LAKE — Pam Kortness knew she wanted to be a nurse since she was a child.
MLSD enrollment begins
MOSES LAKE — Registration began on Monday for the Moses Lake School District’s Fall 2020-21 school year.
School nurses to face new challenges in districts with in-person education
School nurses, at the front lines of the fight against the virus in classrooms this school year for districts that opted for in-person education, will face new challenges in the coming months.
Soap Lake, Wilson Creek schools opt for online instruction
GRANT COUNTY — Superintendents from both the Soap Lake and Wilson Creek school districts have announced that classes will begin all-online in September, according to videos posted to social media.
Online instruction planned in Warden schools
WARDEN — The first four weeks of instruction in the Warden School District will be online, but district officials hope to provide instruction at school for some students.