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Calm under pressure
MOSES LAKE — Some Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center students saved a life Sept. 19. “We were there volunte…
Chicken project continues despite lockdown
Back in early March, students in the animal science classes at Moses Lake High School were working on a long-term project that started with raising baby chicks…
Wahluke School District honored for green practices
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District recently earned a national distinction as a Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award winner.
Volunteers gather seeds for MLSD students
MOSES LAKE — It was very likely the most crowded the commons at Moses Lake High School has been in two months.
School districts take part in honoring senior class with Be the Light campaign
EPHRATA — Ephrata head baseball coach Jason Laugen waved as cars passed by Johnson-O’Brien Stadium on Friday night, illuminated in honor of the 2020 senior cla…
Moses Lake FFA plant sale sells out quickly
MOSES LAKE — The plant sale sponsored by the Moses Lake High School FFA chapter April 24 was successful. It sold out in five and a half hours.
High school graduation requirements can be waived on individual basis
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board on Thursday approved the district’s request to be able to waive high school graduation requirements on a student-by-st…
Moses Lake FFA plant sale will go on
MOSES LAKE — Normally, the two greenhouses at Moses Lake High School are bustling this time of year. They’re full of plants and MLHS students watering, weeding…
Earth Day lesson plans scrapped by COVID-19 shutdown
In a normal year, Elliott DeLong, environmental educator with the Grant County Conservation District, would be teaching third-graders in Moses Lake about soil health and the water cycle today, an Earth Day curricul…
Big Bend Community College trustees approve next president’s contract
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College trustees approved a three-year contract for the college’s next president, Sara Thompson Tweedy, at a special meeting April 17. The vote was 5-0.
Will seniors graduate with waivers? Will there be a ceremony?
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is seeking the ability to waive graduation for individual students “on a case-by-case basis.”
Inslee extends schools closure through June
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he is ordering schools — public, private and charter — closed for the rest of the academic year.
State superintendent says schools may remain closed
OLYMPIA — State school superintendent Chris Reykdal said schools may remain closed for the rest of the school year in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
MLSD names new Frontier principal
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District has named Guinevere Joyce as the new principal of Frontier Middle School.
MLSD dealing with move to online learning
MOSES LAKE — Following Gov. Jay Inslee’s order to close schools statewide two weeks ago, the Moses Lake School District is off to a bumpy but solid start teaching students and keeping them fed, according to Superin…
Sara Thompson Tweedy named Big Bend CC president
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College trustees have hired Sara Thompson Tweedy as the college’s 10th president. Trustees voted 5-0 to hire Tweedy at a specia…