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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…
MLSD hands out meals for kids
MOSES LAKE — They gathered outside seven elementary schools across the Moses Lake School District, with school buses carrying plastic crates full of sack lunch…
Sex ed legislation prompts local school districts to write governor
GRANT AND ADAMS COUNTIES — Last week, three local school districts discussed the sexual education legislation that passed the Washington state legislature and …
Preliminary plans for closure given to Othello School Board
OTHELLO — Othello School District officials haven’t announced yet how they plan to conduct school during an emergency shutdown ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee, but it won’t be online.
Wahluke robotics team qualifies for world competition
MATTAWA — A robotics team from Wahluke High School has qualified for the world robotics competition in Louisville, Kentucky, that was originally set for the en…
Royal School District receives audit finding
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School District has received a finding from the Washington State Auditor’s office. According to the report published by the auditor’s office on March 5, the district failed to have adequate c…
Area schools finalize plans as they close their doors
School districts across the county are finalizing their plans in the face of a statewide closure of all K-12 schools, including private and charter schools, beginning today until at least April 24.
Big Bend CC takes courses online due to COVID-19
MOSES LAKE — Facing a Friday announcement from Gov. Jay Inslee that all public and private colleges, universities and technical programs in the state are barred from conducting in-person classes, Big Bend Community…
MLSD plans for online learning if ordered to close
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District is working on plans to teach students online in the event the district is forced to close as a result of the COVID-19 o…
Schools canceling indoor events, limiting access in response to COVID-19
As of now, schools staying open for classes
Moses Lake High School class in the chicken business
Goal is to make project self-sustaining operation
Quincy schools announce steps against COVID-19 spread
QUINCY — Quincy School District is asking students and community members with symptoms of the coronavirus to stay out of school buildings and is canceling or postponing a number of large indoor events, but will not…
Moses Lake High School students lend a hand on Dr. Seuss Day
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School student and FFA chapter member Parker Visker said Dr. Seuss Day was a sign of how things had changed since he was young.
Skills center sale designed to teach money management
Students also learned about marketing, customer service
Royal School District visits Ron Clark Academy
ROYAL CITY — Last month, 17 Royal School District staff members went to visit the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, during a rescheduled regular board mee…
Wahluke School Board leases field to Wahluke Enrichment Organization
MATTAWA — The Wahluke School Board approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Wahluke Enrichment Organization (WEO), allowing the WEO to lease a 25-acre field from the Wahluke School District. The approv…