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Basin nonprofit CEO appointed to WA Board of Education
OLYMPIA — Sue Kane, CEO of the NCW Tech Alliance, has been appointed to the Washington State Board of Education, P…
Teachers, legislators confront school funding
MOSES LAKE — A group of Moses Lake teachers bombarded members of the state legislature Monday evening as lawmakers struggle to find a formula to fund the state’s schools and pass a budget by the end of June.
Moses Lake school board silent on community resolution
MOSES LAKE — A resolution intended to reinforce the Moses Lake School Board’s commitment to “value and respect” differing opinions in the wake of February’s hotly contested school construction bond failed Thursday …
1 decision makes big difference for Quincy senior
QUINCY — High school juniors get a lot of mail from colleges, and Sebastian Gomez, Quincy class of 2017, was no exception. Among the letters and postcards was …
Quincy senior wants to help family realize dreams
QUINCY — One minute life was cruising along for Sahara Smith, and the next minute it wasn’t.
Seahawks, Dairy Council team up to teach nutrition
MOSES LAKE — Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders from across Moses Lake were gathered in the Moses Lake High School gym to learn about the value of exercise and…
New books for students at Lakeview Elementary
MOSES LAKE — Every single student at Lakeview Terrace Elementary got a new book Thursday morning, courtesy of Washington Trust Bank and its Moses Lake branch.
The write stuff
MOSES LAKE — Every kid struggling with schoolwork has at times wondered what all those writing, reading and arithmetic lessons have to do with the real world.
Kids show off art at Sage Point
MOSES LAKE — First-grader Ella Wiltbank was excited to talk about her picture until she noticed a reporter was taking notes.
Contract award subject of Ephrata school audit finding
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District officials will review the procedures for awarding some contracts following a report from the Washington Auditor’s Office that said district officials followed the wrong set of rule…
Wilson Creek comes out to celebrate graduates
WILSON CREEK — It looked like the whole town of some 200-odd souls was gathered in the school auditorium on Saturday morning to celebration the graduation of t…
7 graduate from Moses Lake Christian Academy
MOSES LAKE — The seven students in the Moses Lake Christian Academy class of 2017 ended their high school careers with a ceremony before an overflowing crowd a…
Turning tassels, turning pages
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School class of 2017 has hundreds of stories. Stories of success and stories of defeat. Stories of hardship, of perseverance a…
Othello graduates 225 in Friday ceremony
OTHELLO — The graduation walk at Othello High School is a sort of spiraling semicircle, where the seniors walk by the entire crowd, giving the families and fri…
Ephrata graduates told 'life is a choir'
EPHRATA — “Do you know who you are behind the uniforms, the grades and the costumes?”
Warden says goodbye to class of 2017
WARDEN — Ellie Thyssen had quite the resume during her tenure at Warden High School: National Honor Society inductee, 2017 salutatorian and Warden Distinguishe…