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Othello School Board to consider capital levy request
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board will consider a recommendation at its Oct. 28 meeting about a possible capital …
Othello talks new high school
OTHELLO — Othello School District voters could be asked to consider a construction bond for a new Othello High School in February 2018. The need for a new high…
School district mulls moving fifth grade to middle school
MOSES LAKE — In order to cope with overcrowding, several Moses Lake Elementary Schools are preparing to relocate all of their fifth-grade classes beginning next fall.
MLSD adds 4 days to school year
MOSES LAKE — Winter may not be over yet, but the Moses Lake School District has a plan to deal with all the days students have missed so far.
Youth academy gives Moses Lake teen second chance
MOSES LAKE — Gavin Mann is glad to be back in Moses Lake.
Othello voters to decide fate of school M&O levy
OTHELLO — Othello School District voters will be asked to approve or reject a three-year maintenance and operations levy in a special election Feb. 14. If approved, the levy would replace one approved by voters in …
A matter of size
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake School District voters will be asked to approve or reject a $135.3 million construction bond in February, which includes money for a ne…
New principals at Othello, Desert Oasis high schools
OTHELLO — Othello High School has a new principal, Desert Oasis High School has a new-old principal, and Wahitis Elementary has a new interim principal. Those changes, occurring at the end of the first semester las…
Poetry Out Loud winners shine in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Six students participated in the local section of Poetry Out Loud on Jan. 19 at Ephrata High School. This is a national competition that starts at a …
Tsunami of kids threatens to inundate ML schools
MOSES LAKE — A tsunami of children is coming. And it is threatening to overwhelm the Moses Lake schools.
Campus makeover Registrar, counseling offices remodeled at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College students now have a remodeled – and more welcoming – space when they have questions about financial aid, registration a…
Building a culture of good at North Elementary
MOSES LAKE — It was the assembly North Elementary had hoped to have at the beginning of the week.
Trout in the classroom, but no kids
MOSES LAKE — There were supposed to have been 60 kids watching while Heather Killinger did her work.
Schools seek ways to make up lost days
MOSES LAKE — With all the bad weather this winter, school districts across the Columbia Basin are facing the possibility of extending the school year well into…
Eastern Washington University Honor Rolls
CHENEY — The following Basin students earned a 3.5 grade point average for 12 credit-hours or more At Eastern Washington University during Fall Quarter 2016:
Bond would fund upgrades to MLHS
MOSES LAKE — The fate of a $135.3 million construction bond proposal will be decided by Moses Lake School District voters in a special election Feb. 14. If approved, the bond would pay for a new, second high school…