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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…
Homegrown: Aaron Garza relishes job as school resource officer
OTHELLO — Aaron Garza said he wanted to come back to his hometown.
Eastern releases Dean’s List for winter 2021
CHENEY — The following Basin students were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for the winter 2021 quarter.
Kindergarten class goes out to the ball game for ‘Opening Day’
MOSES LAKE — The concession stand was busy, the dugout was bustling and everybody stood up during the seventh-inning stretch for a rousing rendition of “Take M…
Power plants: Moses Lake FFA offers greenery to go
MOSES LAKE — Gardeners will have their choice of flowers, vegetable starts and hanging baskets – while supplies last, anyway – at the annual Moses Lake High Sc…
MLHS Knowledge Bowl heads to nationals after winning state
Moses Lake High School’s Knowledge Bowl team is preparing for a national invitational tournament May 1, hosted by Colorado Knowledge Bowl, after claiming first…
High school to be named after Reagan
The Moses Lake School Board has decided to name the district’s next high school after former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Five BBCC students named Dell Scholars
MOSES LAKE — Five TRiO Upward Bound students have recently been awarded $20,000 scholarships through the Dell Scholars Program, according to a press release fr…
Details released for Othello School District superintendent contract
Interim Othello School District superintendent Pete Perez will receive an extra $8,946.27 for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year in addition to his existing salary as assistant superintendent.
Perez follows path from Othello student to administrator
Whether as a student, teacher or administrator, interim Othello School District Superintendent Pete Perez has been part of the district most of his life.
Graduation plans begin to take shape
A second year of pandemic graduations are being planned by local high schools. While not all the details have been finalized due to the ever-changing nature of COVID-19, some districts have an idea of their plans.
Moses Lake School Board OKs high school construction contract
MOSES LAKE — In a brief, emergency meeting Friday morning, the Moses Lake School Board approved the $58 million contract to build the district’s next high scho…
Moses Lake School District awards $48.9M contract to build high school
At a meeting Thursday evening, the Moses Lake School Board awarded a $48.9 million contract to build the district’s next high school, informally known as the R…
Perez appointed interim Othello School District superintendent
Pete Perez has been appointed as the interim Othello School District superintendent, replacing Chris Hurst, who announced in March he accepted a job in Califor…
MLSD grade-schoolers to go back full time April 19
Most students in the Moses Lake School District (MLSD) are going back to school full-time beginning April 19.
Royal schools to drop hybrid option after spring break
Royal School District officials are planning to drop the hybrid schedule — part-time on campus and part-time online — April 12, in favor of full-time, in-perso…