Mt. Spokane to host Hoops for Hope
On Wednesday, the Mead School District will host Hoops for Hope to raise money for the Community Cancer Fund. Faculty members from Mountainside and Northwood middle schools will play during the first and third quarters of the annual benefit game, and staff from Mt. Spokane and Mead high schools will play during the second and fourth quarters of the game.
Over the past decade, staff and students have raised more than $45,080 for Coaches for Cancer through Hoops for Hope events. Admission is $5, and raffle tickets, also $5, will be available for purchase the week of the game. Prizes will be raffled during halftime.
Hoops for Hope will be at Mt. Spokane High School, 6015 E. Mount Spokane Park Drive, at 7:30 p.m. To get involved, contact the Associated Student Body classes at Mt. Spokane, (509) 465-7200, Mead, (509) 465-7000, or Mt. Spokane Assistant Principal Jim Preston at (509) 465-7213.
“Ham on Regal” tickets go on sale
Tickets are now on sale for Ferris High School’s 2015 “Ham on Regal” show “Pig Tales – A Summer Aswinement.” This year’s show features Ferris parents and staff performing an original script, as well as singing and dancing, about what Ferris students did over the summer.
Tickets can be purchased at Round Table Pizza, 4510 S. Regal St.; Second Look Books, 2829 E. 29th Ave.; Rosauers, 2610 E. 29th Ave.; the Ferris High School Business Office and from any “Ham on Regal” cast member. Tickets are $7-$9.
“Ham on Regal” show times are: March 8 at 2 p.m., March 11-13 at 7:30 p.m., and March 14 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Ferris High School, 3020 W. 37th Ave. For more information, visit www.hamonregal.org.
Students earn Lego challenge award
Students from Farwell Elementary School and Northwood Middle School were recently awarded the Robot Obstacle Course Award and the Teamwork Presentation Award at the 2014-15 First Lego League Challenge’s Washington State Championship Tournament in Ellensburg.
The Super Garfields team members were Lauren Champlin of Northwood, and Daniel and Drew Champlin, Ethan Ingalls, Garrett Jarvis and Jake Gendreau, all from Farwell.
The group was judged based on a research project presentation, teamwork presentation and exercise, a robot obstacle course and a robot design defense presentation using the Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit.
The team’s project thesis was “How to Get Students to Ask More Questions.” The students began researching in March and designing and programming in August. They put 400 combined hours into their presentation and the Lego robot.