Two free summer academies will be offered at Newtech
Newtech Skill Center invites incoming ninth-graders through incoming 12th-graders to take part in its summer academy.
Classes are free. There will be two sessions, June 22 through July 10 and July 13 through July 30.
Courses available are: computer game design, automotive technology, molecular diagnostics, graphic arts, animation technology, criminal justice, welding, mobile electronics, construction, cosmetology, aerospace, dental, culinary arts, cyber security, medical careers, veterinary and collision repair.
Students will receive 0.5 elective credit per class. Breakfast and lunch are provided.
Registration will close May 1. A lottery to place students will be May 4. Both sessions run from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information and a registration form, visit newtechskillscenter.com.
Drive a Ford for EVHS on Saturday
East Valley High School will host Drive 4 UR School on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gus Johnson Ford will provide several cars for people to drive. For every drive completed in the school’s east parking lot at 15711 E. Wellesley Ave., the school will receive $20. The entire process, from signing in to completing the drive, will take about 10 minutes. For more information, go to drive4urschool.com.
EVMS students tops in improv at tournament
Four teams of East Valley Middle School students recently competed at the regional Destination Imagination tournament as part of the East Valley Planned Enrichment Program, the district’s K-8 highly capable program. Team Insert Name Here, with members Noah Haight, Anthony Rupp, Gage Nielsen, Trevor Weberg, Ethan Downing and Ben Fetters, placed first in the improvisational challenge and will move on to the upcoming state competition in Wenatchee.
They impressed judges with their project, called the “Improv Games,” which required the team to incorporate an improv game, a street performance, a setting and a scenario in a two-minute improvisational skit.
Destination Imagination gives students the chance to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and the arts into the problem-solving process.
Area dance teams qualify for state
The Mt. Spokane High School Dance Team recently qualified its pom and hip-hop routines for state competition. The Ferris High School Dance Team also qualified to go to state competition after placing third in the pom category. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Dance and Drill competition will be March 27 and 28 in Yakima.
Workshop aims to inform would-be board members
Individuals interested in serving on a local school board are encouraged to attend a Become a School Board Member workshop given by the Washington State School Directors’ Association.
These workshops will offer an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a school board member and will explain the process of filing to become a candidate.
The Spokane workshop will be April 21 at the Spokane School District Support Services Center, Conference Room 106, 2815 E. Garland Ave. The workshop is free and runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Online registration at bit.ly/1A56gIz is required.