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  Formal holiday lunch is longstanding EV tradition

  December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 It’s been a tradition at East Valley High School – no one is quite sure for how long – to host a holiday lunch the last day of school before …

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  Bus crash raises policy questions

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 When 11-year-old Mavrick Benoscek came home after school complaining of a headache in September, he told his mother he probably got it from the bus crash. That was news to … 3

• Schools asking voters to replace state funds

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools’ board agreed Wednesday to ask voters in February to consider paying more taxes in a levy to compensate for potential state cuts to K-12 education. The region’s … 35

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  Home away from homelessness

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 Britain Webb has been homeless twice while attending University High School. Domestic violence forced the 17-year-old’s mother and siblings out of their Spokane Valley apartment the first time, Webb said. … 3

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  Enrollment increases in most Valley districts

  November 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Continuous Curriculum School in the East Valley School District has seen a 69 percent enrollment jump this year, most notably because students now have a whole building to attend classes, …

• EV considers February school levy

  October 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 School districts across the region will very likely put a replacement levy on the ballot in February. The East Valley school board met with teachers and administrators Wednesday to discuss …

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  EVHS students try out building while learning academics

  October 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 At East Valley High School Friday morning, you could hear the tapping of hammers and the whine of power saws and smell sawdust in the air. Two student teams competed …

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  A class menagerie at East Valley

  September 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The first day of middle school is exciting. Students come in with new class schedules, new lockers and new friends to make. At East Valley Middle School, there were many …

• School boards approve budgets

  August 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 With the first day of school just around the corner, school boards have been busy approving the budgets for the coming year. • In the East Valley School District, the …

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  Sale of surplus uniforms clears way for Knights to emerge

  August 25, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Mountain View Middle School has closed and students are moving into East Valley Middle School. But those former Lancers will not become Squires. In fact, the Squires will no longer …

• Mountain View Middle School closes for good

  June 23, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 No other last day of school was celebrated like it was at Mountain View Middle School. The school, opened in 1979, closed Friday – part of the East Valley School …

• Director positions in large school districts uncontested

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 In the three large Spokane Valley school districts, none of the board of directors positions will be contested this fall, with only one candidate filing for each position. Freeman and …

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  Linda Carper retires after 31 years at EV

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Linda Carper has been a ninth grade English teacher and a middle school librarian in the East Valley School District. After 36 years in education, she will retire at the …

• EV confronts budget cuts

  May 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 At the latest community meeting of the East Valley School Board, Wednesday, upcoming state budget cuts and plans to merge East Valley and Mountain View middle schools were discussed. Superintendent …

• EV student, 14, arrested for gun at school

  May 19, 2011 in City A 14-year-old East Valley student has been arrested on a series of charges after he allegedly took a .40-caliber handgun to school last week. 4

• EV school board holds forums on closings, transfers

  May 14, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Change is coming to East Valley. Starting this fall, sixth-graders will stay at their elementary schools, and seventh- and eighth-graders will attend East Valley Middle School with the closing of …

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  Mountain View Middle School closing

  May 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Since 1979, Mountain View Middle School in the East Valley School District has been educating students in the East Farms area. The aptly named school, which has a fantastic view … 1

• East Valley district to close middle school, elementary

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 The East Valley School Board has decided to close Mountain View Middle School and Skyview Elementary and lay off 25 teachers as part of budget cuts totaling more than $1 …

• East Valley to close middle school, lay off teachers

  May 2, 2011 in News, City The East Valley School Board has decided to close Mountain View Middle School and lay off 25 teachers as part of budget cuts totaling more than $1 million. 15

• East Valley School Board weighs options after bond failure

  April 30, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The East Valley School Board met Thursday to discuss what to do now that its $33.75 million school bond failed to garner a supermajority April 26. The board threw around … 1

• A fertile field for learning

  April 30, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spring weather in the Spokane area can be unpredictable, but that isn’t stopping the activity buzzing around the East Valley Farms and Schools Partnership. The garden on the northwest corner …

• Bus driver accused of slapping boy, 4

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A8 An East Valley School District bus driver is accused of slapping one of his 4-year-old passengers. The bus driver, who was not identified, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday …

• Bus driver accused of slapping 4-year-old

  April 28, 2011 in City An East Valley School District bus driver is accused of slapping one of his 4-year-old passengers. The bus driver, who was not identified, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday … 14

• East Valley bond failing

  April 28, 2011 in City on Page A7 As of the latest count Wednesday, the East Valley School District construction bond was failing, with 60.71 percent of voters rejecting it. The $33.75 million bond would have renovated Trentwood, …

• East Valley bond failing

  April 27, 2011 in City As of the latest count Wednesday, the East Valley School District construction bond was failing, with 60.71 percent of voters rejecting it. 6

• East Valley School District bond failing

  April 26, 2011 in News Early ballot counts for an East Valley School District bond showed 61 percent of voters coming out against the bond as of this evening. 4

• Efforts bring higher graduation rates at area high schools

  April 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 Fewer students in Spokane are dropping out of school. Spokane Public Schools improved its on-time graduation rate by 8 percentage points in 2010, state data showed Thursday, and officials credit … 8

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  District bond request is fourth since 2008

  April 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Ballots for the East Valley School District’s construction bond will be in the mail Friday. The district is asking voters to approve $33.75 million in local tax dollars to make …

• Vocal Point: Maintenance on buildings would save district money

  April 2, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Over the past six months I took the opportunity to attend four of the East Valley School District re-visioning/bond meetings held at four different (two elementary, middle and high) school …

• East Valley district moving to K-8 schools

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The East Valley School District is asking voters to approve a $33.75 million school construction bond on April 26. The bond will be used to expand and renovate its primary …

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