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• Grammy Foundation hosts career panel at NC

  June 6, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The music program at North Central High School received a $5,500 grant from the Grammy Foundation and Ford Motor Co. last week. North Central achieved Grammy Signature Schools Enterprise status …

• North Central High School

  May 23, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S16 Class of 2013 Expected to graduate are:

• Music, science drive North Central senior toward success

  May 23, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S16 When Ceaira Nichols makes goals for herself, she becomes dedicated to fulfilling them. The 18-year-old North Central High School senior decided in fourth grade that she wanted a career in …

• North Central alumni take long route to prom

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B1 When Dave Snyder and Barbara Kolbet were seniors at North Central High School in 1971, she turned him down for a date to the prom. She wanted to be faithful … 4

• Top scientist brings education to life at NC

  April 23, 2013 in City on Page A5 Renowned scientist Dr. Leroy Hood spoke casually with North Central High School students about mitochondrial DNA and planning for a future in science as he toured the school’s Institute of … 3

• Education Notebook: NC will rock to Elvis in ‘All Shook Up’

  March 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S8 North Central High School drama students will get audiences tappin’ their toes to the sounds of Elvis in their production of “All Shook Up,” beginning tonight at 7:30 in the …

• High school project leads to Whitworth and, eventually, Harvard

  December 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 Forrest Ireland and Marina DeFrates were part of a small group of students at North Central High School who successfully sequenced 9,100-year-old bison DNA. The project, which started in 2010, … 1

• Spawning education at Spokane Fish Hatchery

  December 16, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Fishing-season openers in March and April are highly anticipated dates for Eastern Washington anglers. But the most important period of the year for anglers who frequent the region’s trout lakes … 1

• Education Notebook: Students holding food drive at Yoke’s

  December 13, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 North Central High School students are spreading the holiday spirit. The students have been collecting food and other items for their annual Fill the Bus food drive. The drive will …

• Boundaries get fresh scrutiny

  November 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 For three decades, Spokane Public Schools’ high school boundaries have remained unchanged despite shifting populations, leading to the district’s current predicament: low enrollment at North Central and overcrowding at Lewis … 10

• Education Notebook: ‘Our Town’ runs at North Central

  November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 North Central High School drama students will appear in the school’s production of Thornton Wilder’s classic “Our Town,” beginning tonight in NC’s Performing Arts Theatre. Performances will continue Friday and …

• Workshops give students insight on vital portion of application

  October 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 Summer Hess is trying to inspire North Central High School students to write compelling and, hopefully, lucrative college essays. The 29-year-old earned scholarships with her prose, so she volunteered to …

• School board approves new science institute building

  August 22, 2012 in City Spokane Public Schools’ board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve $21.4 million in proposed bond projects — $16 million at North Central High School and $5.4 million at Mullan Road Elementary … 11

• Excess funds could mean early start for projects

  August 22, 2012 in City on Page A5 Low construction costs in recent years have left Spokane Public Schools with $47.9 million in undesignated bond funds and a hope to start early on two projects planned for 2015. … 9

• North Central High School graduates

  May 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S19 Class of 2012 Expected to graduate are:

• North Central grad a family trailblazer

  May 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S19 When Lyn Do, who graduates from North Central High School this spring, begins classes at Gonzaga University this fall, she will be the first person in her family to attend …

• Education Notes: Rogers High to stage ‘Charlie Brown’ play

  March 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Rogers High School drama students will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” beginning Friday at 7 p.m. in the school theater. Additional performances are Saturday at 2 p.m., and …

• Education Notebook: NWC stages musical play for spring

  March 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Northwest Christian Schools drama students will perform “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” tonight at 7 in the Northwest Christian High School Chapel, 5104 E. Bernhill Road in Colbert.

• Students sample science careers while researching disease

  February 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 Could the clues to unraveling celiac disease be found in a shovelful of Palouse dirt? A group of North Central High School students will attempt to find out this summer … 4

• Student CyberPatriots head to competition

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Spokane high school students rule this year’s national CyberPatriot competition. Last year, team TEC Pirates from Rogers High School went to the national finals in Washington, D.C., and returned with …

• Getting There: County taps GPS for real-time plow tracking

  January 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 A real-time tracking system for Spokane County snowplows got a big test two weeks ago when 10 inches of snow blanketed the area over two days. The county is testing …

• Former principal battles lymphoma at 90, feels ‘not afraid’

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 John Rodkey was born in 1921 and lived his first years in the infamous Dust Bowl that blew away farmers’ futures at the same time the Great Depression hit. His … 3

• ‘Almost Maine,’ ‘Oliver!’ open at high schools

  November 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S12 Students at North Central High School fall in and out of love like they fall and bruise their knees, in the romantic comedy “Almost Maine,” beginning Wednesday. Doors open at …

• Education Notes: NC, Shadle will greet new principals in fall

  August 25, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 As students in the Spokane Public Schools district head back to school in the next couple of weeks, many will begin the new school year with a new principal or …

• Education Notes: LC drama vies for theater awards

  June 2, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Lewis and Clark Tiger Drama students have been nominated for the Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre High School Musical Awards for their production of “Hairspray!” performed last winter. The drama students …

• Past provides motivation for NC senior

  May 26, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S14 Don’t think of North Central High School senior Celena Ward as the heroine of a rags-to-riches story. Think of her instead as a work in progress. It would be easy …

• Notebook: ScienceFest was packed with fun at Prairie View

  May 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Students at Prairie View Elementary in the Mead School District recently went on a scientific adventure at ScienceFest – the school’s second annual science fair. This year’s theme, “The Human …

• North Central High School honor roll

  March 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S11 North Central High School recently announced its first-semester honor roll for the 2010-’11 school year. Students are listed by grade level. First semester

• NC students’ bison study is a lesson in much more

  March 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 Bison burgers were the entrée Thursday night at North Central High School. But the side dishes were all over the menu: history, geography, archaeology, sociology, climatology, genomics … Two teachers …

• North Central High School students extract DNA from ancient bison bone

  March 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 A handful of students at North Central High School are the first to identify the DNA of a 9,100-year-old Northern Plains bison. But the discovery didn’t come easy; the group …

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