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• Spokane Public Schools avoids further cuts

  May 31, 2012 in City on Page A7 Spokane Public Schools’ budget situation for the 2012-’13 school year is better than it has been in almost a decade, meaning there will be no layoff notices or agonizing decisions …

• Gardening: Students, golf courses connect for day of learning

  May 27, 2012 in Features on Page D3 There’s nothing quite like a field trip to make classroom lessons come alive. Recently, about 50 students from local schools spent a day on the beautiful grounds of the Spokane …

• Washtucna student claims principal sat on him as punishment

  May 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 The principal of the tiny Washtucna School in Adams County is facing a criminal investigation after a 14-year-old boy said the man sat on him as punishment. The Adams County … 1

• Spotlight: Impressive lineup set for Sandpoint

  May 20, 2012 in Features on Page D7 A swanky cocktail lounge. A dance with Mr. Jones. A trip into the danger zone. All this and more are on tap this summer as the Festival at Sandpoint celebrates …

• Education Notebook: NWC band plans spring craft fair

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Northwest Christian Schools Crusader band department will hold its first spring craft fair at the High School Activity Center, 5104 E. Bernhill Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. …

• Redinger brings fresh direction, expectations to District 81

    May 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – When people in Spokane were asked what they wanted to see in the next superintendent of Spokane Public Schools, they came up with a laundry list of … 7

• Superintendents of Spokane Public Schools through the years

  May 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 • June 1888-Feb. 1889 Bruce Wolverton • Feb. 1889-June 1889 E.C. Houston • July 1889-June 1899 David Bemiss • July 1899-June 1903 J.F. Saylor • July 1903-June 1908 J.A. Tormey …

• Community School helps students with bikes

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Riding her new purple bike, Holmes Elementary fifth-grader Bryanna Coopersmith patiently waited her turn last month during Community School’s Bike Closet mobile bike clinic at the school. Bryanna and nine …

• Cheney Jazz Band named champions in Mead festival

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S6 The Cheney High School Jazz Band shared their musical talent at the Mead Jazz Festival in March and impressed the judges, coming home overall sweepstakes champions. The Jazz Band is …

• Curriculum hooks up with Trout in the Classroom

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Trout are spawning a watershed of educational opportunities for Spokane County kids. A thousand fertilized rainbow eggs divvied out to 10 elementary schools have hatched a semester of lessons in … 6

• Education Notes: Ferris to perform ‘Taming of the Shrew’

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Ferris High School drama students will perform the William Shakespeare comedy “The Taming of the Shrew” in the school’s auditorium today, Friday and May 11-12 at 7 p.m. The show …

• Rockin’ Art fundraiser for public schools this Friday

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Spokane Public Schools Foundation will hold its annual Rockin’ Art fundraiser Friday. Works of art created by students, teachers and local artists are on display and up for purchase. …

• No guns found in home of student in shooting plot

  April 18, 2012 in News, City Spokane police found no guns or school maps Tuesday in the home of a 16-year-old boy accused of planning a shooting at North Central High School. 6

• Teen accused of plotting massacre at North Central High

  April 17, 2012 in News, City A 16-year-old boy was arrested today for allegedly plotting a “Columbine-style shooting” at North Central High School. 11

• Lack of emphasis on cursive has many debating

    April 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Cursive writing, the elegant hand used to write the Constitution and other historic documents, was also the script most great-grandparents used to record their thoughts. But young people today might … 13

• Education Notebook: Fifth-grader wins poster contest

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Megan Anderson, a fifth-grader at Springdale Elementary School, was chosen to represent Washington state with her poster in the national Bring Our Missing Children Home art contest. This is the …

• Spokane couple providing learning foundation in Malawi

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Most classrooms in Spokane County look the same. Walk in and you’ll see rows of desks and chairs, a whiteboard, stacks of textbooks and cups filled with pencils. But when … 3

• Education Notebook: National honor for All Saints teacher

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Kolleen Murray, a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at All Saints Catholic School, 3510 E. 18th Ave., recently received the 2012 Distinguished Teacher Award from the National Catholic Educational Association. In …

• Community School caters to creativity

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Something “dramatically different” changed the campus – and mission – at Havermale High School. Havermale, an alternative high school since the 1980s, had helped struggling students graduate. In the fall … 1

• 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.

• School Notes: Friendly competition nets about $7,000 for cancer

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 On Feb. 1, the staffs at Mt. Spokane and Mead high schools, along with Mountainside and Northwood middle schools, came together for a friendly game of hoops in the Hoops …

• Education Notebook: Collection helps Humane Society

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Students at Mountainside Middle School in the Mead School District will help fill the shelves at the Spokane Humane Society and keep dogs and cats fed during the winter months. …

• 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 …

• Education Notebook: Orchestra concert, fashion show at Mead

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Mead High School Orchestra will celebrate friendship and love at the second annual Musical Heart Strings event on Friday at Mead High School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The …

• CV superintendent tackles funding questions

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Almost every school district in Spokane County will ask voters to consider renewing levies on election day, Feb. 14. Central Valley Superintendent Ben Small is hosting a series of information … 6

• Education Notes: Evergreen’s Books and Bingo Night is tonight

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Students and parents at Evergreen Elementary School in the Mead School District can have a night of fun and get a book at Evergreen’s Books and Bingo Night, from 5 …

• WSU considers fining student violators of conduct code

  January 27, 2012 in Region The Washington State University Board of Regents will consider assessing fines on students who violate the school’s code of conduct. 2

• Education Notebook: LC attends mock trial

  January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S7 Court was in session for the legal studies students at Lewis and Clark High School on Jan. 18, during a mock trial in the Moot Courtroom at Gonzaga University’s School …

• Colleges pay to fend off porn sites

  December 14, 2011 in City, Region on Page A5 Universities around Washington are buying up websites under the new .xxx web extension created for pornographic material. But they aren’t trying to bolster their budgets by getting into the porn … 5

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