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• Sementi stepping up

  March 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 He’s been a pipefitter, an electrician, a firefighter and a teacher. Now Gene Sementi, 53, will be the next superintendent of West Valley Schools. Sementi grew up just outside of … 1

• Always work in progress

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Polly Crowley, 65, almost didn’t work in education at all. She went to college thinking she would become something much different. “Actually, for a while I thought I was going …

• West Valley’s Crowley to resign in June

  February 25, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 West Valley Superintendent Polly Crowley announced Wednesday that she will retire. “What a pleasure and honor it has been to serve our children and our community,” Crowley said in a …

• Education takes flight for teen with autism

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 For a child with autism, stepping into a new environment can be terrifying. For one Spokane Valley girl, West Valley’s Outdoor Learning Center has helped her step out of her …

• Board approves purchase of buses for West Valley

  February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The West Valley School Board approved the purchase of six new buses during its meeting Wednesday. The district received a $700,000 loan through Banner Bank to purchase the buses and …

• Marchers with a message

  January 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students at Orchard Center Elementary School in the West Valley School District learned a lesson in civil rights this week to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Friday’s …

• Students get musical holiday send-off

  December 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The last day of school before the holidays is always exciting for students. At Centennial Middle School in the West Valley School District last week, not only did they get …

• West Valley’s truancy board a model program

  December 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 Bored with his West Valley High School classes, Harrison Calligan thought skipping school with friends might be more challenging. The teen figured out how to block the school’s numbers from … 1

• Foreseeing good signs

  November 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It was April 20, 1999, when two gunmen, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, opened fire on their classmates at Columbine High School in Colorado. The two gunmen killed 12 students …

• 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

• 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, …

• Murals depict life at, around – and after – SVHS

  October 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students at Spokane Valley High School, 2011 N. Hutchinson Road, in the West Valley School District, were treated to a surprise in their common room when they returned from summer …

• West Valley teachers worried over changes

  September 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 More than 100 teachers and staff members from the West Valley School District turned out for the school board meeting Wednesday to voice concerns about program changes due to an …

• Students deluge districts

  September 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 Megan Elliott is an experienced elementary school teacher, but she wasn’t prepared for an overcrowded kindergarten class. “We are just actually getting to the point where we can function,” said … 4

• Brighter days at Centennial

  August 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Students attending classes in the southwest wing of Centennial Middle School this fall might have a brighter view of their studies. The West Valley District school at Broadway Avenue and …

• 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 …

• West Valley Outdoor Learning Center holding open houses

  July 30, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 For Harry Potter, visiting with owls is an everyday occurrence. For the rest of us, there’s West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, 8706 E. Upriver Drive.

• Senior’s artwork destroyed on last day of school

  June 23, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The artwork of student Johnny Martinez at Contract Based Education in the West Valley School District has been exhibited prominently in the school. He created 22 pieces over the last …

• Penberthy retires from WV career of championing the underdog

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 After almost 40 years in education, Cleve Penberthy, 63, principal at Contract Based Education, is retiring from the West Valley School District. Penberthy has come full circle in his career … 1

• 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 …

• West Valley bond refinancing to save $850,000

  June 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The West Valley School District has refinanced around $14 million of the bonds it has sold since its last construction bond, saving taxpayers about $850,000 as the district pays off …

• WVSD expecting about $780,000 in cuts

  June 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The West Valley School District is expecting about $780,000 in cuts from the state budget this year. In order to make up for those cuts, it held the first of …

• 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

• At CBE ‘Our Town’ goes nontraditional

  April 2, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 High schools often stage plays, elaborate productions with sets, music, costumes and lighting. It is part of the high school experience if you go to a traditional high school. But …

• Class honors Iditarod mushers

  February 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Traditionally, the first Saturday in March is the beginning of the annual Iditarod Sled-Dog Race held in Alaska. Mushers and their sled dogs travel from Anchorage to Nome, about 1,100 …

• Centennial students reach out to classmate with spirit

  February 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 For years, students of Centennial Middle School in the West Valley School District have connected their Spirit Week to community outreach. Last year, the Associated Student Body picked the Vanessa …

• Presents of mind

  December 11, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Santa’s elves have nothing on this grandma. Cheri Reed, 64, is a volunteer grandmother at Pasadena Park Elementary School in the West Valley School District. All year, she collects gifts …

• WV students check out brains, bugs at EWU lab

  November 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The anatomy and physiology class at West Valley High School recently received a glimpse of college life and what a college class is like on a visit to Eastern Washington …

• Girlfriend insists man is innocent

  October 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 The girlfriend of a Spokane Valley man accused of trying to lure teenage girls while masturbating in his car says he’s wrongly accused.

• Mobile food bank will be at Millwood church on Friday

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Second Harvest will bring its mobile food bank truck, filled with nutritious produce and fresh foods, to Millwood Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, on Friday from noon to 2 …

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