Catholic Charities gift to Salish School

Catholic Charities Eastern Washington donates a 2 acre chunk of land along the Spokane River to the Salish School of Spokane for a new campus.

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Wed., May 21, 2025

Salish School of Spokane students explore a path to the Spokane River where the school’s new campus will be built on Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

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A rendering is displayed at the planned site of the Salish School of Spokane’s Cultural and Recreational Community Center after a formal ceremony to celebrate the exchange of land on the Spokane River for the school’s new campus on Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

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Grahm Wiley-Camacho, a teacher at the Salish School of Spokane leads his students on a path where the school’s new campus will be built on Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

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Randall Schleuffer, President and Treasurer of the Salish School of Spokane speaks during a formal ceremony to celebrate the exchange of land on the Spokane River for the school’s new campus on Wednesday in Spokane.

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Salish School students perform during a ceremony to celebrate the exchange of land on the Spokane River for their school on Wednesday in Spokane.

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Robert McCann, President and CEO of Catholic Charities, left, poses for a photo with LaRae Wiley, Executive Director of the Salish School of Spokane, and a giant copy of the purchase and sale agreement to celebrate the exchange of land on the Spokane River for the School’s new campus on Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, in Spokane, Wash.

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Amanda Simpson, a teacher at the Salish School of Spokane, runs her fingers through her daughter Cecelia Pagaling’s hair during a formal ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the exchange of land on the Spokane River for the school’s new campus.

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