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News >  Washington Voices

EV Board Approves Alternative High School

East Valley's alternative high school proposal passed unanimously at the district's board meeting Wednesday night despite considerable concerns about the program's future. Only 15 students have committed to the program and scheduling does not seem to be as flexible as initially planned. Despite the problems, board members and district administrators have thrown their support beyond the program, hoping to attract dropouts back to school.
News >  Washington Voices

Tompkins Won’t Run Again For CV Board

Linda Tompkins, a 12-year member of the Central Valley School Board, decided Thursday not to run for re-election, setting her sights instead on a Spokane County Superior Court judgeship. Although Tompkins said she would not run against a sitting judge, talk of two upcoming retirements and another possible position funded by county commissioners encouraged her to make her interest known. "I'm waiting for an opening to take place," Tompkins said Thursday. "I spoke with the governor, and I feel confident he'd look at my appointment with a positive flair."
News >  Washington Voices

Wv Struggles To Squeeze In Students

West Valley School District's maintenance staff was busy Wednesday converting a custodian's room into a teachers' lounge. It's one of the last dominoes to fall into place for the district as it struggles to find room for almost 100 new students. The bulk of the increase is due to a small graduating class and a huge first grade. Only 165 students left the district this year, and 220 kindergarteners will advance to first grade in the fall, necessitating two new first-grade classrooms.
News >  Washington Voices

Edgecliff Park Will Get A Major Facelift

Edgecliff Park in the Spokane Valley is about to become less dusty and more fun. Construction crews will begin paving two gravel parking lots that border the park on Sixth and Eighth avenues in early August. In September, new playground equipment will be installed. Edgecliff is on Park Road, between Sixth and Eighth.
News >  Washington Voices

Valleyfest Struggles With Politics

The political season is almost upon Spokane County, and with it, an annual debate. Should Valleyfest, the Spokane Valley's annual neighborhood celebration, allow candidates to advertise in Terrace View Park? "It's come up over and over and over again," said Valleyfest director Sue Delucchi. "It's difficult trying to find a way to cope with that."
News >  Washington Voices

Frisbee Golfers Discover Vintage Course At Park

Here's a little-known Valley fact: Terrace View Park has a golf course. Before you dash to the closet for the clubs and tees, hold on. The golf course is not the kind played in clashing bright clothes. You won't lose balls in ponds or sand traps. You can, however, putt, make birdies and shoot a hole in one. With a Frisbee.
News >  Washington Voices

Candidates Have One Week To File For School Board Posts

Voters could change the face of school boards in the Spokane Valley when they go to the polls in the fall. Twelve out of 20 school board positions in the Valley will be on the ballot. At nearby Liberty and Orchard Prairie school districts, half the board positions are up for grabs. At Central Valley, Spokane County's second largest school district, four out of five school board positions are open.
News >  Washington Voices

Citizen Starts CV Football Fund

A private citizen has begun a trust fund for Central Valley High School's football program with a $1,000 donation. George Van Houten, a Spokane businessman, said other schools in the Greater Spokane League have similar funds, and he doesn't want CV to be at a disadvantage.
News >  Washington Voices

CV Board Starts Process To Find New Superintendent

The Central Valley School Board has taken its first tentative step toward replacing Superintendent Dick Sovde. Board members met last Friday with two representatives from the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) to seek advice on how to conduct a search for a new superintendent.
News >  Washington Voices

EV Dropouts Will Give High School Another Chance Under New Program

Twenty-seven students who dropped out of East Valley High School say they'll come back to a new alternative program proposed by the district. The program fills a niche somewhere between the learning opportunity center - in which students take classes at their own pace - and the alternative high school run by the West Valley School District.
A&E >  Entertainment

Home For Summer, Some Children Miss Meals Breakfasts, Lunches Provided At School No Longer Available

(From Valley Voice, Thursday, June 29, 1995): A story in Saturday's Valley Voice referred to the Valley Food Bank by the wrong name. The phone number was also incorrect. The correct number is 928-7769. Carol Stryker, left, and her children Joanne and David, stop by the Valley Center food bank for groceries. The Strykers and thousands of other families around the region take a financial hit when children come home for the summer and no longer receive meals at school. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review
News >  Washington Voices

Finding Summer Fun School’s Out For The Summer, But There Is Still Plenty To Do And Learn. From Swim Teams To Science Camps, The Valley Is Abuzz

1. Summer is just around the corner and that means that parks will be getting packed. These kids enjoy the playground at Terrace View during Monday's balmy weather. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Having fun in the park, a group of basketball players shoots around at Valley Mission Park during a YMCA day camp for kids. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
News >  Washington Voices

Sovde A Finalist For Puyallup Position

Dick Sovde, superintendent of Central Valley School District, is one of three finalists for the superintendent's job in the Puyallup School District, south of Seattle. Sovde, who has been with CV since 1986, said he's not looking to leave the Valley but said the Puyallup job is attractive.
News >  Washington Voices

Van Matre To Take EV High Post Assistant Principal Designee Has Made The Rounds Of Valley School Districts

Mike Van Matre, who taught for 13 years at University High School then served six years as assistant principal at West Valley High School, will complete his tour of Valley school districts when he takes over in August as assistant principal at East Valley High School. Van Matre is not eager to leave West Valley, but said as the sole assistant principal, he "wore too many hats," and spent too much time "putting out fires."
News >  Washington Voices

Parents Dismayed By Principal Moves At Valley Schools

Parents of children at a Spokane Valley elementary school are still drying their eyes over news that the school's principal won't be around next year. "Broadway's really going to suffer a big loss," said Tandie Dahnke, past president of Broadway Elementary School's parent teacher organization. "You should've seen the faces last week. (People's) eyes were red and puffy all day."
News >  Spokane

Music, Food, Sun Frame Artfest Crowds Wheel In For 10th Year Of Browne’s Addition Festival

The narrow streets of Spokane's historic Browne's Addition were transformed into a giant parking lot Saturday afternoon on the second day of Artfest. Motorists squeezed their cars onto streets lined by other cars and waited for each other to pass before they inched by. "Rainy years are not good," said Spokane artist Gay Waldman, who displayed her tinted photographs and collages for the fifth year in a row. "The sun brings people out."