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Also this week: Northwest Christian invites prospective families to open house; Cheney FBLA students advance to state.

Also this week: Rogers cheer squad wins championship, EV sports teams recognized for academics

The Cataldo Catholic School drama program’s production of “The Lion King Jr.” opens Thursday.

Also this week: LC thespians headed to state, City School honors pastor, WV history teacher wins DAR award

Also this week: Information night on Institute of Science and Technology Middle School program, Rogers debate club hosts Rhetoric in the Ring III, and SPS holds teacher hiring fair.

West Valley High School’s Junior Color Guard Clinic begins Thursday with practice at 3:45 p.m.

With three children between them, Phillip Kopczynski and fellow comic Harry J. Riley have more than enough material for their standup comedy and storytelling show, Bro Dads.

For the third year in a row, Mt. Spokane High School’s DECA club has won the Tackle Hunger competition, which raises money for Second Harvest Food Bank. This year, the club raised more than $5,300, which would provide 26,500 meals. The school received a trophy and a scholarship donation from Darigold. In the last three years, Mt. Spokane DECA has raised more than $10,000 for the food bank.

For the second year in a row, high school students at Northwest Christian Schools have delivered PICC Pal pillows, which go between a peripherally inserted central catheter line and the patient’s skin, to patients at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. The school’s Future Business Leaders of America class also teamed with the Crusaders boys and girls basketball teams to raise money for gifts for teens undergoing long-term treatment at Sacred Heart.

The Mead School District has announced the STEM Forward Tour, which begins Friday and continues through March.

Also this week: Libby hosts science fair, students names to honor choirs, bands

Also this week: Spokane Valley secretary wins district recognition.

The Lewis and Clark High School drama department’s production of John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage” opens Thursday. “The Curious Savage” tells the tale of Ethel P. Savage, a kind and carefree woman who gives away her inheritance against the wishes of her greedy stepchildren.

Also this week: West Valley opens “Dracula,” West Valley Early Learning Center hosts open house, Roosevelt wins grant for school garden.

School news from around the Spokane area.

Also this week: Comedian Mike Williams returns for Northwest Christian fundraiser.