Stories by Elena Perry for the Spokesman-Review

News > Spokane

Here are some of the most unique ornaments you can find at Spokane’s Old World Christmas

Fri., Nov. 29, 2024

From gherkins to Stanley drinkware, these not-so-standard ornaments from Old World Christmas are sure to wow holiday guests.

News > K-12 education

Gonzaga Prep ‘sets Spokane on fire’ with annual holiday food drive, raising over 150,000 pounds for the holidays

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 27, 2024

Though little class time is scheduled at Gonzaga Prep the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday morning is abuzz with energy from the zealous chaos in the school’s halls and the active parking lot.

News > Transportation

Here are the best times to hit the road for Thanksgiving travel on I-90

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 25, 2024

Leave early, go slow and “pack your patience.”

News > K-12 education

They’re now confident, self-assured and opinionated, but Spokane Public Schools’ new student advisers had far to get there

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 24, 2024

Promptly after assuming their seats on Spokane Public Schools board, new student advisers wasted no time sharing their opinions .

News > K-12 education

Ferris High School to get the fourth miniature health clinic inside a Spokane school

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 25, 2024

Ferris High School will be the fourth Spokane high school to get its own school-based health center on campus, the school board decided Wednesday.

News > K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools, Parks and Recreation to study partnership in future tax proposals

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

Each with potential property tax proposals on the horizon, Spokane Public Schools and the city Parks and Recreation Department have launched a study to see how the two could partner moving forward.

News > K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools sees uptick in homeless students as district launches annual gift card drive

Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

Spokane Public Schools is dealing with a surge of homeless students that mirrors what is happening on the streets of downtown Spokane.

News > K-12 education

Central Valley School Board sends letter against transgender girls in sports

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2024

At a packed and lively meeting, the Central Valley School Board on Monday passed a resolution and sent a letter against transgender girls’ participation in girls sports.

News > Transportation

Work to watch for this week in Spokane

Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

As winter is well on its way, road work projects are winding down, and Spokane has one street closure scheduled this week as construction persists on the North Spokane Corridor.

News > K-12 education

Central Valley School Board to reconsider stance on trans athletes at special meeting Monday

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

After a well-attended school board meeting Tuesday with over an hour’s worth of public comment decrying transgender athletes’ participation in school sports, Central Valley School Board members will again bring forward the issue at a special meeting Monday.

A&E > Northwest Passages

Veteran journalist and Further Review author, designer talks serendipity and ‘pure dumb luck’ at Northwest Passages book club event

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

After authoring and designing pages on myriad topics from “The Star -Spangled Banner” to Chick-Fil-A and Henry Ford’s quadricycle, you’d think Charles Apple would run out of topics to feature in his Further Review series.

News > K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools’ new board appointee to prioritize ‘protecting what we have’ as Trump promises education reform

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 14, 2024

Not many can say President Joe Biden botched the delivery of a joke they wrote.

News > K-12 education

To pass a bond: Cheney Public Schools measure passes, the first after county-wide February failure

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 14, 2024

Two years in the making and already one failure under their belts, passing a $72 million bond was a “team effort,” Cheney Public Schools Superintendent Ben Ferney said.

News > K-12 education

Central Valley School Board decides not to send letter on transgender students in sports

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 18, 2024

At a standing-room-only meeting, the Central Valley school board became the latest voice in the conversations surrounding transgender girls’ participation in sports.

News > K-12 education

Peperzak Middle School surprises namesake holocaust survivor with sapling from Anne Frank’s tree for 101st birthday

Fri., Nov. 8, 2024

Forced to hide from Nazi forces, Anne Frank had little exposure to the outside world beyond the cramped attic she shared with her family.

News > K-12 education

Cheney schools tax proposal too close to call, but bonds in Deer Park and Orchard Prairie fail

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 5, 2024

Election night results indicate a near countywide failure for school bonds meant to modernize or expand campuses in November, with one exception.

News > K-12 education

West Valley School District’s $11.8M levy appears to pass on election night

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 6, 2024

Voters passed the school district’s $11.8 million property tax levy to pay for building maintenance and improvements. It had 57% support in Tuesday's count.

News > Transportation

Work to watch for this week in Spokane and Spokane County

Mon., Nov. 4, 2024

Temperatures are dropping and local municipalities are winding down their road work for the season, though some projects are ongoing.

News > K-12 education

Overwhelmed with navigating their first election, schools prime first-time voting students to put ‘a civic foot forward’

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 3, 2024

Entering adulthood, applying for colleges, worry over school work and the social dynamics of high school – there’s. no shortage of stressors in an 18-year-old’s life.

News > K-12 education

Coeur d’Alene Public Schools asks voters for property tax renewal that makes up a quarter of their budget

Sun., Nov. 3, 2024

Voters in the Coeur d’Alene School District are tasked with voting on the two-year continuation of a property tax levy that accounts for around a quarter of the district’s budget.

News > K-12 education

Para-athletes take over gym class at Westview Elementary: ‘It helps break down the barriers’

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 29, 2024

Students at Westview Elementary School learned a valuable lesson about capabilities and inclusion in gym class on Tuesday with the aid of three para-athletes and 30 basketball wheelchairs.

News > K-12 education

All Spokane School Board members live in the same school’s boundary, but that could soon change

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 29, 2024

Though diverse in many other ways, the elected directors on the Spokane Public Schools board all hail from within the Lewis and Clark High School boundaries, giving the South Hill and Downtown region of the school district a monopoly of representation on the board.

News > Weather

Some snow forecast for mountain passes, but it won’t linger

Mon., Oct. 28, 2024

As layers of crispy orange and yellow leaves blanket sidewalks around Spokane, dustings of snow are nigh for several mountain passes, foreshadowing the cold and wet La Niña forecast to come.

Sports > Area sports

Zephyr FC fans relish a victory in Spokane’s first professional women soccer team’s final home game of the year

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 28, 2024

Thousands of soccer fans filled ONE Spokane Stadium this fall with an infectious atmosphere of collective emotion.

News > K-12 education

Balboa first graders hit the streets, riding the city bus and touring a fire station in off-campus excursion

Wed., Oct. 23, 2024

Why does smoke come out of a fire? How many fires have you put out? Why isn’t your suit yellow? How do you save cats from trees?

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