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Bryan Elementary is hosting a book drive for the Coeur d’Alene School District’s new Kinder Center, beginning Monday and continuing through Oct. 30. The Kinder Center is a new school this year and doesn’t have a library. Bryan is asking for donations of new and gently used books for Pre-K, kindergartners, first-graders, and second-graders.

On Oct. 6, Mt. Spokane High School held a Peanut Butter and Jelly Alumni Volleyball Game to benefit Mead Food Bank. With the help of the community, Mt. Spokane students and staff, over 475 pounds of peanut butter and jelly were collected to help feed the hungry in the Mead area.

The Ugandan Orphans Choir, whose members live on the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria in East Africa, plans to visit Northwest Christian Elementary School, 5104 E. Bernhill Road in Colbert, on Wednesday, to perform two concerts. The children will sing and dance in their national costumes for the students at a 9 a.m. chapel service, and again at 7 p.m. for the community.

Teachers in the Coeur d’Alene School District are seeing a drop in students in their classrooms as the flu season sets in. According to a press release on the district’s Web site, schools were seeing a 10 percent decrease at several Coeur d’Alene schools, as of last Monday. At Canfield Middle School, 80 out of 798 students were absent, according to the release. Lakes Middle School had an absentee rate of more than 10 percent, as did Woodland Middle School, Project CDA Alternative High School, Hayden Meadows Elementary School and Sorenson Elementary School. As of Sept. 25, seven out of the 17 Coeur d’Alene schools had one or more confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu.

The Inland Northwest Community Foundation, 618 W. Riverside Ave., announced scholarship winners for the 2009-2010 academic year. Students are listed by their schools. High Schools

The Mead School District is taking extra precautions to keep students up-to-date on their vaccinations. The Spokane Regional Health District Clinic is offering a free immunization clinic for all Mead kids today at Shiloh Hills Elementary School, 12828 N. Newport Highway, from 3 to 6 p.m. The supplies are limited and parents must be present. Children must have their vaccination records for required immunizations to be identified.

The Kiwanis Clubs of Spokane County will host a Key Leader conference Oct. 9 through Oct. 11 in Chewelah, Wash. The Kiwanis are awarding a limited number of scholarships to students, valued at $175, to attend the conference. The conference will give participants the opportunity to learn to be leaders and grow within themselves. Kiwanis and Key Club members will teach leadership skills through serving others.

The school year is in full swing, and some students may need a place to head to after school. For Coeur d’Alene middle school students, the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, could be just the place.

Now that the school year is in full swing, students will be heading home with their fair share of homework. Spokane Public Schools recently announced Supplemental Educational Services for this academic year.

Washington State University announced area students named to the spring quarter president’s honor roll for the 2008-2009 academic year. Spokane: Jacqueline Albi, Brandon Arthur, Jeren Babcock, Chrystal Bailey, Chad Baker, Mariya Baldwin, Brandon Barnes, Brittney Barnes, Ashton Barron, Kiira Bayman, Mitchell Beardsley, Katrina Bech, William Bedient, Andy Belzer, Chad Bemis, John Bergeleen, Arielle Bianco, Amanda Billberg, Ross Bindler, Krystal Blackburn, Kathrine Bland, Christopher Bolster, Cory Boone, Peyton Boone, Jacob Bopray, Dulcey Brabeck, Sierra Brevik, Dev Brierley, Eli Brown, Kayla Brown, Sean Brown, Laura Buchanan, Logan Callen, Carolyn Campa, James Cannon, Laurinda Carolus, Rachel Casto, Kimberly Cauvel, Kathleen Chastek, Jenny Chiang, Kara Christen, James Clark II, Jennifer Clifford, Karleen Clifton, Emma Cloninger, Anneliese Clow, Michelle Coburn, Desiree Colasant, Jordan Comar, Matthew Reynolds Conley, Christopher Coolbaugh, Ryan Cornell, Stacer Cox, Lauree Crane, Jacob Crisp, Aaron Cunningham, Leanna Davis, Laura Davis, Jennifer Defoe, Brianna Dein, Kalista Dubiel, Shurrie Dugas, Anne Dunford, Rheya Dunning, Lieu Thi Duong, Emily Edgar, Mary Elhayek, Yevgeniy Elikh Jr., Rachel Ermitano, Jake Fisher, William Floyd, Allison Fortney, Molly Fuhs, Kimberly Fullenwider, Spencer Funk, Ashley Gaddy, Jason Gallaher, John Gallinger, Corinne Gavrun, Timothy Gay, Ryan Gilbreth, Jayme Gilliam, Caryssa Gilmore, Elizabeth Gilroy, Cody Glasgow, Jason Graham, Jennifer Gudgel, Aaron Hall, Nicholas Hamad, Lauren Hamill, Andrew Harbison, Brandon Harder, Brandon Hare, Ryan Michael Hartman, Erin Harvego, Allison Hatcher, Michael Hauschild, Danielle Havens, Brandee Hawk-Laturner, Daniel Healey, Serenity Henderson, Molly Hennessy, Christopher Hensz, Shane Hetrick, Grace Hill, Jessica Hoffman, Heather Hofstetter, Amanda Hohner, Jessee Holguin, Katherine Hubert, Tarin Hurst, Kera Ioane, Adam Jaccard, Arianne Jackson, Megan Jarrad, Graciela Jauregui, Mathew John, Benjamin Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Brett Johnson, Lucas Jones, Leah Jordan, Susan Kadel, Tanya Karg, Ashley Kellogg, Carrie Killinger, Iris Ji Hyun Kim, Alex King, Kacie Klein, Randall Klein, Savannah Klotz, Olivia Knouff, Larry Koffel, Liliya Komarov, Kristen Kopczynski, Lira Kopytjuk, Diane Kovac, Kelsey Kracher, Cassandra Krum, Jennifer Krzymowski, Inna Kuropatko, Jacob Labelle, Allison Lake, Brandi Laliberte, Cassidy Lange, Eric Larson, Dana Larson, Tim Laughter, Valentina Lavrinenko, Megan Ledbetter, Jesse Lehman, Sean Leonard, Huilan Liu, Hilary Love, Mike Lynch, Jason Macarthur, Jon Mackay, Brittany Marshall, Vitaliy Matsyplyuk Jr., Nicholas Maxey, Aaron May, Kendall Mays, Andrew McCanna, Aaron McCarty, Kendra McDaniel, Mandy McDonald, Brittney McIver, Melissa McMicheal, Robin McMullin, Sara Merriman, Jenna Michels, Erika Miller, Erika Miller, Erin Miller, Corinne Miller, Joseph Miller, Jessica Miller, Lisa Milton, Gavin Mitchell, Abigail Moody, Chelsea Morgan, Kristopher Morton, Mara Mukai, Brianna Musser, Tien Nguyen, Seth Packwood, Malia Parayno, Haley Parsons, Meredith Poisson, Thomas Porter, Sandra Powrie, Brian Presley, Angela Price, Natalie Pring, Kimberly Pyper, Bethany Rafter, Diana Rees, Aubrey Rehn, William Reinhardt, Daniel Renz, Zac Rhodes, Bobbie Riley, Nikki Riley, Sara Robinson, Hannah Robinson, Elisa Romaneschi, Elizabeth Ross, Johanna Rothstrom, Amy Rowse, Mara Ryan, Angelina Rybachuk, Abigail Sawhill, Jennifer Schenk, Jonathan Schillios, Gerald Schneider, Ellen Schriner, Raechelle Scott, Belina Serafini, Sean Severson, Amanda Side, Jackie Silbernagel, Tara Sistrunk, David Smith, Jennifer Smith, Melanie Solis, Sherrie St. Clair, Alex Stanley, Jessica Stebbins, Steven Steckler, Bogdan Stepchin, Austin Storhaug, Erica Strait, Graham Stream, Whitney Taffin, Kjerste Tangvald, Ryan Thomas, Sean Thurston, Cooper Tieaskie III, Konstantin Tishenko, Ryan Town, Kayla Trabun, Jovan Trent, Tuyen Truong, Nicholas Ulrich, Stephanie Underhill, Mark Underhill, Brittany Urso, Michael Varga, Brittanie Vargo, David Villeneuve, Corey Wahl, Emily Wardle, Erin Webb, Scott Wenke, Sara Werner, Joyce West, Katie Wheeler, Matthew White, Kelsey White, Katie Whittaker, Erika Wier, Courtney Wilcox, Paul Wilkins, Shawn Winchell, Jason Gee-Tak Wong, Bobbi Woodward, Denise Wyatt, Glenn Wyrick, Nkohoua Yang, Jaemi Yoo, Julianne Zahl, Brian Zbylski, Tracy Zelenka, Ryan Zentz.

Below are the Inland Northwest residents named to Eastern Washington University’s spring Dean’s list for the 2008-2009 academic year. Students are listed by their hometowns. Veradale: Amanda Adams, Maile Allen, Julia Allen, Shannon Anderson, Ryan Armstrong, Tabitha Bartholomew, Lindsay Bischoff, Jonathan Bliesner, Roman Bobrovnikov, David Bolton, Brian Carpenter, Josie Close, Danielle Comstock, Abbie Corigliano, Kegan Cunningham, Armanda Defazio, Amanda Eastabrooks, Jon Faulks, Dan Fladager, Paul Gorka, Brittney Hartshorn, Samuel Herman, Jessica Highley, Quinn Hoener, Amanda Hoff, Curtis Hoffman, Benjamin Houle, Jaime Jahns, Justine Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Erica Joyce, Thomas Kadoya, Samantha Kern, Jeremy Klingback, Cari Krahn, Amanda Lange, Michael Long, Joel Manchak, Lauren Mandler, Timothy Miller, Chelsea Moore, Andrea Moorhead, Michael Morrison, Angela Ovnicek, Joseph Pallaria, Luke Perkins, Chelsey Petersen, Patrick Rooks, Tammy Sammeli, LesLee Sanders, Alisha Schelley, Joshua Seagrave, Thomas Shalloe, Kevin Snider, Kaydee Sporleder, Neil Stapish, Kristina Staples, Matthew Stewart, Karl Stranberg, Adam Stranberg, Anna Takisaki, Laura Takisaki, Benjamin Thew, Sara Thompson, Devey Thurber, Nathaniel Tibbals, Wyatt Volkmann, Dallan Wagner, Justin Wagner, Kristina Wallingford, Nicole Warren, Martin Wheeler, Casey Whitehead, Michelle Whitlow, James Wiecks, Shannon Williams, Megan Womack, Megan Woodburn.

This is a continuation of area students named to the Eastern Washington University spring dean’s list for the 2008-’09 academic year. Students are listed by their hometowns. Spokane

This is a continuation of the list of Inland Northwest students named to the Eastern Washington University spring dean’s list for the 2008-’09 academic year. Students are listed by their hometowns. Davenport: Jennifer Curley, Mallory Mielke, Jennifer Morton, Tracy Rosman and Kelly Rosman.

Eastern Washington University has students named to the spring dean’s list for the 2008-’09 academic year. The list of students from Eastern Washington begins here with students named by their hometowns. Chattaroy: Sara Babcock, Christine Beltran, Travis Booher, Whitney Bronkhorst, Brenda Christenson, Zachary Davis, Angela Dwyer, Levi Eggert, Danielle Hansen, Emma Magnusen, Kelsey Russell, Kenneth Sager, Jessica Thompson and Jessica Wood.

The students, staff and community of Madison Elementary recently raised $400 for a “Friendship Bench,” to be dedicated to the memory of one of Madison’s second-grade teachers, Denae Johns. Johns died during the holiday break. The special bench will placed in memory of Johns in the main entryway of the school. The entryway will also feature side tables, doilies, homemade pillows, books, photos and favorite quotes of Johns’, all created by Madison’s staff members, to honor Johns’ generosity.

Junior and senior writers who want to get a jump-start on the 2009-’10 school year must turn in their applications for the High School Writing Camp at Harriman State Park by Monday. The camp will be Aug. 2-8. The high school writers will have the opportunity to work together in small groups and one-on-one with professional writers to learn and improve their imaginative writing techniques. Authors Chris Dempsey, Catherine Jones and Nicole LeFavour will be working with the young writers.