Rogers hosting JROTC drill meet
The Rogers High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps will host the Cascade Division of the Northwest JROTC Drill and Rifle Conference for a Drill Meet on March 11.
The meet will start at 8 a.m. at the school’s field house. Events will include color guard, unarmed drill team, armed drill team, individual and dual armed exhibition drill, physical strength, unarmed individual drill down and armed individual drill down.
Air rifle marksmanship will be held at Market Street Market.
Teams participating consist of 14 Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force JROTC units from Eastern Washington, Oregon and North Idaho.
The competition will culminate with an awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m.
NC science team places
North Central High School’s senior science bowl with team members Tim Hill, Nate Havko, Leah Jordan, Chris Hensz and Mac Martin, placed fourth out of 49 teams in the Department of Energy’s Regional Science Bowl, a science and math competition held Feb. 25 in Richland.
They were the highest placing team from the Spokane area. The 49 teams came from Eastern Washington, Alaska, Eastern Oregon and Western Montana.
Safety forum rescheduled
The date for the second Community Safety Partnership forum, presented by Spokane Public Schools and the Spokane Police and Fire departments, has been changed to May 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It will still be at Rogers High School.
After the first forum, a decision was made to change the original monthly schedule for these forums to quarterly meetings to allow more time for preparation.
New vaccination rule
According to a new Washington state law, all students entering kindergarten or sixth grade, or in a preschool or childcare program in the fall of 2006, must provide proof of immunity to varicella disease (chickenpox).
The date (month, day and year) of varicella vaccination or the approximate age or date the child had the chickenpox disease will be required.
Parents who are unsure if their child has had the disease are encouraged to talk to their health-care provider.
This varicella information will be required before children may attend school this fall.
Parents of kindergarten students who will be registering their child this spring should be ready to provide the needed information at the time of registration.
As with all immunizations, the parent may request a personal, religious or medical exemption. A parent signature is needed for this request.
NWC benefit auction
Northwest Christian Schools will hold its annual benefit auction on March 18 at the high school’s activity center, 5104 E. Bernhill Road in Colbert.
The event begins at 5 p.m. and features a silent and oral auctions. Dinner will be provided by Puttin’ on the Ritz Catering.
Auction items include a stay at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, Hummer rental for a day, wakeboard lessons and a weeklong stay at a Lake Pend Oreille waterfront home.
A set of golf clubs also will be up for bid and if the winner can sink a 40-foot putt, he or she will collect $5,000.
Tickets for the event are $12 or $96 for a table of eight. For more information and reservations, call 238-4005, ext. 117.