LC Knowledge Bowl team going to state competition
For the sixth year in a row the Lewis and Clark High School Knowledge Bowl team, coached by Dave Jackson and Theresa Meyer, has advanced to the state finals.
Kyl Wellman is captain of the team, which includes Sarah Godlewski, Jeff Genung, John Taffin, Martin Box and Elliot Boswell, all seniors. Katie Dittman and Whitney Fish are team alternates.
The team won first place out of 36 teams that competed in the regional event on March 7.
Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary, academic contest in which teams of students compete on the basis of their ability to recall information relating to practically any part of the secondary curriculum.
The state finals will be Saturday in Camas, Wash.
SPS program receives Magna Award
The American School Board Journal recently selected the Spokane Public Schools’ collaborative time program to receive honorable mention in the 2006 Magna Awards recognition program.
The Magna Awards honor innovation and excellence in school governance from districts throughout the United States.
Spokane Public Schools’ collaborative time program was one of only six chosen for special recognition out of 320 entries. The program will be recognized in a special supplement to the April 2006 issue of the journal.
Collaborative time was developed by Spokane Public Schools, the district’s board of directors and the Spokane Education Association in 2003. The three groups felt that teachers needed time to work together to focus on strategies for improvement.
Ferris concerts
•Ferris High School choir students present their annual Festival Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Brueggemeier Hall, 3020 E. 37th Ave.
•The Ferris Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Brueggemeier Hall.
Admission to both concerts is free.
Spring break class
High school students interested in a successful business career are invited to a free, weeklong entrepreneurship class during spring break, April 3 to 7.
The class will be offered daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Educational Service District 101’s Center for School to Work, 1025 W. Indiana Ave.
The class will cover business plans, financial spreadsheets, marketing, business and personal taxes and licenses. Instruction will be offered by a teacher certified by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurs
Contact ESD 101 at 456-760 to enroll.
Hoover wins fellowship
Kim Hoover, Biology and Environmental Science teacher at St. George’s School, has been awarded one of just two North American Schoolteacher Fellowships to study at St. Andrews University in Scotland this fall.
The 10-week fellowship at Scotland’s oldest university will allow Hoover to investigate development practices such as organic farming methods, “green” housing designs, and energy issues.
“I am especially interested in learning more about their Sustainable Development Program and incorporating this information into my AP Environmental Science class at St. George’s,” said Hoover.