Betz students publish newspaper
Students at a Cheney elementary school are looking for a scoop, and it’s not ice cream.
Betz Elementary School recently published the first issue of the Betz Gazette, a newspaper created and written by students at Betz.
The staff of paper meets each Monday to brainstorm story ideas, and then on Thursday’s they type up the stories in the school’s computer lab.
For the first issue, students wrote about students running for fun at recess. There also was an editorial section. They also interviewed teachers and explored the teachers’ lounge, and tackled entertainment and sports.
According to the Cheney Public Schools newsletter, third-grade Betz Gazette staff writers Abby Hammermeister and Hope Gill said the newspaper is a “real challenge because it’s like being a real newspaper reporter.”
Students are working on publishing the second issue of the paper.
Gonzaga Prep wins grant
Gonzaga Preparatory school was awarded a $63,000 grant last fall for state-of-the-art technology in the Catholic Jesuit school’s foreign language classrooms.
The grant, from the E.L. Weigand Foundation, provided new computers, printers, overhead projectors, digital audio and cassette recorders, new projection screen, DVD/VCRs and televisions, cabinets, whiteboards, wireless Internet, headphones and a 30 laptop mobile language lab for the foreign language department.
The foundation, based in Reno, Nev., supports programs and projects for education, health and medical research, civic and community affairs, and arts, cultural and public affairs.
NWC preview nights
Northwest Christian Schools will open its doors on two nights for an academic preview for parents and students interested in attending the private school.
The event for the parents of elementary students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth will be tonight at 7 p.m. at the school’s central campus in northwest Spokane, 1412 Central Ave. There will be classroom displays, tours of the school and the opportunity to meet with teachers and staff. The event is adults only. Call 328-4400 for more information.
On Tuesday, the middle and high school will open its doors for families at the Colbert Campus, 5104 N. Bernhill Road. The event, for students and parents, begins at 7 p.m.
Current Northwest Christian students will be on hand to talk about their experience at the school, and there will be tours and meetings with teachers and staff. For more information call 238-4005.