Shadle pair enters aerospace program

James Pallardy and Kalah Pratt of Shadle Park High School and Abbos Yunusov of Ferris High School have been accepted into the first phase of Washington Aerospace Scholars.

This phase of the program incorporates distance learning with a NASA-designed curriculum which discusses the history of space exploration, the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the moon and Mars.

The students will compete in 10 lessons and will select a topic of interest for their final project.

The three will compete among 225 students for 160 spots in four summer residency sessions.

Wizard rock

The Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave., will host two Harry Potter-inspired rock bands Saturday at 3 p.m.

The bands, both from Providence, R.I., the Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills, will perform.

Both bands said their primary goal is to promote reading. The Whomping Willows also hopes to encourage young people to get involved in music.

For more information, call Sally Chilson at 444-5331.

Kindergarten signups

Parents who want to enroll children in kindergarten and first grade can register them with Spokane Public Schools starting March 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at neighborhood elementary schools.

Parents will need to bring their child’s birth certificate or other verification of age and a Washington State Certificate of Immunization, completed with the month, day and year of inoculation.

Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before Aug. 31 and first-graders must be 6.

Parents who don’t want their children immunized should bring information about a medical, religious, philosophical or personal exemption from immunizations, available from the district’s health services department, at 354-7298.

Cataldo teams place at Math is Cool

Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Cataldo Catholic School included recently participated in the state championship of Math is Cool in Seattle.

The eighth-grade team took third place in the state, and the seventh-grade team took fourth place.

The eighth-grade team included Audrey Reuter, Tessa Anton, Matt Baker, Matt Gillum and Griffin Burns.

The seventh-grade team included Sean Bassler, Winston Kiepe, Jack Slater and Hailey Schemmel.

Sixteen teams from three regions around the state were selected to participate.