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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

St. Mary’s students place in science meet

Science students at St. Mary’s Catholic School are the only ones in the Spokane area to be recognized in the national Toshiba Exploravision science competition. The annual event draws entries from more than 5,000 schools and is judged by leading scientists and engineers.

Three teams of seventh- and eighth-grade students submitted entries to the competition, and all earned third place or honorable mention. The teams were in the top 10 percent of all entries. Students from seven other Washington schools earned a similar placement.

Senate page

Emily Orne, a freshman at West Valley High School, recently spent a week in Olympia as a Senate page.

Orne was originally sponsored by Sen. Bob McCaslin (R-Spokane Valley) until he became ill and left Olympia to consult with his doctors. Sen. Linda Evans Parlette (R-Wenatchee) stepped in and served as her sponsor in McCaslin’s absence.

Students age 14 to 16 can spend a week working in the Legislature as pages running errands and delivering mail. They also learn about parliamentary procedure and the legislative process.

Scholarship

The Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council is now accepting applications for the $1,000 Harry Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. The award is open to all high school seniors, who must write an essay about why he or she has chosen to be drug free.

The application deadline is March 26. Applications must be brought or mailed to the Prevention Center, 8104 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99212. For more information, call (509) 922-8383 or visit www.gssacpreventioncenter.com.

Arts and crafts fair

The Central Valley High School Band Boosters will host its annual spring arts and crafts fair and bake sale next weekend. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14. Admission is $2, and proceeds benefit the Central Valley band and color guard.

Technology survey

Central Valley School District is looking for input from parents and community members on the state of technology in the district. An online survey will be available through Monday at http://tinyurl.com/cvsdsurvey.

The survey is anonymous and should take about 10 minutes to complete. The results will be used to design a comprehensive technology plan for the district that must be submitted to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in June.