Criminal justice careers on display

High school students interested in the criminal justice system and career opportunities in the legal profession are invited to attend the Youth and Justice Forum on Friday at Spokane Falls Community College.

There will be a demonstration with police dogs, a panel with local professionals, a conversation with a court reporter and a court interpreter, career booths and more.

Spokane Mayor David Condon, Spokane County Superior Court judges Greg Sypolt and Annette Plese, Spokane police Chief Frank Straub, and Municipal Court Judge Mary Logan are scheduled to attend the forum.

Spokane Public School students Madelynn Thierolf and Tyra Harris helped plan and organize the event, and students in the NewTech Skills Center’s criminal justice class are producing and acting in two skits.

The forum is 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.

St. George’s students place in tournaments

Several St. George’s School academic teams recently placed in their respective state tournaments.

The school’s History Bowl team placed second at the State Championships, which were held March 7.

The team included Alana Foster, Mark Hay, Max McGougan, Cody Mekus, Max Mihalick, Abigail Stickney and Laurel Stickney.

Mekus and Abigail and Laurel Stickney finished in the top six in the statewide History Bowl individual competition and qualified for a trip to the History Bowl National Championships this month in Washington, D.C.

At the 2B State Championship, held March 14 in Arlington, Washington, the Knowledge Bowl Team – Kenneth Day, Grace Ford, Mark Hay, Cody Mekus and Michael Nord – defeated Soap Lake and La Connor to take its third championship in the last decade.

St. George’s policy debaters Max McGougan and Nate Chavez-Muramatsu took first place at the Washington State High School Debate Tournament, which was held March 21 in Tacoma.

McGougan and Chavez-Muramatsu were ranked, respectively, as the number one and number six speakers overall. Both students have qualified for the National Forensic Tournament in Dallas in June.

The school’s debate team, which included freshmen Kylie Vera and Sharon Broderick, placed second overall at the state tournament.

CV staff, supporters honored for service

The Central Valley School District board of directors recently honored the recipients of the 2015 Meritorious Service Award. The awards were presented in four categories.

Certificated employee: Melissa Scott, McDonald Elementary School counselor; and Robin Barnhart, Central Valley High School teacher.

Classified employee: Cindy Noll, Opportunity Elementary School secretary.

Community member/organization: OpenEye, a company that supports schools within the district by providing mentors to students; and Marty Dickinson and Kim Pearman-Gillman, Bond and Levy campaign co-chairs.

Team: Rick Doehle and Jay Rowell, human resources and maintenance administration team.