Education notebook: Sheridan fourth-grader shows he has top copy editing skills

Fourth-grader David Gallaway from Sheridan Elementary recently spotted a subtle mistake in the book his class was reading this February. The book, “Rules,” is the debut novel from author Cynthia Lord and was published by Scholastic Inc. in 2006. On page 164, it states that a party will be held at 1 p.m. David noticed that on page 167, the party is said to begin at 4 p.m.

With the help of his teacher, Amy Anselmo, David contacted the author to inform her of the mistake. Lord responded to their email.

“She was beyond impressed that David noticed the mistake,” Anslemo said. The book has been in circulation for 12 years yet no one else had caught the error.

Cheney FBLA places in regionals

The Cheney FBLA Club (Future Business Leaders of America) competed at the 2018 Northeast Regional Winter Conference, where 52 out of its 58 members placed to go on to the State Business Leadership Conference in April. In total, 18 high schools were represented with 498 students in attendance.

Kiersten Gasper placed in all seven of her events, taking first in four of them. Rachel Souminen placed five times with four first-place finishes. Anya Howko-Johnson placed first in three events. Dillon Daulton placed in six events. Megumi Call, JT Gasper and Amanda Stevens all placed five times. Evarosa Perry placed in four events with two first-place finishes.

EVHS student honored by STCU

East Valley High School student, Christine Dugger was named STCU’s Credit 2 Kids honoree for her work in creating the organization Socks for the Homeless in honor of her friend who was killed by a drunken driver. Christine distributed flyers, gathered donations from several businesses and collected almost 2,000 pairs of socks.

Dugger has also volunteered for several organizations and events in the past, including GSSAC, the Red Hot Mamas, American Red Cross, the ROAR walk and Hands Across the Bridge. She plans to attend Eastern Washington University to study criminal justice.

Credit 2 Kids is a program sponsored by STCU that recognizes teens for their work in the community. Winners are selected throughout the school year, and the schools are presented $500 in the winner’s name. The grand prize winner is selected in April with a donation of $5,000 to their school.

Medical Lake shines

at Knowledge Bowl

Medical Lake High School Knowledge Bowl placed first in its division with an overall ranking of seventh place in the region. The team will go on to compete at the state level in Arlington this March. The team includes students Faraz Abounorinejad, Taylor Cannon, Kaden Lee, Lauren Saue-Fletcher, Evan Peterson, Megan Goertz, Sarah Ransom, Anthony Barnes, Emilie Browning, Tanner Henry, Allison Smith and Justyce Cogswell.