Voices

Annie Bortz, a junior at Mead High School, took third place in the 10th annual Eva Lassman Creative Writing Contest. Here is her essay.

Lauren Welch, an eighth-grader at Garfield-Palouse Middle School, took second place in the middle school division of the 10th annual Eva Lassman Memorial Creative Writing Contest. Here is her essay: "Those sounds I could never forget . . . their cries were bitter, they were unbearable."

Gabriela Marquis, an eighth-grader in the Odyssey program at Libby Center, won first place in the middle school division of the 10th annual Eva Lassman Memorial Writing Contest. Here is her essay:

Derek Jostead, a junior at East Valley High School, won first place in the high school division of the 10th annual Eva Lassman Memorial Writing Contest.

Audry Burgess, a senior at East Valley High School, took second place in the 10th annual Eva Lassman Memorial Writing Contest.

Weekly roundup of school news

Bowdish Middle School in the Central Valley School District has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2015-16 school year. Eighth grade

Centennial Middle School in the West Valley School District has announced its honor roll for the third term of the 2015-16 school year. Eighth grade

Lottery winners in Spokane County for the week of April 11-15. $10,000

North Pines Middle School in the Central Valley School District has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2015-16 school year. Eighth grade

Spokane Valley High School has announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2015-16 school year for grades nine through 12. 4.0 GPA

Contract law limits Spokane Valley’s ability to provide law enforcement oversight

Adrianne Haslet-Davis, 34, was a bystander on April 15, 2013. She was stunned by the first explosion near the finish line and knocked to the ground by the second, which took her left foot and much of her ankle. She ended up having her leg amputated below the knee.

If surface sea waters continue to cool, La Nina could emerge as early as this fall, say scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and an increasing number of international forecasters.

Northwest neighborhoods have free dump passes available for residents.