SEATTLE — Joe Kennedy was little known outside of the Bremerton High School athletes and their families who, for years, turned to him for advice, encouragement and support.
WENATCHEE — When girls on the Wenatchee High School softball team left a bench area not big enough to hold players and equipment at their March 22 home game, they stepped into the batter’s box, heard their names announced on a portable speaker and looked out to a temporary outfield fence.
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WENATCHEE — The message was straightforward: know the signs of gang activity, connect with your child and others in the community and work collaboratively to reduce gang activity.
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World staff writer
KENNEWICK — An effort to recall three members of a Tri-Cities school board has cleared a major legal hurdle.
EAST WENATCHEE — Robert Gallaher finished his second-period leadership class at Eastmont High School Wednesday the same way he always does, with a mantra written on the whiteboard.
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EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board unanimously approved the purchase of about 20 acres near Pangborn Memorial Airport Monday for a possible future school site.
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EAST WENATCHEE —The five candidates invited to interview for the open seat on the Eastmont School Board includes one former board member.
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WENATCHEE — Former Wenatchee teacher and administrator Bill Eagle will serve as the district’s interim superintendent while the school board begins the process to search for a permanent hire.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — With Apple Blossom in full swing and temperatures climbing into the 60s next week, winter may seem like a distant memory. But students in the Wenatchee Valley will have to wait just a little longer for summer.
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WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College enrollment this spring is down 12.5% from April 2021 between the Wenatchee and Omak campuses.
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World staff writer
RICHLAND — The Richland School District is hiring security and making changes to public commenting after a contentious April 26 school board meeting got out of hand.
EAST WENATCHEE — The 13 nominations to fill the open seat on the Eastmont School Board includes two former members and a former candidate who narrowly lost in November’s election.
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RICHLAND — Richland School Board members have new cell phones — courtesy of district taxpayers.
RICHLAND — A court hearing is set for Monday morning on the proposed recall of three Richland School Board members.
EAST WENATCHEE — Thirteen people applied for an open seat on the Eastmont School Board by Friday’s deadline.
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World staff writer
Literacy unlocks opportunity. With nearly half the state’s public-school students reading below grade level, there’s no excuse for Washington schools not to use research-backed, effective teaching methods to encourage reading success.
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee and Eastmont schools plan to continue community outreach following a reported uptick in gang activity.
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WALLA WALLA — Whitman College said it will meet the full demonstrated financial need for students from Washington, following a $10 million donation to create a new scholarship.
COEUR D'ALENE — The Idaho State Board of Education has announced the finalists vying for three seats on the North Idaho College Board of Trustees.
PASCO — Help is on the way for Pasco students struggling to process the toll the pandemic has taken on them.
TUMWATER — Last week, Tara Richerson was told her job in the Tumwater School District won't exist next school year.
LONGVIEW — In 2019, Washington created one of the most generous college financial aid programs in the country. Compared with a program it replaced, the Washington College Grant allowed many more students to qualify for free or subsidized tuition. No longer would eligible students be denied a…
ELLENSBURG — From its spacious exercise science laboratory to its shining food science test kitchen, Central Washington University’s new Health Sciences Building houses a buffet of research opportunities for student and staff. Some have already taken a taste.
RICHLAND — A group of loud and irate attendees nearly derailed Tuesday night's Richland School Board meeting.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board has decided to contract with the North Central Educational Service District for superintendent services while the district searches for a permanent hire.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board continues to move toward reshaping its election process — opting to divide the district into four geographical voting areas with one at-large seat.
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World staff writer
Imagine, for a moment, if a public school teacher said a Muslim prayer in front of their classroom. Or if a coach hailed Satan following a game and some students joined in. Or if a drama teacher expressed their atheist views prior to the spring musical.
WENATCHEE — For 27 years, the sports medicine teams at Washington high schools have competed against one another in a state competition. And for 27 years, Wenatchee High School has placed no lower than fourth.
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WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College will host two events this week as part of the school’s 7th Annual Stand Against Racism event.
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LEAVENWORTH — From the unusual to the nostalgic, 20 contestants strutted the earth-friendly outfits they made from recycled materials like library cards, newspapers, plastic cups and even tires on Friday at a Wenatchee River Institute fashion show — or make that “trashion” show.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — What does the term "journalist" actually mean? How do journalists go about writing a story? How can students learn to think critically about their news diet?
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School District will eventually find a new superintendent. Whether they’re an internal or external hire and how they are selected, though, is yet to be determined.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board has established a new ethics policy for members that could result in private conversations or an executive session with the full board for non-compliance.
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WENATCHEE — Outgoing Wenatchee School District Superintendent Paul Gordon has been named superintendent of a school district near Chicago.
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EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board plans to appoint a new member to fill the board’s open seat by June 13.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking further steps to ease the burden of student loans, but new actions announced Tuesday were well short of what many Democrats want to see.
WENATCHEE — Citing concerns over growing gang-related activity, Wenatchee Valley school districts on Monday will begin prohibiting certain clothing and items associated with gangs.
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Paul Gordon thankful for time as Wenatchee School District superintendent
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Updated at 5:20 p.m. Thursday: Wenatchee School District Superintendent Paul Gordon will resign from his position effective June 30. The announcement came during a special board meeting Thursday afternoon.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Unusual mid-April snow kept falling this morning with reports of 8-16 inches of snowfall in the Wenatchee area.
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WENATCHEE —Volunteers will now be allowed inside Wenatchee schools as entities continue to ease COVID-19 restrictions.
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OLYMPIA — The Washington State Board of Health has voted to not require COVID-19 vaccines for children to attend schools and day cares.
WENATCHEE — An online commenter posted, “We don’t need a Latina beauty queen on the board,” about Wenatchee School Board member Maria Iñiguez during the 2021 election season. Karina Vega-Villa lost her race in 2019 to a white male candidate who publicly attempted to drop out. Appointed membe…
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EAST WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Panthers and Wildcats faced off in wintry conditions Tuesday with Eastmont coming away with a 7-0 win.
WENATCHEE — Earth Day has grown into Earth Week this year at Wenatchee Valley College.
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World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Graduation at Wenatchee Valley College will look, well, like normal graduation this year. For the first time in three years, WVC will host in-person graduation ceremonies for both campuses this June.
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World staff writer
Gwen Malmassari, 10, Cashmere, approaches a stuffed bear in the basement of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on Wednesday while filming a video about bears.
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Photo Editor
RICHLAND — An award-winning Spokane educator with 22 years experience as an administrator is the new leader of Richland High School.
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EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board unanimously adopted a resolution opposing a vaccine requirement for students during a 4-minute special meeting Tuesday.
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