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The following students will graduate from Medical Lake Alternative High School in the Class of 2013. A graduation ceremony will be held at Medical Lake High School Thursday, June 13. Naomi Cowan Alea Gonzalez James Grigsby Alexander Hamilton Leah...

Eastern Washington University President Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo has announced the launch of the university’s first-ever comprehensive campaign, “bigFutures: The Campaign for Eastern.” The fundraising effort will engage the university and the EWU...

Medical Lake High School seniors applaud and nod during the addresses given by their peers during the Class of 2013’s graduation ceremony....

Cheney High School senior Chris Knox took first place in the state in the solo trumpet division at the WIAA/WMEA Solo Ensemble Festival held April 27. Knox topped seven finalists from Snohomish,...

Cheney High School 2013 graduate Calvin Berstler is the recipient of a $1,500 college scholarship from the Scholarships for Military Children Program, and received the award at Fairchild Air Force...

Sophie Schwalbe delivers the valedictorian address at the Cheney High School graduation ceremony Friday, June 7 at EWU’s Reese Court....

Making its final stop at Hallett Elementary during its annual visit to different schools in the district, the Medical Lake School District board of directors held its final meeting during the school year. Students at Hallett in Sheila Overman’s...

Cheney Middle School isn’t the only district school to receive a hefty technology grant. Last Thursday, May 30, Salnave Elementary School teachers Celina Brennan and Ann Ottmar were awarded a $5,000 grant from CenturyLink’s Teachers and...

Eastern Washington University is recognizing veterans and military students during the spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 15, with special commemorative graduation cords. In addition to cap and gown attire, veterans and military...

Cheney Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the Seamless Summer Feeding Program for Children. Meals will be available at no charge to attending children 18 years of age and younger. All meals are available without regard to race, color,...

A last minute change of direction paid dividends for a Cheney elementary school student in last week’s Books2Eat, annual edible book festival sponsored by the JFK Library and a group of volunteer fr...

The Cheney School District has been the recipient of several honors and awards during the month of May. On May 6, Cheney High School was named as one of America’s Best High Schools 2013 by Newsweek...

Several years of hard work were recognized this month when Medical Lake School District Food Services Supervisor Charlotte Cook received awards at both the regional and national levels. School...

Hallett Elementary’s Wow Now Fund Run was a huge success. Families and community members helped the school raise over $15,000 to support the Associated Student Body. Grace Remendowski, was one of...

Manipulated photos, magazine covers, book designs and various other digital design projects were on display last week at Medical Lake High School, all created by students. Led by high school teachers Jason Spakowski and Don Parr, the students worked...

Eastern Washington University students will remain on the quarter system rather than begin a switch to semesters, at least for the immediate future. At last Thursday’s regular board of trustees, meeting members agreed to accept a recommendation...

The Cheney School District board of directors voted unanimously to declare the district’s Fisher Building as surplus property. It’s the first step in the process of selling the 84-year-old former...

For the past month, the Medical Lake School District has been enjoying a digital facelift following the debut of its new website design. Mary Kay Rolwes, librarian and teacher at Medical Lake Middle...

Part of the foreign exchange student experience is just that – experiencing as many different aspects of life in the host country as possible. For Cheney High School exchange students Taisiya...

Cheney High School has released its Student of the Month selections for March. The list of students is as follows by department and student name: Agriculture, Katie Miller; art, Kelsey Lersbak;...

The Cheney School Board tabled a decision on two pieces of business at its April 24 meeting, including a policy change already heard and discussed at a previous meeting, a somewhat rare move. The...

The Cheney High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club took part in the Washington State Business Leader conference this past weekend, April 25-27, in Spokane. Over 1,500 students from around the state attended. CHS club members and...

Hallett Elementary recently announced students winning monthly awards at the school. Awards focus on guidelines for successful behavior. Students earning the Hawk Award are: Meeya Matthews, Andrew Griffey, Abby Aris, Xander Mcgehee, Payton Pfaff,...

Two Cheney High School students were winners of the 2013 state art competition from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Sophomore Payton Thorson won a State Board of Education award...

Last week, students in the Future Farmers of America class at Medical Lake High School showcased their presentation about genetically modified organism foods to the Medical Lake School District board of directors at its monthly meeting. The...