Cheney School District volunteer numbers are up

Numbers for volunteers, community involvement and highly capable students are up around the Cheney School District, according to a pair of reports given to the school board at its regular meeting Jan. 14.

Jessica Deutsch, district volunteer services coordinator, reported that community partnerships through two programs, PACE (Partners Advancing Character Education) and Give 5 have increased over the past year. Twenty-eight West Plains businesses have partnered with both Cheney and Medical Lake School districts through PACE since the program expanded to the area from Spokane Valley last year.

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