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CHS Hour of Greatness Friday evening
CHENEY -- The Blackhawks graduating class of 2020 will be honored Friday night, June 5, in a drive-through ceremony put in place as part of revised commencement exercises. Called... — Updated 6/4/2020
Cheney High commencement details announced
CHENEY – Commencement exercises for the class of 2020 will be a five-day affair, culminating in a video to be run on June 12 - the original date for Cheney High School's... — Updated 5/29/2020
Former EWU President Frederickson passes away
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Dr. H. George Frederickson, the lightning rod president who oversaw the transformation of Eastern Washington State College to Eastern Washington University, passed... — Updated 8/7/2020
School districts combine to purchase personal protective equipment supplies
WEST PLAINS – Cheney and Medical Lake school districts have teamed with other districts around the state to hopefully prove there is power in numbers – especially when it comes to buying personal protective equipment needed to... — Updated 8/6/2020
Medical Lake school board hears draft of back-to-school plan
MEDICAL LAKE — Superintendent Tim Ames and Assistant Superintendent Kim Headrick presented a draft of the school district’s re-opening plan to the board at its meeting July 28. The board approved a school start date of Sept.... — Updated 8/6/2020
District eyes three options for reopening
CHENEY – School district officials are evaluating the pros and cons of three proposed models for reopening schools this fall. The first is onsite/in-person instruction, a direction 70 percent of respondents to a recent survey... — Updated 7/23/2020
Smith receives Concordia College music scholarship
MOORHEAD, MINN. – Officials at Concordia College have announced that Cheney High School graduate Jacob Smith has been awarded a Music Excellence scholarship at the liberal arts college. Smith was one of 17 students receiving... — Updated 7/23/2020
Medical Lake's Hein named to Cedarville Dean's List
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Cedarville University student Elena Hein of Medical Lake, majoring in nursing, was named to the Dean’s Honor List for spring 2020, the university announced in a June 22 news release. This recognition... — Updated 7/9/2020
Making a successful flight
CHENEY – Webster's Dictionary describes the word "vision" as "a thought, concept or object formed by the imagination," or even as "a mode of seeing or conceiving." Eastern Washing... — Updated 7/9/2020
Cheney High School group holding blood drive
CHENEY – High School Health Helpers (H3) is holding a blood drive Tuesday, July 7, at the Marketplace Bakery & Eatery, 1011 1st St. The drive runs from 3 – 6:15 p.m., with donors asked to sign up online for a specific time.... — Updated 7/2/2020
Medical Lake superintendent shares fall health expectations with board
MEDICAL LAKE — If a return to in-person learning occurs in the Medical Lake School District next school year, health guidelines seem to mandate that it won’t be what students and teachers are used to. That was the sentiment... — Updated 7/2/2020
Cheney school board adopts 2020-2021 budget
CHENEY – The school district board of directors unanimously approved an $88.77 million budget for the 2020-2021 school year at their June 24 Zoom meeting. The budget consists of five separate funds, with the largest chunk being... — Updated 7/2/2020
Jarrells, Swanger earn degrees at Oregon State
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two West Plains-area residents have joined more than 7,000 students representing all 50 states and 73 countries who recently earned degrees as part of Oregon State University’s class of 2020. Molly E.... — Updated 6/25/2020
Bruess makes Norwich University Dean's List
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Cheney’s Brayden W. Bruess has been recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the spring 2020 semester. According to a June 22 release, full-time undergraduate students who earned a semester gr... — Updated 6/25/2020
WIAA releases return-to-activity guidelines for high school sports
RENTON- The WIAA released guidance for opening high school athletics and activities in accordance with Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase state re-opening plan Monday. The guidance document detailed guidelines for schools for each of... — Updated 6/25/2020
Reopening K-12 schools mixes rigidity with flexibility
WEST PLAINS – School districts in Washington finally received some guidance on resuming in-person operations this fall with the release of the state’s “Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide” on June 11.... — Updated 6/18/2020
Cheney High commencement details announced
CHENEY – Commencement exercises for the class of 2020 will be a five-day affair, culminating in a video to be run on June 12 — the original date for Cheney High School’s ceremony. At its May 27 meeting, Superintendent Rob... — Updated 6/5/2020
Blackhawks FBLA earns five state championships
CHENEY – The high school Future Business Leaders of America club turned in five state championships at the annual FBLA Conference, held in a virtual format over the week of May 8 – 10. Julian De Los Santos brought home a pair... — Updated 6/4/2020
Cheney School District offers summer food program
CHENEY – The School District’s Nutrition Service Department is again sponsoring the federal Summer Food Service Program. The program is administered in Washington state by the Office of the Superintendent of Public... — Updated 6/4/2020
Medical Lake High School plans live graduation at football stadium
MEDICAL LAKE — Local high school seniors will be able to attend a live, in person graduation ceremony after all. If everything goes as planned, that is. With Spokane County now is Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phased plan t... — Updated 6/4/2020 Full story
Scholarships awarded to Eastern Washington FFA Members
COLFAX – Preceding the start of the virtual Washington State FFA Convention, the National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation announced recipients for its 2020 scholarships. Eastern Washington FFA members were well... — Updated 5/28/2020
Cheney board asks for instructional time waiver
CHENEY – The Public Schools Board of Directors approved an application at its May 13 meeting to apply for an emergency request waiving the number of school days and hours required set forth by the state to be met in order to... — Updated 5/28/2020
MLSD and YWCA host healthy dating habits for 'tweens'
Medical Lake School District in partnership with YWCA of Spokane is are offering a workshop focusing on "Helping Your Tween Learn Healthy Dating Habits" on Tuesday, May 19 from 6 pm - 8 pm. "In this virtual workshop participants... — Updated 5/19/2020
Medical Lake's Nick Mason commits to Walla Walla CC
MEDICAL LAKE – Medical Lake senior Nick Mason has signed a Northwest Athletic Conference letter of intent to play basketball and attend school at Walla Walla Community College.... — Updated 5/17/2020
Cheney's Esquibel named to Eastern Oregon Dean's List
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Cheney High School alum Bryden Esquibel is one of 581 students who has been named to the Eastern Oregon University Dean’s List for the 2020 winter term, the university announced in an April 21 news release.... — Updated 5/14/2020
