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Trifecta: Shawna Monroe named Teacher of the Month
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – For the third time in four months a Cheney Public School teacher has been named Eastern Washington University's Teacher of the Month. At an assembly in front of... — Updated 1/23/2020
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Medical Lake JROTC is competitive
MEDICAL LAKE - The Medical Lake High School Washington 81st Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps continues to do well in the Cascade Mountain League. The high school recently... — Updated 1/23/2020
Hallett students receive November awards
Hallett Elementary School announced its Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE), and other awards for the month of November. This months character trait: Caring. PACE: Citizenship awards Kindergarten Brooklyn Hopper Jasmine... — Updated 1/23/2020
EWU wins national small business recognition
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s fledgling Center for Entrepreneurship has received national recognition as it was named 2020’s top emerging entrepreneurship program by the United States Association of Small Business... — Updated 1/23/2020
Shawna Moore named Teacher of the Month
AIRWAY HEIGHTS -- Cheney School District teachers have done it again. In an assembly this morning, Sunset Elementary School third-grade teacher Shawna Moore was surprised by... — Updated 1/16/2020
EWU Entrepreneurship Program receives national honors
CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University's Entrepreneurship Program has received the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship's (USASBE) 2020 Top Emerging Entrepreneurship Award, university officials... — Updated 1/16/2020
CHS December Students of the Month
Contributed photo by Leeann Barton Cheney High School has released its list of Students of the Month for December 2019. Pictured above from left to right front row are Courtney... — Updated 1/16/2020
Dollars for Scholars seeks donations
The Medical Lake Dollars for Scholars is asking for donations of gift baskets, gift certificates or cash to support its upcoming bi-annual fundraising event, according to a fundraising press release. Last year Dollars for... — Updated 1/16/2020
School board updates fees, fines and charges policy
CHENEY – School board members passed revisions to a policy regarding student fees, fines and charges at an otherwise light agenda for its first meeting in 2020 last Wednesday, Jan. 8. Assistant Superintendent Tom Arlt directed... — Updated 1/16/2020
School board considers new disciplinary policy
MEDICAL LAKE — At it’s final meeting of the decade the Medical Lake School Board made quick work of a short agenda ahead of the Christmas holiday, swearing in new and reelected... — Updated 1/2/2020
Christmas the handcrafted, special way
WINDSOR - Students in Judy Ableman's Windsor Elementary School kindergarten class received an unexpected surprise last Thursday, Dec. 19, in the form of some wooden toys and a visit... — Updated 12/28/2019
November Students of the Month
Cheney High School students of the month for November are pictured above as follows: Front row left to right are Jackson Rowley, Harlie Conley, Madison McKerracher, Katelyn... — Updated 12/27/2019
Endeavoring to produce leadership
MEDICAL LAKE - Students at Medical Lake Endeavors spent the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the classroom. But they weren't there to study. Endeavors teacher Char Edwards, dressed to... — Updated 12/27/2019
Westwood students volunteer at 2nd Harvest
Contributed photos Cheney School District SPOKANE – Cheney School District’s Westwood Middle School students took part in an all-day field trip to volunteer at 2nd Harvest Food... — Updated 12/19/2019
Nominations for EWU alumni awards underway
Eastern Washington University it is now accepting nominations for its annual Alumni Awards. Nominations are reviewed by the EWU Alumni Awards Selection Committee, made up of current EWU Alumni Association board members. This... — Updated 12/19/2019
EWU to discontinue married student housing
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University is terminating a time-honored tradition by ending its offering of married student housing at the end of the 2019-2020 term. In an email, Housing and Residential Life senior director Josh... — Updated 12/19/2019
Helping those without means to give to others
WINDSOR – The excitement and buzz grew with each student entering the Westwood Middle School library on Dec. 13. At first it was a trickle of solitary students tentatively and... — Updated 12/19/2019
EWU opens Tawanka Hall food pantry location
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University's three-year old project to alleviate food issues among its students took a big step forward last Thursday, Dec. 5, with the opening of its... — Updated 12/12/2019
Westwood Middle School first-term honor roll
Westwood Middle School has released its list of students making the first-term honor roll. The list is by grade level, alphabetical and with grade point average. The eighth-grade list appeared in the Dec. 5 Cheney Free Press, and... — Updated 12/12/2019
Hallett ES students receive awards
Hallett Elementary School announced its Partners Advancing Character Education (PACE), and other awards for the month of November. This month’s character trait: Citizenship. PACE: Citizenship awards Kindergarten Mason Griffis... — Updated 12/12/2019
Westwood Middle School first-term honor roll
Westwood Middle School has released its list of students making the first-term honor roll. The list is by grade level, alphabetical and with grade point average. 8th Graders Rebekah G. Aamodt 3.9, Ava J. Adams 3.4, Westin T.... — Updated 12/5/2019
ML school board receives curriculum updates
MEDICAL LAKE — The school board passed a variety of updates to district policies and received a number of updates from administrators at its regular Tuesday, Nov. 26, meeting.... — Updated 12/5/2019
Medical Lake elementary student decides schools out – it's time to go home
MEDICAL LAKE — A fifth grade special needs student at Hallett Elementary school had staff scrambling when he turned up missing after a lunch recess on Friday, Nov. 22. The duty... — Updated 11/27/2019
EWU enrollment features largest ever freshmen class
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University set another enrollment record with its largest freshmen class ever walking through the pillars outside Showalter Hall this fall. According to a news release, 1,809 first-time freshmen are ta... — Updated 11/27/2019
The data doesn't always reflect the impact
MEDICAL LAKE — Principals at a recent Medical Lake School District board meeting shared student learning data and optimistic plans for improving their individual schools. Lyra... — Updated 11/21/2019
