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SPOKANE COUNTY – The Library District’s Book-a-Librarian service is now offered remotely by phone and via online video sessions. This service helps library customers discover the tools, skills, and strategies they need to successfully do the things they want to do. Some examples of the services provided during a one-on-one Book-a-Librarian appointment include: Learning how to download the latest best-seller to your smartphone. Discovering strategies for finding the best educational content for at-home student learning. Get...
MEDICAL LAKE – First-graders will be returning to in-person learning five days a week at Hallett and Michael Anderson elementary schools, the district announced Oct. 19. Superintendent Tim Ames said in an online newsletter that the district had success with bringing back preschoolers and kindergartners in-person. These students returned in person Oct. 12. Kindergartners are in school all day, and first-graders will follow suit. Preschoolers are on half days at Michael Anderson, with some students learning Monday/Wednesday a...
CHENEY – Citing health and safety reasons, Eastern Washington University officials announced last week that they will continue with offering most classes online during winter quarter 2021. As with fall instruction, some in-person classes will be allowed for specific courses. Following the “online-first, maximum flexibility” approach used this term, all winter courses that can be taught online will be delivered through this platform. Eastern will identify classes that cannot be offered online, such as some labs, and appro...
WINDSOR – Fun runs play a huge part in funding local associated student body school events, but with Spokane County still not at a point where large gatherings of individuals are allowed under Covid-19 protocols, schools have looked to other means to fundraise. At Cheney School District’s Westwood Middle School, eight student leadership officers put their innovative heads together at the start of the school year and came up with an indoor version of the fun run that everyone could do. According to an Oct. 16 news rel...
CHENEY – School board directors received some good news at their Sept. 30 meeting when it comes to the district's finances. The first came in the form of enrollment – which is showing a rebound from the first official count date figures from Sept. 11 that showed enrollment down almost 300 full-time equivalent students. That early number of 4,778.81 FTEs was 279.14 FTEs below the budgeted 5,053, with much of the decline came in lower grades At the Sept. 30 meeting, Finance Dir...
CHENEY – Do you have questions about voting and what will happen when you mail your ballot? What are the positions of some of the candidates? And just why do we have an Electoral College? Eastern Washington University’s College of Social Sciences hopes to provide some answers to those questions with “Your Future, Your Vote” — a week-long series of teach-ins and candidate town halls taking place next week. “It’s something we do each election cycle,” College of Social Sciences Associate Dean Vernon Loke said. “We want to help s...
Correction from Oct. 1 issue In an article in the Oct. 1 issue titled “In-person learning to slowly return in Medical Lake,” the writer incorrectly wrote that “populations studying from home include special needs students” due to a mistype. Those populations are studying in-person. MEDICAL LAKE—The district unveiled its plan for an Oct. 12 return to in-person learning Monday, roughly two weeks after its initial announcement that some students could return to the model. The district’s plan falls into two phases. The first p...
CHENEY – By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the board of directors approved the Cheney School District's partial reopening plan at their Sept. 30 meeting. The plan, laid out for the directors at a Sept. 24 work session with few changes by last Wednesday, will allow kindergarten, special education and ECEAP (Early Childhood and Education Assistance Program) pre-school students - whose parents elected to do so - to return to onsite instruction. ECEAP pre-school students began returning t...
CHENEY – By a unanimous 5-0 vote, the board of directors approved the Cheney School District’s partial reopening plan at their Sept. 30 meeting. The plan, laid out for the directors at a Sept. 24 work session with few changes by last Wednesday, will allow kindergarten, special education and ECEAP (Early Childhood and Education Assistance Program) pre-school students — whose parents elected to do so — to return to onsite instruction. ECEAP pre-school students began returning to two, half days on-site instruction and two-hal...
MEDICAL LAKE - After over a month of most students studying from home, the school district will be following many other Spokane County districts in beginning a slow and steady return to in-person learning, the district announced Sept. 25 on its Facebook page. In-person learning, beginning with preschool and kindergarten, will begin to phase in Oct. 12, pending approval of the district's re-opening plan by the board. A special board meeting to approve the plan will be held...
SPOKANE – The County Library District is offering programs and events for kids, tweens and teens in October that are slightly spooky, mysterious and strange. According to a Sept. 29 news release, kids in grades 6–12 are invited to the “Whodunit Costume Ball Mystery.” Participants try to solve the puzzles and crack the codes to figure out the whodunit and discover the mystery of the ball. Costumes are encouraged – getting into a sleuthing character can help to solve the virtual mystery. Registration is required, and you’ll ne...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s Women and Gender Studies has undergone a name change while also now being offered as a major. Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) replaces the program name that started as Women’s studies in 1974 and was changed to Women and Gender Studies in 2007. It is now also being offered as a major, incorporating current best models into its structure, types of courses offered and expansion of student choice while also retaining its long-standing commitment to social justice and community...
CHENEY – School district administrators laid out a phased return to in-person instruction to school board members at a special workshop last Thursday, Sept. 24, that if approved in a special meeting, Sept. 30, could have some students back in classrooms on a limited basis as early as Oct. 5. According to information presented at the workshop, special education students with disabilities and preschool for students in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) could begin in-person instruction on Monday, O...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has selected The PICTOR Group of Reno, Nevada to complete an Athletic Review at the institution. The competitive bid process resulted in a $38,000 contract over the next six months. The consulting firm will conduct an independent analysis of the athletic department, a review that will look at all operations including budget and competitive standing. The process will include a review of all relevant documents, on-site visits, and interviews with internal and external stakeholders – inc...
SALT LAKE CITY – The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. • Beverly Reed, bachelor of science, nursing • John Donado, bachelor of arts, special education • Joshua Alent, master of education, instructional design • Kadeem Smalls, master of science, curriculum and instruction • Matthew Bellmer, master of education, learning and technology WGU has recogni...
CHENEY – Early enrollment numbers show the school district has experienced a drop of almost 300 full-time equivalent students to begin the 2020-2021 academic year. The result could translate into a loss of $2.1 million in state revenue. According to a presentation at the Sept. 16 school board meeting, the district’s first week enrollment totaled 4,778.81 FTEs, 279.14 FTEs below the budgeted 5,053. Much of the decline came in lower grades, Finance Director Jamie Weingart said, with grades K-2 showing a total drop of 136...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has announced that Brian Levin-Stankevich, Ph.D., is returning to the Cheney campus to serve as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. Levin-Stankevich previously served at EWU from 1995-2006 in a variety of roles that included one year as interim president and three years as provost. He helped Eastern win approval from the state for new degree programs such as the doctorate in physical therapy (the first doctorate at a c...
Members of the Eastern Washington University women’s basketball team and Athletic Department administration help hand out chunks of the football field’s red turf, or “Inferno.” EWU updated its turf this summer and sold pieces of various sizes of the old turf to fans, who picked up their section Aug. 19....
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics’ (CSTEM) 100 Women Strong program has been recognized as one of the “Inspiring Programs in STEM” for 2020 by Insight into Diversity magazine. Launched in October 2019, the 100 Women Strong program is dedicated to increasing representation of women in the fields of computer science and engineering by recruiting, retaining, and rewarding female students who pursue degrees in these areas. CSTEM will provide mentoring, scholarsh...
SPOKANE – The Library District is calling all junior scientists, nature explorers and challenge seekers to investigate some pretty cool, if not yucky stuff. Spokane County Library District has partnered with Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, Spokane County Water Resource Center, and Spokane Regional Solid Waste System to offer three online programs for the Spokane County EnviroKids’ Club. According to a news release, kids taking part in the programs will discover how they can help clean the air while doing some exp...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has announced that will offer online only instruction after the Thanksgiving/Native American Heritage holiday break. In a news release today, Aug. 12, university officials said the move is designed to keep students safe by minimizing health-related disruptions while maintaining attentiveness to public health concerns. The move should help limit travel to and from Cheney after the Thanksgiving break, Nov. 25 – 27, although students who live in the residence halls may return to campus aft...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University has announced that will offer online only instruction after the Thanksgiving/Native American Heritage holiday break. In a news release today, Aug. 12, university officials said the move is designed to keep students safe by minimizing health-related disruptions while maintaining attentiveness to public health concerns. The move should help limit travel to and from Cheney after the Thanksgiving break, Nov. 25 – 27, although students who live in the residence halls may return to campus aft...
CHENEY – Students may be returning to school in name only this fall, but they still need supplies. Cheney schools are slated to resume online instruction Sept. 8, and several organizations are attempting to provide backpacks filled with much needed supplies such as paper, pens, binders, calculators and USB flash drives. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is holding a “Back 2 School Community Event” this Sunday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Sutton Park. Backpacks with school supplies will be distributed along wit...
FROM STAFF AND NEWS SOURCES SEATTLE – Five Cheney-area students have been named to the University of Washington’s Dean’s List for the 2020 winter quarter. Making the list are: • Alexandria F. Sowers Senior • Shayla Irene Payne Senior • David Michael Driscoll III Junior • Dale A. Simpson Junior • Kaden Charles Lee Sophomore To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (out of 4.0). Students are notified that they have achieved this dis...
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. 2. School buildings will open and staff orientation will be held Aug. 19. The two weeks between the buildings opening and school starting will be used for staff preparation. Five-year-olds and preschools wouldn’t be required to wear masks in an in-person model, consistent with state mandates that say t...
