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FROM STAFF AND NEWS SOURCES CHENEY — Eastern Washington University student Erin Conroy is the winner of a full-year tuition waiver as part of the university’s EaglesVaxUp incentive program. Conroy is junior from West Seattle and is a pre-nursing major. According to a news release, her waiver’s value is almost $6,900, the cost of three full quarters ($2,299 per quarter) during the 2021-22 academic year. Conroy’s name was drawn from among a pool of students who have success...
CHENEY — In accordance with Gov. Jay Inslee’s state-wide public school mandate and Center for Disease Control recommendations, the Cheney School District will require masks for the 2021-2022 academic year. The announcement arrives in the wake of rising COVID-19 infections across the nation and a fast-approaching start date for Washington State schools. “It’s important to note that the critical action, such as masking, are not at our discretion as a local school district. It not at the discretion of our superintendent or our...
CHENEY — In preparation for the 2021-2022 school year, the Cheney Outreach Center is requesting new and unused school supply donations to benefit local students. Items needed, as specified by the Cheney School District, are: Backpacks Calculators Wide-ruled Notebook Paper College-ruled Notebook Paper Graph Paper Red, Blue, and Black Pens Protractors & Compasses 3-Ring Binders& Dividers Composition Notebooks 3x5 Notebook Cards USB Flash Drives Graph Paper Pencil Pouches Highlighters Erasers Pointed Scissors Rulers Facial T...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University's Jessica Allen has received more than $625,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her part in the Central Appalachian Lichen Project, an investigation into how various factors, both natural and man-made, may have influenced the prevalence and distribution of the region's lichen species. Allen, an assistant professor of biology, says the project will help scientists leverage lichens' role as uniquely effective barometers...
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Cheney’s Sydney Jo Huotari is one of seven students from Washington state recently named to the University of Wyoming’s Spring Semester Provost’s Honor Roll. Huotari is one of two students so named from Eastern Washington. The Provost’s Honor Roll consists of undergraduates who have completed at least six but fewer than 12 hours with a minimum 3.5 grade-point average for the semester. The University of Wyoming provides quality undergraduate and graduate programs to 12,249 students from all 50 states and 88 co...
SPOKANE — Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College list 2,969 students on their respective honor rolls for spring quarter 2021. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be listed on the honor roll. SFCC lists 972 students on its honor rolls, out of 7,600 students, for spring quarter that ended in March. It is renowned for its theater, music and fine arts as well as exceptional STEM programs. About 60 percent of its graduates transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Other s...
CHENEY – The Cheney High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club celebrated the conclusion of the 2021 season with “a huge amount of success at the virtual National Leadership Conference.” Three of the seven attending students placed in the national top 10 list: Steven Johnson, Ben Schreiber, and Skyler Hanson. Due to the remarkable success, the Cheney team finished among the top three chapters in the state. “Senior Steven Johnson placed second in the nation in Database Design,” reads the FBLA press release....
CHENEY — Issues and concerns relating to critical race theory – including questions on curriculum — were discussed at the Cheney School Board meeting on July 14. The increased interest in cultural education has emerged in the wake of new legislation passed by the state, “concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system,” as stated in the final bill report for ESSB 5044. Cheney Public School Superintendent Robert Roettger reiterated that the legis...
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington University Dean’s List is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. The fall and spring quarter lists also include students on the semester system. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours (QHRS) and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name will not be released for publication. The names of West Plains-area EWU students making the list is published below. Cheney Jared Adams...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Names of students who have made the scholastic Honor Roll for Spring 2021 have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 7,255 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students on the Honor Roll included: Cheney — Kelli J. Bremer, Junior, Human Devel and Family Science. Medical Lake — Zane B. Swanger, Junior, Agricultural Sciences. As one of only two universities in the nation designated as a land,...
CHENEY — Like most of us, new Eastern Washington University student trustee Auriana Mitchell claims it’s difficult for her to be in two places at once. A look at the Liberty High School graduate and Cheney-area native’s career so far makes one wonder, however, if she hasn’t somehow perfected that ability — if not physically, then at least mentally and intellectually. The third-generation EWU student’s career at the university where her parents and one set of grandparent...
MEDICAL LAKE — As the 2021-22 school year approaches, the school board anticipates a return to in-person learning. One of the changes coming with the new year is the revised school district discipline policy. The policy is renewing its focus on prevention instead of intervention. This means incorporating more people, steps, support before removing a student from the classroom. It also emphasizes culturally responsive discipline that accounts for students’ backgrounds and reduces implicit bias. Yet another revision con...
MEDICAL LAKE — The following is a list of students who were named to the fourth semester Honor Roll. Seniors Quintin C. Collins, Jacob L. Edison, Colton D. Ellis, Jon E. Foley, Jonathan P. Gralapp, Benjamin D. Henry, Victoria L. Miller, Aidan P. Niblock, Kristoffer G. Pruett, and Kaylee N. Swenson. Juniors Austin M. Armstrong, Xander C. Black, Braxton S. Charon, Cameron A. Comer, Sherridan M. Connors, Seth R. Doumit, Elias Edmondson, Sarah E. Firestone, Caleb M. Fulleton, Suzana V. Gavrilyuk, Ellie C. Haas, Prestin T. H...
MEDICAL LAKE — The following is a list of students who were named to the fourth semester Principal’s Honor Roll. Seniors Ellie E. Acord, Nayelli A. Barnes, Jessica L. Beecher, William H. Benson, Abigail E. Bolles, Violet A. Brown, Logan J. Burket, Kaycee M. Cain, Chloe M. Cook, Breanna M. Deitschman, Masie P. Dorcheus, Preston S. Dyess, Mayah E. Eberhardt, Nicholas S. Ehman, Keziah K. Flaherty, Tyler M. Gibby, Savanah L. Greene, Lillian F. Groom, Tirzah F. Grubaugh, Ashton K. Hamilton-Becker, Oscar Q. Harris, Paige Hea...
MEDICAL LAKE — The school district will be hosting support groups this summer for both children and adults to help process the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first summer they have held groups like this, which were suggested by the interns working with the school district wellness team. Adreanna Krell, Lauren Johnson, and Alita Crosby are all students at Whitworth University who are working on their master’s in marriage and family therapy. Since school is out for the summer, they were looking for...
CHENEY — Cheney school board members elected to commence a staggard start schedule for the 2021-2022 academic year at the June 23 board meeting. Because of lingering issues with the pandemic regarding staffing, logistics, and scheduling, for the first time, the Cheney School District will amend school start times based on education level. The primary motivation for the change, as listed by the school board, pertains to a lack of bus drivers, increasing student populations, athletics, childcare, and problems created by a dispe...
MEDICAL LAKE — The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of public school and put several school board decisions on hold. When school returns to a semi-normal state in September, it will return with a new curriculum for the 2021-22 school year. One of these is the Great Minds, Wit and Wisdom K-5 ELA curriculum. This curriculum’s primary focus is on books instead of anthologies or worksheets. It pairs with the phonics curriculum already in place in the school district, which encourages young readers to associate sounds wit...
FROM SEATTLE — Students from the Cheney area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for Winter 2021 Quarter, according to a June 16 news release. 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). Students are notified that they have achieved this distinction when they receive their grades for the quarter. Students are listed alphabetically. Students from Cheney making the list are: Kaden Charl...
MEDICAL LAKE — The school board celebrated the end of the 2020-21 school year at their June 22 meeting. Members reminisced about a successful last week of school and graduation ceremony in a year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. In true pandemic fashion, the school received a half million sanitizing wipes that were supposed to arrive in October just in time for school to let out. The board heard two new policies for the first time. The first one applies to non-resident students and the lengthy appeals process that follows a...
MEDICAL LAKE — Students can eat breakfast and lunch for free starting June 28, but free meals are not ending with summer. Due to a decision from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), lunch will be free across the school district for the entire 2021-22 year. Summer lunches are not new to the district, although they have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The district normally provides a cafeteria service to ensure students have access to meals while school is out. Now, according to Nutrition Services Supervisor Jill...
Cheney High School Class of 2021 speakers Kayli Lucas and Dawson Heuett take time to remember their classmates and the special moment of graduation the modern way — by taking selfies during commencement ceremonies last Friday at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. Lewis and Heuett were part of the largest class to ever graduate from Cheney. Editor’s note: This photo was previously run June 17 and is being re-run to correct a last name typo...
Cheney High School Class of 2021 speakers Kayli Lucas and Dawson Heuett take time to remember their classmates and the special moment of graduation the modern way – by taking selfies during commencement ceremonies last Friday at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. Lewis and Heuett were part of the largest class to ever graduate from Cheney....
Eighteen seniors from Cheney School District’s Three Springs High School received their diplomas at commencement ceremonies on Saturday afternoon, June 12, at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. The seniors are Amelia Lucille Bennett, Jakob Andrew Bernsdorf, Jasmine Marie Braun, Asahel Uri Chavez, Isaic William Cochrane (Salutatorian), Shyla Jean Courchaine, Amanda Rene Fetters, Taylor Anthony Kichler, Jordayah Dawn LaValley, Kamryn M. Mashtare, Taylor Bryan Mashtare, Maxwell G...
CHENEY — Eastern Washington University is expanding its online portfolio of graduate degrees supported by Academic Partnerships (AP) beginning fall 2021. According to a June 14 news release, these new offerings will complement the existing portfolio of 18 AP-supported EWU programs in education, accounting and business. “EWU is excited to continue our association with Academic Partnerships as we expand our offerings in an online format,” EWU Interim President David May said in a statement. “The array of program offerings will...
Medical Lake Valedictorian Jordan Tactay is happy after he completed his graduation journey with receipt of his diploma....
