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Taylor Haven recently graduated Cum Laude from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Art in Biology and a minor in geology, while staying on the Deans list through every semester. He is the son of Gary Haven and grandson of Ed and Carolyn Haven....
Here are the students of the month of May!...
On a day for celebrating their accomplishments, the Lake Roosevelt High School class of 2019 seemed to take as much joy in giving awards as getting them Saturday, as they took part in the annual graduation rituals at the school's Gailord Nelson Gym. An undercurrent of emotion carried through the formalities. Principal Ronanda Liberty's understated description of the class as "resilient" hinted at a year more challenging than most for the class. She didn't elaborate. Before accolades were given...
The Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association got its start the fall of 2000 and awarded its first two scholarships the spring of 2001, $250 each to a boy and a girl graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School. Money for the scholarships is derived from dues and memorials in memory of those who attended school in District 55, teachers or other staff, and family members. From the time six scholarships were awarded last spring until the 10-member committee met last week to select this year's recipients, the amount available for awards had grown...
Here are LR's best and brightest!...
Lake Roosevelt Schools may receive a smoking rack for meat and some track and field improvements, courtesy of local Boy Scouts who want to earn the Eagle rank. Showaway Hunt and Reniff Herndon spoke to the Grand Coulee Dam School District board at their May 30 meeting to get the board's approval for separate projects they are working on to become Eagle Scouts. Hunt's project is to build a smoking rack for meat. He had spoken to the board earlier in the school year about the project, first to get...
The Raider track and field athletes competed at the District 5-6 2b subdistricts meet in Manson May 8, where nine Raiders qualified for the district tournament on Friday in Quincy. “Our throwers really shined,” Head Coach Lori Adkins said. “They have worked for this!” Steven Flowers placed first in the shot put, heaving the 12 pounder 47 feet, 0.5 inches. Josh Flowers took second with a throw of 44-2.5, a personal record. Steven Flowers also placed second in the discus with a throw of 121 feet, 2 inches, and took second in the 100-met...
Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School sent eight students to the Future Business Leaders of America state competition in Bellevue April 10-13, when six of the students placed. FBLA "prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences," a mission statement on the FBLA website states. LR's presenters participated by doing, among other things, giving a PowerPoint presentation describing techniques for playing...
During the University of Washington's spring break, a group of five UW students volunteered on a literacy arts project at Nespelem School, working with third-, fourth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to write and publish their own book. The theme this year was "Everyday Heroes." Students across the different grade levels wrote stories on heroes from their communities and beyond. All of their stories will be compiled into a magazine, and sent out to all of the student participants. The UW-based...
Time is running out to submit applications for Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association scholarships. The applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2019. The awards are open to high school graduating seniors and college students who are direct descendants of former students who attended any of the Grand Coulee School District 55 schools. College students must have successfully completed at least one year of college. Also eligible to apply for the scholarships are all Lake Roosevelt High School graduating seniors from the class of 2019....
Here are Nespelem Elementary School's students of the month for February!...
Parents watch as their children get credit for performances and backstage help after the Missoula Children's Theatre productions of "The Frog Prince" Saturday in the Lake Roosevelt High School gym. MCT cast the play after auditions on Monday, practiced with the kids each day after school, and produced the play in two performances on Saturday, at 2 and 6 p.m. It involved a cast of 51 actors up to 18 years old in parts ranging from frogs, including swamp-type (Reniff Herndon) and prince-type...
The long-running winter has made it hard to play spring sports, meant to be played on grass and dirt, not ice and snow. "We've had volunteers helping, doing whatever they can, like snow blowing fields," said Lake Roosevelt Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen. The snow has canceled several of the first events scheduled for each of the five spring sports: tennis, golf, baseball, softball, and track & field. "We working as a league and as a district to see what we can do towards the end of the...
Here are Lake Roosevelt Elementary's students of the month for February....
Mikayla L. Higgins, of Electric City, a freshman, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington for the Autumn 2018 Quarter. 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 3.5 (out of 4)....
Eleven undergraduate students from the local area have been honored on the fall quarter Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University. A student who earns 12 quality hours and has a grade-point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the list. Students listed from Coulee Dam are: Mariah Boyd, Jordon DeWinkler, Kayley Duclos, Grace Engeseth, Dylan Jenkins, Jazmine Sumner, and Hannah Williams. Students listed from Coulee City include: Ean Hobbs, Olivia Morris, Cassandra Payne, and Paxton Pryor....
Here are January's Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary!...
Seven Lake Roosevelt Students qualified for Washington FBLA State on April 10-13 in Bellevue, Washington, after competing at North Central Regionals in Wenatchee, January 19. Those qualifying include back row, from left: Kaitlyn Nordine, 1st place, Website design, 4th place Help Desk (9th grade); Jerry Martin, 4th place, Sales Presentation (10th grade); Reniff Herndon, 3rd place, Help Desk (9th grade); Showaway Hunt, 5th place, Help Desk (9th grade); Lillie LaPlace, 1st place, Global Business,...
Here are Nespelem's students of the month!...
Here are Lake Roosevelt's students of the month for November and December. Way to go kids!...
Lake Roosevelt Elementary will host a winter concert for the community, put on by the kindergarten, second- and third-grade students, as well as the fifth- and sixth-grade chorus, and fifth- and sixth-grade band. The concert will be offered at the Lake Roosevelt elementary gym from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24....
Nespelem School District's robotics team competed in their first regional "First Lego League Robotics Competition" the first weekend in December. With a little over a month to prepare, the small team of five middle-school students competed against 23 teams in Wenatchee, Principal Marcy Horne reports. This year's competition theme was "Out to Orbit," and the team was judged on robot design for that theme, and on core values based on "PAX," Horne said, referring to a system the school has used...
The music department at Lake Roosevelt Schools will hold its annual holiday concert next week in the high school gym. The concert, slated for Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., will feature the fifth- through 12th-grade bands and chorus. An art show will also be on display....
Here are the October Students of the Month at Lake Roosevelt Elementary...
Here are the Nespelem School students of the month for October. Congratulations!...